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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 94, Number 2, Summer 2016 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 94, Number 2, Summer 2016

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 94, Number 4, Winter 2016-17 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 94, Number 4, Winter 2016-17

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 94 starts on page 510.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"I Can Come Into Your World But You Can't Come Into Mine": John Swanton and Southeastern Oral Narratives (open access)

"I Can Come Into Your World But You Can't Come Into Mine": John Swanton and Southeastern Oral Narratives

Article describes the life and career of John Reed Swanton, an anthropologist in the early 20th century who researched the oral tradition of Southeastern Native American peoples.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: DeSanti, Brady
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Don't Knock It: The Holding Company, the Funeral of the Hammer, and the Transformation of Enid, Oklahoma, 1907-12 (open access)

Don't Knock It: The Holding Company, the Funeral of the Hammer, and the Transformation of Enid, Oklahoma, 1907-12

Article details the efforts to industrialize Enid, Oklahoma in the early 1900s by the Enid Industrial & Holding Company, a committee of the Enid Chamber of Commerce.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Preston, Aaron
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The YWCA's Y-Chapel of Song and the Central Plate (open access)

The YWCA's Y-Chapel of Song and the Central Plate

Article provides details about the fundraising efforts and construction of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)'s Y-Chapel of Song on the campus of Central State College, now the University of Central Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Salkeld, Patrick H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cultural Diversity and Historic Preservation in Oklahoma (open access)

Cultural Diversity and Historic Preservation in Oklahoma

Article shows how the variety of properties associated with different groups of people intersect to showcase the unique cultural identity of the state of Oklahoma. Historic preservation can play a large role in the creation and perpetuation of identity. As the population of Oklahoma becomes more diverse, the properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places reflect the cultures, ethnicities, and organizations represented in the state.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Savage, Cynthia
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Development of the Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma, 1966-2016 (open access)

Development of the Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma, 1966-2016

Article continues the story of historic preservation in Oklahoma to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The authors discuss not only the programs administered by the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office to fulfill the mandates set forth in the act, but also the work of American Indian tribes and preservation organizations.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Heisch, Melvena Thurman & Roberson, Glen R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The National Historic Preservation Act and its Impact on Oklahoma Archaeology After Fifty Years (open access)

The National Historic Preservation Act and its Impact on Oklahoma Archaeology After Fifty Years

Article assesses the impact of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 on the field of archaeology, noting both its successes and the dilemmas that have arisen from its passage.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Brooks, Robert L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 94, Number 3, Fall 2016 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 94, Number 3, Fall 2016

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Will of Iron: Dr. M. L. Peter and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (open access)

A Will of Iron: Dr. M. L. Peter and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department

Article explores M. L. Peter's career in public health and contributions to the Oklahoma City community. Peter served for fifteen years as director of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, bringing polio vaccination clinics and improved sanitation practices to the Oklahoma City Area.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Peter, Stephen B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Waynoka and the Birth of Transcontinental Air Service (open access)

Waynoka and the Birth of Transcontinental Air Service

Article describes the construction of Waynoka Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc. airport and its history as a stop on the transcontinental line where passengers transferred from airplanes to railcars. Thomas A. Wikle and Dale R. Lightfoot explore its impact on the town and what became of the airport after the passenger service ended.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Wikle, Thomas A. & Lightfoot, Dale R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 94, Number 1, Spring 2016 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 94, Number 1, Spring 2016

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Cyclone" Jones: Dr. Herbert L. Jones and the Origins of Tornado Research in Oklahoma (open access)

"Cyclone" Jones: Dr. Herbert L. Jones and the Origins of Tornado Research in Oklahoma

Article describes the early days of severe weather research in Oklahoma through the work of Dr. Herbert L. "Cyclone" Jones, a professor at Oklahoma State University, one of the first well-known storm chasers, and an advocate for early warning systems.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Pybus, Nani
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's Cherokee Outlet and the Development of Cowboy Music and Poetry (open access)

Oklahoma's Cherokee Outlet and the Development of Cowboy Music and Poetry

Article provides historical context for the songs and poetry created by cowboys making a living herding cattle in the Cherokee Outlet in the late 1800s. Shawn Holliday provides a detailed analysis of individual songs and poems included in the article.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Holliday, Shawn
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Spreading the gospel in Indian Territory and Early Oklahoma: The Reverend F. F. Dobson and Anna (Truan) Dobson (open access)

Spreading the gospel in Indian Territory and Early Oklahoma: The Reverend F. F. Dobson and Anna (Truan) Dobson

Article provides a biographical tribute to Presybterian minister F. F. Dobson and his wife Anna, portraying the difficulties they faced in Indian Territory as well as their successes in joining the community.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Olds, Greg
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma (open access)

The Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma

Article describes the early days of historic preservation in Oklahoma, chronicling the time before the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and a few years after its passage. This article first appeared in The Chronicles of Oklahoma Volume 57, Number 1, Spring 1979.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Horseless Carriage Rolls into Oklahoma (open access)

The Horseless Carriage Rolls into Oklahoma

Article describes the history of the automobile industry in Oklahoma, focusing on six companies that began producing automobiles in the early 1900s and the advertising methods they used to promote their vehicles.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Allen, Gene; Boulton, Don & Davis, Ted R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
4-H and the 1928 State Fair of Oklahoma: Making the Best Better (open access)

4-H and the 1928 State Fair of Oklahoma: Making the Best Better

Article illustrates the importance of 4-H booths at the 1928 State Fair of Oklahoma in the rural education efforts of the 1920s.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Nelson, Darin
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"They Could Tell What the Weather Was to be in Advance": Native Oklahoma Weather and Climate Insights from the Archive (open access)

"They Could Tell What the Weather Was to be in Advance": Native Oklahoma Weather and Climate Insights from the Archive

Article examines recorded interviews in the Doris Duke Collection of American Indian Oral History to discover stories told by tribe members about the causes of weather and climate.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Peppler. Randy A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Political Machinations, Texan Intimidations: The Choctaw Nation Enters the Civil War (open access)

Political Machinations, Texan Intimidations: The Choctaw Nation Enters the Civil War

Article examines documentation created by Presbyterian missionaries to determine the nature of the Confederate-Choctaw alliance during the Civil War, which occurred against the wishes of the Choctaws who desired neutrality.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Cowsert, Zachery C.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Legacy of Oklahoma Architecture (open access)

The Legacy of Oklahoma Architecture

Article illustrates the importance of Oklahoma's architectural legacy through examples of buildings and structures saved for future generations, the impact of prominent architects, and cases of structures threatened or lost.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Ozan, Lynda Schwan
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reverend Theodore Manneseh Rights, His Sons, and the Cherokee National Male Seminary (open access)

Reverend Theodore Manneseh Rights, His Sons, and the Cherokee National Male Seminary

Article investigates the education of three sons of Theodore M. Rights, a Moravian missionary to the Cherokee Nation, at Cherokee National Male Seminary and discusses the controversy surrounding the graduation of the second son, Eugene Jesse Rights.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: McCullagh, James G.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 2016 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 2016

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 28, 2015.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 2016 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 2016

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring L. V. and Pat Baker, Steven K. Gragert, Mike Larsen, and Arthur L. Tolson, who were inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2016.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Lambert, Paul F.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History