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A Reading Room of Their Own: Library Services for African Americans in Oklahoma, 1907-1946
Article discussing the struggles African American Oklahomans faced for access to public library services. The first forty years of statehood brought a few successes, and by mid-century only eleven communities provided a public library facility for the state's black citizens.
Date:
Autumn 2006
Creator:
Cassity, R. O. Joe, Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dark Spot on the Sunbelt: Economic Stagnation and Political Corruption in 1950s Oklahoma
Article examines the roles of negative self-image and political corruption on the stagnation of Oklahoma's economic health in the 1950s.
Date:
Summer 2007
Creator:
McGoy, Matthew G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Republican: Dennis Thomas Flynn and His Letters to William Howard Taft
Article describes the life and career of Oklahoma's first Republican national committeeman, Dennis T. Flynn, through examination of his friendship and correspondence with President William Howard Taft. Leonard C. Schlup offers recognition of the Oklahoma City lawyer, congressman, and company director as a person as well as a politician.
Date:
Spring 2001
Creator:
Schlup, Leonard C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's Rising Star: The Election of Mike Monroney to the United States Senate
Article describes in detail the rise of Mike Monroney, a young and progressive democrat from the House of Representatives in his bid for a seat on the United States Senate in 1950. Philip A. Grant, Jr. describes the events of the election race, particularly his competition with Senator Elmer Thomas.
Date:
Summer 2002
Creator:
Grant, Philip A., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Love Gifts for the Bishop: James J. Stewart v. Bishop W. Angie Smith, Part 1
Article discussing the events that led to a church investigating committee when, James J. Stewart, an Albuquerque minister, filed charges against Methodist bishop W. Angie Smith for what he considered abuse of episcopal power. It also discusses the proceedings of the meeting itself and the aftermath.
Date:
Spring 2000
Creator:
Martin, A. W., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Almost Hopeless in the Wake of the Storm": The 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic in Oklahoma
Article examines the impact of the Spanish flu epidemic on Oklahomans during 1918-1919. Nigel Anthony Sellars discusses the spread of the epidemic on a detailed level, identifying the medical institutions and professionals who sought to combat the epidemic as it spread from one Oklahoma city to another.
Date:
Spring 2001
Creator:
Sellars, Nigel Anthony
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"An anxiety to do right": The Life of Judge John Hazelton Cotteral, 1864-1933
Article provides a portrait of John H. Cotteral, the first federal judge for the Western District of Oklahoma and the first Oklahoman to occupy the bench of the circuit court of appeals. The article explores both the man and the legal opinions he wrote throughout his forty-year career.
Date:
Autumn 2000
Creator:
Leitch, Kevin C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Any Woman That Could Ride a Horse Could Fly": Dorothy K. Pressler Morgan, 1930s Oklahoma Aviatrix
Article describes the role of Dorothy Pressler Morgan in aviation history. In 1930 Dorothy Pressler Morgan became the second female pilot licensed in Oklahoma by the U.S. Department of Commerce. She was also known as Oklahoma City's best stunt pilot, an altitude-record setter, and the nation's first female airport manager.
Date:
Spring 2006
Creator:
Fugate, Tally D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sooner State Civil Liberties in Perilous Times, 1940-1941, Part 1: The Oklahoma Federation for Constitutional Rights
The first part of this two-part article examines citizen action in Oklahoma initiated in the fall of 1940 by the creation of the Oklahoma Federation of Constitutional Rights to preserve and defend freedom of speech, which later faced investigation by the legislature.
Date:
Winter 2006
Creator:
Wiegand, Wayne A. & Wiegand, Shirley A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Love Gifts for the Bishop: James J. Stewart v. Bishop W. Angie Smith, Part 2
In the second part of a two-part study, this article discusses the procedures followed by the church investigating committee and analyzes each of the charges James J. Stewart filed against bishop W. Angie Smith.
Date:
Summer 2000
Creator:
Martin, A. W., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Building a New Life: The Polish Settlers of Harrah, Oklahoma
Article details the history of Polish settlers in Oklahoma, from the mass migration that occurred between 1825 and the beginning of World War I, to the founding of Harrah, Oklahoma, to their attempts to preserve Polish culture, heritage, and traditions for future generations. Agnieszka Kemerley explores the reasons for their migration as well as the growth of Harrah itself.
Date:
Summer 2003
Creator:
Kemerley, Agnieszka
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tinker's Twin Twisters of 1948 and the Birth of Tornado Forecasting
Article describes the destructive paths of the tornadoes that struck Tinker Air Force Base on March 20 and March 25, 1948, and pays tribute to Robert C. Miller and Ernest J. Fawbush, the two weathermen who predicted the second tornado and changed the field of weather forecasting forever.
Date:
Autumn 2000
Creator:
Crowder, James L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Will Rogers Field: The Life and Death of a World War II Airbase
Article tells the story of the transformation of the Oklahoma City municipal airport into the airbase that would become the largest light bomber training base in the country, Will Rogers Field. Keith Tolman discusses the decline of the base with the end of World War II and what remains of its impact.
Date:
Spring 2001
Creator:
Tolman, Keith
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Menagerie to Modern Zoo: Nature, Society, and the Beginning of the Oklahoma City Zoo
Article explores the history of Oklahoma City Zoo in its first decades, from landscaping and construction in Wheeler Park, to difficulties like the disastrous flooding in 1923, to its growth and success as one of the city's "trendiest" spots.
Date:
Autumn 2005
Creator:
Despain, S. Matthew
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Forgotten Founder: Charles G. "Gristmill" Jones and the Growth of Oklahoma City, 1889-1911
Article discusses the life and pursuits of Oklahoma City founder Charles Jones. As a businessman and an important political figure, his development of canals, railroads, and state fairs in Oklahoma City and his dedication to its growth made lasting impact in the early years of its creation.
Date:
Spring 2002
Creator:
Bachhofer, Aaron, II
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Kate Barnard: The Story of a Woman Politician
Article provides a fascinating account of Kate Barnard, a skillful but little-known "woman politician" whose dedication to social causes has not been equaled.
Date:
Summer 2000
Creator:
Edmonds, Linda & Larason, Margaret
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A New Frontier in Science: Robert S. Kerr, James E. Webb, and Oklahoma in the Spage Age
Article discussing Oklahoma's involvement in the space race through the collaboration of Senator Robert S. Kerr and Frontiers of Science Foundation Director James E. Webb to bring the space age to Oklahoma in the 1950s and 1960s. In concert with other state leaders they promoted a National Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Space, encouraged science education in public schools, and brought nationally prominent space-race advocates to Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 2006
Creator:
Moore, Bill
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Hoorah for Integration!": The Adoption of the 1955 Better Schools Amendment
This article examines the campaign led by Governor Raymond D. Gary to adopt a constitutional amendment ending the time-honored special tax for separate schools and begin the process of integration after the Supreme Court Decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
Date:
Summer 2007
Creator:
Lough, Keith D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Little Buzz Buggies": Midget Auto Racing in Oklahoma City, 1946-1964
Article details the phenomenon of midget auto racing in Oklahoma, which gained popularity after World War II. Midget auto racing, held in Oklahoma City's Taft Stadium drew huge crowds and gave several race-car drivers the experiences that took them onward to the Indianapolis 500 and other major races.
Date:
Summer 2007
Creator:
Kurth, Galen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 1
Article evaluates the problems of Indian health care and the campaign led by Senator Fred Harris and others to correct a record of neglect.
Date:
Winter 2007
Creator:
Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 2
The second part of this two-part article continues the evaluation of the problems in Indian healthcare and the campaign led by Senators Fred Harris and Dewey Bartlett to correct a record of neglect. The healthcare problem after 1970 was linked to a new federal policy of tribal self-determination.
Date:
Spring 2008
Creator:
Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Exercise in Pride: Celebrating the Oklahoma Semi-centennial
This article takes a look back at the semi-centennial celebration of 1957 as Oklahoma prepares to celebrate the centennial of 1907 statehood in 2007.
Date:
Summer 2007
Creator:
Mullins, Bill
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William Meredith Cunningham: An Oklahoma Proletariat Novelist
Article presents a biography of William Cunnigham and reveals the ways in which his novels, poetry, and other writings championed the industrial-agricultural working class of his native state of Oklahoma.
Date:
Autumn 2008
Creator:
O'Dell, Larry
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"We Complacently Drink the Fruit of the Lotus Bowl": Deciding on the Oklahoma City Floodway, 1946-1953
Article recounts the struggle for federal funds to straighten and safely channel the North Canadian River through the growing urban area of Oklahoma City. Designed and planned from 1946 to 1953, the Oklahoma City Floodway was dedicated on March 31, 1958.
Date:
Autumn 2007
Creator:
Payne, Adam A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History