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Perceptions of a Union: Labor Relations at OU Press

Article describes the establishment of the University of Oklahoma Press, their unionization efforts, and bargaining with university administrators for benefits. Cynthia J. Wolff provides historical context for the attitudes towards unions during the mid-twentieth century.

Date: Autumn 1990

Creator: Wolff, Cynthia J.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Progressive Spirit: The Oklahoma and Indian Territory Federation of Women's Clubs

Article describes the influence and accomplishments of the Oklahoma and Indian Territory Federation of Women's Clubs in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. These included forming public libraries, fundraising for civic improvements, and advocating for legislation that would improve access to public education and the welfare of children.

Date: Spring 1988

Creator: Allen, Susan L. (Susan Lea), 1958-

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Preparing Women for the National Crisis: The Role of Oklahoma A. and M. College

Article explores the defense training undergone by women on the United States home front during World War II, focusing on the programs provided by Oklahoma A. and M. College, now Oklahoma State University.

Date: Winter 1991

Creator: Allen, Susan L. (Susan Lea), 1958-

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Rescued from Extinction? The Civilizing Program in Indian Territory

Article examines the process of cultural assimilation that occurred among the "Five Civilized Tribes" after their removal to Indian Territory, and the reasoning behind the ethnocentric and paternalistic viewpoints evident in documentation related to removal.

Date: Summer 1990

Creator: Hosmer, Brian C.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

United States vs. Bass Reeves: Black Lawman on Trial

Article describes the career of deputy marshal Bass Reeves and relates the proceedings of his court case when he stood on trial for murder. Nudie E. Williams discusses his controversial career and questions whether he was remembered as a ruthless killer or a gifted frontiersman of Indian Territory.

Date: Summer 1990

Creator: Williams, Nudie E.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Connecticut Yankee in the Indian Territory

Article describes the life and career of Charles H. Sawyer, an artist and attorney from Connecticut who moved to Indian Territory to participate in the Dawes Commission. James C. Milligan and L. David Norris discuss his accomplishments, which included creating the state seal, and political cartoons.

Date: Autumn 1990

Creator: Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"A Slumbering Band of Heroes:" Hunting in the Panhandle

Article explores the lives of frontier hunters in the Oklahoma Panhandle through historical context and the inclusion of personal narratives printed in newspapers of the time. C. Robert Haywood explores the romantic notions that motivated the hunters and how hunting was perceived in media.

Date: Autumn 1990

Creator: Haywood, C. Robert

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Rehearsal for Civil War: The Texas Cavalry in the Indian Territory, 1861

Article explores the skirmishes led by Texas cavalry units and their Indian allies in the south that acted as a precursor for a much larger conflict, the Civil War. Douglas Hale investigates how loyalties to the different armies caused intertribal conflict and damage to Indian Territory.

Date: Autumn 1990

Creator: Hale, Douglas

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Medicine and Music: Whistles of Eastern Oklahoma Indians

Article discusses the use of cane and reed whistles among the tribes of Eastern Oklahoma, examining the physical details of the artifacts and providing some historical context.

Date: Winter 1990

Creator: Payne, Richard W.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 68, Number 4, Winter 1990-91

Notes and Documents section for Volume 68, Number 4, Winter 1990-91. It includes a description of the Paul Miller Papers and their contents. Kayla Barrett provides some biographical information about Paul Miller, who donated the materials to Oklahoma State University in 1982.

Date: Winter 1990

Creator: Barrett, Kayla

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 69, Number 1, Spring 1991

Notes and Documents section for Volume 69, Number 1, Spring 1991. It includes a document tracing the historical origins of the place name "Broken Arrow." Donald A. Wise examines the literature surrounding it and the Creek community that created the name.

Date: Spring 1991

Creator: Wise, Donald A.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 68, Number 2, Summer 1990

Notes and Documents section for Volume 68, Number 2, Summer 1990. It includes an introduction by Gordon Moore about the included documents, letters from the first governor of Oklahoma Territory, George W. Steele, to the president and the Secretary of the Interior.

Date: Summer 1990

Creator: Moore, Gordon, 1955- & Steele, George W.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Wheelock Female Seminary 1842-1861: The Acculturation and Christianization of Young Choctaw Women

Article describes the establishment of Wheelock Female Seminary by Christian missionaries Alfred and Harriet Wright through the influence of Choctaws of mixed descent who advocated for education and acculturation of the female students.

Date: Spring 1991

Creator: Murphy, Justin D.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Indian Soldiers for the Gray Army: Confederate Recruitment in Indian Territory

Article describes the history of alliances some Indian nations made with Confederate forces during the Civil War and examines the reasons for the alliances, which included connections, the promise of economic wealth, and threats of land removal.

Date: Summer 1991

Creator: Graves, William H.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Whatever Happened to 3D Danny? The Golden Age of Oklahoma Television, 1949-1974

Article explores the Golden Age of television in Oklahoma from 1949-1974, examining the factors that grew the popularity of the medium as well as the programming and stars who shone during this era.

Date: Autumn 1991

Creator: Harris, Rodger & Blackburn, Bob L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Deciding Who Can Be Cherokee: Enrollment Records of the Dawes Commission

Article explains the details and the process behind the work of the Dawes Commission, a product of the General Allotment Act that led U.S. government officials to enroll members of Indian tribes into a registration system so they could divide up the tribes' lands.

Date: Summer 1991

Creator: Carter, Kent

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Keeping the Peace: William H. Emory and the Command at Fort Arbuckle

Article describes the career of Major William H. Emory, whose mission it was to keep order in Indian Territory when both Indian and non-Indian settlers ran into conflicts with Plains tribes already populating the area.

Date: Autumn 1991

Creator: Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Nix vs. Jones: The Race for the Criminal Court of Appeals, 1956

Article relays the events surrounding the fierce campaign of Kirksey Nix challenging Dick Jones for his seat on the Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals. MaryGaye LeBoeuf explores some of the criminal cases held at the court during this time, the careers of the men involved, and the results of the campaign.

Date: Summer 1991

Creator: LeBoeuf, MaryGaye

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Springlake Park: An Oklahoma City Playground Remembered

Article explores the establishment of Springlake Park in Oklahoma City, the owners who ran it, and its eventual downfall. William C. Boone examines the activities that kept the park booming and the reasons for its closing.

Date: Spring 1991

Creator: Boone, William C.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Roxana: The Last of the Wild Boom Towns

Article explores the boom and bust of the town of Roxana, Oklahoma. D. Earl Newsom discusses the history of Roxana, from the success of the oil industry there to the crime that ran rampant, to the eventual collapse of the boom town.

Date: Spring 1991

Creator: Newsom, D. Earl

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Ardent Spirits among the Chickasaws and Choctaws, 1816-1856

Article illustrates the damaging effects of the whiskey trade on the tribes of Indian Territory, and their efforts to prevent further addiction to the "ardent spirits." Jerry G. Hayes focuses on the impact on the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes, the leaders that promoted the temperance movement, and provides historical context for the issue.

Date: Autumn 1991

Creator: Hayes, Jerry G.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Our Ill Fated Relative:" John Rollin Ridge and the Cherokee People

Article examines the cultural heritage and legacy of John Rollin Ridge, a journalist of Cherokee descent who went into hiding after killing a man. Clyde Ellis explores his relationship with Cherokee leader Stand Watie and his identity as an expatriate of his tribe.

Date: Winter 1990

Creator: Ellis, Clyde

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Sac and Fox Portrait: The Jerry Whistler Snow Collection at the Western History Collections

Article highlights the Jerry Whistler Snow Collection of photographs of the Western History Collections at the University of Oklahoma, which sheds light on the Whistler family as well as the Sac and Fox people of Oklahoma.

Date: Autumn 1991

Creator: Lovett, John

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Of Light, Liberty, and Learning": Lloyd Noble and the OU Board of Regents

Article describes the tenure of Ardmore oilman Lloyd Noble as regent and later president of the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents. Odie B. Faulk and Laura E. Faulk explore the impact the man's invested nature left on the university and his successes as regent.

Date: Summer 1990

Creator: Faulk, Odie B. & Faulk, Laura E.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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Perceptions of a Union: Labor Relations at OU Press

Progressive Spirit: The Oklahoma and Indian Territory Federation of Women's Clubs

Preparing Women for the National Crisis: The Role of Oklahoma A. and M. College

Rescued from Extinction? The Civilizing Program in Indian Territory

United States vs. Bass Reeves: Black Lawman on Trial

A Connecticut Yankee in the Indian Territory

"A Slumbering Band of Heroes:" Hunting in the Panhandle

Rehearsal for Civil War: The Texas Cavalry in the Indian Territory, 1861

Medicine and Music: Whistles of Eastern Oklahoma Indians

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 68, Number 4, Winter 1990-91

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 69, Number 1, Spring 1991

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 68, Number 2, Summer 1990

Wheelock Female Seminary 1842-1861: The Acculturation and Christianization of Young Choctaw Women

Indian Soldiers for the Gray Army: Confederate Recruitment in Indian Territory

Whatever Happened to 3D Danny? The Golden Age of Oklahoma Television, 1949-1974

Deciding Who Can Be Cherokee: Enrollment Records of the Dawes Commission

Keeping the Peace: William H. Emory and the Command at Fort Arbuckle

Nix vs. Jones: The Race for the Criminal Court of Appeals, 1956

Springlake Park: An Oklahoma City Playground Remembered

Roxana: The Last of the Wild Boom Towns

Ardent Spirits among the Chickasaws and Choctaws, 1816-1856

"Our Ill Fated Relative:" John Rollin Ridge and the Cherokee People

A Sac and Fox Portrait: The Jerry Whistler Snow Collection at the Western History Collections

"Of Light, Liberty, and Learning": Lloyd Noble and the OU Board of Regents