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Joe Kagey: Indian Educator

Description: Article describes the life and career of Joe Kagey. A. M. Gibson specifically focuses on his contributions at the Seneca Indian School and to the history of education of American Indian youth.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Charles Newton Gould: "Covered Wagon Geologist"

Description: Article describes the experiences and work of the "covered wagon geologist" Charles N. Gould. Mildred Armor Frizzell provides context to excerpts of the pioneer's autobiography, where he discussed his work conducting geological surveys and teaching at the University of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1960
Creator: Frizzell, Mildred A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The White Lieutenant and Some of His Contemporaries

Description: Article constructs a portrait of the career and leadership of the White Lieutenant, Chief Alexander McGillivray of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, through correspondence from the late eighteenth century. Carolyn Thomas Foreman provides context to the conflict between the Cowetas and the Okfuskees and other issues represented here.
Date: Winter 1960
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Story of Rock Cut

Description: Article discusses the Rock Cut region on the Santa Fe railway, railroad and mining activity in the area, and excerpts of newspaper reports that discussed the history of railroad companies in Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 1960
Creator: Crockett, Bernice N.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cherokee Planters, Black Slaves, and African Colonization

Description: Article describes the history of the American Colonization movement, repatriation of African Americans to Africa, and the history of plantation slavery in the Cherokee Nation. Theda Perdue explores the reasons behind the mass emigration and the struggles both enslaved and freed African Americans faced.
Date: Autumn 1960
Creator: Perdue, Theda
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Maria Tallchief, in History: Oklahoma's Own Ballerina

Description: Article provides a sketch of the career and family of Maria Tallchief, Oklahoma ballerina of Osage descent. Frank F. Finney, Sr. discusses the origin of the Tallchief name and Maria's road to success.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Finney, Frank F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Negotiations for the Removal of the Choctaw: U. S. Policies of 1820 and 1830

Description: Article provides historical context to the Indian removal treaties of the early nineteenth century and focuses particularly on negotiations with the Choctaw Nation. Arthur H. DeRosier discusses how the Choctaw allied with the United States government in previous conflicts, and the way their removal was debated by government officials.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: DeRosier, Arthur H., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Fred L. Wenner: Reporter

Description: Article describes the life and work of Fred L. Wenner, a reporter who came to Oklahoma Territory for the 1889 land run. Mary E. Newbern discusses the events Wenner covered and the development he observed in Oklahoma's early years.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Newbern, Mary A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Note on Abolitionism in the Choctaw Nation

Description: Article highlights the idea of abolitionist sentiment being present in the Choctaw Nation pre-Civil War era and the discussion published in newspapers about missionaries supporting the anti-slavery movement.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Morrison, James D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Memoirs of a Pioneer Teacher

Description: Article describes the life and memories of Harriet Patrick Gilstrap, a pioneer teacher who provides a personal narrative here of her time teaching on the frontier and working with the Sac and Fox Agency.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Gilstrap, Harriet Patrick
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Daugherty Ranch, Creek Nation

Description: Article gives a brief history of the Daugherty Ranch, established in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation by James Monroe Daugherty. Ella M. Robinson describes the cattleman's journey, the extent of his holdings, and the success his met in Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Robinson, Ella M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

We Came to Live in Oklahoma Territory

Description: Article provides a personal narrative of Fannie L. Eisele, whose family immigrated from Germany and became homesteaders of Oklahoma Territory. Eisele describes her life on the frontier, farming duties, and the growth of towns in the area.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Eisele, Fannie L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Music in Oklahoma by the Billy McGinty Cowboy Band

Description: Article discusses the history of Billy McGinty's Cowboy Band and radio broadcasting in Ripley, Oklahoma. Leslie A. McRill includes excerpts of transcripts of broadcasts that included the band's music and provided information about Billy.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: McRill, Leslie A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lieutenant Simpson's California Road Across Oklahoma

Description: Article provides an introduction to and includes the report written by Lieutenant James H. Simpson, a member of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, providing an analysis about the route called the California Road. It includes references to texts of previous reports by Lieutenant A. W. Whipple and Randolph B. Marcy.
Date: Summer 1960
Creator: Dott, Robert H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Redmond Selecman Cole

Description: Article pays tribute to the life and work of Redmond Selecman Cole, a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors who held numerous public posts in the Pawnee-Tulsa area. Fannie Brownlee Misch discusses his journey from County Attorney to Mayor of Pawnee to Judge of the district, and his involvement in numerous societies.
Date: Autumn 1960
Creator: Misch, Fannie Brownlee
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Arthur Grant Evans

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and work of Arthur Grant Evans, a preacher and school superintendent of Cherokee National Seminaries. Frank A. Balyeat discusses the contributions and beliefs of the educator, which included his advocacy of American Indian and white students studying alongside one another in the same schools.
Date: Autumn 1960
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Charles Radziminski: Patriot, Exile, Pioneer

Description: Article discusses the life and military career of Charles Radziminski, a Polish Revolutionary who became a U.S. Dragoon, a surveyor for the United States-Mexican Boundary Commissions, and an officer in the pre-Civil War 2nd Cavalry in Texas.
Date: Winter 1960
Creator: Radzyminski, Stanley F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Charles Page: A Man--A Dream--An Opportunity

Description: Article describes the life and work of Charles Page, businessman and benefactor to widows and orphans. Mrs. Walter Wood pays tribute to the philanthropist and his contributions to the foundations of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1960
Creator: Wood, Mrs. Walter
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's Missing Link

Description: Article highlights the search for Oklahoma's "missing link," a photograph of the 1889 land run. Robert E. Cunningham explores the history of photography in Oklahoma, the photo of the 1893 run used frequently in newspapers, and the work of several well-known photographers.
Date: Summer 1960
Creator: Cunningham, Robert E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Tecumseh at the Turn of the Century

Description: Article describes the process of homesteading Tecumseh after the land run of 1889. Florence Drake describes the growth of the town, its establishment as the county seat, and the people who settled there.
Date: Winter 1960
Creator: Drake, Florence
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Battle of Chustenahlah

Description: Article describes the events of the Battle of Chustenahlah, a battle waged between Confederate troops led by Colonel James McIntosh and Colonel D. H. Cooper and a Union faction of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation led by Opothleyohola near Hominy Creek in Osage County.
Date: Summer 1960
Creator: Shoemaker, Arthur
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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