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Tom Hale, 1862-1941, et al.

Description: Article consists of two articles connected to the history of the state of Oklahoma. The first article chronicles the life of Tom Hale, the owner of the Townsend Wholesale Grocery Company. The second article describes the first elections within the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Spring 1943
Creator: Williams, Robert L. & Harrel, Gordon M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reminiscences of Old Stonewall

Description: Article documents the significance of several businesses, such as a neighborhood school and a general store, within the town of Stonewall, Oklahoma that resided in the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Burris, George W.
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Hindman H. Burris, 1862-1940

Description: Article chronicles the life of Hindman H. Burris, a commission chairman responsible for codifying laws within the Chickasaw Nation and a delegate to the nation's capitol on behalf of the tribe.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Williams, Robert L.
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Governor Cyrus Harris

Description: Article documents the life and accomplishments of Cyrus Harris, the first governor of the Chickasaw Nation. Included is a timeline of his rise to power.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Governor William Leander Byrd

Description: Article chronicles the history and significance of the Byrd family. This family were prominent socialists within Virginia before William Leander Byrd became the governor of the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Winter 1934
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
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Francis, Chickasaw Nation, 1894

Description: Article describes the establishment of the town of Francis, originally known as Newton, in Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Reita Sturdivant discusses the town's growth and development, the institution of railroads, the type of pioneers that settled there, and the content of newspapers being published in its early days.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Sturdivant, Reita
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Reconstruction in the Chickasaw Nation: The Freedman Problem

Description: Article describes relations between the United States government and the Chickasaw Nation regarding the large number of Chickasaw freedmen that stayed in the nation after their emancipation. The Chickasaws had several issues with the freedmen drawing other freed peoples to the area and becoming the racial majority.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: James, Parthena Louise
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Jessie Elizabeth Randolph Moore of the Chickasaw Nation

Description: Article pays biographical tribute to Jessie Elizabeth Randolph Moore, Treasurer of the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors and poet. Muriel H. Wright explores the community leader's Chickasaw ancestry, upbringing, contributions, and includes the tribute given by Mr. Haskell Paul about memories of Moore.
Date: Winter 1956
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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The Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation

Description: Article discusses the origin and imagery of the great seal of the Chickasaw Nation, early Chickasaw government, how the name of the tribe was adapted to the English language, and the sale of Chickasaw lands.
Date: Winter 1956
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Chickasaw Colonization in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the history of Chickasaw people, including the troubles they faced with loss of land in treaties with the United States government, liquor traffic, and removal west. Blue Clark provides context to their history as a warrior nation and the ways they established new communities despite being under duress.
Date: Spring 1976
Creator: Clark, Blue
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Fred Tecumseh Waite: The Outlaw Statesman

Description: Article describes the life and career of Fred Tecumseh Waite, a Chickasaw politician with a colorful past who argued against the forced allotment of the Dawes Commission. Michael Tower discusses his journey from outlaw to statesman.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Tower, Michael
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Pioneer Spirit: The Centennial History of Ardmore

Description: Article describes the growth and development of the town of Ardmore in a centennial tribute. From its beginnings in Indian Territory, to the bustling industry that came with the development of oil refineries, to the setbacks of the Great Depression, Mac McGalliard provides a portrait of the historical town and its pioneering citizens.
Date: Spring 1987
Creator: McGalliard, Mac
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