Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68 (open access)

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
Mary Rice Greenfield: Pioneer Educator of Oklahoma Territory (open access)

Mary Rice Greenfield: Pioneer Educator of Oklahoma Territory

Article describes the life and career of Mary Rice Greenfield, a pioneer educator in Oklahoma who left a lasting impact on her students and community. Joyce Waggoner explores the details of this impact through reports, correspondence, and testimonies.
Date: Summer 1997
Creator: Waggoner, Joyce
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Murder in Custer County: A Case Study and Legal Analysis of Herd Law versus Free Range in Oklahoma Territory (open access)

Murder in Custer County: A Case Study and Legal Analysis of Herd Law versus Free Range in Oklahoma Territory

Article examines the case of the 1900 murder of Julius Roesch to describe the attitudes of the time toward the debate over herd law versus free range in Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Rolison, W. Edward
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History