One Hundred Years Ago in the Region of Tulsa (open access)

One Hundred Years Ago in the Region of Tulsa

Article reports on the conditions of the Indian Territory as told by surveyors a hundred years from the date this article was published. These surveyors were tasked with determining whether the region was fit enough to relocate the Creek tribes to after their removal from the east.
Date: Summer 1933
Creator: Gardner, James H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Heyday in the Texas League: Oklahoma City-Tulsa Baseball, 1933-1957 (open access)

Heyday in the Texas League: Oklahoma City-Tulsa Baseball, 1933-1957

Article explores the history of baseball in Oklahoma City and Tulsa through the victories and training regime of two major teams: the Oklahoma City Indians and the Tulsa Oilers. Max J. Nichols traces their plays and connection with the Texas League in a golden era of baseball.
Date: Summer 1996
Creator: Nichols, Max J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Hospitals in Tulsa (open access)

First Hospitals in Tulsa

Article chronicles the establishment of the Tulsa Hospital Association and the subsequent first hospitals within the city.
Date: Spring 1944
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Brush Arbor to Boston Avenue: The First Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Tulsa, Indian Territory (open access)

From Brush Arbor to Boston Avenue: The First Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Tulsa, Indian Territory

Article chronicles the establishment of the First Methodist Episcopal Church within Tulsa, Oklahoma through correspondence between the missionaries who worked in the area and conferences that established the institution within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1943
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
James Hugh McBirney: 1870-1944 (open access)

James Hugh McBirney: 1870-1944

Article chronicles the career of James Hugh McBirney, bookkeeper of the Tulsa Banking Company, the first banking institution in the city of Tulsa.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tulsa's Water Resources - Spring and Spavinaw (open access)

Tulsa's Water Resources - Spring and Spavinaw

Article chronicles how the first water systems were created within Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1945
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trinity Episcopal Church, Tulsa (open access)

Trinity Episcopal Church, Tulsa

Article chronicles the history of the Trinity Episcopal Church, established within Indian Territory, and its impact on the community.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Development of Tula's Petroleum Library (open access)

The Development of Tula's Petroleum Library

Article details the creation and significance of the Petroleum special collection within the Tulsa Public Library.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Osborne, Bradford A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
World War II and the Story of Douglas Aircraft Plants in Tulsa and Midwest City (open access)

World War II and the Story of Douglas Aircraft Plants in Tulsa and Midwest City

Article describes the history of military aircraft construction in Oklahoma during World War II, focusing on two Douglas Aircraft plants in Tulsa and Midwest City and the communities surrounding them.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Wikle, Thomas A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Meeting of Conquerors: Art Goebel and Charles Lindbergh in Tulsa, 1927 (open access)

A Meeting of Conquerors: Art Goebel and Charles Lindbergh in Tulsa, 1927

Article recounts the meeting of Art Gobel and Charles A. Lindbergh in Tulsa in September 1927. Both aviators, Goebel was known as "The Conqueror of the Pacific," while Lindbergh was "The Conqueror of the Atlantic." Their meeting and behavior toward Oklahomans revealed much about each man's character and personality and about the American practice of hero making.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Hedglen, Thomas
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History