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The Aroma of Politics: Reymond Gary and the Election of 1954

Description: Article details Raymond Gary's successful gubernatorial campaign and some of the key political figures who opposed him. The elections in1954 were a colorful affair, and the political and personal intrigue that surrounded the candidates is documented here.
Date: Spring 1988
Creator: Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David

Bizzell and Brandt: Pioneers in Indian Studies, 1929-1937

Description: Article describes the efforts of Joseph Brandt, editor of the University of Oklahoma Press, and University of Oklahoma President William Bizzell, to create an Indian Studies Program at the University of Oklahoma in the 1920s and 1930s. Though unsuccessful, their venture laid the foundation for future forays into related programs across the U.S.
Date: Summer 1988
Creator: Crum, Steven J.

Business on the Wing: Corporate Sponsorship of Oklahoma Aviation, 1927-1935

Description: Article describes the age of aviation advancement in Oklahoma from 1927 to 1935. Keith Tolman investigates the reasons behind the sponsoring and promotion of air races and air tours by oil companies during this period and their impact on the history of aviation.
Date: Autumn 1988
Creator: Tolman, Keith

For the Record, Fall 1988

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS that were both held on April 29, 1988.
Date: Autumn 1988
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Spring 1988

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 28, 1987.
Date: Spring 1988
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Summer 1988

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 27, 1988.
Date: Summer 1988
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Winter 1988-89

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 27, 1988.
Date: Winter 1988
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

Geronimo's Friend: Angie Debo and the New History

Description: Article describes the life and career of Angie Debo, who spent years witnessing and researching American Indian history in Oklahoma. Kenneth W. McIntosh discusses her works and motivation to include the perspective of those within tribes and provide more details than those available in white-centered historical documentation.
Date: Summer 1988
Creator: McIntosh, Kenneth W.

"Give Us Our Catholic Priests" The Osage Plea for Freedom of Religion

Description: Article chronicles the Osage struggle for freedom of religion after President Ulysses S. Grant's Peace Policy put Quaker agents in authoritative positions on Indian reservations. Ray Miles uncovers how Osage treaty stipulations were disregarded and the efforts the Osage made to continue their Catholic traditions.
Date: Spring 1988
Creator: Miles, Ray

The Grand Celebration: An Indian Delegation to Washington

Description: Article describes the visit of a delegation of Indian chiefs to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and Washington, hosted by superintendent Richard H. Pratt to promote the recruitment of students for his newly-established Indian Industrial School. Edward L. Clark, the author's grandfather, traveled with the delegation as an interpreter.
Date: Summer 1988
Creator: Clark, Wahnne C.

Into the Light: Origins of the Hasinai People

Description: Article includes an excerpt from Hasinai: A Traditional History of the Caddo Confederacy, a work by Vynola Beaver Newkumet and Howard Meredith, and describes the expression of the story of Caddo, or Hasinai, origins through the traditional Drum Dance.
Date: Autumn 1988
Creator: Tolman, Keith

Jesse Chisholm: Peace-maker, Trader, Forgotten Frontiersman

Description: Article describes the life of frontier trader and explorer Jesse Chisholm, a man who left quite a legacy. Stan Hoig highlights the man's contribution as an interpreter and intermediary for the tribes of the plains in peace-making missions during the Civil War, earning him close relationships and respect.
Date: Winter 1988
Creator: Hoig, Stan

North to the Promised Land: Black Migration to the Canadian Plains

Description: Article describes the history and context of African-Americans migrating from Oklahoma to the Canadian Plains in the early 1900s. R. Bruce Shepard explores their motivations, which included political inequities in Oklahoma and the promise of farmland, as well as their reception by Canadian authorities.
Date: Autumn 1988
Creator: Shepard, R. Bruce

Notes and Documents, Fall 1988

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document written by Carl K. Sadler about Harold V. "Tex" Brown, paying biographical tribute to the Oklahoma history aficionado.
Date: Autumn 1988
Creator: Sadler, Carl K.

Notes and Documents, Spring 1988

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document about the history of a 100-Year-Old Ponca drum that belonged to the Pa-data society and was passed from the Poncas to the Osage, along with a description of the ceremonies that involved its use.
Date: Spring 1988
Creator: Rice, Florine Collins

Notes and Documents, Winter 1988-89

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document by Oklahoma Territorial Museum curator Gordon Moore providing a guide to conducting genealogical research about ancestors who may have made the 1889 land run.
Date: Winter 1988
Creator: Moore, Gordon, 1955-

Progressive Spirit: The Oklahoma and Indian Territory Federation of Women's Clubs

Description: Article describes the influence and accomplishments of the Oklahoma and Indian Territory Federation of Women's Clubs in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. These included forming public libraries, fundraising for civic improvements, and advocating for legislation that would improve access to public education and the welfare of children.
Date: Spring 1988
Creator: Allen, Susan L. (Susan Lea), 1958-

The Rock Island Line is a Mighty Good Road

Description: Article outlines the arrangement of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company records collection purchased by the Western History Collections of the University of Oklahoma in 1985. Curator Bradford Koplowitz explains the organization of the collection, how it can be used for research, and provides historical context.
Date: Summer 1988
Creator: Koplowitz, Bradford

The School Buses Ran on Hay

Description: Article describes the process of school consolidation in rural Oklahoma from the 1890s to the 1930s, including the development of horse and mule-drawn school buses that preceded motorized transportation.
Date: Winter 1988
Creator: Kelley, Leo

TAFT: Town on the Black Frontier

Description: Article illustrates the history of Taft, which began as an all-black town formed by freedmen from the Creek Nation and grew into a thriving community. Along with the prosperity the town experienced, Linda C. Gray also addresses the setbacks citizens faced.
Date: Winter 1988
Creator: Gray, Linda C.

The Tragical Agrarianism of Alfalfa Bill Murray, The Sage of Tishomingo

Description: Article describes the life and ideology of William "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, lawyer, politician and former governor of Oklahoma. Robert L. Dorman highlights the leader's agrarian agenda and political vision, detailing the motivations that drove Murray and the experiences that impacted him.
Date: Autumn 1988
Creator: Dorman, Robert L.

Up the Trail in '76: The Journal of Lewis Warren Neatherlin

Description: Article relates the journey of one particular man, Lewis Warren Neatherlin, in his journey herding cattle along the Great Western Cattle Trail in 1876, through an excerpt from a previously undiscovered journal donated by his granddaughter. Leo Kelley provides historical context through annotation and a detailed introduction.
Date: Spring 1988
Creator: Kelley, Leo & Neatherlin, Lewis Warren

Wantabees Outalucks: Searching for Indian Ancestors in Federal Records

Description: Article provides a guide to navigating the Fort Worth Branch of the National Archives to conduct genealogical research on Indian ancestry. Kent Carter provides additional social commentary about the "Wantabes" conducting research and urges critical assessment of primary sources.
Date: Spring 1988
Creator: Carter, Kent
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