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Across the Muddy Red (open access)

Across the Muddy Red

Article illustrates the history of suspension bridges constructed on the Red River between Oklahoma and Texas. Environmental conditions threatened the stability of these bridges, but the industries in the area and transport needs led to continual attempts at creating a lasting structure.
Date: Winter 1983
Creator: Crockett, Bernice N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Back the Attack": The Sale of War Bonds in Oklahoma (open access)

"Back the Attack": The Sale of War Bonds in Oklahoma

Article describes the success of the war bond campaign in Oklahoma during World War II, an effort spearheaded by state director Sidney C. Bray whose promotional efforts included enlisting the help of businessmen, media, and volunteers.
Date: Autumn 1983
Creator: Welsh, Carol Holderby
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Black Press in Oklahoma: The Formative Years, 1889-1907 (open access)

The Black Press in Oklahoma: The Formative Years, 1889-1907

Article describes the history of black newspapers in Oklahoma, beginning with their roots in Oklahoma and Indian Territories in the late nineteenth century. Nudie Williams explores how the press was used to promote black communities as well as call for activism related to civil rights and fair treatment.
Date: Autumn 1983
Creator: Williams, Nudie E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 1, Spring 1983 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 1, Spring 1983

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1983
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 2, Summer 1983 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 2, Summer 1983

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 3, Fall 1983 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 3, Fall 1983

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1983
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 4, Winter 1983-84 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 4, Winter 1983-84

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 61 starts on page 445.
Date: Winter 1983
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Democratic School for Democratic Women (open access)

A Democratic School for Democratic Women

Article explores the establishment of the first college for women in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. Dixie Belcher illustrates the history of the school, which later became Oklahoma College for Women, and the evolution of public attitudes towards women in higher education.
Date: Winter 1983
Creator: Belcher, Dixie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 2, Summer 1983 (open access)

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 2, Summer 1983

For the Record section from Volume 61, Number 2, Summer 1983. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 26, 1983. It also includes a list honoring the donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the fourth quarter of 1982 and a list of new annual and new life members of the OHS from October 28 of 1982 to January 26 of 1983.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 3, Fall 1983 (open access)

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 3, Fall 1983

For the Record section from Volume 61, Number 3, Fall 1983. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 27, 1983. It also includes a list of donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the first quarter of 1983 and lists of new annual and life members from January 27 to April 27, 1983.
Date: Autumn 1983
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 4, Winter 1983-84 (open access)

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 4, Winter 1983-84

For the Record section from Volume 61, Number 4, Winter 1983-84. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 27, 1983. It also includes a list of donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the second quarter of 1983 and lists of new annual and life members from April 28 to July 27, 1983.
Date: Winter 1983
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Dust to Dust: Gibbon, an Oklahoma Town (open access)

From Dust to Dust: Gibbon, an Oklahoma Town

Article describes the rise and fall of the town of Gibbon, which began as a prosperous farming community built by homesteaders in the land run of 1893. Rita S. Pierce and Gordon Moore explore the town in its heyday, as well as the financial and environmental factors that led to its downfall.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Pierce, Rita S. & Moore, Gordon, 1955-
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Kate's Quarter Section: A Woman in the Cherokee Strip (open access)

Kate's Quarter Section: A Woman in the Cherokee Strip

Article illustrates the life and entrepreneurship of Kate E. May, a single woman who brought eight children with her when she homesteaded her section of the Cherokee Strip during the land run, and the struggles she and her family faced.
Date: Autumn 1983
Creator: Goetz, Henry Kilian
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Keetoowahs and Their Dances (open access)

The Keetoowahs and Their Dances

Article analyzes the history of the Keetoowah Society, a group created to preserve the Cherokee Nation and its traditions during a time of unrest created by the Civil War. T. L. Ballenger includes his personal experiences observing their tradition of stomp dances and encourages the public not to undervalue the society or its traditions.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Ballenger, T. L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Legacy of Caleb Starr (open access)

The Legacy of Caleb Starr

Article discusses the history of the Starr family of the Cherokee Nation beginning with Caleb Starr, who had been a supporter of emigration during the removal period. Patricia W. Lockwood describes the legacy he and his descendants left that earned them a controversial reputation.
Date: Autumn 1983
Creator: Lockwood, Patricia W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"No job for a woman" (open access)

"No job for a woman"

Article provides a biographical tribute to the life of Sallie Sturgeon, also known as Mrs. Thomas H. Sturgeon in her marriage, who was the first woman enforcement officer in the State Department of Health, editor of a woman's page and later a publication for women named The Oklahoma Lady, and also, ironically, President of Anti-suffragists in Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Crockett, Bernice N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"No Wild Venture": The State Capital Publishing Building (open access)

"No Wild Venture": The State Capital Publishing Building

Article delineates the construction of the Oklahoma State Capital Building, led by the Oklahoma State Capital newspaper editor Frank Hilton Greer, and the history behind it. Lloyd C. Lentz, II, also explores the legacy Greer left through the conversion of the building to the State Capital Publishing Museum.
Date: Autumn 1983
Creator: Lentz, Lloyd C., III
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 2, Summer 1983 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 2, Summer 1983

Notes and Documents section from Volume 61, Number 2, Summer 1983. It includes a document about the State Register of Historic Places created by legislation. The documents includes information about how to nominate sites, when places are removed from the Register, and who manages the Register and registration process.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 4, Winter 1983-84 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 61, Number 4, Winter 1983-84

Notes and Documents section from Volume 61, Number 4, Winter 1983-84. It includes a document describing the efforts of the Oklahoma Historical Society's Division of Museums and Sites to amass historical documents related to the construction of Fort Gibson for their Fort Gibson Research Project.
Date: Winter 1983
Creator: Rosenblum, Thom
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rum, Skins, and Powder: A Choctaw Interpreter and the Treaty of Mount Dexter (open access)

Rum, Skins, and Powder: A Choctaw Interpreter and the Treaty of Mount Dexter

Article describes the implications behind a stipulation in the Treaty of Mount Dexter between the United States and the Choctaw Nation in 1805. The treaty included a payment to the Choctaw interpreter John Pitchlynn, due to losses suffered in the Choctaw Nation. Samuel J. Wells examines documentation from this time to determine a possible cause for this inclusion.
Date: Winter 1983
Creator: Wells, Samuel J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Social Gospel of Nicholas Comfort (open access)

The Social Gospel of Nicholas Comfort

Article provides a biographical portrait of the life and philosophy of Nick Comfort, Presbyterian minister and Dean of the Oklahoma School of Religion. Comfort gained a divided reputation in the early 1900s due to his viewpoints, which included his anti-militaristic stance, support for the civil liberties of minority groups, and concern for economic inequality.
Date: Winter 1983
Creator: Cottrell, Bob
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Through the Ether: The Birth of Radio in Central Oklahoma (open access)

Through the Ether: The Birth of Radio in Central Oklahoma

Article describes the birth and success of radio broadcasting in the 1920s, narrowing the focus from the wider sphere of the U.S. after World War I to the creation of WKY radio station in Oklahoma City.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Tolman, Donald K.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"To Preserve Local History": The WPA Historical Records Survey in Oklahoma, 1936-1942 (open access)

"To Preserve Local History": The WPA Historical Records Survey in Oklahoma, 1936-1942

Article describes the history and process behind the Historic Records Survey instituted by the Works Progress Administration during the 1930s. At a time when the economy was suffering due to the Great Depression and the impact of the Oklahoma dust storms, the project provided employment, preservation of local records, and promoted the value of research and archives.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Clark, Blue
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"He Was Into Everything": Joseph W. McNeal, Territorial Innovator (open access)

"He Was Into Everything": Joseph W. McNeal, Territorial Innovator

Article describes the life and diverse careers of Joseph W. McNeal, an Oklahoma pioneer who was a leading figure in banking, politics, business, and philanthropy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Helen Freudenberger Holmes explores the full life of this founder of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Winter 1983
Creator: Holmes, Helen Freudenberger
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History