Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 84, Number 1, Spring 2006
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Heaven to Hell: Samuel Robert Cassius and Black Life in Oklahoma, 1891-1923 (Article)
Article describes the experience of preacher and teacher, Samuel Robert Cassius, in Oklahoma. He came to Oklahoma Territory, believing it to be a haven of freedom and opportunity for African-Americans, but ultimately left in 1923 due to religious hostility and racial discrimination.
Heaven to Hell: Samuel Robert Cassius and Black Life in Oklahoma, 1891-1923 - ark:/67531/metadc2016956
Looking for Adventure: Ponca Warriors of the Forty-fifth Infantry Division in the Korean War (Article)
Article describes the military service of the Ponca men who served in the 279th Infantry Regiment of the Forty-fifth Infantry Division in the Korean War.
Looking for Adventure: Ponca Warriors of the Forty-fifth Infantry Division in the Korean War - ark:/67531/metadc2016955
"Any Woman That Could Ride a Horse Could Fly": Dorothy K. Pressler Morgan, 1930s Oklahoma Aviatrix (Article)
Article describes the role of Dorothy Pressler Morgan in aviation history. In 1930 Dorothy Pressler Morgan became the second female pilot licensed in Oklahoma by the U.S. Department of Commerce. She was also known as Oklahoma City's best stunt pilot, an altitude-record setter, and the nation's first female airport manager.
"Any Woman That Could Ride a Horse Could Fly": Dorothy K. Pressler Morgan, 1930s Oklahoma Aviatrix - ark:/67531/metadc2016953
Building the Grady County Courthouse: The Public Works Administration Amidst Local Politics (Article)
Article details the process of building the Grady County Courthouse. Designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Layton, Hicks and Forsyth and completed in 1935 using funding provided by the Public Works Administration, the Grady County Courthouse stands as a classic example of 1930s Art Deco architecture.
Building the Grady County Courthouse: The Public Works Administration Amidst Local Politics - ark:/67531/metadc2016952
Capital Versus Labor in Tulsa: The Mid-Continent Refinery Strike of 1938-40 (Article)
Article details the Mid-Continent Refinery Strike of 1938-40. On December 22, 1938, members of the Oil Worker's International Union, representing labor in the petroleum industry at Tulsa's Mid-Continent Refinery, shut down the plant and walked off the job. The bitter, protracted, and occasionally violent fight involved two years of investigations and negotiations.
Capital Versus Labor in Tulsa: The Mid-Continent Refinery Strike of 1938-40 - ark:/67531/metadc2016954
For the Record, Spring 2006 (Article)
For the Record section including the Minutes of the Quarterly Board Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 26, 2005.
For the Record, Spring 2006 - ark:/67531/metadc2016957
Notes and Documents, Spring 2006 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a short document describing the history and contents of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce Collection that was donated to the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1994. It also includes a short description of the Henry and Cunningham Mercantile Company Collection manuscripts located in the Research Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Notes and Documents, Spring 2006 - ark:/67531/metadc2016958
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 84, Number 1, Spring 2006, periodical, Spring 2006; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1872506/: accessed May 31, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.