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Cimarron Territory: Comedy and Tragedy

Description: Article explores the history of the Cimarron Territory, a title for the Public Land Strip of the Oklahoma Panhandle where lawlessness was common, and the members of its unofficial government. Joy Schnabel discusses the motivations of these pioneers and the population they sought to entice to the area.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Schnabel, Joy
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Let the People Rule": William Jennings Bryan and the Oklahoma Constitution

Description: Article illustrates the influence of Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan on the Oklahoma Constitution and Constitutional Convention. Robert D. Lewallen explores Bryan's political career as well as his populist beliefs, and the way populism was received by society at the time.
Date: Autumn 1995
Creator: Lewallen, Robert D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Homesteading in Roger Mills County: The Wilcox Family

Description: Article explores the struggles faced by the Wilcox family who homesteaded land in Roger Mills County through excerpts of family memoirs and correspondence. Margaret E. Brown also provides a wider context to the difficult economic and weather conditions farmers in 1900s Oklahoma faced.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Brown, Margaret E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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