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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

The Osage Plea for Freedom Revisited

Description: Article explores the history of the Osage Nation and their connections with the Catholic religion. James D. White examines their sense of disconnectedness from their spiritual life with their relocation to Indian Territory and the complications that ensued in the wake of their request for Catholic missionaries to be sent to the area.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: White, James D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Super Chief, Humble Man: The Life of Allie P. Reynolds

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and career of Allie Pierce Reynolds, an Oklahoma-born athlete who eventually became pitcher for the New York Yankees. Max J. Nichols explores how Reynolds began to explore his own Creek heritage as time went on, and includes excerpts from his 1992 interview with the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Nichols, Max J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Deadly Currents: John Ross's Decision of 1861

Description: Article expounds on the situation Chief John Ross faced as leader of the Cherokees during the Civil War. Ari Kelman provides details about factionalism within the Cherokee Nation, the impossibility of neutrality during wartime with pressures from both Federal and Confederate armies, and the personal political intentions of the Cherokee leader.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Kelman, Ari
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Herman F.C. Ten Kate, Jr.: An Adventurous Dutch Ethnologist in Indian Territory, 1883

Description: Article illustrates the journeys of Herman Ten Kate, Jr., a Dutch ethnologist who traveled among the tribes of Southwest Oklahoma collecting artifacts and studying the lifestyles of various people groups. Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. provides details about the scholar's life through a timeline of his experiences.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Veenendaal, Augustus J., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Site of Camp Comanche: Dragoon Expedition of 1834

Description: Article recreates the meeting of a troop of U.S. dragoons with a group of Comanches in 1834 through historical documentation and evidence collected by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Through the investigation, museum director Gillett Griswold seeks to the determine the physical location of Camp Comanche.
Date: Autumn 1995
Creator: Griswold, Gillett
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Mollie Shepherd, Indian Columnist

Description: Article provides a biographical portrait of Mollie Shepherd, a Cheyenne journalist who chronicled Cheyenne daily life and traditions in her newspaper column, "Indian News." Carol J. Woitchek reveals insights derived from column excerpts, as well as the impact Shepherd left on her community through the recollections of others.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Woitchek, Carol J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Politics and Greed? Allotments and Town Building Schemes in the Cherokee Outlet

Description: Article describes the contention that occurred between Cherokee leaders, the U.S. government, and speculating homesteaders in the Cherokee Outlet over the designation of county seats. Karen Dye explores how land allotments given to seventy Cherokee citizens were coveted and disputed during the territorial period of Oklahoma's history.
Date: Autumn 1995
Creator: Dye, Karen
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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