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Their Work Was Never Done: Women Missionaries on the Kiowa-Comanche Reservation

Description: Article describes the lives of women missionaries on the Kiowa-Comanche Reservation, exploring the attitudes and motivations that drove them to the mission schools where they promoted Christianity, education, and assimilation. Rebecca Herring explores personal narratives of specific women and the struggles they faced, as well as the disregard some held for Native American traditions.
Date: Spring 1986
Creator: Herring, Rebecca
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Without Purse or Scrip: A Missionary in the Territory

Description: Article explores the life and purpose of Mormon missionary Albert Kirby, who traveled into Oklahoma Territory "without purse or scrip." Albert Kirby's grandson, Dale Z. Kirby, illustrates the daily life of the man of faith and his interactions with a diverse population through entries from his journal.
Date: Winter 1982
Creator: Kirby, Dale Z.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sacred Heart Academy at Vinita Established 1897

Description: Article discusses the history and growth of the town of Vinita, as well as the history of the Sacred Heart Academy. Velma Nieberding discusses the establishment of the Catholic school for American Indian children, the mission church there, and the priests who worked in Vinita.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Nieberding, Velma
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Indian Mission Conference of Oklahoma

Description: Article discusses the Indian Mission Annual Conference proceedings and locations over the years, as well as its members of the Methodist Episcopal Church throughout Indian Territory. Martha Stewart highlights major contributors and leaders in the history of mission work in the area.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Stewart, Martha
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chief Splitlog and the Cayuga Mission Church

Description: Article discusses the creation of the Cayuga Mission-Church, also known as "The Splitlog Church" and the journey of the Wyandots and their leader, Matthias Splitlog, to Indian Territory. Velma Nieberding discusses the achievements of Matthias Splitlog and the buildings he established.
Date: Spring 1954
Creator: Nieberding, Velma
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1946-47

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1946-47. It includes an announcement for the annual meeting of the society, a report from the founding of the first Chouteau trading post, a list of objects discovered by the Maryland archeological exhibit, a list of historical society publications received by the OHS library, an announcement of the collection of data for the Hillside Mission, a note of reprints received by the editorial department, a book review, and the minutes for t… more
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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