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Notes and Documents, Fall 1959

Description: Notes and Documents column including an election notice, notes about historical sites and guides to navigating them, dedications, memorials, a report about the Heavener "Rune Stone", a document about the Annual Seminar of American Indian Culture, and a list of recent accessions to the OHS library.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Fraker, Elmer L.; Shirk, George H.; Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Ragland, Hobert D. & Mitchell, Edith
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Fall 1959

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including pioneer Isabelle Rebecca Colbert Yarborough and Cherokee public official Houston Benge Tehee.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Hatchett, Ruth M. & Wadley, Marle L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Ranching in the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations

Description: Article provides a narrative of the experiences of the author and his father, Governor Allen Wright, participating in the cattle industry in the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. J. B. Wright discusses ranching in Indian Territory, cowboy activities, and the capturing of wild horses in the area.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Wright, J. B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Farm Life in Logan County in Oklahoma Territory

Description: Article discusses the life of the author and her family after homesteading in Logan County, Oklahoma Territory. Ina Robinson discusses the difficulties faced on the frontier, the people they encountered there, education available, and social life.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Robinson, Ina Lee
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Summer Normals in Indian Territory After 1898

Description: Article describes the concept of "summer normals" among the five large Nations of Indian Territory. Joe C. Jackson describes the process of instituting the normals, which were educational sessions involving teacher training, and the success of the program in the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Nations.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Jackson, Joe C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma City, from Public Land to Private Property, Part Two

Description: Article discusses the establishment and growth of Oklahoma City from public lands to private property. Berlin B. Chapman continues the history of Oklahoma City in this second part of a two-part article, constructing a picture of early city planning through correspondence and telegrams between government officials.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma University at Guthrie

Description: Article discusses the short history of Oklahoma University at Guthrie and its president and founder, William Albert Buxton. Frank A. Balyeat discusses the process of Buxton securing funds for the building, his arrest, and the curriculum and memories of those enrolled at Oklahoma University during this time.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lynn Riggs at the University of Oklahoma

Description: Article explores the time Lynn Riggs, poet and playwright, spent studying at the University of Oklahoma. Charles Aughtry highlights the productions and clubs he was involved in and tells the story of his eventual withdrawal from school.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Aughtry, Charles
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lee F. Harkins, Choctaw

Description: Article describes the life and work of newspaper editor, publisher, and writer Lee F. Harkins, whose American Indian history collection now resides in the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Muriel H. Wright discusses his Choctaw lineage and fascination with the legendary Chief Pushmataha.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma City Junior Symphony Orchestra, 1950-1959

Description: Article studies the growth and development of the music scene in Oklahoma, focusing on the establishment and history of the Oklahoma City Junior Symphony Orchestra from 1950 to 1959. Aileen Stroud Libke discusses how the group was formed and brought cultural recognition to the state.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Libke, Aileen Stroud
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 1959

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents about the first fossil discovered in Oklahoma, education in Indian Territory, the publication of the Arapaho Arrow, the founding of the post office at Geary, a memorial plaque for Dr. Emmett Starr, voting by the Osage in the first Oklahoma elections, the 1959 tour by the OHS, and the late publication of this issue of The Chronicles.
Date: Summer 1959
Creator: Branson, Carl C.; Evans, A. Grant; Filmore, Frank; Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Fraker, Elmer L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

County High Schools in Oklahoma

Description: Article discusses the establishment of five county high schools between 1903 and 1935 after laws were passed by the Oklahoma legislature. Frank A. Balyeat provides a walk through of the legislation leading up to the founding of the schools as well as the individual process each school went through.
Date: Summer 1959
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Social History of the Tri-State District

Description: Article discusses the history of the Tri-State District area, which includes the history of mining camps and their poor conditions, the intellectual environment and the schools that were established in the region, and the social and economic conditions prevalent.
Date: Summer 1959
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Stella Friends Academy

Description: Article discusses the establishment and curriculum of Stella Friends Academy, a high school founded near Cherokee, Oklahoma by several pioneer families. Mary Blue Coppock explores the impact it left on the community there and on the history of education in Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1959
Creator: Coppock, Mary Blue
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Pushmataha's Travels

Description: Article describes the expeditions of Chief Pushmataha of the Choctaw Nation through records in documentation of the time. Ruth Tennison West constructs a portrait of the Choctaw leader and his knowledge of the land through a depiction of his debate with General Andrew Jackson.
Date: Summer 1959
Creator: West, Ruth Tennison
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

William Shaffer Key: Oklahoma Patriot

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and accomplishments of General William Shaffer Key, leader of numerous cultural and historical organizations who passed on January 5, 1959. Muriel H. Wright includes details from the man's life as well as quotes from those who knew him.
Date: Summer 1959
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1959

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents about the burial of Alice Eliza Robertson, Mrs. Robertson's Notebook, and a list of works translated by Ann Eliza Robertson into the Creek language.
Date: Spring 1959
Creator: Ballenger, T. L. & Holway, Hope
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Educational and Cultural Influences of the Cherokee Seminaries

Description: Article discusses the impact of studying at the Cherokee national seminaries through a paper read at the "Homecoming" of the Cherokee Seminaries Students Association meeting at Tahlequah on May 7, 1958. Ida Wetzel Tinnin discusses her own experiences as a graduate, the curriculum and environment of the schools, and the events that provided a historical backdrop for their growth.
Date: Spring 1959
Creator: Tinnin, Ida Wetzel
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Campaigning with Sheridan: A Farrier's Diary

Description: Article describes the military career of General Philip Henry Sheridan during the Washita campaign and includes excerpts from the journal of Winfeld Scott Harvey, who traveled with the 7th U. S. Cavalry on this campaign. This detailed account by the soldier provides a clearer portrait of this particular "war" in history.
Date: Spring 1959
Creator: Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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