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Buffalo Valley: An Osage Hunting Ground

Description: Article describes the area known as Buffalo Valley, a hunting ground of the Osage Nation initially encountered by General Henry Leavenworth's Dragoon unit on a peace-making mission. Orel Busby describes landmarks in the region and the leaders of the Osage at the time.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Busby, Orel
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John Owen Quillin: Cowboy

Description: Article describes the life of the author's father, John Owen Quillin, and his career as a cowboy participating in cattle drives. Henry A. Quillin discusses his fathers upbringing, difficulties on the western frontier, and time as a minister and a mason.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Quillen, Henry A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Mennonite Missions among the Oklahoma Indians

Description: Article discusses the history of Mennonite missionaries and missions among the Cheyennes and Arapahos. Edmund G. Kaufman traces the journey of individual missionaries to Indian Territory, the process of constructing mission schools, and the religious instruction provided there.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Kaufman, Edmund G.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Sapulpa and Bristow County Seat Contest

Description: Article discusses the contest between Sapulpa and Bristow for the county seat position of Creek County. Pauline P. Jackson discusses the county situation in the years approaching statehood, the events of the Sequoyah Convention, and the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Jackson, Pauline P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962. It includes documents about the Civil War centennial, OHS awards, the history of the Grand River Dam Authority, a tribute to public librarian Mrs. Lester O'Riley, a letter from President Herbert Hoover, a bronze portrait of Sequoyah, dedication of the restoration of the old Cherokee capital of New Echota, and the contents of the Thomas J. Harrison pamphlet collection.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part I

Description: Article provides an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet to settlement. Berlin B. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the agreement made with the Cherokees about the sale of the lands, guidelines for the "land race" portion of the opening, and legislation related to land claims.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Pioneer at the Land Openings in Oklahoma

Description: Article discusses the life and homesteading efforts of Jefferson Lemanosky Hefley, a traveler to the Oklahoma frontier at the time of the land openings. Maurice Hefley explores the difficulties his grandfather faced as a pioneer until he eventually received a claim through lottery.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Hefley, Maurice
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Thomas Gilcrease

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and contributions of Thomas Gilcrease, an oil company owner of Muscogee (Creek) descent who collected objects related to American Indian culture. Martin Wenger discusses the establishment of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation and the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art of Tulsa.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Wenger, Martin
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

From the Brazos to the North Fork: The Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, Part Two

Description: Article continues the excerpt of the autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, a migrant from Germany who homesteaded Greer County, Oklahoma Territory, in this second part of A. M. Gibson's article. Koeltzow discusses life in a dugout, interactions with other homesteaders, farming, and the move to Kiowa County.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Historic Letters of General Ben McCulloch and Chief Ross in the Civil War

Description: Article includes letters from General McCulloch to Chief John Ross and Ross' return letter written in 1861. Harry J. Lemley provides biographical sketches of both men and historical context to the correspondence, which was written in an era when the Confederate army was seeking to gain alliance with the Cherokee Nation, whose leaders wanted to remain neutral.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Lemley, Harry J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 3, Fall 1962

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 40, Number 3, Fall 1962. It includes documents about the organization of the OHS, reminiscence of Dawes Commission members, monuments, corrections, historic notes about names and locations of landmarks, and the note of the catalogued Joseph B. Thoburn Collection.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part II

Description: Article continues an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in this second part of Berlin B. Chapman's article. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the process of setting up booths run by clerks from the General Land Office, the business at this office, and political and environmental conditions before the opening.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Seals of the Five Civilized Tribes

Description: Article discusses the history of the seals of the five large tribes of Indian Territory: the Cherokee Nation, the Chickasaw Nation, the Choctaw Nation, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the Seminole Nation. Muriel H. Wright provides context and explains the images represented in each seal individually.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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