Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 68, Number 1, Spring 1990
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Gentleman Tom Abbott: Middleweight Champion of the Southwest (Article)
Article describes the life and career of middleweight boxing champion Tom Abbott, the grandfather of the author. Devon Abbott illustrates his impact not just in the ring, but in his careers as a football and track coach and a chief of police in McAlester, Oklahoma.
Gentleman Tom Abbott: Middleweight Champion of the Southwest - ark:/67531/metadc2031624
Are There Real Indians in Oklahoma? Historical Perceptions of The Five Civilized Tribes (Article)
Article describes the history of the "Five Civilized Tribes" who advocated for assimilation with whites during Oklahoma's territorial period. W. David Baird explores the identity crisis these tribes faced in the eyes of the public and explores related literature.
Are There Real Indians in Oklahoma? Historical Perceptions of The Five Civilized Tribes - ark:/67531/metadc2031623
Flames on the Frontier: Archeology at Fort Towson Commanding Officer's Quarters (Article)
Article describes the excavation of the ruins of Fort Towson conducted by the Oklahoma Historical Society in the 1970s after a fire destroyed it in 1857. Through analysis of the archaeological findings, William B. Lees constructs a picture of what the commanding officer's quarters would have looked like before the fort's destruction.
Flames on the Frontier: Archeology at Fort Towson Commanding Officer's Quarters - ark:/67531/metadc2031626
Politics & Art: The Controversial Birth of the Oklahoma Writers' Project (Article)
Article describes the details of the Oklahoma Writers' Project created by Federal One, a program created by the New Deal to provide employment to struggling artists and writers. Mary Ann Slater provides commentary on the challenges and pitfalls faced and created by the leader of the project, William Cunningham.
Politics & Art: The Controversial Birth of the Oklahoma Writers' Project - ark:/67531/metadc2031627
Will Rogers and the Saturday Evening Post: Kindred Spirits? (Article)
Article describes the relationship between George H. Lorimer, editor of The Saturday Evening Post, and cowboy humorist Will Rogers. Though Rogers often wrote for Lorimer and they shared many of the same perspectives, they did share some political differences.
Will Rogers and the Saturday Evening Post: Kindred Spirits? - ark:/67531/metadc2031625
For the Record, Spring 1990 (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 25, 1989.
For the Record, Spring 1990 - ark:/67531/metadc2031628
Notes and Documents, Spring 1990 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including two letters written in 1890 by a couple separated temporarily. Joe Swalwell, the great-grandson of the two, provides context for the distance: Charles Callarman was seeking a land claim in Oklahoma Territory after the land run while his wife Ida waited in Kansas.
Notes and Documents, Spring 1990 - ark:/67531/metadc2031629
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 68, Number 1, Spring 1990, periodical, Spring 1990; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1746796/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.