Oklahoma History and the National Archives (open access)

Oklahoma History and the National Archives

Article discusses the state of the National Archives in the 1950s and traces its growth, arrangement changes, and additions of microfilm technology over the years. Kathryn M. Murphy focuses on materials related to Oklahoma history in the Archives and their coverage.
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Murphy, Kathryn M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0249.0132]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "When Homer Croy writes a book, he makes it just as light and readable as possible except for two chapters, which are dry and heavy."
Date: June 6, 1952
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1363.0279]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Wheat, Oklahoma"
Date: June 2, 1952
Creator: Peterson, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1363.0280]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The grain runs from the hole and piles up on the ground 35 feet below."
Date: 1952
Creator: Peterson, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1363.0291]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wheat, Wichita Kansas"
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0236]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: October 30, 1952
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0215]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: September 28, 1952
Creator: Peterson, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0237]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: October 30, 1952
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0218]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Johnston Murray, center, left the governor's mansion to come home to Weatherford for a special occasion."
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0412B.0149]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "They're too late, but Gov. Murray Monday received two bags of grapefruit from Florida's Gov. Fuller Warren who is on a good will tour of 10 states. Gov. Warren, in turn, was made a Commodore in Oklahoma's navy."
Date: September 22, 1952
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Post Offices Within the Boundaries of Oklahoma (open access)

First Post Offices Within the Boundaries of Oklahoma

Article provides historical background to the included list of the first post offices in Oklahoma. Using records of the Postmaster General compiled in the National Archives, George H. Shirk lists post offices established in Oklahoma Territory leading up to statehood.
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 1952 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 1952

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Potawatomi Day Schools (open access)

Potawatomi Day Schools

Article relates the history of Pottawatomi day schools, highlighting the Clardyville and Wagoza schools. Hobart D. Ragland explains the call for education among the Pottawatomis and tracks their movements across Oklahoma in the nineteenth century.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Ragland, Hobert D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Armstrongs of Indian Territory (open access)

The Armstrongs of Indian Territory

Article discusses three generations of men within the Armstrong family and their contributions to improving relations between the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes and the U.S. government.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 3, Autumn 1952 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 3, Autumn 1952

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1952-53 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1952-53

Notes and Documents column including documents about Oklahoma's "Hall of Fame" at the Oklahoma Historical Society, photostats collected by Dr. Grant Foreman and donated to the OHS, an exhibit of Crisler paintings, banking exhibits, and the publication of a paper about Wichita kinship.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Kelley, E. H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dr. William Butler and George Butler, Cherokee Agents (open access)

Dr. William Butler and George Butler, Cherokee Agents

Article describes the lives and careers of two Cherokee agents, Dr. William Butler and the son who succeeded him, George Butler. Carolyn Thomas Foreman dwells on the career of each man individually and the history of their work with the Cherokees.
Date: Summer 1952
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1952 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 1952

For the Record section including the minutes of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society meeting that was held on January 24, 1952.
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 4, Winter 1952-53 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 4, Winter 1952-53

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 30 starts on page 489.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sooner State Press (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 42, No. 125, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 10, 1952 (open access)

Sooner State Press (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 42, No. 125, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 10, 1952

Weekly newspaper from the School of Journalism of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma "published in the interest of the newspaper editors and publishers of the state" that includes industry and campus news.
Date: May 10, 1952
Creator: Ray, Grace E. & Wilkerson, Bob
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 1952 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 1952

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 24, 1952
Creator: Woods, Sara Louise
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 63, No. 32, Ed. 2 Saturday, March 15, 1952 (open access)

Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 63, No. 32, Ed. 2 Saturday, March 15, 1952

Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 15, 1952
Creator: Gaylord, E. K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mrs. John R. Williams: Pioneer of the Indian Territory (open access)

Mrs. John R. Williams: Pioneer of the Indian Territory

Article describes the life and family of of Mary Elizabeth Prescott Delesdernier, also known as Mrs. John R. Williams. Muriel H. Wright describes the community figure's upbringing on the Oklahoma frontier and her involvement in Oklahoma businesses and societies.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 38, No. 193, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 1952 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 38, No. 193, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 1952

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: July 23, 1952
Creator: Jay, Frederick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History