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Agriculture in the Oklahoma Panhandle 1898-1942
Article describes the history of agricultural activity in the Oklahoma Panhandle and some of the people groups that settled there. W David Baird includes details about historic buildings that contributed to agricultural development, such as granaries, barns, and ranches.
Date:
Summer 1994
Creator:
Baird, W. David
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ahpeahtone, Kiowa - A Bit of History
Article details a trip undertaken by the last chief of the Kiowa tribe, Ahpeahtone, to locate a self-proclaimed prophet during the "Messiah Craze." This prophet spoke of the return to the old times of buffalo and peace.
Date:
Autumn 1931
Creator:
Methvin, J. J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Albert Andrew Exendine: Carlisle Coach and Teacher
Article discusses the career and accomplishments of football coach Albert Andrew Exendine. John L. Johnson's interview with the man illustrates his contributions to football history and how his American Indian heritage factored into his experience.
Date:
Autumn 1965
Creator:
Johnson, John L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Albert H. Ellis
Article pays biographical tribute to Albert H. Ellis, homesteader and member of the Oklahoma territorial and state legislatures as well as a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention. Angie Debo discusses his participation in the land run, settlement on the Cherokee Strip, and active role in local politics.
Date:
Winter 1950
Creator:
Debo, Angie
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alex Howat versus John Wilkinson: Power, Personality, and Ideological Battles in the United Mine Workers
Article examines the factional in-fighting that tore apart the United Mine Workers solidarity as they prepared to strike in 1922. The ideological battle starred John Wilkinson, "renegade radical" Alex Howat, and Oscar Ameringer.
Date:
Spring 2005
Creator:
Sewell, Steven L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alexander Lawrence Posey
Article details the life and lineage of renowned Creek poet Alexander Lawrence Posey as he became a political and educational leader.
Date:
Winter 1933
Creator:
Challacombe, Doris
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alexander McGillivray, Emperor of the Creeks
Article documents the life of Alexander McGillivray, a leader of the Creek tribe who was well respected among the United States' governmental leaders.
Date:
Spring 1929
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alexis Pierre Beatte
Article describes the life of Alexis Pierre Beatte, a hunter, guide, and interpreter for Washington Irving's expedition into the western regions of North America and a representative of the Osage tribe. Arthur Shoemaker examines accounts of those who encountered Beatte and his mysterious origins.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Shoemaker, Arthur
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alice Brown Davis: A Leader of Her People
Article pays a biographical tribute to Alice Brown Davis, school superintendent, court interpreter, and later chief of her tribe, in her dedication and contributions to the Seminole Nation after their relocation to Oklahoma.
Date:
Winter 1980
Creator:
Waldowski, Paula
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
S. Alice Callahan: Author of Wynema a Child of the Forest
Article describes the life and work of S. Alice Callahan, author of Wynema Child of the Forest and teacher at the Harrell Institute in Muscogee, Indian Territory. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the contents of the book, its titular individual, and includes excerpts of Callahan's work.
Date:
Autumn 1955
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alice Lee Elliott Memorial Academy: A School for Choctaw Freedmen
Article explores the history of Oak Hill Industrial Academy (also known as Alice Lee Elliott Memorial Academy) one of the only schools that provided education to Choctaw freedmen and other black citizens in the area of Valliant, Oklahoma. Joy McDougal Smith traces the history of the school, from its establishment to closing, and includes details about the people who taught and studied there.
Date:
Autumn 1994
Creator:
Smith, McDougal Joy
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's First Congresswoman
Article describes the life and political career of Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's first congresswoman and the second woman in the United States Congress. Ruth Moore Stanley describes her support for American soldiers, stance on political issues, anti-suffragist philosophy, and religious beliefs.
Date:
Autumn 1967
Creator:
Stanley, Ruth Moore
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alice Mary Robertson--Anti-Feminist Congresswoman
Article describes the life and accomplishments of Alice Mary Robertson, the second woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first from Oklahoma. Louise B. James explores her activities before election, the connections she made with other political leaders, and her seemingly contrary personal beliefs.
Date:
Winter 1977
Creator:
James, Louise Boyd
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alice Ross Howard
Article chronicles the life of Alice Ross Howard, a distant relative of Chief John Ross of the Eastern Cherokee Nation. The article follows Howard and her family as they escape from the Civil War to the North and return to rebuild their lives within the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Autumn 1945
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alice's Restaurant: Expanding a Woman's Sphere
Article describes the life and career of Alice Mary Robertson, the second woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first congresswoman of Oklahoma. Maitreyi Mazumdar discusses Roberts own ideology and beliefs, which included the idea of women belonging in the home, and how it impacted her political stance.
Date:
Autumn 1992
Creator:
Mazumdar, Maitreyi
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
All that Glitters, Assaying S. H. Logan's "Trip to the Gold Fields"
Article provides a thorough examination of S.H. Logan's "Trip to the Gold Fields," an account allegedly compiled from the writings of an emigrant who had joined Captain Randolph B. Marcy on a gold-seeking expedition to California, which was published in the Arkansas Gazette in 1941. Since it has been cited as a primary source, Stephen H. Dew exposes certain areas of the account that may be fabricated in comparison to more factual and evidentiary sources.
Date:
Autumn 1993
Creator:
Dew, Stephen H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Almost Hopeless in the Wake of the Storm": The 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic in Oklahoma
Article examines the impact of the Spanish flu epidemic on Oklahomans during 1918-1919. Nigel Anthony Sellars discusses the spread of the epidemic on a detailed level, identifying the medical institutions and professionals who sought to combat the epidemic as it spread from one Oklahoma city to another.
Date:
Spring 2001
Creator:
Sellars, Nigel Anthony
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus on the Hill Above Frazer in Old Greer County
Article provides context to the recollections of the author's grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Rogers, who was a survivor of the flood at Frazer in Old Greer County that resulted in the founding of Altus, Oklahoma.
Date:
Winter 1962
Creator:
Shelton, Barbara Kay
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alvin Woods' Retreat from Prairie Grove
Article narrates Alvin Woods' actions as he retreated from the Battle of Prairie Grove during the Civil War. He was an interpreter for the 9th Kansas Calvary who served under the Union Army.
Date:
Summer 1929
Creator:
Phillips, Charles J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Amazing Grace: The Influence of Christianity in Nineteenth-Century Oklahoma Ozark Music and Society
Article analyzes the effect of religious culture on the development of music in Southeastern Oklahoma, as expressed in hymn singing, temperance songs, instruments, and play-parties.
Date:
Winter 2008
Creator:
Castro, J. Justin
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"America, Love It or Leave It": Some Native American Initiatives to Move to Mexico, 1890-1940
Article describes the emigration to Mexico initiative some Native American tribes in Oklahoma considered between 1890 and 1940. Steven Crum also describes the national government's response to these efforts and references the similarity of the 1960s phrase coined in the article's title.
Date:
Winter 2001
Creator:
Crum, Steven J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
American Airlines Along the Butterfield Mail Route
Article discusses the work of the author, an American Airlines pilot on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route. Vernon H. Brown describes the history of the route and its founder, its layout in Oklahoma, and plans for the Oklahoma Semi-Centennial Celebration that included a marking of the route.
Date:
Spring 1955
Creator:
Brown, Vernon H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History