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Gerald A. Hale: Parking Meter Reminiscences
Article narrates the history of how two men, Carl C. Magee and Gerald A. Hale, created the parking meter to help Oklahoma City solve the problem with overcrowded parking lots. The article also details the impact their creation had on the world.
Date:
Autumn 1970
Creator:
Fischer, LeRoy H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Medical Practices and Health in the Choctaw Nation, 1831-1885
Article illustrates how the Choctaw people combined traditional medical practices with those created by Europeans during a time where diseases spread rapidly and killed indiscriminately.
Date:
Spring 1970
Creator:
Allen, Virgina R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian in Transition: The Neosho Agency 1850-1861
Article illustrates the significance of Indian agents at the Neosho Agency who were charged with maintaining control over the Indigenous people on their reservations. The article focuses on the life of one agent: Major Andrew J. Dorn.
Date:
Summer 1970
Creator:
Tracy, Valerie
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
St. Agnes Academy for the Choctaws
Article chronicles the history of St. Agnes Academy for the Choctaws, a mission school located in Choctaw Nation. The school was destroyed by a tornado in 1945.
Date:
Autumn 1970
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History