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Altus Air Force Base: Sentinel of Southwest Oklahoma
Article describes the efforts of city officials to institute a flight training center at Altus, Oklahoma, and the resulting success of Altus Army Air Field and its training initiatives, particularly its contribution in training pilots for World War II combat.
Date:
Autumn 1997
Creator:
Kelley, Leo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Black Brush of Hatred: The KKK on Trial in Altus
Article describes the growth of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s in response to the changes in society after World War I. Leo Kelley focuses on the violence in Altus, Oklahoma, and how citizens deemed "immoral" or who refused to cooperate with the organization were "painted black with the brush of hatred".
Date:
Spring 1994
Creator:
Kelley, Leo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"I Should Have Been a Mule": Cotton Pickin' Blues in Southwestern Oklahoma
Article describes the development of the cotton industry in Oklahoma's Jackson County, from its success to its decline. Leo Kelley takes a closer look at the attitudes and lives of cotton farmers in Oklahoma through excerpts from newspapers and personal journals.
Date:
Summer 1998
Creator:
Kelley, Leo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Emily B. Smith: Educator with Vision
Article provides a biographical tribute to Emily Blanton Smith, who served as first dean of Altus Junior College and ensured survival of the institution during the Great Depression. Altus Junior College would eventually become Western Oklahoma State College, and Emily B. Smith's legacy is remembered in the city's centennial.
Date:
Autumn 1991
Creator:
Olson, Glyna & Kelley, Leo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Navajoe
Article details the establishment, impact, and dissolution of the town Navajoe within the Oklahoma Territory. This town no longer exists.
Date:
Summer 1946
Creator:
Dale, Edward Everett
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History