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The Jumper Family of the Seminole Nation

Description: Article highlights the history of the Jumper family of the Seminole Nation, beginning with Chief Micanopy, who was leader during the Seminole Wars. Caroline Thomas Foreman discusses the conflict between the U.S. Army and the Seminole Nation, the treaties made to secure peace, and Seminole resistance to the removal west.
Date: Autumn 1956
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Seal of the Seminole Nation

Description: Article explores the imagery behind the seal of the Seminole Nation and the history of the tribe. Muriel H. Wright describes their separation from the Creeks, the Seminole Wars, and the period of growth in the nation after reconstruction.
Date: Autumn 1956
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Farm Crisis in Oklahoma, Part 1

Description: This article is the first part of a two-part article that examines the effect that economic distress and political policies had on Oklahoma farmers and ranchers during the 1970s and 1980s.
Date: Autumn 2011
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Story of Choctaw Chiefs: Part 1

Description: Article describes the lives of several Choctaw chiefs before the tribes was unified in their removal to the west.
Date: Spring 1939
Creator: Hudson, Peter James
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dissolution of the Osage Reservation: Part 1

Description: Article chronicles the dissolution of the Osage Reservation, the last reservation to be dissolved for allotments after the territory was opened for settlement.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 1

Description: Article begins to chronicle how the Cherokee Commission allotted lands in the Wichita Reservation in an effort to dissolve the region for settlement.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

How the Cherokees Acquired the Outlet: Part 1

Description: Article details the treaties that were negotiated to create the Cherokee Outlet, a portion of Indian Territory designated for the resettlement of the Cherokee tribe.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Civil War in the Indian Territory, 1861: Part 1

Description: Article details how members of the Five Civilized Tribes created legislation to chose allies and govern their territories at the start of the Civil War.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Trickett, Dean
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Free Land Hunters of the Southern Plains: Part 1

Description: Article chronicles the political movements and legislations that resulted in the land runs of Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Rister, Carl Coke
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 7, Number 1, March 1929

Description: Article consists of editorials written by The Chronicles' staff. Included is an announcement regarding delinquent payments made by members, an explanation for why some school will not receive copies of the magazine, and a resolution for the creation of a new building for the Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1929
Creator: Bryce, J. Y. & Knight, H. Tom
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 1, March 1928

Description: Article consists of editorials regarding collection materials within the Oklahoma Historical Society. Included is an announcement of the acquisition of a manuscript from the Sequoyah convention, a call for biographical sketches of members of the Constitutional Convention, an appreciation of the hard work put into making the Chronicles, and an announcement on the relocation of the historical society.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: J. Y. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 9, Number 1, March 1931

Description: Article consists of editorials written by staff members of the Chronicles. It includes a look ahead at an article within this issue, a note on the impact of the Great Depression, a note on the articles written by Alvin Rucker, a note on how famous historians have taken creative liberties with retelling history, a biographical sketch of Victor Murdock, and a note of appreciation for the historical society's new building.
Date: Spring 1931
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 10, Number 1, March 1932

Description: Article consists of editorials written by the Chronicles' staff. Included is an announcement regarding the annual membership meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society, a note on magazines and newspapers publishing articles about President George Washington's death and funeral, a note on the formation of the Tulsa Historical Society, and a note on the placement of a historical marker where Washington Irving started his journey.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Campbell, Harry
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 11, Number 1, March 1933

Description: Article consists of editorials regarding updates to the Chronicles. Included is a note on the type of submissions patrons can make to the magazine and a note on the three acts of Congress that opening the Oklahoma territories for settlement.
Date: Spring 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 2, October 1921

Description: Article summarizes the results of the annual Oklahoma Historical Society meeting held on June 25, 1921. The meeting saw conversations around revisions to the new constitution, the research being conducted with the society's collection materials, storage space within the institute, date changes for the annual meeting, a note on the budget for the society, and a note on other historical societies in the area.
Date: Summer 1921
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 1, March 1927

Description: Article consists of editorials regarding changes to The Chronicles. Included is a list of new subjects that will be discussed within future issues and a note on the availability of The Chronicles within school libraries.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 4, Number 1, March 1926

Description: Article consists of editorials regarding changes within the Oklahoma Historical Society. Included is an announcement regarding J.B. Thoburn being appointed Director of Research Work, a statement from the newly appointed secretary and editor of the Chronicles, an announcement of the acquisition of an elephant's tooth, an announcement of the creation of the memorials section for the magazine, instructions for becoming a member of the society, a note on the importance of preservation, the mission … more
Date: Spring 1926
Creator: Barrett, Charles F.; Bryce, J. Y.; Conlan, Czarina C. & Dale, Edward Everett
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Corrections, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 92, Number 1, Spring 2014

Description: Corrections section from Volume 92, Number 1, Spring 2014. It includes corrections to photograph captions in Michael Molina's "Red Panic: The Drumright Telephone Operator's Strike of 1919," (Volume 91, Number 3, Fall 2013). It also includes a correction to an endnote in Jeff Spelman's "Governor Lee Cruce and the Creation of the Office of County Assessor: A Hundred Year Retrospective" (Volume 91, Number 4, Winter 2013-2014).
Date: Spring 2014
Creator: Molina, Michael; Spelman, Jeff & Bass, Elizabeth M. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Civil War in Indian Territory, 1862: Part 1 & 2

Description: Article chronicles the changes in policy making for the enlistment of Indigenous people into the Union army during the first years of the Civil War.
Date: Spring 1941
Creator: Trickett, Dean
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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