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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 64, Number 4, Winter 1986/87 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 64, Number 4, Winter 1986/87

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 64 starts on page 115.
Date: Winter 1986
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Edwards Family and Black Entrepreneurial Success (open access)

The Edwards Family and Black Entrepreneurial Success

Article relates the success story of Walter James and Frances Giliam Edwards, black entrepreneurs in Oklahoma in the early 1900s. Paul Lehman discusses how their housing development business and their contribution to the founding of Edwards Memorial Hospital were landmarks in working towards racial equality.
Date: Winter 1986
Creator: Lehman, Paul
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1986-87 (open access)

For the Record, Winter 1986-87

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 22, 1986.
Date: Winter 1986
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1986-87 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1986-87

Notes and Documents column including a letter from Cyrus Byington to his daughter Lucy and her husband, George Dana II. An introduction by Louis Coleman illustrates its connection to Coleman's article in this issue, "Twenty-five Days to the Choctaw Nation."
Date: Winter 1986
Creator: Coleman, Louis & Byington, Cyrus
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Plight of the Tonkawas 1875 to 1898 (open access)

Plight of the Tonkawas 1875 to 1898

Article describes the plight of the Tonkawa people, who had assisted the U.S. Army but were ill-treated and shuffled around to numerous locations in search of a home. Thomas F. Schilz describes the process of their movement from Fort Griffin in Texas to Indian Territory, and how government officials handled the situation.
Date: Winter 1986
Creator: Schilz, Thomas F.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Political Career of Patrick S. Nagle "Champion of the Underdog" (open access)

The Political Career of Patrick S. Nagle "Champion of the Underdog"

Article describes the life and career of Patrick S. Nagle, a candidate for U.S. Senator who switched party affiliations and transformed from a Democrat to an active Socialist. R. O. Joe Cassity, Jr. explores the impact of Nagle's efforts as well as the ideology that drove Nagle.
Date: Winter 1986
Creator: Cassity, R. O. Joe, Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Twenty-five Days to the Choctaw Nation (open access)

Twenty-five Days to the Choctaw Nation

Article provides historical context for the journal entries of George Dana II, which relay the course of his difficult journey from Ohio to the Choctaw Nation to reunite with his bride-to-be, Lucy Byington.
Date: Winter 1986
Creator: Coleman, Louis
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wagoner, I.T. "Queen City of the Prairies" (open access)

Wagoner, I.T. "Queen City of the Prairies"

Article describes the founding and growth of the City of Wagoner in the wake of its upcoming centennial. Brad Agnew discusses the conflict that occurred as one of the towns in Indian Territory attempted to achieve self-determination in a diverse area, the education system that evolved there, and the crime that threatened Wagoner's railroads.
Date: Winter 1986
Creator: Agnew, Brad
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Carl W. Skogsberg and the Beginning of Colonial Bakery (open access)

Carl W. Skogsberg and the Beginning of Colonial Bakery

Article describes the life and career of Carl W. Skogsberg, founder of the Colonial Baking Company in Oklahoma City, and his business practices that brought growth and success even in the midst of trying times like the Great Depression.
Date: Autumn 1986
Creator: Meredith, Howard L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 64, Number 3, Fall 1986 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 64, Number 3, Fall 1986

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1986
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Empire of Shaffer" The County that Never Was (open access)

"Empire of Shaffer" The County that Never Was

Article discusses the conflict between Stillwater and Cushing County over the formation of Shaffer County, a tract of land that would include Cushing-Drumright oil field. Dan Adrian Purvis examines census data and election results of the attempt to discover the impact success would have had on the counties of Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 1986
Creator: Purvis, Dan Adrian
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 1986 (open access)

For the Record, Fall 1986

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 25, 1986.
Date: Autumn 1986
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ray Pence and the "West Point of the Fire Service" (open access)

Ray Pence and the "West Point of the Fire Service"

Article describes the life of Oklahoma firefighter Ray Pence, the man whose effort and ideas led to the creation of the OSU School of Firefighting, now the OSU Department of Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology.
Date: Autumn 1986
Creator: Warde, Mary Jane
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tragedy of the Goingsnake District: The Shoot-out at Zeke Proctor's Trial (open access)

Tragedy of the Goingsnake District: The Shoot-out at Zeke Proctor's Trial

Article illustrates the events leading up to the tragedy at Goingsnake courthouse, a shootout between a group of Cherokees and a group of U.S. marshals that originated from a family feud. Kelley Agnew, winner of the National History Day Competition of 1986, provides a vivid portrait of the situation and the two men who led the groups involved, Ezekial Proctor and White Sut Beck.
Date: Autumn 1986
Creator: Agnew, Kelley
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Woodward: First Century on the Sand-Sage Prairie 1887-1987 (open access)

Woodward: First Century on the Sand-Sage Prairie 1887-1987

Article provides a centennial tribute to the birth and growth of the town of Woodward, exploring the lives of early citizens through documentation and autobiographical recollections. Louise Boyd James discusses the historic buildings and industries that acted as a foundation for the city's expansion.
Date: Autumn 1986
Creator: James, Louise Boyd
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 64, Number 2, Summer 1986 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 64, Number 2, Summer 1986

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1986
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Diana, Tiana, or Talihina? The Myth and Mystery of Sam Houston's Cherokee Wife (open access)

Diana, Tiana, or Talihina? The Myth and Mystery of Sam Houston's Cherokee Wife

Article examines the identity of Sam Houston's part-Cherokee wife, who has been attributed several different names in historical documentation related to her existence. Stan Hoig investigates the women who might have possibly been confused with Diana, Tiana, or Talahina Houston, as well as how this confusion left its mark on a grave.
Date: Summer 1986
Creator: Hoig, Stan
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1986 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 1986

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 29. 1986.
Date: Summer 1986
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From the Hills of Lebanon: The Syrian-Lebanese in Oklahoma (open access)

From the Hills of Lebanon: The Syrian-Lebanese in Oklahoma

Article describes the immigration of Syrian-Lebanese to Oklahoma, highlighting the community they formed and the traditions and religion they fostered. Tom Caldwell provides historical context about the group, examining their motivations for coming to Oklahoma and their contributions to early Oklahoma and its industries.
Date: Summer 1986
Creator: Caldwell, Tom
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Heavenly Harmony: The WPA Symphony Orchestra 1937-1942 (open access)

Heavenly Harmony: The WPA Symphony Orchestra 1937-1942

Article discusses the history of the Federal Music Project, a relief project instituted by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression to provide employment to musicians, and the history of the Oklahoma Federal Symphony Orchestra, discussing the impact of its success on the music scene in Oklahoma and the key figures who contributed.
Date: Summer 1986
Creator: Wilmoth, Carol
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Judge John Martin: First Chief Justice of the Cherokees (open access)

Judge John Martin: First Chief Justice of the Cherokees

Article explores the life, family, and political career of John Martin, who would eventually become the first Chief Justice of the Cherokee Supreme Court in Indian Territory. Patricia Lockwood relates the details of his travels as an Indian agent and his impact as a leader of the Cherokees.
Date: Summer 1986
Creator: Lockwood, Patricia W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1986 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1986

Notes and Documents column including a document introducing and including an excerpt from the diary of Ruth Yelton, the teenage daughter of a pioneer farming family traveling to Oklahoma at the turn of the century in 1901.
Date: Summer 1986
Creator: Yelton, Ruth
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma: Land of the Drifter (open access)

Oklahoma: Land of the Drifter

Article discusses the history of frontier exploration and industry in Oklahoma, examining the foundation of rootlessness in the citizens of Oklahoma, who drifted across the landscape in its territorial period.
Date: Summer 1986
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Save the Farmer": Oklahoma Congressmen and Farm Relief Legislation, 1924-1928 (open access)

"Save the Farmer": Oklahoma Congressmen and Farm Relief Legislation, 1924-1928

Article describes the conflict in the United States Congress over the passage of farm relief legislation in the 1920s. Two senators and eight members of the House of Representatives were delegates from Oklahoma, and fought for such measures as the McNary-Haugen bill to assist struggling farmers.
Date: Summer 1986
Creator: Grant, Phillip A., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History