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Through the Ether: The Birth of Radio in Central Oklahoma
Article describes the birth and success of radio broadcasting in the 1920s, narrowing the focus from the wider sphere of the U.S. after World War I to the creation of WKY radio station in Oklahoma City.
Date:
Summer 1983
Creator:
Tolman, Donald K.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cattle Market for the World: The Oklahoma National Stockyards
Article describes the creation and development of the Oklahoma National Stockyards, which was the largest and most modern livestock enterprise ever conducted at one time. Carol Holderby Welsh describes the complex itself as well as the impact it had on Oklahoma City and the area surrounding it.
Date:
Spring 1982
Creator:
Welsh, Carol Holderby
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Right to be Served: Oklahoma City's Lunch Counter Sit-Ins, 1958-1964
Article describes the history of the campaign for equal treatment of African-Americans in Oklahoma City, beginning with the lunch counter sit-ins organized by the NAACP's Youth Council. Carl R. Graves catalogs the efforts of the NAACP and other organizations to end opposition to the desegregation laws passed years earlier.
Date:
Summer 1981
Creator:
Graves, Carl R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"To Preserve and Perpetuate the History of Oklahoma"
Article provides historical context and a series of process photos for the construction of the Oklahoma Historical Society building, remembering its landmark dedication ceremony fifty years earlier in a historical homage.
Date:
Autumn 1980
Creator:
Jordan, H. Glenn & Blackburn, Bob L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Carl W. Skogsberg and the Beginning of Colonial Bakery
Article describes the life and career of Carl W. Skogsberg, founder of the Colonial Baking Company in Oklahoma City, and his business practices that brought growth and success even in the midst of trying times like the Great Depression.
Date:
Autumn 1986
Creator:
Meredith, Howard L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"No job for a woman"
Article provides a biographical tribute to the life of Sallie Sturgeon, also known as Mrs. Thomas H. Sturgeon in her marriage, who was the first woman enforcement officer in the State Department of Health, editor of a woman's page and later a publication for women named The Oklahoma Lady, and also, ironically, President of Anti-suffragists in Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 1983
Creator:
Crockett, Bernice N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Desegregation of the Oklahoma City School System
Article describes the gradual process of desegregation of the Oklahoma City school system, including details from major related cases and their legal and social impact.
Date:
Summer 1980
Creator:
Boulton, Scot W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Lily-White" Juries on Trial: The Civil Rights Defense of Jess Hollins
Article describes the proceedings of the court case against Jess Hollins in 1931, who had allegedly raped a white woman, and the discourse over the racial imbalance in U.S. court juries it inspired. Roger W. Cummins closely examines the details of the case, and provides examples of other cases handled poorly in evidence of a racial bias.
Date:
Summer 1985
Creator:
Cummins, Roger W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Harmony and Cooperation": Robert A. Hefner, Mayor of Oklahoma City
Article illustrates the life and political career of Robert A. Hefner, who served as mayor of Oklahoma City from 1939 to 1947. Clifford Trafzer explores his success in fostering community and urban development, and some of the challenges he faced during the Great Depression and World War II.
Date:
Spring 1984
Creator:
Trafzer, Clifford
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History