A Meeting of Conquerors: Art Goebel and Charles Lindbergh in Tulsa, 1927 (open access)

A Meeting of Conquerors: Art Goebel and Charles Lindbergh in Tulsa, 1927

Article recounts the meeting of Art Gobel and Charles A. Lindbergh in Tulsa in September 1927. Both aviators, Goebel was known as "The Conqueror of the Pacific," while Lindbergh was "The Conqueror of the Atlantic." Their meeting and behavior toward Oklahomans revealed much about each man's character and personality and about the American practice of hero making.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Hedglen, Thomas
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 2007 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 2007

Notes and Documents column including an article honoring the individuals who were inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2007. The Oklahoma Historical Society selects recipients based on their contributions to the preservation, collection, interpretation, and dissemination of Oklahoma history. The honorees in 2007 were W. David Baird and Guy W. Logsdon.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Wilson, Linda D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sooner State Civil Liberties in Perilous Times, 1940-41, Part 2: Oklahoma's Little Dies Committee (open access)

Sooner State Civil Liberties in Perilous Times, 1940-41, Part 2: Oklahoma's Little Dies Committee

The second part of this two-part article examines the government reaction in 1941 that led to the Oklahoma Senate Committee on Elections and Privileges' mandated investigation of alleged Communist activity in Oklahoma colleges and universities.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Wiegand, Wayne A. & Wiegand, Shirley A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Twixt Scylla and Charybdis: Environmental Pressure on the Choctaw to Ally with the Confederacy (open access)

Twixt Scylla and Charybdis: Environmental Pressure on the Choctaw to Ally with the Confederacy

Article describes the conditions that led the Choctaw nation's decision to ally with the Confederate States of America when the United States failed to live up to its treaty promises.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Sweeney, Kevin Z.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History