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S. Alice Callahan: Author of Wynema a Child of the Forest

Description: Article describes the life and work of S. Alice Callahan, author of Wynema Child of the Forest and teacher at the Harrell Institute in Muscogee, Indian Territory. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the contents of the book, its titular individual, and includes excerpts of Callahan's work.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

American Airlines Along the Butterfield Mail Route

Description: Article discusses the work of the author, an American Airlines pilot on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route. Vernon H. Brown describes the history of the route and its founder, its layout in Oklahoma, and plans for the Oklahoma Semi-Centennial Celebration that included a marking of the route.
Date: Spring 1955
Creator: Brown, Vernon H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Annual Oklahoma Historical Tours

Description: Article describes the history of the annual tours given by the Oklahoma Historical Society to various historic locations in Oklahoma. R. G. Miller explains the process of proposing the initial idea to the Board of the Directors, and traces the journeys of the tours since.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Miller, R. G.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Billy Bowlegs

Description: Article describes the life and personality of Billy Bowlegs, Seminole chief and warrior who fought against the encroachment of white settlers in the Seminole Wars. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the legacy of the man through accounts and documentation from the nineteenth century.
Date: Winter 1955
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dr. Henry G. Bennett as I Knew Him

Description: Article describes the career and accomplishments of Dr. Henry G. Bennett, who was president of Oklahoma A & M College, now Oklahoma State University, from 1928 to 1951. Berlin B. Chapman, who was a professor of history during Bennett's tenure, describes his impression of the president's impact.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

An Early Day Railroad Agent in the Kiowa-Comanche Country

Description: Article explores the reminiscences of the author, who was an agent for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad in the Kiowa Nation. Milbern C. Harper provides a narrative about his friendships with Chief Lone Wolf and his son, Will Lone Wolf, the story of white destruction of American Indian land and resources he learned from an old warrior, and the history of land allotments in the area.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Harper, Milburn C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Election of J. Y. Callahan

Description: Article describes the election of James Yancy Callahan representing Oklahoma Territory as a delegate to the U. S. House of Representatives, signaling a victory for the Populist Party. Elmer L. Fraker describes the rise of the populists and their collaboration with the Democratic party in the territorial period of Oklahoma's history.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Fraker, Elmer L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Fred Severs Clinton, M. D., F. A. C. S.

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life of Fred Severs Clinton. Louise Morse Whitham describes the life of the leading surgeon, builder, President of the Indian Territory Medical Association, and pioneer public health advocate in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Date: Winter 1955
Creator: Whitham, Louise Morse
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Grady Lewis, Choctaw Attorney

Description: Article describes the life and career of Choctaw attorney Grady Lewis. W. F. Semple and Winnie Lewis Gravitt explore the man's education, service in the U.S. Cavalry and Army during World War I and World War II, and law practice and representation of the tribes of North America.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Semple, W. F. & Gravitt, Winnie Lewis
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Description: Article describes the creation process of the Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation, which is featured on the cover of this issue of The Chronicles. Muriel H. Wright describes the meaning behind the images represented in the seal, and explores the history of the Choctaws as a people.
Date: Winter 1955
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Guthrie, from Public Land to Private Property

Description: Article discusses the rush of homesteaders claiming land on the original townsite of Guthrie and the legal difficulties that followed. Dr. B. B. Chapman examines documentation of the events at the turn of the nineteenth century to construct a picture of early Guthrie.
Date: Spring 1955
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Herbert Hiram Champlin

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to Herbert Hiram Champlin, pioneer, banker, and community figure. Henry B. Bass traces Champlin's upbringing, business successes, and explores how the banker aided his fellow citizens during the Great Depression.
Date: Spring 1955
Creator: Bass, Henry B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A History of the Quapaw

Description: Article describes the history of Quapaws and traces their movements throughout North America from as early as the sixteenth century. Vern E. Thompson also includes depictions of their religion, ceremonies, hunting grounds, discovery of lead and zinc, and a translation of a frenchman's report on the Quapaws.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Thompson, Vern E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Hook Nine Ranch in the Indian Territory

Description: Article describes the establishment of the Hendrix and Royer Ranch, also known as the Hook Nine Ranch, in Indian Territory. Ellsworth Collings discusses the founders and the results of their cattle business, providing details about the ranch and its surroundings.
Date: Winter 1955
Creator: Collings, Ellsworth
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Immigrants in the Choctaw Coal Industry

Description: Article explores the immigrant communities that sprouted in the Choctaw Nation with the influx of miners working for coal companies entering the area. Stanley Clark also uses government reports to construct a picture of the hazardous working conditions in the mines and the toll it took on the lives of the miners.
Date: Winter 1955
Creator: Clark, Stanley
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John D. Benedict: First United States Superintendent of Schools in the Indian Territory

Description: Article discusses the life and career of John D. Benedict, first United States superintendent of schools in Indian Territory. The position was mandated through the Curtis Act, and Muriel H. Wright provides historical context to the educator's life before including a transcription of the man's reminiscences in his role.
Date: Winter 1955
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Judge Thomas A. Edwards

Description: Article discusses the upbringing and career of lawyer, district judge, and justice of the Criminal Court of Appeals Thomas A. Edwards. Lawrence N. Morgan provides a biographical sketch of the judge's life and includes excerpts of his diary.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Morgan, Lawrence N.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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