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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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 96, Number 1, Spring 2018
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Spring 2018
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 95, Number 4, Winter 2017-18
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 95 starts on page 512.
Date:
Winter 2017
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Object Type:
Article
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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 95, Number 3, Fall 2017
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Autumn 2017
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cyrus Avery, the Ozark Trail, and the Birth of Route 66
Article describes the foundations of Route 66 and the national highway system in bicycling culture, the Good Roads Associations, and Tulsa county commissioner and Ozark Trails Association leader Cyrus Avery.
Date:
Autumn 2017
Creator:
Jones, Jen
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 2017
For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, minutes of the annual meeting of the membership, minutes of an OHS special board meeting, a list of new OHS members from April through June of 2017, and a list of the of those who have been members more than twenty years.
Date:
Autumn 2017
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Blunt Civil War Fortifications
Article provides historical context for the fortification of Fort Gibson, previously named Fort Blunt by Union soldiers, through examination of archaeological evidence from the Civil War era.
Date:
Autumn 2017
Creator:
Cole, Robert L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Missiles of Oklahoma: Southwest Oklahoma's Role in the American Cold Way Nuclear Arsenal, 1960-65
Article describes Oklahoma's role in American nuclear development during the Cold War era. While also providing historical background, Landry Brewer focuses on the construction and development of twelve intercontinental ballistic missile sites in southwest Oklahoma along with the hub at Altus Air Force Base.
Date:
Autumn 2017
Creator:
Brewer, Landry
Object Type:
Article
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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seaborn Hill: Trader in the Creek Nation and Frontier Businessman, 1808-44
Article examines the life of successful trader Seaborn Hill through documentation of his life and the mysterious case of his murder by displaced Creek Indian Agent agent James L. Dawson.
Date:
Autumn 2017
Creator:
Siebold, John W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 95, Number 2, Summer 2017
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Summer 2017
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 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 January 25, 2017. It also includes a list of new members of the Oklahoma Historical Society from January through March of 2017, and a list of the of those who have been members more than twenty years.
Date:
Summer 2017
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Leon C. Phillips and the Drive to Balance Oklahoma's Budget
Article describes the political campaign of Governor Leon C. Phillips to balance the state's budget with the passage of an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution and the debate than ensued in the Oklahoma Legislature over the subject.
Date:
Summer 2017
Creator:
Beu, Eric E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History