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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
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, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 1997 (open access)

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 1997

For the Record section from Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 1997. It includes 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, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 2, Summer 1997 (open access)

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 2, Summer 1997

For the Record section from Volume 75, Number 2, Summer 1997. It includes 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, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 3, Fall 1997 (open access)

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 3, Fall 1997

For the Record section from Volume 75, Number 3, Fall 1997. It includes 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, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 4, Winter 1997-98 (open access)

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

For the Record section from Volume 75, Number 4, Winter 1997-98. It includes 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
"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
From Rackets to Ranches: Al Capone and the 101 Ranch (open access)

From Rackets to Ranches: Al Capone and the 101 Ranch

Article explores the deal that was almost made to sell the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch to Chicago gangster Al Capone and his family. Glen A. Phillilps, Jr. examines Zack Miller's attempts to revitalize the ranch and the reasons behind the deal's failure.
Date: Summer 1997
Creator: Phillips, Glen A., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Helen Churchill Candee: Author of An Oklahoma Romance (open access)

Helen Churchill Candee: Author of An Oklahoma Romance

Article constructs a portrait of the career of Helen Churchill Candee, a woman writer drawn to Oklahoma Territory on the basis of lenient divorce laws and land ownership whose works would become vital in describing Oklahoma Territory and its history.
Date: Winter 1997
Creator: Wilson, Linda D.
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
Mary Rice Greenfield: Pioneer Educator of Oklahoma Territory (open access)

Mary Rice Greenfield: Pioneer Educator of Oklahoma Territory

Article describes the life and career of Mary Rice Greenfield, a pioneer educator in Oklahoma who left a lasting impact on her students and community. Joyce Waggoner explores the details of this impact through reports, correspondence, and testimonies.
Date: Summer 1997
Creator: Waggoner, Joyce
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
New Deal Building Programs: The FERA, the WPA, and the Magnum Community Building (open access)

New Deal Building Programs: The FERA, the WPA, and the Magnum Community Building

Article illustrates the history of the Mangum Community Building and its construction through the efforts of local workers employed by the Works Progress Administration and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration during the New Deal era.
Date: Summer 1997
Creator: Savage, Cynthia
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 1997 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 1997

Notes and Documents section from Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 1997. It includes 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, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 2, Summer 1997 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 2, Summer 1997

Notes and Documents section from Volume 75, Number 2, Summer 1997. It includes 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, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 3, Fall 1997 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 3, Fall 1997

Notes and Documents section from Volume 75, Number 3, Fall 1997. It includes 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, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 4, Winter 1997-98 (open access)

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

Notes and Documents section from Volume 75, Number 4, Winter 1997-98. It includes 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
"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
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
Painted Red: The Coal Strike of 1919 (open access)

Painted Red: The Coal Strike of 1919

Article describes the impact of the Coal Miners' Strike of 1919 on U.S. government officials, and how the Red Scare that swept the nation in the wake of World War I and the rise of the Soviet Union exacerbated the situation.
Date: Summer 1997
Creator: Sewell, Steven L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Past and Future: The Life of the Oklahoma Jewish Community (open access)

Past and Future: The Life of the Oklahoma Jewish Community

Article examines the roots of the Jewish population of Oklahoma and the establishment of businesses amidst Oklahoma's boom-and-bust economy. Amy Hill Shevitz also predicts future developments for the Jewish community.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Shevitz, Amy Hill
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History