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Through the Ether: The Birth of Radio in Central Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the birth and success of radio broadcasting in the 1920s, narrowing the focus from the wider sphere of the U.S. after World War I to the creation of WKY radio station in Oklahoma City.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Tolman, Donald K.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cattle Market for the World: The Oklahoma National Stockyards

Description: Article describes the creation and development of the Oklahoma National Stockyards, which was the largest and most modern livestock enterprise ever conducted at one time. Carol Holderby Welsh describes the complex itself as well as the impact it had on Oklahoma City and the area surrounding it.
Date: Spring 1982
Creator: Welsh, Carol Holderby
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

New Deal for Oklahoma's Children: Federal Day Care Centers, 1933-1946

Description: Article describes the history and impact of the federally regulated National Day Care System set up during World War II era. Funded by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the program was meant to provide child care for mothers who had joined the workforce and jobs to those without, but there were some setbacks in the process of its implementation.
Date: Autumn 1984
Creator: Otey, George N.
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
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Jim Thorpe Family: From Wisconsin to Indian Territory, Part I

Description: Article describes the ancestors and roots of Jim Thorpe's family. Jim Thorpe's sister, Grace F. Thorpe, examines the history of the Thorpe family in Indian Territory and their connections to the Sac, Fox and Potawatomi tribes.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Thorpe, Grace F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"We Surely Gave Them an Uplift": Taylor F. Ealy and the Mission School for Freedmen

Description: Article describes the efforts of Taylor F. Ealy and his wife Mary Ealy to begin a school for African-American residents freed by the Chickasaws at the abandoned site of Fort Arbuckle. Norman J. Bender includes documentation from the Ealy family and correspondence from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Edward P. Smith, to create a more wholistic picture of the process.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Bender, Norman J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Final Campaign: The Confederate Offensive of 1864

Description: Article details the campaign of Confederate Major General Samuel Bell Maxey against the federal army at Forts Smith and Gibson in Indian Territory. Tom Franzmann attests that the campaign is often overlooked in Oklahoma history and requires a more thorough exposure to determine its effectiveness.
Date: Autumn 1985
Creator: Franzmann, Tom L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Osage Oxonian: The Heritage of John Joseph Mathews

Description: Article describes the heritage, life, and career of John Joseph Matthews. Terry P. Wilson begins by providing historical context about the Osage Tribe, then narrows focus to Matthews and his own mixed heritage, education, and literary works.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Wilson, Terry Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"To Preserve and Perpetuate the History of Oklahoma"

Description: Article provides historical context and a series of process photos for the construction of the Oklahoma Historical Society building, remembering its landmark dedication ceremony fifty years earlier in a historical homage.
Date: Autumn 1980
Creator: Jordan, H. Glenn & Blackburn, Bob L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Progressive from Oklahoma: Senator Robert Latham Owen, Jr.

Description: Article describes the life and political career of Robert L. Owen, the first Senator of Oklahoma. Owen was a part-Cherokee attorney, businessman, and educator. Kenny L. Brown documents impact of the man's progressive views and the actions he took on the United States Senate.
Date: Autumn 1984
Creator: Brown, Kenny L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Back the Attack": The Sale of War Bonds in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the success of the war bond campaign in Oklahoma during World War II, an effort spearheaded by state director Sidney C. Bray whose promotional efforts included enlisting the help of businessmen, media, and volunteers.
Date: Autumn 1983
Creator: Welsh, Carol Holderby
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Black Press in Oklahoma: The Formative Years, 1889-1907

Description: Article describes the history of black newspapers in Oklahoma, beginning with their roots in Oklahoma and Indian Territories in the late nineteenth century. Nudie Williams explores how the press was used to promote black communities as well as call for activism related to civil rights and fair treatment.
Date: Autumn 1983
Creator: Williams, Nudie E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Electricity for a Region: The Southwest Power Administration

Description: Article describes the impact of the Southwest Power Administration's efforts to provide electric power to the citizens of Southwestern states. Jeanette Ford explores three main projects the organization began as well as its presence in Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1982
Creator: Ford, Jeanette W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Poor Man's Camp: Labor Movement Vicissitudes in the Tri-State District

Description: Article portrays the history of labor movements in the Tri-State District. Through the lead and zinc fields running through Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, miners who who at first were disinterested in unionization began to organize.
Date: Spring 1982
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Historic Sites in the Cherokee Strip

Description: Article explores the historic sites located on the Cherokee Strip as well as their origins. C. E. Metcalf describes the key landmarks on the lucrative land run, as well as they key figures who tried to settle or acquire it.
Date: Winter 1981
Creator: Metcalf, C. Earle
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cherokee Allotments in the Outlet

Description: Article describes the history of Cherokee settlement in the Cherokee Outlet, the subsequent selling of those lands, and the process of land allotment that occurred afterwards.
Date: Winter 1981
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Territory and the National Archives: A Historian's Paradise

Description: Article provides an auto-biographical exploration of the research conducted by Berlin Basil Chapman, an Oklahoma historian and an Assistant Professor of History at Oklahoma A&M. Chapman's works include articles, theses, and a bibliography centered around resources related to Oklahoma Territory in the National Archives.
Date: Winter 1982
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Black Slavery in Indian Territory: The Ex-Slave Narratives

Description: Article examines the contents of ex-slave narratives from the collection assembled under the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. Monroe Billington points out that little attention was given to black slavery among the Indians of Indian Territory and focuses on related narratives.
Date: Spring 1982
Creator: Billington, Monroe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cherokee Planters, Black Slaves, and African Colonization

Description: Article describes the history of the American Colonization movement, repatriation of African Americans to Africa, and the history of plantation slavery in the Cherokee Nation. Theda Perdue explores the reasons behind the mass emigration and the struggles both enslaved and freed African Americans faced.
Date: Autumn 1960
Creator: Perdue, Theda
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.
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
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

This I Remember From My Early Life: A Kiowa County Pioneer

Description: Article provides an autobiographical narrative account of the life of a Kiowa pioneer family as they participated in a drawing for land in Oklahoma, traveled to the land, and began farming there. Anna Thurston provides personal stories that paint a detailed picture of the experience.
Date: Autumn 1980
Creator: Thurston, Anna
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.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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