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Oklahoma Territory and the National Archives: A Historian's Paradise
Article provides an auto-biographical exploration of the research conducted by Berlin Basil Chapman, an Oklahoma historian and an Assistant Professor of History at Oklahoma A&M. Chapman's works include articles, theses, and a bibliography centered around resources related to Oklahoma Territory in the National Archives.
Date:
Winter 1982
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perkins Townsite: An Archival Case Study
Article chronicles the establishment of Perkins, Oklahoma: a townsite created shortly after the Land Run of 1889, using archival documents.
Date:
Summer 1947
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Location of the Battle of Round Mountains
Article provides a summary of the information collected by the author from various sources about the location of the Battle of Round Mountain. Angie Debo discusses the debate over its precise location and the work of the Payne County Historical Society.
Date:
Spring 1963
Creator:
Debo, Angie
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma: A Case Study in Local History
Article describes the history of Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Lynda M. Sturdevant discusses the formation of the Girl Scout Council and the many volunteer projects carried out under their leadership, which included tree and flower planting, drives and projects, and making cookies for the troops during World War II.
Date:
Spring 1979
Creator:
Sturdevant, Lynda M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
“A Romantic Modernist”: William Wayne Caudill and the Work of Caudill Rowlett Scott in Oklahoma
Article describes Oklahoma-born architect William Wayne Caudill's career and his contributions to architecture in Oklahoma.
Date:
Spring 2014
Creator:
Kline, Susan Allen & Savage, Cynthia
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68
Article discusses the atmosphere of anxiety as the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated in the 1960s that bred a need for preparedness in local communities and college campuses across western Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 2019
Creator:
Brewer, Landry
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colonel Cooper's Civil War Report on the Battle of Round Mountain
Article summarizes and provides details for the report written by Colonel Douglas H. Cooper, a commander in the Confederate Army, about the Battle at Round Mountain fought against Muscogee (Creek) leader Opothleyahola. Muriel H. Wright provides excerpts of the report and includes maps and information about other Civil War battles.
Date:
Winter 1961
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Revolution for the Hell of It: Abbie Hoffman Visits Oklahoma State University in 1971
Article discussing the struggle between Oklahoma State University student activists and conservative students and administrators in 1970-71 regarding the push to invite Abbie Hoffman as a campus speaker. This fueled an enormous controversy that, in the end, upheld the constitutional rights of OSU students.
Date:
Autumn 2006
Creator:
Johnson, Erica
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Preparing Women for the National Crisis: The Role of Oklahoma A. and M. College
Article explores the defense training undergone by women on the United States home front during World War II, focusing on the programs provided by Oklahoma A. and M. College, now Oklahoma State University.
Date:
Winter 1991
Creator:
Allen, Susan L. (Susan Lea), 1958-
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1970
Notes and Documents column including a report from Oklahoma State University announcing staff changes and activities and notes on the Heavener Runestone.
Date:
Summer 1970
Creator:
Knight, Homer L. & Farley, Gloria
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Influence on Commercial Architecture: Stillwater, O.T., 1889-1907
Article highlights the growth and development of the city of Stillwater during the territorial period of Oklahoma's history. Carol Bormann focuses on the type of architectural styles and fixtures that began to appear in early Stillwater buildings, examining the remnants from an earlier time.
Date:
Summer 1995
Creator:
Bormann, Carol
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dr. Henry G. Bennett as I Knew Him
Article describes the career and accomplishments of Dr. Henry G. Bennett, who was president of Oklahoma A & M College, now Oklahoma State University, from 1928 to 1951. Berlin B. Chapman, who was a professor of history during Bennett's tenure, describes his impression of the president's impact.
Date:
Summer 1955
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Main Street, Stillwater OK, Growing Up with Hollywood CA: An Oklahoma Town's Movie Theaters
Article describes the development of movie theaters in Stillwater, Oklahoma from opera houses, to locally-owned movie houses, to chain takeovers. Deborah Carmichael equates this growth to the development of the film industry in Hollywood and the importance of moving pictures in the history of the U.S.
Date:
Spring 2002
Creator:
Carmichael, Deborah
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History