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Thurgood Marshall's "Broom Closet": The Structure of Segregation in McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents

Description: Article examines the circumstances that led up to the court case McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents and how lawyers Thurgood Marshall and Amos T. Hall fought for equal treatment of George McLaurin, an African-American student who was admitted to the University of Oklahoma College of Education in 1948, but physically separated from his classmates and made to enter his classroom through a separate door.
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Lomazoff, Eric & Gregory, Bailie
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A History of the Modoc Indians: An Acculturation Study

Description: Article illustrates the history of the Modoc Indians: an Indigenous people who can trace their ancestry to the Oregon area and whose history dates back over 10,000 years. After the Modoc War, the tribe was split between those who wished to go back to Oregon and those who wished to remain in Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Winter 1969
Creator: Martin, Lucille J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Study of Public Opinion on Desegregation in Oklahoma Higher Education

Description: Article chronicles the public's opinions and reactions to desegregation throughout Oklahoma by analyzing editorials and newspapers published during three major Supreme Court Cases: Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, McLaurin V. Oklahoma Stage Regents, and Brown v. Board of Education.
Date: Autumn 1969
Creator: Celarier, Michelle
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Summer 1958

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses educator and former Secretary of the State Board of Education George Clair Wells.
Date: Summer 1958
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Some Personal Rememberances about Lynn Riggs

Description: Article discusses the life and work of poet, author, and playwright Lynn Riggs from the perspective of the narrator Joseph Benton, who knew and befriended him. Benton describes his impression of Riggs from their time together at the University of Oklahoma, and his progress as a poet and a writer of dramatic plays.
Date: Autumn 1956
Creator: Benton, Joseph
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Summer 1955

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses pioneer teacher Ethel Brewer McMillan, who came to Indian Territory and left an impact on the educational community.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Campbell, Floy
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

American Airlines Along the Butterfield Mail Route

Description: Article discusses the work of the author, an American Airlines pilot on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route. Vernon H. Brown describes the history of the route and its founder, its layout in Oklahoma, and plans for the Oklahoma Semi-Centennial Celebration that included a marking of the route.
Date: Spring 1955
Creator: Brown, Vernon H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Thomas T. Montgomery

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to Dr. Thomas T. Montgomery, president emeritus of Southeastern State College and member of many educational community organizations. Charles Evans puts the man's contributions in context and describes the progress of education in Oklahoma from 1889 to the present day.
Date: Spring 1955
Creator: Evans, Charles
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0404.0518]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "With four young children at home, Mrs. W. S. Menge, 3905 Coltrane road, has little time to be concerned about her husband while he's flying."
Date: December 31, 1954
Creator: Swatek, James
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0913.0270]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Marcia Moore will be seen as Bess Terrance whose youth and vitality give Lourdes strength to take direction of her destiny."
Date: December 31, 1954
Creator: Miller, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0950.0083]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Rev. Clarence Nisbett, center, gets some top level pointers on the social security applications form he is signing from Earl R. Wiseman left state income tax chief, and Joe McCain, Oklahoma City social security district office manager."
Date: December 31, 1954
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1129.0322]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Head jailer Al Roberts holds the wicked-looking razorblade knife which was found after Oklahoma county jail escape plot was foiled."
Date: December 31, 1954
Creator: Killian, Thomas F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1241.0127]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Taking care of her two children keeps Mrs. Robert V. Shelton occupied while her husband is away on one of his frequent flighs."
Date: December 31, 1954
Creator: Albright, Bob
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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