Serial/Series Title

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 4, Winter 2002-03 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 4, Winter 2002-03

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 80 starts on page 516.
Date: Winter 2002
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Yakni Achukma, The School with a Soul": A History of the Goodland Indian Orphanage (open access)

"Yakni Achukma, The School with a Soul": A History of the Goodland Indian Orphanage

Article describes the founding and history of Goodland Indian Orphanage, one of the few mid-nineteenth century schools for Native American children that promoted inclusion of their culture and language along with assimilation initiatives. Ruby Wile includes personal recollections of the LaCroix family, four Choctaw children who lived at the Presbyterian institution.
Date: Winter 2002
Creator: Wile, Ruby
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bygone Spas: The Rise and Decay of Oklahoma's Radium Water (open access)

Bygone Spas: The Rise and Decay of Oklahoma's Radium Water

Article describes the development of the radium water industry in northeastern Oklahoma. Marjorie Malley details the origins of the water's popularity and the growth of the industry through bathhouses and bottled water, as well as the twists and turns the myth behind it underwent throughout the early 20th century.
Date: Winter 2002
Creator: Malley, Marjorie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History