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With Folded Arms? Or with Squirrel Guns? The IWW and the Green Corn Rebellion

Description: Article discusses the uprising that became known as the Green Corn Rebellion, an organization of tenant farmers in the Working Class Union to protest draft laws. Nigel Sellars examines its lack of connection with the Industrial Workers of the World despite public anti-radicalist assumptions.
Date: Summer 1999
Creator: Sellars, Nigel Anthony
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

William P. "Bill" Atkinson: The Father of Midwest City, Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the impact of city builder W. P. Atkinson in his development Midwest City, which would eventually house the workers of the Oklahoma City Air Depot and the Douglas Aircraft Company.
Date: Autumn 1999
Creator: Lee, Susan M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

William Penn Adair: Cherokee Slaveholder and Indian Freedom Advocate

Description: Article explores the seemingly paradoxical life of William Penn Adair, a mixed-blood Cherokee who was both a slaveholder at one point and an advocate for the rights of American Indians. Paul Kelton draws connections between these two aspects of his life and investigates the meaning behind his beliefs.
Date: Spring 1999
Creator: Kelton, Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Dear Miss Debo": The Correspondence of E. E. Dale and Angie Debo

Description: Article explores the history of correspondence between Edward Everett Dale, professor and head of the Department of History at the University of Oklahoma, and Angie Debo, then teacher and doctoral student. Richard Lowitt explores the relationship between mentor and graduate student and the impact it made on Debo's career.
Date: Winter 1999
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Daughter of Dawn: An Original Silent Film with an Oklahoma Indian Cast

Description: Article explores the story and creation process of The Daughter of Dawn, one of the earliest silent motion pictures filmed in Oklahoma. Despite being produced by whites, its cast was entirely comprised of Oklahoma Indians.
Date: Autumn 1999
Creator: Kelley, Leo
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

In the Midst of Adversity: The City, the Governor, and the FERA, Part II

Description: Article describes the struggles citizens of Oklahoma faced during the Great Depression. In the second part of a two-part article, William H. Mullins explores how the Oklahoma administration attempted to provide relief to the citizens of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1999
Creator: Mullins, William H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John G. Chapin and the Struggle for Dover

Description: Article describes the journey of John C. Chapman, the earliest resident of the town of Dover, Oklahoma, to build a community there in the late nineteenth century.
Date: Spring 1999
Creator: Lillibridge, John L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Moral Reform for the "Magic City": Temperance in Guthrie, Oklahoma, 1889-1907

Description: Article traces the influence of prohibition and temperance during the territorial period of Oklahoma's history in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Although saloons and breweries represented much of the town's industry, anti-liquor groups argued for reform.
Date: Winter 1999
Creator: Dew, Jay R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Mrs. Oliver O. (Mamie) Hammonds: The "She-svengali" of Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the controversial political career of Mrs. Oliver O. "Mamie" Hammonds, the confidential secretary of Governor Henry S. Johnston, and the results of the reputation Hammonds gained after she became embroiled in Oklahoma politics.
Date: Summer 1999
Creator: Mattingly, Janel A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"For our sake do all you can": The Indian Captivity and Death of Clara and willie Blinn

Description: Article investigates the deaths of Clara Blinn and her two-year-old son Willie, during the attack by the U.S. Seventh Cavalry on Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle's village on the Washita River. Joe D. Haines, Jr. provides details about Blinn and her captivity among the Cheyennes.
Date: Summer 1999
Creator: Haines, Joe D., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Special Kind of Man: The Autobiography of Dr. Lindsey L. Long

Description: Article provides an autobiographical portrait of the life of Dr. Lindsey L. Long through exploration of his reminiscences. Ben Blackstock highlights the life and struggles of a physician in rural Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1999
Creator: Blackstock, Ben
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1999

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Norman L. Crockett, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1998.
Date: Spring 1999
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 1999

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Rella Watts Looney, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1999. It also describes the journey of the Kilgen Theater Organ being moved from WKY Radio to the Civic Center Auditorium, and eventually to the State Museum of History.
Date: Summer 1999
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L. & Harris, Rodger
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1999

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Savoie Lottinville, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1999. It also includes a document about the USS Oklahoma, the first battleship to be dedicated to a mission of peace, and its silver service pieces that were later displayed in the Oklahoma State Museum of History.
Date: Autumn 1999
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L. & Flint, Jennifer J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Winter 1999-2000

Description: 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 28, 1999.
Date: Winter 1999
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Note and Documents, Winter 1999-2000

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Parker McKenzie, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1999. It also includes a document describing the contents and providing historical context for the Dorothy K. Elder Collection at the State Museum of History.
Date: Winter 1999
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L. & Winchester, Jean A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 77, Number 3, Fall 1999

Description: For the Record section for Volume 77, Number 3, Fall 1999. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 22 and 23, 1999. It also includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the membership of the OHS that was held on April 23, 1999.
Date: Autumn 1999
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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