The Carl Albert Collection: Resources Relating to Indian Policy, 1963-1968 (open access)

The Carl Albert Collection: Resources Relating to Indian Policy, 1963-1968

Article discusses the career of Oklahoma's Third District congressmen Carl Albert and the contents of the Carl Albert collection related to federal American Indian policy. W. Dale Mason explores how Albert helped to improve relations between the federal government and the tribes of Oklahoma during the 1960s and includes an appendix of the names of political figures involved.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Mason, W. Dale
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 71 starts on page 470.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993-94 (open access)

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993-94

For the Record section from Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993-94. It includes the minutes of the special board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on June 9, 1993, as well as the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the OHS that was held on July 28, 1993.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Jurisdictional Imbroglio: The Case of E. C. Boudinot's Hotel (open access)

A Jurisdictional Imbroglio: The Case of E. C. Boudinot's Hotel

Article explores the legal ramifications of the case of mixed-blood Cherokee businessman E.C. Boudinot's hotel. Thomas Burnell Colbert returns to the colorful career of Elias Cornelius Boudinot to discuss the impact of him calling for the involvement of the federal government in Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Colbert, Thomas Burnell
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Miss Mallory's Children: The Oklahoma Orphanage and the Founding of Bethany (open access)

Miss Mallory's Children: The Oklahoma Orphanage and the Founding of Bethany

Article depicts the life and career of holiness worker Mattie Mallory, who left her mark on Oklahoma history as the founder of the city of Bethany and the Oklahoma Orphanage, which later became part of the Children's Center. Charles Edwin Jones explores her dedication to her faith and motivations for her accomplishments.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Jones, Charles Edwin
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993-94 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993-94

Notes and Documents section from Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 1993-94. It includes a document honoring Muriel H. Wright, a historian who wrote and edited numerous articles for The Chronicles of Oklahoma and who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1993.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Rural News: Roots of an Electric Cooperative Newspaper (open access)

The Oklahoma Rural News: Roots of an Electric Cooperative Newspaper

Article describes the plight of Oklahoma farmers when high electricity costs sparked a nationwide movement towards affordable rural electricity in the 1930s and 40s. Stephen F. Lalli focuses on the history and impact of the Oklahoma Rural News in its political advocacy of affordable electricity.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Lalli, Stephen F.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sorey Hill and Sorey: Architects with a Civic Conscience (open access)

Sorey Hill and Sorey: Architects with a Civic Conscience

Article describes the history of Sorey Hill and Sorey design firm and their impact on the architectural landscape of Oklahoma City, Stillwater, and Norman throughout the years. Tom Sorey, Jr. draws on his professional and personal associations with the firm to delve deeper into their contributions and the styles that influenced their work.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Sorey, Tom, Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
All that Glitters, Assaying S. H. Logan's "Trip to the Gold Fields" (open access)

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
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1993 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1993

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The First Lady of Education: Oklahoman Kate Galt Zaneis (open access)

The First Lady of Education: Oklahoman Kate Galt Zaneis

Article provides a biographical tribute to Kate Galt Zaneis, the first woman in the country as well as the state of Oklahoma to become president of a state institution of higher learning. James C. Milligan and L. David Norris describe her career as well as the many changes she instituted at Southeastern State Teachers College in Durant during the 1930s.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1993 (open access)

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1993

For the Record section from Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1993. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 16, 1993.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Friendly Persuasions: Gifts and Reciprocity in Comanche-Euroamerican Relations (open access)

Friendly Persuasions: Gifts and Reciprocity in Comanche-Euroamerican Relations

Article describes the tradition of gift-giving and reciprocity among the Comanches and the reflection of its impact in Euroamercan-Comanche relations. David L. LaVere describes successful alliances formed through attention to this tradition, as well as perceived violations.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: LaVere, David L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lights, Camera, Action! Newsreel Cameramen of Oklahoma 1910-1940 (open access)

Lights, Camera, Action! Newsreel Cameramen of Oklahoma 1910-1940

Article explores the lives and works of Oklahoma newsreel cameramen throughout the years, dwelling especially on the career of Arthur B. Ramsey, the journalist who filmed historical events and conducted interviews with some of the first sound equipment in the state.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: Moore, Bill
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1993 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1993

Notes and Documents section from Volume 71, Number 3, Fall 1993. It includes a document honoring Grant Foreman, a collector of histories who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1993.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Building a Life: Culture, Society, and Leisure in the Cherokee Outlet (open access)

Building a Life: Culture, Society, and Leisure in the Cherokee Outlet

Article discusses not only the turmoil of the 1893 land run, but the struggle homesteaders faced to build a new life. Kenny L. Brown provides commentary about the evolution of attitudes in the Cherokee Outlet and the establishment of towns there, as well as the eventual creation of leisure activities and celebrations.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Brown, Kenny L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cherokee Sovereignty in the Gilded Age: The Outlet Question (open access)

Cherokee Sovereignty in the Gilded Age: The Outlet Question

Article illustrates the history of the Cherokee tribe in the Cherokee Outlet, and the conflicts and disputes that led to the leasing of land in the area. H. Craig Miner investigates the stake white settlers and businessmen wanted in the area, and how the issue was perceived by the Cherokee public.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Miner, H. Craig
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Economic Beginnings: Making a Living in the Cherokee Outlet (open access)

Economic Beginnings: Making a Living in the Cherokee Outlet

Article illustrates the economic history of development in the Cherokee Outlet after the land run of 1893. Norbert R. Mahnken explores the beginnings of subsistence farming in Oklahoma, the construction of banks and other financial institutions, and the development of railroads that furthered industry and ease of access in the area.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Mahnken, Norbert R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993 (open access)

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993

For the Record section from Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 27, 1993.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993

Notes and Documents section from Volume 71, Number 2, Summer 1993. It includes a document introducing a new award in the wake of the Oklahoma Historical Society's centennial: The Oklahoma Historian's Hall of Fame. The first inductee, historian Joseph B. Thoburn, is honored here.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Of Cattle and Corporations: The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association (open access)

Of Cattle and Corporations: The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association

Article describes the history of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association and its roots in the early partnerships between Cherokee landowners and cattlemen. William W. Savage, Jr. illustrates some of the struggles faced during this cooperation, its success, and eventual collapse.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Savage, William W., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet (open access)

The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet

Article provides an introduction to the theme of the issue, the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in its centennial. Mary Ann Blochowiak explains both the conflict as well as beneficial relationships that grew out of land claims during this era.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Blochowiak, Mary Ann
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Order and Disorder: The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet (open access)

Order and Disorder: The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet

Article addresses the lawlessness and disorder that occurred during the Land Run of 1893 with the opening of the Cherokee Outlet, and the measures officials took to try to control the chaos.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Turner, Alvin O.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History