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Cherokee Society under the Stress of Removal, 1820-1846

Description: Article discusses the history of the Cherokees and eventually the division they experienced during the period of removal by the United States government. Oliver Knight discusses white influence on Cherokee society, diet, family life, traditions, education, and the injustices they suffered during this time.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Knight, Oliver
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chief James Bigheart of the Osages

Description: Article explores the life and contributions of Chief James Bigheart, key politician and organizer of the Osage Nation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Orpha B. Russell discusses how Bigheart fought the allotment bill that would put Osages at a disadvantage, and brought the "headright" method to pass.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Russell, Orpha B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Epworth University

Description: Article describes the founding of Epworth University through the joint cooperation of two branches of the Methodist Episcopal Church and various city organizations. Ray Asplin explores the committees that met in the planning process, how they secured funding, and the success of the university after it was created.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Asplin, Ray
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lewis Jefferson Moorman, M. D.

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to physician, author, journal editor, and member of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Lewis Jefferson Moorman, M. D. Gaston Litton describes the lasting impact Moorman left on Oklahoma medical history through his contributions.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Litton, Gaston
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Miss Sophia Sawyer and Her School

Description: Article provides historical background for the work of Miss Sophia Sawyer, who began a female seminary for both Cherokee and white students in the Cherokee Nation and also worked at several different missions. Carolyn Thomas Foreman examines her life and accomplishments through correspondence and newspaper reports.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 1954-55

Description: Notes and Documents column including an announcement about the Oklahoma Historical Tour hosted by the Society, an unmailed letter written by Oklahoma Senator Gore to Chief Justice Hughes, a letter received from David B. Hooten about his discovery of a history of the Disciples of Christ in Oklahoma, and a transcribed speech by Cherokee advocate W. J. Watts.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oscar Clarence Newman, M. D.

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life of Oscar Clarence Newman, M. D., surgeon, humanitarian, and founder of Shattuck Memorial Hospital. O. H. Richards provides a nuanced portrait of the life of the accomplished community leader.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Richards, O. H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Territorial Presidents of Oklahoma A. and M. College

Description: Article discusses the presidents of Oklahoma A and M, now Oklahoma State University, during the territorial period of Oklahoma's history. Dr. Harry E. Thompson, the only living member of the first faculty of Oklahoma A and M at the time, also includes his personal insights about the college's leaders and their accomplishments.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Thompson, Harry E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Tribute to Mrs. Mabel Bassett

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to Mabel Bourne Bassett, Commissioner of Charities and Corrections in Oklahoma. Jessie Randolph Moore and Mrs. Elsie D. Hand describe Bassett's numerous contributions to improving public welfare, which included organizing humane societies and working with the Red Cross during World War I.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Moore, Jessie Randolph & Hand, Elsie D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Trip with the "Indian Warrior Troupe"

Description: Article describes the trip taken by a group of Osages billed as the "Warrior Troupe" who traveled to fairs and performed and put on competitions with the locals at the towns they stopped at. Frank F. Finney includes excerpts from the diary of T. M. Finney, one of the men who traveled with them.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Finney, Frank F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Art in Oklahoma

Description: Article traces the history of art in Oklahoma through its artists. O. B. Jacobson and Jeanne d'Ucel provide background for the works of artists such as Frederic Remington, Narcissa Chisholm Owen, Samuel Holmberg I, Lawrence Pickett Williams, Nellie Shepherd, John Noble, Henriette Clopath, Patricio Gimeno, Anna H. Miller, Martha Avey, Father Gregory Gerber, and Elbridge Ayer Burbank.
Date: Autumn 1954
Creator: Jacobson, O. B. & d'Ucel, Jeanne
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Bean Family

Description: Article traces the history of a family of pioneers through three members of the Bean family. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the lives of Mark Bean, Colonel Robert Bean, Captain Jesse Bean, and their families through historical correspondence and records.
Date: Autumn 1954
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Catholic Education Among the Osage

Description: Article discusses the history of the Catholic Church within the Osage Nation. Velma Nieberding lists the missionaries who ministered to the Osage people and describes the establishment of missions to provide education and places to worship.
Date: Autumn 1954
Creator: Nieberding, Velma
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early Days in Meers

Description: Article provides a person narrative by Iva Williams Allen about living in the town of Meers when it was first established. Allen describes the growth of the town, including the establishment of a local newspaper, churches, and community clubs and societies.
Date: Autumn 1954
Creator: Allen, Iva Williams
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

James Mooney in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the work of James Mooney, a researcher for the Bureau of American Ethnology. Althea Bass describes his travels among various tribes in Oklahoma and includes excerpts of Mooney's own records of his experiences.
Date: Autumn 1954
Creator: Bass, Althea
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1954

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents about Oklahoma Historical Society tours, corrections for "General Douglas H. Cooper, C. S. A.," answers for questions about Bloomfield Seminary, and a list of recent accessions in the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Autumn 1954
Creator: McCash, I. N.; Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Shirk, George H. & Mitchell, Edith
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

An Autobiography

Description: Article provides an autobiography of the life of pioneer teacher Anna R. Fait in her work teaching a school for white children in what is now Caddo County. Fait also includes stories of her experience with the Comanches, and of her husband who was a Presbyterian missionary.
Date: Summer 1954
Creator: Fait, Anna R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dartmouth Alumni in the Indian Territory

Description: Article discusses a program led by Dartmouth College to provide education to youths from Indian Territory, and discusses some of the Cherokee and Choctaw alumni that attended the liberal arts institution. Kathleen Garrett also provides historical background to the establishment of the school.
Date: Summer 1954
Creator: Garrett, Kathleen
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dr. Charles Evans, Secretary of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Lays Down his Work

Description: Article discusses the resignation of Dr. Charles Evans from his post as secretary of the Oklahoma Historical Society and pays tribute to the editor by describing his life and duties. President William S. Key also includes remarks about Evans by members of the Board of Directors of the OHS.
Date: Summer 1954
Creator: Key, William S.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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