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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

Cattle Market for the World: The Oklahoma National Stockyards

Description: Article describes the creation and development of the Oklahoma National Stockyards, which was the largest and most modern livestock enterprise ever conducted at one time. Carol Holderby Welsh describes the complex itself as well as the impact it had on Oklahoma City and the area surrounding it.
Date: Spring 1982
Creator: Welsh, Carol Holderby
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

New Deal for Oklahoma's Children: Federal Day Care Centers, 1933-1946

Description: Article describes the history and impact of the federally regulated National Day Care System set up during World War II era. Funded by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the program was meant to provide child care for mothers who had joined the workforce and jobs to those without, but there were some setbacks in the process of its implementation.
Date: Autumn 1984
Creator: Otey, George N.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Wagoner, I.T. "Queen City of the Prairies"

Description: Article describes the founding and growth of the City of Wagoner in the wake of its upcoming centennial. Brad Agnew discusses the conflict that occurred as one of the towns in Indian Territory attempted to achieve self-determination in a diverse area, the education system that evolved there, and the crime that threatened Wagoner's railroads.
Date: Winter 1986
Creator: Agnew, Brad
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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

Creating an Atmosphere of Suppression, 1914-1917

Description: Article describes the atmosphere of suppression of civil liberties that occurred during World War I in the United States, during which political figures targeted those they believed would cause unpatriotic dissent. Two groups that were often targeted were those that were "German sympathizers" or "hyphenated Americans."
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Fowler, James H., II
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"We Surely Gave Them an Uplift": Taylor F. Ealy and the Mission School for Freedmen

Description: Article describes the efforts of Taylor F. Ealy and his wife Mary Ealy to begin a school for African-American residents freed by the Chickasaws at the abandoned site of Fort Arbuckle. Norman J. Bender includes documentation from the Ealy family and correspondence from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Edward P. Smith, to create a more wholistic picture of the process.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Bender, Norman J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Right to be Served: Oklahoma City's Lunch Counter Sit-Ins, 1958-1964

Description: Article describes the history of the campaign for equal treatment of African-Americans in Oklahoma City, beginning with the lunch counter sit-ins organized by the NAACP's Youth Council. Carl R. Graves catalogs the efforts of the NAACP and other organizations to end opposition to the desegregation laws passed years earlier.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Graves, Carl R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Rural Oklahoma

Description: Reprint of a book pertaining to the agricultural history of Oklahoma, including rural landscapes, cultures, and the advent of "King Cotton" in the state. Index begins on page 149.
Date: 1982
Creator: Green, Donald Edward
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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: 1981
Creator: Smith, Robert E., 1937-1994
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Partner: UNT Libraries

The Final Campaign: The Confederate Offensive of 1864

Description: Article details the campaign of Confederate Major General Samuel Bell Maxey against the federal army at Forts Smith and Gibson in Indian Territory. Tom Franzmann attests that the campaign is often overlooked in Oklahoma history and requires a more thorough exposure to determine its effectiveness.
Date: Autumn 1985
Creator: Franzmann, Tom L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Die Stillen in Lande:" Mennonites in the Oklahoma Land Rushes

Description: Article relays the movement and history of Mennonite communities that took root in Western Oklahoma with the opening of the Unassigned Lands in 1889 as well as the Cherokee Outlet in 1893. Marvin E. Kroeker describes the motivations of these homesteaders and the lives of the prominent Mennonite families that founded these communities.
Date: Spring 1989
Creator: Kroeker, Marvin E., 1928-
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Dear Oklahoma Lady:" Women Journalists Speak Out

Description: Article explores the work and impact of female journalists in 1920s Oklahoma, who created the foundation for the role of the "Oklahoma lady" in early twentieth century society. Linda W. Reese provides historical context for the pervasive idea of the pioneer woman and its hold on the public.
Date: Autumn 1989
Creator: Reese, Linda Williams
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Comanche Killer or Commentator? Captain Marcy the Ethnographer

Description: Article examines the life and military career of Captain Randolph B. Marcy of the Fifth Infantry, who served as both a soldier and ethnographer in his observance of the Comanche people. Cliff Trafzer explores insights about the Comanches from the man himself, as well as societal attitudes surrounding Native American tribes and Anglo-American settlers in the 1850s.
Date: Spring 1980
Creator: Trafzer, Clifford
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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