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"Stand Fast": The Story of Surry Eaton "White Sut" Beck

Description: Article written by Pamela White, the great-granddaughter of White Sut Beck, examines Beck's life and place in history. White Sut Beck's place in history has been defined by what came to be known as the Going Snake Massacre, a shoot-out during the 1872 trial of Zeke Proctor for the murder of Beck's sister. In truth, White Sut lived a full life of adventure and service to his family, community, and the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Autumn 2004
Creator: White, Pamela
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Your Enemies May Attract Unwanted Friends": Gerald L. K. Smith, Patrick Hurley, and the 1948 New Mexico Senate Race

Description: Article explores Gerald L. K. Smith's intrusion into the 1948 United States Senate race in New Mexico, in which native Oklahoman Patrick J. Hurley was the Republican candidate. In the mid-twentieth century, Gerald L. K. Smith became well-known for the viciousness of his views, his bigotry, and his extremism.
Date: Autumn 2004
Creator: Buhite, Russell D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dr. Anna Lewis: Historian at the Oklahoma College for Women

Description: Article presents a biographical sketch of Dr. Anna Lewis, who enjoyed a long and stellar career at Oklahoma College for Women but whose accomplishments have often been overlooked. This article gives an account of Lewis' life as she struggled to obtain the terminal degree in history, build a sound academic program at the college, and teach and write about Oklahoma history.
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: Reese, Linda Williams
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Black, White, and Read: The Muskogee Daily Phoenix's Coverage of the Sequoyah Statehood Convention of 1905

Description: Article provides a portrayal of the Sequoyah Statehood Convention, a gathering of the leaders of the "Five Civilized Tribes" in Oklahoma to propose the creation of a state separate from Oklahoma Territory, Sequoyah. Richard Mize's account relies on the newspaper coverage by the Muskogee Daily Phoenix, and highlights the voice and opinions of the paper's editor, Clarence B. Douglas.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Mize, Richard
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Jack C. Montgomery: A Little Big Man

Description: Article documents the life of Jack Montgomery and recalls his service with the Forty-fifth Infantry Division in World War II, where he received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the war.
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: Bean, Christopher B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Sexual Color Line in Red and Black: Antimiscegenation and the Sooner State

Description: Article provides an overview of antimiscegenation laws dating from the time of slavery into the statehood period in Oklahoma and examines eleven cases that reached the highest state or federal courts, most of them civil cases involving African Americans and Native Americans.
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: Robinson, Charles F., II
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Where Angels Belong: The Oklahoma Antisuffrage Movement

Description: Article covers the history of the antisuffrage movement in Oklahoma and describes key figures and organizations against women's suffrage from the founding of the Oklahoma state constitution to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the right to vote on a national level.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Fugate, Tally D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"This is Not United States Currency": Oklahoma's Emergency Scrip Issues during the Banking Crisis of 1933

Description: Article describes the process and results of creating local currency to meet the demands of the Oklahoma community during the banking crisis of 1933. Loren Gatch provides details about the issuance of the emergency scrip, including the response of public officials and struggling citizens.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Gatch, Loren C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The National Register of Historic Places and St. Paul Baptist Church and Cemetery: The 1,000th Listing in Oklahoma

Description: Article explains the process of listing properties on the National Register of Historic Places, then describes the history of the St. Paul Baptist Church and Cemetery in Lincoln County—the 1,000th Oklahoma property on the National Register of Historical Places.
Date: Autumn 2004
Creator: Savage, Cynthia
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"No Home on the Range": The Miller Family's Great Swindle of Indian Lands

Description: Article describes the unfair methods the Miller Family, owners of the 101 Ranch, employed to acquire land in the Cherokee Outlet from the Western Cherokee Indians who had received it from the United States government in 1928. Jo L. Wetherilt Behrens recounts the details of the various schemes and ruses the Millers employed to take advantage of their neighboring tribes.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Behrens, Jo Lea Wetherilt
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Moses or Aaron?: William Jennings Bryan and Oklahoma Politics

Description: Article explores the political influence William Jennings Bryan had on the creation of Oklahoma's state constitution, and questions whether Bryan took the leading role of the biblical Moses in influencing decisions surrounding it, or the translator's role of Aaron to give the Oklahoma legislature's own agenda substance.
Date: Spring 2004
Creator: Adkison, Danny M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Tale of Sergeant Webber: Nativism in Northern Oklahoma in 1923

Description: Article discusses the history of the Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma in the 1920s, when popularized nativism and public spectacle led to an increased "joining" period by members of the community. Jim Showalter examines the activity of the elusive Sergeant William Webber, a speaker who ascribed to Klan ideals and enforced them in the minds of the public.
Date: Spring 2004
Creator: Showalter, Jim
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Spring 2004

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 22, 2003.
Date: Spring 2004
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 2004

Description: Notes and Documents column including a biographical document honoring Jack D. Haley, who was inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2004. It also includes a document about Oklahoma territorial secretary Robert Martin and the tribute that remains in his two grave markers.
Date: Spring 2004
Creator: Blochowiak, Mary Ann & Chada, Robert L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Summer 2004

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 28, 2004.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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