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Jesse Bartley Milam

Description: Article honors Jesse Bartley Milam, a hardware store owner and member of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Major General Clarence L. Tinker

Description: Article chronicles the life and military career of Major General Clarence L. Tinker, the name sake of the Tinker Air Force Base and veteran of the Battle of Midway that occurred during World War II.
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Woolery, John
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Opening of Oklahoma

Description: Article details the author's experiences moving from Ohio to Oklahoma two weeks before the state was opened to settling. Included are his experiences participating in the land run.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Hastings, James K.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Neighbors in the Cherokee Strip

Description: Article details the accomplishments of the Wade, Pickerill, Butts,, Roberts, Riley, Grim, Wood, Howard, Froemming, Conighan, Kelley, Sater, Taggart, Hart, Koneka, Myrtle, Lockridge, Hammond, and Helberg families. All of these families were neighbors within the Cherokee Strip of the author during the years 1893 and 1899.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Kennan, Clara B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's Two Commemorative Stamps

Description: Article describes the significance of two commemorative stamps issued by the Post Office Department that focused on significant figures within Oklahoma history. These stamps were the Indian Centennial Commemorative and the stamp honoring Will Rogers.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 1949

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 1949. It includes an announcement for the publication of The Chronicle's Index, a note on the exhibit of the French Merci gifted to the society, an announcement for the first OHS newsletter, a resolution for appropriating funds for historical markers, a list of recent accessions to the OHS library, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 24, 1949.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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