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Janet St. James Article
This article is a short biography of former TV journalist Janet St. James describing her career, including her work reporting on the Oklahoma City Bombing and covering police and medical stories in Dallas. It also highlights some aspects of St. James' life and her thoughts about journalism.
Date:
December 3, 2018
Creator:
Burns, Brady; Owens, Brittany; Reyes, Blanca & Maxwell, Bailey
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A New Frontier in Science: Robert S. Kerr, James E. Webb, and Oklahoma in the Spage Age
Article discussing Oklahoma's involvement in the space race through the collaboration of Senator Robert S. Kerr and Frontiers of Science Foundation Director James E. Webb to bring the space age to Oklahoma in the 1950s and 1960s. In concert with other state leaders they promoted a National Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Space, encouraged science education in public schools, and brought nationally prominent space-race advocates to Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 2006
Creator:
Moore, Bill
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Reading Room of Their Own: Library Services for African Americans in Oklahoma, 1907-1946
Article discussing the struggles African American Oklahomans faced for access to public library services. The first forty years of statehood brought a few successes, and by mid-century only eleven communities provided a public library facility for the state's black citizens.
Date:
Autumn 2006
Creator:
Cassity, R. O. Joe, Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sooner State Civil Liberties in Perilous Times, 1940-1941, Part 1: The Oklahoma Federation for Constitutional Rights
The first part of this two-part article examines citizen action in Oklahoma initiated in the fall of 1940 by the creation of the Oklahoma Federation of Constitutional Rights to preserve and defend freedom of speech, which later faced investigation by the legislature.
Date:
Winter 2006
Creator:
Wiegand, Wayne A. & Wiegand, Shirley A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sooner State Civil Liberties in Perilous Times, 1940-41, Part 2: Oklahoma's Little Dies Committee
The second part of this two-part article examines the government reaction in 1941 that led to the Oklahoma Senate Committee on Elections and Privileges' mandated investigation of alleged Communist activity in Oklahoma colleges and universities.
Date:
Spring 2007
Creator:
Wiegand, Wayne A. & Wiegand, Shirley A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"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.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Little Buzz Buggies": Midget Auto Racing in Oklahoma City, 1946-1964
Article details the phenomenon of midget auto racing in Oklahoma, which gained popularity after World War II. Midget auto racing, held in Oklahoma City's Taft Stadium drew huge crowds and gave several race-car drivers the experiences that took them onward to the Indianapolis 500 and other major races.
Date:
Summer 2007
Creator:
Kurth, Galen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"We Complacently Drink the Fruit of the Lotus Bowl": Deciding on the Oklahoma City Floodway, 1946-1953
Article recounts the struggle for federal funds to straighten and safely channel the North Canadian River through the growing urban area of Oklahoma City. Designed and planned from 1946 to 1953, the Oklahoma City Floodway was dedicated on March 31, 1958.
Date:
Autumn 2007
Creator:
Payne, Adam A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 2007
Notes and Documents column including excerpts from the unfinished manuscript entitled "Cushion of Confidence," by Theresa Galloway Holman, wife of Oklahoma Senator H. H. Holman, who served in the first Oklahoma Senate from 1907-1909. In her manuscript, Mrs. Holman speaks about the early politics of Oklahoma including the adoption of a constitution, celebrating statehood in 1907, and general comments as a wife of the first legislature.
Date:
Autumn 2007
Creator:
Turner, Alvin O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William Meredith Cunningham: An Oklahoma Proletariat Novelist
Article presents a biography of William Cunnigham and reveals the ways in which his novels, poetry, and other writings championed the industrial-agricultural working class of his native state of Oklahoma.
Date:
Autumn 2008
Creator:
O'Dell, Larry
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Forget the Cowboys, We'll Take the Indians": The Red Earth Festival Movement, 1985-1987
Article detailing the Red Earth Festival Movement (1985-1987) that led to the festival's inception. The festival owes its genesis to the dedication of a small cadre of local civic, arts, and political leaders who envisioned a multi-tribal exposition of American Indian dance, arts, and crafts. Since its inception in 1987 the Red Earth Festival has become a staple of Oklahoma City's tourism scene.
Date:
Autumn 2009
Creator:
Barker Harrison, Felicia
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Witness on Trial: Bishop W. Angie Smith at the Church Trial of James J. Stewart
The third of a three-part article, this article adds a new perspective to the ongoing study of Bishop W. Angie Smith of The Methodist Church. The author evaluates the bishop's testimony on his own behalf during the trial of James J. Stewart, the minister who accused him of wrongdoing.
Date:
Spring 2010
Creator:
Martin, A. W., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brother Bankers: Frank P. and Hugh M. Johnson, Founders of the First National Bank and Trust Company of Oklahoma City
Article explores the parallel paths in Oklahoma banking history of brothers F. P. and H. M. Johnson. The brothers came from Mississippi to Oklahoma and made names for themselves in their own banking ventures across the state before teaming up to create the First National Bank and Trust Company in Oklahoma City.
Date:
Winter 2010
Creator:
Hightower, Michael J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The 1969 Oklahoma City Garbage Strike
Article covers the Oklahoma City worker's strike in 1969 when sanitation workers, mostly African Americans, went on strike for higher wages and better working conditions. The article expounds on the reasons for the strike, the attention it received locally and nationally from African American politicians and organizations, and the results of the resolve of the strikers and their supporters.
Date:
Winter 2010
Creator:
Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Latino Impress in Oklahoma City
Article explores the history of Latino influence in Oklahoma City as well as the continuing growth of the vibrant Hispanic cultural landscape.
Date:
Spring 2011
Creator:
Widener, Jeffrey M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Judge Royce H. Savage
Article asserts that despite the controversy surrounding Judge Royce Savage's retirement from the Northern District Court, the judge's reputation for case management and dedication to pretrial conferences remains intact.
Date:
Spring 2011
Creator:
Kellough, William C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Love Gifts for the Bishop: James J. Stewart v. Bishop W. Angie Smith, Part 1
Article discussing the events that led to a church investigating committee when, James J. Stewart, an Albuquerque minister, filed charges against Methodist bishop W. Angie Smith for what he considered abuse of episcopal power. It also discusses the proceedings of the meeting itself and the aftermath.
Date:
Spring 2000
Creator:
Martin, A. W., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Love Gifts for the Bishop: James J. Stewart v. Bishop W. Angie Smith, Part 2
In the second part of a two-part study, this article discusses the procedures followed by the church investigating committee and analyzes each of the charges James J. Stewart filed against bishop W. Angie Smith.
Date:
Summer 2000
Creator:
Martin, A. W., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Kate Barnard: The Story of a Woman Politician
Article provides a fascinating account of Kate Barnard, a skillful but little-known "woman politician" whose dedication to social causes has not been equaled.
Date:
Summer 2000
Creator:
Edmonds, Linda & Larason, Margaret
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tinker's Twin Twisters of 1948 and the Birth of Tornado Forecasting
Article describes the destructive paths of the tornadoes that struck Tinker Air Force Base on March 20 and March 25, 1948, and pays tribute to Robert C. Miller and Ernest J. Fawbush, the two weathermen who predicted the second tornado and changed the field of weather forecasting forever.
Date:
Autumn 2000
Creator:
Crowder, James L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History