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The Russian Jew in Oklahoma: The May Brothers

Description: Article describes the history of the Jewish community in Oklahoma, with a particular interest in the the Madansky family. Due to the xenophobia that swept the nation in the 1910s and 20s, the family of entrepreneurs "Americanized" their name and became the May brothers.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Watters, Gary
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Osage Removal to Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the process of Osage migration into Oklahoma, from treaties made with the United States government, conflicts with white settlers entering Indian Territory, and eventually establishment of their own community despite many hardships.
Date: Spring 1977
Creator: Thomas, James H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Choctaw Warrants of 1863

Description: Article discusses the economic and political state of the Choctaw Nation during the Civil War. James F. Morgan investigates the incentives the United States government and Confederate States of America offered the Choctaws to illicit an alliance.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Morgan, James F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Soldiers, Disasters, and Dams: The Army Corps of Engineers and Flood Control in the Red River Valley, 1936-1946

Description: Article describes the history of flood control in the Red River Valley after decades of damage caused by flooding in the region. James Ware focuses on the impact of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and their work to reduce this damage through projects and recommendations.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Ware, James
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma City: Growth and Reconstruction, 1889-1939

Description: Article describes the founding, history, and growth of Oklahoma City in its first few decades. Howard L. Meredith and George H. Shirk highlight its industrial and residential development, and how the town recovered from early setbacks like floods and lack of transportation.
Date: Autumn 1977
Creator: Meredith, Howard L. & Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Black Slavery in the Creek Nation

Description: Article examines the practice of slaveholding among the Creek people, exploring details of its beginnings as well as the results of emancipation of those enslaved to become freed persons within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Halliburton, Janet
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Tuttle Trail

Description: Article describes the history of Tuttle Trail, its use as a cattle trail, recollections of pioneers living near the trail who observed the cattle drives, and its geological landmarks.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Blau, Max & Jackson, Berenice Lloyd
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cherokee Acculturation and Changing Land Use Practices

Description: Article describes the history of the Cherokee Nation beginning in the eighteenth century, exploring the ways Cherokees adapted to the westward expansion of white settlers. Douglas C. Wilms examines their interactions with the federal government and the concept of "civilization."
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Wilms, Douglas C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Old Central: A Pictorial Essay

Description: Article discusses the history, establishment, and restoration of Oklahoma Territorial Agricultural and Mechanical College and its main building, Old Central, through historical context and a series of expository photographs.
Date: Winter 1977
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H. & Brown, Kenny L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Seminole Nation After Leaving Florida, 1855-1860

Description: Article describes the history of the Seminoles during their journey to Indian Territory from their homeland in Florida. L. Edward Carter discusses how the Nation experienced physical division during forced relocation, as well as factionalism during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1977
Creator: Carter, L. Edward
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The United States Army as the Early Patron of Naturalists in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1803-1820

Description: Article explores the participation of the United States Army in Naturalist expeditions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Early explorers who documented the flora and fauna of the western world were Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark, General Zebulon Pike, and General Randolph B. Marcy.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Thomas, Phillip Drennen
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Creek Nativism since 1865

Description: Article explores the history of the Creek people and the influence of Muscogee Creek orator Opothleyaholo. Mark K. Megehee discusses the political environment the Creeks became embroiled in, wars, and the successful preservation of Creek culture despite pressures to assimilate.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Megehee, Mark K.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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