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Notes from the Indian Advocate

Description: Article describes the lifestyles of students studying at the Armstrong Academy, a Choctaw mission school, as told from the perspective of Reverend P. P. Brown, a visiting missionary.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Foreman, Grant & Brown, P. P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Courts of the Cherokee Nation

Description: Article narrates the experiences of one lawyer who was licensed by the Old Cherokee Bar. He recounts how the Cherokee nation dealt with legal matters within the 19th Century.
Date: Spring 1924
Creator: Thompson, William P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early History of Catesby and Vicinity

Description: Article describes the life of the author traveling into the Oklahoma frontier and settling the small community of Catesby. F. P. Rose's grandmother, Ella M. Rose, established the sod store that would become an important maker on the homesteader trail. F. P. Rose also lists the pioneers who settled Catesby's vicinity.
Date: Summer 1951
Creator: Rose, F. P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Rifles and Ruts: Army Road Builders in Indian Territory

Description: Article details the design and construction of the military road system in Indian Territory implemented by U.S. army troops in the nineteenth century. William P. Corbett explains how these roads improved transportation and allowed for federal regulation of the frontier.
Date: Autumn 1982
Creator: Corbett, William P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Oklahoma Historical Society: A Review in 1905

Description: Article introduces and includes a reprint of an extensive report written in 1905 by William P. Campbell about the founding and development of the Oklahoma Historical Society, lists of donors and gifts, newspaper publications, and collection items.
Date: Autumn 1961
Creator: Campbell, William P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Life and Society in Sapulpa

Description: Article describes the cultural and civic activities that went on in Sapulpa, Indian Territory in the late nineteenth century. Paul P. Jackson describes celebrations, events, social clubs, and various other organizations.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Jackson, Pauline P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Removal of the State Capital

Description: Article describes the process of the removal of the state capital of Oklahoma from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. Fred P. Branson explores the discourse that occurred in the Oklahoma legislature and the reason behind the Supreme Court's final decision.
Date: Spring 1953
Creator: Branson, Fred P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Henry C. Hitch and His Times

Description: Article chronicles the history of the Hitch family who settled within the Panhandle area of Oklahoma Territory and nurtured a love for nature and farming throughout the generations.
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Stewart, Roy P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Sapulpa and Bristow County Seat Contest

Description: Article discusses the contest between Sapulpa and Bristow for the county seat position of Creek County. Pauline P. Jackson discusses the county situation in the years approaching statehood, the events of the Sequoyah Convention, and the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Jackson, Pauline P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Men, Mud, and Mules: The Good Roads Movement in Oklahoma, 1900-1910

Description: Article relates the history of the Good Roads Movement in territorial Oklahoma, discussing details such as the officials and associations involved in the construction of the new highways, obstacles that arose during the process, and the environmental factors that spurred the movement forward.
Date: Summer 1980
Creator: Corbett, William P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Poor Red Man and the Great Father: Choctaw Rhetoric, 1540-1860

Description: Article examines the rhetoric of written speeches by Choctaw leaders addressing Euro-American government officials in a post-contact era to determine the nature of the language used. Stephen P. Van Hoak argues that rather than indicating dependency, the Choctaws used self-abasing and respectful language to promote diplomacy and at times protest mistreatment.
Date: Autumn 2003
Creator: Van Hoak, Stephen P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sir William Johnson, Baronet

Description: Article chronicles the life and military career of Sir William Johnson, an Irish immigrant who lead Indigenous troops into battle against the French during the King George's War in the state of New York. Johnson was also appointed as an Indian Agency Commissioner.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: Dailey, W. N. P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Story of Sequoyah's Last Days

Description: Article details Sequoyah's expedition into Mexico that occurred towards the end of his life, as told second-hand from one of his traveling companions. Sequoyah is credited with creating the written Cherokee alphabet.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Ross, William P. & Foreman, Grant
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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