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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

Emily B. Smith: Educator with Vision

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to Emily Blanton Smith, who served as first dean of Altus Junior College and ensured survival of the institution during the Great Depression. Altus Junior College would eventually become Western Oklahoma State College, and Emily B. Smith's legacy is remembered in the city's centennial.
Date: Autumn 1991
Creator: Olson, Glyna & Kelley, Leo
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Roxana: The Last of the Wild Boom Towns

Description: 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
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Ardent Spirits among the Chickasaws and Choctaws, 1816-1856

Description: 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.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Goodbye, Dear, I'll Be Back in a Year": The Mobilization of the Oklahoma National Guard For World War II

Description: Article explores the history of the Oklahoma National Guard, and particularly the Forty-fifth Infantry Division and their participation in World War II. Kenny A. Franks describes the intensive training soldiers went through and the events that led up to mobilization.
Date: Winter 1991
Creator: Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945-
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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