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Corrections, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 91, Number 2, Summer 2013

Description: Corrections section from Volume 91, Number 2, Summer 2013. It includes a correction to the map on page 412 of the article "A Separate People: A History of the Oklahoma Amish" from Volume 90 Number 4, Winter 2012-13. It also includes a correction to a photograph label on page 33 in the article "The Enigma of Mike Monroney" from Volume 91, Number 1, Spring 2013.
Date: Summer 2013
Creator: Kroeker, Marvin E., 1928-; Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018 & Bass, Elizabeth M. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 2013-14

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document about new resources made available by the Oklahoma Historical Society's John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Research Center, which include prestatehood newspapers, the WKY, KTVY, KFOR film collection, and a searchable index of Hastain's Township Plats of the Creek Nation.
Date: Winter 2013
Creator: Williams, Chad & Toney, Tabatha
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 2013

Description: Notes and Documents column including a short article honoring Bill Anoatubby and Bill Corbett, two of the four inductees into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2013. The other inductees are featured in the next issue of the Chronicles.
Date: Spring 2013
Creator: Lambert, Paul F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 2013

Description: Notes and Documents column including an article honoring Eddie Faye Gates and Max Nichols, who were inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2013. It also includes a short article titled "The Oklahoma Century Chest" that describes the Oklahoma Historical Society's temporary exhibit featuring items recovered from the one-hundred-year-old Century Chest time capsule.
Date: Summer 2013
Creator: Lambert, Paul F.; Bass, Elizabeth M. B. & Williams, Chad
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Chautauqua Program: 2013

Description: Program for the annual Oklahoma Chautauqua event, which includes in-depth historical exploration and reenactments. The booklet outlines activities during the event, background information, and context related to the year's theme: "Behind the Screen: Hollywood's Impact on American Culture."
Date: 2013
Creator: Oklahoma Chautauqua Committee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Lawton Public Library

Rex Brinlee: The Man and His Escape

Description: This article tells the story of notorious criminal Rex Brinlee, who is best known for his multiple escapes from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. The article interweaves the details of his crimes with larger state events, including the McAlester Prison Riot.
Date: Summer 2013
Creator: Reavis, Jack Anthony
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Governor Lee Cruce and the Creation of the Office of County Assessor: A Hundred Year Retrospective

Description: Article provides a hundred year retrospective on the state of ad valorem taxation in Oklahoma, focusing on the creation of the county assessor position to resolve the debates surrounding property tax in the Oklahoma legislature. Jeff Spelman examines Governor Lee Cruce's role in the proceedings through preserved documentation.
Date: Winter 2013
Creator: Spelman, Jeff
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Same Traditions, New Reasons: Experiences of American Indian Women in Pawnee Bill's Wild West Shows

Description: Article describes American Indian women's roles while participating as part of the cast in Wild West shows. Wild West shows, such as the ones organized by G. W. "Pawnee Bill" Lillie, featured acts that entertained audiences and showed white Americans a version of life in the West. Alyce Vigil describes how American Indian women in the cast worked to maintain their traditions in this new context.
Date: Summer 2013
Creator: Vigil, Alyce
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Legacy of US Army Flight Training in Oklahoma, 1941-1945

Description: Article describes the rapid growth of pilot training programs and related air field development in Oklahoma following President Roosevelt's wartime plans to increase air force training in the 1940s. Thomas A. Wikle provides details about significant locations within Oklahoma and the impact of military facilities on the area.
Date: Winter 2013
Creator: Wikle, Thomas A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Enigma of Mike Monroney

Description: Article provides an overview of the political career of Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney, who served the people of Oklahoma in the US House of Representatives and US Senate from 1939 until 1966. The author characterizes Monroney as a level-headed moderate attempting to continue his tenure in office amidst a shift to the conservative right in Oklahoma politics.
Date: Spring 2013
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Winter 2013-14

Description: 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, 2013.
Date: Winter 2013
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

One Succeeded, One Did Not: Bacone College and the Oklahoma Presbyterian College, 1910-80

Description: Article explores the success and failure of two American Indian institutions of higher education; Bacone College and Oklahoma Presbyterian College. While Bacone still serves students in the twenty-first century, Oklahoma Presbyterian closed in the 1960s. This article identifies the reasons why Bacone survived, and Oklahoma Presbyterian College did not.
Date: Spring 2013
Creator: Crum, Steven J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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