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The Best City in the Best Country: Enid's Golden Ear, 1916-1941

Description: Article explores the "golden era" of Enid, Oklahoma, exploring the factors that contributed to its rise as one of the most prosperous cities in the region, which included the construction of railroads and the impact of the oil industry.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Turner, Alvin O. & Gailey, Vicky L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Money Matters: The Stamp Scrip Movement in Depression-Era Oklahoma

Description: Article expanding on the previous 2004 article on Oklahoma's reaction to the depression era banking crisis of early 1933. In this article, Gatch ties the origin of the scrip movement to the writings of Yale University's professor Irving Fisher and traces the implementation of scrip schemes in nearly three dozen Oklahoma towns and explains the reasons for scrip's early success and rapid demise.
Date: Autumn 2006
Creator: Gatch, Loren C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

From Tramp Reporting to Pulitzer Prize: Enid's Own Marquis James

Description: Article describes the life and career of tramp reporter turned two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Marquis James. Paul S. Vickery highlights the author's autobiographical book about the Cherokee Strip, which explored his boyhood experiences in Enid, Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 2003
Creator: Vickery, Paul S.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Change the Stars: The Story of the Youngblood Hotel of Enid, Oklahoma

Description: Article covers the construction and history of the Youngblood Hotel, an eminent establishment of Enid, Oklahoma in the early and mid-nineteenth century. Jennifer Jones details the plans and management of Lawrence S. Youngblood and his partners, design of the hotel itself, the dark side to its history, and its eventual conversion into an office building.
Date: Summer 2005
Creator: Jones, Jennifer
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Willard Johnston: Homesteader and Frontier Banker, 1881-1904

Description: Article studies the development of frontier banking as exemplified in Willard Johnston's interests, which began in Shawnee and expanded to include numerous financial institutions and communities around the state.
Date: Winter 2009
Creator: Hightower, Michael J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Restoring the Ravages of Time: The Knox Building of Enid, OK

Description: This article relays the story of the Knox Building in Enid, Oklahoma, from its origin to years of disrepair, and what ultimately led to the community effort for a restoration project in the 1990s.
Date: Autumn 2010
Creator: Jones, Jennifer
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in Garfield County

Description: Article describes the experiences of Ed H. Williams, railroad man turned farmer, homesteading his land claim in the Garfield County after the opening of the Cherokee Strip. Athie Sale Davis transcribes the man's personal narrative, which includes the successes and difficulties he faced on the frontier.
Date: Summer 1957
Creator: Williams, Ed H. & Davis, Athie Sale
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Enid "Railroad War": An Archival Study

Description: Article relates the history of the "Railroad War" in Enid, Oklahoma in three parts. Berlin B. Chapman provides historical context to the contest between railroad companies for railway land in Indian Territory, violence that occurred as a result, and Congress terminating the contest through legislation.
Date: Summer 1965
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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