Researching Tom Joad: John Steinbeck, Journalist, 1936 (open access)

Researching Tom Joad: John Steinbeck, Journalist, 1936

Article examines John Steinbeck's brief career as a depression-era journalist and his nonfiction work on the working conditions of migrant laborers in California that inspired his greatest literary achievement, The Grapes of Wrath.
Date: Spring 2005
Creator: Bailey, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Edward W. Bushyhead and John Rollin Ridge: Cherokee Editors in California (open access)

Edward W. Bushyhead and John Rollin Ridge: Cherokee Editors in California

Article chronicles how Edward W. Bushyhead and John Rollin Ridge established newspapers within California during their search for gold.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaws Indians in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century (open access)

The Choctaws Indians in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century

Article is a lecture given by Reverend John Edwards to the student body at the University of California regarding his observations and experiences working as a missionary within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1932
Creator: Edwards, John & Swanton, John R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History