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For the Record, Winter 2016-17

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 July 27, 2016. It also includes a list of new members of the Oklahoma Historical Society from July through September of 2016, and a list of the of those who have been members more than twenty years.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Horseless Carriage Rolls into Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the history of the automobile industry in Oklahoma, focusing on six companies that began producing automobiles in the early 1900s and the advertising methods they used to promote their vehicles.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Allen, Gene; Boulton, Don & Davis, Ted R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Will of Iron: Dr. M. L. Peter and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department

Description: Article explores M. L. Peter's career in public health and contributions to the Oklahoma City community. Peter served for fifteen years as director of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, bringing polio vaccination clinics and improved sanitation practices to the Oklahoma City Area.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Peter, Stephen B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cultural Diversity and Historic Preservation in Oklahoma

Description: Article shows how the variety of properties associated with different groups of people intersect to showcase the unique cultural identity of the state of Oklahoma. Historic preservation can play a large role in the creation and perpetuation of identity. As the population of Oklahoma becomes more diverse, the properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places reflect the cultures, ethnicities, and organizations represented in the state.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Savage, Cynthia
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Development of the Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma, 1966-2016

Description: Article continues the story of historic preservation in Oklahoma to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The authors discuss not only the programs administered by the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office to fulfill the mandates set forth in the act, but also the work of American Indian tribes and preservation organizations.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Heisch, Melvena Thurman & Roberson, Glen R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Fall 2016

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 27, 2016, the annual meeting of the membership that was held on April 28, 2016, and special board meetings held on April 28, 2016 & June 15, 2016, as well as a list of new members for April-June 2016.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the early days of historic preservation in Oklahoma, chronicling the time before the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and a few years after its passage. This article first appeared in The Chronicles of Oklahoma Volume 57, Number 1, Spring 1979.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Legacy of Oklahoma Architecture

Description: Article illustrates the importance of Oklahoma's architectural legacy through examples of buildings and structures saved for future generations, the impact of prominent architects, and cases of structures threatened or lost.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Ozan, Lynda Schwan
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Summer 2016

Description: For the Record section including the Minutes of the Quarterly Board Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 27, 2016.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 2016

Description: Notes and Documents column including a short article that describes the Oklahoma Historical Society artifact collections utilized in the exhibit "Crossroads of Commerce: A History of Free Enterprise in Oklahoma," which tells the story of commerce in Oklahoma from 1719 to present day.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Bass, Elizabeth M. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's Cherokee Outlet and the Development of Cowboy Music and Poetry

Description: Article provides historical context for the songs and poetry created by cowboys making a living herding cattle in the Cherokee Outlet in the late 1800s. Shawn Holliday provides a detailed analysis of individual songs and poems included in the article.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Holliday, Shawn
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Waynoka and the Birth of Transcontinental Air Service

Description: Article describes the construction of Waynoka Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc. airport and its history as a stop on the transcontinental line where passengers transferred from airplanes to railcars. Thomas A. Wikle and Dale R. Lightfoot explore its impact on the town and what became of the airport after the passenger service ended.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Wikle, Thomas A. & Lightfoot, Dale R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Spring 2016

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 28, 2015.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 2016

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document honoring L. V. and Pat Baker, Steven K. Gragert, Mike Larsen, and Arthur L. Tolson, who were inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2016.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Lambert, Paul F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The YWCA's Y-Chapel of Song and the Central Plate

Description: Article provides details about the fundraising efforts and construction of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)'s Y-Chapel of Song on the campus of Central State College, now the University of Central Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Salkeld, Patrick H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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