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The William Penn Elm Tree

Description: Article is a speech given by Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson when she donated an elm tree to the University of Tulsa to commemorate the famous treaty made between William Peen and the Delaware tribe.
Date: Summer 1933
Creator: Lawson, Roberta Campbell
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Mexican Kickapoos: Part II

Description: Article continues to detail how the United States federal government dealt with an invading faction of Kickapoos who emigrated from Mexico to reside in Texas. Included are correspondences between the government officials tasked with this operation.
Date: Summer 1933
Creator: Buntin, Martha
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Tribute to the Pioneer

Description: Article explains the events and resolutions passed by the Oklahoma Historical Society that honor the buildings and people who lived during the state's pioneer days.
Date: Summer 1934
Creator: Hobble, H.
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The Indians' Friend John H. Seger: Continued from June

Description: Article continues to chronicle the life and accomplishments of John H, Seger by explaining his contributions to the running of Fort Reno and helping migrating Cheyenne tribesmen. Segar was the principal and owner of the Seger Indian Trading School where he managed the education and training of Cheyenne and Arapaho youths.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cynthia Ann Parker

Description: Article recounts the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, a white woman taken as a captive by the Comanches at the age of nine who was later adopted into the tribe. The article attempts to correct misinformation regarding her story through a retelling by her grandson.
Date: Summer 1934
Creator: Wellman, Paul I.
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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

The Murder of Elias Boudinot

Description: Article explains how and why Elias Boudinot, Major Ridge, and John Ridge were killed by their fellow Cherokee tribesmen for signing treaties ceding parts of the Cherokee Nation to the United States. Included is a letter written by one the son of one of the supposed murderers.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Foreman, Grant & Ross, Allen
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dwight Mission

Description: Article chronicles the difficulties faced by the Dwight Mission, a Methodist mission that served members of the Cherokee tribe, before and after the Civil War,
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Finney, Alfred & Foreman, Grant
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Trial of Stand Watie

Description: Article explains the tensions present within the Cherokee tribe during the enforcement of the Indian Removal Act. The tribe was split into factions regarding whether to willfully give up their lands to the federal government. This tension is best seen with the murder trial of Stand Watie.
Date: Autumn 1934
Creator: Foreman, Grant & Paschal, George W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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