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Some Experiences in the Sac and Fox Reservation

Description: Article narrates the experiences of J. Y. Bryce and Henry C. Jones as they lived and worked within the Sac & Fox Reservation within Indian Territory. Both men were preachers of the Methodist Church. Jones later became the postmaster for the reservation.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Jeremiah Hubbard, Hoosier Schoolmaster and Friends Missionary Among the Indians

Description: Article describes the life of Jeremiah Hubbard, a schoolteacher turned missionary who worked with several different tribes of North America and eventually visited Oklahoma. Ezra Brainerd explores the educator's life and contributions through this biographical sketch.
Date: Spring 1951
Creator: Brainerd, Ezra
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Some Firsts in Lincoln County

Description: Article traces the history of Lincoln County and its leaders and inhabitants. Hobart D. Ragland discusses some of the first buildings constructed in the county, which included the Sac and Fox Agency and the Wellston Trading Post.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Ragland, Hobert D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Mrs. John R. Williams: Pioneer of the Indian Territory

Description: Article describes the life and family of of Mary Elizabeth Prescott Delesdernier, also known as Mrs. John R. Williams. Muriel H. Wright describes the community figure's upbringing on the Oklahoma frontier and her involvement in Oklahoma businesses and societies.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Missions of the Society of Friends Among the Indian Tribes of the Sac and Fox Agency

Description: Article describes the missions established by the Quakers, also known as the Society of Friends, among the Sac & Fox, Shawnee, Iowa, and Kickapoo tribes. Hobert D. Ragland describes which missionaries worked with which missions, and what kind of educational opportunities they provided.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Ragland, Hobert D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early Days in the Sac and Fox Country, Oklahoma Territory

Description: Article discusses the author's experiences in a pioneer family who lived in Oklahoma Territory. George W. Stiles discusses the opening of the Sac and Fox Reservation to settlement, early town growth, education, and the cattle trade.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Stiles, George W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Memoirs of a Pioneer Teacher

Description: Article describes the life and memories of Harriet Patrick Gilstrap, a pioneer teacher who provides a personal narrative here of her time teaching on the frontier and working with the Sac and Fox Agency.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Gilstrap, Harriet Patrick
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"The Only Way" Church Sac & Fox Indians

Description: Article describes the history of government relations with the Sac and Foxes, the establishment of the Sac and Fox Agency, and the history of the "Only Way" church attended by the author.
Date: Winter 1965
Creator: House, R. Morton
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Colonel Samuel Lee Patrick

Description: Article documents the career of Colonel Samuel Lee Patrick, captain of a Union Volunteer Infantry regiment and Indian Agent of the Sac and Fox, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Kickapoo, and Iowa Tribes.
Date: Spring 1968
Creator: Gilstrap, Harry B., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Jim Thorpe Family: From Wisconsin to Indian Territory, Part I

Description: Article describes the ancestors and roots of Jim Thorpe's family. Jim Thorpe's sister, Grace F. Thorpe, examines the history of the Thorpe family in Indian Territory and their connections to the Sac, Fox and Potawatomi tribes.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Thorpe, Grace F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Jim Thorpe Family: Part II

Description: Article continues to explore the historical background of the Jim Thorpe Family after the article's first part in Volume 59, Number 1, Spring 1981. Along with further description of the Sac and Fox and Potawatomi settlement in Indian Territory, Grace Thorpe highlights the lives of individuals in the Thorpe family including Jim Thorpe himself.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Thorpe, Grace F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 60, Number 4, Winter 1982-83

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 60, Number 4, Winter 1982-83. It includes a continuation of the catalogue of microfilmed publications of the Archives and Manuscripts Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society from previous issues.
Date: Winter 1982
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Jim Thorpe's 100th Birthday: A Pictorial Tribute

Description: Article describes the life and athletic career of Oklahoman Jim Thorpe, an Olympic gold medal winner of Sac and Fox descent, in a centennial tribute. Thorpe's accomplishments in track, baseball, and football, are chronicled here, as well as the reputation he gained with the public.
Date: Spring 1987
Creator: Sadler, Carl K.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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