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Perceptions of a Union: Labor Relations at OU Press

Description: 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.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Socialists in the House: The Oklahoma Experience, Part II

Description: Article illustrates the impact of the election of five Socialist politicians to the Oklahoma 5th Legislature in 1914 and what it meant for politics in Oklahoma. In the second part of a two part article, Von Russell Creel discusses the Socialists' reelection campaigns and activities after leaving the legislature.
Date: Autumn 1992
Creator: Creel, Von Russell
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Crisis of Command: The Hindman/Pike Controversy over the Defense of the Trans-Mississippi District

Description: Article describes the conflict that occurred between two Confederate officers, General Thomas C. Hindman and General Albert Pike, over the defense of Indian Territory. Thomas W. Kremm and Diane Neal discuss how this conflict impacted the military situation in the area.
Date: Spring 1992
Creator: Kremm, Thomas W. & Neal, Diane
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Braden Site: WPA Excavations at a Plains Village

Description: Article describes the results of the 1937 and 1941 Works Progress Administration excavations of the Braden Site on the Washita River. Robert L. Brooks explains the evidence related to the Southern Plains villagers who had settled there between 800 and 1500 A.D.
Date: Summer 1992
Creator: Brooks, Robert L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"More Valuable than Oil" The Establishment and Development of Tinker Air Force Base, 1940-1949

Description: Article describes the efforts of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce to obtain an air depot and the eventual construction of Tinker Air Force Base. James L. Crowder, Jr. focuses on the details behind the developments and the way the air base prepared U.S. army recruits for the war effort.
Date: Autumn 1992
Creator: Crowder, James L., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Historic Resources of Oklahoma's All-Black Towns: A Preservation Profile

Description: Article explores the history of all-black towns in Oklahoma and provides recommendations for their preservation. George O. Carney discusses the reasons for the migration of freedmen to the area and the impact of the growth of generations of black citizens working towards a better future.
Date: Summer 1991
Creator: Carney, George O.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Witness to History: Booker T. Washington Visits Boley

Description: Article describes Booker T. Washington's visits to the all-black town of Boley, Oklahoma, to show his support for the community. Norman L. Crockett includes documentation from the time to provide a more detailed picture of the renowned educator's visits and studies the birth and death of the town.
Date: Winter 1989
Creator: Crockett, Norman L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

United States vs. Bass Reeves: Black Lawman on Trial

Description: 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.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Connecticut Yankee in the Indian Territory

Description: 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
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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

Description: 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
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Torn Asunder: Divorce in Early Oklahoma Territory

Description: Article explores how Oklahoma was cast as a divorce mill in the late nineteenth century, a public image created by media sensationalism based on a muddle of divorce legislation created by the first territorial government. Glenda Riley examines the historical significance of this as well as individual divorce cases throughout Oklahoma history.
Date: Winter 1989
Creator: Riley, Glenda
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Hollywood's Oklahoma"

Description: Article describes how the public image of Oklahoma has been impacted by its portrayal in films about Oklahoma, and details the concept of individual films throughout the years from the 1900s to 1980s. Hollywood's portrayal of Oklahoma ranges from a lawless wasteland to a thriving state made rich with oil, and provides some insight about perceptions of the state.
Date: Winter 1989
Creator: Spears, Jack
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Flames on the Frontier: Archeology at Fort Towson Commanding Officer's Quarters

Description: Article describes the excavation of the ruins of Fort Towson conducted by the Oklahoma Historical Society in the 1970s after a fire destroyed it in 1857. Through analysis of the archaeological findings, William B. Lees constructs a picture of what the commanding officer's quarters would have looked like before the fort's destruction.
Date: Spring 1990
Creator: Lees, William B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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