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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.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"No Home on the Range": The Miller Family's Great Swindle of Indian Lands

Description: Article describes the unfair methods the Miller Family, owners of the 101 Ranch, employed to acquire land in the Cherokee Outlet from the Western Cherokee Indians who had received it from the United States government in 1928. Jo L. Wetherilt Behrens recounts the details of the various schemes and ruses the Millers employed to take advantage of their neighboring tribes.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Behrens, Jo Lea Wetherilt
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

In the Midst of Adversity: The City, the Governor, and the FERA, Part I

Description: Article describes the struggles citizens of Oklahoma faced during the Great Depression and the ways city officials attempted to provide relief. William H. Mullins explores how the strong individualistic approach of Governor William H. Murray and refusal of federal assistance caused some issues.
Date: Winter 1998
Creator: Mullins, William H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"A Slumbering Band of Heroes:" Hunting in the Panhandle

Description: Article explores the lives of frontier hunters in the Oklahoma Panhandle through historical context and the inclusion of personal narratives printed in newspapers of the time. C. Robert Haywood explores the romantic notions that motivated the hunters and how hunting was perceived in media.
Date: Autumn 1990
Creator: Haywood, C. Robert
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Politics of Culture: The Federal Music Project in Oklahoma

Description: Article discusses the Works Progress Administration Federal Music Project instituted as one of the relief programs of the New Deal to provide employment to struggling musicians during the Great Depression. Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Jr. investigates its success as well as the difficulties faced by Dean Richardson, Oklahoma state director of the program.
Date: Winter 1985
Creator: Hendrickson, Kenneth E., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Bacone School of Art

Description: Article explores the history of Bacone College's School of Art, focusing on the students and instructors who fostered an environment of both ingenuity and tradition in the field of Indian art. This article includes images of illustrations created by the graduates of the school.
Date: Spring 1980
Creator: Meredith, Howard L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

101 Ranch Wild West Show, 1904-1932

Description: Article describes the history of the wild west show at the Miller brothers' 101 Ranch and the performances that were a part of it. Barbara Williams Roth explains how their shows reflected the era, and some of the difficulties the Miller brothers faced in their business.
Date: Winter 1965
Creator: Roth, Barbara Williams
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Gen. Hugh L. Scott

Description: Article is a biographical sketch of General Hugh L. Scott who was among few Indian Agents stationed at Fort Sill who were fluent in Indian sign language.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Charles N. Haskell

Description: Article explains the importance of resolutions adopted by the Oklahoma Historical Society regarding the death on the first governor of the state of Oklahoma, Charles N. Haskell.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Resolution: Charles N. Haskell

Description: Article is a resolution made by the Oklahoma Historical Society to honor the first governor of the state of Oklahoma, Charles N. Haskell, after his death. The resolution outlines Haskell's life and accomplishments.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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