Civilized Captivity: Camp Gruber's Prisoner of War Camp (open access)

Civilized Captivity: Camp Gruber's Prisoner of War Camp

This article describes the life of German prisoners of war as recorded in oral histories by the men who experienced incarceration at Camp Gruber, located near Braggs, Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: Riley, Trent
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Turning to the Right: More Oil Patch Songs from Oklahoma (open access)

Turning to the Right: More Oil Patch Songs from Oklahoma

Article analyzes the music of the oil patch and its impact on the oil industry and society as a whole. This is a continuation of "Boomers and Boomtowns: Oil Patch Songs from Oklahoma," published in Volume 90, Number 3, Fall 2012.
Date: Winter 2015
Creator: Specht, Joe W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Note and Documents, Fall 2015 (open access)

Note and Documents, Fall 2015

Notes and Documents column including an article about the journals of David Pendleton Oakerhater, a Cheyenne Episcopal minister, and the history of his life.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Turner, Alvin O.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"This Faithfulness Destroyed Them": The Failure of Grant's Peace Policy Among the Kiowas and Comanches (open access)

"This Faithfulness Destroyed Them": The Failure of Grant's Peace Policy Among the Kiowas and Comanches

Article describes the execution of American Indian policy under President Ulysses S. Grant. In his attempts to remove corruption from the Office of Indian Affairs, President Ulysses S. Grant involved Christian denominations, including the Society of Friends, in the execution of American Indian policy. The author argues that the Quaker's Peace Policy not only failed, but never had a chance of success among the Kiowas and Comanches.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: White, Wayne A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 2015-16 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 2015-16

Notes and Documents column including Chad Williams' "Crossroads of Commerce Exhibit Collections," which describes the collections utilized for the Oklahoma History Center's "Crossroads of Commerce: A History of Free Enterprise in Oklahoma," an exhibit that tells the story of commerce in Oklahoma from 1719 to present day.
Date: Winter 2015
Creator: Williams, Chad
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History