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The Ceramics Factory at Oklahoma State University (open access)

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
The Class of 1903 at Oklahoma A. & M. College (open access)

The Class of 1903 at Oklahoma A. & M. College

Article describes the author's experiences at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College as a member of the class of 1903. R. Morton House describes the classes and musical organizations he participated in, as well as the rest of the student body.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: House, R. Morton
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colonel Cooper's Civil War Report on the Battle of Round Mountain (open access)

Colonel Cooper's Civil War Report on the Battle of Round Mountain

Article summarizes and provides details for the report written by Colonel Douglas H. Cooper, a commander in the Confederate Army, about the Battle at Round Mountain fought against Muscogee (Creek) leader Opothleyahola. Muriel H. Wright provides excerpts of the report and includes maps and information about other Civil War battles.
Date: Winter 1961
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Cyclone" Jones: Dr. Herbert L. Jones and the Origins of Tornado Research in Oklahoma (open access)

"Cyclone" Jones: Dr. Herbert L. Jones and the Origins of Tornado Research in Oklahoma

Article describes the early days of severe weather research in Oklahoma through the work of Dr. Herbert L. "Cyclone" Jones, a professor at Oklahoma State University, one of the first well-known storm chasers, and an advocate for early warning systems.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Pybus, Nani
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dr. Henry G. Bennett as I Knew Him (open access)

Dr. Henry G. Bennett as I Knew Him

Article describes the career and accomplishments of Dr. Henry G. Bennett, who was president of Oklahoma A & M College, now Oklahoma State University, from 1928 to 1951. Berlin B. Chapman, who was a professor of history during Bennett's tenure, describes his impression of the president's impact.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Days in Payne County (open access)

Early Days in Payne County

Article narrates his experiences living in Payne County during its establishment in Oklahoma. Included are also his experiences working in community service and with the newspaper companies within the county.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Guthrey, E. Bee
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 4, December 1927 (open access)

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 4, December 1927

Article consists of editorials regarding prominent people and organizations within Oklahoma. Included is an announcement for information regarding prominent men within Oklahoma history and a narrative on how the only issue of the Oklahoma War Chief was printed within Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1927
Creator: J. Y. B.; Thoburn, Joseph B. & Harris, Grant
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ekvn-hv'lwuce: Site of Oklahoma's First Civil War Battle (open access)

Ekvn-hv'lwuce: Site of Oklahoma's First Civil War Battle

Article describes Ekvn-hv'lwuce, determined to be the site of the first battle of the Civil War fought on Oklahoma soil, and examines the account of the battle by Euchee/Yuchi Chief S. W. Brown to construct a portrait of the battle, which was fought between Muscogee Creek Chief Opothleyahola and Confederate forces.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Russell, Orpha B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Emperor Haile Selassie in Stillwater: The First Visit to Oklahoma by a Reigning Foreign Head of State (open access)

Emperor Haile Selassie in Stillwater: The First Visit to Oklahoma by a Reigning Foreign Head of State

Article discusses Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia's visit to Oklahoma A&M College in 1954. This event followed the collaborative efforts between the country's leadership and Oklahoma A&M to found the Jimma Agricultural Technical School and the Imperial Ethiopian College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts in Ethiopia. Theodore M. Vestal describes the visit, the life of the Ethiopian emperor, and the history of Ethiopia in the following years.
Date: Summer 2001
Creator: Vestal, Theodore M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma: A Case Study in Local History (open access)

Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma: A Case Study in Local History

Article describes the history of Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Lynda M. Sturdevant discusses the formation of the Girl Scout Council and the many volunteer projects carried out under their leadership, which included tree and flower planting, drives and projects, and making cookies for the troops during World War II.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Sturdevant, Lynda M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Influence on Commercial Architecture: Stillwater, O.T., 1889-1907 (open access)

Influence on Commercial Architecture: Stillwater, O.T., 1889-1907

Article highlights the growth and development of the city of Stillwater during the territorial period of Oklahoma's history. Carol Bormann focuses on the type of architectural styles and fixtures that began to appear in early Stillwater buildings, examining the remnants from an earlier time.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Bormann, Carol
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
King of the Wildcatters: Tom Slick and the Cushing Oil Field (open access)

King of the Wildcatters: Tom Slick and the Cushing Oil Field

Article explores the life and career of the oil prospector Tom Slick and one of his most successful ventures, the opening of Cushing oil field. Ray Miles includes details about the field's contributions in World War I as well as correspondence written by Slick himself.
Date: Summer 1987
Creator: Miles, Ray
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Location of the Battle of Round Mountains (open access)

The Location of the Battle of Round Mountains

Article provides a summary of the information collected by the author from various sources about the location of the Battle of Round Mountain. Angie Debo discusses the debate over its precise location and the work of the Payne County Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: Debo, Angie
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Log-Cabin Days in Oklahoma (open access)

Log-Cabin Days in Oklahoma

Article includes recollections of the author's early pioneer days in Oklahoma. James K. Hastings illustrates the struggles and victories of settler life, including gaining access to a water supply, maintaining hospitable schools and churches, and fending off farm pests.
Date: Summer 1950
Creator: Hastings, James K.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Main Street, Stillwater OK, Growing Up with Hollywood CA: An Oklahoma Town's Movie Theaters (open access)

Main Street, Stillwater OK, Growing Up with Hollywood CA: An Oklahoma Town's Movie Theaters

Article describes the development of movie theaters in Stillwater, Oklahoma from opera houses, to locally-owned movie houses, to chain takeovers. Deborah Carmichael equates this growth to the development of the film industry in Hollywood and the importance of moving pictures in the history of the U.S.
Date: Spring 2002
Creator: Carmichael, Deborah
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mehan Memories: A Croquet Diamond was the Social Center (open access)

Mehan Memories: A Croquet Diamond was the Social Center

Article describes the history of the town of Mehan, Oklahoma, its founding families and businesses, and the town's unique social center--a croquet field. Founded near the turn of the twentieth century, Mehan remained a small, quiet village until an oil boom brought an influx of people to Payne County in the 1920s. Prosperity lasted only until the 1950s, however, when population loss, a devastating flood, and the loss of the railroad initiated Mehan's decline.
Date: Winter 2003
Creator: Newsom, D. Earl
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Memories of an Oklahoma Teacher (open access)

Memories of an Oklahoma Teacher

Article narrates the life of Pat Tankersley, a woman raised by farmers in Oklahoma Territory who taught at North Fork School shortly after Oklahoma was officially declared a state.
Date: Winter 1972
Creator: Tankersley, Pat A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Money Matters: The Stamp Scrip Movement in Depression-Era Oklahoma (open access)

Money Matters: The Stamp Scrip Movement in Depression-Era Oklahoma

Article expanding on the previous 2004 article on Oklahoma's reaction to the depression era banking crisis of early 1933. In this article, Gatch ties the origin of the scrip movement to the writings of Yale University's professor Irving Fisher and traces the implementation of scrip schemes in nearly three dozen Oklahoma towns and explains the reasons for scrip's early success and rapid demise.
Date: Autumn 2006
Creator: Gatch, Loren C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1970 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1970

Notes and Documents column including a report from Oklahoma State University announcing staff changes and activities and notes on the Heavener Runestone.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Knight, Homer L. & Farley, Gloria
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College and Old Central (open access)

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College and Old Central

Article discusses the history of Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, which later became Oklahoma State University, and Old Central, the first building on its campus. James K. Hastings shares stories from personal experience supporting the creation of the institution.
Date: Spring 1950
Creator: Hastings, James K.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Territory and the National Archives: A Historian's Paradise (open access)

Oklahoma Territory and the National Archives: A Historian's Paradise

Article provides an auto-biographical exploration of the research conducted by Berlin Basil Chapman, an Oklahoma historian and an Assistant Professor of History at Oklahoma A&M. Chapman's works include articles, theses, and a bibliography centered around resources related to Oklahoma Territory in the National Archives.
Date: Winter 1982
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Central of Oklahoma State University (open access)

Old Central of Oklahoma State University

Article discusses the history of Old Central in the wake of the repairs being conducted in 1964. Dr. B. B. Chapman discusses the establishment and development of the original building of Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, now known as Oklahoma State University.
Date: Autumn 1964
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Ingalls: The Story of a Town That Will Not Die (open access)

Old Ingalls: The Story of a Town That Will Not Die

Article explores the growth of the town of "Old Ingalls" and accounts of the crime that occurred there during a time when bandit gangs roamed Oklahoma Territory. Leslie McRill includes newspaper accounts as well as excerpts from the diary of a town doctor, Dr. J. H. Pickering.
Date: Winter 1958
Creator: McRill, Leslie A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perkins Townsite: An Archival Case Study (open access)

Perkins Townsite: An Archival Case Study

Article chronicles the establishment of Perkins, Oklahoma: a townsite created shortly after the Land Run of 1889, using archival documents.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History