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A Reading Room of Their Own: Library Services for African Americans in Oklahoma, 1907-1946

Description: Article discussing the struggles African American Oklahomans faced for access to public library services. The first forty years of statehood brought a few successes, and by mid-century only eleven communities provided a public library facility for the state's black citizens.
Date: Autumn 2006
Creator: Cassity, R. O. Joe, Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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

Nathaniel Pryor

Description: Article details the life of Nathaniel Pryor after he accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition to map the Louisiana Purchase.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Foreman, Grant
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cimarron Territory

Description: Article details the establishment of the Cimarron Territory, a governmental body that oversaw legal and legislative disputes within the area known as No-Man's Land within Oklahoma for two years.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Beck, T. E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bits of Interesting History

Description: Article details the interesting facets of the Choctaw Nation present during Oklahoma's founding such as the voting laws, light horsemen, and punishments for outlaws.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Riggs, W. C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 7, Number 1, March 1929

Description: Article consists of editorials written by The Chronicles' staff. Included is an announcement regarding delinquent payments made by members, an explanation for why some school will not receive copies of the magazine, and a resolution for the creation of a new building for the Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1929
Creator: Bryce, J. Y. & Knight, H. Tom
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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