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Address of Judge C. Ross Hume

Description: Article is an address given by Judge C. Ross Hume to dedicate the landmark where the Five Civilized Tribes agreed to form an Indian Confederacy of the Plains.
Date: Winter 1931
Creator: Lewis, Anna & Hume, C. Ross
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dr. Anna Lewis: Historian at the Oklahoma College for Women

Description: Article presents a biographical sketch of Dr. Anna Lewis, who enjoyed a long and stellar career at Oklahoma College for Women but whose accomplishments have often been overlooked. This article gives an account of Lewis' life as she struggled to obtain the terminal degree in history, build a sound academic program at the college, and teach and write about Oklahoma history.
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: Reese, Linda Williams
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"An Indian Shall Not spill an Indian's Blood": The Confederate-Indian Conference at Camp Napoleon, 1865

Description: Article provides a thorough discussion of the conference at Camp Napoleon, one of the largest intertribal gatherings in Indian Territory. In 1865, the Five Civilized Tribes, allies of the Confederacy, undertook efforts to negotiate and make peace with the Plains tribes at the close of the Civil War.
Date: Spring 2005
Creator: Clampitt, Brad R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Building the Grady County Courthouse: The Public Works Administration Amidst Local Politics

Description: Article details the process of building the Grady County Courthouse. Designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Layton, Hicks and Forsyth and completed in 1935 using funding provided by the Public Works Administration, the Grady County Courthouse stands as a classic example of 1930s Art Deco architecture.
Date: Spring 2006
Creator: Savage, Cynthia
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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