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Pay Secrecy (open access)

Pay Secrecy

This article discusses the rights of female workers and lists laws associated with equal wages. It provides information about about wage gaps between men and women.
Date: June 2016
Creator: United States. Women's Bureau.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Honey, Ain’t You Glad We’re Texan: The Mythic Narrative of Texas in the Texas Centennial (open access)

Honey, Ain’t You Glad We’re Texan: The Mythic Narrative of Texas in the Texas Centennial

Paper explores how the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936 was used to build the mythology of a unified Texas identity and history.
Date: 2016
Creator: Wilson, Hannah Joan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habitat Quantity of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Picoides Borealis (Aves: Piciformes: Picidae) in its Former Historic Landscape Near the Big Thicket Naitonal Preserve, Texas, USA (open access)

Habitat Quantity of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Picoides Borealis (Aves: Piciformes: Picidae) in its Former Historic Landscape Near the Big Thicket Naitonal Preserve, Texas, USA

This article quantifies pine-forested habitat suitable for Red-cockaded Woodpecker in the former historic range of the species to assess the potential for possible re-colonization.
Date: January 26, 2016
Creator: Thapa, Vivek & Acevedo, Miguel F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archaeology, Heritage, and Moral Terrains: Two Cases from the Mesa Verde Region (open access)

Archaeology, Heritage, and Moral Terrains: Two Cases from the Mesa Verde Region

This article applies an environmental justice lens to two archaeological research narratives, one centering on chemical analysis of biomolecular artifact residues and the other on paleohydrology and Pueblo farming.
Date: September 14, 2016
Creator: Wolverton, Steven J.; Figueroa, Robert & Swentzell, Porter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gray Wolf Exposure to Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases in Wisconsin with Comparison to Domestic Dogs and Humans (open access)

Gray Wolf Exposure to Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases in Wisconsin with Comparison to Domestic Dogs and Humans

This article contains the evaluation of temporal and geographic patterns of exposure to these four vector-borne diseases in Wisconsin as the Gray Wolf population expanded between 1985 and 2011.
Date: November 29, 2016
Creator: Jara Miller, Rocio F.; Wydeven, Adrian P. & Samuel, Michael D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Oral History Article: Lee Cullum] (open access)

[Oral History Article: Lee Cullum]

This article is a short biography of journalist Lee Cullum, based on an oral history discussing her education and career.
Date: November 2016
Creator: Porter, Ashley & Vanek, Emily
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Oral History Article: Becky Diaz] (open access)

[Oral History Article: Becky Diaz]

This article is a short biography of journalist Becky Diaz, based on an oral history discussing her education and career.
Date: December 5, 2016
Creator: Unogwu, Rita; Cardena, Luissana & Russell, Jasmine
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Oral History Article: Bobbie Wygant] (open access)

[Oral History Article: Bobbie Wygant]

This article is a short biography of journalist Bobbie Wygant, based on an oral history discussing her education and career.
Date: December 5, 2016
Creator: Fisher, Jesika; Glauda, Sara & Shishakley, Rawan
System: The UNT Digital Library
"I Can Come Into Your World But You Can't Come Into Mine": John Swanton and Southeastern Oral Narratives (open access)

"I Can Come Into Your World But You Can't Come Into Mine": John Swanton and Southeastern Oral Narratives

Article describes the life and career of John Reed Swanton, an anthropologist in the early 20th century who researched the oral tradition of Southeastern Native American peoples.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: DeSanti, Brady
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Don't Knock It: The Holding Company, the Funeral of the Hammer, and the Transformation of Enid, Oklahoma, 1907-12 (open access)

Don't Knock It: The Holding Company, the Funeral of the Hammer, and the Transformation of Enid, Oklahoma, 1907-12

Article details the efforts to industrialize Enid, Oklahoma in the early 1900s by the Enid Industrial & Holding Company, a committee of the Enid Chamber of Commerce.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Preston, Aaron
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The YWCA's Y-Chapel of Song and the Central Plate (open access)

The YWCA's Y-Chapel of Song and the Central Plate

Article provides details about the fundraising efforts and construction of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)'s Y-Chapel of Song on the campus of Central State College, now the University of Central Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Salkeld, Patrick H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cultural Diversity and Historic Preservation in Oklahoma (open access)

Cultural Diversity and Historic Preservation in Oklahoma

Article shows how the variety of properties associated with different groups of people intersect to showcase the unique cultural identity of the state of Oklahoma. Historic preservation can play a large role in the creation and perpetuation of identity. As the population of Oklahoma becomes more diverse, the properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places reflect the cultures, ethnicities, and organizations represented in the state.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Savage, Cynthia
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Development of the Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma, 1966-2016 (open access)

Development of the Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma, 1966-2016

Article continues the story of historic preservation in Oklahoma to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The authors discuss not only the programs administered by the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office to fulfill the mandates set forth in the act, but also the work of American Indian tribes and preservation organizations.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Heisch, Melvena Thurman & Roberson, Glen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The National Historic Preservation Act and its Impact on Oklahoma Archaeology After Fifty Years (open access)

The National Historic Preservation Act and its Impact on Oklahoma Archaeology After Fifty Years

Article assesses the impact of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 on the field of archaeology, noting both its successes and the dilemmas that have arisen from its passage.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Brooks, Robert L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Will of Iron: Dr. M. L. Peter and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (open access)

A Will of Iron: Dr. M. L. Peter and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department

Article explores M. L. Peter's career in public health and contributions to the Oklahoma City community. Peter served for fifteen years as director of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, bringing polio vaccination clinics and improved sanitation practices to the Oklahoma City Area.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Peter, Stephen B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Waynoka and the Birth of Transcontinental Air Service (open access)

Waynoka and the Birth of Transcontinental Air Service

Article describes the construction of Waynoka Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc. airport and its history as a stop on the transcontinental line where passengers transferred from airplanes to railcars. Thomas A. Wikle and Dale R. Lightfoot explore its impact on the town and what became of the airport after the passenger service ended.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Wikle, Thomas A. & Lightfoot, Dale R.
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
Oklahoma's Cherokee Outlet and the Development of Cowboy Music and Poetry (open access)

Oklahoma's Cherokee Outlet and the Development of Cowboy Music and Poetry

Article provides historical context for the songs and poetry created by cowboys making a living herding cattle in the Cherokee Outlet in the late 1800s. Shawn Holliday provides a detailed analysis of individual songs and poems included in the article.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Holliday, Shawn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Spreading the gospel in Indian Territory and Early Oklahoma: The Reverend F. F. Dobson and Anna (Truan) Dobson (open access)

Spreading the gospel in Indian Territory and Early Oklahoma: The Reverend F. F. Dobson and Anna (Truan) Dobson

Article provides a biographical tribute to Presybterian minister F. F. Dobson and his wife Anna, portraying the difficulties they faced in Indian Territory as well as their successes in joining the community.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Olds, Greg
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma (open access)

The Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma

Article describes the early days of historic preservation in Oklahoma, chronicling the time before the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and a few years after its passage. This article first appeared in The Chronicles of Oklahoma Volume 57, Number 1, Spring 1979.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Horseless Carriage Rolls into Oklahoma (open access)

The Horseless Carriage Rolls into Oklahoma

Article describes the history of the automobile industry in Oklahoma, focusing on six companies that began producing automobiles in the early 1900s and the advertising methods they used to promote their vehicles.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Allen, Gene; Boulton, Don & Davis, Ted R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
4-H and the 1928 State Fair of Oklahoma: Making the Best Better (open access)

4-H and the 1928 State Fair of Oklahoma: Making the Best Better

Article illustrates the importance of 4-H booths at the 1928 State Fair of Oklahoma in the rural education efforts of the 1920s.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Nelson, Darin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"They Could Tell What the Weather Was to be in Advance": Native Oklahoma Weather and Climate Insights from the Archive (open access)

"They Could Tell What the Weather Was to be in Advance": Native Oklahoma Weather and Climate Insights from the Archive

Article examines recorded interviews in the Doris Duke Collection of American Indian Oral History to discover stories told by tribe members about the causes of weather and climate.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Peppler. Randy A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Political Machinations, Texan Intimidations: The Choctaw Nation Enters the Civil War (open access)

Political Machinations, Texan Intimidations: The Choctaw Nation Enters the Civil War

Article examines documentation created by Presbyterian missionaries to determine the nature of the Confederate-Choctaw alliance during the Civil War, which occurred against the wishes of the Choctaws who desired neutrality.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Cowsert, Zachery C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History