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Carolyn Thomas Foreman

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and works of Carolyn Thomas Foreman, as well as the team she formed with her husband, Grant Foreman, to record Oklahoma's rich history. J. Stanley Clark describes her work as well as her involvement with various historical societies and awards.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Clark, J. Stanley
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Journal of Alexander Lawrence Posey, January 1 to September 4, 1897 with Introduction and Annotations

Description: Article provides an introduction to and includes an excerpt of the journal of Alexander Lawrence Posey, poet, a member of the Creek (Muscogee) legislature, and eventual superintendent of the Creek Orphanage near Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The journal provides a narrative of Posey's life from January to August of 1897.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett & Posey, Alexander Lawrence
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Kiowa-Comanche Reservation in the 1890's

Description: Article discusses the history of the Kiowa-Comanche reservation in the 1890s. Forrest D. Monahan, Jr. discusses violations of the reservation's boundaries by white settlers, the commission sent by the United States government to negotiate with the Kiowas and Comanches for land access, and the unfair stipulations of the treaty.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Monahan, Forrest D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Winter 1967-68

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including a document honoring the life of Florence McNeely Drake, a writer and historian who published stories in the Daily Oklahoman and the Tulsa World.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Keller, Florence Drake
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 1967-68

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document about a historical marker dedicated to Chief Stumbling Bear, a note on the Great Seal of Oklahoma, historical notes about Lone Dove Hill, Berlin B. Chapman's resignation, a report from Oklahoma State University, a story about singing Dixie, and recent accessions.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Giswold, Gillett; Gaylord, E. K.; Phillips, H. Milt; Chapman, Berlin B.; Gilles, Albert S., Sr. & Simpson, Alene
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's First Congresswoman

Description: Article describes the life and political career of Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's first congresswoman and the second woman in the United States Congress. Ruth Moore Stanley describes her support for American soldiers, stance on political issues, anti-suffragist philosophy, and religious beliefs.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Stanley, Ruth Moore
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Black Kettle: A Noble Savage?

Description: Article discusses perspectives on the reputation and personality of Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle, whose village was wiped out by General George A. Custer's Seventh United States Cavalry. Duane Gage explores Black Kettle's role as a leader of warriors and the impressions he left behind.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Gage, Duane
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John Stolfa, Sr.

Description: Article describes the life and business ventures of John Joseph Stolfa, Sr., a man who traveled from Czechoslovakia to Oklahoma in 1889 and established several businesses in Oklahoma, surpassing a century for his 100th birthday century in Ardmore.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Braun, Florence S.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Fall 1967

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including a document honoring the life of Judge J. G. Clift, attorney, historian, and community leader.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Hudson, Rex A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1967

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents about new publications, correspondence from Alexander Posey to Miss Anna Lewis, and a memorial report for the Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society; L., E. B. & McBride, Joe W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

President Jackson and William Faulkner's Choctaws

Description: Article examines the literature of William Faulkner in its reflection of actual events, specifically the visits of two Choctaw chiefs to Washington to negotiate with President Andrew Jackson. Elmo Howell discusses the details in Faulkner's stories, then moves on to factual records of similar events.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Howell, Elmo
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Tour on the Prairies Along the Washington Irving Trail in Oklahoma

Description: Article provides a revised version of the Oklahoma Historical Society's 1956 guide to traversing the Washington Irving Trail in Oklahoma. George H. Shirk describes the changes in the original route with the introduction of the 1967 highways and provides instructions and historical details for visitors touring this trail.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alexis Pierre Beatte

Description: Article describes the life of Alexis Pierre Beatte, a hunter, guide, and interpreter for Washington Irving's expedition into the western regions of North America and a representative of the Osage tribe. Arthur Shoemaker examines accounts of those who encountered Beatte and his mysterious origins.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Shoemaker, Arthur
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Francis, Chickasaw Nation, 1894

Description: Article describes the establishment of the town of Francis, originally known as Newton, in Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Reita Sturdivant discusses the town's growth and development, the institution of railroads, the type of pioneers that settled there, and the content of newspapers being published in its early days.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Sturdivant, Reita
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Governor Walton's War on the Ku Klux Klan: An Episode in Oklahoma History

Description: Article investigate the history of the Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma and the career of Governor John Calloway Walton. Sheldon Neuringer discusses Walton's alliance with the Farmer-Labor Reconstruction League, how Walton instituted martial law to combat the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, and Walton's eventual impeachment.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Neuringer, Sheldon
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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