969 Matching Results

Search Results

Advanced search parameters have been applied.
in creator/contributor: "Oklahoma Historical Society"  
Results: 1 - 24 next

Single Versus Double Statehood

Description: Article is a speech made by Judge Thomas H. Doyle to the House Committee on Territories within Congress regarding his opinions on admitting Oklahoma as a single state under the Robinson Bill. During this time, there was much debate over whether to admit the state into the Union as a single state or to separate Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

William J. Weaver and Passing Pioneers

Description: Article chronicles the life of William J. Weaver, a man who worked as a quarryman for steamboat companies and an educator at several mission schools. The article also has a memorial to William Tilghman, a peach officer in Oklahoma City, and Henry Clay Meigs, a prominent citizen of the Old Cherokee Nation.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Semi-centennial of the Battle of Adobe Walls

Description: Article details the semi-centennial anniversary of the Battle of Adobe Walls. During the battle, a combination of warriors from the Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne tribes attacked the trading post. The anniversary celebration was a reenactment of the battle. Included is a biography of Susan Jane Johnson, a contributor to the magazine, and an announcement of the relocation of the Oklahoma Historical Society's library and museum collection.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Amarillo Daily News
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 9, Number 2, June 1931

Description: Article consists of editorials written by the Chronicles staff. It includes a note of appreciation for the pageant at Tahlequah, a brief explanation of how territorial records are collected in various states, a retelling of the anniversary celebration of the opening of Oklahoma for settling held in various counties around the state, and a telegram sent to the society regarding the opening of the state.
Date: Summer 1931
Creator: Foreman, Grant; Peery, Dan W. & Campbell, Harry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 9, Number 1, March 1931

Description: Article consists of editorials written by staff members of the Chronicles. It includes a look ahead at an article within this issue, a note on the impact of the Great Depression, a note on the articles written by Alvin Rucker, a note on how famous historians have taken creative liberties with retelling history, a biographical sketch of Victor Murdock, and a note of appreciation for the historical society's new building.
Date: Spring 1931
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
Back to Top of Screen