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The Fear of "Negro Domination": The Rise of Segregation and Disfranchisement in Oklahoma (open access)

The Fear of "Negro Domination": The Rise of Segregation and Disfranchisement in Oklahoma

This article addresses the issue of the rise of segregation and disfranchisement in the frontier West. It looks closely at the sociopolitical climate in Oklahoma to answer important questions about the opportunities blacks found in the state and how white politicians became emboldened by the fear of "Negro domination."
Date: Spring 2000
Creator: Wickett, Murray R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 2000 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 2000

For the Record section including the minutes of the Quarterly Board Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 27, 1999.
Date: Spring 2000
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Sill, the Chiricahua Apaches, and the Government's Promise of Permanent Residence (open access)

Fort Sill, the Chiricahua Apaches, and the Government's Promise of Permanent Residence

The Chiricahua Apaches spent nineteen years (1894-1913) as prisoners of war at Fort Sill in southwestern Oklahoma believing they had been promised permanent residency. This article addresses the rationale behind the government's decision to remove the Apaches from Fort Sill and explores the record to show why the Apaches and others believed they had been promised permanent residency there.
Date: Spring 2000
Creator: Haes, Brenda L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Induction of After-Death Communications Utilizing Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: A New Discovery (open access)

The Induction of After-Death Communications Utilizing Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: A New Discovery

Article describing a new induction technique that produces after-death communications (ADCs) in a more reliable, rapid, and efficient manner. ADCs induced by this new technique provide a more elaborated experience that often fosters complete resolution of grief. These induced ADCs also appear to be much more like near-death experiences (NDEs) than do spontaneous ADCs, which suggests that NDEs and ADCs may be essentially the same phenomenon.
Date: Spring 2000
Creator: Botkin, Allan L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Love Gifts for the Bishop: James J. Stewart v. Bishop W. Angie Smith, Part 1 (open access)

Love Gifts for the Bishop: James J. Stewart v. Bishop W. Angie Smith, Part 1

Article discussing the events that led to a church investigating committee when, James J. Stewart, an Albuquerque minister, filed charges against Methodist bishop W. Angie Smith for what he considered abuse of episcopal power. It also discusses the proceedings of the meeting itself and the aftermath.
Date: Spring 2000
Creator: Martin, A. W., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Milton Co-Operative Colony: From Utopia to Ghost Town, 1913-1916 (open access)

The Milton Co-Operative Colony: From Utopia to Ghost Town, 1913-1916

Drawing from the writings of a former resident and the colony's promotional material, this article traces the rise and fall of the Milton Co-Operative Company, a socialist colony located in Milton, Oklahoma from 1913 to 1916.
Date: Spring 2000
Creator: Bumgarner, Norma Jane
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Near-Death Studies and Modern Physics (open access)

Near-Death Studies and Modern Physics

Article exposing some of the principal problem areas between near-death studies and modern physics, and suggesting a greater collaboration between the two fields. Specific illustrations are given where collaborative effort might be fruitful. The paper also suggests a broader perspective in performing the research, one that places greater emphasis on an otherworldly thrust in future research.
Date: Spring 2000
Creator: Lundahl, Craig R. & Gibson, Arvin S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes and Documents, Spring 2000 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 2000

Notes and Documents column including an article honoring Donald J. Berthrong, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1999. It also includes a short article describing the Oklahoma State Museum of History's acquisition of barrels of emergency supplies originally manufactured by the Civil Defense Agency of the Department of Defense due to fears of atomic attacks on America after WWII and during the Cold War.
Date: Spring 2000
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L. & Bell, Michael
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"The Panther's Scream is Often Heard": Cherokee Women in Indian Territory during the Civil War (open access)

"The Panther's Scream is Often Heard": Cherokee Women in Indian Territory during the Civil War

The Civil War and intertribal factionalism in the Cherokee Nation left one-third of women as widows and one-fourth of the children as orphans by 1863. This article is a careful examination of the lives of many Cherokee women in which the author concludes that while the crisis may have empowered women, it also led to a crisis of identity for elite women.
Date: Spring 2000
Creator: Johnston, Carolyn Ross
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
["Bush, gay Republican group make amends" article, April 12, 2000] (open access)

["Bush, gay Republican group make amends" article, April 12, 2000]

An article, written by Christopher Lee for The Dallas Morning News, about the a meeting between Presidential candidate George W. Bush and gay and lesbian Republican supporters. The piece includes remarks from advocates and past policies held by Bush.
Date: April 12, 2000
Creator: Lee, Christopher
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Bush, GOP gays call visit positive" article, April 14, 2000] (open access)

["Bush, GOP gays call visit positive" article, April 14, 2000]

An article, written by Judy Keen and Jill Lawrence for USA Today, about a campaign meeting between presidential candidate George W. Bush and gay and lesbian Republican supporters. The article includes a picture of Bush with two of these supporters.
Date: April 14, 2000
Creator: Keen, Judy & Lawrence, Jill
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Bush Says He Won't Hesitate to Appoint Gays to Jobs" article, April 14, 2000] (open access)

["Bush Says He Won't Hesitate to Appoint Gays to Jobs" article, April 14, 2000]

An article, written by Terry M. Neal for The Washington Post, that covers the then presidential candidate George W. Bush's opinion and policy surrounding gay and lesbian workers and applicants. The piece notes the work Bush's campaign group did in the lead-up to his meeting with the Log Cabin Republicans and cites Bush's previous interviews and stances on the topics.
Date: April 14, 2000
Creator: Neal, Terry M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Behind the Scenes at a Bush 'Sensitivity Session'" article, April 24, 2000] (open access)

["Behind the Scenes at a Bush 'Sensitivity Session'" article, April 24, 2000]

An article, written by Steve Gunderson for Newsweek, about a meeting between Presidential candidate George W. Bush and gay and lesbian Republicans. The piece focuses on an exchange between Gunderson and Bush specifically and Bush's response to the event as a whole.
Date: April 24, 2000
Creator: Gunderson, Steve
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Bush Considers Political Alliance With Gays" article, June 6, 2000] (open access)

["Bush Considers Political Alliance With Gays" article, June 6, 2000]

An article, written by Carolyn Lochhead for the 'San Francisco Chronicle', about presidential candidate George W. Bush's possible alliance with gay and lesbian Republicans during his campaign.
Date: June 6, 2000
Creator: Lochhead, Carolyn
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Bush Considers Political Alliance With Gays" article, June 6, 2000] (open access)

["Bush Considers Political Alliance With Gays" article, June 6, 2000]

Photocopy of an article about presidential candidate George W. Bush's possible alliance with gay and lesbian Republicans during his campaign.
Date: June 6, 2000
Creator: Lochhead, Carolyn
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Printout of Dallas Voice article: Houston appeals court rules sodomy statute violates state's constitution] (open access)

[Printout of Dallas Voice article: Houston appeals court rules sodomy statute violates state's constitution]

Printout of Dallas Voice article concerning the Houston appeals court ruling that sodomy statute violates the Texas state constitution.
Date: June 9, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
For the Record, Summer 2000 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 2000

For the Record section including the minutes of the Quarterly Board Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on February 16, 2000.
Date: Summer 2000
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Kate Barnard: The Story of a Woman Politician (open access)

Kate Barnard: The Story of a Woman Politician

Article provides a fascinating account of Kate Barnard, a skillful but little-known "woman politician" whose dedication to social causes has not been equaled.
Date: Summer 2000
Creator: Edmonds, Linda & Larason, Margaret
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Love Gifts for the Bishop: James J. Stewart v. Bishop W. Angie Smith, Part 2 (open access)

Love Gifts for the Bishop: James J. Stewart v. Bishop W. Angie Smith, Part 2

In the second part of a two-part study, this article discusses the procedures followed by the church investigating committee and analyzes each of the charges James J. Stewart filed against bishop W. Angie Smith.
Date: Summer 2000
Creator: Martin, A. W., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 2000 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 2000

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Carl Coke Rister, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2000. It also includes a short document describing the Civil War cavalry jacket of Louis McLane Hamilton, held by the State Museum of History.
Date: Summer 2000
Creator: Blochowiak, Mary Ann & Reed, Joseph M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Park Hill Mission: Letters from a Missionary Family (open access)

The Park Hill Mission: Letters from a Missionary Family

Article describes the lives of Reverend Joseph Leiper, wife Fanny Leiper, and Joseph's aunt Margeret McCarrell in their lives as Presbyterian missionaries running the Park Hill Mission, which functioned as both a church and a school for Cherokee residents of the area. Krisitna L. Southwell also describes the founding of the McCarrell Institute, one of the only schools for African American children in the area at the time.
Date: Summer 2000
Creator: Southwell, Kristina L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Religious Wars in the NDE Movement: Some Personal Reflections on Michael Sabom's Light & Death (open access)

Religious Wars in the NDE Movement: Some Personal Reflections on Michael Sabom's Light & Death

Open letter to Michael Sabom in response to his book, Light & Death.
Date: Summer 2000
Creator: Ring, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Religious Wars or Healthy Competition in the NDE Movement? (open access)

Religious Wars or Healthy Competition in the NDE Movement?

Article pointing out some problems with Michael Sabom's recent work, and arguing that Kenneth Ring's statements that we might not now be headed toward "Omega" as he once thought may be premature.
Date: Summer 2000
Creator: Gibson, Arvin S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Western Oklahoma's Regiment: The 179th Infantry (open access)

Western Oklahoma's Regiment: The 179th Infantry

Article discusses the history and formation of Western Oklahoma's 179th Infantry, including details about the men who formed the regiment and their participation in the Korean War. Penn V. Rabb, Jr. also addresses some of the challenges the regiment faced: obtaining supplies to equip themselves, responding to both state and national emergencies, and organizational changes.
Date: Summer 2000
Creator: Rabb, Penn V., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History