Article discusses Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia's visit to Oklahoma A&M College in 1954. This event followed the collaborative efforts between the country's leadership and Oklahoma A&M to found the Jimma Agricultural Technical School and the Imperial Ethiopian College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts in Ethiopia. Theodore M. Vestal describes the visit, the life of the Ethiopian emperor, and the history of Ethiopia in the following years.

Article describes the development of movie theaters in Stillwater, Oklahoma from opera houses, to locally-owned movie houses, to chain takeovers. Deborah Carmichael equates this growth to the development of the film industry in Hollywood and the importance of moving pictures in the history of the U.S.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Article describes the history of the town of Mehan, Oklahoma, its founding families and businesses, and the town's unique social center--a croquet field. Founded near the turn of the twentieth century, Mehan remained a small, quiet village until an oil boom brought an influx of people to Payne County in the 1920s. Prosperity lasted only until the 1950s, however, when population loss, a devastating flood, and the loss of the railroad initiated Mehan's decline.

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.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.

Photograph of a scene at the Jim Thorpe Home.