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Fort Arbuckle

Description: Article chronicles the establishment of Fort Arbuckle, a military post built to protect the Choctaw Nation from the Chickasaw Nation and to protect emigrants on their way to California.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Military Discipline in Early Oklahoma

Description: Article details the punishments soldiers received for "drunkenness" and "disorderly conduct" while stationed at military forts during the early 19th century.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 14

Description: Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Spring 1947
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Education Among the Quapaws: 1829-1875

Description: Article chronicles how mission school were set up within the Indian Territory for the Quapaw tribesmen.
Date: Spring 1947
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Travis G. Wright and the Leavenworth Expedition in Oklahoma

Description: Article recounts the expedition undertaken by General Henry Leavenworth and Travis G. Wright to negotiate peace between the Comanche, Kiowa, and Wichita tribes and the United States government.
Date: Spring 1947
Creator: Morrison, James D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Herbert Hoover and the Osages

Description: Article recounts President Herbert Hoover's experiences living among the Osage tribe within Indian Territory before his election into the presidency.
Date: Spring 1947
Creator: Whitman, Louise M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Horace Speed

Description: Article chronicles the career of Horace Speed, a prominent attorney within the Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1947
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1946-47

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1946-47. It includes an announcement for the annual meeting of the society, a report from the founding of the first Chouteau trading post, a list of objects discovered by the Maryland archeological exhibit, a list of historical society publications received by the OHS library, an announcement of the collection of data for the Hillside Mission, a note of reprints received by the editorial department, a book review, and the minutes for t… more
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Pioneer Church Organizer in Old Greer County

Description: Article lists and describes the religious leaders who organized churches within Greer county during its pioneering days.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Mitchell, Paul D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 13

Description: Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Orlando Swain: 1857-1945

Description: Article is an excerpt from the writings of Orlando Swain as he praises the American frontier within Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Swain, Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Colonel Pinkney Lugenbeel

Description: Article chronicles the career of Colonel Pinkney Lugenbeel, a commander at several military forts within the Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

L. E. Phillips

Description: Article chronicles the life and career of Lee Eldas Phillips: a farmer, schoolteacher, insurance broker, mine operator, merchant, banker, oil man, town builder, church and civic leader, patron of the arts, traveler, philanthropist, and philosopher.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Hudson, R. H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Pioneer Historian and Archeologist of the State of Oklahoma

Description: Article chronicles the life and career of the prominent Oklahoma historian and frequent contributor to The Chronicles, Joseph Bradfield Thoburn.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 3, Autumn 1946

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 1946. It includes the a list of Oklahomans who were awarded the Navy Cross, a correction to a previous issue, a memorial to Walter B. McCown, an announcement for the retirement of A. M. Landman, a list of land values within the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, additional notes on a book published by a board member, a note on a protest regarding the Battle of the Washita, several notes on payments for Indigenous lands, a list of books acq… more
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 12

Description: Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Black Beaver

Description: Article chronicles the accomplishments and legacy of Black Beaver, member of the Delaware tribe who worked with the United States army as a guide during surveys.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Joseph Henry Lumpkin King: 1855-1905

Description: Article chronicles the genealogy and life of Joseph Henry Lumpkin King, a pioneer lawyer.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Williams, Robert L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The State Historical Society of Oklahoma and its Possessions

Description: Article consists of a speech given by the president of the State Teachers' College of Oklahoma regarding the history of the state's higher education institutions and descriptions of the Oklahoma Historical Society's important buildings and departments.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Evans, Charles
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 2, Summer 1946

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 24, Number 2, Summer 1946. It includes a list of Oklahomans who have been awarded the Navy Cross during World War II, a reprint of a proclamation that announced the voting of precincts and election officers for the first election in Oklahoma Territory, a memorial to members of the society, and the minutes for the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 22, 1946.
Date: Summer 1946
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

General Benjamin Henry Grierson

Description: Article chronicles the life and career of General Benjamin Henry Grierson, a commander at many military forts within the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Date: Summer 1946
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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