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Notes and Documents, Summer 1979

Description: Notes and Documents column including announcements about the Goodholm house relocation and renovation, the publication of a new journal, Tampa Bay History, by the University of South Florida, and a list of doctors certified in United States Indian Territory retrieved from donated medical certification books.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Colbert's Ferry

Description: Article describes the history of one of the best known Red River ferries, Colbert's Ferry, and how it served as a major form of transportation in Oklahoma during the nineteenth century.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Overbeck, Ruth Ann
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Summer 1979

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on February 8, 1979. It also includes a gift list for the fourth quarter of 1978-79 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Troubled Times: Homesteading in Short-Grass Country, 1892-1900

Description: Article discusses the results of the 1893 land run after the opening of lands on the Cheyenne and Arapaho reservation, including the difficulties settlers faced. Michael H. Reggio describes how the poor crop yields, pests, droughts, and lack of transportation impacted the lives of homesteaders.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Reggio, Michael H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Government Policy and Indian Farming on the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation: 1869-1880

Description: Article describes the agricultural programming the United States government promoted for Cheyenne and Arapaho lands in the late nineteenth century. William D. Pennington describes the attempt and ultimate failure of the policies in transforming nomadic groups into agrarian ones.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Pennington, William D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Benson Park: Shawnee Citizens at Leisure in the Twentieth Century

Description: Article describes the beauty and history of Benson Park near Shawnee, Oklahoma. Kenneth R. Bain, Rob Phillips, and Paul D. Travis explore its attraction as a recreational area and the many leisure activities that were possible there until its eventual decline in the face of industry.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Bain, Kenneth R.; Phillips, Rob & Travis, Paul D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Civil War Experience of Some Arkansas Women in Indian Territory

Description: Article provides an account by Francena Lavinia Martin Sutton, one of a party of five women and three children who journeyed to Arkansas in the midst of the Civil War. Sutton relates struggles they faced on the road and interactions with Choctaws, who hosted them when they wandered into Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Martin Sutton, Francena Lavinia & Fischer, LeRoy H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

General Stores, Retail Merchants, and Assimilation: Retail Trade in the Cherokee Nation, 1838-1890

Description: Article describes the process of establishing trade and general stores on the Indian Territory frontier, both by white settlers and Cherokees establishing themselves in their new lands. Duncan M. Aldrich discusses the history of business and entrepreneurship in Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Aldrich, Duncan M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Spring 1979

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 26, 1978. It also includes a gift list for the third quarter of 1978 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1979

Description: Notes and Documents column including announcements about the selection of Native American art from the Oklahoma Historical Society collections, an art show being held, the induction of a new board member of the OHS, and the Canadian Association for American Studies 15th annual conference.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Choctaw Warrants of 1863

Description: Article discusses the economic and political state of the Choctaw Nation during the Civil War. James F. Morgan investigates the incentives the United States government and Confederate States of America offered the Choctaws to illicit an alliance.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Morgan, James F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma: A Case Study in Local History

Description: Article describes the history of Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Lynda M. Sturdevant discusses the formation of the Girl Scout Council and the many volunteer projects carried out under their leadership, which included tree and flower planting, drives and projects, and making cookies for the troops during World War II.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Sturdevant, Lynda M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Soldiers, Disasters, and Dams: The Army Corps of Engineers and Flood Control in the Red River Valley, 1936-1946

Description: Article describes the history of flood control in the Red River Valley after decades of damage caused by flooding in the region. James Ware focuses on the impact of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and their work to reduce this damage through projects and recommendations.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Ware, James
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma

Description: Article discusses the history of historic preservation in Oklahoma and the involvement of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the University of Oklahoma in establishing preservation projects, marking sites, and performing research about the historical significance of these sites.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Note and Documents, Winter 1999-2000

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Parker McKenzie, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1999. It also includes a document describing the contents and providing historical context for the Dorothy K. Elder Collection at the State Museum of History.
Date: Winter 1999
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L. & Winchester, Jean A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1999

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Savoie Lottinville, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1999. It also includes a document about the USS Oklahoma, the first battleship to be dedicated to a mission of peace, and its silver service pieces that were later displayed in the Oklahoma State Museum of History.
Date: Autumn 1999
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L. & Flint, Jennifer J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 1999

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Rella Watts Looney, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1999. It also describes the journey of the Kilgen Theater Organ being moved from WKY Radio to the Civic Center Auditorium, and eventually to the State Museum of History.
Date: Summer 1999
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L. & Harris, Rodger
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Summer 1999

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 27, 1999.
Date: Summer 1999
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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