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Gentleman Tom Abbott: Middleweight Champion of the Southwest

Article describes the life and career of middleweight boxing champion Tom Abbott, the grandfather of the author. Devon Abbott illustrates his impact not just in the ring, but in his careers as a football and track coach and a chief of police in McAlester, Oklahoma.

Date: Spring 1990

Creator: Abbott, Tom

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Preparing Women for the National Crisis: The Role of Oklahoma A. and M. College

Article explores the defense training undergone by women on the United States home front during World War II, focusing on the programs provided by Oklahoma A. and M. College, now Oklahoma State University.

Date: Winter 1991

Creator: Allen, Susan L. (Susan Lea), 1958-

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Gaudy, Swift, and Reckless: The Victory Flying Circus Comes to Oklahoma

Article describes the Army Air Service's Victory Flying Circus participation in raising revenues to repay World War I debts for the Victory Loan Drive in Oklahoma. Lawrence Carroll Allin explores some of the tragedies as well as successes of the spectacular performances.

Date: Autumn 1996

Creator: Allin, Lawrence Carroll

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's Exiles: William H. Murray and Friends in the Bolivian Chaco, 1924-1929

Article explores the journey and the difficulties faced by an expedition of Oklahomans hoping to start a colony in Bolivia in the wake of the second industrial revolution. Aaron Bachhofer II examines the motivations of the expedition's leader, William H. Murray, who would later become governor of Oklahoma.

Date: Winter 1996

Creator: Bachhofer, Aaron, II

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Strange Bedfellows: Progressivism, Radicalism, and the Oklahoma Constitution in Historical Perspective

Article discusses the Oklahoma constitutional convention and the creation of the Oklahoma constitution. Aaron Bachhofer II delegitimizes claims about its radicalism or progressivism, attesting that it mainly reflected the status quo of the era's political environment.

Date: Autumn 1999

Creator: Bachhofer, Aaron, II

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Struggle in the Choctaw Nation: The Coal Miners Strike of 1894

Article discusses the coal miner's strike of 1894 in the Choctaw Nation and the ramifications of the movement. Don F. Badinelli explores the factors that motivated the strike, how the workers organized, and the results of their struggle.

Date: Autumn 1994

Creator: Badinelli, Don F.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Standing Out for Their Rights": Industrial Strikes in Oklahoma in the 1930s

Article discusses some of the labor movements and strikes that occurred in 1930s Oklahoma as organized labor filtered through Oklahoma's major industries. James Paul Bailey discusses the impact of organized labor on the economy and worker's rights.

Date: Autumn 1998

Creator: Bailey, James Paul

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Agriculture in the Oklahoma Panhandle 1898-1942

Article describes the history of agricultural activity in the Oklahoma Panhandle and some of the people groups that settled there. W David Baird includes details about historic buildings that contributed to agricultural development, such as granaries, barns, and ranches.

Date: Summer 1994

Creator: Baird, W. David

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Are There Real Indians in Oklahoma? Historical Perceptions of The Five Civilized Tribes

Article describes the history of the "Five Civilized Tribes" who advocated for assimilation with whites during Oklahoma's territorial period. W. David Baird explores the identity crisis these tribes faced in the eyes of the public and explores related literature.

Date: Spring 1990

Creator: Baird, W. David

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cathedrals of the Plains: The Grain Elevators of Western Oklahoma

Article explores the history of the development of commercial agriculture in Oklahoma through discussion of its grain elevators. W. David Baird identifies the structures as more than just industrial landmarks: the also represent the history and culture of the Plains.

Date: Spring 1992

Creator: Baird, W. David

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 1990-91

Notes and Documents column including a description of the Paul Miller Papers and their contents. Kayla Barrett provides some biographical information about Paul Miller, who donated the materials to Oklahoma State University in 1982.

Date: Winter 1990

Creator: Barrett, Kayla

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The National Indian Defense Association and Council Fire

Article illustrates the stand of groups like the National Indian Defense Association on the matter of land allotment and relations with the United States government through the pages of a pro-Indian rights journal, Council Fire, and its editor.

Date: Summer 1997

Creator: Behrens, Jo Lea Wetherilt

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma City's First Mass Transit System: Who Brought the Streetcars for People to Ride?

Article describes the history and development of the electric railway system in Oklahoma City, including the involvement of major companies in the streetcar franchise. Kim K. Bender describes some of the successes as well as failures the system experienced as Oklahoma City continued to expand.

Date: Summer 1994

Creator: Bender, Kim K.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society

Article describes the history of the Oklahoma Historical Society, from its collection activities, funding, preservation projects and ownership of historic sites, to the development of The Chronicles of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma History Center.

Date: Winter 1992

Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1993

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Grant Foreman, a collector of histories who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1993.

Date: Autumn 1993

Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1995

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Anna Lewis, a historian who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1995.

Date: Autumn 1995

Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1996

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring John Joseph Mathews, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1996.

Date: Autumn 1996

Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1997

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring William Brown Morrison, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1997.

Date: Autumn 1997

Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1998

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring John W. Morris, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1998.

Date: Autumn 1998

Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1995

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Robert E. Bell, a historian who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1995.

Date: Spring 1995

Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1996

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring LeRoy H. Fischer, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1996.

Date: Spring 1996

Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1997

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring C.W. "Dub" West, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1997.

Date: Spring 1997

Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1998

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Stan Hoig, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1997.

Date: Spring 1998

Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1999

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Norman L. Crockett, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1998.

Date: Spring 1999

Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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Gentleman Tom Abbott: Middleweight Champion of the Southwest

Preparing Women for the National Crisis: The Role of Oklahoma A. and M. College

Gaudy, Swift, and Reckless: The Victory Flying Circus Comes to Oklahoma

Oklahoma's Exiles: William H. Murray and Friends in the Bolivian Chaco, 1924-1929

Strange Bedfellows: Progressivism, Radicalism, and the Oklahoma Constitution in Historical Perspective

Struggle in the Choctaw Nation: The Coal Miners Strike of 1894

"Standing Out for Their Rights": Industrial Strikes in Oklahoma in the 1930s

Agriculture in the Oklahoma Panhandle 1898-1942

Are There Real Indians in Oklahoma? Historical Perceptions of The Five Civilized Tribes

Cathedrals of the Plains: The Grain Elevators of Western Oklahoma

Notes and Documents, Winter 1990-91

The National Indian Defense Association and Council Fire

Oklahoma City's First Mass Transit System: Who Brought the Streetcars for People to Ride?

Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 1993

Notes and Documents, Fall 1995

Notes and Documents, Fall 1996

Notes and Documents, Fall 1997

Notes and Documents, Fall 1998

Notes and Documents, Spring 1995

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