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Architecture and Hospitality: Ceremonial Ground Camps and Foodways of the Yuchi Indians (open access)

Architecture and Hospitality: Ceremonial Ground Camps and Foodways of the Yuchi Indians

Article discusses the history of the Yuchi tribe and their current practices through examination of their ceremonial ground camps. Jason Baird Jackson provides a detailed portrait of the people group and their daily lives.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Jackson, Jason Baird
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Best City in the Best Country: Enid's Golden Ear, 1916-1941 (open access)

The Best City in the Best Country: Enid's Golden Ear, 1916-1941

Article explores the "golden era" of Enid, Oklahoma, exploring the factors that contributed to its rise as one of the most prosperous cities in the region, which included the construction of railroads and the impact of the oil industry.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Turner, Alvin O. & Gailey, Vicky L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 1, Spring 1998 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 1, Spring 1998

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 2, Summer 1998 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 2, Summer 1998

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 3, Fall 1998 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 3, Fall 1998

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1998
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 4, Winter 1998-99 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 76, Number 4, Winter 1998-99

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 76 starts on page 469.
Date: Winter 1998
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Closing of Cordell Christian College: A Microcosm of American Intolerance during World War I (open access)

The Closing of Cordell Christian College: A Microcosm of American Intolerance during World War I

Article investigates the closing of Cordell Christian College due to its perceived antiwar sentiments during World War I. Michael W. Casey explores the attitudes in Oklahoma at the time and the vigilantism that occurred in the name of patriotism.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Casey, Michael W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Edward W. Sweeney, '89er: "A Legend in his Time" (open access)

Edward W. Sweeney, '89er: "A Legend in his Time"

Article describes the life and career of Edward W. Sweeney, a justice of the peace, landowner, and public servant who came to Oklahoma Territory in 1889 and helped establish Oklahoma City and the town of Harrah.
Date: Autumn 1998
Creator: Jordan, Pamela G.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Experiment in Education: The Osage Manual Training School, Views from Letters (open access)

An Experiment in Education: The Osage Manual Training School, Views from Letters

Article describes life and schoolwork at the Osage Manual Training School and the problems faced when trying to provide instruction to Osage children. Barbara Speas Havira uses letters from the period to construct a portrait of the experience of educators and students there, as well as negative attitudes towards the Osage people.
Date: Winter 1998
Creator: Havira, Barbara Speas Havira
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 1998 (open access)

For the Record, Fall 1998

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 23, 1998 and the minutes of the annual meeting of the membership of the OHS that was held on April 24, 1998.
Date: Autumn 1998
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1998 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 1998

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 22, 1997.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1998 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 1998

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 28, 1998.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1998-99 (open access)

For the Record, Winter 1998-99

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, 1998.
Date: Winter 1998
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fred Tecumseh Waite: The Outlaw Statesman (open access)

Fred Tecumseh Waite: The Outlaw Statesman

Article describes the life and career of Fred Tecumseh Waite, a Chickasaw politician with a colorful past who argued against the forced allotment of the Dawes Commission. Michael Tower discusses his journey from outlaw to statesman.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Tower, Michael
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
In the Midst of Adversity: The City, the Governor, and the FERA, Part I (open access)

In the Midst of Adversity: The City, the Governor, and the FERA, Part I

Article describes the struggles citizens of Oklahoma faced during the Great Depression and the ways city officials attempted to provide relief. William H. Mullins explores how the strong individualistic approach of Governor William H. Murray and refusal of federal assistance caused some issues.
Date: Winter 1998
Creator: Mullins, William H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Learning from Oklahoma: Who We Are and Where We Are (open access)

Learning from Oklahoma: Who We Are and Where We Are

Article traverses the history of architecture in Oklahoma through a series of photographs and insights from Fred Wiemer, who provides a thoughtful study of Oklahoma's growth and future.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Wiemer, Fred
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1998 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1998

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring John W. Morris, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1998.
Date: Autumn 1998
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1998 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1998

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Stan Hoig, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1997.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1998 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1998

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring T. L. Ballenger, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1998.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1998-99 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1998-99

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Kent Ruth, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1998.
Date: Winter 1998
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Occupying the Middle Ground: African Creeks in the First Indian Home Guard, 1862-1865 (open access)

Occupying the Middle Ground: African Creeks in the First Indian Home Guard, 1862-1865

Article explores the participation of the first African Americans to join the federal army in the Civil War, the First Indian Home Guard. This regiment was a tri-racial unit in which free blacks and former slaves served many roles, including the role of translator for Creek and Seminole soldiers.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Zellar, Gary
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Peculiarly Situated Between Rebellion and Loyalty": Civilized Tribes, Savagery, and the American Civil War (open access)

"Peculiarly Situated Between Rebellion and Loyalty": Civilized Tribes, Savagery, and the American Civil War

Article discusses the concept of "savagism" in the context of participation of the "Five Civilized Tribes" in the Civil War. Tom L. Franzmann investigates details and accounts of brutal practices conducted by both white and American Indian soldiers during the war and deconstructs the ideas that perpetrated society during the time.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Franzmann, Tom L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Remembering Stonewall, Pontotoc County, Chickasaw Nation (open access)

Remembering Stonewall, Pontotoc County, Chickasaw Nation

Article reconstructs a portrait of the thriving town of Stonewall, one of the towns that cropped up in Chickasaw Nation in the wake of the Civil War and its destruction.
Date: Winter 1998
Creator: Tinsley, Bill
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Repeal of Prohibition: The End of Oklahoma's Noble Experiment (open access)

The Repeal of Prohibition: The End of Oklahoma's Noble Experiment

Article describes the history and failure of Oklahoma's "Noble Experiment." After prohibition under the Oklahoma constitution could not end liquor traffic, the laws were eventually repealed by politicians in the mid 1900s.
Date: Winter 1998
Creator: Lyon, Vincent T.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History