Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68

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Article discusses the atmosphere of anxiety as the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated in the 1960s that bred a need for preparedness in local communities and college campuses across western Oklahoma.

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22 p. : ill.

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Brewer, Landry Summer 2019.

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  • Main Title: Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68
  • Serial Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma

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Article discusses the atmosphere of anxiety as the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated in the 1960s that bred a need for preparedness in local communities and college campuses across western Oklahoma.

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22 p. : ill.

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Abstract: As the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated in the 1960s, Americans responded to the threat of nuclear attack with the creation of community fallout shelters. Landry Brewer discusses this atmosphere of anxiety that bred a need for preparedness in local communities and college campuses across western Oklahoma.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 97(2), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2019, pp. 192-213

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 97
  • Issue: 2
  • Page Start: 192
  • Page End: 213

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Brewer, Landry. Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68, article, Summer 2019; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2017466/: accessed June 25, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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