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Notes and Documents, Summer 2014 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 2014

Notes and Documents column including a short article honoring Linda Williams Reese and Mary Jane Warde, two of the inductees into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2013. It also includes "The Story of the Location of the Capital" that was written by Thomas F. Mechan in 1913 and provides an account of Oklahoma politics during the state's early days.
Date: Summer 2014
Creator: Lambert, Paul F.; Bass, Elizabeth M. B.; McMechan, Thomas F. & Williams, Chad
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 2014 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 2014

Notes and Documents column including the previously unknown manuscript titled "The First Week in Oklahoma City" by Angelo C. Scott with an introduction by Chad Williams. The manuscript provides a firsthand account of the creation of Oklahoma City in the days immediately following the Land Run of 1889.
Date: Autumn 2014
Creator: Williams, Chad & Scott, Angelo C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"One Who Was Trusted": E. L. Mitchell of Western Oklahoma, Part One (open access)

"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
Mummers Theatre: Oklahoma City's Tinker Toy Building (open access)

Mummers Theatre: Oklahoma City's Tinker Toy Building

In this article adapted from her Historic American Buildings Survey documentation, Cynthia Savage chronicles the life of the Mummers Theatre building in Oklahoma City.
Date: Winter 2014
Creator: Savage, Cynthia
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 2015 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 2015

Notes and Documents column including Katie Bush's "The Oklahoma City Motorcycle Club," a short article describing the historical impact of the Oklahoma City Motorcycle Club and including various historic photographs related to the club.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: Bush, Katie
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The YWCA's Y-Chapel of Song and the Central Plate (open access)

The YWCA's Y-Chapel of Song and the Central Plate

Article provides details about the fundraising efforts and construction of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)'s Y-Chapel of Song on the campus of Central State College, now the University of Central Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Salkeld, Patrick H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Will of Iron: Dr. M. L. Peter and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (open access)

A Will of Iron: Dr. M. L. Peter and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department

Article explores M. L. Peter's career in public health and contributions to the Oklahoma City community. Peter served for fifteen years as director of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, bringing polio vaccination clinics and improved sanitation practices to the Oklahoma City Area.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Peter, Stephen B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sooner Doughboys: University of Oklahoma Students Describe Their Experiences in the Great War (open access)

Sooner Doughboys: University of Oklahoma Students Describe Their Experiences in the Great War

Article explores the experiences of University of Oklahoma students and former students who fought in World War I through letters sent to the President of the university and contextual information.
Date: Spring 2017
Creator: Levy, David W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 2017 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 2017

Notes and Documents column including a document about the final package opened from the Century Chest, a package donated by the Colcord Family, and its contents.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Williams, Chad & Bass, Elizabeth M. B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
World War II and the Story of Douglas Aircraft Plants in Tulsa and Midwest City (open access)

World War II and the Story of Douglas Aircraft Plants in Tulsa and Midwest City

Article describes the history of military aircraft construction in Oklahoma during World War II, focusing on two Douglas Aircraft plants in Tulsa and Midwest City and the communities surrounding them.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Wikle, Thomas A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Janet St. James Article (open access)

Janet St. James Article

This article is a short biography of former TV journalist Janet St. James describing her career, including her work reporting on the Oklahoma City Bombing and covering police and medical stories in Dallas. It also highlights some aspects of St. James' life and her thoughts about journalism.
Date: December 3, 2018
Creator: Burns, Brady; Owens, Brittany; Reyes, Blanca & Maxwell, Bailey
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes and Documents, Summer 2019 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 2019

Notes and Documents column including Phil Sutton's 'That Man Stone Photography: "Anything, Any time, Anywhere,'" a short document describing the history of That Man Stone Company, one of the most prolific photography studios before, and after, Oklahoma became a state.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Sutton, Phil
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Victory Loan Flying Circus in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, May 2-3, 1919 (open access)

The Victory Loan Flying Circus in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, May 2-3, 1919

Article chronicles the two days that the Flying Circus spent in Oklahoma City and Tulsa in 1919 and emphasizes the impact of its exhibitions on the future of aviation in the state.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Roesler, Alan L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
West Edwards Days: African Americans in Territorial Edmond (open access)

West Edwards Days: African Americans in Territorial Edmond

Article describes the nearly forgotten African American community centered around West Edwards Street in territorial Edmond.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Lehman, Christopher P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Unflinching Call for Freedom: Clara Luper's Pedagogy at the Center of Sit-Ins (open access)

An Unflinching Call for Freedom: Clara Luper's Pedagogy at the Center of Sit-Ins

Article describes the life and influence of Clara Luper, a teacher and adviser for the NAACP Youth Council who worked with students to obtain civil rights and the desegregation of Oklahoma City.
Date: Autumn 2019
Creator: Watson, Rachel E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History