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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

North to the Promised Land: Black Migration to the Canadian Plains

Description: Article describes the history and context of African-Americans migrating from Oklahoma to the Canadian Plains in the early 1900s. R. Bruce Shepard explores their motivations, which included political inequities in Oklahoma and the promise of farmland, as well as their reception by Canadian authorities.
Date: Autumn 1988
Creator: Shepard, R. Bruce
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Jazz: Deep Second to 52nd Street

Description: Article examines statistical sources to trace the history of jazz music in Oklahoma and the careers of jazz artists born in Oklahoma, as well as the jazz bands and outlets that flourished there. George O. Carney also explores the expansion of these artists and bands into the wider sphere of the nation and the world.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Carney, George O.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

On Our Way to the Promised Land: Black Migration from Arkansas to Oklahoma, 1889-1893

Description: Article examines the motivations behind the migration of black Americans from Arkansas to Oklahoma in the late nineteenth century, observing the political situation of the time and the results of the move. Lori Bogle also provides specific information about one homesteader, James A. Rouce, who settled near Hitchcock.
Date: Summer 1994
Creator: Bogle, Lori
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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

Chinese Exclusion in Oklahoma: A Case of Overt Discrimination

Description: Article describes the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act in Oklahoma. Many Chinese citizens were business owners and escaped much of the violence, but they still faced discrimination. Jay R. Dew explores Oklahoma's role as a stopover for prisoner transportation from the east to San Francisco for deportation.
Date: Autumn 1996
Creator: Dew, Jay R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Searching for the Hearth: Culture Areas of Oklahoma

Description: Article examines the historical identity of the Oklahoman through examination of the 1900 federal census and several other federal and state reports. Michael Roark explores the cultural, religious, and political makeup of the earlier generations of Oklahoma's citizens.
Date: Winter 1992
Creator: Roark, Michael
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Immigrants in the Choctaw Coal Industry

Description: Article explores the immigrant communities that sprouted in the Choctaw Nation with the influx of miners working for coal companies entering the area. Stanley Clark also uses government reports to construct a picture of the hazardous working conditions in the mines and the toll it took on the lives of the miners.
Date: Winter 1955
Creator: Clark, Stanley
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

European Immigrants in Oklahoma: A Survey

Description: Article explores census records to create a portrait of transatlantic migration to Oklahoma in the early twentieth century. Douglas Hale explores the ethnic groups that comprised Oklahoma's population through distribution charts and maps.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Hale, Douglas
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Seminole Colonization in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the history of Seminole origins, leadership, warfare, treaties with the United States government, and complex pattern of being uprooted and transplanted through droughts and battles.
Date: Spring 1976
Creator: Welsh, Louise
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Road to Russian Hill: A Story of Immigration and Coal Mining

Description: Article describes the history of the Carpatho-Russsian community that took root in the area of Hartshorne, Oklahoma known as Russian Hill after immigrating from Galicia. Michael J. Hightower includes recollections from descendants of community members to recall what daily life was like there.
Date: Autumn 1985
Creator: Hightower, Michael J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John Stolfa, Sr.

Description: Article describes the life and business ventures of John Joseph Stolfa, Sr., a man who traveled from Czechoslovakia to Oklahoma in 1889 and established several businesses in Oklahoma, surpassing a century for his 100th birthday century in Ardmore.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Braun, Florence S.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Pioneers in Mexico: The Chamal Colony

Description: Article describes the history of the Chamal Colony, located in the southwest corner of Tamaulipas, Mexico. John J. Winberry highlights the initial optimism of the settlers from Oklahoma who journeyed to begin the colony, and the hardships they eventually faced.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Winberry, John J.
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Seminole in Mexico, 1850-1861

Description: Article discusses the commanders and chiefs of the group of Seminoles that traveled from Indian Territory and settled in Coahuila, Mexico in 1849 and 1850. Kenneth W. Porter discusses the American Indian and black Seminoles and their leaders individually, remarking on their family, upbringing, and participation in the new settlement.
Date: Summer 1951
Creator: Porter, Kenneth W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

From the Hills of Lebanon: The Syrian-Lebanese in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the immigration of Syrian-Lebanese to Oklahoma, highlighting the community they formed and the traditions and religion they fostered. Tom Caldwell provides historical context about the group, examining their motivations for coming to Oklahoma and their contributions to early Oklahoma and its industries.
Date: Summer 1986
Creator: Caldwell, Tom
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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