Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 74, Number 2, Summer 1996
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"Let's Make It Happen": W. W. Keeler and Cherokee Renewal (Article)
Article discusses the impact of William Wayne Keeler's leadership on the Cherokee Nation from 1949 to 1975. Keeler was an elected chief of the Cherokees as well as chief executive officer of Phillips Petroleum Company, and worked towards revitalizing the Cherokee Nation.
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Heyday in the Texas League: Oklahoma City-Tulsa Baseball, 1933-1957 (Article)
Article explores the history of baseball in Oklahoma City and Tulsa through the victories and training regime of two major teams: the Oklahoma City Indians and the Tulsa Oilers. Max J. Nichols traces their plays and connection with the Texas League in a golden era of baseball.
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Milton W. Reynolds (Kicking Bird): The Man Who Named Oklahoma "Land of the Fair God" (Article)
Article illustrates the life and career of Milton W. Reynolds, a politician and newspaper editor who advocated early allotment of land to Indian Territory tribe members and the remaining land being made available to settlers. D. Earl Newsom describes some of the impact he had in mass media as well as his connections with American Indian tribes.
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The Search for Fountain Camp: Locating Washington Irving's October 20, 1832, Encampment in Oklahoma (Article)
Article investigates the location of Fountain Camp, a location writer Washington Irving and an expedition led by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs stopped at in their journey to scope out land in Oklahoma before relocation of Eastern tribes to Indian Territory.
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A Saloon on Every Corner: Whiskey Towns of Oklahoma Territory, 1889-1907 (Article)
Article explores the history of whiskey towns in Oklahoma Territory, focuses on specific areas such as Lexington, Pottawatomie County, and the Cherokee Outlet. Blake Gumprecht provides a colorful portrait of the lawlessness of these towns, and follows the history of the towns in the wake of the temperance movement.
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For the Record, Summer 1996 (Article)
For the Record section including the minutes of the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 24, 1996.
For the Record, Summer 1996 - ark:/67531/metadc2031789
Notes and Documents, Summer 1996 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a document honoring John Hope Franklin, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1996.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 74, Number 2, Summer 1996, periodical, Summer 1996; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1727947/: accessed June 7, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.