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Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 1, Spring 1994

Description: Notes and Documents section from Volume 71, Number 2, Spring 1994. It includes a document honoring Berlin B. Chapman, a professor and historian who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1994. It also includes a document about the Pitchlynn family of the Choctaw tribe, and examines the accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson Pitchlynn through excerpts of correspondence.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L. & Curry, Bobby R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Deadly Games: The Struggle for a Quarter-section of Land

Description: Article discusses the series of disputes that occurred in the late nineteenth century over ownership of one quarter-section of land in what is now Oklahoma City. Carol H. Welsh highlights the court cases and more dangerous events surrounding these disputes and the results of the struggle at the original land office townsite.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Welsh, Carol H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Black Brush of Hatred: The KKK on Trial in Altus

Description: Article describes the growth of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s in response to the changes in society after World War I. Leo Kelley focuses on the violence in Altus, Oklahoma, and how citizens deemed "immoral" or who refused to cooperate with the organization were "painted black with the brush of hatred".
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Kelley, Leo
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Printing Ink and Flyingwires: Oklahoma Journalism and the Promotion of Aviation

Description: Article describes the promotional activities of Oklahoma journalists in the early twentieth century in support of the fledgling aviation industry. Keith Tolman explores early attitudes towards aviation and the impact the journalists made when they took to the skies with their papers.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Tolman, Keith
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Jazz: Deep Second to 52nd Street

Description: Article examines statistical sources to trace the history of jazz music in Oklahoma and the careers of jazz artists born in Oklahoma, as well as the jazz bands and outlets that flourished there. George O. Carney also explores the expansion of these artists and bands into the wider sphere of the nation and the world.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Carney, George O.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993-94

Description: Notes and Documents section from Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993-94. It includes a document honoring Muriel H. Wright, a historian who wrote and edited numerous articles for The Chronicles of Oklahoma and who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1993.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993-94

Description: For the Record section from Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993-94. It includes the minutes of the special board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on June 9, 1993, as well as the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the OHS that was held on July 28, 1993.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Oklahoma Rural News: Roots of an Electric Cooperative Newspaper

Description: Article describes the plight of Oklahoma farmers when high electricity costs sparked a nationwide movement towards affordable rural electricity in the 1930s and 40s. Stephen F. Lalli focuses on the history and impact of the Oklahoma Rural News in its political advocacy of affordable electricity.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Lalli, Stephen F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Carl Albert Collection: Resources Relating to Indian Policy, 1963-1968

Description: Article discusses the career of Oklahoma's Third District congressmen Carl Albert and the contents of the Carl Albert collection related to federal American Indian policy. W. Dale Mason explores how Albert helped to improve relations between the federal government and the tribes of Oklahoma during the 1960s and includes an appendix of the names of political figures involved.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Mason, W. Dale
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Miss Mallory's Children: The Oklahoma Orphanage and the Founding of Bethany

Description: Article depicts the life and career of holiness worker Mattie Mallory, who left her mark on Oklahoma history as the founder of the city of Bethany and the Oklahoma Orphanage, which later became part of the Children's Center. Charles Edwin Jones explores her dedication to her faith and motivations for her accomplishments.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Jones, Charles Edwin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Jurisdictional Imbroglio: The Case of E. C. Boudinot's Hotel

Description: Article explores the legal ramifications of the case of mixed-blood Cherokee businessman E.C. Boudinot's hotel. Thomas Burnell Colbert returns to the colorful career of Elias Cornelius Boudinot to discuss the impact of him calling for the involvement of the federal government in Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Colbert, Thomas Burnell
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sorey Hill and Sorey: Architects with a Civic Conscience

Description: Article describes the history of Sorey Hill and Sorey design firm and their impact on the architectural landscape of Oklahoma City, Stillwater, and Norman throughout the years. Tom Sorey, Jr. draws on his professional and personal associations with the firm to delve deeper into their contributions and the styles that influenced their work.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Sorey, Tom, Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1993

Description: For the Record section from Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1993. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 16, 1993.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Friendly Persuasions: Gifts and Reciprocity in Comanche-Euroamerican Relations

Description: Article describes the tradition of gift-giving and reciprocity among the Comanches and the reflection of its impact in Euroamercan-Comanche relations. David L. LaVere describes successful alliances formed through attention to this tradition, as well as perceived violations.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: LaVere, David L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lights, Camera, Action! Newsreel Cameramen of Oklahoma 1910-1940

Description: Article explores the lives and works of Oklahoma newsreel cameramen throughout the years, dwelling especially on the career of Arthur B. Ramsey, the journalist who filmed historical events and conducted interviews with some of the first sound equipment in the state.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: Moore, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The First Lady of Education: Oklahoman Kate Galt Zaneis

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to Kate Galt Zaneis, the first woman in the country as well as the state of Oklahoma to become president of a state institution of higher learning. James C. Milligan and L. David Norris describe her career as well as the many changes she instituted at Southeastern State Teachers College in Durant during the 1930s.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

All that Glitters, Assaying S. H. Logan's "Trip to the Gold Fields"

Description: Article provides a thorough examination of S.H. Logan's "Trip to the Gold Fields," an account allegedly compiled from the writings of an emigrant who had joined Captain Randolph B. Marcy on a gold-seeking expedition to California, which was published in the Arkansas Gazette in 1941. Since it has been cited as a primary source, Stephen H. Dew exposes certain areas of the account that may be fabricated in comparison to more factual and evidentiary sources.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: Dew, Stephen H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993

Description: Notes and Documents section from Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993. It includes a document introducing a new award in the wake of the Oklahoma Historical Society's centennial: The Oklahoma Historian's Hall of Fame. The first inductee, historian Joseph B. Thoburn, is honored here.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993

Description: For the Record section from Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 27, 1993.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Economic Beginnings: Making a Living in the Cherokee Outlet

Description: Article illustrates the economic history of development in the Cherokee Outlet after the land run of 1893. Norbert R. Mahnken explores the beginnings of subsistence farming in Oklahoma, the construction of banks and other financial institutions, and the development of railroads that furthered industry and ease of access in the area.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Mahnken, Norbert R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Building a Life: Culture, Society, and Leisure in the Cherokee Outlet

Description: Article discusses not only the turmoil of the 1893 land run, but the struggle homesteaders faced to build a new life. Kenny L. Brown provides commentary about the evolution of attitudes in the Cherokee Outlet and the establishment of towns there, as well as the eventual creation of leisure activities and celebrations.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Brown, Kenny L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Order and Disorder: The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet

Description: Article addresses the lawlessness and disorder that occurred during the land run of 1893 with the opening of the Cherokee Outlet, and the measures officials took to try to control the chaos.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Turner, Alvin O.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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