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Ranch and Range in Oklahoma

Description: Reprint of a book containing historical information about ranching in Oklahoma during the cattle drive era, as well as maps showing the different cattle drive trails that ran from Texas through Oklahoma. Index begins on page 122.
Date: 1983
Creator: Skaggs, Jimmy M.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Mark of Heritage

Description: Book discussing the history of Oklahoma's heritage, including descriptions about the state's historic sites and museums; also included is a folded map of over 270 historical markers in the state. Index begins on page 207.
Date: 1976
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Shirk, George H. & Franks, Kenny Arthur, 1945-
Partner: UNT Libraries

Cities of Oklahoma

Description: Book discussing the history of Oklahoma's cities and metropolitan areas, including pictures and maps of the areas; some chapters deal with oil towns and others deal with multi-purpose cities. Index begins on page 161.
Date: 1979
Creator: Morris, John W., 1907-1982
Partner: UNT Libraries

Railroads in Oklahoma

Description: Book discussing the history of the railroads in Oklahoma, including stories of individual railroads and their effects on the Indian population in the state. Index begins on page 164.
Date: 1977
Creator: Hofsommer, Donovan L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Five Civilized Tribes

Description: Removal and history of the Five Civilized Tribes are covered in this booklet. Daily life, rituals, politics, recipes, and historic sites are covered. 26 pages, bound with paper cover
Date: 2013
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Once Upon A Plains

Description: Booklet published by the Oklahoma Historical Society covering the Cheyenne tribe of the Plains Indians. Lifestyle, warfare, rituals and glossary of term are covered in the booklet. 28 pages, bound with paper cover
Date: 2013
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

A Reading Room of Their Own: Library Services for African Americans in Oklahoma, 1907-1946

Description: Article discussing the struggles African American Oklahomans faced for access to public library services. The first forty years of statehood brought a few successes, and by mid-century only eleven communities provided a public library facility for the state's black citizens.
Date: Autumn 2006
Creator: Cassity, R. O. Joe, Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Meeting of Conquerors: Art Goebel and Charles Lindbergh in Tulsa, 1927

Description: Article recounts the meeting of Art Gobel and Charles A. Lindbergh in Tulsa in September 1927. Both aviators, Goebel was known as "The Conqueror of the Pacific," while Lindbergh was "The Conqueror of the Atlantic." Their meeting and behavior toward Oklahomans revealed much about each man's character and personality and about the American practice of hero making.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Hedglen, Thomas
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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