Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 88 starts on page 513.

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.

Article proposes that after a century or more of both the causes and the results of "boom and bust" have become ingrained in Oklahoman's attitudes and beliefs about themselves and about life. This research adds an anthropological layer to the story of the Sooner State.

This article chronicles the effort of The Cherokee Advocate newspaper to inform readers about the benefits and perils of assigning land to individuals and to urge Cherokees understand the necessity of allotment.

The third of a three-part article, this article adds a new perspective to the ongoing study of Bishop W. Angie Smith of The Methodist Church. The author evaluates the bishop's testimony on his own behalf during the trial of James J. Stewart, the minister who accused him of wrongdoing.

Article examining Oklahoma's first woman representative in the United States Congress, Alice Mary Robertson. In this article Robertson's attitudes toward suffrage, feminism, and women at home and in politics, are explored.

Notes and Documents column including William D. Welge's "The Collection of Theodore H. Barrett, Surveyor of Indian Territory, 1870-73" which highlights the acquisition of The Theodore H. Barrett Collection, 1870-1879, by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It also includes Dianna Everett's "The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture released by Oklahoma Historical Society in January 2010" which celebrates the Oklahoma Historical Society's release of The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture in 2010.

For the Record section including the minutes from the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was called to order by the president, James Waldo, at 1:30pm., Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

Article describes how Oklahoma became a crossroads in the coast-to-coast lighted airmail delivery system in the 1930s and the social, technological, and cultural developments that accompanied this advancement.

Article explores the question of why Commander Ernest E. Evans's memory is virtually forgotten in his native state while so honored by the U.S. Navy. Evans, an Oklahoma native, bravely fought and died in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, earning multiple honors for his heroism.

This article compares newspapers in Oklahoma to newspapers nationwide to discover the impact of the Snake Rebellion, led by Chitto Harjo.

Article uses the failure of Oklahoma Democrat Fred Harris's New Populism to show twentieth century liberalism's accommodation of corporate power as well as the racial climate of the 1970s.

Notes and Documents column including "Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame," an article honoring the individuals who were inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2010. The honorees included Currie Ballard, Bob Burke, General Thomas P. Stafford, and Dr. Lewis Stiles. It also includes "Alva, Oklahoma: What's in a Name?" an article examining the naming of the town of Alva, Oklahoma, to determine whether it was named for the railroad attorney Alva Adams. Finally, it includes "Oklahoma Newspaper Project," which details the Oklahoma Historical Society's partnership with the University of North Texas and the Oklahoma Press Association to digitize newspapers that reflect Oklahoma's history.

For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 27, 2010.

Article explores the circumstances surrounding the decision to move starving Rocky Mountain elk from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to the Wichita Mountains National Forest and Game Preserve in southwestern Oklahoma in 1911, and the Progressive conservation ideals behind bringing the elk to Oklahoma.

This article uses the life of Edwin DeBarr, one of the founding faculty members of the University of Oklahoma, to show the change in social, political, and racial attitudes over time at the university, ultimately leading to the removal of DeBarr's name from the Chemistry Building.

This article profiles Dollie York, Lucy Hargis, Grace Curtis, and Ruth Moore, itinerate preachers for the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) who used the outdoors as their pulpit for saving souls.

This article relays the story of the Knox Building in Enid, Oklahoma, from its origin to years of disrepair, and what ultimately led to the community effort for a restoration project in the 1990s.

Notes and Documents column including J. Matthew Reed's "The Kiowa Tipi with Battle Pictures," which highlights the re-discovery of a traditional Kiowa tipi housed within the Oklahoma Museum of History that had been forgotten for years. The article gives the history of the tipi, known as Tipi with Battle Pictures, and provides images of the tipi's art.

For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 28, 2010, as well as the minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Membership, which was held on April 29, 2010.

Article explores the parallel paths in Oklahoma banking history of brothers F. P. and H. M. Johnson. The brothers came from Mississippi to Oklahoma and made names for themselves in their own banking ventures across the state before teaming up to create the First National Bank and Trust Company in Oklahoma City.

Article analyzes John Joseph Mathews' first book, Wah'Kon-Tah: The Osage and the White Man's Road (1932), to demonstrate its historical and biographical value as well as to show its relevance to understanding the Quaker influence that still exists in the Osage community.