Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 58, Number 1, Spring 1980
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Comanche Killer or Commentator? Captain Marcy the Ethnographer (Article)
Article examines the life and military career of Captain Randolph B. Marcy of the Fifth Infantry, who served as both a soldier and ethnographer in his observance of the Comanche people. Cliff Trafzer explores insights about the Comanches from the man himself, as well as societal attitudes surrounding Native American tribes and Anglo-American settlers in the 1850s.
Comanche Killer or Commentator? Captain Marcy the Ethnographer - ark:/67531/metadc2031357
Three Ring Circus: The Zack Miller-Tom Mix Lawsuits, 1929-1934 (Article)
Article describes the proceedings of a lawsuit filed by Zack Miller, one of the three brothers who ran the 101 Ranch Real Wild West Show, against Tom Mix, a cowboy actor who Miller had announced would perform in their show. Despite the contract talks they had been having, Mix had signed with Sells-Floto Circus instead.
Three Ring Circus: The Zack Miller-Tom Mix Lawsuits, 1929-1934 - ark:/67531/metadc2031354
The Editor and the Magic City: Frank H. Greer and the Beginnings of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory (Article)
Article provides a biographical study of the life of Frank H. Greer, a young newspaper editor who greatly contributed to the growth of Guthrie, Oklahoma, which became the temporary capital of Oklahoma Territory.
The Editor and the Magic City: Frank H. Greer and the Beginnings of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory - ark:/67531/metadc2031356
The Construction Strategies of Railroads in the Oklahoma Panhandle (Article)
Article describes the growth and planning related to the construction of railroads in the Oklahoma Panhandle and surrounding states in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, also touching on the collaboration that had to occur between various railroad companies.
The Construction Strategies of Railroads in the Oklahoma Panhandle - ark:/67531/metadc2031359
Three Sands: Experiences in an Early Oil Field (Article)
Article describes the oil industry boom of the 1920s in the small town of Three Sands, including the layout of Three Sands Oil Field and the surrounding town. B. F. Conaghan provides first-hand insights based off of his own experience working in the oil industry at this time.
Three Sands: Experiences in an Early Oil Field - ark:/67531/metadc2031358
William C. Canterbury and the First Year of the OEA (Article)
Article describes the life and educational impact of William Curtis Canterbury, the first executive secretary of the Oklahoma Education Association. During his year in the new role, his significant accomplishments involved increasing membership in the OEA, publishing ten issues of the The Oklahoma Teacher, and organizing a record-breaking convention.
William C. Canterbury and the First Year of the OEA - ark:/67531/metadc2031355
The Bacone School of Art (Article)
Article explores the history of Bacone College's School of Art, focusing on the students and instructors who fostered an environment of both ingenuity and tradition in the field of Indian art. This article includes images of illustrations created by the graduates of the school.
The Bacone School of Art - ark:/67531/metadc2031360
For the Record, Spring 1980 (Article)
For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, a list acknowledging the donors of gifts to the OHS, and lists of new annual members and new life members.
For the Record, Spring 1980 - ark:/67531/metadc2031361
Notes and Documents, Spring 1980 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a letter from 1905 edited by H. Roger Grant describing the state of Oklahoma and Indian Territory in the early 1900s, and a list of policies noting the reorganization of the Oklahoma Historical Society library by Vicki Sullivan.
Notes and Documents, Spring 1980 - ark:/67531/metadc2031362
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 58, Number 1, Spring 1980, periodical, Spring 1980; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1752289/: accessed June 3, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.