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Amongst the Damp: The Dangerous Profession of Coal Mining in Oklahoma, 1870-1935
Article explores the dangerous coal mining profession in Oklahoma from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. Steve Sewell provides details about major mining accidents, as well as the terminology miners used to describe the "damps," or noxious gases that threatened their safety.
Date:
Spring 1992
Creator:
Sewell, Steven L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cathedrals of the Plains: The Grain Elevators of Western Oklahoma
Article explores the history of the development of commercial agriculture in Oklahoma through discussion of its grain elevators. W. David Baird identifies the structures as more than just industrial landmarks: the also represent the history and culture of the Plains.
Date:
Spring 1992
Creator:
Baird, W. David
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 70, Number 1, Spring 1992
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Spring 1992
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crisis of Command: The Hindman/Pike Controversy over the Defense of the Trans-Mississippi District
Article describes the conflict that occurred between two Confederate officers, General Thomas C. Hindman and General Albert Pike, over the defense of Indian Territory. Thomas W. Kremm and Diane Neal discuss how this conflict impacted the military situation in the area.
Date:
Spring 1992
Creator:
Kremm, Thomas W. & Neal, Diane
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1992
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 October 12, 1991.
Date:
Spring 1992
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minor Leagues, Major Dreams: Professional Baseball in Oklahoma
Article discusses the history of minor league baseball teams in Oklahoma during the territorial period as well as after statehood. Leo Kelley appreciates some of the most well-known players and teams of this era and includes a list of teams at the end of the article.
Date:
Spring 1992
Creator:
Kelley, Leo
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1992
Notes and Documents column including an introduction to the Oscar Jacobson house, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places due to the efforts of a historical committee, the Oklahoma Historical Society, and Dr. Arrell Morgan Gibson, who wrote the letter included.
Date:
Spring 1992
Creator:
Gibson, Arrell M. & Whitney, Carol
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Braden Site: WPA Excavations at a Plains Village
Article describes the results of the 1937 and 1941 Works Progress Administration excavations of the Braden Site on the Washita River. Robert L. Brooks explains the evidence related to the Southern Plains villagers who had settled there between 800 and 1500 A.D.
Date:
Summer 1992
Creator:
Brooks, Robert L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 70, Number 2, Summer 1992
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Summer 1992
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1992
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 22, 1992.
Date:
Summer 1992
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Journey to Sainthood: David Pendleton Oakerhater's Better Way
Article describes the life and ideology of David Pendleton Oakerhater, Cheyenne warrior, artist, and Protestant Episcopal minister. Alvin O. Turner explores his journey and his promotion of cultural assimilation.
Date:
Summer 1992
Creator:
Turner, Alvin O.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's Art in the 1930s: A Remembrance
Article explores the art scene in Oklahoma in the 1930s, focusing on the contributions of key artists and institutions, as well as the impact made by the Works Progress Administration programs of the Great Depression.
Date:
Summer 1992
Creator:
Good, Leonard
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Socialists in the House: The Oklahoma Experience, Part I
Article illustrates the impact of the election of five Socialist politicians to the Oklahoma 5th Legislature in 1914 and what it meant for politics in Oklahoma. Von Russell Creel examines the roots of the socialist movement in a snapshot of its political manifestation.
Date:
Summer 1992
Creator:
Creel, Von Russell
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alice's Restaurant: Expanding a Woman's Sphere
Article describes the life and career of Alice Mary Robertson, the second woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first congresswoman of Oklahoma. Maitreyi Mazumdar discusses Roberts own ideology and beliefs, which included the idea of women belonging in the home, and how it impacted her political stance.
Date:
Autumn 1992
Creator:
Mazumdar, Maitreyi
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 70, Number 3, Fall 1992
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Autumn 1992
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 1992
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 17, 1992.
Date:
Autumn 1992
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"More Valuable than Oil" The Establishment and Development of Tinker Air Force Base, 1940-1949
Article describes the efforts of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce to obtain an air depot and the eventual construction of Tinker Air Force Base. James L. Crowder, Jr. focuses on the details behind the developments and the way the air base prepared U.S. army recruits for the war effort.
Date:
Autumn 1992
Creator:
Crowder, James L., Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1992
Notes and Documents column including a document by the author of a previous article in The Chronicles Spring 1991 issue about lost findings from the Braden Site of the collection being returned to the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.
Date:
Autumn 1992
Creator:
Brooks, Robert L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Our Rights, Our Country, Our Race" W. P. Ross and the Cherokee Advocate, 1844-1848
Article describes the efforts of William Potter Ross, nephew of Chief John Ross, to spread awareness about the government-mandated Cherokee removal and internal problems within the Cherokee Nation through publication of a newspaper, the Cherokee Advocate.
Date:
Autumn 1992
Creator:
Tattershall, Doug
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Socialists in the House: The Oklahoma Experience, Part II
Article illustrates the impact of the election of five Socialist politicians to the Oklahoma 5th Legislature in 1914 and what it meant for politics in Oklahoma. In the second part of a two part article, Von Russell Creel discusses the Socialists' reelection campaigns and activities after leaving the legislature.
Date:
Autumn 1992
Creator:
Creel, Von Russell
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The African Lion: George Napier Perkins, Lawyer, Politician, Editor
Article describes the life and career of George Napier Perkins, a lawyer, politician, and newspaper editor who advocated black quality in early territorial Oklahoma. Nudie E. Williams elaborates on his beliefs that Oklahoma held potential for a better future for black citizens of the U.S.
Date:
Winter 1992
Creator:
Williams, Nudie E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society
Article describes the history of the Oklahoma Historical Society, from its collection activities, funding, preservation projects and ownership of historic sites, to the development of The Chronicles of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma History Center.
Date:
Winter 1992
Creator:
Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 70, Number 4, Winter 1992-1993
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 70 starts on page 479.
Date:
Winter 1992
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Culture Mixing: Everyday Life on Missions among the Choctaws
Article presents the experiences of daily life at Choctaw missions in a positive light and illustrates some of the ways whites and Choctaws experienced acculturation there.
Date:
Winter 1992
Creator:
Huggard, Christopher J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History