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The Chouteaus

Description: Article is a letter from a member of the Chouteau family disproving statements made by the Oklahoma Historical Society regarding Madame Marie Therese Chouteau's relationship with Pierre Laclede Liguest.
Date: Summer 1934
Creator: Demenil, Alexander N.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Tribute to the Pioneer

Description: Article explains the events and resolutions passed by the Oklahoma Historical Society that honor the buildings and people who lived during the state's pioneer days.
Date: Summer 1934
Creator: Hobble, H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Murder on Turkey Creek

Description: Article describes the investigation of a murder of Richard Wannamaker by Dick Simpson as they traveled in a small caravan from Medicine Lodge, Kansas into Texas.
Date: Autumn 1934
Creator: Buntin, Martha
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Gen. James M. Shackelford

Description: Article chronicles the military career of Judge James M. Shackleford who established the first United States Court within Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cynthia Ann Parker

Description: Article recounts the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, a white woman taken as a captive by the Comanches at the age of nine who was later adopted into the tribe. The article attempts to correct misinformation regarding her story through a retelling by her grandson.
Date: Summer 1934
Creator: Wellman, Paul I.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Annual Meeting at Muskogee

Description: Article announces the location of the next annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the tour of historical sites that will commence during the meeting.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Story of Sequoyah's Last Days

Description: Article details Sequoyah's expedition into Mexico that occurred towards the end of his life, as told second-hand from one of his traveling companions. Sequoyah is credited with creating the written Cherokee alphabet.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Ross, William P. & Foreman, Grant
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Murder of Elias Boudinot

Description: Article explains how and why Elias Boudinot, Major Ridge, and John Ridge were killed by their fellow Cherokee tribesmen for signing treaties ceding parts of the Cherokee Nation to the United States. Included is a letter written by one the son of one of the supposed murderers.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Foreman, Grant & Ross, Allen
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dwight Mission

Description: Article chronicles the difficulties faced by the Dwight Mission, a Methodist mission that served members of the Cherokee tribe, before and after the Civil War,
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Finney, Alfred & Foreman, Grant
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Century of Prohibition

Description: Article chronicles the history of prohibition laws within Indian Territory. These laws were enacted before the rest of the United States started drafting similar laws.
Date: Summer 1934
Creator: Foreman, Grant
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Greer County

Description: Article documents the creation of Greer county within the Oklahoma Territory and the disputes between various governing bodies over its ownership.
Date: Summer 1934
Creator: Estill-Harbour, Emma
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reminiscences by Peter J. Hudson

Description: Article recounts the events and experiences of the author, Peter J. Hudson, as he lived in and around the Choctaw Nation. Included are his memories of the roads, trails, settlements, names, mountains, streams, mining efforts, and events that happened within the region.
Date: Autumn 1934
Creator: Hudson, Peter J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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