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Butternut and Blue: Confederate Uniforms in the Trans-Mississippi (open access)

Butternut and Blue: Confederate Uniforms in the Trans-Mississippi

Article describes the issues faced by the Confederate Army when their government could not supply uniforms for the troops while they were in the field, contributing to their ragtag appearance. Whit Edwards dwells on some of the difficulties this caused, including the yellowed look of unlaundered uniforms creating the "butternut" nickname for troops.
Date: Winter 1995
Creator: Edwards, Whit
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Case of the Wandering Wobblie: The State of Oklahoma v. Arthur Berg (open access)

The Case of the Wandering Wobblie: The State of Oklahoma v. Arthur Berg

Article follows the court case of the State of Oklahoma v. Arthur Berg, who was accused as being guilty of radicalism as a part of the Industrial Workers of the World, an international labor union. Von Russell Creel describes the proceedings and the atmosphere of Oklahoma in the early 1920s against radical unionism.
Date: Winter 1995
Creator: Creel, Von Russell
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 1, Spring 1995 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 1, Spring 1995

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 2, Summer 1995 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 2, Summer 1995

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 3, Fall 1995 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 3, Fall 1995

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1995
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 4, Winter 1995-96 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 4, Winter 1995-96

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 73 starts on page 482.
Date: Winter 1995
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cimarron Territory: Comedy and Tragedy (open access)

Cimarron Territory: Comedy and Tragedy

Article explores the history of the Cimarron Territory, a title for the Public Land Strip of the Oklahoma Panhandle where lawlessness was common, and the members of its unofficial government. Joy Schnabel discusses the motivations of these pioneers and the population they sought to entice to the area.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Schnabel, Joy
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Deadly Currents: John Ross's Decision of 1861 (open access)

Deadly Currents: John Ross's Decision of 1861

Article expounds on the situation Chief John Ross faced as leader of the Cherokees during the Civil War. Ari Kelman provides details about factionalism within the Cherokee Nation, the impossibility of neutrality during wartime with pressures from both Federal and Confederate armies, and the personal political intentions of the Cherokee leader.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Kelman, Ari
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 1995 (open access)

For the Record, Fall 1995

For the Record section including the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society as well as the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS that were both held on April 28, 1995.
Date: Autumn 1995
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1995 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 1995

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 October 26, 1994.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1995 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 1995

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 January 25, 1995.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1995-96 (open access)

For the Record, Winter 1995-96

For the Record section including the minutes of the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 26, 1995.
Date: Winter 1995
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Herman F.C. Ten Kate, Jr.: An Adventurous Dutch Ethnologist in Indian Territory, 1883 (open access)

Herman F.C. Ten Kate, Jr.: An Adventurous Dutch Ethnologist in Indian Territory, 1883

Article illustrates the journeys of Herman Ten Kate, Jr., a Dutch ethnologist who traveled among the tribes of Southwest Oklahoma collecting artifacts and studying the lifestyles of various people groups. Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. provides details about the scholar's life through a timeline of his experiences.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Veenendaal, Augustus J., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Homesteading in Roger Mills County: The Wilcox Family (open access)

Homesteading in Roger Mills County: The Wilcox Family

Article explores the struggles faced by the Wilcox family who homesteaded land in Roger Mills County through excerpts of family memoirs and correspondence. Margaret E. Brown also provides a wider context to the difficult economic and weather conditions farmers in 1900s Oklahoma faced.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Brown, Margaret E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Influence on Commercial Architecture: Stillwater, O.T., 1889-1907 (open access)

Influence on Commercial Architecture: Stillwater, O.T., 1889-1907

Article highlights the growth and development of the city of Stillwater during the territorial period of Oklahoma's history. Carol Bormann focuses on the type of architectural styles and fixtures that began to appear in early Stillwater buildings, examining the remnants from an earlier time.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Bormann, Carol
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Last Choctaw Execution: A Case of Law and Disorder (open access)

The Last Choctaw Execution: A Case of Law and Disorder

Article explores the history of government in the Choctaw Nation and the last execution, the shooting of County Sheriff Joe Hoklotubbee by Silon Lewis and group of men from the National Party. James C. Milligan and L. David Norris examine the crime that occurred in the Choctaw Nation, what exacerbated the lawlessness in the area, and law enforcement practices.
Date: Winter 1995
Creator: Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Let the People Rule": William Jennings Bryan and the Oklahoma Constitution (open access)

"Let the People Rule": William Jennings Bryan and the Oklahoma Constitution

Article illustrates the influence of Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan on the Oklahoma Constitution and Constitutional Convention. Robert D. Lewallen explores Bryan's political career as well as his populist beliefs, and the way populism was received by society at the time.
Date: Autumn 1995
Creator: Lewallen, Robert D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mollie Shepherd, Indian Columnist (open access)

Mollie Shepherd, Indian Columnist

Article provides a biographical portrait of Mollie Shepherd, a Cheyenne journalist who chronicled Cheyenne daily life and traditions in her newspaper column, "Indian News." Carol J. Woitchek reveals insights derived from column excerpts, as well as the impact Shepherd left on her community through the recollections of others.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Woitchek, Carol J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"No Sound I Will Ever Forget": The Antlers Tornado of 1945 (open access)

"No Sound I Will Ever Forget": The Antlers Tornado of 1945

Article describes the impact of the Antlers tornado of 1945 and the destruction that occurred in Oklahoma at the time. Mike Males includes recollections from survivors of the disaster and explains the changes that were made in Oklahoma cities to prevent further damage.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Males, Mike
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1995 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1995

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Anna Lewis, a historian who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1995.
Date: Autumn 1995
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1995 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1995

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Robert E. Bell, a historian who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1995.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1995 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1995

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Arrell Morgan Gibson, a historian who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1995.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1995-96 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1995-96

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Walter S. Campbell, also known by penname Stanley Vestal, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1995.
Date: Winter 1995
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Osage Plea for Freedom Revisited (open access)

The Osage Plea for Freedom Revisited

Article explores the history of the Osage Nation and their connections with the Catholic religion. James D. White examines their sense of disconnectedness from their spiritual life with their relocation to Indian Territory and the complications that ensued in the wake of their request for Catholic missionaries to be sent to the area.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: White, James D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History