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Lynn Riggs at the University of Oklahoma

Description: Article explores the time Lynn Riggs, poet and playwright, spent studying at the University of Oklahoma. Charles Aughtry highlights the productions and clubs he was involved in and tells the story of his eventual withdrawal from school.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Aughtry, Charles
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

County High Schools in Oklahoma

Description: Article discusses the establishment of five county high schools between 1903 and 1935 after laws were passed by the Oklahoma legislature. Frank A. Balyeat provides a walk through of the legislation leading up to the founding of the schools as well as the individual process each school went through.
Date: Summer 1959
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma University at Guthrie

Description: Article discusses the short history of Oklahoma University at Guthrie and its president and founder, William Albert Buxton. Frank A. Balyeat discusses the process of Buxton securing funds for the building, his arrest, and the curriculum and memories of those enrolled at Oklahoma University during this time.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

William Schenck Robertson

Description: Article describes the life and work of William Schenck Robertson, teacher at the Tullahassee Manual Labor School and translator of several texts for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Althea Bass discusses his marriage to the daughter of Samuel Worcester, Ann Eliza, and their contributions to the history of education in Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1959
Creator: Bass, Althea
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 2, Summer 1959

Description: Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 2, Summer 1959. It includes documents about the first fossil discovered in Oklahoma, education in Indian Territory, the publication of the Arapaho Arrow, the founding of the post office at Geary, a memorial plaque for Dr. Emmett Starr, voting by the Osage in the first Oklahoma elections, the 1959 tour by the OHS, and the late publication of this issue of The Chronicles.
Date: Summer 1959
Creator: Branson, Carl C.; Evans, A. Grant; Filmore, Frank; Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Fraker, Elmer L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma City, from Public Land to Private Property, Part Two

Description: Article discusses the establishment and growth of Oklahoma City from public lands to private property. Berlin B. Chapman continues the history of Oklahoma City in this second part of a two-part article, constructing a picture of early city planning through correspondence and telegrams between government officials.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Stella Friends Academy

Description: Article discusses the establishment and curriculum of Stella Friends Academy, a high school founded near Cherokee, Oklahoma by several pioneer families. Mary Blue Coppock explores the impact it left on the community there and on the history of education in Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1959
Creator: Coppock, Mary Blue
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 3, Fall 1959

Description: Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 3, Fall 1959. It includes an election notice, notes about historical sites and guides to navigating them, dedications, memorials, a report about the Heavener "Rune Stone", a document about the Annual Seminar of American Indian Culture, and a list of recent accessions to the OHS library.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Fraker, Elmer L.; Shirk, George H.; Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Ragland, Hobert D. & Mitchell, Edith
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Social History of the Tri-State District

Description: Article discusses the history of the Tri-State District area, which includes the history of mining camps and their poor conditions, the intellectual environment and the schools that were established in the region, and the social and economic conditions prevalent.
Date: Summer 1959
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Ann Eliza Worcester Robertson as a Linguist

Description: Article describes the life of scholar and linguist Ann Eliza Worcester Robertson, who completed a translation of the New Testament of the Bible into the Creek, or Muscogee language. Hope Holway explores the struggles she had to overcome during her career and those who supported her along the way.
Date: Spring 1959
Creator: Holway, Hope
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Cold Water Army

Description: Article constructs a portrait of the creation of the Cherokee Temperance Society, also known as the "Cold Water Army," through a series of quotes providing historical background and personal recollections.
Date: Spring 1959
Creator: Holway, Hope
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Summer Normals in Indian Territory After 1898

Description: Article describes the concept of "summer normals" among the five large Nations of Indian Territory. Joe C. Jackson describes the process of instituting the normals, which were educational sessions involving teacher training, and the success of the program in the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Nations.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Jackson, Joe C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma City Junior Symphony Orchestra, 1950-1959

Description: Article studies the growth and development of the music scene in Oklahoma, focusing on the establishment and history of the Oklahoma City Junior Symphony Orchestra from 1950 to 1959. Aileen Stroud Libke discusses how the group was formed and brought cultural recognition to the state.
Date: Autumn 1959
Creator: Libke, Aileen Stroud
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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