Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.

Article discusses the University School at the University of Oklahoma as a model of progressive education. Ellsworth Collings founded University School in 1917, a junior high and later high school. For fifty-six years it was to be a nexus of experimentation, observation, and practice exemplifying the ideals of Progressive education.

For the Record section including the minutes from the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was called to order by the president, Leonard Logan, at 1:30pm., on Wednesday October 25, 2006.

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.

Notes and Documents column including an article honoring the individuals who were inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2007. The Oklahoma Historical Society selects recipients based on their contributions to the preservation, collection, interpretation, and dissemination of Oklahoma history. The honorees in 2007 were W. David Baird and Guy W. Logsdon.

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.

Article describes the conditions that led the Choctaw nation's decision to ally with the Confederate States of America when the United States failed to live up to its treaty promises.

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.

Article examines the roles of negative self-image and political corruption on the stagnation of Oklahoma's economic health in the 1950s.

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.

For the Record section including the minutes from the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was called to order by the president, Leonard Logan, at 1:30pm on Wednesday, January 24, 2007.

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).

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.

Notes and Documents column including the "Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame: Pendleton Woods and Martin A. Hagerstrand" which honors Pendleton Woods and Martin A. Hagerstrand's inductions into the Oklahoma Historian Hall of Fame in April 2007. It also includes Dianna Everett's "1950s Oklahoma in the Hillerman Photographs" which details the Barney Hillerman Collection of photographs that is held by the Oklahoma Historical Society and includes a selection of the digitized photographs that capture the essence of the 1950s era in Oklahoma history.

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.

For the Record section including quarterly board meeting minutes from the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that took place on April 12, 2007, and the minutes of the annual meeting of the membership that took place on April 13, 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.

Article details Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Carl Bert Albert's decision to eschew the ultimate leadership role and recommend Rep. Gerald R. Ford as Vice President Spiro T. Agnew's successor after Agnew resigned in disgrace in 1973.

Article examines the Cameron library's policies for collections development, materials access, and constant improvement of buildings that helped this important regional institution reach full university status.

This article describes the early development of the Ghost Dance among the Pawnees and traces the ceremony's continuance into the twenty-first century.

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.

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.

This article describes the views of middle-class Oklahomans who toured Europe between the two world wars and whose travel accounts concluded that the New World--America and Oklahoma--were superior in all aspects of "civilization."

For the Record section including the Oklahoma Historical Society quarterly board meeting minutes for the meeting that took place on July 25, 2007.