Gerald A. Hale: Parking Meter Reminiscences (open access)

Gerald A. Hale: Parking Meter Reminiscences

Article narrates the history of how two men, Carl C. Magee and Gerald A. Hale, created the parking meter to help Oklahoma City solve the problem with overcrowded parking lots. The article also details the impact their creation had on the world.
Date: Autumn 1970
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
St. Agnes Academy for the Choctaws (open access)

St. Agnes Academy for the Choctaws

Article chronicles the history of St. Agnes Academy for the Choctaws, a mission school located in Choctaw Nation. The school was destroyed by a tornado in 1945.
Date: Autumn 1970
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Summer 1970 (open access)

Necrology, Summer 1970

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Robert Milligan Mountcastle who served as a lawyer and judge in various courts while dedicating his life to upholding the law.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Pierce, Earl Boyd
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian in Transition: The Neosho Agency 1850-1861 (open access)

The Indian in Transition: The Neosho Agency 1850-1861

Article illustrates the significance of Indian agents at the Neosho Agency who were charged with maintaining control over the Indigenous people on their reservations. The article focuses on the life of one agent: Major Andrew J. Dorn.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Tracy, Valerie
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Captain Charles W. Whipple's Notebook: The Week of the Run into Oklahoma in 1889 (open access)

Captain Charles W. Whipple's Notebook: The Week of the Run into Oklahoma in 1889

Article narrates the life of Captain Charles W. Whipple during his time as the Chief Ordnance Officer at a time of settlement within the Unassigned Lands of the Indian Territories. This area would later be called Oklahoma City. The journal entries are some of the few accounts of what life was like for commanders in the army and civilian leaders during Oklahoma City's creation.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Medical Practices and Health in the Choctaw Nation, 1831-1885 (open access)

Medical Practices and Health in the Choctaw Nation, 1831-1885

Article illustrates how the Choctaw people combined traditional medical practices with those created by Europeans during a time where diseases spread rapidly and killed indiscriminately.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Allen, Virgina R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Spirit of Heritage Hills (open access)

The Spirit of Heritage Hills

Article chronicles how Henry Overholser created Heritage Hills, an area in Oklahoma steeped in history and community.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Peterson, Susanne Wilson
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History