Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 70, Number 1, Spring 1992
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Crisis of Command: The Hindman/Pike Controversy over the Defense of the Trans-Mississippi District (Article)
Article describes the conflict that occurred between two Confederate officers, General Thomas C. Hindman and General Albert Pike, over the defense of Indian Territory. Thomas W. Kremm and Diane Neal discuss how this conflict impacted the military situation in the area.
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Amongst the Damp: The Dangerous Profession of Coal Mining in Oklahoma, 1870-1935 (Article)
Article explores the dangerous coal mining profession in Oklahoma from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. Steve Sewell provides details about major mining accidents, as well as the terminology miners used to describe the "damps," or noxious gases that threatened their safety.
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Minor Leagues, Major Dreams: Professional Baseball in Oklahoma (Article)
Article discusses the history of minor league baseball teams in Oklahoma during the territorial period as well as after statehood. Leo Kelley appreciates some of the most well-known players and teams of this era and includes a list of teams at the end of the article.
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Cathedrals of the Plains: The Grain Elevators of Western Oklahoma (Article)
Article explores the history of the development of commercial agriculture in Oklahoma through discussion of its grain elevators. W. David Baird identifies the structures as more than just industrial landmarks: the also represent the history and culture of the Plains.
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Notes and Documents, Spring 1992 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including an introduction to the Oscar Jacobson house, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places due to the efforts of a historical committee, the Oklahoma Historical Society, and Dr. Arrell Morgan Gibson, who wrote the letter included.
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For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 70, Number 1, Spring 1992 (Article)
For the Record section for Volume 70, Number 1, Spring 1992. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 12, 1991.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 70, Number 1, Spring 1992, periodical, Spring 1992; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1741352/: accessed July 9, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.