For the Record, Fall 1997 (open access)

For the Record, Fall 1997

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 17, 1997. It also includes the minutes of the annual and special board meeting of the OHS that both occurred on April 18, 1997.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pawhuska Journal-Capital (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 7, 1997 (open access)

Pawhuska Journal-Capital (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 7, 1997

Semiweekly newspaper from Pawhuska, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 7, 1997
Creator: Gann, Sherry
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1997 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 1997

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 23, 1996.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Snakes and Scribes: The Dawes Commission and the Enrollment of the Creeks (open access)

Snakes and Scribes: The Dawes Commission and the Enrollment of the Creeks

Article explores the factionalism that occurred within the Creek Nation during the enrollment process of the Dawes Commission in the late nineteenth century, as well as the events surrounding the "Crazy Snake" rebellion led by Chitto Harjo.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Carter, Kent
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 3, Fall 1997 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 3, Fall 1997

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William Fremont Harn: Maverick or Mystery? (open access)

William Fremont Harn: Maverick or Mystery?

Article describes the life and influence of William Fremont Harn, an agent sent to Oklahoma Territory after the opening of the Unassigned Lands to sort out land disputes.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Medley, Trina
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 4, Winter 1997-98 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 4, Winter 1997-98

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 1997 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 1997

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1997 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 1997

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 22, 1997.
Date: Summer 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Stars in a Dark Night": The Education of Indian Youth at Choctaw Academy (open access)

"Stars in a Dark Night": The Education of Indian Youth at Choctaw Academy

Article discusses the establishment of the Choctaw Academy in the early to mid-nineteenth century by Richard Mentor Johnson. Marjorie Hall Young discusses the tribes that sent their children to the academy as well as its academic curricula.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Young, Marjorie Hall
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 89, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 28, 1997 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 89, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 28, 1997

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 28, 1997
Creator: Diehl, Don
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1997-98 (open access)

For the Record, Winter 1997-98

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 23, 1997, as well as the minutes of the special board meeting of the OHS that was held on September 3 and 4, 1997.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lowell Mason, Samuel A. Worcester, and the Cherokee Singing Book (open access)

Lowell Mason, Samuel A. Worcester, and the Cherokee Singing Book

Article illustrates the process of developing a companion text with musical notation to the Cherokee Hymn Book, The Cherokee Singing Book. William R. Lee explores the work and motivations of the two men behind it, Cherokee missionary Samuel A. Worcester and musician Lowell Mason.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Lee, William R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Daily Chickasha Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 96, No. 111, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 7, 1997 (open access)

The Daily Chickasha Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 96, No. 111, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 7, 1997

Newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 7, 1997
Creator: Settle, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 2, Summer 1997 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 2, Summer 1997

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 82, No. 238, Ed. 1 Friday, June 20, 1997 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 82, No. 238, Ed. 1 Friday, June 20, 1997

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 20, 1997
Creator: Diehl, Don
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Wynnewood Gazette (Wynnewood, Okla.), Vol. 95, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 24, 1997 (open access)

The Wynnewood Gazette (Wynnewood, Okla.), Vol. 95, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 24, 1997

Weekly newspaper from Wynnewood, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 24, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Helen Churchill Candee: Author of An Oklahoma Romance (open access)

Helen Churchill Candee: Author of An Oklahoma Romance

Article constructs a portrait of the career of Helen Churchill Candee, a woman writer drawn to Oklahoma Territory on the basis of lenient divorce laws and land ownership whose works would become vital in describing Oklahoma Territory and its history.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Wilson, Linda D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Politics of History: Tinker Air Force Base and the Enola Gay (open access)

The Politics of History: Tinker Air Force Base and the Enola Gay

Article examines the history of Tinker Air Force Base's participation in the modification of the Enola Gay, parsing truths from fiction through an exploration of documentation from the era.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Crowder, James L., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Past and Future: The Life of the Oklahoma Jewish Community (open access)

Past and Future: The Life of the Oklahoma Jewish Community

Article examines the roots of the Jewish population of Oklahoma and the establishment of businesses amidst Oklahoma's boom-and-bust economy. Amy Hill Shevitz also predicts future developments for the Jewish community.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Shevitz, Amy Hill
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 96, No. 287, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1997 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 96, No. 287, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1997

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 13, 1997
Creator: Cole, Carol
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
15th Street News (Midwest City, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1997 (open access)

15th Street News (Midwest City, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1997

Newspaper from Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 7, 1997
Creator: Easttom, Holly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Taxing Matter: The Dispute over the Estate of Tom Slick, 1930-1932 (open access)

A Taxing Matter: The Dispute over the Estate of Tom Slick, 1930-1932

Article describes the lengthy financial, legal, and political dispute that occurred when Oklahoma officials attempted to prove Tom Slick's Oklahoma residency after his death in order to collect estate taxes.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Miles, Ray
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History