2,224 Matching Results

Explore Results

Results: 1 - 24 next

"Initial Point" in Oklahoma

Description: Article details the history of the "initial point" within Oklahoma. This point was used as a measuring tool for land use within the region.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: Rucker, Alvin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lynch's Mill was Spavinaw's Name in Early Day History

Description: Article narrates the experiences of John L. Springston, an 83-year-old Cherokee man, as he lived in within Spavinaw, a town in Oklahoma, throughout his lifetime. His story details the history of the town and its hidden secrets.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: Tulsa Daily World
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Version of a Famous Battle

Description: Article details the historical events that transpired during the Battle of the Arickaree, a battle fought between the United States Army and several Plains Indians tribes. The article attempts to correct statements made by an article within the Kansas City Star.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: Lockard, F. M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Day with Colonel W. F. Cloud

Description: Article details the accomplishments of Colonel W. F. Cloud, as told from the perspective of his close friend, the author. Colonel Cloud members of the Cherokee tribe to safety at the start of the Civil War and wrote a book on his experiences interacting with politicians in Mexico.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: Britton, Wiley
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Single Versus Double Statehood: Concluded

Description: Article is the conclusion of a speech made by Judge Thomas H. Doyle to the House Committee on Territories within Congress regarding his opinions on admitting Oklahoma as a single state under the Robinson Bill. During this time, there was much debate over whether to admit the state into the Union as a single state or to separate Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: Doyle, Thomas H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Southwest's History Written in Oklahoma's Boundary Story

Description: Article chronicles the history of land disputes between France, Spain, England, and the United States over the ownership of the Mississippi Valley.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: Wardell, Morris L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 3, September 1927

Description: Article consists of editorials regarding content contained within previous volumes of The Chronicles. The editorials are Letters to the Editor that contain proof that W. P. Brown was the governor of the Chickasaw Nation. This has been a mystery for several decades.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: J. Y. B. & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 2, June 1927

Description: Necrology section for Volume 5, Number 2, June 1927. It includes memorials honoring Captain Edward Nowland, a steamboat-man and postmaster; John P. Hickam, a superintendent and newspaper owner; William H. Angell, a lawyer working with the Dawes Commission; Judge Jessee M. Hatchett, a lawyer and judge; Dr. Amos Holland Culp, a doctor practicing within Indian Territory; and Judge William Nelson Greene, a judge and former member of the House of Representatives.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Fort Washita

Description: Article chronicles the establishment and history of Fort Washita, a military fort established by the United States government to protect members of the Chickasaw tribes from other invading tribes.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Historic Spots and Actions in the Washita Valley up to 1870

Description: Article details the military expeditions undertaken around the Washita River by the United States in the hopes of swaying the American Indian tribes that lived there to cooperate with the government's decrees.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Allgood, Samuel Y.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sacred Heart Mission and Abbey

Description: Article chronicles how Bishop Isidore Robot established the Sacred Hear Mission, a Catholic mission located within Louisiana Territory, and its impact on the Pottawatomie and Shawnee tribes.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Laracy, John
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reviving Lost Indian Art

Description: Article details how students of the School of American Research restored centuries old pueblos and American Indian pottery.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: New York Herald-Tribune
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Extracts from the Diary of Major Sibley

Description: Article is an excerpt from the diary of Major Sibley that was kept while he traveled through Indian Territory. He recounts his observations and experiences as he made his way from down the Arkansas River from Fort Osage.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Major Sibley
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Famous Officers I Have Known

Description: Article narrates how the author met Major General Edward Hatch and his first impressions of the soldier. The author met the general while he was stationed as an agent within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Sommer, Christian F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reminiscences of Life Among the Indians

Description: Article narrates the experiences of Reverend J. H. Methvin as he works within Indian Territory as a missionary in the numerous Methodist mission schools.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Methvin, J. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Some Reminiscences of the Cherokee People

Description: Article details the actions of several Union Indian Brigade regiments and their attempts to claim their pensions after the end of the Civil War.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Britton, Wiley
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early Telephone History of Oklahoma

Description: Article details how the implementation of the telephone into Oklahoma led to the large-scale development of the state's infrastructure. Included is a narrative from John M. Noble, a businessman who built a long distance telephone line between Pawnee and Perry counties, regarding his experiences working with telephone companies.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Noble, John M. & R. L. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Statement of Thomas H. Doyle Resumed

Description: Article is a continuation of the speech made by Judge H. Doyle to the House Committee on Territories within Congress regarding his opinions on admitting Oklahoma as a single state under the Robinson Bill. During this time, there was much debate over whether to admit the state into the Union as a single state or to separate Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Doyle, Thomas H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 2, June 1927

Description: Article consists of editorials regarding changes to historical societies' activities. Included is an announcement about the State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado refraining from collecting natural history materials in the future, a note on how the state of affairs within the state are changing, a note on an inaccurate statement about George Washington, a correction from a previous volume, and letters to the editor.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. & Bryce, J. Y.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 1, March 1927

Description: Necrology section for Volume 5, Number 1, March 1927. It includes memorials honoring Senator D. A. Shaw, a state senator; H.L. Gooding, an early pioneer and former Confederate soldier; Fannie Starr, a charter member of the Methodist Church with the Cherokee Nation; Gustavus A. Ramsey, a cattle farmer; Ephraim H. Foster, a pioneer lawyer; H. W. Gibson, an engineer and railroad contractor; Sarah Moncrief Harlan, a housewife and business owner; and Mary A. McAlester, wife to the namesake of McAles… more
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 1, March 1927

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 5, Number 1, March 1927. It includes an appendix composed of an 1870 report on the quality of natural resources, people, and properties found within Indian Territory; an announcement of the creation of the National Board of Geographic Names; the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 1, 1927; and, the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on the same day.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sources of Oklahoma History

Description: Article details the books, articles, and other written resources that feature Oklahoma's history from the time France and Spain occupied the territory until its admittance into the Union.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association

Description: Article documents the creation and history of the Cherokee Strip, a slice of land within Indian Territory that was allotted for the Cherokee Nation to live and thrive. The article further describes how the creation of a live stock association within this region.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
Back to Top of Screen