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A Reading Room of Their Own: Library Services for African Americans in Oklahoma, 1907-1946

Description: Article discussing the struggles African American Oklahomans faced for access to public library services. The first forty years of statehood brought a few successes, and by mid-century only eleven communities provided a public library facility for the state's black citizens.
Date: Autumn 2006
Creator: Cassity, R. O. Joe, Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Meeting of Conquerors: Art Goebel and Charles Lindbergh in Tulsa, 1927

Description: Article recounts the meeting of Art Gobel and Charles A. Lindbergh in Tulsa in September 1927. Both aviators, Goebel was known as "The Conqueror of the Pacific," while Lindbergh was "The Conqueror of the Atlantic." Their meeting and behavior toward Oklahomans revealed much about each man's character and personality and about the American practice of hero making.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Hedglen, Thomas
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Thrice Purchased: Acquisition and Allotment of the Citizen Potawatomi Reservation

Description: Article explores the arrival of the Potawatomi in central Oklahoma after being pushed out of their communally held Kansas reserve and into the Indian Territory, the acquisition of a new reservation, and the means used to force them to own land as individuals.
Date: Spring 2008
Creator: Kraft, Lisa
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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

Description: 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.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1993

Description: For the Record section from Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1993. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 16, 1993.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 1, Spring 1993

Description: For the Record section from Volume 71, Number 1, Spring 1993. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 28, 1992.
Date: Spring 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993

Description: For the Record section from Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 27, 1993.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 70, Number 3, Fall 1992

Description: For the Record section from Volume 70, Number 3, Fall 1992. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 17, 1992.
Date: Autumn 1992
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 70, Number 4, Winter 1992-93

Description: For the Record section from Volume 70, Number 4, Winter 1992-93. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 22, 1992.
Date: Winter 1992
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Strong and Sturdy Vessel: A History of Bristow Junior College

Description: Article details the founding, faculty, students, and curriculum at Bristow Junior college from the years 1928-1951. As an important landmark in the Bristow Public Schools System, the school is remembered and appreciated.
Date: Summer 2005
Creator: Caudle, Letha
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Stand Fast": The Story of Surry Eaton "White Sut" Beck

Description: Article written by Pamela White, the great-granddaughter of White Sut Beck, examines Beck's life and place in history. White Sut Beck's place in history has been defined by what came to be known as the Going Snake Massacre, a shoot-out during the 1872 trial of Zeke Proctor for the murder of Beck's sister. In truth, White Sut lived a full life of adventure and service to his family, community, and the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Autumn 2004
Creator: White, Pamela
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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

Description: 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
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993-94

Description: For the Record section from Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993-94. It includes the minutes of the special board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on June 9, 1993, as well as the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the OHS that was held on July 28, 1993.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 1, Spring 1994

Description: For the Record section from Volume 72, Number 1, Spring 1994. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 27, 1993.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 2, Summer 1994

Description: For the Record section from Volume 72, Number 2, Summer 1994. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 26, 1994.
Date: Summer 1994
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 3, Fall 1994

Description: For the Record section from Volume 72, Number 3, Fall 1994. It includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society as well as the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the OHS that were both held on April 15, 1994.
Date: Autumn 1994
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 4, Winter 1994-95

Description: For the Record section from Volume 72, Number 4, Winter 1994-95. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 27, 1994.
Date: Winter 1994
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 1, Spring 1995

Description: For the Record section from Volume 73, Number 1, Spring 1995. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 26, 1994.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Occupying the Middle Ground: African Creeks in the First Indian Home Guard, 1862-1865

Description: Article explores the participation of the first African Americans to join the federal army in the Civil War, the First Indian Home Guard. This regiment was a tri-racial unit in which free blacks and former slaves served many roles, including the role of translator for Creek and Seminole soldiers.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Zellar, Gary
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 3, Fall 1995

Description: For the Record section from Volume 73, Number 3, Fall 1995. It includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society as well as the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS that were both held on April 28, 1995.
Date: Autumn 1995
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 4, Winter 1995-96

Description: For the Record section from Volume 73, Number 4, Winter 1995-96. It includes the minutes of the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 26, 1995.
Date: Winter 1995
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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