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- Oklahoma College for Women: Oklahoma's Only State-Supported Women's School
- Article discusses the founding and funding of the Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha, Oklahoma, as well as its growth and expansion over the years. The school was one of the few schools in the nation in the early 1900s that was founded as a state-supported women's college.
- Oklahoma's "Greatest" Hero?: A Review of the Military Record of Joseph Oklahombi
- Article examines the military career of "Oklahoma's Greatest Hero," Joseph Oklahombi, and contests the popular record with regards to his military awards and achievements.
- Oklahoma's Rising Star: The Election of Mike Monroney to the United States Senate
- Article describes in detail the rise of Mike Monroney, a young and progressive democrat from the House of Representatives in his bid for a seat on the United States Senate in 1950. Philip A. Grant, Jr. describes the events of the election race, particularly his competition with Senator Elmer Thomas.
- The Northern Cheyenne Exodus and the 1878 Battle of Turkey Springs
- Article describes a major victory by the Northen Cheyennes in the Battle of Turkey Springs in 1878. After surrender and relocation to Indian Territory in Oklahoma, the Northern Cheyennes faced difficult conditions and fought U.S. troops in order to return to their homeland. Stan Hoig highlights their often-overlooked success.
- "Yakni Achukma, The School with a Soul": A History of the Goodland Indian Orphanage
- Article describes the founding and history of Goodland Indian Orphanage, one of the few mid-nineteenth century schools for Native American children that promoted inclusion of their culture and language along with assimilation initiatives. Ruby Wile includes personal recollections of the LaCroix family, four Choctaw children who lived at the Presbyterian institution.
- Ensign L. L. Culver: "You can call me salty now"
- Article recounts the life and rigorous training experience of undertaker-turned-ensign L.L. Culver in the United States navy in the early years of World War II. Brad Agnew reconstructs the officer's experiences from letters sent home, and concludes the article with the beginning of a journey that is continued in the Spring 2003 issue of The Chronicles of Oklahoma.
- "The Best Our Country Has To Offer": Peace Corps Training at the University of Oklahoma
- Article describes the Peace Corps training program in the 1960s-80s at the University of Oklahoma, which included language, technical, and cultural training. Experienced international trainer Richard H. Hancock relates stories from his own travels as well as those gained while working with the recruits at OU.
- Judge John Martin: His Origins, His Paternity
- Article examines the origins and paternity of John Martin, first chief justice of the first supreme court ever instituted in the Cherokee Nation. Patricia Lockwood, a descendant of John Martin, highlights the need for the recovery of historical records relating to the Cherokee Nation and acknowledgement of their distortion.
- Main Street, Stillwater OK, Growing Up with Hollywood CA: An Oklahoma Town's Movie Theaters
- Article describes the development of movie theaters in Stillwater, Oklahoma from opera houses, to locally-owned movie houses, to chain takeovers. Deborah Carmichael equates this growth to the development of the film industry in Hollywood and the importance of moving pictures in the history of the U.S.
- From Petroleum to Pigs: The Oklahoma Panhandle in the Last Half of the Twentieth Century
- Article discusses the history of the Oklahoma Panhandle, focusing on its return to prosperity beginning in the wake of World War II. Despite the earlier difficulties of the 1930s, the panhandle made inroads in the agriculture and ranching industry, oil and gas, and pork production.
- Forgotten Founder: Charles G. "Gristmill" Jones and the Growth of Oklahoma City, 1889-1911
- Article discusses the life and pursuits of Oklahoma City founder Charles Jones. As a businessman and an important political figure, his development of canals, railroads, and state fairs in Oklahoma City and his dedication to its growth made lasting impact in the early years of its creation.
- Galela Leona Walkingstick: A Life of Service as an Indian School Social Worker
- Article provides a biographical tribute to Galela Leona Walkingstick, one of the first Indian social workers employed by the Indian Service in the 1930s. James MucCullagh describes her life, education, family background, and contributions to her community.
- Joseph Pierre Foucart: Man of Art and Mystery
- Article details the life and works of an architect shrouded in mystery, Joseph Pierre Foucart. Louis Cozby describes the man's contributions to Guthrie, Oklahoma's landscape and the efforts of two historians, Don Odom and Lloyd H. McGuire, to uncover information about Foucart's disappearance.
- For the Record [Fall 2002]
- For the Record section for Fall 2002 including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 25-26, 2002. It also includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the OHS membership held on April 26, 2002, as well as the minutes of the OHS special board meeting that took place on May 20, 2002.
- "Klanspiracy" or Despotism?: The Rise and fall of Governor Jack Walton, featuring W. D. McBee
- Article details the life and political career of Oklahoma governor John C. "Jack" Walton. Brad L. Duren discusses the factors that led to his impeachment, including his frequent clashes with the Ku Klux Klan, despotic political actions, and conflict with his biggest critic on the Oklahoma state legislature, W. D. McBee.
- Pepper Martin: The Wild Horse of the Osage
- Article describes the life and career of John Leonard Roosevelt "Pepper" Martin, the Oklahoman baseball player known as the Wild Horse of the Osage. Joe D. Haines, Jr. describes the player's successes as a member of the Hominy Indians Professional Football Club and the St. Louis Cardinals, also delving into his personality and antics on and off the field.
- Profile of a Prairie Radical: Judge Orville Enfield of Ellis County
- Article describes the life and political career of Judge Orville Enfield of Ellis County, a member of the Socialist Party. R. O. Joe Cassity, Jr. defines Enfield's place in the history of Oklahoma radicalism and examines the concept of radicalism in the political scene.
- Protecting His Race: A. J. Smitherman and the Tulsa Star
- Article explores the life and career of A. J. Smitherman, publisher of the Tulsa Star, who protested the mistreatment of African American citizens during the Tulsa Race Massacre and encouraged development of black resistance to racial violence. Despite the destruction and death that occurred, Smitherman continued spreading uplifting messages through the papers he published.
- Bygone Spas: The Rise and Decay of Oklahoma's Radium Water
- Article describes the development of the radium water industry in northeastern Oklahoma. Marjorie Malley details the origins of the water's popularity and the growth of the industry through bathhouses and bottled water, as well as the twists and turns the myth behind it underwent throughout the early 20th century.
- Canvas and Caissons: Early Aviation at Fort Sill, 1914-1939
- Article describes the history of training, field testing, and development orchestrated by the United States Aeronautics Corps at Henry Post Field in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Stacy Webb Reaves provides a more detailed look into the operations of the Corps, including their involvement in World War I.
- Cherokee Emigration: Reconstructing Reality
- Article reconstructs the period of forced removal Cherokees experienced in the 1830s, including the bureaucratic process behind it, seizure of Cherokee property, embarkation camps, and the emigration itself. Due to the lack of consistency in historical record, Lathel F. Duffield examines a variety of sources, from the works of historians to the records of soldiers enacting the atrocities.
- "If It Rains": Life in the Oklahoma Panhandle in the 1930s and 1940s
- Article centers around the difficulties the Oklahoma Panhandle residents faced in the 1930s and the practices they developed to cope with them. Richard Lowitt focuses on developments in land use when the people living in the Southern Great Plains suffered depression, drought, and dust storms in a previously prosperous area.
- Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 1, Spring 2002
- Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
- Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 3, Fall 2002
- Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
- Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 2, Summer 2002
- Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
- Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 4, Winter 2002-03
- Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 80 starts on page 516.
- For the Record, Summer 2002
- For the Record section including of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 23, 2002.
- Notes and Documents, Summer 2002
- Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Annie Heloise Abel, who was inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2002. It also includes an article about Thomas P. Stafford, an astronaut from Oklahoma who participated in the space race of the 1960s.
- For the Record, Spring 2002
- For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 24, 2001.
- Note and Documents, Spring 2002
- Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Charles Banks Wilson, who was inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2002.
- Notes and Documents, Fall 2002
- Notes and Documents column including a document honoring George H. Shirk, who was inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2002.
- For the Record, Winter 2002-03
- For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 24, 2002.
- Notes and Documents, Winter 2002-03
- Notes and Documents column including a document honoring John Womack, who was inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2002.