Resource Type
Collection
Serial/Series Title
Country
States
Decade
3,390 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Notes and Documents, Summer 2017
Notes and Documents column including a document honoring John Carmichael, Clyde Ellis, John Erling, and Paul Lambert, who were inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2017.
Date:
Summer 2017
Creator:
O'Dell, Larry & Bass, Elizabeth M. B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oscar B. Jacobson: Early Life of an Oklahoma Artist, 1882-1916
Article provides a biographical tribute to Oscar B. Jacobson, director of University of Oklahoma School of Art from 1915 to 1954, University of Oklahoma professor, and working artist. Chelsea Herrod takes a closer look at the art and artists that influenced Jacobson's artistic preferences and teaching style.
Date:
Summer 2017
Creator:
Herrod, Chelsea
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Thomas Wildcat Alford
Article details the life of Thomas Wildcat Alford as a leader of his people, the Absentee Shawnee tribe, describing the difficulties he faced progressing the land allotment and assimilation process of his people while he also trying to preserve the traditional culture and ways of life he grew up with.
Date:
Summer 2017
Creator:
Kyes, Rebecca A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
When the Cherokee Nation was a Mormon Sanctuary
Article outlines the migration of Mormons from Texas to Utah in the mid-1800s, focusing on the period they spent living in the Cherokee Nation before deciding whether to continue their trek or stay and settle in Indian Territory.
Date:
Summer 2017
Creator:
LeBaron, Allen
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 95, Number 1, Spring 2017
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Spring 2017
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 2017
For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 26, 2016. It also includes a list of new members of the Oklahoma Historical Society from October through December of 2016, and a list of the of those who have been members more than twenty years.
Date:
Spring 2017
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Getting Our Equipment Soon - I Hope So Anyway": Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, and American Artillery in World War I
Article describes how Camp Doniphan on the Fort Sill Reservation functioned as a training center for American troops in World War I. Due to the large influx of recruits and lack of supplies and equipment, the soldiers were underprepared for actual combat, and their difficulties are reflected in personal accounts.
Date:
Spring 2017
Creator:
Prince, Justin
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 2017
Notes and Documents column including a document about artifacts from American Indian World War I soldiers at the Oklahoma Museum of History in the Oklahoma History Center, providing some key contextual details.
Date:
Spring 2017
Creator:
Reed, Matthew J.
Object Type:
Article
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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"That I Might Render Account of Myself and People": Cherokees and World War I
Article details the contributions of Cherokees abroad and on the home front during World War I. Jason Herbert analyzes the expression of identity in these efforts and also includes recollections from individual soldiers.
Date:
Spring 2017
Creator:
Herbert, Jason
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 94, Number 4, Winter 2016-17
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 94 starts on page 510.
Date:
Winter 2016
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 2016-17
For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 27, 2016. It also includes a list of new members of the Oklahoma Historical Society from July through September of 2016, and a list of the of those who have been members more than twenty years.
Date:
Winter 2016
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Horseless Carriage Rolls into Oklahoma
Article describes the history of the automobile industry in Oklahoma, focusing on six companies that began producing automobiles in the early 1900s and the advertising methods they used to promote their vehicles.
Date:
Winter 2016
Creator:
Allen, Gene; Boulton, Don & Davis, Ted R.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reverend Theodore Manneseh Rights, His Sons, and the Cherokee National Male Seminary
Article investigates the education of three sons of Theodore M. Rights, a Moravian missionary to the Cherokee Nation, at Cherokee National Male Seminary and discusses the controversy surrounding the graduation of the second son, Eugene Jesse Rights.
Date:
Winter 2016
Creator:
McCullagh, James G.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Spreading the gospel in Indian Territory and Early Oklahoma: The Reverend F. F. Dobson and Anna (Truan) Dobson
Article provides a biographical tribute to Presybterian minister F. F. Dobson and his wife Anna, portraying the difficulties they faced in Indian Territory as well as their successes in joining the community.
Date:
Winter 2016
Creator:
Olds, Greg
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"They Could Tell What the Weather Was to be in Advance": Native Oklahoma Weather and Climate Insights from the Archive
Article examines recorded interviews in the Doris Duke Collection of American Indian Oral History to discover stories told by tribe members about the causes of weather and climate.
Date:
Winter 2016
Creator:
Peppler. Randy A.
Object Type:
Article
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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 94, Number 3, Fall 2016
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Autumn 2016
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cultural Diversity and Historic Preservation in Oklahoma
Article shows how the variety of properties associated with different groups of people intersect to showcase the unique cultural identity of the state of Oklahoma. Historic preservation can play a large role in the creation and perpetuation of identity. As the population of Oklahoma becomes more diverse, the properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places reflect the cultures, ethnicities, and organizations represented in the state.
Date:
Autumn 2016
Creator:
Savage, Cynthia
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Development of the Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma, 1966-2016
Article continues the story of historic preservation in Oklahoma to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The authors discuss not only the programs administered by the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office to fulfill the mandates set forth in the act, but also the work of American Indian tribes and preservation organizations.
Date:
Autumn 2016
Creator:
Heisch, Melvena Thurman & Roberson, Glen R.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 2016
For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 27, 2016, the annual meeting of the membership that was held on April 28, 2016, and special board meetings held on April 28, 2016 & June 15, 2016, as well as a list of new members for April-June 2016.
Date:
Autumn 2016
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma
Article describes the early days of historic preservation in Oklahoma, chronicling the time before the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and a few years after its passage. This article first appeared in The Chronicles of Oklahoma Volume 57, Number 1, Spring 1979.
Date:
Autumn 2016
Creator:
Fischer, LeRoy H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Legacy of Oklahoma Architecture
Article illustrates the importance of Oklahoma's architectural legacy through examples of buildings and structures saved for future generations, the impact of prominent architects, and cases of structures threatened or lost.
Date:
Autumn 2016
Creator:
Ozan, Lynda Schwan
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The National Historic Preservation Act and its Impact on Oklahoma Archaeology After Fifty Years
Article assesses the impact of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 on the field of archaeology, noting both its successes and the dilemmas that have arisen from its passage.
Date:
Autumn 2016
Creator:
Brooks, Robert L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History