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Taking Care of Their Own: History of the Masonic Children's Home in Guthrie, Oklahoma (open access)

Taking Care of Their Own: History of the Masonic Children's Home in Guthrie, Oklahoma

Article describes the establishment and growth of the Masonic Children's Home and provides historical context for its construction, beginning with the institution of two Grand Lodges in Oklahoma and the plans of the Oklahoma Masons.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Webb, Pamela
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tanker 2 GMC 4x4 FMC

Photograph of Guthrie FD Tanker 2.
Date: November 3, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tanker 3 (4-23-17)

Photograph of Lexington Tanker 3. 2016 Peterbilt/Fouts Brothers. Apparatus details are on the front of the photo, lower right corner. Photo date: April 23, 2017.
Date: April 23, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tanker (6-29-17)

Photograph of ECFD tanker in front of the station.
Date: June 29, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tanker 205 (8-4-17) (2)

Photograph of Choctaw FD Tanker 205.
Date: August 4, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"That I Might Render Account of Myself and People": Cherokees and World War I (open access)

"That I Might Render Account of Myself and People": Cherokees and World War I

Article details the contributions of Cherokees abroad and on the home front during World War I. Jason Herbert analyzes the expression of identity in these efforts and also includes recollections from individual soldiers.
Date: Spring 2017
Creator: Herbert, Jason
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Thomas Wildcat Alford (open access)

Thomas Wildcat Alford

Article details the life of Thomas Wildcat Alford as a leader of his people, the Absentee Shawnee tribe, describing the difficulties he faced progressing the land allotment and assimilation process of his people while he also trying to preserve the traditional culture and ways of life he grew up with.
Date: Summer 2017
Creator: Kyes, Rebecca A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Town Hall with rigs (7-14-17)

Photograph of the Slaughterville Town Hall with three fire trucks. Photo taken at Hwy 77 and Slaughterville Rd.
Date: July 14, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Transborder Aquifers: A Summery of Aquifer Properties, Policies, and Planning Approaches for Texas, Surrounding States and Mexico (open access)

Transborder Aquifers: A Summery of Aquifer Properties, Policies, and Planning Approaches for Texas, Surrounding States and Mexico

Report on the study of groundwater in Texas, nearby states, and in Mexico.
Date: April 2017
Creator: Petrossian, Rima; George, Peter; Bradley, Robert G.; Backhouse, Sarah; Boghici, Radu & Olden, Mark O.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Truck 4 ALF aerial ladder

Photograph of GFD Truck 4. A 1968 American LaFrance aerial ladder.
Date: November 3, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Truck 9 (5-17-17)

Photograph of Norman FD Truck 9. Photo taken behind Sooner Mall.
Date: May 17, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The West Wind Blows: The Autobiography of Edward Everett Dale (open access)

The West Wind Blows: The Autobiography of Edward Everett Dale

Autobiography of Edward Everett Dale covering his life from his birth in 1879 until his death in 1972; the book includes stories dealing with Indian affairs, schooling, and his becoming a professor at the University of Oklahoma. Index begins on page 411.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett, 1879-1972
Object Type: Book
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
When the Cherokee Nation was a Mormon Sanctuary (open access)

When the Cherokee Nation was a Mormon Sanctuary

Article outlines the migration of Mormons from Texas to Utah in the mid-1800s, focusing on the period they spent living in the Cherokee Nation before deciding whether to continue their trek or stay and settle in Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 2017
Creator: LeBaron, Allen
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Will Rogers: A Centennial Tribute (open access)

Will Rogers: A Centennial Tribute

Compilation of biographical stories about Will Rogers in Oklahoma, discussing his career, roots, and actions during his lifetime. Index starts on page 144.
Date: 2017
Creator: Gibson, Arrell Morgan
Object Type: Book
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Will Rogers in South Africa, 1902-03 (open access)

Will Rogers in South Africa, 1902-03

Article depicts the period of time Will Rogers, "Oklahoma's Favorite Son", spent performing in a Wild West Show in South Africa and how his experiences there impacted his future career.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Carter, Joseph H., Sr. & Lefebvre-Carter, Michelle
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Women in Oklahoma: A Century of Change (open access)

Women in Oklahoma: A Century of Change

Book discussing the history of women in Oklahoma, including women in western literature, Indian women, and pioneer women throughout the state. Index begins on page 211.
Date: 2017
Creator: Thurman, Melvena K.
Object Type: Book
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
World War II and the Story of Douglas Aircraft Plants in Tulsa and Midwest City (open access)

World War II and the Story of Douglas Aircraft Plants in Tulsa and Midwest City

Article describes the history of military aircraft construction in Oklahoma during World War II, focusing on two Douglas Aircraft plants in Tulsa and Midwest City and the communities surrounding them.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Wikle, Thomas A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

WT-1 {8-29-17}

Photograph of MFD WT-1, a Kenworth-Pierce tanker.
Date: August 29, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History