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The Braden Site: WPA Excavations at a Plains Village

Description: Article describes the results of the 1937 and 1941 Works Progress Administration excavations of the Braden Site on the Washita River. Robert L. Brooks explains the evidence related to the Southern Plains villagers who had settled there between 800 and 1500 A.D.
Date: Summer 1992
Creator: Brooks, Robert L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

All that Glitters, Assaying S. H. Logan's "Trip to the Gold Fields"

Description: Article provides a thorough examination of S.H. Logan's "Trip to the Gold Fields," an account allegedly compiled from the writings of an emigrant who had joined Captain Randolph B. Marcy on a gold-seeking expedition to California, which was published in the Arkansas Gazette in 1941. Since it has been cited as a primary source, Stephen H. Dew exposes certain areas of the account that may be fabricated in comparison to more factual and evidentiary sources.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: Dew, Stephen H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John Jumper

Description: Article discusses the legacy of John Jumper, one of the principle chiefs of the Seminole Nation. Carolyn Thomas Foreman discusses his life and relations between the Creeks and the Seminoles during his time of leadership, treaties formed with the U.S. government, unrest during the Civil War, and the religious institutions established within the nation during the nineteenth century.
Date: Summer 1951
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Creek Indian Burial Customs Today

Description: Article discusses the importance of recording Creek history, and recounts the example of the complex process of Creek burial customs. Mrs. Irwin A. Watson advocates for the teaching and preservation of traditional history of the peoples of the area, rather than just teaching European history in schools.
Date: Spring 1950
Creator: Watson, Mrs. Irwin A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Journal of Lieutenant A. W. Whipple

Description: Article provides historical background and includes excerpts for the journal of General Amiel Weeks Whipple during his travels completing the Pacific Railroad Survey in the summer of 1853. Muriel H. Wright and George H. Shirk discuss the demand for a transcontinental railroad that motivated his journey, and the main body of journal highlights details of Whipple's expedition.
Date: Autumn 1950
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Art in Oklahoma

Description: Article traces the history of art in Oklahoma through its artists. O. B. Jacobson and Jeanne d'Ucel provide background for the works of artists such as Frederic Remington, Narcissa Chisholm Owen, Samuel Holmberg I, Lawrence Pickett Williams, Nellie Shepherd, John Noble, Henriette Clopath, Patricio Gimeno, Anna H. Miller, Martha Avey, Father Gregory Gerber, and Elbridge Ayer Burbank.
Date: Autumn 1954
Creator: Jacobson, O. B. & d'Ucel, Jeanne
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Laughlin-Simmons Acct.

Description: Series of individual photographs of LAUGHLIN-SIMMONS PERSONNEL OF 1941 - PAUL T. DUBOSE, C.D. FORBIS, HARRY C. BOYD-SNEE, F.R. SCHENCK, A.B. WILLIAMS, O.H. PENNY, E.T. COOK, RAYMOND LAWSON, LEE FORE, R.W. LAUGHLIN, L.D. SIMMONS, ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG, R.E. MOSER, B.O. HOWARD, LLOYD POWERS, GEORGE O. WILLIAMS, S.S. FOX, LEONARD MOORE, R.M. GILMOUR, R.V. HENDERSON. Photo taken by Meyers Photo Shop for the Laughlin-Simmons Acct., March 1941.
Date: March 1941
Creator: Meyers Photo Shop
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1674]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a large building's entrance, bell tower on the right and left of the entrance hall, the bell towers and front wall with curved in design, and more. Frontside handwriting: "Santuario Ocotlan, Tlaxcala, Tlax, Mex." Backside tag: "The incomparable Sanctuary of Ocotlan, near Tlaxcala, Mexico.")"
Date: 1941
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Railroads, Oil and Dutchmen: Investing in the Oklahoma Frontier

Description: Article records the process of investing in the Oklahoma Central Railway and two figures whose names eventually inspired the names of towns on the railroad: Dutch banker Salomon Frederick Van Oss and railroad inspector Gerrit A. A. Middelburg. Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. includes primary source material in the form of reports and correspondence from the Dutch investors.
Date: Spring 1985
Creator: Veenendaal, Augustus J., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Life in Oklahoma's Civilian Conservation Corps

Description: Article chronicles the creation and history of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Oklahoma. The program was created during the first hundred days of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal as a means to protect the conservation of parks and camps.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Holland, Reid A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Legacy of US Army Flight Training in Oklahoma, 1941-1945

Description: Article describes the rapid growth of pilot training programs and related air field development in Oklahoma following President Roosevelt's wartime plans to increase air force training in the 1940s. Thomas A. Wikle provides details about significant locations within Oklahoma and the impact of military facilities on the area.
Date: Winter 2013
Creator: Wikle, Thomas A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Uncle Sam's Warriors: American Indians in World War II

Description: Article highlights the contributions of American Indians during World War II, which included the efforts of individual soldiers and people groups as well as the use of land and resources on reservations for the war effort. Duane K. Hale emphasizes the underrepresentation of these activities in historical record and discusses them here.
Date: Winter 1991
Creator: Hale, Duane K.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Goodbye, Dear, I'll Be Back in a Year": The Mobilization of the Oklahoma National Guard For World War II

Description: Article explores the history of the Oklahoma National Guard, and particularly the Forty-fifth Infantry Division and their participation in World War II. Kenny A. Franks describes the intensive training soldiers went through and the events that led up to mobilization.
Date: Winter 1991
Creator: Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945-
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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