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Notes and Documents, Fall 2008
Notes and Documents column including "The Busby Theatre," an article detailing the history of the Busby Theatre in McAlester, Oklahoma, including a short biographical sketch of Colonel William "Bill" Busby, the person the theatre was named after.
Date:
Autumn 2008
Creator:
Shuller, Thurman
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 2008
For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting that was held on April 16, 2008, as well as the minutes from the annual meeting of the membership held on April 17, 2008.
Date:
Autumn 2008
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sustaining the Cherokee's Lamp of Enlightenment: The Establishment of Northeastern State Normal School
Article describes the political and social process of convincing the legislature to place one of the state's normal schools, or teachers' colleges, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. By this process local citizens of Tahlequah secured Northeastern State Normal School for their town.
Date:
Winter 2008
Creator:
Agnew, Brad
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Modern Response to the Cold War: Paul Harris and the Lawton National Guard Armory
Article delineates the conceptualization and design of the modern architectural masterpiece created by architect Paul Harris for the Forty-fifth Infantry Division of the Oklahoma National Guard in Lawton, Oklahoma.
Date:
Winter 2008
Creator:
Savage, Cynthia
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Amazing Grace: The Influence of Christianity in Nineteenth-Century Oklahoma Ozark Music and Society
Article analyzes the effect of religious culture on the development of music in Southeastern Oklahoma, as expressed in hymn singing, temperance songs, instruments, and play-parties.
Date:
Winter 2008
Creator:
Castro, J. Justin
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Broken Thread: The Choctaw Spinning Association, 1937-1943
This article details the process of reinstituting the art of spinning wool among the Choctaw as part of a project led by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to increase the income of Choctaw women through traditional native craft and analyzes the program's unfortunate demise.
Date:
Winter 2008
Creator:
Petty, Christina
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 2008-09
Notes and Documents column including "The Meta Chestnutt Sager Collection," which highlights the Meta Chestnutt Collection held by the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division that contains documents and items from the life of Meta Chestnutt Sager, who participated in the 1889 land run and then established El Meta Bond College in Silver City. It also includes "Lincoln's Legacy in Oklahoma" which celebrates the legacy of Abraham Lincoln as it relates to Oklahoma and details the programs launched by the Oklahoma Lincoln Bicentennial Committee to celebrate the former president during the bicentennial of his birth.
Date:
Winter 2008
Creator:
Wilson, Linda D.; Sias, Richard & Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 2008-09
For the Record section including the minutes of the Quarterly Board Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 23, 2008.
Date:
Winter 2008
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Power for the People: Developing the Grand River Dam Authority, Part 2, 1945-1964
This article is the second part of a two-part article on the Grand River Dam Authority. In this part, the author analyzes the state agency's history after World War II. Only one-third complete in 1945, the GRDA operated only Pensacola Dam. Over the next three decades Senators Elmer Thomas and Robert S. Kerr guided the federal legislation that would allow the Authority to complete its flood control dams and power generation/distribution facilities in the watershed of the Grand River.
Date:
Autumn 2009
Creator:
Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jake Hamon: "The Man Who Made Harding President"
Article details the life and career of Jacob "Jake" Hamon, legendary Oklahoma oilman and politician. An ambitious, opportunistic man in search of a presidential cabinet appointment, Hamon used money and influence to manipulate the selection of Warren G. Harding as the Republican Party's nominee in 1920.
Date:
Autumn 2009
Creator:
Floyd, Larry C.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shortchanged: Uncovering the Value of Pre-Removal Cherokee Property
This article estimates the value of the Cherokee's land and other property that was lost due to the tribe's removal to Indian Territory. Economist Matthew Gregg has performed a detailed mathematical analysis of land sale records in Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia around the time of removal. He arrives at an assessment that is consonant with Cherokee Chief John Ross's 1838 figure.
Date:
Autumn 2009
Creator:
Gregg, Matthew T.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Forget the Cowboys, We'll Take the Indians": The Red Earth Festival Movement, 1985-1987
Article detailing the Red Earth Festival Movement (1985-1987) that led to the festival's inception. The festival owes its genesis to the dedication of a small cadre of local civic, arts, and political leaders who envisioned a multi-tribal exposition of American Indian dance, arts, and crafts. Since its inception in 1987 the Red Earth Festival has become a staple of Oklahoma City's tourism scene.
Date:
Autumn 2009
Creator:
Barker Harrison, Felicia
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 2009
Notes and Documents column including "The Karen Daniels Petersen Collection" which highlights the collection of photographs collected by Karen Daniels Petersen over the course of her research and writing career that was donated to the Oklahoma Historical Society in 2009. Most of the donated images depict persons who were associated with David Pendleton Oakerhater, who was a Cheyenne warrior turned artist. Several photographs from the collection are included in the section.
Date:
Autumn 2009
Creator:
Everett, Dianna & Welge, William D.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 2009
For the Record section including the Oklahoma Historical Society minutes of the quarterly board meeting that was held on April 22, 2009, as well as the minutes of the meeting of the membership that was held on April 23, 2009.
Date:
Autumn 2009
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Willard Johnston: Homesteader and Frontier Banker, 1881-1904
Article studies the development of frontier banking as exemplified in Willard Johnston's interests, which began in Shawnee and expanded to include numerous financial institutions and communities around the state.
Date:
Winter 2009
Creator:
Hightower, Michael J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From the Tennessee River to Tahlequah: A Brief History of Cherokee Fiddling
This article traces the history of fiddle playing among the Cherokee and illustrates the importance of fiddle music to the people.
Date:
Winter 2009
Creator:
Castro, J. Justin
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"A Nomad in White Man's Jungle": An Introduction to the Works of Louis Oliver
Article analyzing the literary work of Louis Oliver, American Indian writer and poet.
Date:
Winter 2009
Creator:
Schmidtke, Carsten
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Enigma and Battleground: The Development of Oklahoma's Public Two-Year Colleges
Article details the effects of philosophical and political issues on the development of junior colleges in Oklahoma.
Date:
Winter 2009
Creator:
Simpson, Michael W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 2009-10
Notes and Documents column including a list of the collections available from the Oklahoma Historical Society's Research Center and short descriptions of each collection.
Date:
Winter 2009
Creator:
O'Dell, Larry
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 2009-10
For the Record section including the "Oklahoma Historical Society Minutes of the Quarterly Board Meeting" that was held on July 22, 2009.
Date:
Winter 2009
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"You Have the Land. I Have the Cattle": Intermarried Whites and the Chickasaw Range Lands
In this article Wendy St. Jean explores the methods by which cattlemen amassed large grazing pastures and describes how the Chickasaw government responded. These methods involved seeking marriage with Chickasaw women to obtain land in the Chickasaw nation.
Date:
Summer 2000
Creator:
St. Jean, Wendy
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Fear of "Negro Domination": The Rise of Segregation and Disfranchisement in Oklahoma
This article addresses the issue of the rise of segregation and disfranchisement in the frontier West. It looks closely at the sociopolitical climate in Oklahoma to answer important questions about the opportunities blacks found in the state and how white politicians became emboldened by the fear of "Negro domination."
Date:
Spring 2000
Creator:
Wickett, Murray R.
Object Type:
Article
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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History