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From the Brazos to the North Fork: The Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, Part One

Description: Article provides and introduction to and includes an excerpt of the autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, a migrant from Germany who homesteaded Greer County, Oklahoma Territory and weathered many difficulties to establish a community there.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

From the Brazos to the North Fork: The Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, Part Two

Description: Article continues the excerpt of the autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, a migrant from Germany who homesteaded Greer County, Oklahoma Territory, in this second part of A. M. Gibson's article. Koeltzow discusses life in a dugout, interactions with other homesteaders, farming, and the move to Kiowa County.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part II

Description: Article continues an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in this second part of Berlin B. Chapman's article. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the process of setting up booths run by clerks from the General Land Office, the business at this office, and political and environmental conditions before the opening.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Union Mission, 1826-1837

Description: Article discusses the history of Union Mission from 1826 to 1837 through a summary of the Journal of the Union Mission kept in the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Hope Holway discusses the difficulties the missionaries faced in their work, the cost of living there, and the people groups they intended to minister to.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Holway, Hope
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sacred Heart Academy at Vinita Established 1897

Description: Article discusses the history and growth of the town of Vinita, as well as the history of the Sacred Heart Academy. Velma Nieberding discusses the establishment of the Catholic school for American Indian children, the mission church there, and the priests who worked in Vinita.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Nieberding, Velma
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Indian Mission Conference of Oklahoma

Description: Article discusses the Indian Mission Annual Conference proceedings and locations over the years, as well as its members of the Methodist Episcopal Church throughout Indian Territory. Martha Stewart highlights major contributors and leaders in the history of mission work in the area.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Stewart, Martha
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Some Church Academies in Early Oklahoma Territory

Description: Article explores the history of church academies in early Oklahoma and Oklahoma Territory and lists details about each individually. Frank A. Balyeat describes the denominations that established these schools and the communities they served.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Buffalo Valley: An Osage Hunting Ground

Description: Article describes the area known as Buffalo Valley, a hunting ground of the Osage Nation initially encountered by General Henry Leavenworth's Dragoon unit on a peace-making mission. Orel Busby describes landmarks in the region and the leaders of the Osage at the time.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Busby, Orel
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Anna Lewis: A Great Woman of Oklahoma

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life, family, and career of Dr. Anna Lewis, an educator of Choctaw descent. Winnie Lewis Gravitt discusses Lewis's education and her contributions to the history of education in Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Gravitt, Winnie Lewis
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John Owen Quillin: Cowboy

Description: Article describes the life of the author's father, John Owen Quillin, and his career as a cowboy participating in cattle drives. Henry A. Quillin discusses his fathers upbringing, difficulties on the western frontier, and time as a minister and a mason.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Quillen, Henry A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Seals of the Five Civilized Tribes

Description: Article discusses the history of the seals of the five large tribes of Indian Territory: the Cherokee Nation, the Chickasaw Nation, the Choctaw Nation, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the Seminole Nation. Muriel H. Wright provides context and explains the images represented in each seal individually.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Thomas Gilcrease

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and contributions of Thomas Gilcrease, an oil company owner of Muscogee (Creek) descent who collected objects related to American Indian culture. Martin Wenger discusses the establishment of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation and the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art of Tulsa.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Wenger, Martin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part I

Description: Article provides an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet to settlement. Berlin B. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the agreement made with the Cherokees about the sale of the lands, guidelines for the "land race" portion of the opening, and legislation related to land claims.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Pioneer at the Land Openings in Oklahoma

Description: Article discusses the life and homesteading efforts of Jefferson Lemanosky Hefley, a traveler to the Oklahoma frontier at the time of the land openings. Maurice Hefley explores the difficulties his grandfather faced as a pioneer until he eventually received a claim through lottery.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Hefley, Maurice
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Altus on the Hill Above Frazer in Old Greer County

Description: Article provides context to the recollections of the author's grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Rogers, who was a survivor of the flood at Frazer in Old Greer County that resulted in the founding of Altus, Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Shelton, Barbara Kay
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Hastings Baptist College

Description: Article describes the history of Hastings Baptist College in Hastings, Oklahoma in the early twentieth century. Hugh D. Corwin discusses its establishment, students, leadership, and eventual closing.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Corwin, Hugh D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Mary Bourbonnais Organized a Sunday School

Description: Article explores the story of Mary Bourbonnais, a member of the Citizen Band of Potawatomis who came to Indian Territory. Florence Drake includes a letter by Mary herself recollecting her time as superintendent of a Sunday school, and her own spiritual journey.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Drake, Florence
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Historic Letters of General Ben McCulloch and Chief Ross in the Civil War

Description: Article includes letters from General McCulloch to Chief John Ross and Ross' return letter written in 1861. Harry J. Lemley provides biographical sketches of both men and historical context to the correspondence, which was written in an era when the Confederate army was seeking to gain alliance with the Cherokee Nation, whose leaders wanted to remain neutral.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Lemley, Harry J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Progress in the Civilization of the Osage and their Government

Description: Article discusses the history of United States government relations with the Osage Nation in the nineteenth century. Frank F. Finney describes the initial organization of the Osage, negotiations, and the forced assimilation they confronted.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Finney, Frank F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Sapulpa and Bristow County Seat Contest

Description: Article discusses the contest between Sapulpa and Bristow for the county seat position of Creek County. Pauline P. Jackson discusses the county situation in the years approaching statehood, the events of the Sequoyah Convention, and the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Jackson, Pauline P.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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