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Our Debt to the Iroquois

Description: Article describes the history of the federation of the Six Iroquois Nations: the Mohawks, Onondagos, Senecas, Oneidas, Cayugas, and Tuscaroras. J. F. Page describes how this group formed a basis of organization that white settlers would imitate, and whose agricultural practices also enlightened early Americans.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Page, J. F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

William Bennett Bizzell: Bibliophile and Builder

Description: Article pays tribute to William Bennet Bizzell, superintendent of schools and later president of Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the University of Oklahoma. Morris L. Wardell explores the importance Bizzell placed on the value of books and his contribution to the growth of academic libraries.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Wardell, Morris L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early Oklahoma Artists

Description: Article describes the lives and works of three white artists who came to Oklahoma in the nineteenth century: George Catlin, John Mix Stanley, and Heinrich Baldwin Mollhausen. O. B. Jacobson and Jeanne d'Ueel discuss how the artists recorded images of Indian Territory and why they did so.
Date: Summer 1953
Creator: Jacobson, O. B. & d'Ucel, Jeanne
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early History of Webbers Falls

Description: Article discusses the history of Webber Falls and the early inhabitants of that region of Indian Territory on the Arkansas River. Carolyn Thomas Foreman highlights the life of the Cherokee Walter Webber, for whom the falls were named, and investigates early documentation of the area.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

North Fork Town

Description: Article illustrates the history of North Fork Town, its settlement by the Creeks, the religious denominations that took root there, and the schools that were eventually built in the area. Carolyn Thomas Foreman discusses the missionaries that helped found these schools and the growth of the town.
Date: Spring 1951
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Hopefield Mission in Osage Nation, 1823-1837

Description: Article describes the establishment and history of the Hopefield Mission, a branch of Union Mission established by Reverend William B. Montgomery, William C. Requa, and his wife. Carloyn Thomas Foreman discusses the hardships faced at the mission while trying to provide agricultural training to the Osage people.
Date: Summer 1950
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John Jumper

Description: Article discusses the legacy of John Jumper, one of the principle chiefs of the Seminole Nation. Carolyn Thomas Foreman discusses his life and relations between the Creeks and the Seminoles during his time of leadership, treaties formed with the U.S. government, unrest during the Civil War, and the religious institutions established within the nation during the nineteenth century.
Date: Summer 1951
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Marshalltown, Creek Nation

Description: Article discusses the history of Marshalltown, a town in the Creek Nation that was established in the early nineteenth century. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the crime that cropped up in the town, and the disputes that occurred between black Creeks and Cherokees.
Date: Spring 1954
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Joseph Absalom Scales

Description: Article describes the life and career of Joseph Absalom Scales, one of the civic leaders of the Cherokee Nation who acted as attorney, Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and associate justice of the Supreme Court. Carolyn Thomas Foreman pieces together documentation from the nineteenth century to provide a portrait of the man.
Date: Winter 1950
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Ekvn-hv'lwuce: Site of Oklahoma's First Civil War Battle

Description: Article describes Ekvn-hv'lwuce, determined to be the site of the first battle of the Civil War fought on Oklahoma soil, and examines the account of the battle by Euchee/Yuchi Chief S. W. Brown to construct a portrait of the battle, which was fought between Muscogee Creek Chief Opothleyahola and Confederate forces.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Russell, Orpha B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Pierce Mason Butler

Description: Article describes the life of Pierce Mason Butler, agent for the Cherokee people after their forced removal by the United States government. Carolyn Thomas Foreman captures the colonel's detailed descriptions about the people he worked which provide lasting information about the state of the Cherokee Nation at this time.
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Texanna

Description: Article examines life and business at Texanna, Oklahoma, a town settled by Cherokees who relocated there from Texas. Though now a ghost town, Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the town's history through accounts of travelers who documented it and citizens who lived there.
Date: Summer 1953
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Fishertown

Description: Article describes the establishment of Fishertown, a village in the Creek Nation that cropped up near North Fork Town in the nineteenth century. Carolyn Thomas Foreman traces the genealogy of the Fisher family who founded the town, and describes its early growth and development.
Date: Autumn 1953
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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General Philip St. George Cooke

Description: Article describes the life and military career of General Douglas H. Cooper, who led several regiments of Dragoons throughout his lifetime. Carolyn Thomas Foreman examines accounts written by Cooke and correspondence from the time to paint a portrait of the man and his work.
Date: Summer 1954
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's Million Acre Ranch

Description: Article explores the history of Roger Mills County and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Cattle Company, which leased lands on the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation. Melvin Harrell examines correspondence from the time to analyze the conflict that occurred between the cattlemen and the tribes living on the land.
Date: Spring 1951
Creator: Harrel, Melvin
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Potawatomi Day Schools

Description: Article relates the history of Pottawatomi day schools, highlighting the Clardyville and Wagoza schools. Hobart D. Ragland explains the call for education among the Pottawatomis and tracks their movements across Oklahoma in the nineteenth century.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Ragland, Hobert D.
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Some Firsts in Lincoln County

Description: Article traces the history of Lincoln County and its leaders and inhabitants. Hobart D. Ragland discusses some of the first buildings constructed in the county, which included the Sac and Fox Agency and the Wellston Trading Post.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Ragland, Hobert D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Armstrongs of Indian Territory

Description: Article discusses three generations of men within the Armstrong family and their contributions to improving relations between the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes and the U.S. government.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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The Armstrongs of Indian Territory, Part II: William Armstrong

Description: Article discusses the life and career of William Armstrong, who was appointed Special Agent and Superintendent for the removal of the Choctaws to Indian Territory. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the struggles Armstrong and the Choctaws faced on their journey west, and the reports Armstrong made about government relations with the tribes of North America.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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The Armstrongs of Indian Territory, Part III: General Frank Crawford Armstrong

Description: Article describes the life and career of General frank Crawford Armstrong, an officer in the Confederate Army and later Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs. In the third part of this article series, Carolyn Thomas Foreman explains Armstrong's participation in the Civil War and the factionalism among members of the Cherokee Nation in the late nineteenth century.
Date: Spring 1953
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dr. William Butler and George Butler, Cherokee Agents

Description: Article describes the lives and careers of two Cherokee agents, Dr. William Butler and the son who succeeded him, George Butler. Carolyn Thomas Foreman dwells on the career of each man individually and the history of their work with the Cherokees.
Date: Summer 1952
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Samuel Morton Rutherford

Description: Article explores the life and career of lawyer, United States Marshal of Indian Territory, Mayor of Muskogee, delegate of the Sequoyah convention Samuel Morton Rutherford. Jerry Rand discusses the man's accomplishments and includes excerpts from newspapers who paid him tribute after his death.
Date: Summer 1952
Creator: Rand, Jerry
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Elizabeth Jacobs Quinton, Centenarian

Description: Article describes an interview with Elizabeth Jacobs Quinton, a Choctaw woman, about her upbringing in the Choctaw Nation and her life at New Hope Mission. Mrs. C. M. Whaley discusses impressions of the woman and highlights the details of her account.
Date: Summer 1951
Creator: Whaley, Mrs. C. M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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