Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 1997
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"Oklahomy Folks Says 'em Different": Axes of Linguistic Variation in Oklahoma (Article)
Article provides an in-depth study of Oklahoma dialects through examination of a variety of social and linguistic variables retrieved as data results from the Survey of Oklahoma Dialects, which began in 1991.
"Oklahomy Folks Says 'em Different": Axes of Linguistic Variation in Oklahoma - ark:/67531/metadc2031809
Lowell Mason, Samuel A. Worcester, and the Cherokee Singing Book (Article)
Article illustrates the process of developing a companion text with musical notation to the Cherokee Hymn Book, The Cherokee Singing Book. William R. Lee explores the work and motivations of the two men behind it, Cherokee missionary Samuel A. Worcester and musician Lowell Mason.
Lowell Mason, Samuel A. Worcester, and the Cherokee Singing Book - ark:/67531/metadc2031807
"I Want You All to Come": John C. Walton and America's Greatest Barbecue (Article)
Article describes the massive event that was Governor John C. Walton's inaugural celebration, a barbecue and square dance at the state fairgrounds. William Warren Rogers discusses the organization of the event, what it offered the public, and the people groups who showed up to accept Walton's encompassing invitation.
"I Want You All to Come": John C. Walton and America's Greatest Barbecue - ark:/67531/metadc2031806
"Fortunate Enough and Plucky Enough": The Unattached Women of the Cherokee Outlet (Article)
Article explores the lives and successes of Oklahoma women who made the land run and achieved homesteads, creating a portrait of the 1893 land run through documentation from time.
"Fortunate Enough and Plucky Enough": The Unattached Women of the Cherokee Outlet - ark:/67531/metadc2031808
Past and Future: The Life of the Oklahoma Jewish Community (Article)
Article examines the roots of the Jewish population of Oklahoma and the establishment of businesses amidst Oklahoma's boom-and-bust economy. Amy Hill Shevitz also predicts future developments for the Jewish community.
Past and Future: The Life of the Oklahoma Jewish Community - ark:/67531/metadc2031805
For the Record, Spring 1997 (Article)
For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 23, 1996.
For the Record, Spring 1997 - ark:/67531/metadc2031810
Notes and Documents, Spring 1997 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a document honoring C.W. "Dub" West, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1997.
Notes and Documents, Spring 1997 - ark:/67531/metadc2031811
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 1997, periodical, Spring 1997; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1727948/: accessed June 11, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.