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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
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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.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Inland Prairie Town

Description: Article describes life at inland prairie towns that were established before railroads, 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.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 1969

Description: Notes and Documents column including an article by an anthropologist disproving the Heavener Runestone was created by Vikings an an ordinance for the operation of a waterwork in Eufaula.
Date: Winter 1969
Creator: Bell, Robert E. & Samuel, W. R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A History of the Modoc Indians: An Acculturation Study

Description: Article illustrates the history of the Modoc Indians: an Indigenous people who can trace their ancestry to the Oregon area and whose history dates back over 10,000 years. After the Modoc War, the tribe was split between those who wished to go back to Oregon and those who wished to remain in Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Winter 1969
Creator: Martin, Lucille J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Edmund Gasseau Choteau Guerrier: French Trader

Description: Article chronicles the life of Edmund Guerrier, a trader who was fluent in English, French and several Native American languages. He helped to facilitate many land negotiations and treaties between the Native populations and the United States' government.
Date: Winter 1969
Creator: Barde, Fred S. & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Autumn 1969

Description: Notes and Documents column including an announcement of the distribution of the annual index for The Chronicle, an introduction to an article about Belva Lockwood: an advocator for the protection of American Indian lands in North Carolina and the first female lawyer in the United States, an article detailing her accomplishments, an article about the first performance of a Trail of Tears play in Park Hill, an article detailing the founding of Vinita, and an announcement of the dedication of the … more
Date: Autumn 1969
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 24, 1969

Description: This section includes the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 24, 1969. Included within the minutes is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members to the society.
Date: Autumn 1969
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

An Open Letter from Too-Qua-Stee to Congressman Charles Curtis, 1898

Description: Article outlines the author's disapproval of provisions of the Curtis Act that closed the governments of the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma. The article starts with an introduction by the editor explaining the background of the letter.
Date: Autumn 1969
Creator: Duncan, DeWitt Clinton & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Study of Public Opinion on Desegregation in Oklahoma Higher Education

Description: Article chronicles the public's opinions and reactions to desegregation throughout Oklahoma by analyzing editorials and newspapers published during three major Supreme Court Cases: Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, McLaurin V. Oklahoma Stage Regents, and Brown v. Board of Education.
Date: Autumn 1969
Creator: Celarier, Michelle
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Matthew Leeper, Confederate Agent at the Wichita Agency, Indian Territory

Description: Article narrates the life of Matthew Leeper, an agent believed to have been killed during an attack on the Wichita Indian Agency in 1862. His daughter recounters her father's life story as he tried to find fortune during the Gold Rush in California and later served within the Confederacy.
Date: Autumn 1969
Creator: Harrison, Jeanne V. & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 1969

Description: Notes and Documents column including a note regarding special reprints of the Chronicles on sale, a narrative about an educator working in rural Oklahoma, notes regarding the Studebaker family buying Cheyenne-Arapaho land, a notice about finding lost Studebaker family members, and a description of a park donated by the Studebaker family.
Date: Summer 1969
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Summer 1969

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Claude Eugene Hensley, a seasoned reporter who collected documents and photographs of the past to share with others.
Date: Summer 1969
Creator: Woods, H. Merle
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston’s March Through Indian Territory in 1855

Description: Article chronicles the trials faced by Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston's marching party as they made their way towards West Texas. The party was to provide aid to settlers dealing with raiding Comanche Indians. The article contains portions of Colonel Johnston's wife, Eliza's, journal entries.
Date: Summer 1969
Creator: Ballenger, T. L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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