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Nancy Black: Continuing the Fight (open access)

Nancy Black: Continuing the Fight

This article is a short biography of Nancy Black describing her background and how she ended up in journalism, writing news at several outlets and later starting her own paper, the White Rock Lake Weekly.
Date: Autumn 2018
Creator: Moore, Brianna
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes and Documents, Fall 2018 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 2018

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Sandra Stratton and Nudie Williams, who were inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2018.
Date: Autumn 2018
Creator: O'Dell, Larry
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Politics of Cherokee Removal (open access)

The Politics of Cherokee Removal

Article explores the political context of removal of the Cherokee tribe from their native lands by examining not only relations between the US government and the Cherokee Nation, but also the internal conflict within the US government that contributed to the process.
Date: Autumn 2018
Creator: Byas, Steve
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sundown on the Prairie: The Extralegal Campaigns and Efforts from 1889 to 1967 to Exclude African Americans from Norman, Oklahoma (open access)

Sundown on the Prairie: The Extralegal Campaigns and Efforts from 1889 to 1967 to Exclude African Americans from Norman, Oklahoma

Article depicts how Norman used extralegal means to maintain its status as a "sundown town," a place where African Americans were not welcome after dark, well into the mid-twentieth century.
Date: Autumn 2018
Creator: Givel, Michael S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Evans and Clark Families: Borderlands Legacies in Western Oklahoma, 1875-1950 (open access)

The Evans and Clark Families: Borderlands Legacies in Western Oklahoma, 1875-1950

Article uses the lives of the Evans and Clark families to demonstrate evolving systems of racial discrimination in the emerging state of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Truden, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 2018 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 2018

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 24, 2018 as well as the following lists: "New Members, January-February-March 2018" and "Twenty-Year-Members, January-February-March 2018."
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
How W.K. Maxfield and the Doughboys from Southwest Oklahoma Helped Bring an End to the First World War (open access)

How W.K. Maxfield and the Doughboys from Southwest Oklahoma Helped Bring an End to the First World War

Article uses the story of W. K. Maxfield to share the exploits of the 36th Infantry Division at the Battle of Saint-Étienne during World War I.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Neighbors, Phil
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Maurice Halperin: From Sooner Subversive to Soviet Spy (open access)

Maurice Halperin: From Sooner Subversive to Soviet Spy

Article chronicles the investigation into Maurice Halperin and other suspected Communist spies, and the eventual release of information proving Halperin's guilt.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Brewer, Landry
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 2018 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 2018

Notes and Documents column including a short article honoring Henrietta Mann and Bill Moore, two of the inductees into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2018.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: O'Dell, Larry
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Simon Ralph "S.R." Walkingstick: A Cherokee Leader (open access)

Simon Ralph "S.R." Walkingstick: A Cherokee Leader

Article traces the life and genealogy of S. R. Walkingstick to show the ways in which one Cherokee family contributed to the tribal and state community.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: McCullagh, James G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Banking in Oklahoma's Smallest Certified City: Alva State Bank and Trust Company, Freedom Branch (open access)

Banking in Oklahoma's Smallest Certified City: Alva State Bank and Trust Company, Freedom Branch

Article examines the history of community banking in Freedom, Oklahoma through interviews conducted by the author in support of the Oklahoma History Center's Crossroads of Commerce: A History of Free Enterprise in Oklahoma exhibit. Michael J. Hightower explores the growth of industry and banking in Oklahoma's smallest city.
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: Hightower, Michael J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Battle Cry for History: The First 125 Years of the Oklahoma Historical Society (open access)

Battle Cry for History: The First 125 Years of the Oklahoma Historical Society

Article commemorates the anniversary of the founding of the Oklahoma Historical Society by relating its growth and accomplishments over its 125 years of existence. Bob L. Blackburn returns to update his article from the Winter 1992-93 issue of the Chronicles of Oklahoma and include the events of the past twenty-five years.
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fitting in and Sitting In: Phillip Henry Porter and Memories of Integration Efforts in Enid, 1955-58 (open access)

Fitting in and Sitting In: Phillip Henry Porter and Memories of Integration Efforts in Enid, 1955-58

Article recounts the struggle for civil rights in Enid and how students stood on the front lines of the battle both inside and outside of the classroom. A core group of young African Americans led these efforts in Enid, one of whom was Phillip Porter.
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: Preston, Aaron
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 2018 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 2018

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 25, 2017 as well as the following lists: "New Members, October-November-December 2017" and "Twenty-Year-Members, October-November-December 2017."
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 2018 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 2018

Notes and Documents column including "Oklahoma Through the Lens of Z. P. Meyers," a short article recounting the life and career of Zenas Phillip Meyers, professional photographer who owned and operated Meyers Photo Shop in Oklahoma City from 1928-1962. Today his surviving prints and negatives are archived at the Oklahoma Historical Society as part of the Z. P. Meyers/Barney Hillerman Photographic Collection.
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: Cornelius, Jerry L. & Sutton, Phil
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Flood of 1934 (open access)

Washita River Flood of 1934

Article describes the events surrounding the Washita River Flood of 1934. Rhonda Shephard explores the history of the Washita River Basin, including the communities living there, the destruction that occurred, and stories and poems shared by the victims of the flood.
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: Shephard, Rhonda
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Five Austin parties we loved so much (open access)

Five Austin parties we loved so much

Article about the Feed the Peace Awards, a party thrown by Nina and Frank Seely, two opening receptions at the University of Texas, and Ballet Austin's Masters of Dance event.
Date: February 19, 2018
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Budget Board Recommendations Senate Version (open access)

Legislative Budget Board Recommendations Senate Version

Report on the budget recommendations to the 85th Legislature of Texas, including breakdowns of individual branch budgets for the general government, education, health services, and more.
Date: 2018/2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
For the Record, Winter 2017-18 (open access)

For the Record, Winter 2017-18

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 26, 2017. It also includes a list of new members of the Oklahoma Historical Society from July through September of 2017, and a list of the of those who have been members more than twenty years.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Nationhood Defined and Defended: A Slice of Miami History Revealed Through the Thomas F. Richardville Papers (open access)

Nationhood Defined and Defended: A Slice of Miami History Revealed Through the Thomas F. Richardville Papers

Article examines the history of the Miami Nation and their interactions with the US government through the papers of Thomas F. Richardville, a Miami leader, and their efforts to retain their lands and culture throughout a tumultuous period.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Hosmer, Brian C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 2017-18 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 2017-18

Notes and Documents column including a document translated by Levi Wilkins and annotated by John Truden written by Mennonite missionary S. S. Haury about the shooting of Running Buffalo, the conflict that precipitated it, and how the conflict was resolved.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Wilkins, Levi & Truden, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Taking Care of Their Own: History of the Masonic Children's Home in Guthrie, Oklahoma (open access)

Taking Care of Their Own: History of the Masonic Children's Home in Guthrie, Oklahoma

Article describes the establishment and growth of the Masonic Children's Home and provides historical context for its construction, beginning with the institution of two Grand Lodges in Oklahoma and the plans of the Oklahoma Masons.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Webb, Pamela
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Will Rogers in South Africa, 1902-03 (open access)

Will Rogers in South Africa, 1902-03

Article depicts the period of time Will Rogers, "Oklahoma's Favorite Son", spent performing in a Wild West Show in South Africa and how his experiences there impacted his future career.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Carter, Joseph H., Sr. & Lefebvre-Carter, Michelle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
World War II and the Story of Douglas Aircraft Plants in Tulsa and Midwest City (open access)

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