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Will Rogers Field: The Life and Death of a World War II Airbase

Description: Article tells the story of the transformation of the Oklahoma City municipal airport into the airbase that would become the largest light bomber training base in the country, Will Rogers Field. Keith Tolman discusses the decline of the base with the end of World War II and what remains of its impact.
Date: Spring 2001
Creator: Tolman, Keith
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Printing Ink and Flyingwires: Oklahoma Journalism and the Promotion of Aviation

Description: Article describes the promotional activities of Oklahoma journalists in the early twentieth century in support of the fledgling aviation industry. Keith Tolman explores early attitudes towards aviation and the impact the journalists made when they took to the skies with their papers.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Tolman, Keith
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Sacramental Wine Case of 1917-18

Description: Article explores the Sacramental Wine Case of 1918, during which the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled the sacramental wine of the Catholic Church exempt from prohibition laws in Oklahoma. Keith Tolman investigates the historical context of the era, including the personal case of Monsignor John Metter and the wider issue of anti-Catholicism in the area.
Date: Autumn 1984
Creator: Tolman, Keith
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Into the Light: Origins of the Hasinai People

Description: Article includes an excerpt from Hasinai: A Traditional History of the Caddo Confederacy, a work by Vynola Beaver Newkumet and Howard Meredith, and describes the expression of the story of Caddo, or Hasinai, origins through the traditional Drum Dance.
Date: Autumn 1988
Creator: Tolman, Keith
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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