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The Early Chisholm Trail to Abilene, Kansas, 1867-71

Description: Article describes the path of the Chisholm Trail from 1867 to 1871. There were two pathways used by Texas trail drivers to Kansas. One route is well-documented and depicted on modern maps as the "Chisholm Trail." This article demonstrates that a more easterly route was the first route used to trail herds to Abilene, Kansas, from 1867 to 1871.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: Kraisinger, Gary & Kraisinger, Margaret
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"This Faithfulness Destroyed Them": The Failure of Grant's Peace Policy Among the Kiowas and Comanches

Description: Article describes the execution of American Indian policy under President Ulysses S. Grant. In his attempts to remove corruption from the Office of Indian Affairs, President Ulysses S. Grant involved Christian denominations, including the Society of Friends, in the execution of American Indian policy. The author argues that the Quaker's Peace Policy not only failed, but never had a chance of success among the Kiowas and Comanches.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: White, Wayne A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Twilight of Route 66: Transitioning from Highway to Freeway, 1956-84

Description: Article takes a closer look at the impact the construction of the interstate highway system had on Route 66, which, like many other historical roads in the area, suffered some negative impacts from the loss of traffic and tourists.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Norris, Frank
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Did Oklahoma African Americans Vote Between 1910 and 1943?

Description: Article analyzes election results during the years of 1910 and 1943 to determine if African Americans were voting in Oklahoma despite attempts to disenfranchise them by the Oklahoma Legislature. Although the US Supreme Court had rendered the "Grandfather Clause" unconstitutional, more obstacles were being created.
Date: Spring 2015
Creator: Darcy, R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Turning to the Right: More Oil Patch Songs from Oklahoma

Description: Article analyzes the music of the oil patch and its impact on the oil industry and society as a whole. This is a continuation of "Boomers and Boomtowns: Oil Patch Songs from Oklahoma," published in Volume 90, Number 3, Fall 2012.
Date: Winter 2015
Creator: Specht, Joe W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record [Fall 2015]

Description: For the Record section for Fall 2015, including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 22, 2015, as well as the minutes of the annual meeting of the membership that was held on April 23, 2015. It also includes two OHS special board meetings, the first occurring on April 23, 2015 and the second occurring on June 10, 2015.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Carl Albert: Little Giant of Native America

Description: Article describes the life and career of Carl Albert, Oklahoma Congressman for Oklahoma's Third Congressional District and eventual Speaker of the US House of Representatives. David W. Clark explores the ways Carl Albert assisted the American Indian community through beneficial policies supporting self-determination and opposition to policies terminating tribes.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Clark, David W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Nede Wade "Ned" Christie and the Outlaw Mystique

Description: Article examines the life of Ned Christie, Cherokee advisor to Chief Dennis Bushyhead, whose final years on the run after being accused of killing US Deputy Marshall Dan Maples have been sensationalized in newspapers and literature painting him as either a notorious outlaw or a noble patriot.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Mihesuah, Devon A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Did Quanah Parker Lie?

Description: Article examines documentary evidence surrounding the battle of Pease River to support Quanah Parker's claims that his father Peta Nocona did not participate in the battle nor was he killed there.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Crum, Tom & Carlson, Paul H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Civilized Captivity: Camp Gruber's Prisoner of War Camp

Description: This article describes the life of German prisoners of war as recorded in oral histories by the men who experienced incarceration at Camp Gruber, located near Braggs, Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: Riley, Trent
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Corrections, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 93, Number 4, Winter 2015-16

Description: Correction section from Volume 93, Number 4, Winter 2015-16. It includes a correction for a photograph caption in David W. Clark's "Carl Albert: Little Giant of Native America" in Volume 93, Number 3, Fall 2015.
Date: Winter 2015
Creator: Clark, David W. & Bass, Elizabeth M. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Rooted in the Plains: Oklahoma Women, Community, and the Dust Bowl

Description: Article illustrates the difficult lives of Oklahoma women during the Dust Bowl and coping methods that brought communities together through a series of interviews conducted as part of the Dust Bowl Oral History Project at Oklahoma State University.
Date: Spring 2015
Creator: Lemons, Shelly & Kite, Steven Knoche
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Cherokee Male Seminary Baseball Team, 1876-1908

Description: Article traces the history of baseball at the Cherokee Male Seminary, chronicling the names of the men who played and the successes and failures of the teams.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: McCullagh, James G.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Short Tenures on the Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Description: Article provides details about the lives and careers of justices who served unusually short tenures on the Supreme Court of Oklahoma and their contributions to the history of law in Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 2015
Creator: Creel, Von Russell
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Corrections, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 93, Number 2, Summer 2015

Description: Corrections section from Volume 93, Number 2, Summer 2015. It includes a correction for a photograph caption in Von Russell Creel's "Short Tenures on the Supreme Court of Oklahoma" in Volume 93, Number 1, Spring 2015.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: Creel, Von Russell & Bass, Elizabeth M. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"All In": The Rise of Tribal Gaming

Description: Article describes the struggle over jurisdiction that resulted in compacts to govern tribal gaming.
Date: Winter 2015
Creator: Dickson, Kathy
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 2015

Description: Notes and Documents column including Katie Bush's "The Oklahoma City Motorcycle Club," a short article describing the historical impact of the Oklahoma City Motorcycle Club and including various historic photographs related to the club.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: Bush, Katie
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Spring 2015

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 22, 2014.
Date: Spring 2015
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 2015

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Sally Bourne Ferrell, Jimmie Lewis Franklin, Edwin C. McReynolds, and John Wooley. who were inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2015.
Date: Spring 2015
Creator: Lambert, Paul F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Winter 2015-16

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 22, 2015.
Date: Winter 2015
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 2015-16

Description: Notes and Documents column including Chad Williams' "Crossroads of Commerce Exhibit Collections," which describes the collections utilized for the Oklahoma History Center's "Crossroads of Commerce: A History of Free Enterprise in Oklahoma," an exhibit that tells the story of commerce in Oklahoma from 1719 to present day.
Date: Winter 2015
Creator: Williams, Chad
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Summer 2015

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 28, 2015.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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