Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 4, Winter 1994
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A Lasting New Deal Legacy: The Civilian Conservation Corps, the National Park Service, and the Development of the Oklahoma State Park System (Article)
Article discusses the establishment of the state park system of Oklahoma along with its roots in New Deal policies. Suzanne H. Schrems explores how the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps provided employment opportunities to jobless young men in the 1930s and revitalized Oklahoma's land.
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Article describes the life of Woody Guthrie and its influence on the music he created during the Dust Bowl Era. Brad Lookingbill examines religious and political influences in his songs as he began to promote socialist beliefs in the face of the struggles faced by the citizens of Oklahoma in the 1930s.
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Hanging Judge Parker and the Gunfight at Alexander's Store: Opportunities for Research in the Records of the U.S. Court at Fort Smith (Article)
Article explores materials related to the career of territorial judge Isaac Parker, a man who dealt with cases in Indian Territory in the late nineteenth century. Kent Carter provides details about the contents of the "official records" located at the Fort Worth branch of the National Archives, as well as the index and database created to organize them.
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There Are So Many Things Needed: Establishing the Rainy Mountain Boarding School, 1891-1900 (Article)
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Camille Nixdorf Phelan: Oklahoma Quiltmaker (Article)
Article describes the life of Camille Nixdorf Phelan, an Oklahoma quiltmaker who created beautifully detailed quilts portraying aspects of Oklahoma's history. Dorothy Cozart chronicles the process of this creation in honor of the donation of one of these quilts in 1943.
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For the Record, Winter 1994-95 (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 July 27, 1994.
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Notes and Documents, Winter 1994-95 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Angie Debo, a historian who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 4, Winter 1994, periodical, Winter 1994; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1827538/: accessed June 10, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.