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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Big Jake's Crossing

Description: Article explores the history of "Big Jake's Crossing," a way station on the Washita River where the author's father, Mr. G. W. Miller, set up a ferry for the use of travelers. Bess Rogers offers her own personal recollections of the time and frontier life.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Rogers, Bess
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Will Rogers: Good Neighbor

Description: Article discusses the diplomatic relations carried out by Oklahoma humorist Will Rogers and the juxtaposition of his isolationist beliefs with his humanitarianism. I. E. Cadenhead, Jr. explores the social commentator's trips to Mexico and his opinions about the relationship between the U.S. and Latin America.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Cadenhead, I. E., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1960

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents about recollections of Oklahoma Territorial courts and laws and about a program commemorating the erection of Oklahoma historical markers at the land run lines of 1889 and 1893.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Johnston, L. Wayne
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Spring 1960

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Indian Boarding School Superintendent Eva Zerline Lewers and community leader Lou Irion Clarke.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Langston, Aileen & Drake, Florence
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Very Reverend Urban de Hasque, S. T. D., L. L. D., Pioneer Priest of Indian Territory

Description: Article describes the work of Catholic priest Reverend Urban de Hasque among the peoples of Indian Territory. Velma Nieberding explores the reverend's involvement in "The Sacrificial Wine Case," his work as a Chaplain in the U.S. Army, the churches he built in Oklahoma, and the way Oklahoma honors his passing.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Nieberding, Velma
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lieutenant Wm. E. Burnet: Notes on Removal of Indians from Texas to Indian Territory

Description: Article provides and introduction to and includes the letters of William E. Burnett, an officer in the U.S. and later Confederate Army, during the period of American Indian removal in United States history. Raymond Estep contextualizes these letters and how they provide a glimpse into the happenings of this era.
Date: Autumn 1960
Creator: Estep, Raymond
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 1960

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents about Sugar Loaf Mountain Resort, the installation of air conditioning at the OHS, correspondence, a memorial scroll for Acee Blue Eagle, a list of Oklahoma historical markers, and notes about the 1960 annual OHS tour.
Date: Summer 1960
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Keyes, Earl F. & MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Rock Mary Report

Description: Article provides a summary of the investigation by the Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society to determine the location of "Rock Mary" a sandstone mound previously reported on by topographical engineers performing a terrain analysis of Caddo County.
Date: Summer 1960
Creator: Oklahoma Historic Sites Committee
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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