A Few Unreasonable Proposals: Some Rejected Ideas from the Cherokee Allotment Negotiations (open access)

A Few Unreasonable Proposals: Some Rejected Ideas from the Cherokee Allotment Negotiations

Article describes the Cherokee Nation's striving to preserve several important elements of their political culture when facing the allotment of their tribal land in severalty. Their proposals for land ownership, judicial administration, and representation in the United States Congress were summarily rejected by the members of the Dawes Commission during the 1898-1899 talks.
Date: Winter 2006
Creator: Denson, Andrew
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
On the Gallows' Edge: Capital Punishment, Appeals, and Presidential Clemency in Indian Territory, 1896-1907 (open access)

On the Gallows' Edge: Capital Punishment, Appeals, and Presidential Clemency in Indian Territory, 1896-1907

This article continues Von Creel's study of the administration of justice in Indian Territory courts and expands upon the application of capital punishment. Von Creel details the cases of nine individuals who were convicted of capital crimes but who escaped hanging. Their stories involve the complicated legal processes of appeal, application for presidential clemency, commutation of sentence, and post-verdict motions.
Date: Summer 2006
Creator: Creel, Von Russell
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 322, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 19, 2006 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 322, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 19, 2006
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Capital Versus Labor in Tulsa: The Mid-Continent Refinery Strike of 1938-40 (open access)

Capital Versus Labor in Tulsa: The Mid-Continent Refinery Strike of 1938-40

Article details the Mid-Continent Refinery Strike of 1938-40. On December 22, 1938, members of the Oil Worker's International Union, representing labor in the petroleum industry at Tulsa's Mid-Continent Refinery, shut down the plant and walked off the job. The bitter, protracted, and occasionally violent fight involved two years of investigations and negotiations.
Date: Spring 2006
Creator: Rubey, Diane M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 2006 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 2006

Notes and Documents column including William D. Welge's "The Andrew J. Reynolds Collection, 1880–1888," which highlights the donation of ledger volumes of the records of A. J. Reynolds, an Indian trader of Anadarko, Indian Territory. It also includes Jim Gabbert's "Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, A National Register Historic District," which celebrates the inclusion of the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School to the National Register of Historic Places.
Date: Autumn 2006
Creator: Welge, William D. & Gabbert, Jim
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Revolution for the Hell of It: Abbie Hoffman Visits Oklahoma State University in 1971 (open access)

Revolution for the Hell of It: Abbie Hoffman Visits Oklahoma State University in 1971

Article discussing the struggle between Oklahoma State University student activists and conservative students and administrators in 1970-71 regarding the push to invite Abbie Hoffman as a campus speaker. This fueled an enormous controversy that, in the end, upheld the constitutional rights of OSU students.
Date: Autumn 2006
Creator: Johnson, Erica
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 84, Number 1, Spring 2006 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 84, Number 1, Spring 2006

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 2006
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 84, Number 2, Summer 2006 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 84, Number 2, Summer 2006

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 2006
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Any Woman That Could Ride a Horse Could Fly": Dorothy K. Pressler Morgan, 1930s Oklahoma Aviatrix (open access)

"Any Woman That Could Ride a Horse Could Fly": Dorothy K. Pressler Morgan, 1930s Oklahoma Aviatrix

Article describes the role of Dorothy Pressler Morgan in aviation history. In 1930 Dorothy Pressler Morgan became the second female pilot licensed in Oklahoma by the U.S. Department of Commerce. She was also known as Oklahoma City's best stunt pilot, an altitude-record setter, and the nation's first female airport manager.
Date: Spring 2006
Creator: Fugate, Tally D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 315, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 12, 2006 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 315, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 12, 2006
Creator: Mattox, Jami
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 133, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 14, 2006 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 133, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 14, 2006
Creator: Stone, Greg
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 187, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 18, 2006 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 187, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 18, 2006
Creator: Stone, Greg
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 124, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 124, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 23, 2006
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 304, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 29, 2006 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 304, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 2006
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 2006 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 2006

For the Record section including the minutes from the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was called to order on Wednesday, January 25, 2006.
Date: Summer 2006
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 157, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 14, 2006 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 157, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 14, 2006
Creator: Stone, Greg
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 84, Number 3, Fall 2006 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 84, Number 3, Fall 2006

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 2006
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 186, Ed. 1 Monday, April 17, 2006 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 186, Ed. 1 Monday, April 17, 2006

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 17, 2006
Creator: Stone, Greg
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 221, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 13, 2006 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 221, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 13, 2006
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 135, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 135, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 5, 2006

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 5, 2006
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 263, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 8, 2006 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 263, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 8, 2006

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 2006
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 84, Number 4, Winter 2006-07 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 84, Number 4, Winter 2006-07

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Winter 2006
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 341, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 2006 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 341, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 2006

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 12, 2006
Creator: Mattox, Jami
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Looking for Adventure: Ponca Warriors of the Forty-fifth Infantry Division in the Korean War (open access)

Looking for Adventure: Ponca Warriors of the Forty-fifth Infantry Division in the Korean War

Article describes the military service of the Ponca men who served in the 279th Infantry Regiment of the Forty-fifth Infantry Division in the Korean War.
Date: Spring 2006
Creator: van de Logt, Mark
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History