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An Unflinching Call for Freedom: Clara Luper's Pedagogy at the Center of Sit-Ins
Article describes the life and influence of Clara Luper, a teacher and adviser for the NAACP Youth Council who worked with students to obtain civil rights and the desegregation of Oklahoma City.
Date:
Autumn 2019
Creator:
Watson, Rachel E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 2019
Notes and Documents column including Phil Sutton's 'That Man Stone Photography: "Anything, Any time, Anywhere,'" a short document describing the history of That Man Stone Company, one of the most prolific photography studios before, and after, Oklahoma became a state.
Date:
Summer 2019
Creator:
Sutton, Phil
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Victory Loan Flying Circus in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, May 2-3, 1919
Article chronicles the two days that the Flying Circus spent in Oklahoma City and Tulsa in 1919 and emphasizes the impact of its exhibitions on the future of aviation in the state.
Date:
Summer 2019
Creator:
Roesler, Alan L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
West Edwards Days: African Americans in Territorial Edmond
Article describes the nearly forgotten African American community centered around West Edwards Street in territorial Edmond.
Date:
Summer 2019
Creator:
Lehman, Christopher P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
World War II and the Story of Douglas Aircraft Plants in Tulsa and Midwest City
Article describes the history of military aircraft construction in Oklahoma during World War II, focusing on two Douglas Aircraft plants in Tulsa and Midwest City and the communities surrounding them.
Date:
Winter 2017
Creator:
Wikle, Thomas A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 2017
Notes and Documents column including a document about the final package opened from the Century Chest, a package donated by the Colcord Family, and its contents.
Date:
Autumn 2017
Creator:
Williams, Chad & Bass, Elizabeth M. B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sooner Doughboys: University of Oklahoma Students Describe Their Experiences in the Great War
Article explores the experiences of University of Oklahoma students and former students who fought in World War I through letters sent to the President of the university and contextual information.
Date:
Spring 2017
Creator:
Levy, David W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Will of Iron: Dr. M. L. Peter and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department
Article explores M. L. Peter's career in public health and contributions to the Oklahoma City community. Peter served for fifteen years as director of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, bringing polio vaccination clinics and improved sanitation practices to the Oklahoma City Area.
Date:
Winter 2016
Creator:
Peter, Stephen B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The YWCA's Y-Chapel of Song and the Central Plate
Article provides details about the fundraising efforts and construction of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)'s Y-Chapel of Song on the campus of Central State College, now the University of Central Oklahoma.
Date:
Spring 2016
Creator:
Salkeld, Patrick H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 2015
Notes and Documents column including Katie Bush's "The Oklahoma City Motorcycle Club," a short article describing the historical impact of the Oklahoma City Motorcycle Club and including various historic photographs related to the club.
Date:
Summer 2015
Creator:
Bush, Katie
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mummers Theatre: Oklahoma City's Tinker Toy Building
In this article adapted from her Historic American Buildings Survey documentation, Cynthia Savage chronicles the life of the Mummers Theatre building in Oklahoma City.
Date:
Winter 2014
Creator:
Savage, Cynthia
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 2014
Notes and Documents column including the previously unknown manuscript titled "The First Week in Oklahoma City" by Angelo C. Scott with an introduction by Chad Williams. The manuscript provides a firsthand account of the creation of Oklahoma City in the days immediately following the Land Run of 1889.
Date:
Autumn 2014
Creator:
Williams, Chad & Scott, Angelo C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"One Who Was Trusted": E. L. Mitchell of Western Oklahoma, Part One
This article is the first part of a two-part work. It begins a thorough biography of Elza Leon "E. L." Mitchell and relates his significance in western Oklahoma politics and journalism.
Date:
Autumn 2014
Creator:
Lambert, Paul F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Camp Fire Girls versus Boy Scouts: A Friendly Game of Urban Forest-Building
Article explains the friendly rivalry between the Camp Fire Girls and the Boy Scouts as the groups worked to improve the urban landscape in Oklahoma City.
Date:
Summer 2014
Creator:
Nelson, Darin
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dean A. McGee: Genius with Guts
Article examines the philanthropic contributions of Dean A. McGee, geologist and partner in the Kerr-McGee Corporation, to Oklahoma City and Oklahoma in general.
Date:
Summer 2014
Creator:
Pryse, JA
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 2014
Notes and Documents column including a short article honoring Linda Williams Reese and Mary Jane Warde, two of the inductees into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2013. It also includes "The Story of the Location of the Capital" that was written by Thomas F. Mechan in 1913 and provides an account of Oklahoma politics during the state's early days.
Date:
Summer 2014
Creator:
Lambert, Paul F.; Bass, Elizabeth M. B.; McMechan, Thomas F. & Williams, Chad
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Building and Promoting Their Place: The Clegerns of ‘89
Article discusses the Clegern family and sheds light on a crucial time in the growth of three different Oklahoma cities. William Clegern and his son, Harry, were entrepreneurs who found opportunity in the 1889 Land Run. In addition, they influenced the development of Oklahoma City, Edmond, and Henryetta.
Date:
Spring 2014
Creator:
Clegern, Wayne M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
“A Romantic Modernist”: William Wayne Caudill and the Work of Caudill Rowlett Scott in Oklahoma
Article describes Oklahoma-born architect William Wayne Caudill's career and his contributions to architecture in Oklahoma.
Date:
Spring 2014
Creator:
Kline, Susan Allen & Savage, Cynthia
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Building 3001: Home of the "Gooney Bird"
Article describes the history of Building 3001 at Tinker Air Force Base, where Oklahoman workers produced thousands of C-47 military aircraft during World War II. The building was nicknamed the "Gooney Bird" after the Albatross, clumsy on the ground but beautiful in flight.
Date:
Autumn 2013
Creator:
Allin, Lawrence Carroll
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 2013
Notes and Documents column including Tara Damron's "In the Shadows of the Century Chest: Message to Future Generations," which describes the history and contents of the Century Chest, a time capsule that was buried on April 22, 1913, through the unique partnership of the First Lutheran Church and the Oklahoma Historical Society. The Century Chest was opened on April 22, 2013 and will be preserved by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date:
Autumn 2013
Creator:
Damron, Tara
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Enigma of Mike Monroney
Article provides an overview of the political career of Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney, who served the people of Oklahoma in the US House of Representatives and US Senate from 1939 until 1966. The author characterizes Monroney as a level-headed moderate attempting to continue his tenure in office amidst a shift to the conservative right in Oklahoma politics.
Date:
Spring 2013
Creator:
Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma City's McKinley Park: The Little Park that Raised a Ruckus
Article recounts how the relationship between the public and private sectors led to the creation of McKinley Park to benefit the surrounding community in Oklahoma City.
Date:
Winter 2012
Creator:
Nelson, Darin
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Unforgotten Trailblazer: Nancy O. Randolph Davis
Article presents a biography of equal education and civil rights activist, Nancy O. Randolph Davis. In her roles as a student, a teacher, and a NAACP Youth Council Sponsor, Nancy O. Randolph Davis fought for equality for African American young people and made possible the advancement of Oklahoma's civil rights movement.
Date:
Winter 2012
Creator:
Pollard, Gloria J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Penn Square: The Shopping Center Bank that Shook the World, Part 2 - Bust
Article continues the history of the Penn Square Bank from Part 1, introducing the problems and practices that led to the bank's financial downfall. Michael J. Hightower examines the impact the bank's "bust" had on the oil industry and the financial community.
Date:
Summer 2012
Creator:
Hightower, Michael J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History