Hanging Judge Parker and the Gunfight at Alexander's Store: Opportunities for Research in the Records of the U.S. Court at Fort Smith (open access)

Hanging Judge Parker and the Gunfight at Alexander's Store: Opportunities for Research in the Records of the U.S. Court at Fort Smith

Article explores materials related to the career of territorial judge Isaac Parker, a man who dealt with cases in Indian Territory in the late nineteenth century. Kent Carter provides details about the contents of the "official records" located at the Fort Worth branch of the National Archives, as well as the index and database created to organize them.
Date: Winter 1994
Creator: Carter, Kent
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1994 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1994

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Berlin B. Chapman, a professor and historian who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1994. It also includes a document about the Pitchlynn family of the Choctaw tribe, and examines the accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson Pitchlynn through excerpts of correspondence.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L. & Curry, Bobby R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 1, Spring 1994 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 1, Spring 1994

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Deadly Games: The Struggle for a Quarter-section of Land (open access)

Deadly Games: The Struggle for a Quarter-section of Land

Article discusses the series of disputes that occurred in the late nineteenth century over ownership of one quarter-section of land in what is now Oklahoma City. Carol H. Welsh highlights the court cases and more dangerous events surrounding these disputes and the results of the struggle at the original land office townsite.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Welsh, Carol Holderby
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 4, Winter 1994 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 4, Winter 1994

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 72 starts on page 470.
Date: Winter 1994
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1994 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 1994

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 27, 1993.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Struggle in the Choctaw Nation: The Coal Miners Strike of 1894 (open access)

Struggle in the Choctaw Nation: The Coal Miners Strike of 1894

Article discusses the coal miner's strike of 1894 in the Choctaw Nation and the ramifications of the movement. Don F. Badinelli explores the factors that motivated the strike, how the workers organized, and the results of their struggle.
Date: Autumn 1994
Creator: Badinelli, Don F.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Gayly Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 15, 1994 (open access)

The Gayly Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 15, 1994

Semi-monthly newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: February 15, 1994
Creator: Shaffer, Ron & Hawkins, Don
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 78, No. 155, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 19, 1994 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 78, No. 155, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 19, 1994

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 19, 1994
Creator: Jungman, Nicholas
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 3, Fall 1994 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 3, Fall 1994

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1994
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
There Are So Many Things Needed: Establishing the Rainy Mountain Boarding School, 1891-1900 (open access)

There Are So Many Things Needed: Establishing the Rainy Mountain Boarding School, 1891-1900

Article discusses the establishment of the Rainy Mountain Boarding School for Kiowa children on the Kiowa-Comanche Reservation and the many struggles it faced until its closing. Clyde Ellis discusses the administrative motivations behind its creation as well as some of the key figures, such as principal Cora Dunn, who kept the school running throughout hard times.
Date: Winter 1994
Creator: Ellis, Clyde
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 168, Ed. 1 Monday, March 28, 1994 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 168, Ed. 1 Monday, March 28, 1994

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 28, 1994
Creator: Lake, Charles S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 104, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, April 4, 1994 (open access)

Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 104, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, April 4, 1994

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 4, 1994
Creator: Cranke, Jay
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 12, 1994 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 12, 1994

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 12, 1994
Creator: Lake, Charles S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 174, Ed. 1 Monday, April 4, 1994 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 174, Ed. 1 Monday, April 4, 1994

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 4, 1994
Creator: Lake, Charles S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 94, No. 12, Ed. 1 Monday, March 28, 1994 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 94, No. 12, Ed. 1 Monday, March 28, 1994

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 28, 1994
Creator: Lomenick, Rick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 1994 (open access)

For the Record, Fall 1994

For the Record section including the minutes of the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society as well as the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the OHS that were both held on April 15, 1994.
Date: Autumn 1994
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1994-95 (open access)

For the Record, Winter 1994-95

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 27, 1994.
Date: Winter 1994
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1994 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 1994

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 26, 1994.
Date: Summer 1994
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Wynnewood Gazette (Wynnewood, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1994 (open access)

The Wynnewood Gazette (Wynnewood, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1994

Weekly newspaper from Wynnewood, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 31, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Corn Field to Corporation: A Short History of St. Anthony Hospital (open access)

From Corn Field to Corporation: A Short History of St. Anthony Hospital

Article describes the history of St. Anthony Hospital, from its humble beginnings to its rise as one of the most prominent health care institutions in Oklahoma City. Leslie Tucker examines the details behind its founding by the Sisters of St. Francis and its subsequent growth and expansion.
Date: Autumn 1994
Creator: Tucker, Leslie R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Camille Nixdorf Phelan: Oklahoma Quiltmaker (open access)

Camille Nixdorf Phelan: Oklahoma Quiltmaker

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
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Black Brush of Hatred: The KKK on Trial in Altus (open access)

Black Brush of Hatred: The KKK on Trial in Altus

Article describes the growth of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s in response to the changes in society after World War I. Leo Kelley focuses on the violence in Altus, Oklahoma, and how citizens deemed "immoral" or who refused to cooperate with the organization were "painted black with the brush of hatred".
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Kelley, Leo
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 6, 1994 (open access)

The Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 6, 1994

Weekly newspaper from Mannford, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 6, 1994
Creator: Retherford, Bill R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History