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Choctaw Law Enforcement

Description: Photograph of Choctaw Law Enforcement - L. to R. Seated 1. James Usray, former sheriff of Kiamitia County, Choctaw Nation. 2. Solomon Hotema, former County Judge. Standing 3. Samuel Bailey Spring, County Clerk .
Date: March 14, 1905
Creator: Williamson, W. T.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bits of Interesting History

Description: Article details the interesting facets of the Choctaw Nation present during Oklahoma's founding such as the voting laws, light horsemen, and punishments for outlaws.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Riggs, W. C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Fort Towson Road: A Historic Trail

Description: Article narrates the author's experiences traveling down the Fort Towson Road that runs from Fort Smith to Paris, Texas. This military road was built to connect people across the Choctaw Nation to valuable resources and to allow easy transport of the military's resources.
Date: Winter 1927
Creator: Culberson, James
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Last Choctaw Execution: A Case of Law and Disorder

Description: Article explores the history of government in the Choctaw Nation and the last execution, the shooting of County Sheriff Joe Hoklotubbee by Silon Lewis and group of men from the National Party. James C. Milligan and L. David Norris examine the crime that occurred in the Choctaw Nation, what exacerbated the lawlessness in the area, and law enforcement practices.
Date: Winter 1995
Creator: Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alice Lee Elliott Memorial Academy: A School for Choctaw Freedmen

Description: Article explores the history of Oak Hill Industrial Academy (also known as Alice Lee Elliott Memorial Academy) one of the only schools that provided education to Choctaw freedmen and other black citizens in the area of Valliant, Oklahoma. Joy McDougal Smith traces the history of the school, from its establishment to closing, and includes details about the people who taught and studied there.
Date: Autumn 1994
Creator: Smith, McDougal Joy
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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

First National Indian Training School: The Choctaw Academy

Description: Article describes the establishment and construction of the first school for American Indian boys beyond the elementary school level, the Choctaw Academy in Scott County, Kentucky. Ethel McMillan discusses the ways Choctaw leaders worked with Indian agents to establish the school and the lives of the missionaries who led it.
Date: Spring 1950
Creator: McMillan, Ethel
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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