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Trip with the "Indian Warrior Troupe"

Description: Article describes the trip taken by a group of Osages billed as the "Warrior Troupe" who traveled to fairs and performed and put on competitions with the locals at the towns they stopped at. Frank F. Finney includes excerpts from the diary of T. M. Finney, one of the men who traveled with them.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Finney, Frank F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

William Box Hancock: Trail Driver and Cattleman

Description: Article explores the life and work of William Box Hancock, a trail driver who moved cattle along the Great Western Trail in Indian Territory. Richard H. Hancock provides context to the personal accounts of his grandfather, which describe life on the trail.
Date: Winter 1998
Creator: Hancock, Richard H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Will Rogers as Social Critic

Description: Article focuses on the role of Will Rogers as social critic from Oklahoma. Joseph Stout includes excerpts of his writings to explore his views and humor in his newspaper columns, telegrams, books, and articles.
Date: Autumn 1979
Creator: Stout, Joseph A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Will Rogers: An Introduction

Description: Article provides an introduction to Will Rogers in this issue dedicated to the cowboy entertainer and humorist, highlighting the work he contributed as an important public figure.
Date: Autumn 1979
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Perry Duke Maxwell

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to Perry Duke Maxwell, golf course architect of Oklahoma. Charles Evans provides a description of Maxwell's upbringing, marriage, family, religion, and character.
Date: Summer 1953
Creator: Evans, Charles
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Will Rogers' Roots

Description: Article traces the genealogy of Will Rogers, following the Cherokee roots of his ancestors to the frontier ranching and farming life of his immediate family.
Date: Autumn 1979
Creator: Meredith, Howard L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Miss Edith Johnson: Pioneer Newspaper Woman

Description: Article describes the life of Miss Edith Johnson, pioneer reporter and staff writer for the Daily Oklahoman. Naomi Taylor Casey pays tribute to the impact of Miss Edith's daily column, and how it set precedent for future advice columnists.
Date: Spring 1982
Creator: Casey, Naomi Taylor
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

An Early Day Railroad Agent in the Kiowa-Comanche Country

Description: Article explores the reminiscences of the author, who was an agent for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad in the Kiowa Nation. Milbern C. Harper provides a narrative about his friendships with Chief Lone Wolf and his son, Will Lone Wolf, the story of white destruction of American Indian land and resources he learned from an old warrior, and the history of land allotments in the area.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Harper, Milburn C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Nez Perce in the Quapaw Agency, 1878-1879

Description: Article describes the journey of the Nez Perce and their leader, Chief Joseph, to the Quapaw Agency as prisoners of the Nez Perce war. Velma Nieberding describes their interactions with the agents there and strategic resistance to the relinquishment of their lands.
Date: Spring 1966
Creator: Nieberding, Velma
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1988

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document about the history of a 100-Year-Old Ponca drum that belonged to the Pa-data society and was passed from the Poncas to the Osage, along with a description of the ceremonies that involved its use.
Date: Spring 1988
Creator: Rice, Florine Collins
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Summer 1973

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Morton Rector Harrison, a World War I veteran active in community service, and Edward Everett Dale, a pioneer educator and former Harvard instructor.
Date: Summer 1973
Creator: Phillips, H. Milt & Gibson, Arrell M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Summer 1955

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses pioneer teacher Ethel Brewer McMillan, who came to Indian Territory and left an impact on the educational community.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Campbell, Floy
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lawrie Tatum's Indian Policy

Description: Article describes the repercussions of Lawrie Tatum's strict policies implemented while he worked as an Allotting Agent for the Kiowa and Comanche agency. Included are descriptions of how agents after him mended relationships with the Indigenous people in the area.
Date: Spring 1944
Creator: Steele, Aubrey L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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