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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

Oklahoma as a Part of the Spanish Dominion, 1763-1803

Description: Article describes the people and lifestyles present within the Louisiana Territory during the Spanish Regin prior to 1803. The area was rampant with lawlessness and outlaws.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Lewis, Anna
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

My Experience with the Cheyenne Indians

Description: Article is a speech given by Henry C. Keeling at the 34th annual meeting of the Kansas State Historical Society held on December 7, 1909. In the speech, Keeling talks about his experiences as a post trader at the Cantonment Post within the Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Keeling, Henry C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

James Dwight Lankford

Description: Article chronicles the life of James Dwight Lankford, a business man who worked in the pharmaceutical, banking, lumber, coal, and ice sectors. He was elected the first mayor of Atoka, Oklahoma and is remembered within the historical society.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early Trails Through Oklahoma

Description: Article chronicles the conditions of trails leading throughout Oklahoma Territory before the region was mapped. The article shows these conditions through the stories told by military men who relied on the trails for travel.
Date: Summer 1925
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Pioneers and Pioneering in Woods County

Description: Article narrates how one lawyer bought and cared for his plot of land within Oklahoma Territory, when the region was first being settled by Americans. The article paints a picture of daily life within the first days of the territory.
Date: Summer 1925
Creator: Dunn, Jesse J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Diary of Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury

Description: Article recounts the life of Reverend Cyrus Kingsbury, a doctor and missionary who worked with the Choctaws. Included are entries from his diary that document his life and mindset.
Date: Summer 1925
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Okmulgee Constitution

Description: Article chronicles the events that took place at the first session of the General Council of the Indian Territory that was held in Okmulgee. This session discussed the terms set forth by the United States' House of Representatives that specified the federal government as the highest authority within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1925
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Keeping the Record Straight

Description: Article chronicles the 36th anniversary of the opening of Oklahoma to settlement that was documented within the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. The article focuses on the incorrect statements made within the newspaper article.
Date: Summer 1925
Creator: Nesbitt, Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

History of the Construction of the Frisco Railway Lines in Oklahoma

Description: Article details the history of construction of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroads, later renamed to the Frisco Railroads, that crossed through Oklahoma. Included are the construction histories of other railroads that intersected within the state.
Date: Autumn 1925
Creator: Allhands, James L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reminiscences of a Range Rider

Description: Article details the experiences of James C. Henderson as a range rider during the establishment of Kay County and the Cherokee strip within Oklahoma. He wrote his manuscript documenting his life for his two young sons. Included in the article are experts from the manuscript.
Date: Winter 1925
Creator: Henderson, James C. & Thoburn, Joseph B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

An Incident in the Early History of Dewey County

Description: Article chronicles the life of Judge Jerome S. Workman, the probate judge of "D" county, now known as Dewey County, during its early settlement period. He used his experience as a cowboy to deal with outlaws and the legal system.
Date: Winter 1925
Creator: Northup, Frank D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Some Corrections of "Life on the Plains"

Description: Article attempts to correct statements made by Brevet Major General George A. Custer in his memoir "My Life on the Plains". The corrected statements regard the actions of allotting agents and Indian peace policies that were put in place within Indian Territory during the late 19th century.
Date: Winter 1925
Creator: Hazen, W. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Du Tisne's Expedition into Oklahoma, 1719

Description: Article details Frenchman Charles Du Tisne's expedition through Oklahoma as he visits the Pawnee and Caddoan tribes who reside there.
Date: Winter 1925
Creator: Lewis, Anna
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, April 1925

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 3, Number 1, April 1925. It includes the meeting minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 3,1925, an announcement of the publication of "Maine Forts", a note on the organization of societies to fund the preservation of historic sites within Oklahoma, and a note on the semi-centennial celebration of the Battle of Adobe Walls.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, September 1925

Description: Notes and Documents column including the quarterly report of the secretary of the Oklahoma Historical Society, held on August 4, 1925 regarding the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums and a note on an amendment to the society's constitution.
Date: Autumn 1925
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, December 1925

Description: Notes and Documents column including the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society in its third quarter that was held on November 3, 1925, an instructional note to librarians, and an index for the volume.
Date: Winter 1925
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Journal of the General Council of the Indian Territory

Description: Article documents the discussions had at the various constitutional conventions for creating and ratifying the Indian Territory's constitution during the Reconstruction Era. Included are resolutions and minutes voted on during the conventions.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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