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.
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
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
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"I Want You All to Come": John C. Walton and America's Greatest Barbecue (open access)

"I Want You All to Come": John C. Walton and America's Greatest Barbecue

Article describes the massive event that was Governor John C. Walton's inaugural celebration, a barbecue and square dance at the state fairgrounds. William Warren Rogers discusses the organization of the event, what it offered the public, and the people groups who showed up to accept Walton's encompassing invitation.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Rogers, William Warren
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History