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Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 4, Winter 1950-51

Description: Necrology section from Volume 28, Number 4, Winter 1950-51. It includes documents honoring the life and contributions of Anabel Fleming Thomason, who was the first female lawyer licensed west of the Mississippi and very active in her community.
Date: Winter 1950
Creator: Thomason, Sara
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Potawatomi Day Schools

Description: Article relates the history of Pottawatomi day schools, highlighting the Clardyville and Wagoza schools. Hobart D. Ragland explains the call for education among the Pottawatomis and tracks their movements across Oklahoma in the nineteenth century.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Ragland, Hobart D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Baptist Pioneers in Eastern Oklahoma

Description: Article discusses the work of three members of the historic Short Mountain Baptist Association and their contributions to early Oklahoma. Herbert Miner Pierce explores the ministries of Reverend L. F. Patterson, Reverend J. W. Hulsey, and Reverend J. H. Muse.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Pierce, Herbert Miner
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"The Smoked Meat Rebellion"

Description: Article explores crime on the Oklahoma frontier in the early 1900s, referencing a particular instance of someone stealing a thousand pounds of smoked bacon, which earned the following events the name the "Smoked Meat Rebellion," also known as the Crazy Snake Rebellion. Mel H. Bolster discusses the interaction of Creeks, Creek freedmen, and the local law enforcement during these events.
Date: Spring 1953
Creator: Bolster, Mel H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma City Historical Markers

Description: Article describes the practice of the '89ers, a historical organization, in naming streets and placing historical markers to commemorate the growth of the frontier of Oklahoma. Golda B. Slief discusses the work of the organization and lists the inscriptions of the markers in Oklahoma City.
Date: Summer 1951
Creator: Slief, Golda B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's "First Black Governor": Dr. Isaac William Young

Description: Article describes the life and political career of Oklahoma's "first black governor," Dr. Isaac William Young. From his start as a physician, to his political relationship with later Governor John C. Walton, to his appointment as the President of the Colored Agricultural and Normal University at Langston, Cecelia Brooks explores one of the most prominent African-American leaders in Oklahoma history.
Date: Spring 2004
Creator: Brooks, Cecelia
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early History of Catesby and Vicinity

Description: Article describes the life of the author traveling into the Oklahoma frontier and settling the small community of Catesby. F. P. Rose's grandmother, Ella M. Rose, established the sod store that would become an important maker on the homesteader trail. F. P. Rose also lists the pioneers who settled Catesby's vicinity.
Date: Summer 1951
Creator: Rose, F. P.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Wheelock Mission

Description: Article discusses the history Wheelock Mission and its missionary founder, Reverend Alfred Wright. Lona Eaton Miller describes the work of the founder and his wife, Harriet Bunce Wright, in providing religious service and educational opportunities to the Choctaw people.
Date: Autumn 1951
Creator: Miller, Lona Eaton
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early History of Webbers Falls

Description: Article discusses the history of Webber Falls and the early inhabitants of that region of Indian Territory on the Arkansas River. Carolyn Thomas Foreman highlights the life of the Cherokee Walter Webber, for whom the falls were named, and investigates early documentation of the area.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 29, Number 2, Summer 1951

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 29, Number 2, Summer 1951. It includes documents about the celebration held for the 100th birthday of banker W. A. Graham, historical information about Oklahoma's post offices, a report on fullblood settlements of American Indian tribes, a notice about the creation of the American Studies Association, and dedication of historical markers.
Date: Summer 1951
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Evans, Charles & Duckwell, Clyde, Jr.
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

A Romance of Pioneering

Description: Article describes the process of settlement on land opened by the Kiowas and Comanches at the turn of the century through the narrative of Lucy Gage, educational advocate and pioneer woman. Gage describes the journey into the territory, the growth of the town and school system, and interactions with the tribes who lived there.
Date: Autumn 1951
Creator: Gage, Lucy
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
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Joseph Franklin Thompson: An Early Cherokee Leader

Description: Article describes the life and influence of early Cherokee leader Joseph Franklin Thompson. T. L. Ballenger describes his career as an officer in Stand Watie's army, an educator, and a leader of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Ballenger, T. L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Pioneer Days in Ellis County

Description: Article tells the story of one pioneer family living in Ellis County through the reminiscences of the narrator, herself being one of the children of homesteaders Lee and Ella Pollin. Violet Polin Igou recalls the difficulties the pioneer family faced as well as the growth of towns around them.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Igou, Violet Polin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Sequoyah Convention, Part II

Description: In the second part of this article about the Sequoyah Constitutional Convention, Amos Maxwell provides more details about the delegates of the tribes who attended, the proponents of the document, and the opposition to its adoption. Maxwell attests that although it was not passed, the document was evidence that a state government led by the tribes of Indian Territory was possible.
Date: Autumn 1950
Creator: Maxwell, Amos
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 1952

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 1952. It includes documents about a protest by Dr. Angie Debo, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the magazine Books Abroad, a report of the research conducted by E. H. Kelley about the opening of Citizens Bank in Oklahoma City, a history of Ingersoll, Oklahoma, and an introduction to folklore of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Debo, Angie; Kelley, E. H.; Coppock, Mary Blue & Duncan, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Life and Times of Jeff Thompson Parks: Pioneer, Educator, Jurist

Description: Article describes the life of Jeff Thompson Parks, who married into the Cherokee Nation and fought with Stand Watie's Confederate forces, attended the Male Seminary, and later became county judge of Cherokee County. T. L. Ballenger creates a portrait of the man through personal reminiscences and facts.
Date: Summer 1952
Creator: Ballenger, T. L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Archaeological Discoveries at the Morris Site, Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Description: Article explores the archeological findings of the Smithsonian Institution River Basin Survey at the Morris site in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. Robert e. Bell and Richard H. Fraser draw historical inferences about the artifacts found in the excavation of this site and the burials that occurred there.
Date: Summer 1952
Creator: Bell, Robert E. & Fraser, Richard H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The American Indian as Conservationist

Description: Article discusses the conservation aspect of American Indian ways of life and the impact of the changes wrought by white settlers. N. B. Johnson touches on conservationist agricultural practices, hunting, and spiritualism in the tribes of North America.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Johnson, N. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 3, Fall 1952

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 30, Number 3, Fall 1952. It includes documents about the first telephone line in Oklahoma, the history of Little Robe Township in Ellis County, an description of a book published by the '89ers, some notes on the organization of the intertribal Council of the Five Tribes, and documents paying tribute to members of the historical community who passed.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Richards, O. H.; Oklahoma Historical Society & Johnson, N. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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