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Necrology, Winter 1963-64

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including former Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma Thomas Livingston Gibson and Choctaw surveyor James Brookes Wright.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Busby, Orel & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Confederate Indian Troop Conditions in 1864

Description: Article describes the consolidated units of American Indian forces during the Civil War known as the Indian Division of Brigadier-General D. H. Cooper. Allan C. Ashcraft includes an inspection report by Captain B. W. Marston highlighting the faults of Cooper's command and subsequent correspondence between Confederate officials.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Ashcraft, Allan C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Twilight of the Confederacy in Indian Territory

Description: Article discusses the fall of the Confederate Army in Indian Territory during the Civil War, and the details of battles and commanders who clashed during this time. Fred Hood describes American Indian participation in the war and the military campaign of Stand Watie.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Hood, Fred
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Pioneer's Sod House Memories

Description: Article provides the personal recollections of Orvoe Swartz, who was brought to the "Cherokee Strip" and lived in a sod house with his pioneer family. Swartz describes memories such as making a sod house on the frontier, pest issues, a snake eating an entire chicken in his brother's hen house, and the land runs of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Swartz, Orvoe
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Life in the Territories

Description: Article provides context to and includes the recollections of the author's mother, Isola B. Hover, and her experiences on the frontier of Oklahoma Territory with her husband, Francis M. Hover. Leola Lehman's mother discusses farm work, homesteading various towns, and the Farmers Union.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Lehman, Leola
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes on Colonel Elias C. Boudinot

Description: Article describes the life and career of Colonel Elias C. Boudinot, an attorney of the Cherokee Nation and Stand Watie's nephew. Muriel H. Wright provides context to the life of the Confederate Army officer and includes an excerpt of a tribute written by Boudinot's friend John D. Adams.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lucia Loomis Ferguson (Mrs. Walter Ferguson) 1886-1962

Description: Article describes the life and work of Lucia Loomis Ferguson and her husband, who were both newspaper editors in the early twentieth century. Hope Holway relates the story of Ferguson's childhood growing up on the frontier in the care of her doctor father, and the content of Ferguson's professional writing.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Holway, Hope
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"The Hour of Remembrance," Oklahoma Memorial Association, 1963

Description: Article provides a memorial address given by H. Milt Phillips honoring the contributions of U. S. Senator Robert S. Kerr, General Patrick Hurley, John Porter, and Mrs. Virgil Browne. Phillips also discusses the state of the world in 1963 and stresses the importance of studying the Humanities and preserving culture and history.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Phillips, H. Milt
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1963

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents about the donation of the "Kentucky Rifle" of Robert M. Jones to the OHS, a leaflet about the relics at the OHS museums, the authenticity of an Ordinance rifle, centennial programs, the "Battle of Perryville," staff changes at Oklahoma State University, and accessions to the library of the OHS.
Date: Autumn 1963
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Cherokee Tobacco Case

Description: Article describes the growth and development of the tobacco industry among the Cherokees, the history of the tobacco trade in Indian Territory, and the conflict that occurred when the government tried to levy tobacco taxes over the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Autumn 1963
Creator: Heimann, Robert K.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Osage Oil

Description: Article describes the events surrounding the murder of several Osage heirs to oil-rich lands and the subsequent investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 1920s. Bill Burchardt questions the motive for these crimes by white perpetrators and explores the history of the Osage Nation.
Date: Autumn 1963
Creator: Burchardt, Bill
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Boomers: Oklahoma Playwrights Opened the Territory

Description: Article describes the history of playwrights among the pioneers of Oklahoma, highlighting the author of the first play copyrighted from Oklahoma, Mary Isabella Hassin. Paul T. Nolan provides context to the boomer movement and the works of other pioneer women playwrights.
Date: Autumn 1963
Creator: Nolan, Paul T.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Summer 1963

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including architect Guy Clifford Reid and Floyd E. Maytubby, former Governor of the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Johnson, N. B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 1963

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document about the Oklahoma Historical Society's 71st anniversary celebration, a prize awarded to Dr. LeRoy H. Fischer, a pamphlet by Carolyn Thomas Foreman, and a memorial to Anna R. Fait.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Ferdinandina: First White Settlement in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the establishment of the historical trading post "Ferdinandina" by French explorers and the American Indian groups who settled in the same area through exploration of accounts made by Claude du Tisné and Bénard de la Harpe. Leslie A. McRill compares these accounts to the excavation of village sites by Dr. Joseph B. Thoburn.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: McRill, Leslie A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Confederate Postal System in the Indian Territory

Description: Article discusses the issues and solutions that developed during the establishment and operation of the Confederate Postal System in Indian Territory in the Civil War Era. George H. Shirk constructs a picture of the events through the inclusion of correspondence from mail carriers and postmasters.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Minutes of the Meetings of the Executive Committee and the Quarterly and Annual Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society

Description: This section includes the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on March 27, 1963. It also includes the minutes of the annual and quarterly meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were held on May 27, 1963.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Thomas Jefferson Harrison

Description: Article honors the life and contributions of Thomas Jefferson Harrison, who was a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors, one of the founders of Pryor Library, a collector of ancient and rare bibles, and dedicated to his community.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: Wilkerson, John C., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1963

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document about the publication of the Oklahoma Civil War Centennial map, an announcement recognizing the accomplishments of the Oklahoma City Junior Symphony Orchestra, and a list of the members of the 29th Oklahoma state legislature.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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