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Lettter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Frantz

Letter thanking Frank Frantz for sending an editorial.

Date: September 1, 1915

Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Certificate Commemorating Frank Frantz

Certificate Commemorating the military service of Frank Frantz.

Date: unknown

Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

German-American Immigrants Encounter World War I: A Cautionary Tale

Article reveals the story of one family of German-American immigrants who were conscientious objectors during World War I, and how their story reflects the larger narrative of immigrant religious expression in wartime.

Date: Autumn 2018

Creator: Reimer, Dalton

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Program for a funeral of an unidentified American soldier killed in World War One

Program of the ceremonies attending the burial of an unknowns and unidentified American soldier who lost his life during the World War. The program includes an agenda and hymns.

Date: November 11, 1927

Item Type: Book

Location: 38.907192 -77.036871

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Frantz

Letter regarding a letter and editorial.

Date: October 25, 1917

Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Letter to Captain Frank Frantz from the War Department

Letter to Captain Frank Frantz regarding a speech by the writer to the Oklahoma Legislature and an editorial written by Frantz's Brother.

Date: February 21, 1919

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

How W.K. Maxfield and the Doughboys from Southwest Oklahoma Helped Bring an End to the First World War

Article uses the story of W. K. Maxfield to share the exploits of the 36th Infantry Division at the Battle of Saint-Étienne during World War I.

Date: Summer 2018

Creator: Neighbors, Phil

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The "Oklahoma Vorwärts": The Voice of German-Americans in Oklahoma During World War I

Article describes the history of settlement in Oklahoma by German-Americans, one of the most successful German-language newspapers in Oklahoma, and the hostility they faced in the 1910s as a result of wartime hysteria.

Date: Summer 1976

Creator: Bilger, Edda

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reverend Erskine Brantly, D. D.

Article documents the life and lineage of Reverend Erskine Brantly, a doctor and preacher within the Presbyterian Church and a veteran of the first World War.

Date: Summer 1937

Creator: Williams, Robert L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Practically a Military School": The University of Oklahoma and World War I

Article detailing the University of Oklahoma's reaction and response to the declaration of World War I in 1917. This includes the University of Oklahoma's administration, faculty, and students' actions to support the war effort. The revamped campus included barracks and military-training facilities. A Student Army Training Corps, precursor to ROTC, was born, and numerous students and faculty entered the armed services.

Date: Summer 2006

Creator: Levy, David W.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Radical Labor in Oklahoma: The Working Class Union

Article chronicles the history of the Green Corn Rebellion, a bloody protest led by the Working Class Union who opposed the United States joining World War I and the subsequent draft.

Date: Summer 1974

Creator: Warrick, Sherry

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sooner Doughboys: University of Oklahoma Students Describe Their Experiences in the Great War

Article explores the experiences of University of Oklahoma students and former students who fought in World War I through letters sent to the President of the university and contextual information.

Date: Spring 2017

Creator: Levy, David W.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Henry Kamp and Cultural Pluralism in Oklahoma City

Article explores cultural pluralism in Oklahoma through the story of Henry Kamp, a German-American who established a home for his family in Oklahoma despite the difficulties created by anti-German sentiment during the first World War.

Date: Spring 1977

Creator: Elder, Harris J.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Will Rogers, Ambassador sans Portfolio: Letters from a Self-Made Diplomat to His President

Article explores Will Rogers criticism of society and politics through an investigation of his travels abroad and his series of weekly articles addressing foreign policy titled "Letters from a Self-Made Diplomat to His President."

Date: Autumn 1979

Creator: Rollins, Peter C.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1987

Notes and Documents column including a pamphlet found among the keepsakes of Oscar Noble relating the history of the 358th Infantry and their accomplishments during World War I.

Date: Spring 1987

Creator: E. B. Houser

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Honorary Alice M. Robertson

Article honors Alice M. Robertson, the second woman to sit in the United States House of Representatives. She founded Tulsa University, worked diligently with mission schools, was a postmaster, and helped with supply runs for soldiers serving in the Spanish-American War and the First World War.

Date: Spring 1932

Creator: Foreman, Grant

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Organizing Wide-Awake Farmers: John A. Simpson and the Farmers' Union

Article explores the career and contributions of John Andrew Simpson, a politician who revitalized the Oklahoma Farmer's Union when he became president on the verge of its collapse in 1916.

Date: Winter 1996

Creator: Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Through the Ether: The Birth of Radio in Central Oklahoma

Article describes the birth and success of radio broadcasting in the 1920s, narrowing the focus from the wider sphere of the U.S. after World War I to the creation of WKY radio station in Oklahoma City.

Date: Summer 1983

Creator: Tolman, Donald K.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Selling of America in Oklahoma: The First and Second Liberty Bond Drives

Article describes the pressures faced by Oklahoma communities and individuals during the Liberty Bond Drives during World War I. Charles W. Smith examines some of the negative details of the situation, including harsh penalties for not fulfilling bond-buying quotas.

Date: Winter 1995

Creator: Smith, Charles W.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Canvas and Caissons: Early Aviation at Fort Sill, 1914-1939

Article describes the history of training, field testing, and development orchestrated by the United States Aeronautics Corps at Henry Post Field in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Stacy Webb Reaves provides a more detailed look into the operations of the Corps, including their involvement in World War I.

Date: Autumn 2002

Creator: Reaves, Stacy Webb

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Tar and Feather Patriotism: The Suppression of Dissent in Oklahoma during World War I

Article describes the atmosphere of wartime Oklahoma in the early 1900s, the way those who resisted the draft were treated, and the abuse German-Americans suffered during this time in the name of patriotism.

Date: Winter 1978

Creator: Fowler, James H., II

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Three World War I soldiers from Ardmore.

Three World War I soldiers from Ardmore. Not identified.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Ardmore Public Library

The Closing of Cordell Christian College: A Microcosm of American Intolerance during World War I

Article investigates the closing of Cordell Christian College due to its perceived antiwar sentiments during World War I. Michael W. Casey explores the attitudes in Oklahoma at the time and the vigilantism that occurred in the name of patriotism.

Date: Spring 1998

Creator: Casey, Michael W.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Over There in the "Damned Old Band": The WWI Experience of Oscar Noble

Article describes the life and military career of Oscar Noble, who was part of the military band in his unit during World War I. Brad Agnew relates the experiences of the veteran through excerpts of the man's diary and letters home to his wife, Bertha.

Date: Spring 1987

Creator: Agnew, Brad

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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Lettter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Frantz

Certificate Commemorating Frank Frantz

German-American Immigrants Encounter World War I: A Cautionary Tale

Program for a funeral of an unidentified American soldier killed in World War One

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Frantz

Letter to Captain Frank Frantz from the War Department

How W.K. Maxfield and the Doughboys from Southwest Oklahoma Helped Bring an End to the First World War

The "Oklahoma Vorwärts": The Voice of German-Americans in Oklahoma During World War I

Reverend Erskine Brantly, D. D.

"Practically a Military School": The University of Oklahoma and World War I

Radical Labor in Oklahoma: The Working Class Union

Sooner Doughboys: University of Oklahoma Students Describe Their Experiences in the Great War

Henry Kamp and Cultural Pluralism in Oklahoma City

Will Rogers, Ambassador sans Portfolio: Letters from a Self-Made Diplomat to His President

Notes and Documents, Spring 1987

The Honorary Alice M. Robertson

Organizing Wide-Awake Farmers: John A. Simpson and the Farmers' Union

Through the Ether: The Birth of Radio in Central Oklahoma

The Selling of America in Oklahoma: The First and Second Liberty Bond Drives

Canvas and Caissons: Early Aviation at Fort Sill, 1914-1939

Tar and Feather Patriotism: The Suppression of Dissent in Oklahoma during World War I

Three World War I soldiers from Ardmore.

The Closing of Cordell Christian College: A Microcosm of American Intolerance during World War I

Over There in the "Damned Old Band": The WWI Experience of Oscar Noble