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A Meeting of Conquerors: Art Goebel and Charles Lindbergh in Tulsa, 1927

Description: Article recounts the meeting of Art Gobel and Charles A. Lindbergh in Tulsa in September 1927. Both aviators, Goebel was known as "The Conqueror of the Pacific," while Lindbergh was "The Conqueror of the Atlantic." Their meeting and behavior toward Oklahomans revealed much about each man's character and personality and about the American practice of hero making.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Hedglen, Thomas
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Education for Successful Living: University School at the University of Oklahoma, 1917-1973

Description: Article discusses the University School at the University of Oklahoma as a model of progressive education. Ellsworth Collings founded University School in 1917, a junior high and later high school. For fifty-six years it was to be a nexus of experimentation, observation, and practice exemplifying the ideals of Progressive education.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Mackie, Steven Wade
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Little Buzz Buggies": Midget Auto Racing in Oklahoma City, 1946-1964

Description: Article details the phenomenon of midget auto racing in Oklahoma, which gained popularity after World War II. Midget auto racing, held in Oklahoma City's Taft Stadium drew huge crowds and gave several race-car drivers the experiences that took them onward to the Indianapolis 500 and other major races.
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Kurth, Galen
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sooner State Civil Liberties in Perilous Times, 1940-41, Part 2: Oklahoma's Little Dies Committee

Description: The second part of this two-part article examines the government reaction in 1941 that led to the Oklahoma Senate Committee on Elections and Privileges' mandated investigation of alleged Communist activity in Oklahoma colleges and universities.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Wiegand, Wayne A. & Wiegand, Shirley A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 2007

Description: Notes and Documents column including an article honoring the individuals who were inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2007. The Oklahoma Historical Society selects recipients based on their contributions to the preservation, collection, interpretation, and dissemination of Oklahoma history. The honorees in 2007 were W. David Baird and Guy W. Logsdon.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Wilson, Linda D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Spring 2007

Description: For the Record section including the minutes from the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was called to order by the president, Leonard Logan, at 1:30pm., on Wednesday October 25, 2006.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 2007

Description: Notes and Documents column including the "Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame: Pendleton Woods and Martin A. Hagerstrand" which honors Pendleton Woods and Martin A. Hagerstrand's inductions into the Oklahoma Historian Hall of Fame in April 2007. It also includes Dianna Everett's "1950s Oklahoma in the Hillerman Photographs" which details the Barney Hillerman Collection of photographs that is held by the Oklahoma Historical Society and includes a selection of the digitized photographs that capture … more
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Wilson, Linda D. & Everett, Dianna
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Summer 2007

Description: For the Record section including the minutes from the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was called to order by the president, Leonard Logan, at 1:30pm on Wednesday, January 24, 2007.
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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