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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

Elizabeth Fulton Hester

Description: Article chronicles the life of Elizabeth Fulton Hester, the oldest resident of Muskogee, Oklahoma when this article was created. Mrs. Hester was a teacher within Indian Territory and a nurse during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Bostic, E. McCurdy
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Why Educate the Indians?

Description: Article is a speech from the Secretary of War regarding why Indigenous Americans should receive an education. This speech was given at the Commencement Exercises of Bacone College.
Date: Autumn 1931
Creator: Hurley, Patrick J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Gen. James M. Shackelford

Description: Article chronicles the military career of Judge James M. Shackleford who established the first United States Court within Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Annual Meeting at Muskogee

Description: Article announces the location of the next annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the tour of historical sites that will commence during the meeting.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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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

From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 2

Description: The second part of this two-part article continues the evaluation of the problems in Indian healthcare and the campaign led by Senators Fred Harris and Dewey Bartlett to correct a record of neglect. The healthcare problem after 1970 was linked to a new federal policy of tribal self-determination.
Date: Spring 2008
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dr. Grant Foreman, A Eulogy

Description: Article transcribes the eulogy delivered by General William S. Key, President of the Oklahoma Historical Society, at First Presbyterian Church on behalf of Dr. Grant Foreman. Key recognizes Foreman's efforts to record the history of American Indian tribes and of Oklahoma, and pays tribute to the man.
Date: Autumn 1953
Creator: Key, William S.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Power for the People: Developing the Grand River Dam Authority, Part 2, 1945-1964

Description: This article is the second part of a two-part article on the Grand River Dam Authority. In this part, the author analyzes the state agency's history after World War II. Only one-third complete in 1945, the GRDA operated only Pensacola Dam. Over the next three decades Senators Elmer Thomas and Robert S. Kerr guided the federal legislation that would allow the Authority to complete its flood control dams and power generation/distribution facilities in the watershed of the Grand River.
Date: Autumn 2009
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Indian International Fair at Muskogee

Description: Article chronicles the success of the first Indian International Fair. Included within the article is an introduction to the fair followed by notes by Will R. Robinson who attended the fair during his childhood. Also included is a list of items offered throughout the fair's exhibits with rules and regulations.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Robinson, Will R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

One Succeeded, One Did Not: Bacone College and the Oklahoma Presbyterian College, 1910-80

Description: Article explores the success and failure of two American Indian institutions of higher education; Bacone College and Oklahoma Presbyterian College. While Bacone still serves students in the twenty-first century, Oklahoma Presbyterian closed in the 1960s. This article identifies the reasons why Bacone survived, and Oklahoma Presbyterian College did not.
Date: Spring 2013
Creator: Crum, Steven J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Bacone School of Art

Description: Article explores the history of Bacone College's School of Art, focusing on the students and instructors who fostered an environment of both ingenuity and tradition in the field of Indian art. This article includes images of illustrations created by the graduates of the school.
Date: Spring 1980
Creator: Meredith, Howard L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Twin Territories: The Indian Magazine and its editor, Ora Eddleman Reed

Description: Article describes the history of Twin Territories: The Indian Magazine, as well as its 18-year old part Cherokee editor, Ora Eddleman Reed. Daryl Morrison provides a fascinating look at the life of the driving force behind the magazine, the upbringing that prepared her for success, and the creativity that led her to continue to tackle new projects later in her life.
Date: Summer 1982
Creator: Morrison, Daryl
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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