The Evans and Clark Families: Borderlands Legacies in Western Oklahoma, 1875-1950 (open access)

The Evans and Clark Families: Borderlands Legacies in Western Oklahoma, 1875-1950

Article uses the lives of the Evans and Clark families to demonstrate evolving systems of racial discrimination in the emerging state of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Truden, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cheyenne Transporter (open access)

The Cheyenne Transporter

Article chronicles the history of The Cheyenne Transporter, a newspaper active in Indian Territory. The newspaper supplied safe travel routes and recommendations for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians living in the area along with religious news articles and notices regarding livestock.
Date: Summer 1968
Creator: Bass, Althea
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Founding of El Reno (open access)

The Founding of El Reno

Article discusses the establishment of the town of El Reno, Oklahoma, its founder John A. Foreman, homestead law in the area, and county seat elections. Berlin B. Chapman includes excerpts of documentation from the time to construct a clearer picture of the townsite and the legalities surrounding its settlement.
Date: Spring 1956
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History