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For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 59, Number 1, Spring 1981

Description: For the Record section for Volume 59, Number 1, Spring 1981. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS that was held on October 23, 1980. It also includes a list honoring the donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the third quarter of 1980 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS from July 25 to October 23 of 1980.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Joseph Carden's "Most Perfect" Church

Description: Article depicts the design and construction of St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Ardmore, Oklahoma in the late nineteenth century. Sally M. Gray focuses on the vision Reverend Joseph Carden had for this church and the plans that led to its construction.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Gray, Sally M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Creating an Atmosphere of Suppression, 1914-1917

Description: Article describes the atmosphere of suppression of civil liberties that occurred during World War I in the United States, during which political figures targeted those they believed would cause unpatriotic dissent. Two groups that were often targeted were those that were "German sympathizers" or "hyphenated Americans."
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Fowler, James H., II
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Log of a Frontier Marshal

Description: Article explores the life of a frontier marshal in Oklahoma Territory through the inclusion of a log by U.S. Deputy Marshal Wiley G. Haines. Joe D. Haines, Jr. compares the actual daily life of a frontier marshal with the romantic accounts of the west that have been popularized by film and literature.
Date: Autumn 1981
Creator: Haines, Joe D., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 59, Number 4, Winter 1981-82

Description: For the Record section for Volume 59, Number 4, Winter 1981-82. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 29, 1981. It also includes a list honoring the donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the second quarter of 1981 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS from April 30 to July 29 of 1981.
Date: Winter 1981
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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The Right to be Served: Oklahoma City's Lunch Counter Sit-Ins, 1958-1964

Description: Article describes the history of the campaign for equal treatment of African-Americans in Oklahoma City, beginning with the lunch counter sit-ins organized by the NAACP's Youth Council. Carl R. Graves catalogs the efforts of the NAACP and other organizations to end opposition to the desegregation laws passed years earlier.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Graves, Carl R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Stand Watie and the Killing of James Foreman

Description: Article illustrates the events of May 14, 1942, when Stand Watie killed James Foreman after accusing him of killing his uncle. Richard Zellner explores how this act of violence was just a step in the growing friction between white frontier settlers and the Cherokee Indians who had been relocated there, friction that would eventually lead to large-scale conflict.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Zellner, Richard
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Black Men Who Wore the "Star"

Description: Article explores the accomplishments of black men who became deputy marshals to enforce the law on the frontier of Indian Territory. Nudie E. Williams focuses on the lives and motivations of three men in particular: Bass Reeves, Zeke Miller, and Grant Johnson.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Williams, Nudie E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Joseph Danne: Oklahoma Plant Geneticist and His Triumph Wheat

Description: Article details the major contribution Joseph Danne, Oklahoma plant geneticist, made when he developed a new variety of wheat that was sturdier and would produce more yield in the 1940s. Edmund A. Peters provides historical background in the field of plant genetics, and walks readers through the process that led to the creation of Triumph wheat.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Peters, Edmund A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Colonel John Thompson Drew: Cherokee Cavalier

Description: Article describes the life and military career of Colonel John Thompson Drew. A key figure in the Cherokee Nation, Drew was as a wealthy merchant and judge who had to overcome many difficulties after the conclusion of the Civil War.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: McFadden, Marguerite
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Note and Documents, Spring 1981

Description: Notes and Documents column including a personal narrative written by Nettie DeMoss about her experiences growing up in Indian Territory. Norman Crowe, editor of the document, provides an introduction to the piece.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: DeMoss, Nettie & Crowe, Norman
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Jim Thorpe Family: Part II

Description: Article continues to explore the historical background of the Jim Thorpe Family after the article's first part in Volume 59, Number 1, Spring 1981. Along with further description of the Sac and Fox and Potawatomi settlement in Indian Territory, Grace Thorpe highlights the lives of individuals in the Thorpe family including Jim Thorpe himself.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Thorpe, Grace F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Note and Documents, Winter 1981-82

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document listing the awards and prizes given to the best articles published by the journals of Southwest historical societies, including the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Texas State Historical Association, and the Kansas State Historical Society.
Date: Winter 1981
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Woman with a Hatchet": Carry Nation Comes to Oklahoma Territory

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life of Carry Nation, a prohibition activist whose dedicated and destructive campaign garnered mixed reactions. Mary Ann Blochowiak provides a fascinating study on the life of the saloon-smashing spiritualist, whose experiences and beliefs contributed to the way she lived her life.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Blochowiak, Mary Ann
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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