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Transcontinental Crossroads: Oklahoma's Lighted Airways in the 1930s (open access)

Transcontinental Crossroads: Oklahoma's Lighted Airways in the 1930s

Article describes how Oklahoma became a crossroads in the coast-to-coast lighted airmail delivery system in the 1930s and the social, technological, and cultural developments that accompanied this advancement.
Date: Summer 2010
Creator: Wikle, Thomas A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Very Reverend Urban de Hasque, S. T. D., L. L. D., Pioneer Priest of Indian Territory (open access)

The Very Reverend Urban de Hasque, S. T. D., L. L. D., Pioneer Priest of Indian Territory

Article describes the work of Catholic priest Reverend Urban de Hasque among the peoples of Indian Territory. Velma Nieberding explores the reverend's involvement in "The Sacrificial Wine Case," his work as a Chaplain in the U.S. Army, the churches he built in Oklahoma, and the way Oklahoma honors his passing.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Nieberding, Velma
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Capitol Townsite Historic District: Guthrie, Oklahoma (open access)

Capitol Townsite Historic District: Guthrie, Oklahoma

Article describes the period of historic preservation in the 1980s in Guthrie, Oklahoma to restore the downtown area. Charles L. W. Leider discusses resource surveys of the area and recommendations for preservation of the Victorian-style architecture.
Date: Winter 1990
Creator: Leider, Charles L. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The New Deal Comes to Shawnee (open access)

The New Deal Comes to Shawnee

Article describes the impact of public works programs created by the Civil Works Administration in the town of Shawnee as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal relief measures during the Great Depression.
Date: Summer 1985
Creator: Soden, Dale E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rooted in the Plains: Oklahoma Women, Community, and the Dust Bowl (open access)

Rooted in the Plains: Oklahoma Women, Community, and the Dust Bowl

Article illustrates the difficult lives of Oklahoma women during the Dust Bowl and coping methods that brought communities together through a series of interviews conducted as part of the Dust Bowl Oral History Project at Oklahoma State University.
Date: Spring 2015
Creator: Lemons, Shelly & Kite, Steven Knoche
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Flood of 1934 (open access)

Washita River Flood of 1934

Article describes the events surrounding the Washita River Flood of 1934. Rhonda Shephard explores the history of the Washita River Basin, including the communities living there, the destruction that occurred, and stories and poems shared by the victims of the flood.
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: Shephard, Rhonda
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Maurice Halperin: From Sooner Subversive to Soviet Spy (open access)

Maurice Halperin: From Sooner Subversive to Soviet Spy

Article chronicles the investigation into Maurice Halperin and other suspected Communist spies, and the eventual release of information proving Halperin's guilt.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Brewer, Landry
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Catholic Church in Indian Territory - 1872, St. Patrick's Church at Atoka (open access)

First Catholic Church in Indian Territory - 1872, St. Patrick's Church at Atoka

Article chronicles the history and establishment of St. Patrick's Church. This was the first Catholic Church established in Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1972
Creator: Michalicka, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's "Bone-Dry Law" and The Roman Catholic Church (open access)

Oklahoma's "Bone-Dry Law" and The Roman Catholic Church

Article details how members of the Roman Catholic Church fought for the right to have sacramental wine after the passing of Oklahoma's "Bone-Dry Law," which forbade the manufacture and consumption of any liquors without an exception for religious services.
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Brown, Thomas Elton
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Chickasaw Queen: In William Faulkner's Story (open access)

The Chickasaw Queen: In William Faulkner's Story

Article details the history of royalty within the Chickasaw Nation before their relocation to Oklahoma Territory by comparing real accounts of the times to the writings of William Faulkner. The article focuses on King Ishtehotopah, the king who gave his formal consent to relocate his people.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Howell, Elmo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Vision of the Future: Will Rogers' Support of Commercial Aviation (open access)

Vision of the Future: Will Rogers' Support of Commercial Aviation

Article describes Will Rogers' promotion of advancements in American aviation after his trip to Europe through an examination of the commentary in his journal articles and the state of commercial aviation in the United States.
Date: Autumn 1979
Creator: Roach, Fred, Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
101 Ranch Wild West Show, 1904-1932 (open access)

101 Ranch Wild West Show, 1904-1932

Article describes the history of the wild west show at the Miller brothers' 101 Ranch and the performances that were a part of it. Barbara Williams Roth explains how their shows reflected the era, and some of the difficulties the Miller brothers faced in their business.
Date: Winter 1965
Creator: Roth, Barbara Williams
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Woman Suffrage Issue in the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention (open access)

The Woman Suffrage Issue in the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention

Article discusses the debate over women's suffrage that filtered throughout Oklahoma politics on the eve of its statehood, and the stands of political supporters and opponents of suffrage at the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention.
Date: Winter 1978
Creator: James, Louise Boyd
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Assiduous Wedge: Woman Suffrage and the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention (open access)

The Assiduous Wedge: Woman Suffrage and the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention

Article explains the limitation of Southern progressivism through the lens of the discussion of women's suffrage during Constitutional Conventions and meetings of the legislature.
Date: Winter 1973
Creator: Wright, James R., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"One Who Was Trusted": E. L. Mitchell of Western Oklahoma, Part Two (open access)

"One Who Was Trusted": E. L. Mitchell of Western Oklahoma, Part Two

Article describes the life and career of E. L. Mitchell, well-known newspaper editor, publisher, politician, and public speaker. In the second part of a two-part article, Paul F. Lambert provides details about the man's own views, particularly his Democratic political campaigns, and his impact on the community.
Date: Winter 2014
Creator: Lambert, Paul F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Memorial Genealogical Library, Daughters of the American Revolution (open access)

Memorial Genealogical Library, Daughters of the American Revolution

Article celebrates the silver anniversary of the founding of the Genealogical Library of the Oklahoma Daughters of the American Revolution through a piece about its history. Josephine Sperry Hickam provides personal input and details about the process behind the creation of the library.
Date: Autumn 1950
Creator: Hickam, Josephine Sperry
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reverend Theodore Manneseh Rights, His Sons, and the Cherokee National Male Seminary (open access)

Reverend Theodore Manneseh Rights, His Sons, and the Cherokee National Male Seminary

Article investigates the education of three sons of Theodore M. Rights, a Moravian missionary to the Cherokee Nation, at Cherokee National Male Seminary and discusses the controversy surrounding the graduation of the second son, Eugene Jesse Rights.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: McCullagh, James G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bishop Francis Clement Kelley (open access)

Bishop Francis Clement Kelley

Article describes the life and work of Bishop Francis Clement Kelley, a Catholic priest, chaplain, and later bishop. Sister Mary Joachim Oberketter discusses his attempts to revitalize the Catholic Church in Oklahoma and the numerous books he published.
Date: Winter 1964
Creator: Oberketter, Mary Joachim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Reminiscences of the Battle of the Washita (open access)

Some Reminiscences of the Battle of the Washita

Article discusses the Battle of Washita, the attack on Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle's village, from the perspective of two survivors, Moving Behind and Wolf Belly Woman. Theodore a. Ediger and Vinnie Hoffman provide historical context to the interviews they conducted with these Cheyenne women.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Ediger, Theodore A. & Hoffman, Vinnie
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Intruders at Chilocco (open access)

Intruders at Chilocco

Article details how the United States government created the Chilocco Indian School within contested borders of the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Summer 1972
Creator: Savage, William W., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Justice is our Battle Cry": The Territorial Free Home League (open access)

"Justice is our Battle Cry": The Territorial Free Home League

Article describes the history of the Territorial Free Home League, an organization that fought for freedom from land mortgages for Oklahoma settlers. Mary Ann Blochowiak explores the proceedings of legislation in Congress, key figures in the effort, and the eventual passage of the Free Home Bill.
Date: Spring 1984
Creator: Blochowiak, Mary Ann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Historic Sites Survey (open access)

Oklahoma Historic Sites Survey

Article provides an introduction to a survey of Oklahoma historic sites completed by the Oklahoma Historic Sites Committee of the OHS, and includes a list of 550 historic sites organized alphabetically and by county.
Date: Autumn 1958
Creator: Oklahoma Historic Sites Committee
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Joseph Carden's "Most Perfect" Church (open access)

Joseph Carden's "Most Perfect" Church

Article depicts the design and construction of St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Ardmore, Oklahoma in the late nineteenth century. Sally M. Gray focuses on the vision Reverend Joseph Carden had for this church and the plans that led to its construction.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Gray, Sally M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Two Oklahomans Honored (open access)

Two Oklahomans Honored

Article discusses the honoring of two Oklahomans by the Oklahoma Historical Society, General Patrick J. Hurley and Charles H. Thompkins. Charles Evans provides biographical background of their lives as well as excerpts of their speeches at the meeting of the OHS Board of Directors.
Date: Spring 1951
Creator: Evans, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History