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Homesteading the Strip

Description: Article chronicles how the United States government opened the land called Cherokee Strip for settlement and the ensuing struggles of the settlers and the American Indians who lived there.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Lucas, Robert C. & Gilstrap, Lucille
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Northeastern's Seminary Hall

Description: Article chronicles the history of the building that hosted Seminary Hall, the first co-educational public seminary school in the world, located on the Northeastern State College campus.
Date: Winter 1973
Creator: Halliburton, R., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Intruders at Chilocco

Description: Article details how the United States government created the Chilocco Indian School within contested borders of the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Summer 1972
Creator: Savage, William W., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1855-1860

Description: Article chronicles what life was like inside of the Cherokee Nation before the Civil War. The article focuses on how tribe members interacted with authority figures, mission schools, architecture, and finances.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Holland, Reid A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Trial of Ezekiel Proctor and the Problem of Judicial Jurisdiction

Description: Article narrates the events surrounding the "Tragedy of Goingsnake," a shootout that resulted in nine deaths and numerous wounded. The shootout resulted from a judicial jurisdiction dispute regarding the trial of Ezekiel Proctor, a Cherokee man charged with the murder of Polly Kesterson.
Date: Autumn 1970
Creator: Littlefield, Daniel F., Jr. & Underhill, Lonnie E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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