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Lieutenant George N. Bascom at Apache Pass, 1861

Description: Article attempts to paint an accurate picture of Second Lieutenant George Nicholas Bascom, who is mocked by historians for causing a long war between the United States and the Apache. Bascom was charged with capturing a young boy and stolen cattle from the Apache which turned into a bloody altercation after a misunderstanding between him and Chief Cochise.
Date: Spring 1973
Creator: Schoenberger, Dale T.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Ardmore Tragedy: Local History on an International Level

Description: Article chronicles the media storm of misinformation that followed the shooting of three college student in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The students were parked on the side of the road when two plain clothes policemen pulled over to apprehend them for public urinating. The ensuing scuffle left two of the students dead, one of which was related to Pascual Ortis Rubio, the president of the Republic of Mexico.
Date: Summer 1973
Creator: Hoffman, Abraham
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Death and Burial of Major Ridge

Description: Article chronicles the day three men killed Elias Boudinot, Major Ridge, and John Ridge who were part of the "treaty party" within the Cherokees who favored signing relocation treaties. Their killers were part of the Ross party who were opposed to the tribe's relocation.
Date: Spring 1973
Creator: Ballenger, T. L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Carr-Penrose Expedition: General Sheridan's Winter Campaign, 1868-1869

Description: Article narrates the story of Major General Philip H. Sheridan lead his calvary force through a harsh winter towards Fort Lyon to assist Brevet Brigadier General William H. Penrose in protecting wagon trains and the mail service from attacks by the Plains Indians.
Date: Summer 1973
Creator: Taylor, Morris F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Northeastern's Seminary Hall

Description: Article chronicles the history of the building that hosted Seminary Hall, the first co-educational public seminary school in the world, located on the Northeastern State College campus.
Date: Winter 1973
Creator: Halliburton, R., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Edward P. McCabe and the Langston Experiment

Description: Article chronicles the activism done by Edward P. McCabe, the first African-American person elected to a public office outside of the South, as he encouraged more African-American people to settle within Oklahoma Territory. The article tells his story through newspaper articles published at the time.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Roberson, Jere W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Creek Indian Agents, 1834-1874

Description: Article details the actions taken by Indian Affairs Agents to monitor and manage the Creeks within Indian Territory from 1834 to 1874.
Date: Spring 1973
Creator: Boyd, Joel D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Seminole Indian Agents, 1842-1874

Description: Article details the accomplishments of Indian Affairs Agents assigned to monitor and manage the Seminoles residing within Indian Territory as well as the challenges faced with cultivating a healthy relationship between the tribe and the government agency.
Date: Spring 1973
Creator: Brown, Thomas Elton
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

An Ill-Fated Expedition: The Experiences of Colonel Warner Lewis

Description: Article narrates the attack on Colonel Warner Lewis of the Confederate army as he and his men marched to New Mexico and Arizona by American Indians that left all of his men dead except for himself and one solider.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Woods, H. Merle & Lewis, Warner
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Country Kitchen

Description: Article details the amenities and atmosphere found within a pioneer's kitchen.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Bennett, Marj D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Elusive Meridian

Description: Article chronicles how the United States conducted several surveys over the course of 111 years to find the 100 Meridian, the boundary established in the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 that separated the country from Spain.
Date: Summer 1973
Creator: Parker, Mary Ann
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Theodore Roosevelt Visits Oklahoma

Description: Article narrates President Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Oklahoma as he visits a group of soldiers called the "Rough Riders."
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Smith, Brian Lee
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Annual and Quarterly Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and its Board of Directors, April 26, 1973

Description: This section includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 26, 1973. Included is a response from Florence O. Wilson on becoming an honorary member of the society, a list of gifts received by the organization, and a list of new annual and life members.
Date: Summer 1973
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Journal of Ado Hunnius, Indian Territory, 1876

Description: Article details the life of Ado Hunnius, a German man who served in the New York Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War as a map maker and solider, through his journal entries.
Date: Winter 1973
Creator: Mothershead, Harmon
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Indian Removal as Seen by European Travelers in America

Description: Article explains how European travelers felt about the American Indian's removal from their ancestral lands to west of the Mississippi River through journal entries and letters.
Date: Winter 1973
Creator: Stein, Gary C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Episode at Cornwall

Description: Article chronicles how the Cornwall Mission School was shut down due to rumors of poor management spurred by an interracial marriage between one of the school's agent's daughters and an alumni of Cherokee origin.
Date: Winter 1973
Creator: Delly, Lillian
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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