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"Boom Town" (open access)

"Boom Town"

Manuscript regarding the oil industry in Beggs, Oklahoma and the growth of the city. Includes a works cited and notes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Withers, Vicki
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brochure on Ernest L. Johnson (open access)

Brochure on Ernest L. Johnson

Brochure on Ernest L. Johnson, Region VI NAACP National Board Member. Lists his Civil Rights experience and his achievements with the NAACP.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Building an Adequate Curriculum Vocational Homemaking for Langston High School (open access)

Building an Adequate Curriculum Vocational Homemaking for Langston High School

An academic paper written by Zella Patterson to support the adequate curriculum for vocational homemaking.
Date: July 1952
Creator: Patterson, Zella
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Call to attend the quarterly meeting of the state NAACP conference (open access)

Call to attend the quarterly meeting of the state NAACP conference

Letter to the presidents and youth advisors calling for attendance of the quarterly meeting of the state NAACP conference in Oklahoma City. Held at the Freedom Center.
Date: March 27, 1995
Creator: Luper, Clara
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Campaign flyer for Julian Bond (open access)

Campaign flyer for Julian Bond

Campaign flyer for the re-election of Julian Bond to the national NAACP board. Details his accomplishments.
Date: November 16, 1991
Creator: Bond, Julian
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Campaign Re-cap and goal sheet for membership (open access)

Campaign Re-cap and goal sheet for membership

Goal sheet for the Oklahoma City Youth Council, NAACP
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Card confirming an apperance at the Altus NAACP rally (open access)

Card confirming an apperance at the Altus NAACP rally

Card confirming an appearance at the Altus rally.
Date: August 3, 1978
Creator: NAACP, Altus Chapter
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Card regarding a newspaper article from the Indian Journal (open access)

Card regarding a newspaper article from the Indian Journal

Notes on a newspaper article on Thluco of Weatherford and Creek genealogy.
Date: February 22, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Catalogue for the Harrell International Institute (open access)

Catalogue for the Harrell International Institute

Catalog for the Harrell International Institute with lists of trustees, faculty, graduates, students and the course of study.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Certificate for the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress (open access)

Certificate for the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress

Certificate for Alice Robertson electing her to the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress for two years.
Date: [1912,1913]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Certification of Translation (open access)

Certification of Translation

Certification that the letter is a correct translation signed by Pricialla Buckley as the translator.
Date: September 27, 1911
Creator: Buckley, Pricialla H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Choctaw Chickasaw Observer (open access)

Choctaw Chickasaw Observer

This collection concerns the story of two Confederates who fought, were wounded and captured at the 1st battle of Cabin Creek. The soldiers were hospitalized at Fort Gibson until they escaped and traveled to North Fork Town. Additionally, there is a story related from a member of Quntrill's and his travels through Missouri to the Choctaw Nation. Included are works of fiction concerning romances. The paper was produced at Boggy Depot during the Civil War.
Date: November 30, 1863
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Citation from the City of Oklahoma City (open access)

Citation from the City of Oklahoma City

Citation from the City of Oklahoma City recognizing Clara Luper's role in the Katz Drug Store Sit-In and her contributions to civil rights in Oklahoma City.
Date: August 24, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Citation from the Oklahoma State Psychological Association (open access)

Citation from the Oklahoma State Psychological Association

Citation for the distinguished service award for outstanding professional service from the Oklahoma State Psychological Association that recounts the achievements of Clara Luper and her positive response to the burning of the Freedom Center in 1968.
Date: October 25, 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Citation of Congratulations for Clara Luper (open access)

Citation of Congratulations for Clara Luper

Citation of congratulations to Clara Luper commending her honorary Doctoral Degree from Oklahoma City University and her dedication to civil rights in Oklahoma.
Date: 2006
Creator: Pittman, Anastasia
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Class Card for Zella Patterson (open access)

Class Card for Zella Patterson

Class card for Zella Patterson. Shows grade in art
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, E. J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Condolence card and letter from Doyle Spurlock to Zella Patterson regarding the passing of George Patters (open access)

Condolence card and letter from Doyle Spurlock to Zella Patterson regarding the passing of George Patters

A letter and card from Doyle and Dolores Spurlock offering condolences on the death of Patterson's husband George Patterson.
Date: August 12, 1976
Creator: Spurlock, Doyle
Object Type: Letter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Confirmation of employment (open access)

Confirmation of employment

Employment confirmation for Zella Patterson to continue teaching at Langston University for twelve more months. Includes salary information.
Date: May 19, 1964
Creator: Hale, William H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contracts, First Semester Schedule, and Claim Forms (open access)

Contracts, First Semester Schedule, and Claim Forms

A letter from Blanche Portwood requests signed copies of the contract for the year and includes the schedule for the first semester.
Date: 1957
Creator: Portwood, Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cooperative Education in Home Economics by Zella Patterson (open access)

Cooperative Education in Home Economics by Zella Patterson

Paper written by Zella Patterson discussing how to use cooperative education and gives examples of how to apply the ideas to home economics.
Date: unknown
Creator: Patterson, Zella
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Court case George Patterson vs. Trustee Board of the Town of Langston regarding an election and proposal on the ballot (open access)

Court case George Patterson vs. Trustee Board of the Town of Langston regarding an election and proposal on the ballot

George Patterson files a lawsuit against Langston for a lack of information on a voting ballot.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Court case, Roosevelt Milton vs. NAACP (open access)

Court case, Roosevelt Milton vs. NAACP

Roosevelt Milton, board member of the Oklahoma City branch NAACP vs. National NAACP regarding elections.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Creek dictionary translation by Mrs. W.S. Robertson (open access)

Creek dictionary translation by Mrs. W.S. Robertson

Translation of the dictionary into the Creek language.
Date: unknown
Creator: Robertson, A.E.W.
Object Type: Book
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Creek Indians (A summary of their history and current conditions) (open access)

The Creek Indians (A summary of their history and current conditions)

Document regarding the history of the Creek Nation. Includes subjects such as culture, population, housing, and government.
Date: November 10, 1958
Creator: Lagone, Stephen A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History