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Autumn Is Sorghum Making Time

Description: Story of vanishing art of turning sorghum cane into syrup near Woodford, Ok. Ulas Jackson, Leo Shannon, E. J. Knight, Elmo Clay, R. L. Murray and Mrs. Yvonne Abram are pictured along with the story. Newspaper article, original, with 3 picture slicks 2 copies of article
Date: 2013
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Geography of Oklahoma

Description: Historical book discussing the geography of Oklahoma, including the climate, physical environment, minerals composition, and the evolving cities and transportation system; the book also contain maps to illustrate the temperature ranges, population, etc. Index starts on page 175.
Date: 2017
Creator: Morris, John W.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Ranch and Range in Oklahoma

Description: Reprint of a book containing historical information about ranching in Oklahoma during the cattle drive era, as well as maps showing the different cattle drive trails that ran from Texas through Oklahoma. Index begins on page 122.
Date: 2017
Creator: Skaggs, Jimmy M.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Rural Oklahoma

Description: Reprint of a book pertaining to the agricultural history of Oklahoma, including rural landscapes, cultures, and the advent of "King Cotton" in the state. Index begins on page 149.
Date: 2017
Creator: Green, Donald Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries

Our Place: The One-Hundred-Year-Old Family Farm

Description: This article analyzes several oral history interviews with families who own Centennial Farms and Ranches in Oklahoma. The Centennial Farm and Ranch Program began in 1989 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Land Run of 1889. With an aim to record Oklahoma's agricultural history, librarians with the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program developed the Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families oral history project in collaboration with the Oklahoma Historical Society in 2008.
Date: Autumn 2014
Creator: Finchum, Tanya D. & Nykolaiszyn, Juliana
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Farm Crisis in Oklahoma, Part 1

Description: This article is the first part of a two-part article that examines the effect that economic distress and political policies had on Oklahoma farmers and ranchers during the 1970s and 1980s.
Date: Autumn 2011
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Farm Crisis in Oklahoma, Part 2

Description: The second part of a two-part article, this article continues the examination of the effect that economic distress and political policies had on Oklahoma's farmers and ranchers in the 1970s and 1980s.
Date: Winter 2011
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Dust Bowl: The Blame Game, the Facts, the Problem that Remains

Description: Article investigates film and literature that provides coverage of the Dust Bowl, including the debate over factors that contributed to the creation of the disaster. Alvin O. Turner disagrees with those who argue it was caused by farming practices, stating that there is no evidence to support the connection.
Date: Spring 2014
Creator: Turner, Alvin O.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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