Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 1, Spring 2002
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The Northern Cheyenne Exodus and the 1878 Battle of Turkey Springs (Article)
Article describes a major victory by the Northen Cheyennes in the Battle of Turkey Springs in 1878. After surrender and relocation to Indian Territory in Oklahoma, the Northern Cheyennes faced difficult conditions and fought U.S. troops in order to return to their homeland. Stan Hoig highlights their often-overlooked success.
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Main Street, Stillwater OK, Growing Up with Hollywood CA: An Oklahoma Town's Movie Theaters (Article)
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.
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Forgotten Founder: Charles G. "Gristmill" Jones and the Growth of Oklahoma City, 1889-1911 (Article)
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.
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Galela Leona Walkingstick: A Life of Service as an Indian School Social Worker (Article)
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.
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"If It Rains": Life in the Oklahoma Panhandle in the 1930s and 1940s (Article)
Article centers around the difficulties the Oklahoma Panhandle residents faced in the 1930s and the practices they developed to cope with them. Richard Lowitt focuses on developments in land use when the people living in the Southern Great Plains suffered depression, drought, and dust storms in a previously prosperous area.
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For the Record, Spring 2002 (Article)
For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 24, 2001.
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Note and Documents, Spring 2002 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Charles Banks Wilson, who was inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 1, Spring 2002, periodical, Spring 2002; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1761013/: accessed June 8, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.