"Almost Hopeless in the Wake of the Storm": The 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic in Oklahoma (open access)

"Almost Hopeless in the Wake of the Storm": The 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic in Oklahoma

Article examines the impact of the Spanish flu epidemic on Oklahomans during 1918-1919. Nigel Anthony Sellars discusses the spread of the epidemic on a detailed level, identifying the medical institutions and professionals who sought to combat the epidemic as it spread from one Oklahoma city to another.
Date: Spring 2001
Creator: Sellars, Nigel Anthony
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Capital Versus Labor in Tulsa: The Mid-Continent Refinery Strike of 1938-40 (open access)

Capital Versus Labor in Tulsa: The Mid-Continent Refinery Strike of 1938-40

Article details the Mid-Continent Refinery Strike of 1938-40. On December 22, 1938, members of the Oil Worker's International Union, representing labor in the petroleum industry at Tulsa's Mid-Continent Refinery, shut down the plant and walked off the job. The bitter, protracted, and occasionally violent fight involved two years of investigations and negotiations.
Date: Spring 2006
Creator: Rubey, Diane M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dark Spot on the Sunbelt: Economic Stagnation and Political Corruption in 1950s Oklahoma (open access)

Dark Spot on the Sunbelt: Economic Stagnation and Political Corruption in 1950s Oklahoma

Article examines the roles of negative self-image and political corruption on the stagnation of Oklahoma's economic health in the 1950s.
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: McGoy, Matthew G.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Exercise in Pride: Celebrating the Oklahoma Semi-centennial (open access)

An Exercise in Pride: Celebrating the Oklahoma Semi-centennial

This article takes a look back at the semi-centennial celebration of 1957 as Oklahoma prepares to celebrate the centennial of 1907 statehood in 2007.
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Mullins, Bill
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 1 (open access)

From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 1

Article evaluates the problems of Indian health care and the campaign led by Senator Fred Harris and others to correct a record of neglect.
Date: Winter 2007
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 2 (open access)

From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 2

The second part of this two-part article continues the evaluation of the problems in Indian healthcare and the campaign led by Senators Fred Harris and Dewey Bartlett to correct a record of neglect. The healthcare problem after 1970 was linked to a new federal policy of tribal self-determination.
Date: Spring 2008
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Hoorah for Integration!": The Adoption of the 1955 Better Schools Amendment (open access)

"Hoorah for Integration!": The Adoption of the 1955 Better Schools Amendment

This article examines the campaign led by Governor Raymond D. Gary to adopt a constitutional amendment ending the time-honored special tax for separate schools and begin the process of integration after the Supreme Court Decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Lough, Keith D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
International Forest of Friendship, 25th Celebration, 2001 (open access)

International Forest of Friendship, 25th Celebration, 2001

Supplementary publication outlining events and information for the 25th International Forest of Friendship celebration, which memorializes contributors to aviation and aerospace with engraved plaques in the forest. It includes portraits and biographical sketches for the 40 people to be honored in 2001.
Date: June 14, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Interview with D. C. and Selby Minner

Photograph of an interview with D. C. and Selby Minner by a host Rick Wells holding a poster on Ch6TV Tulsa.
Date: August 30, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Mary Jones-Wilkinson to Eleanor Brown, November 19, 2002] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Jones-Wilkinson to Eleanor Brown, November 19, 2002]

Letter from Mary R. Jones-Wilkinson to Eleanor Brown discussing the induction ceremonies to the Oklahoma Aviation Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Aviator's article on the WASP. Includes a hand-written message stating, "So good to see you in Tucson!"
Date: November 19, 2002
Creator: Jones-Wilkinson, Mary
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
[News Clip: Tulsa Storms] captions transcript

[News Clip: Tulsa Storms]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about storm damage in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: June 13, 2005
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, November 27, 2005 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, November 27, 2005

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 27, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 2000 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 6, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 2000 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 13, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 2000 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 20, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 2000 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 27, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 2000 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 3, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 2000 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 10, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 2000 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 17, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 2000 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 24, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 2000 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 2, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 2000 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 9, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 2000 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 16, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History