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Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 26, 1973

Description: This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 26, 1973. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization as well as a list of new annual, life, and honorary members.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Autumn 1973

Description: Notes and Documents column including an announcement that Will Roger's papers will be made public, a poem about going home after plagues and war, an announcement from the Secretary of the Interior that proclaims all American Indians must cut their hair, an a news story on a flood that devastated Eufaula.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Stout, Joseph A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Autumn 1973

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Paula McSpadden Love, the curator of the Will Rogers memorial and a life-long educator.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Collins, Reba N.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Edward P. McCabe and the Langston Experiment

Description: Article chronicles the activism done by Edward P. McCabe, the first African-American person elected to a public office outside of the South, as he encouraged more African-American people to settle within Oklahoma Territory. The article tells his story through newspaper articles published at the time.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Roberson, Jere W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Homesteading the Strip

Description: Article chronicles how the United States government opened the land called Cherokee Strip for settlement and the ensuing struggles of the settlers and the American Indians who lived there.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Lucas, Robert C. & Gilstrap, Lucille
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 1974-75

Description: Notes and Documents column including a memorial to deceased society members, an article explaining how to apply for a homestead, a chronicle of John Ryan's life, an announcement of the availability of "The Indian Removal," and an announcement for nominations for an endowment.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 25, 1974

Description: This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 25, 1974. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual and life members.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1974

Description: Notes and Documents column including an announcement of the availability of the library's acquisition list, an announcement of the availability of "The Rambler," an announcement of new classifications of memberships, a note on address changes, an announcement of talks about historic preservation of properties in Oklahoma, a retelling of the 150th Anniversary of the establishment of Fort Gibson, a description of the home of the fifth territorial governor of Oklahoma, and memorials to deceased so… more
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Minutes of the Annual and Quarterly Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 26, 1974

Description: This section includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 26, 1974. Included are tributes to Dr. V.R. Easterling and Rella Looney, an announcement of retirement by Roger B. Charlesworth, a list of gifts received by the organization, and a list of new annual and life members.
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Afrika Korps in Oklahoma: Fort Reno's Prison of War Compound

Description: Article details the creation of prisoner of war camps at Fort Reno and how the United States worked to treat the prisoners brought there with enough respect to honor the Geneva Convention. The prisoners were used as workers in the farming and manufacturing industry to help with the war efforts.
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Wilson, Terry Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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