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The National Indian Defense Association and Council Fire (open access)

The National Indian Defense Association and Council Fire

Article illustrates the stand of groups like the National Indian Defense Association on the matter of land allotment and relations with the United States government through the pages of a pro-Indian rights journal, Council Fire, and its editor.
Date: Summer 1997
Creator: Behrens, Jo Lea Wetherilt
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1997 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1997

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring William Brown Morrison, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1997.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1997 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1997

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring C.W. "Dub" West, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1997.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1997 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1997

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Emmet Starr, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1997.
Date: Summer 1997
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1997-98 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1997-98

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Morris L. Wardell, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1997.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Snakes and Scribes: The Dawes Commission and the Enrollment of the Creeks (open access)

Snakes and Scribes: The Dawes Commission and the Enrollment of the Creeks

Article explores the factionalism that occurred within the Creek Nation during the enrollment process of the Dawes Commission in the late nineteenth century, as well as the events surrounding the "Crazy Snake" rebellion led by Chitto Harjo.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Carter, Kent
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Otto Gray and his Oklahoma Cowboys: The Country's First Commercial Western Band (open access)

Otto Gray and his Oklahoma Cowboys: The Country's First Commercial Western Band

Article traces the success of Otto Gray and his Oklahoma Cowboys on radio and stage in the 1920s and 30s. The band was a pioneer of the cowboy image in commercial western music.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Chlouber, Carla
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William Shorey Coodey: The Cherokee Statesman (open access)

William Shorey Coodey: The Cherokee Statesman

Article provides a biographical portrait of the life of William Shorey Coodey, a Cherokee statesman who advocated self-determination for his people and assisted in the creation of the Cherokee Constitution. He also acted as first president of the National Committee and chief in the absence of his uncle, John Ross.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Coodey, Tiffany
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Politics of History: Tinker Air Force Base and the Enola Gay (open access)

The Politics of History: Tinker Air Force Base and the Enola Gay

Article examines the history of Tinker Air Force Base's participation in the modification of the Enola Gay, parsing truths from fiction through an exploration of documentation from the era.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Crowder, James L., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Air Force Base: Sentinel of Southwest Oklahoma (open access)

Altus Air Force Base: Sentinel of Southwest Oklahoma

Article describes the efforts of city officials to institute a flight training center at Altus, Oklahoma, and the resulting success of Altus Army Air Field and its training initiatives, particularly its contribution in training pilots for World War II combat.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Kelley, Leo
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lowell Mason, Samuel A. Worcester, and the Cherokee Singing Book (open access)

Lowell Mason, Samuel A. Worcester, and the Cherokee Singing Book

Article illustrates the process of developing a companion text with musical notation to the Cherokee Hymn Book, The Cherokee Singing Book. William R. Lee explores the work and motivations of the two men behind it, Cherokee missionary Samuel A. Worcester and musician Lowell Mason.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Lee, William R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
River Rock Resort: Medicine Park's Landscape and Wichita Mountain Vernacular Architecture (open access)

River Rock Resort: Medicine Park's Landscape and Wichita Mountain Vernacular Architecture

Article traces the history of the resort boom in the United States and particularly the history of the resort at Medicine Park. Peter J. McCormick examines the type of architecture prevalent in the area and investigates the stagnation of the resort as well as revitalization projects.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: McCormick, Peter J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William Fremont Harn: Maverick or Mystery? (open access)

William Fremont Harn: Maverick or Mystery?

Article describes the life and influence of William Fremont Harn, an agent sent to Oklahoma Territory after the opening of the Unassigned Lands to sort out land disputes.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Medley, Trina
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Fortunate Enough and Plucky Enough": The Unattached Women of the Cherokee Outlet (open access)

"Fortunate Enough and Plucky Enough": The Unattached Women of the Cherokee Outlet

Article explores the lives and successes of Oklahoma women who made the land run and achieved homesteads, creating a portrait of the 1893 land run through documentation from time.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Michalke, Debbie Kindt
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Oklahomy Folks Says 'em Different": Axes of Linguistic Variation in Oklahoma (open access)

"Oklahomy Folks Says 'em Different": Axes of Linguistic Variation in Oklahoma

Article provides an in-depth study of Oklahoma dialects through examination of a variety of social and linguistic variables retrieved as data results from the Survey of Oklahoma Dialects, which began in 1991.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Michalke, Debbie Kindt
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Taxing Matter: The Dispute over the Estate of Tom Slick, 1930-1932 (open access)

A Taxing Matter: The Dispute over the Estate of Tom Slick, 1930-1932

Article describes the lengthy financial, legal, and political dispute that occurred when Oklahoma officials attempted to prove Tom Slick's Oklahoma residency after his death in order to collect estate taxes.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Miles, Ray
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 1997 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 1997

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 2, Summer 1997 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 2, Summer 1997

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 3, Fall 1997 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 3, Fall 1997

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 4, Winter 1997-98 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 4, Winter 1997-98

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 1997 (open access)

For the Record, Fall 1997

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, 1997. It also includes the minutes of the annual and special board meeting of the OHS that both occurred on April 18, 1997.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1997 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 1997

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 23, 1996.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1997 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 1997

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, 1997.
Date: Summer 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1997-98 (open access)

For the Record, Winter 1997-98

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 23, 1997, as well as the minutes of the special board meeting of the OHS that was held on September 3 and 4, 1997.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History