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The Afrika Korps in Oklahoma: Fort Reno's Prison of War Compound
Article details the creation of prisoner of war camps at Fort Reno and how the United States worked to treat the prisoners brought there with enough respect to honor the Geneva Convention. The prisoners were used as workers in the farming and manufacturing industry to help with the war efforts.
Date:
Autumn 1974
Creator:
Wilson, Terry Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ray Pence and the "West Point of the Fire Service"
Article describes the life of Oklahoma firefighter Ray Pence, the man whose effort and ideas led to the creation of the OSU School of Firefighting, now the OSU Department of Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology.
Date:
Autumn 1986
Creator:
Warde, Mary Jane
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Blunt Civil War Fortifications
Article provides historical context for the fortification of Fort Gibson, previously named Fort Blunt by Union soldiers, through examination of archaeological evidence from the Civil War era.
Date:
Autumn 2017
Creator:
Cole, Robert L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, January 23, 1964
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 23, 1964.
Date:
Spring 1964
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Territorial Magazines
Article provides a comprehensive review of magazines that existed in the territorial period of Oklahoma's history. Esther Witcher lists magazines that were published either in Oklahoma or Indian Territory during the years of 1830 to 1907, providing details about their content and editors.
Date:
Winter 1951
Creator:
Witcher, Esther
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1972
Notes and Documents column including an announcement of the distribution of the organization's annual index, an announcement on memorials being written for the recently deceased members, and a list of books cataloged by the organization's library.
Date:
Spring 1972
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Strong and Sturdy Vessel: A History of Bristow Junior College
Article details the founding, faculty, students, and curriculum at Bristow Junior college from the years 1928-1951. As an important landmark in the Bristow Public Schools System, the school is remembered and appreciated.
Date:
Summer 2005
Creator:
Caudle, Letha
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
“Educate or We Perish”: The Armstrong Academy’s History as Part of the Choctaw Educational System
Article explores the evolution of Armstrong Academy, a boarding school for American Indian boys, from its opening in 1845 to its untimely closing in 1920.
Date:
Autumn 2011
Creator:
Miles, Dennis
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Men, Mud, and Mules: The Good Roads Movement in Oklahoma, 1900-1910
Article relates the history of the Good Roads Movement in territorial Oklahoma, discussing details such as the officials and associations involved in the construction of the new highways, obstacles that arose during the process, and the environmental factors that spurred the movement forward.
Date:
Summer 1980
Creator:
Corbett, William P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Campus Cadets: A History of Collegiate Military Training, 1891-1951
Article describes the history of military instruction of cadets at Oklahoma State University from 1891 to 1951. Philip Reed Rulon discusses curriculum, uniforms, and postwar training before World War I and World War II.
Date:
Spring 1979
Creator:
Rulon, Philip Reed
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 2004
Notes and Documents column including "Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame: Alice Lee Marriott," a short biographical sketch of Alice Lee Marriot, the second inductee into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame.
Date:
Autumn 2004
Creator:
Blochowiak, Mary Ann
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending October 24, 1957
This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 24, 1957.
Date:
Winter 1957
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"She Has Surely Done Her Share": Miss Bessie Huff and the Muskogee Junior College
Article details the life and career of Bessie Huff, English and journalism instructor and dean at Muskogee Junior College, and pays tribute to her dedication to the people she taught and their education through stories told by former students.
Date:
Winter 2001
Creator:
Eversole, Dana
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Ceramics Factory at Oklahoma State University
Article chronicles the rise and fall of the ceramics factory located on the Oklahoma State University's campus during the Great Depression.
Date:
Summer 1972
Creator:
Smith, Robert E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Autumn 1944
Notes and Documents column including notes regarding receiving copies of The Chronicles, a record of the State Capital Commission, corrections for the magazine, the biographies of Tom Dora and John James Abert, the American Indian Exposition, records of the Oklahoma War memorial, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 24, 1944.
Date:
Autumn 1944
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's First Book: "Istutsi in Naktsoku"
Article explores the history behind Oklahoma's First Book, Istutsi in Naktsoku, an elementary school primer in a written form of the Creek language by Reverend John Fleming. Guy Logsdon explores the process of alphabetizing the Creek language and the impact of mission work on the Osage, Cherokee, and Creek Nations.
Date:
Summer 1976
Creator:
Logsdon, Guy
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1973
Notes and Documents column including a note about the historic site of Webbers Falls, a history of the railroad being built through this site, and a list of books catalogued by the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date:
Spring 1973
Creator:
McFadden, Marguerite
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, January 26, 1967
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 26, 1967.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Annual and Quarterly Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and its Board of Directors, April 26, 1973
This section includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 26, 1973. Included is a response from Florence O. Wilson on becoming an honorary member of the society, a list of gifts received by the organization, and a list of new annual and life members.
Date:
Summer 1973
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1963
Notes and Documents column including documents about the donation of the "Kentucky Rifle" of Robert M. Jones to the OHS, a leaflet about the relics at the OHS museums, the authenticity of an Ordinance rifle, centennial programs, the "Battle of Perryville," staff changes at Oklahoma State University, and accessions to the library of the OHS.
Date:
Autumn 1963
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Historical Society: A Review in 1905
Article introduces and includes a reprint of an extensive report written in 1905 by William P. Campbell about the founding and development of the Oklahoma Historical Society, lists of donors and gifts, newspaper publications, and collection items.
Date:
Autumn 1961
Creator:
Campbell, William P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Remembering an Exceptional Team: Jerome Tiger and Nettie Wheeler
This article, written by Peggy Tiger, recounts the unique relationship between her late husband, Creek artist Jerome Tiger, and art collector Nettie Wheeler.
Date:
Autumn 2005
Creator:
Tiger, Peggy
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History