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H. L. Mencken and the "Oklahoma Style" of Literature

Description: Article delineates the fascination H. L. Mencken, influential social critic, journalist, and editor, had with Oklahoma-centered literature and poetry. Lawrence R. Rodgers discusses the works of several writers the critic openly supported. Many of these writers had an affiliation with the University of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 2000
Creator: Rodgers, Lawrence R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Inside the School Yard Gate: "Alfalfa Bill" Murray and Education in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the life and political career of William "Alfalfa Bill" Murray and his efforts to promote free access to education and textbooks in the Oklahoma public school system. Karen McKellips illuminates the contrast between his progressive political and economic views on reform and his support of racial segregation.
Date: Winter 2000
Creator: McKellips, Karen
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 2000-01

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Mildred Imach Cleghorn, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2000. It describes her upbringing, education, community involvement, and the cultural heritage project she began.
Date: Winter 2000
Creator: Blochowiak, Mary Ann
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Place of Coming Together: The Historic Jacobson House

Description: Article documents the life of Oscar Jacobson, an artist and world art historian who ran the School of Art at the University of Oklahoma. He was the first art authority to recognize Native American painting as fine art and introduced it to the international market. The article also details the efforts of the Jacobson House Committee in the 1980s to restore and preserve the house as a Native American Arts Center.
Date: Winter 2000
Creator: Whitney, Carol
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Tams Bixby: Doing Government Business in the Gilded Age

Description: Article takes a close look at the troubled tenure of Tams Bixby, who had the job of distributing millions of dollars of tribal property as part of the Dawes Commission. The task of enrolling and allotting land to members of the Five Civilized Tribes was a process marked by controversy and charges of corruption.
Date: Winter 2000
Creator: Carter, Kent
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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