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Perceptions of a Union: Labor Relations at OU Press

Description: Article describes the establishment of the University of Oklahoma Press, their unionization efforts, and bargaining with university administrators for benefits. Cynthia J. Wolff provides historical context for the attitudes towards unions during the mid-twentieth century.
Date: Autumn 1990
Creator: Wolff, Cynthia J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Struggle in the Choctaw Nation: The Coal Miners Strike of 1894

Description: Article discusses the coal miner's strike of 1894 in the Choctaw Nation and the ramifications of the movement. Don F. Badinelli explores the factors that motivated the strike, how the workers organized, and the results of their struggle.
Date: Autumn 1994
Creator: Badinelli, Don F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Standing Out for Their Rights": Industrial Strikes in Oklahoma in the 1930s

Description: Article discusses some of the labor movements and strikes that occurred in 1930s Oklahoma as organized labor filtered through Oklahoma's major industries. James Paul Bailey discusses the impact of organized labor on the economy and worker's rights.
Date: Autumn 1998
Creator: Bailey, James Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Occupying the Middle Ground: African Creeks in the First Indian Home Guard, 1862-1865

Description: Article explores the participation of the first African Americans to join the federal army in the Civil War, the First Indian Home Guard. This regiment was a tri-racial unit in which free blacks and former slaves served many roles, including the role of translator for Creek and Seminole soldiers.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Zellar, Gary
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Socialists in the House: The Oklahoma Experience, Part I

Description: Article illustrates the impact of the election of five Socialist politicians to the Oklahoma 5th Legislature in 1914 and what it meant for politics in Oklahoma. Von Russell Creel examines the roots of the socialist movement in a snapshot of its political manifestation.
Date: Summer 1992
Creator: Creel, Von Russell
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Socialists in the House: The Oklahoma Experience, Part II

Description: Article illustrates the impact of the election of five Socialist politicians to the Oklahoma 5th Legislature in 1914 and what it meant for politics in Oklahoma. In the second part of a two part article, Von Russell Creel discusses the Socialists' reelection campaigns and activities after leaving the legislature.
Date: Autumn 1992
Creator: Creel, Von Russell
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma and the Medal of Honor

Description: Article provides a detailed history of the nineteen Medal of Honor recipients from Oklahoma, including their accomplishments in combat. John C. Powell also provides historical context about the award itself.
Date: Autumn 1996
Creator: Powell, John C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma City's First Mass Transit System: Who Brought the Streetcars for People to Ride?

Description: Article describes the history and development of the electric railway system in Oklahoma City, including the involvement of major companies in the streetcar franchise. Kim K. Bender describes some of the successes as well as failures the system experienced as Oklahoma City continued to expand.
Date: Summer 1994
Creator: Bender, Kim K.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's Art in the 1930s: A Remembrance

Description: Article explores the art scene in Oklahoma in the 1930s, focusing on the contributions of key artists and institutions, as well as the impact made by the Works Progress Administration programs of the Great Depression.
Date: Summer 1992
Creator: Good, Leonard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's Exiles: William H. Murray and Friends in the Bolivian Chaco, 1924-1929

Description: Article explores the journey and the difficulties faced by an expedition of Oklahomans hoping to start a colony in Bolivia in the wake of the second industrial revolution. Aaron Bachhofer II examines the motivations of the expedition's leader, William H. Murray, who would later become governor of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1996
Creator: Bachhofer, Aaron, II
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Organizing Wide-Awake Farmers: John A. Simpson and the Farmers' Union

Description: Article explores the career and contributions of John Andrew Simpson, a politician who revitalized the Oklahoma Farmer's Union when he became president on the verge of its collapse in 1916.
Date: Winter 1996
Creator: Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David
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

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

Oklahoma's First Comprehensive University: Langston University, The Early Years

Description: Article discusses the history of Oklahoma's first comprehensive university, Langston University. Originally known as the Colored Agricultural and Normal University at Langston, the university flourished and provided an education to black citizens of Oklahoma amidst early obstacles of segregation and poor funding.
Date: Spring 1996
Creator: Brown, Willis L. & McNeal-Brown, Janie M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

On Our Way to the Promised Land: Black Migration from Arkansas to Oklahoma, 1889-1893

Description: Article examines the motivations behind the migration of black Americans from Arkansas to Oklahoma in the late nineteenth century, observing the political situation of the time and the results of the move. Lori Bogle also provides specific information about one homesteader, James A. Rouce, who settled near Hitchcock.
Date: Summer 1994
Creator: Bogle, Lori
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet

Description: Article provides an introduction to the theme of the issue, the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in its centennial. Mary Ann Blochowiak explains both the conflict as well as beneficial relationships that grew out of land claims during this era.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Blochowiak, Mary Ann
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Lasting New Deal Legacy: The Civilian Conservation Corps, the National Park Service, and the Development of the Oklahoma State Park System

Description: Article discusses the establishment of the state park system of Oklahoma along with its roots in New Deal policies. Suzanne H. Schrems explores how the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps provided employment opportunities to jobless young men in the 1930s and revitalized Oklahoma's land.
Date: Winter 1994
Creator: Schrems, Suzanne H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Learning from Oklahoma: Who We Are and Where We Are

Description: Article traverses the history of architecture in Oklahoma through a series of photographs and insights from Fred Wiemer, who provides a thoughtful study of Oklahoma's growth and future.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Wiemer, Fred
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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