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The 1969 Oklahoma City Garbage Strike

Description: Article covers the Oklahoma City worker's strike in 1969 when sanitation workers, mostly African Americans, went on strike for higher wages and better working conditions. The article expounds on the reasons for the strike, the attention it received locally and nationally from African American politicians and organizations, and the results of the resolve of the strikers and their supporters.
Date: Winter 2010
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Almost Hopeless in the Wake of the Storm": The 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic in Oklahoma

Description: Article examines the impact of the Spanish flu epidemic on Oklahomans during 1918-1919. Nigel Anthony Sellars discusses the spread of the epidemic on a detailed level, identifying the medical institutions and professionals who sought to combat the epidemic as it spread from one Oklahoma city to another.
Date: Spring 2001
Creator: Sellars, Nigel Anthony
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"An anxiety to do right": The Life of Judge John Hazelton Cotteral, 1864-1933

Description: Article provides a portrait of John H. Cotteral, the first federal judge for the Western District of Oklahoma and the first Oklahoman to occupy the bench of the circuit court of appeals. The article explores both the man and the legal opinions he wrote throughout his forty-year career.
Date: Autumn 2000
Creator: Leitch, Kevin C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Any Woman That Could Ride a Horse Could Fly": Dorothy K. Pressler Morgan, 1930s Oklahoma Aviatrix

Description: Article describes the role of Dorothy Pressler Morgan in aviation history. In 1930 Dorothy Pressler Morgan became the second female pilot licensed in Oklahoma by the U.S. Department of Commerce. She was also known as Oklahoma City's best stunt pilot, an altitude-record setter, and the nation's first female airport manager.
Date: Spring 2006
Creator: Fugate, Tally D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Brother Bankers: Frank P. and Hugh M. Johnson, Founders of the First National Bank and Trust Company of Oklahoma City

Description: Article explores the parallel paths in Oklahoma banking history of brothers F. P. and H. M. Johnson. The brothers came from Mississippi to Oklahoma and made names for themselves in their own banking ventures across the state before teaming up to create the First National Bank and Trust Company in Oklahoma City.
Date: Winter 2010
Creator: Hightower, Michael J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Building 3001: Home of the "Gooney Bird"

Description: Article describes the history of Building 3001 at Tinker Air Force Base, where Oklahoman workers produced thousands of C-47 military aircraft during World War II. The building was nicknamed the "Gooney Bird" after the Albatross, clumsy on the ground but beautiful in flight.
Date: Autumn 2013
Creator: Allin, Lawrence Carroll
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Building a New Life: The Polish Settlers of Harrah, Oklahoma

Description: Article details the history of Polish settlers in Oklahoma, from the mass migration that occurred between 1825 and the beginning of World War I, to the founding of Harrah, Oklahoma, to their attempts to preserve Polish culture, heritage, and traditions for future generations. Agnieszka Kemerley explores the reasons for their migration as well as the growth of Harrah itself.
Date: Summer 2003
Creator: Kemerley, Agnieszka
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Building and Promoting Their Place: The Clegerns of ‘89

Description: Article discusses the Clegern family and sheds light on a crucial time in the growth of three different Oklahoma cities. William Clegern and his son, Harry, were entrepreneurs who found opportunity in the 1889 Land Run. In addition, they influenced the development of Oklahoma City, Edmond, and Henryetta.
Date: Spring 2014
Creator: Clegern, Wayne M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Camille Nixdorf Phelan: Oklahoma Quiltmaker

Description: Article describes the life of Camille Nixdorf Phelan, an Oklahoma quiltmaker who created beautifully detailed quilts portraying aspects of Oklahoma's history. Dorothy Cozart chronicles the process of this creation in honor of the donation of one of these quilts in 1943.
Date: Winter 1994
Creator: Cozart, Dorothy
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Captain Charles W. Whipple's Notebook: The Week of the Run into Oklahoma in 1889

Description: Article narrates the life of Captain Charles W. Whipple during his time as the Chief Ordnance Officer at a time of settlement within the Unassigned Lands of the Indian Territories. This area would later be called Oklahoma City. The journal entries are some of the few accounts of what life was like for commanders in the army and civilian leaders during Oklahoma City's creation.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Carl W. Skogsberg and the Beginning of Colonial Bakery

Description: Article describes the life and career of Carl W. Skogsberg, founder of the Colonial Baking Company in Oklahoma City, and his business practices that brought growth and success even in the midst of trying times like the Great Depression.
Date: Autumn 1986
Creator: Meredith, Howard L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cattle Market for the World: The Oklahoma National Stockyards

Description: Article describes the creation and development of the Oklahoma National Stockyards, which was the largest and most modern livestock enterprise ever conducted at one time. Carol Holderby Welsh describes the complex itself as well as the impact it had on Oklahoma City and the area surrounding it.
Date: Spring 1982
Creator: Welsh, Carol Holderby
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chisholm School, District No. 22

Description: Article narrates the social and natural environment surrounding Chisholm School, District No. 22, a small rural school located in a large red roofed building.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Bennett, Marj D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Chronicles of Oklahoma Fiftieth Anniversary

Description: Article commemorates the fiftieth anniversary issue of The Chronicles of Oklahoma with a letter from the editor.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: The Chronicles of Oklahoma
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Class, Race, and Jack Walton's Mayoralty of Oklahoma City

Description: Article discusses the mayoral campaign and tenure of John C. "Jack" Walton as the mayor of Oklahoma City. Quincy R. Lehr explores the way Walton navigated a politically tumultuous time and gained the support of labor leaders and African American citizens in Oklahoma City before his controversial governorship.
Date: Summer 2011
Creator: Lehr, Quincy R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dean A. McGee: Genius with Guts

Description: Article examines the philanthropic contributions of Dean A. McGee, geologist and partner in the Kerr-McGee Corporation, to Oklahoma City and Oklahoma in general.
Date: Summer 2014
Creator: Pryse, JA
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Desegregation of the Oklahoma City School System

Description: Article describes the gradual process of desegregation of the Oklahoma City school system, including details from major related cases and their legal and social impact.
Date: Summer 1980
Creator: Boulton, Scot W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Edward W. Sweeney, '89er: "A Legend in his Time"

Description: Article describes the life and career of Edward W. Sweeney, a justice of the peace, landowner, and public servant who came to Oklahoma Territory in 1889 and helped establish Oklahoma City and the town of Harrah.
Date: Autumn 1998
Creator: Jordan, Pamela G.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Enigma of Mike Monroney

Description: Article provides an overview of the political career of Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney, who served the people of Oklahoma in the US House of Representatives and US Senate from 1939 until 1966. The author characterizes Monroney as a level-headed moderate attempting to continue his tenure in office amidst a shift to the conservative right in Oklahoma politics.
Date: Spring 2013
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

First German Methodist Church: Ethnic Identity on the Urban Frontier 1892-1907

Description: Article discusses the construction of the First German Methodist Church in Oklahoma City and its activities during the territorial period. Christiane Brandt Faris provides historical context for the motivations of its founders and the remaining aspects of the church's impact.
Date: Summer 1990
Creator: Faris, Christiane Brandt
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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