Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 60, Number 1, 1982
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John Stink: The Osage Who "Returned from the Grave" (Article)
Article describes the life of John Stink, one of the Osages who benefitted greatly from the discovery of oil on allotted lands, and the legend of his return from the grave. Despite John's wealth and enigmatic reputation, he did not turn to materialistic pursuits and enjoyed a simple life.
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Poor Man's Camp: Labor Movement Vicissitudes in the Tri-State District (Article)
Article portrays the history of labor movements in the Tri-State District. Through the lead and zinc fields running through Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, miners who who at first were disinterested in unionization began to organize.
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Cattle Market for the World: The Oklahoma National Stockyards (Article)
Article describes the creation and development of the Oklahoma National Stockyards, which was the largest and most modern livestock enterprise ever conducted at one time. Carol Holderby Welsh describes the complex itself as well as the impact it had on Oklahoma City and the area surrounding it.
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For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 60, Number 1, Spring 1982 (Article)
For the Record section from Volume 60, Number 1, Spring 1982. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 28, 1981. It also includes a list honoring the donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the third quarter of 1981 and list of new annual members of the OHS from April 30 to October 28 of 1981.
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Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 60, Number 1, Spring 1982 (Article)
Notes and Documents section from Volume 60, Number 1, Spring 1982. It includes a catalogue of microfilmed publications of the Archives and Manuscripts Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
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Miss Edith Johnson: Pioneer Newspaper Woman (Article)
Article describes the life of Miss Edith Johnson, pioneer reporter and staff writer for the Daily Oklahoman. Naomi Taylor Casey pays tribute to the impact of Miss Edith's daily column, and how it set precedent for future advice columnists.
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Black Slavery in Indian Territory: The Ex-Slave Narratives (Article)
Article examines the contents of ex-slave narratives from the collection assembled under the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. Monroe Billington points out that little attention was given to black slavery among the Indians of Indian Territory and focuses on related narratives.
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The Capture of the J. R. Williams (Article)
Article details the capture of the federal steamboat, J. R. Williams, and efforts by Confederate guerilla fighter Colonel Stand Watie to recapture the Arkansas River area for the South.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 60, Number 1, 1982, periodical, Spring 1982; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1752020/: accessed June 10, 2023), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.