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Cimarron Territory

Description: Article details the establishment of the Cimarron Territory, a governmental body that oversaw legal and legislative disputes within the area known as No-Man's Land within Oklahoma for two years.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Beck, T. E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Socialists in the House: The Oklahoma Experience, Part II

Description: Article illustrates the impact of the election of five Socialist politicians to the Oklahoma 5th Legislature in 1914 and what it meant for politics in Oklahoma. In the second part of a two part article, Von Russell Creel discusses the Socialists' reelection campaigns and activities after leaving the legislature.
Date: Autumn 1992
Creator: Creel, Von Russell
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Republican: Dennis Thomas Flynn and His Letters to William Howard Taft

Description: Article describes the life and career of Oklahoma's first Republican national committeeman, Dennis T. Flynn, through examination of his friendship and correspondence with President William Howard Taft. Leonard C. Schlup offers recognition of the Oklahoma City lawyer, congressman, and company director as a person as well as a politician.
Date: Spring 2001
Creator: Schlup, Leonard C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's Rising Star: The Election of Mike Monroney to the United States Senate

Description: Article describes in detail the rise of Mike Monroney, a young and progressive democrat from the House of Representatives in his bid for a seat on the United States Senate in 1950. Philip A. Grant, Jr. describes the events of the election race, particularly his competition with Senator Elmer Thomas.
Date: Summer 2002
Creator: Grant, Philip A., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Your Enemies May Attract Unwanted Friends": Gerald L. K. Smith, Patrick Hurley, and the 1948 New Mexico Senate Race

Description: Article explores Gerald L. K. Smith's intrusion into the 1948 United States Senate race in New Mexico, in which native Oklahoman Patrick J. Hurley was the Republican candidate. In the mid-twentieth century, Gerald L. K. Smith became well-known for the viciousness of his views, his bigotry, and his extremism.
Date: Autumn 2004
Creator: Buhite, Russell D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alice's Restaurant: Expanding a Woman's Sphere

Description: Article describes the life and career of Alice Mary Robertson, the second woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first congresswoman of Oklahoma. Maitreyi Mazumdar discusses Roberts own ideology and beliefs, which included the idea of women belonging in the home, and how it impacted her political stance.
Date: Autumn 1992
Creator: Mazumdar, Maitreyi
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alice Mary Robertson--Anti-Feminist Congresswoman

Description: Article describes the life and accomplishments of Alice Mary Robertson, the second woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first from Oklahoma. Louise B. James explores her activities before election, the connections she made with other political leaders, and her seemingly contrary personal beliefs.
Date: Winter 1977
Creator: James, Louise Boyd
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Carl Albert Collection: Resources Relating to Indian Policy, 1963-1968

Description: Article discusses the career of Oklahoma's Third District congressmen Carl Albert and the contents of the Carl Albert collection related to federal American Indian policy. W. Dale Mason explores how Albert helped to improve relations between the federal government and the tribes of Oklahoma during the 1960s and includes an appendix of the names of political figures involved.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Mason, W. Dale
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Robert Lee Williams Memorial Dedication

Description: Article discusses the dedication event of the Robert Lee Williams memorial monument by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Charles Evans relates the ways in which the OHS paid tribute to the Constitutional Convention member, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, judge, and benefactor through these ceremonies.
Date: Winter 1953
Creator: Evans, Charles
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Political Leadership of Robert L. Owen

Description: Article explores the life and career of United States Senator, attorney, and Cherokee agent Robert L. Owen. Wyatt W. Belcher focuses on the man's political beliefs and leadership, describing him as a practical politician never caught unawares despite his idealist side.
Date: Winter 1953
Creator: Belcher, Wyatt W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Robert Lee Williams as I Knew Him

Description: Article provides a transcript of the address given by Baxtor Taylor at the dedication of the monument to Robert L. Williams. Taylor provides his personal perspective on the life of the judge and discusses his own experience as a newspaper editor in Atoka reporting on the Constitutional Convention Williams attended.
Date: Winter 1953
Creator: Taylor, Baxter
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Senator Thomas P. Gore

Description: Article provides a biographical breakdown of the life and career of Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma. Monroe Billington discusses his evolution as a politician, from his early radical Populist beliefs to his ultra-conservative later years.
Date: Autumn 1957
Creator: Billington, Monroe
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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