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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 93, Number 3, Fall 2015
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Autumn 2015
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 93, Number 4, Winter 2015-16
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 93 starts on page 513.
Date:
Winter 2015
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Early Chisholm Trail to Abilene, Kansas, 1867-71
Article describes the path of the Chisholm Trail from 1867 to 1871. There were two pathways used by Texas trail drivers to Kansas. One route is well-documented and depicted on modern maps as the "Chisholm Trail." This article demonstrates that a more easterly route was the first route used to trail herds to Abilene, Kansas, from 1867 to 1871.
Date:
Summer 2015
Creator:
Kraisinger, Gary & Kraisinger, Margaret
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"This Faithfulness Destroyed Them": The Failure of Grant's Peace Policy Among the Kiowas and Comanches
Article describes the execution of American Indian policy under President Ulysses S. Grant. In his attempts to remove corruption from the Office of Indian Affairs, President Ulysses S. Grant involved Christian denominations, including the Society of Friends, in the execution of American Indian policy. The author argues that the Quaker's Peace Policy not only failed, but never had a chance of success among the Kiowas and Comanches.
Date:
Summer 2015
Creator:
White, Wayne A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Twilight of Route 66: Transitioning from Highway to Freeway, 1956-84
Article takes a closer look at the impact the construction of the interstate highway system had on Route 66, which, like many other historical roads in the area, suffered some negative impacts from the loss of traffic and tourists.
Date:
Autumn 2015
Creator:
Norris, Frank
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 93, Number 1, Spring 2015
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Spring 2015
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 93, Number 2, Summer 2015
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Summer 2015
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Did Oklahoma African Americans Vote Between 1910 and 1943?
Article analyzes election results during the years of 1910 and 1943 to determine if African Americans were voting in Oklahoma despite attempts to disenfranchise them by the Oklahoma Legislature. Although the US Supreme Court had rendered the "Grandfather Clause" unconstitutional, more obstacles were being created.
Date:
Spring 2015
Creator:
Darcy, R.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Turning to the Right: More Oil Patch Songs from Oklahoma
Article analyzes the music of the oil patch and its impact on the oil industry and society as a whole. This is a continuation of "Boomers and Boomtowns: Oil Patch Songs from Oklahoma," published in Volume 90, Number 3, Fall 2012.
Date:
Winter 2015
Creator:
Specht, Joe W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record [Fall 2015]
For the Record section for Fall 2015, including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 22, 2015, as well as the minutes of the annual meeting of the membership that was held on April 23, 2015. It also includes two OHS special board meetings, the first occurring on April 23, 2015 and the second occurring on June 10, 2015.
Date:
Autumn 2015
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Carl Albert: Little Giant of Native America
Article describes the life and career of Carl Albert, Oklahoma Congressman for Oklahoma's Third Congressional District and eventual Speaker of the US House of Representatives. David W. Clark explores the ways Carl Albert assisted the American Indian community through beneficial policies supporting self-determination and opposition to policies terminating tribes.
Date:
Autumn 2015
Creator:
Clark, David W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Nede Wade "Ned" Christie and the Outlaw Mystique
Article examines the life of Ned Christie, Cherokee advisor to Chief Dennis Bushyhead, whose final years on the run after being accused of killing US Deputy Marshall Dan Maples have been sensationalized in newspapers and literature painting him as either a notorious outlaw or a noble patriot.
Date:
Autumn 2015
Creator:
Mihesuah, Devon A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Did Quanah Parker Lie?
Article examines documentary evidence surrounding the battle of Pease River to support Quanah Parker's claims that his father Peta Nocona did not participate in the battle nor was he killed there.
Date:
Autumn 2015
Creator:
Crum, Tom & Carlson, Paul H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Civilized Captivity: Camp Gruber's Prisoner of War Camp
This article describes the life of German prisoners of war as recorded in oral histories by the men who experienced incarceration at Camp Gruber, located near Braggs, Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 2015
Creator:
Riley, Trent
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Promises of a Honey Pond and a Fritter Tree: Western Oklahoma Pioneers, 1900-10
Article details the experiences of the pioneers of western Oklahoma as they homesteaded and established new communities.
Date:
Winter 2015
Creator:
Chesebrough-Caffee, Cheryl
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Corrections, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 93, Number 4, Winter 2015-16
Correction section from Volume 93, Number 4, Winter 2015-16. It includes a correction for a photograph caption in David W. Clark's "Carl Albert: Little Giant of Native America" in Volume 93, Number 3, Fall 2015.
Date:
Winter 2015
Creator:
Clark, David W. & Bass, Elizabeth M. B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rooted in the Plains: Oklahoma Women, Community, and the Dust Bowl
Article illustrates the difficult lives of Oklahoma women during the Dust Bowl and coping methods that brought communities together through a series of interviews conducted as part of the Dust Bowl Oral History Project at Oklahoma State University.
Date:
Spring 2015
Creator:
Lemons, Shelly & Kite, Steven Knoche
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Male Seminary Baseball Team, 1876-1908
Article traces the history of baseball at the Cherokee Male Seminary, chronicling the names of the men who played and the successes and failures of the teams.
Date:
Summer 2015
Creator:
McCullagh, James G.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The "Rise and Fall" of Indian Colleges in Indian Territory: Indian University, Henry Kendall College, and Other Colleges, 1880-1907
Article details the growth of several colleges for American Indians in pre-statehood Oklahoma. Steven J. Crum provides the history of these institutions, including their founding by missionary groups and their eventual decline with the dissolution of Indian Territory.
Date:
Spring 2015
Creator:
Crum, Steven J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Short Tenures on the Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Article provides details about the lives and careers of justices who served unusually short tenures on the Supreme Court of Oklahoma and their contributions to the history of law in Oklahoma.
Date:
Spring 2015
Creator:
Creel, Von Russell
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Corrections, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 93, Number 2, Summer 2015
Corrections section from Volume 93, Number 2, Summer 2015. It includes a correction for a photograph caption in Von Russell Creel's "Short Tenures on the Supreme Court of Oklahoma" in Volume 93, Number 1, Spring 2015.
Date:
Summer 2015
Creator:
Creel, Von Russell & Bass, Elizabeth M. B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"All In": The Rise of Tribal Gaming
Article describes the struggle over jurisdiction that resulted in compacts to govern tribal gaming.
Date:
Winter 2015
Creator:
Dickson, Kathy
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 2015
Notes and Documents column including Katie Bush's "The Oklahoma City Motorcycle Club," a short article describing the historical impact of the Oklahoma City Motorcycle Club and including various historic photographs related to the club.
Date:
Summer 2015
Creator:
Bush, Katie
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 2015
For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 22, 2014.
Date:
Spring 2015
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History