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Chickasaw Dan Collins and Family

Description: A family portrait of Chickasaw Dan Collins, Sr. and his family. In the back row from left to right are Dan H. Collins, Jr; Mattie C. Kiersey; Louise C. Murray; and Ben C. Collins. In the front row from left to right are Mande Collins; Dan Collins; Charley Collins; Sallie Potts Collins; and Georgia C. Beeler. The photograph was taken in Colbert, Oklahoma.
Date: [1896..1897]
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation

Description: Article discusses the origin and imagery of the great seal of the Chickasaw Nation, early Chickasaw government, how the name of the tribe was adapted to the English language, and the sale of Chickasaw lands.
Date: Winter 1956
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Journal Kept by Douglas Cooper

Description: Article contains journal entries from the Indian agent Douglas Cooper regarding discussing on how best to protect the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes under his protect from invading Comanches.
Date: Winter 1927
Creator: Foreman, Grant & Cooper, Douglas
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chickasaw Courts

Description: Article details the history the Panola County Court House, a court building that has undergone many name changes and relocations.
Date: Winter 1927
Creator: Mashburn, John H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Fort Arbuckle

Description: Article chronicles the establishment of Fort Arbuckle, a military post built to protect the Choctaw Nation from the Chickasaw Nation and to protect emigrants on their way to California.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 3, September 1927

Description: Article consists of editorials regarding content contained within previous volumes of The Chronicles. The editorials are Letters to the Editor that contain proof that W. P. Brown was the governor of the Chickasaw Nation. This has been a mystery for several decades.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: J. Y. B. & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Drive for Statehood in Oklahoma, 1889-1906

Description: Article describes the development of Oklahoma statehood, including the divisive nature of the "Separate" vs. "Single" Statehood adoption of the Oklahoma and Indian Territories. Charles Wayne Ellinger provides documentation of the views of territory residents, representatives of the American Indian Nations, and government officials in the process.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: Ellinger, Charles Wayne
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"We Surely Gave Them an Uplift": Taylor F. Ealy and the Mission School for Freedmen

Description: Article describes the efforts of Taylor F. Ealy and his wife Mary Ealy to begin a school for African-American residents freed by the Chickasaws at the abandoned site of Fort Arbuckle. Norman J. Bender includes documentation from the Ealy family and correspondence from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Edward P. Smith, to create a more wholistic picture of the process.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Bender, Norman J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Inside the School Yard Gate: "Alfalfa Bill" Murray and Education in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the life and political career of William "Alfalfa Bill" Murray and his efforts to promote free access to education and textbooks in the Oklahoma public school system. Karen McKellips illuminates the contrast between his progressive political and economic views on reform and his support of racial segregation.
Date: Winter 2000
Creator: McKellips, Karen
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Inside the Store, Inside the Past: A Cultural Analysis of McAlester's General Store

Description: Article discusses the life and entrepreneurship of James J. McAlester, owner of McAlester's General Store, a prominent establishment in the Choctaw Nation in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Linda C. English takes a closer look at the growth and change of the store through its records.
Date: Spring 2003
Creator: English, Linda C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

An Indian Territory United Nations: The Creek Council of 1845

Description: Article discusses the meetings of delegates from the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, Kickapoo, Shawnee, Caddo, Wichita, Quapaw, Osage, Kiowa, and Pawnee tribes in council to discuss the issues of Indian Territory in the nineteenth century. A. M. Gibson includes a record of the proceedings by Cherokee Agent Pierce M. Butler and edited by newspaper editor William P. Ross.
Date: Winter 1961
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Armstrongs of Indian Territory

Description: Article discusses three generations of men within the Armstrong family and their contributions to improving relations between the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes and the U.S. government.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Armstrongs of Indian Territory, Part II: William Armstrong

Description: Article discusses the life and career of William Armstrong, who was appointed Special Agent and Superintendent for the removal of the Choctaws to Indian Territory. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the struggles Armstrong and the Choctaws faced on their journey west, and the reports Armstrong made about government relations with the tribes of North America.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Balentines, Father and Son, in the Indian Territory

Description: Article discusses the lives of Reverend Hamilton Balentine and his son, William H. Balentine. Carolyn Thomas Foreman first explores the career of the missionary teacher father and his work with the Wapanucka Institute, and then that of his son, who taught and also worked within the Cherokee government.
Date: Winter 1956
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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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

The Sequoyah Convention

Description: Article discusses the Sequoyah Constitutional Convention, the reason for its calling, and the results of the event being held. The purpose of the convention was to define Indian Territory as a separate state that could gain entrance to the union.
Date: Summer 1950
Creator: Maxwell, Amos
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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