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Ferdinandina: First White Settlement in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the establishment of the historical trading post "Ferdinandina" by French explorers and the American Indian groups who settled in the same area through exploration of accounts made by Claude du Tisné and Bénard de la Harpe. Leslie A. McRill compares these accounts to the excavation of village sites by Dr. Joseph B. Thoburn.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: McRill, Leslie A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Drive for Statehood in Oklahoma, 1889-1906

Description: Article describes the development of Oklahoma statehood, including the divisive nature of the "Separate" vs. "Single" Statehood adoption of the Oklahoma and Indian Territories. Charles Wayne Ellinger provides documentation of the views of territory residents, representatives of the American Indian Nations, and government officials in the process.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: Ellinger, Charles Wayne
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Oklahoma Historical Society Stagecoach

Description: Article explores the history of an American stagecoach donated to the Oklahoma Historical Society by the Miller Brothers of 101 Ranch in 1921. John and Mildred Frizzell also describe two other stagecoaches in Oklahoma today and provide pictures of the vehicle.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: Frizzell, John & Frizzell, Mildred A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Civil War Refugees from Indian Territory, in the North 1861-1864

Description: Article describes the terrible conditions experienced by American Indian refugees who fled Indian Territory during a feuding era of factionalism during the Civil War. Dean Banks provides details from early accounts and the reactions of those working on behalf of the tribes.
Date: Autumn 1963
Creator: Banks, Dean
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Confederate Postal System in the Indian Territory

Description: Article discusses the issues and solutions that developed during the establishment and operation of the Confederate Postal System in Indian Territory in the Civil War Era. George H. Shirk constructs a picture of the events through the inclusion of correspondence from mail carriers and postmasters.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Minutes of the Meetings of the Executive Committee and the Quarterly and Annual Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society

Description: This section includes the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on March 27, 1963. It also includes the minutes of the annual and quarterly meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were held on May 27, 1963.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Boomers: Oklahoma Playwrights Opened the Territory

Description: Article describes the history of playwrights among the pioneers of Oklahoma, highlighting the author of the first play copyrighted from Oklahoma, Mary Isabella Hassin. Paul T. Nolan provides context to the boomer movement and the works of other pioneer women playwrights.
Date: Autumn 1963
Creator: Nolan, Paul T.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Osage Oil

Description: Article describes the events surrounding the murder of several Osage heirs to oil-rich lands and the subsequent investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 1920s. Bill Burchardt questions the motive for these crimes by white perpetrators and explores the history of the Osage Nation.
Date: Autumn 1963
Creator: Burchardt, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Confederate Indian Department Conditions in August, 1864

Description: Article explores the living conditions of the tribes that allied with the Confederacy during the Civil War through correspondence from 1864 of the Confederate Superintendency of Indian Affairs, an office created during this time.
Date: Autumn 1963
Creator: Ashcraft, Allan C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Cherokee Tobacco Case

Description: Article describes the growth and development of the tobacco industry among the Cherokees, the history of the tobacco trade in Indian Territory, and the conflict that occurred when the government tried to levy tobacco taxes over the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Autumn 1963
Creator: Heimann, Robert K.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Life in the Territories

Description: Article provides context to and includes the recollections of the author's mother, Isola B. Hover, and her experiences on the frontier of Oklahoma Territory with her husband, Francis M. Hover. Leola Lehman's mother discusses farm work, homesteading various towns, and the Farmers Union.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Lehman, Leola
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes on Colonel Elias C. Boudinot

Description: Article describes the life and career of Colonel Elias C. Boudinot, an attorney of the Cherokee Nation and Stand Watie's nephew. Muriel H. Wright provides context to the life of the Confederate Army officer and includes an excerpt of a tribute written by Boudinot's friend John D. Adams.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Twilight of the Confederacy in Indian Territory

Description: Article discusses the fall of the Confederate Army in Indian Territory during the Civil War, and the details of battles and commanders who clashed during this time. Fred Hood describes American Indian participation in the war and the military campaign of Stand Watie.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Hood, Fred
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Return of "Alfalfa Bill" Murray

Description: Article discusses the political career of William H. ("Alfalfa Bill") Murray, focusing on the 1930 gubernatorial election that was his "return" to politics after attempts to plant a colony in Bolivia. Francis W. Schruben describes the obstacles Murray faced along with his characteristic reactions to them.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: Schruben, Francis W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Jackson Lewis of the Confederate Creek Regiment

Description: Article discusses the life and community involvement of Jackson Lewis, a Muscogee (Creek) doctor who served in the Confederate Army and the people of his community in Eufaula, Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: King, Jerlena
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Pioneer's Sod House Memories

Description: Article provides the personal recollections of Orvoe Swartz, who was brought to the "Cherokee Strip" and lived in a sod house with his pioneer family. Swartz describes memories such as making a sod house on the frontier, pest issues, a snake eating an entire chicken in his brother's hen house, and the land runs of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Swartz, Orvoe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Confederate Indian Troop Conditions in 1864

Description: Article describes the consolidated units of American Indian forces during the Civil War known as the Indian Division of Brigadier-General D. H. Cooper. Allan C. Ashcraft includes an inspection report by Captain B. W. Marston highlighting the faults of Cooper's command and subsequent correspondence between Confederate officials.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Ashcraft, Allan C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lucia Loomis Ferguson (Mrs. Walter Ferguson) 1886-1962

Description: Article describes the life and work of Lucia Loomis Ferguson and her husband, who were both newspaper editors in the early twentieth century. Hope Holway relates the story of Ferguson's childhood growing up on the frontier in the care of her doctor father, and the content of Ferguson's professional writing.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Holway, Hope
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Ending of a Cheyenne Legend

Description: Article describes the events and damage of the Geary storm, a series of tornadoes that swept Geary, Oklahoma in 1961. Chrystabel Berrong Poteet describes the Cheyenne legend of this area and posits that the storm effectually ended it.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: Poteet, Chrystabel Berrong
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Thomas Jefferson Harrison

Description: Article honors the life and contributions of Thomas Jefferson Harrison, who was a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors, one of the founders of Pryor Library, a collector of ancient and rare bibles, and dedicated to his community.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: Wilkerson, John C., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Location of the Battle of Round Mountains

Description: Article provides a summary of the information collected by the author from various sources about the location of the Battle of Round Mountain. Angie Debo discusses the debate over its precise location and the work of the Payne County Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: Debo, Angie
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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