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Notes and Documents, Winter 1967-68

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document about a historical marker dedicated to Chief Stumbling Bear, a note on the Great Seal of Oklahoma, historical notes about Lone Dove Hill, Berlin B. Chapman's resignation, a report from Oklahoma State University, a story about singing Dixie, and recent accessions.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Giswold, Gillett; Gaylord, E. K.; Phillips, H. Milt; Chapman, Berlin B.; Gilles, Albert S., Sr. & Simpson, Alene
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Winter 1967-68

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including a document honoring the life of Florence McNeely Drake, a writer and historian who published stories in the Daily Oklahoman and the Tulsa World.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Keller, Florence Drake
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Kiowa-Comanche Reservation in the 1890's

Description: Article discusses the history of the Kiowa-Comanche reservation in the 1890s. Forrest D. Monahan, Jr. discusses violations of the reservation's boundaries by white settlers, the commission sent by the United States government to negotiate with the Kiowas and Comanches for land access, and the unfair stipulations of the treaty.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Monahan, Forrest D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Journal of Alexander Lawrence Posey, January 1 to September 4, 1897 with Introduction and Annotations

Description: Article provides an introduction to and includes an excerpt of the journal of Alexander Lawrence Posey, poet, a member of the Creek (Muscogee) legislature, and eventual superintendent of the Creek Orphanage near Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The journal provides a narrative of Posey's life from January to August of 1897.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett & Posey, Alexander Lawrence
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Carolyn Thomas Foreman

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and works of Carolyn Thomas Foreman, as well as the team she formed with her husband, Grant Foreman, to record Oklahoma's rich history. J. Stanley Clark describes her work as well as her involvement with various historical societies and awards.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Clark, J. Stanley
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Fall 1967

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including a document honoring the life of Judge J. G. Clift, attorney, historian, and community leader.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Hudson, Rex A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John Stolfa, Sr.

Description: Article describes the life and business ventures of John Joseph Stolfa, Sr., a man who traveled from Czechoslovakia to Oklahoma in 1889 and established several businesses in Oklahoma, surpassing a century for his 100th birthday century in Ardmore.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Braun, Florence S.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Tour on the Prairies Along the Washington Irving Trail in Oklahoma

Description: Article provides a revised version of the Oklahoma Historical Society's 1956 guide to traversing the Washington Irving Trail in Oklahoma. George H. Shirk describes the changes in the original route with the introduction of the 1967 highways and provides instructions and historical details for visitors touring this trail.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1967

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents about new publications, correspondence from Alexander Posey to Miss Anna Lewis, and a memorial report for the Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society; L., E. B. & McBride, Joe W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

President Jackson and William Faulkner's Choctaws

Description: Article examines the literature of William Faulkner in its reflection of actual events, specifically the visits of two Choctaw chiefs to Washington to negotiate with President Andrew Jackson. Elmo Howell discusses the details in Faulkner's stories, then moves on to factual records of similar events.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Howell, Elmo
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's First Congresswoman

Description: Article describes the life and political career of Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's first congresswoman and the second woman in the United States Congress. Ruth Moore Stanley describes her support for American soldiers, stance on political issues, anti-suffragist philosophy, and religious beliefs.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Stanley, Ruth Moore
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Black Kettle: A Noble Savage?

Description: Article discusses perspectives on the reputation and personality of Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle, whose village was wiped out by General George A. Custer's Seventh United States Cavalry. Duane Gage explores Black Kettle's role as a leader of warriors and the impressions he left behind.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Gage, Duane
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Summer 1967

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Cherokee minister Reverend Jim Pickup and educator Dr. Emma Estill-Harbour.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Johnson, N. B. & Jackson, Joe C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 1967

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents providing biographical information about an Arapaho named Two Babies, Chief Moses George Harragarra, and freighter Patrick Hennessey on the Chisholm Trail.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alexis Pierre Beatte

Description: Article describes the life of Alexis Pierre Beatte, a hunter, guide, and interpreter for Washington Irving's expedition into the western regions of North America and a representative of the Osage tribe. Arthur Shoemaker examines accounts of those who encountered Beatte and his mysterious origins.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Shoemaker, Arthur
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reconstruction in the Cherokee Nation

Description: Article discusses treaties made between the Cherokee Nation and the United States government in the wake of the Civil War. Hanna R. Warren describes the losses the Cherokees experienced during the war, the period of peace negotiations in the Reconstruction period, and the aftermath of the treaties made.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Warren, Hanna R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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