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Chief Pleasant Porter

Description: Article details the life of the Principal Chief of the Creek Nation, Pleasant Porter, and his father, John Snodgrass Porter, as the family was adopted into the tribe and worked for the community.
Date: Autumn 1931
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chief Isparhecher

Description: Article chronicles the life of Chief Isparhecher of the Loyal Creeks, a faction of the Creek tribe who fought with the Union armies during the Civil War and were against the selling of their land to the United States federal government.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Plea of Crazy Snake (Chitto Harjo)

Description: Article chronicles Chitto Harjo's (Crazy Snakes') rebellions against the federal government and his subsequent imprisonment. Included is a speech made by Harjo to express is disapproval of their removal methods.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 12, Number 2, June 1934

Description: Necrology section for Volume 12, Number 2, June 1934. It includes documents honoring W. A. Ledbetter, a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society; Timothy John Leahy, a former teacher and lawyer; Judge Ralph Emerson Campbell, the first United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma; James Hughart Nixon Cobb, a former soldier and teacher; and Lafayette Jones Akers, a delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention.
Date: Summer 1934
Creator: Stuart, H. L. & Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 19, Number 1, March 1941

Description: Necrology section for Volume 19, Number 1, March 1941. It includes documents honoring Joel Mason Sandlin, a state Supreme Court Justice; John Henry Wright, a board member for several legislative bodies within Oklahoma; and William Duncan Ford, a chief within the United States Indian Agency.
Date: Spring 1941
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943 & Williams, Robert L.
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Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 14, Number 4, December 1936

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 14, Number 4, December 1936. It includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 29, 1936, a note on the memorial located at Fort Gibson, a note on the exchange of information between historical institutions, and an announcement of a History contest.
Date: Winter 1936
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 19, Number 4, December 1941

Description: Necrology section for Volume 19, Number 4, December 1941. It includes documents honoring Dr. Everett G. Newell, Charles Holland Pittman, Dr. James Lafayette Shuler, Dr. Henry Buchanan Fuston, William Nichols Barry, Paul Martin Gallaway, and Samuel E. Gidney.
Date: Winter 1941
Creator: Williams, Robert L.; Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943 & Martin, Benjamin
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chief William Potter Ross

Description: Article chronicles the life and accomplishments of Chief William Potter Ross, the former editor of the Cherokee Advocate and eventual chief of the Cherokee tribe.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Mayes

Description: Article describes the familial history of the Mayes family as they accumulated their wealth and become prominent members of the Cherokee tribe. Mayes county within Oklahoma is named after this family.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Chief Opothleyahola

Description: Article documents Chief Opothleyahola's efforts to oppose the selling of Creek lands to the United States federal government.
Date: Winter 1931
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The MacIntoshes

Description: Article chronicles the history of the MacIntosh family from their Scottish roots to their involvement with the Creek tribes of America.
Date: Autumn 1932
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The McCurtains

Description: Article details how the McCurtain family rose to prominence and oversaw the daily operations of the Choctaw tribe as a dynasty of chiefs. These chiefs were charged with negotiation and signing treaties with other tribes and the United States federal government.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Chief Gilbert Wesley Dukes

Description: Article chronicles the life of Chief Gilbert Wesley Dukes of the Choctaw tribe as they negotiated terms with the federal government to be removed to the west.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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