Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 81, Number 1, Spring 2003 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 81, Number 1, Spring 2003

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 2003
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lingering Shadow: The Grapes of Wrath and Oklahoma Leaders in the Post-Depression Era (open access)

The Lingering Shadow: The Grapes of Wrath and Oklahoma Leaders in the Post-Depression Era

Article discusses the impact of the 1939 novel, The Grapes of Wrath, on the reputation of the citizens of Oklahoma in the 1930s. After the discriminatory term "Okie" was adopted to refer to struggling migrant Oklahomans, government administration and civic leaders worked to change the way Oklahomans were viewed in the post-depression era.
Date: Spring 2003
Creator: Collins, Jennifer J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History