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Okie Folkies: The Singer, the Song, and the Coffeehouse

Description: Article describes the continuation of the folk music tradition of Oklahoma during the coffeehouse movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Harris, Rodger & Taylor, Baxter, III
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"We Surely Gave Them an Uplift": Taylor F. Ealy and the Mission School for Freedmen

Description: Article describes the efforts of Taylor F. Ealy and his wife Mary Ealy to begin a school for African-American residents freed by the Chickasaws at the abandoned site of Fort Arbuckle. Norman J. Bender includes documentation from the Ealy family and correspondence from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Edward P. Smith, to create a more wholistic picture of the process.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Bender, Norman J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Right to be Served: Oklahoma City's Lunch Counter Sit-Ins, 1958-1964

Description: Article describes the history of the campaign for equal treatment of African-Americans in Oklahoma City, beginning with the lunch counter sit-ins organized by the NAACP's Youth Council. Carl R. Graves catalogs the efforts of the NAACP and other organizations to end opposition to the desegregation laws passed years earlier.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Graves, Carl R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Our Debt to the Iroquois

Description: Article describes the history of the federation of the Six Iroquois Nations: the Mohawks, Onondagos, Senecas, Oneidas, Cayugas, and Tuscaroras. J. F. Page describes how this group formed a basis of organization that white settlers would imitate, and whose agricultural practices also enlightened early Americans.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Page, J. F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

An Appreciation: Col. Joe C. Miller

Description: Article chronicles the life of Colonel Joe C. Miller. He cofounded the 101 Ranch with his brothers while being an adopted chief of the Ponca tribe and helping to mediate disputes between farmers.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Sarchet, Corb
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early Post Offices of Oklahoma

Description: Article is a list of post offices that were established within the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole Nations and their first postmasters.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Letters of the Two Boudinots

Description: Article chronicles the life of Elias Boudinot through letters written between him and his family members. Boudinot was the editor of the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper and the subject of an interracial marriage scandal within a mission school.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Military Reminiscences of Captain Richard T. Jacob

Description: Article is a first person narrative by Captain Richard T. Jacob as he details his time working in the military during the Reconstruction Era.
Date: Spring 1924
Creator: Jacob, Richard T.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Flight of the Kickapoos

Description: Article narrates the Kickapoo tribe's journey from Indian Territory into Mexico as they attempt to avoid the fighting associated with the Civil War.
Date: Summer 1921
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Some Aspects of the Santa Fe Trail, 1848-1880

Description: Article details the history of the Santa Fe Trail between the Mexican-American War and the creation of railroads.
Date: Spring 1924
Creator: Bieber, Ralph P.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

French Interests and Activities in Oklahoma

Description: Article chronicles the exploits of French explorers within Indian Territory from the late 16th Century through the late 18th Century.
Date: Autumn 1924
Creator: Lewis, Anna
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Protestant Missions Among the Osages, 1820-1838

Description: Article chronicles the history of the Osage tribe as told through the establishment of Protest mission schools within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1924
Creator: Wardell, Morris L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Struggle for the Removal of the Territorial Capital

Description: Article explains the context of a speech given by Dan W. Perry, a member of the House of Representatives, regarding his thoughts on using Oklahoma City as the state capitol. Included in the article is the full speech.
Date: Autumn 1924
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Centennial of Fort Gibson

Description: Article details the historical conflicts surrounding Fort Gibson including its establishment and centennial celebration.
Date: Summer 1924
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Folklore of the Southwest: What is Being Done to Preserve It

Description: Article details efforts to preserve the cultural practices and beliefs of American Indian tribes throughout the Southwest by scholars.
Date: Autumn 1924
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Red River and the Spanish Boundary in the United States Supreme Court

Description: Article chronicles the government-sponsored expeditions carried out to explore and map the continental United States through the boundary between the country and Mexico. The chronicles are told through supreme court cases that dealt with territory disputes within the region.
Date: Autumn 1924
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma City's Indian Scare

Description: Article narrates the night Oklahoma City anticipated an attack by the Cheyenne's that never came.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: McNabb, Charles A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

William J. Weaver and Passing Pioneers

Description: Article chronicles the life of William J. Weaver, a man who worked as a quarryman for steamboat companies and an educator at several mission schools. The article also has a memorial to William Tilghman, a peach officer in Oklahoma City, and Henry Clay Meigs, a prominent citizen of the Old Cherokee Nation.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Semi-centennial of the Battle of Adobe Walls

Description: Article details the semi-centennial anniversary of the Battle of Adobe Walls. During the battle, a combination of warriors from the Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne tribes attacked the trading post. The anniversary celebration was a reenactment of the battle. Included is a biography of Susan Jane Johnson, a contributor to the magazine, and an announcement of the relocation of the Oklahoma Historical Society's library and museum collection.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Amarillo Daily News
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Nineteenth Kansas Cavalry in the Washita Campaign

Description: Article is a speech by Colonel Horace L. Moore detailing the aftermath of an attack on the settlements on the Saline River. Colonel Moore gave this address at the 21th Annual Meeting of the Kansas State Historical Society on January 19, 1897.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Moore, Horace L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early Days in Payne County

Description: Article narrates his experiences living in Payne County during its establishment in Oklahoma. Included are also his experiences working in community service and with the newspaper companies within the county.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Guthrey, E. Bee
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Battle of the Washita

Description: Article attempts to show sympathy for those affected by the Battle of the Washita, a massacre of Black Kettle's Southern Cheyenne camp that was stationed on the Washita River, by outlining their motivations for rebelling against the government.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Nesbitt, Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Pioneer Railroad Agent

Description: Article narrates the life of a railroad agent as a tool for telling the history of the Oklahoma Territory during the late 19th Century.
Date: Spring 1924
Creator: Dunham, Arthur W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Three Forks of the Arkansas

Description: Article explains how President Thomas Jefferson established the Three Forks Area of the Arkansas, a region that hosted a large trade network between American Indian and European goods.
Date: Spring 1924
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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