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Jesse Bartley Milam

Description: Article honors Jesse Bartley Milam, a hardware store owner and member of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Major General Clarence L. Tinker

Description: Article chronicles the life and military career of Major General Clarence L. Tinker, the name sake of the Tinker Air Force Base and veteran of the Battle of Midway that occurred during World War II.
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Woolery, John
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Good Homes and Newer Uses for Old Records

Description: Article explains the importance of keeping local records to document the changing cultures within communities.
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Litton, Gaston L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Women Teachers in Oklahoma: 1820-1860

Description: Article details the work and accomplishments of women teachers within the mission schools of Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: McMillan, Ethel
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Diary Account of a Creek Boundary Survey, 1850

Description: Article contains excerpts from the diary of Brevet Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves as he surveyed the boundaries between the Creek and Cherokee Nations.
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Rister, Carl Coke; Lovelace, Bryan W. & Sitgreaves, Lorenzo
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Some History of Grady County and Parr Post Office

Description: Article chronicles the establishment of the Huntley Ranch and the Parr Post Office within Grady County in Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1949
Creator: Ragland, Hobert D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dutch, the Cherokee

Description: Article chronicles the life of Tahchee, also known as Dutch, a Cherokee warrior who fought numerous battles against the Osage tribe and was a guide for a United States expedition into the American West.
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Recent Archaeological Research in Oklahoma: 1946-1948

Description: Article details how the state of Oklahoma conducted nine archaeological surveys within flooded regions and reservoirs of the state.
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Bell, Robert E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Site of Old Camp Arbuckle

Description: Article details the numerous families and communities that resided in Camp Arbuckle, the original site for Fort Arbuckle that was abandoned shortly after its construction.
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 3, Autumn 1949

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 27, Number 3, Autumn 1949. It includes a description of the centennial celebration of the opening of the California Trail in Oklahoma, an announcement of the closing of the last encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, a note on historical events that transpired within the city of Anadarko, a note on the natural bridge within Caddo County, a news article regarding visitors to the Fort Gibson Stockade, a brief history of the Wiley Post Airport, the Spa… more
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Ward, Grace J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Centennial of the New Town Methodist Church

Description: Article honors the centennial celebration of the New Town Methodist Church by describing how Reverend Sam Checote founded the establishment.
Date: Winter 1949
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

When Oklahoma City was Seymour and Verbeck

Description: Article chronicles how William S. Decker laid the groundwork for Oklahoma City to be built through the establishment of his general store, a telegraph office, and railroads.
Date: Winter 1949
Creator: Kelley, E. H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's Educational Heritage

Description: Article details the history of education within the "Twin Territories" by chronicling the establishment of various schools to educate the Indigenous tribes of the region.
Date: Winter 1949
Creator: Davison, Oscar Wiliam
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 1949

Description: Necrology section for Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 1949. It includes documents honoring Alger Melton, Philip Colfax Rosenbaum, John Taylor Griffin, Mrs. R. L. Fite, and Albert Rennie.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Evans, Charles; Voelker, Frederic E.; Foreman, Grant; Fullerton, Eula E. & Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Judge Milton Cline Garber

Description: Article chronicles the life and career of Judge Milton Cline Garber, the first citizen of Enid and Garfield County and a prominent judge within the region.
Date: Winter 1949
Creator: Truitt, Bess
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reminiscences of a Country Doctor

Description: Article narrates the life of the author as he becomes a physician and starts practicing within the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas.
Date: Winter 1949
Creator: Newman, O. C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 4, Winter 1949-50

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 27, Number 4, Winter 1949-50. It includes a summary of the fifty historical markers placed in Oklahoma, two stories of significance within Greer County, a retelling of a mail carrier's experiences on a Star Route, the brief note on the state's song, a list of books recently accessioned by the society's library, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 27, 1949.
Date: Winter 1949
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Powers, Percy; Evans, Charles & Mitchell, Edith
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 3, Autumn 1949

Description: Necrology section for Volume 27, Number 3, Autumn 1949. It includes documents honoring John Robert Reinhardt, a pioneer merchant and civic leader for Muskogee County, and, John Leaf Springston, a lawyer within the Cherokee courts.
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Moore, William B. & Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 4, Winter 1949-50

Description: Necrology section for Volume 27, Number 4, Winter 1949-50. It includes documents honoring Preston Caplinger West, a lawyer within Muskogee county; Joseph Cecil Stone, a lawyer within Okmulgee, Oklahoma; and Sarah Jane Adair Lawrence, a prominent community member.
Date: Winter 1949
Creator: Moore, William B.; Moon, Charles A. & Fullerton, Eula E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lewis Francis Hadley: "The Long-Haired Sign Talker"

Description: Article chronicles how Lewis Francis Hadley became an expert in Native American Sign Language and documented the language for others to learn.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Experiences at the Opening of Oklahoma: 1889

Description: Article narrates the author's experiences during the 1889 opening of Oklahoma that allowed homesteaders to settle with Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: White, Robe Carl
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Opening of Oklahoma

Description: Article details the author's experiences moving from Ohio to Oklahoma two weeks before the state was opened to settling. Included are his experiences participating in the land run.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Hastings, James K.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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