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Notes: Oklahoma's Silver Jubilee

Description: Article makes note of the festivals that occurred around the state of Oklahoma to celebrate the 25th anniversary of when the Oklahoma and Indian Territories were combined to form a singular state and joined the union.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 10, Number 4, December 1932

Description: Article reprint and explains the significance of letters written between President Woodrow Wilson and Senator Robert L. Owen as they worked to pass the Federal Reserve Act. This law was passed by Congress to create a central bank to oversee monetary policies of the country.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Owen, Robert L.; Wilson, Woodrow & McAdoo, William G.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Recollections of Peter Hudson

Description: Article details Peter Hudson's account of historical events that transpired within the Choctaw Nation as he traveled away from Ultima Thule, a now extinct town within Arkansas. He also explains what the Choctaw tribe called the geographical landmarks he encountered on his journey.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Hudson, Peter
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Ben Williams, Frontier Peace Officer

Description: Article chronicles the life of Benjamin F. Williams, a former Union soldier, prisoner of war, frontier peace officer, and a deputy United States marshal for the Cheyenne and Arapaho agency.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Collins, Hubert E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Grand June Council

Description: Article narrates how the American Indian tribes of North America gathered a Grand Conference to establish peaceful relations between them, held in June of 1843.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Sigourney, Lydia Huntly
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

General Stand Watie

Description: Article chronicles the life of General Stand Watie, at the principal chief of the Cherokee Tribe and general of the Southern Cherokee forces during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Anderson, Mabel Washbourne
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

George Shannon: Historical Sketch

Description: Article details the accomplishments of George Shannon, a carpenter in bridge building who helped create railroads within the Oklahoma and Indian Territories. This historical sketch was written by his daughter.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Shannon, Daisy
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John Rollin Ridge in California

Description: Article provides clarity on the life of John Rollin Ridge with notes written by acquaintances of the artist.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Ranck, M. A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Address of Hon. Charles N. Haskell

Description: Article is a speech made by the Honorable Charles N. Haskell that was delivered to the Oklahoma Historical Society during the 25th Anniversary celebration for the state. Haskell was the first governor of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Haskell, Charles N.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Salt Works in Early Oklahoma

Description: Article explains the significance of salt springs as modes of transportation throughout the Oklahoma Territory and as a valuable resource for those residing within the region.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Mississippi Choctaws

Description: Article details the laws enacted to remove the Choctaw tribe from Mississippi in an effort to acquire the land for the United States.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Davis, Edward
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 11, Number 1, March 1933

Description: Article consists of editorials regarding updates to the Chronicles. Included is a note on the type of submissions patrons can make to the magazine and a note on the three acts of Congress that opening the Oklahoma territories for settlement.
Date: Spring 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Journal of a Tour in the Indian Territory

Description: Article narrates the encounters and experiences the author had while participating in a boat ride to the Great Raft, one of the biggest water highways into Indian Territory, aboard the Belle of the Red River.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Harris, N. Sayre & Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Brief Review of the Life of Doctor Eliphalet Nott Wright

Description: Article chronicles the life of Doctor Eliphalet Nott Wright, a doctor who worked within Old Boggy Depot. The doctor's family's homestead was one of the last surviving structures with the trade post.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lee Cruz: Resoultion

Description: Article memorials the second governor of Oklahoma, Lee Cruce, through a resolution made by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Homes of Distinguished Cherokee Indians

Description: Article details the author's experiences as he visits the homes of five notable Cherokee men: Elias Boudinot, Chief Joseph Vann, John Martin, Chief David McNair, and Chief Peter Hildebrand.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Beeson, Leola Selman
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Chouteaus: Their Contributions to the History of the West, Part II

Description: Article outlines the diplomatic and social relationships of the Chouteau family and how these dynamics were significant to the history of the American west. The Chouteau family created a legendary fur trade business.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Westbrook, Harriette Johnson
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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.
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.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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