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Bizzell and Brandt: Pioneers in Indian Studies, 1929-1937
Article describes the efforts of Joseph Brandt, editor of the University of Oklahoma Press, and University of Oklahoma President William Bizzell, to create an Indian Studies Program at the University of Oklahoma in the 1920s and 1930s. Though unsuccessful, their venture laid the foundation for future forays into related programs across the U.S.
Date:
Summer 1988
Creator:
Crum, Steven J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perceptions of a Union: Labor Relations at OU Press
Article describes the establishment of the University of Oklahoma Press, their unionization efforts, and bargaining with university administrators for benefits. Cynthia J. Wolff provides historical context for the attitudes towards unions during the mid-twentieth century.
Date:
Autumn 1990
Creator:
Wolff, Cynthia J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Origin of the Seminole Indians
Article documents the three wars that brought about the beginning of the Seminole tribe.
Date:
Spring 1937
Creator:
Forbes, Gerald
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Judge Royce H. Savage
Article asserts that despite the controversy surrounding Judge Royce Savage's retirement from the Northern District Court, the judge's reputation for case management and dedication to pretrial conferences remains intact.
Date:
Spring 2011
Creator:
Kellough, William C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sooner State Civil Liberties in Perilous Times, 1940-1941, Part 1: The Oklahoma Federation for Constitutional Rights
The first part of this two-part article examines citizen action in Oklahoma initiated in the fall of 1940 by the creation of the Oklahoma Federation of Constitutional Rights to preserve and defend freedom of speech, which later faced investigation by the legislature.
Date:
Winter 2006
Creator:
Wiegand, Wayne A. & Wiegand, Shirley A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Place of Coming Together: The Historic Jacobson House
Article documents the life of Oscar Jacobson, an artist and world art historian who ran the School of Art at the University of Oklahoma. He was the first art authority to recognize Native American painting as fine art and introduced it to the international market. The article also details the efforts of the Jacobson House Committee in the 1980s to restore and preserve the house as a Native American Arts Center.
Date:
Winter 2000
Creator:
Whitney, Carol
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Rise and Fall of Edwin ("Daddy") DeBarr
This article uses the life of Edwin DeBarr, one of the founding faculty members of the University of Oklahoma, to show the change in social, political, and racial attitudes over time at the university, ultimately leading to the removal of DeBarr's name from the Chemistry Building.
Date:
Autumn 2010
Creator:
Levy, David W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History