Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article reports on the construction of a road between Fort Smith and the Red River that was used during the relocation of the Choctaw tribe

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article traces the history of a family of pioneers through three members of the Bean family. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the lives of Mark Bean, Colonel Robert Bean, Captain Jesse Bean, and their families through historical correspondence and records

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article discusses three generations of men within the Armstrong family and their contributions to improving relations between the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes and the U.S. government

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article illustrates the history of North Fork Town, its settlement by the Creeks, the religious denominations that took root there, and the schools that were eventually built in the area. Carolyn Thomas Foreman discusses the missionaries that helped found these schools and the growth of the town

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article is a continuation of the author's attempts to document the establishment and history of the Choctaw Academy, a mission school dedicated to the education of American Indian youths. Included are lists of the children enrolled within the school

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article is a continuation of the author's attempts to document the establishment and history of the Choctaw Academy, a mission school dedicated to the education of American Indian youths

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article constructs a portrait of the career and leadership of the White Lieutenant, Chief Alexander McGillivray of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, through correspondence from the late eighteenth century. Carolyn Thomas Foreman provides context to the conflict between the Cowetas and the Okfuskees and other issues represented here

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article describes the life and career of General frank Crawford Armstrong, an officer in the Confederate Army and later Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs. In the third part of this article series, Carolyn Thomas Foreman explains Armstrong's participation in the Civil War and the factionalism among members of the Cherokee Nation in the late nineteenth century

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article describes the lives and careers of two Cherokee agents, Dr. William Butler and the son who succeeded him, George Butler. Carolyn Thomas Foreman dwells on the career of each man individually and the history of their work with the Cherokees

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article details the establishment of the Choctaw Academy, a mission school that served young Choctaw boys, through correspondence written between faculty and staff