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Heyday in the Texas League: Oklahoma City-Tulsa Baseball, 1933-1957 (open access)

Heyday in the Texas League: Oklahoma City-Tulsa Baseball, 1933-1957

Article explores the history of baseball in Oklahoma City and Tulsa through the victories and training regime of two major teams: the Oklahoma City Indians and the Tulsa Oilers. Max J. Nichols traces their plays and connection with the Texas League in a golden era of baseball.
Date: Summer 1996
Creator: Nichols, Max J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fred Tecumseh Waite: The Outlaw Statesman (open access)

Fred Tecumseh Waite: The Outlaw Statesman

Article describes the life and career of Fred Tecumseh Waite, a Chickasaw politician with a colorful past who argued against the forced allotment of the Dawes Commission. Michael Tower discusses his journey from outlaw to statesman.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Tower, Michael
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Let the People Rule": William Jennings Bryan and the Oklahoma Constitution (open access)

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

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.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History