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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
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Sill, the Chiricahua Apaches, and the Government's Promise of Permanent Residence
The Chiricahua Apaches spent nineteen years (1894-1913) as prisoners of war at Fort Sill in southwestern Oklahoma believing they had been promised permanent residency. This article addresses the rationale behind the government's decision to remove the Apaches from Fort Sill and explores the record to show why the Apaches and others believed they had been promised permanent residency there.
Date:
Spring 2000
Creator:
Haes, Brenda L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Tramp Reporting to Pulitzer Prize: Enid's Own Marquis James
Article describes the life and career of tramp reporter turned two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Marquis James. Paul S. Vickery highlights the author's autobiographical book about the Cherokee Strip, which explored his boyhood experiences in Enid, Oklahoma.
Date:
Autumn 2003
Creator:
Vickery, Paul S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Galela Leona Walkingstick: A Life of Service as an Indian School Social Worker
Article provides a biographical tribute to Galela Leona Walkingstick, one of the first Indian social workers employed by the Indian Service in the 1930s. James MucCullagh describes her life, education, family background, and contributions to her community.
Date:
Spring 2002
Creator:
McCullagh, James G.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Joseph Pierre Foucart: Man of Art and Mystery
Article details the life and works of an architect shrouded in mystery, Joseph Pierre Foucart. Louis Cozby describes the man's contributions to Guthrie, Oklahoma's landscape and the efforts of two historians, Don Odom and Lloyd H. McGuire, to uncover information about Foucart's disappearance.
Date:
Winter 2002
Creator:
Cozby, Louis
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record [Fall 2002]
For the Record section for Fall 2002 including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 25-26, 2002. It also includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the OHS membership held on April 26, 2002, as well as the minutes of the OHS special board meeting that took place on May 20, 2002.
Date:
Autumn 2002
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
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
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Klanspiracy" or Despotism?: The Rise and fall of Governor Jack Walton, featuring W. D. McBee
Article details the life and political career of Oklahoma governor John C. "Jack" Walton. Brad L. Duren discusses the factors that led to his impeachment, including his frequent clashes with the Ku Klux Klan, despotic political actions, and conflict with his biggest critic on the Oklahoma state legislature, W. D. McBee.
Date:
Winter 2002
Creator:
Duren, Brad L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"A Model Fruit Ranch": The Housholder Fruit Farm of Guthrie, Oklahoma
Article written by Joe Bax, Glen Housholder's grandson, provides a portrait of the Householder Fruit Farm and the family's tremendous successes amid struggles against railroads, commission merchants, and Oklahoma's sometimes fickle weather.
Date:
Autumn 2004
Creator:
Bax, Joe G.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
National Liberal, Hometown Radical, and New Populist Politician: The Life of Fred Harris
Article explores the life of Fred Harris and the personal and professional journey that transformed him from a liberal into a New Populist politician.
Date:
Spring 2005
Creator:
Scott. Amy L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The National Register of Historic Places and St. Paul Baptist Church and Cemetery: The 1,000th Listing in Oklahoma
Article explains the process of listing properties on the National Register of Historic Places, then describes the history of the St. Paul Baptist Church and Cemetery in Lincoln County—the 1,000th Oklahoma property on the National Register of Historical Places.
Date:
Autumn 2004
Creator:
Savage, Cynthia
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"No Home on the Range": The Miller Family's Great Swindle of Indian Lands
Article describes the unfair methods the Miller Family, owners of the 101 Ranch, employed to acquire land in the Cherokee Outlet from the Western Cherokee Indians who had received it from the United States government in 1928. Jo L. Wetherilt Behrens recounts the details of the various schemes and ruses the Millers employed to take advantage of their neighboring tribes.
Date:
Summer 2004
Creator:
Behrens, Jo Lea Wetherilt
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Moses or Aaron?: William Jennings Bryan and Oklahoma Politics
Article explores the political influence William Jennings Bryan had on the creation of Oklahoma's state constitution, and questions whether Bryan took the leading role of the biblical Moses in influencing decisions surrounding it, or the translator's role of Aaron to give the Oklahoma legislature's own agenda substance.
Date:
Spring 2004
Creator:
Adkison, Danny M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tams Bixby: Doing Government Business in the Gilded Age
Article takes a close look at the troubled tenure of Tams Bixby, who had the job of distributing millions of dollars of tribal property as part of the Dawes Commission. The task of enrolling and allotting land to members of the Five Civilized Tribes was a process marked by controversy and charges of corruption.
Date:
Winter 2000
Creator:
Carter, Kent
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tea Kettle on a Raft: A History of Navigation on the Upper Red River
Article provides a comprehensive account of steamboating on the Upper Red River and the role of riverine navigation in the development of the state of Oklahoma.
Date:
Winter 2003
Creator:
Tolman, Keith
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Researching Tom Joad: John Steinbeck, Journalist, 1936
Article examines John Steinbeck's brief career as a depression-era journalist and his nonfiction work on the working conditions of migrant laborers in California that inspired his greatest literary achievement, The Grapes of Wrath.
Date:
Spring 2005
Creator:
Bailey, Paul
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Tale of Sergeant Webber: Nativism in Northern Oklahoma in 1923
Article discusses the history of the Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma in the 1920s, when popularized nativism and public spectacle led to an increased "joining" period by members of the community. Jim Showalter examines the activity of the elusive Sergeant William Webber, a speaker who ascribed to Klan ideals and enforced them in the minds of the public.
Date:
Spring 2004
Creator:
Showalter, Jim
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Poor Red Man and the Great Father: Choctaw Rhetoric, 1540-1860
Article examines the rhetoric of written speeches by Choctaw leaders addressing Euro-American government officials in a post-contact era to determine the nature of the language used. Stephen P. Van Hoak argues that rather than indicating dependency, the Choctaws used self-abasing and respectful language to promote diplomacy and at times protest mistreatment.
Date:
Autumn 2003
Creator:
Van Hoak, Stephen P.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
President Hayes and the Poncas
Article describes the plight of the Poncas, who were forcefully removed from their lands and later refused compensation, and the response of President Rutherford B. Hayes. In a message to Congress, Hayes acknowledged the wrongs done to the Poncas and called for revisions of policy regarding relations with Native American tribes.
Date:
Spring 2003
Creator:
Taylor, Quentin
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Remembering an Exceptional Team: Jerome Tiger and Nettie Wheeler
This article, written by Peggy Tiger, recounts the unique relationship between her late husband, Creek artist Jerome Tiger, and art collector Nettie Wheeler.
Date:
Autumn 2005
Creator:
Tiger, Peggy
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Park Hill Mission: Letters from a Missionary Family
Article describes the lives of Reverend Joseph Leiper, wife Fanny Leiper, and Joseph's aunt Margeret McCarrell in their lives as Presbyterian missionaries running the Park Hill Mission, which functioned as both a church and a school for Cherokee residents of the area. Krisitna L. Southwell also describes the founding of the McCarrell Institute, one of the only schools for African American children in the area at the time.
Date:
Summer 2000
Creator:
Southwell, Kristina L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pepper Martin: The Wild Horse of the Osage
Article describes the life and career of John Leonard Roosevelt "Pepper" Martin, the Oklahoman baseball player known as the Wild Horse of the Osage. Joe D. Haines, Jr. describes the player's successes as a member of the Hominy Indians Professional Football Club and the St. Louis Cardinals, also delving into his personality and antics on and off the field.
Date:
Winter 2002
Creator:
Haines, Joe D., Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Place of Coming Together: The Historic Jacobson House
Article documents the life of Oscar Jacobson, an artist and world art historian who ran the School of Art at the University of Oklahoma. He was the first art authority to recognize Native American painting as fine art and introduced it to the international market. The article also details the efforts of the Jacobson House Committee in the 1980s to restore and preserve the house as a Native American Arts Center.
Date:
Winter 2000
Creator:
Whitney, Carol
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Profile of a Prairie Radical: Judge Orville Enfield of Ellis County
Article describes the life and political career of Judge Orville Enfield of Ellis County, a member of the Socialist Party. R. O. Joe Cassity, Jr. defines Enfield's place in the history of Oklahoma radicalism and examines the concept of radicalism in the political scene.
Date:
Summer 2002
Creator:
Cassity, R. O. Joe, Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History