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A Terrible Truth: The Tonkawa Massacre of 1862

Description: Article explores the history of the Tonkawa people in Texas and Oklahoma and illuminates the negative impact Union and Confederate forces caused by not honoring their treaty obligations to protect the Tonkawas from the tribes around them, who they were alienated from by allying themselves with the US government.
Date: Winter 2019
Creator: Connole, Joseph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Colorblind Proletarian Brotherhood: African Americans, American Indians, and Racial Inclusivity in the Oklahoma Socialist Party

Description: Article explores the ways the Oklahoma Socialist Party promoted racial inclusion as well as missed opportunities in the early twentieth century. Matthew F. Simmons provides historical background for marginalized groups in Oklahoma, specifically African Americans and American Indians.
Date: Winter 2018
Creator: Simmons, Matthew F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Politics of Cherokee Removal

Description: Article explores the political context of removal of the Cherokee tribe from their native lands by examining not only relations between the US government and the Cherokee Nation, but also the internal conflict within the US government that contributed to the process.
Date: Autumn 2018
Creator: Byas, Steve
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Washita River Flood of 1934

Description: Article describes the events surrounding the Washita River Flood of 1934. Rhonda Shephard explores the history of the Washita River Basin, including the communities living there, the destruction that occurred, and stories and poems shared by the victims of the flood.
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: Shephard, Rhonda
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 2017-18

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document translated by Levi Wilkins and annotated by John Truden written by Mennonite missionary S. S. Haury about the shooting of Running Buffalo, the conflict that precipitated it, and how the conflict was resolved.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Wilkins, Levi & Truden, John
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Thomas Wildcat Alford

Description: Article details the life of Thomas Wildcat Alford as a leader of his people, the Absentee Shawnee tribe, describing the difficulties he faced progressing the land allotment and assimilation process of his people while he also trying to preserve the traditional culture and ways of life he grew up with.
Date: Summer 2017
Creator: Kyes, Rebecca A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 2017

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document about artifacts from American Indian World War I soldiers at the Oklahoma Museum of History in the Oklahoma History Center, providing some key contextual details.
Date: Spring 2017
Creator: Reed, Matthew J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Of the Earth: Oklahoma Architectural History

Description: Book discussing the history of architecture in Oklahoma, including the prehistoric architecture and territorial architecture; contains a section of photographs of various buildings across the state. Index starts on page 131.
Date: 2017
Creator: Meredith, Howard L. & Meredith, Mary Ellen
Partner: UNT Libraries

Oklahoma's Forgotten Indians

Description: Book containing historical information about Native American tribes in North America from the 17th Century until the late 19th Century and discussing their move to Indian Territory. Index begins on page 119.
Date: 2017
Creator: Smith, Robert E., 1937-1994
Partner: UNT Libraries

Railroads in Oklahoma

Description: Book discussing the history of the railroads in Oklahoma, including stories of individual railroads and their effects on the Indian population in the state. Index begins on page 164.
Date: 2017
Creator: Hofsommer, Donovan L.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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