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Notes and Documents, December 1926

Description: Notes and Documents column including a correction from a previous issue of The Chronicles regarding an additional post office within the Cherokee Nation and the meeting minutes for the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 14, 1926.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

David Folsom

Description: Article details the life and lineage of David Folsom, one of the first to advocate for schools to be built within Choctaw Nation. Folsom was also a decorated colonel, missionary, business man, and violinist.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Conlan, Czarina
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Jones Academy

Description: Article documents the history and accomplishments of the Jones Male Academy, a boarding school that was operated by the Choctaw tribe.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Kagey, J. N.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sapulpa

Description: Article narrates the life of Sapulpa, the namesake of the City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, as told by his son, William A. Sapulpa.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Sapulpa, William A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John Rollin Ridge

Description: Article chronicles the life of John Rollin Ridge, a Cherokee poet, scholar, journalist, and adventurer. Included are excerpts from his poetry books and correspondences between Ridge and his cousin, Stand Watie.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

First Oklahoma Oil was Produced in 1859

Description: Article chronicles how oil was found and produced within Oklahoma, beginning in the Cherokee Nation. The article focuses on the legislation passed by the tribal court regarding oil production.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Some Experiences in the Sac and Fox Reservation

Description: Article narrates the experiences of J. Y. Bryce and Henry C. Jones as they lived and worked within the Sac & Fox Reservation within Indian Territory. Both men were preachers of the Methodist Church. Jones later became the postmaster for the reservation.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorials: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 4, Number 4, December 1926

Description: Article consists of editorials regarding changes within Oklahoma. Included is an announcement of the hiring of Dr. E. E. Dale at the University of Oklahoma, a note on endangered species, a note on the Chronicles' commitment to retelling authentic history of the state, and an announcement regarding the free distribution of the magazine to schools.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Buchanan, James S. & Bryce, J. Y.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, September 1926

Description: Notes and Documents column including a biographical sketch of Captain William Graham Baird, the first post master of Wilburton county; a biographical sketch of Judge Overton Love, a member of the founding family of Love county; memorials to Robert King Warren, a county attorney, and Luda Pickens Davenport, a judge within Antlers county, and Jessie Palmer Weber, a secretary and librarian of the Illinois Historical Society; a narrative of the daily life of a Baptist missionary within Oklahoma Ter… more
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, September 1926

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Jesse J. Dunn, a pioneer attorney, political leader, former justice and chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Indian Territory in 1878

Description: Article is a speech made by Colonel William Penn Adair at the fifth annual Indian International Fair regarding the history and impact of the Five Civilized Tribes. Adair was a prominent figure within the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Adair, William Penn
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Keetoowah Society

Description: Article details the creation history of the Keetoowah Society, an organization that was dedicated to maintaining and asserting the rights of all Cherokee people within governmental bodies.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Duncan, J. W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Governor Cole

Description: Article narrates a night Coleman Cole stayed within a home on his journey throughout Choctaw Nation. Coleman Cole was the principal chief of the Choctaw Nation. Included is a letter regarding the creation of Statehood Day within Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Locke, Victor M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Fort McCulloch

Description: Article chronicles the military activities that took place in and around Fort McCulloch, a Confederate fort within Oklahoma. This article pays close attention to the actions of General Albert Pike, commander of all the military forces of the Confederacy within the Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Hillside Mission

Description: Article narrates the creation and history of the Hillside Mission, a mission school operated by the Friends Society of Philadelphia within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Miller, Floyd E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, June 1926

Description: Notes and Documents column including the meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on May 4, 1926, a memorial for Oklahoma pioneers who have recently passed, and memorials for Levi Bixler and Mrs. E. A. Thompson.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society & Bryce, J. Y.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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