Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 4, Winter 2002-03
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"Yakni Achukma, The School with a Soul": A History of the Goodland Indian Orphanage (Article)
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.
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Ensign L. L. Culver: "You can call me salty now" (Article)
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.
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Joseph Pierre Foucart: Man of Art and Mystery (Article)
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.
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"Klanspiracy" or Despotism?: The Rise and fall of Governor Jack Walton, featuring W. D. McBee (Article)
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Pepper Martin: The Wild Horse of the Osage (Article)
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Bygone Spas: The Rise and Decay of Oklahoma's Radium Water (Article)
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For the Record, Winter 2002-03 (Article)
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.
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Notes and Documents, Winter 2002-03 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a document honoring John Womack, who was inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 4, Winter 2002-03, periodical, Winter 2002; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1725778/: accessed June 6, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.