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A Day with Colonel W. F. Cloud

Description: Article details the accomplishments of Colonel W. F. Cloud, as told from the perspective of his close friend, the author. Colonel Cloud members of the Cherokee tribe to safety at the start of the Civil War and wrote a book on his experiences interacting with politicians in Mexico.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: Britton, Wiley
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Mexican Kickapoos: Part II

Description: Article continues to detail how the United States federal government dealt with an invading faction of Kickapoos who emigrated from Mexico to reside in Texas. Included are correspondences between the government officials tasked with this operation.
Date: Summer 1933
Creator: Buntin, Martha
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Deadly Games: The Struggle for a Quarter-section of Land

Description: Article discusses the series of disputes that occurred in the late nineteenth century over ownership of one quarter-section of land in what is now Oklahoma City. Carol H. Welsh highlights the court cases and more dangerous events surrounding these disputes and the results of the struggle at the original land office townsite.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Welsh, Carol Holderby
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Did They Really Sing Opera in Opera Houses?: Public Entertainment in Oklahoma and Indian Territories, 1895-1907

Description: Article describes the history of opera houses and other venues for public entertainment in Oklahoma and Indian Territories in the territorial period. Many of the "opera houses" evolved to stage plays, shows, or musicals, and eventually were converted into moving picture theaters.
Date: Summer 2003
Creator: Booker, Susan
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

General Philip St. George Cooke

Description: Article describes the life and military career of General Douglas H. Cooper, who led several regiments of Dragoons throughout his lifetime. Carolyn Thomas Foreman examines accounts written by Cooke and correspondence from the time to paint a portrait of the man and his work.
Date: Summer 1954
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Milton W. Reynolds (Kicking Bird): The Man Who Named Oklahoma "Land of the Fair God"

Description: Article illustrates the life and career of Milton W. Reynolds, a politician and newspaper editor who advocated early allotment of land to Indian Territory tribe members and the remaining land being made available to settlers. D. Earl Newsom describes some of the impact he had in mass media as well as his connections with American Indian tribes.
Date: Summer 1996
Creator: Newsom, D. Earl
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Fred Tecumseh Waite: The Outlaw Statesman

Description: Article describes the life and career of Fred Tecumseh Waite, a Chickasaw politician with a colorful past who argued against the forced allotment of the Dawes Commission. Michael Tower discusses his journey from outlaw to statesman.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Tower, Michael
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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

Cuban View of the Oklahoma Run

Description: Article describes and includes an account of the 1889 Oklahoma land run written by Cuban revolutionary José Martí. Francis Donahue provides an introduction to the account and its writer, who wrote for several Latin American daily newspapers.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Donahue, Francis & Martí, José, 1853-1895
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 2

Description: Article continues to chronicle how the Cherokee Commission allotted lands in the Wichita Reservation in an effort to dissolve the region for settlement. This article focuses on the Wichita tribe's efforts to receive appropriate allotments within the community.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Goin' West: Kate May's Trip to Old Greer County

Description: Article tells the story of Kate May and her journey west with her family. Henry Kilian Goetz provides a biographical tribute to the pioneer woman, who made the land run into the Cherokee Outlet after the death of her husband and had to find a way to provide for her eight children.
Date: Autumn 1994
Creator: Goetz, Henry Kilian
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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

Fifty Years Ago in Shawnee and Pottawatomie County

Description: Article discusses the thriving town of Shawnee, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie County at the turn of the century. Ernestine Gravley highlights the growth of businesses, feuds by railroad companies over the town, and popular pastimes such as horse racing made possible by Shawnee's expansion.
Date: Winter 1953
Creator: Gravley, Ernestine
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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