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Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 51, Number 3, Autumn 1973

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 51, Number 3, Autumn 1973. It includes an announcement that Will Roger's papers will be made public, a poem about going home after plagues and war, an announcement from the Secretary of the Interior that proclaims all American Indians must cut their hair, an a news story on a flood that devastated Eufaula.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Stout, Joe A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Edward P. McCabe and the Langston Experiment

Description: Article chronicles the activism done by Edward P. McCabe, the first African-American person elected to a public office outside of the South, as he encouraged more African-American people to settle within Oklahoma Territory. The article tells his story through newspaper articles published at the time.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Roberson, Jere W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Country Kitchen

Description: Article details the amenities and atmosphere found within a pioneer's kitchen.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Bennett, Marj D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Homesteading the Strip

Description: Article chronicles how the United States government opened the land called Cherokee Strip for settlement and the ensuing struggles of the settlers and the American Indians who lived there.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Lucas, Robert C. & Gilstrap, Lucille
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

An Ill-Fated Expedition: The Experiences of Colonel Warner Lewis

Description: Article narrates the attack on Colonel Warner Lewis of the Confederate army as he and his men marched to New Mexico and Arizona by American Indians that left all of his men dead except for himself and one solider.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Woods, H. Merle & Lewis, Warner
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Deputy U. S. Marshal in the Territories

Description: Article describes the establishment of the criminal justice system in the Oklahoma and Indian Territories, the life and career of U.S. Deputy Marshal William Bartley Murrill, and the major outlaw gangs in the territories during the late nineteenth century.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Lehman, Leola
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Life and Society in Sapulpa

Description: Article describes the cultural and civic activities that went on in Sapulpa, Indian Territory in the late nineteenth century. Paul P. Jackson describes celebrations, events, social clubs, and various other organizations.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Jackson, Pauline P.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 29, Number 2, Summer 1951

Description: Necrology section from Volume 29, Number 2, Summer 1951. It includes documents honoring the lives of magazine editor Lola Clark Pearson and James Monroe Byrum, M. D., leader in the medical field. Both individuals were involved in their community and contributed to its development.
Date: Summer 1951
Creator: Copeland, Edith & Drake, Florence
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Inland Prairie Town

Description: Article describes life at inland prairie towns that were established before railroads were, and how some became county seats in Oklahoma. Albert S. Giles, Sr., describes his own personal experience at towns like these, including the people who offered services there, circuit riders, and camp houses.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Giles, Albert S., Sr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 52, Number 4, Winter 1974-75

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 52, Number 4, Winter 1974-75. It includes a memorial to deceased society members, an article explaining how to apply for a homestead, a chronicle of John Ryan's life, an announcement of the availability of "The Indian Removal," and an announcement for nominations for an endowment.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Origins of Black Slavery Among the Cherokees

Description: Article chronicles how the Cherokees became slave holders and their attitudes towards African-Americans during this time.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Halliburton, R., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Laws Which have Governed Cleveland County

Description: Article chronicles the evolution of the legislative and judicial systems prevalent within Cleveland County during the 19th century.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Merrill, Maurice H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Governor Lee Cruce, White Supremacy and Capital Punishment, 1911-1915

Description: Article details the white supremacist policies and rhetoric surrounding governor Lee Cruce, Oklahoma's second governor. Despite his beliefs, Governor Cruce took a hard stance against excessive capital punishment for African-Americans and commuted many death sentences for them.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Casey, Orden J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Among the Plains Tribes in Oklahoma with Frederic Remington

Description: Article narrates Frederic Remington's adventures as he traveled throughout the west, sketching and painting what he saw while recording his journey in a journal. The article contains a narrative of his time visiting the Plains Indians.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Remingtron, Frederic & Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945-
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 52, Number 3, Fall 1974

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 52, Number 3, Fall 1974. It includes an announcement of the availability of the library's acquisition list, an announcement of the availability of "The Rambler," an announcement of new classifications of memberships, a note on address changes, an announcement of talks about historic preservation of properties in Oklahoma, a retelling of the 150th Anniversary of the establishment of Fort Gibson, a description of the home of the fifth territorial governor of… more
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Minutes of the Annual and Quarterly Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 26, 1974

Description: This section includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 26, 1974. Included are tributes to Dr. V.R. Easterling and Rella Looney, an announcement of retirement by Roger B. Charlesworth, a list of gifts received by the organization, and a list of new annual and life members.
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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