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Springlake Park: An Oklahoma City Playground Remembered

Description: Article explores the establishment of Springlake Park in Oklahoma City, the owners who ran it, and its eventual downfall. William C. Boone examines the activities that kept the park booming and the reasons for its closing.
Date: Spring 1991
Creator: Boone, William C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Historic Resources of Oklahoma's All-Black Towns: A Preservation Profile

Description: Article explores the history of all-black towns in Oklahoma and provides recommendations for their preservation. George O. Carney discusses the reasons for the migration of freedmen to the area and the impact of the growth of generations of black citizens working towards a better future.
Date: Summer 1991
Creator: Carney, George O.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Deciding Who Can Be Cherokee: Enrollment Records of the Dawes Commission

Description: Article explains the details and the process behind the work of the Dawes Commission, a product of the General Allotment Act that led U.S. government officials to enroll members of Indian tribes into a registration system so they could divide up the tribes' lands.
Date: Summer 1991
Creator: Carter, Kent
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Indian Soldiers for the Gray Army: Confederate Recruitment in Indian Territory

Description: Article describes the history of alliances some Indian nations made with Confederate forces during the Civil War and examines the reasons for the alliances, which included connections, the promise of economic wealth, and threats of land removal.
Date: Summer 1991
Creator: Graves, William H.
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.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Ardent Spirits among the Chickasaws and Choctaws, 1816-1856

Description: Article illustrates the damaging effects of the whiskey trade on the tribes of Indian Territory, and their efforts to prevent further addiction to the "ardent spirits." Jerry G. Hayes focuses on the impact on the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes, the leaders that promoted the temperance movement, and provides historical context for the issue.
Date: Autumn 1991
Creator: Hayes, Jerry G.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Nix vs. Jones: The Race for the Criminal Court of Appeals, 1956

Description: Article relays the events surrounding the fierce campaign of Kirksey Nix challenging Dick Jones for his seat on the Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals. MaryGaye LeBoeuf explores some of the criminal cases held at the court during this time, the careers of the men involved, and the results of the campaign.
Date: Summer 1991
Creator: LeBoeuf, MaryGaye
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Keeping the Peace: William H. Emory and the Command at Fort Arbuckle

Description: Article describes the career of Major William H. Emory, whose mission it was to keep order in Indian Territory when both Indian and non-Indian settlers ran into conflicts with Plains tribes already populating the area.
Date: Autumn 1991
Creator: Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Roxana: The Last of the Wild Boom Towns

Description: Article explores the boom and bust of the town of Roxana, Oklahoma. D. Earl Newsom discusses the history of Roxana, from the success of the oil industry there to the crime that ran rampant, to the eventual collapse of the boom town.
Date: Spring 1991
Creator: Newsom, D. Earl
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Fall 1991

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 12, 1991.
Date: Autumn 1991
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Spring 1991

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 24, 1990.
Date: Spring 1991
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Summer 1991

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 23, 1991.
Date: Summer 1991
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Winter 1991-92

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 24, 1991.
Date: Winter 1991
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Emily B. Smith: Educator with Vision

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to Emily Blanton Smith, who served as first dean of Altus Junior College and ensured survival of the institution during the Great Depression. Altus Junior College would eventually become Western Oklahoma State College, and Emily B. Smith's legacy is remembered in the city's centennial.
Date: Autumn 1991
Creator: Olson, Glyna & Kelley, Leo
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Supplying the Civilians: A Photo Essay of World War II Ration Stamps

Description: Article provides historical context for the creation of the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply and its ration programs. Oliver E. Rooker explores the World War II period of U.S. history on the home front through a series of photographs.
Date: Winter 1991
Creator: Rooker, Oliver E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Life for a Pair of Boots: The Murder of Shepalina

Description: Article describes the events surrounding the murder of a young Modoc in Seneca, Missouri and the response of the Modoc Indians. Robert E. Smith examines the acquittal of his accused killer, the incident, and the way it was perceived by a white public.
Date: Spring 1991
Creator: Smith, Robert E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1991

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document tracing the historical origins of the place name "Broken Arrow." Donald A. Wise examines the literature surrounding it and the Creek community that created the name.
Date: Spring 1991
Creator: Wise, Donald A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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