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Mary Rice Greenfield: Pioneer Educator of Oklahoma Territory
Article describes the life and career of Mary Rice Greenfield, a pioneer educator in Oklahoma who left a lasting impact on her students and community. Joyce Waggoner explores the details of this impact through reports, correspondence, and testimonies.
Date:
Summer 1997
Creator:
Waggoner, Joyce
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Murder in Custer County: A Case Study and Legal Analysis of Herd Law versus Free Range in Oklahoma Territory
Article examines the case of the 1900 murder of Julius Roesch to describe the attitudes of the time toward the debate over herd law versus free range in Oklahoma Territory.
Date:
Autumn 2012
Creator:
Rolison, W. Edward
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"One Who Was Trusted": E. L. Mitchell of Western Oklahoma, Part One
This article is the first part of a two-part work. It begins a thorough biography of Elza Leon "E. L." Mitchell and relates his significance in western Oklahoma politics and journalism.
Date:
Autumn 2014
Creator:
Lambert, Paul F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68
Article discusses the atmosphere of anxiety as the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated in the 1960s that bred a need for preparedness in local communities and college campuses across western Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 2019
Creator:
Brewer, Landry
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dead Woman's Crossing: The Legacy of a Territorial Murder
Article describes the events surrounding the murder of Katie DeWitt James in 1905, a crime which led to a bridge over Big Deer Creek being dubbed "Dead Woman's Crossing." Sue Woolf Brenner investigates the mysterious case and the questions still left unanswered that led to the creation of a local legend.
Date:
Autumn 1982
Creator:
Brenner, Sue Woolf
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"One Who Was Trusted": E. L. Mitchell of Western Oklahoma, Part Two
Article describes the life and career of E. L. Mitchell, well-known newspaper editor, publisher, politician, and public speaker. In the second part of a two-part article, Paul F. Lambert provides details about the man's own views, particularly his Democratic political campaigns, and his impact on the community.
Date:
Winter 2014
Creator:
Lambert, Paul F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Southwestern Normal School: The Founding of an Institution
Article describes the planning, construction, and founding process of Southwestern Normal School in Weatherford, Oklahoma, as well as its growth, expansion, and eventual destruction.
Date:
Winter 1976
Creator:
Thomas, James H. & Hurt, Jeffry A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History