"Peculiarly Situated Between Rebellion and Loyalty": Civilized Tribes, Savagery, and the American Civil War (open access)

"Peculiarly Situated Between Rebellion and Loyalty": Civilized Tribes, Savagery, and the American Civil War

Article discusses the concept of "savagism" in the context of participation of the "Five Civilized Tribes" in the Civil War. Tom L. Franzmann investigates details and accounts of brutal practices conducted by both white and American Indian soldiers during the war and deconstructs the ideas that perpetrated society during the time.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Franzmann, Tom L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Closing of Cordell Christian College: A Microcosm of American Intolerance during World War I (open access)

The Closing of Cordell Christian College: A Microcosm of American Intolerance during World War I

Article investigates the closing of Cordell Christian College due to its perceived antiwar sentiments during World War I. Michael W. Casey explores the attitudes in Oklahoma at the time and the vigilantism that occurred in the name of patriotism.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Casey, Michael W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Softened as into a Dream": The Letters of Robert B. Huston, Oklahoma Rough Rider (open access)

"Softened as into a Dream": The Letters of Robert B. Huston, Oklahoma Rough Rider

Article examines the experience of the Oklahoma Rough Rider through the life and correspondence of one such participant in the Spanish-American War, Robert Bell Huston.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Todd, Joe L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Occupying the Middle Ground: African Creeks in the First Indian Home Guard, 1862-1865 (open access)

Occupying the Middle Ground: African Creeks in the First Indian Home Guard, 1862-1865

Article explores the participation of the first African Americans to join the federal army in the Civil War, the First Indian Home Guard. This regiment was a tri-racial unit in which free blacks and former slaves served many roles, including the role of translator for Creek and Seminole soldiers.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Zellar, Gary
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 1, Spring 1998 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 1, Spring 1998

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Best City in the Best Country: Enid's Golden Ear, 1916-1941 (open access)

The Best City in the Best Country: Enid's Golden Ear, 1916-1941

Article explores the "golden era" of Enid, Oklahoma, exploring the factors that contributed to its rise as one of the most prosperous cities in the region, which included the construction of railroads and the impact of the oil industry.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Turner, Alvin O. & Gailey, Vicky L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 2, Summer 1998 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 2, Summer 1998

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 4, Winter 1998-99 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 4, Winter 1998-99

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 76 starts on page 469.
Date: Winter 1998
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History