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Creating an Atmosphere of Suppression, 1914-1917

Description: Article describes the atmosphere of suppression of civil liberties that occurred during World War I in the United States, during which political figures targeted those they believed would cause unpatriotic dissent. Two groups that were often targeted were those that were "German sympathizers" or "hyphenated Americans."
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Fowler, James H., II
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Jim Thorpe Family: From Wisconsin to Indian Territory, Part I

Description: Article describes the ancestors and roots of Jim Thorpe's family. Jim Thorpe's sister, Grace F. Thorpe, examines the history of the Thorpe family in Indian Territory and their connections to the Sac, Fox and Potawatomi tribes.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Thorpe, Grace F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Right to be Served: Oklahoma City's Lunch Counter Sit-Ins, 1958-1964

Description: Article describes the history of the campaign for equal treatment of African-Americans in Oklahoma City, beginning with the lunch counter sit-ins organized by the NAACP's Youth Council. Carl R. Graves catalogs the efforts of the NAACP and other organizations to end opposition to the desegregation laws passed years earlier.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Graves, Carl R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Osage Oxonian: The Heritage of John Joseph Mathews

Description: Article describes the heritage, life, and career of John Joseph Matthews. Terry P. Wilson begins by providing historical context about the Osage Tribe, then narrows focus to Matthews and his own mixed heritage, education, and literary works.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Wilson, Terry Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Historic Sites in the Cherokee Strip

Description: Article explores the historic sites located on the Cherokee Strip as well as their origins. C. E. Metcalf describes the key landmarks on the lucrative land run, as well as they key figures who tried to settle or acquire it.
Date: Winter 1981
Creator: Metcalf, C. Earle
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cherokee Allotments in the Outlet

Description: Article describes the history of Cherokee settlement in the Cherokee Outlet, the subsequent selling of those lands, and the process of land allotment that occurred afterwards.
Date: Winter 1981
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Black Men Who Wore the "Star"

Description: Article explores the accomplishments of black men who became deputy marshals to enforce the law on the frontier of Indian Territory. Nudie E. Williams focuses on the lives and motivations of three men in particular: Bass Reeves, Zeke Miller, and Grant Johnson.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Williams, Nudie E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Stand Watie and the Killing of James Foreman

Description: Article illustrates the events of May 14, 1942, when Stand Watie killed James Foreman after accusing him of killing his uncle. Richard Zellner explores how this act of violence was just a step in the growing friction between white frontier settlers and the Cherokee Indians who had been relocated there, friction that would eventually lead to large-scale conflict.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Zellner, Richard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Joseph Danne: Oklahoma Plant Geneticist and His Triumph Wheat

Description: Article details the major contribution Joseph Danne, Oklahoma plant geneticist, made when he developed a new variety of wheat that was sturdier and would produce more yield in the 1940s. Edmund A. Peters provides historical background in the field of plant genetics, and walks readers through the process that led to the creation of Triumph wheat.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Peters, Edmund A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Old Trails Across Northern Osage County

Description: Article details the old trails that traversed Osage County, providing historical context and physical description of the trails and the towns they connected. A map of these trails is included.
Date: Winter 1981
Creator: Burns, Louis F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Henry Vogel: A White Laborer in Indian Territory

Description: Article depicts the life of territorial stonemason Henry Vogel through examination of his accounts of various building projects. Brad Agnew discusses the man's upbringing, family, and the struggles he faced in Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1981
Creator: Agnew, Brad
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Log of a Frontier Marshal

Description: Article explores the life of a frontier marshal in Oklahoma Territory through the inclusion of a log by U.S. Deputy Marshal Wiley G. Haines. Joe D. Haines, Jr. compares the actual daily life of a frontier marshal with the romantic accounts of the west that have been popularized by film and literature.
Date: Autumn 1981
Creator: Haines, Joe D., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chickasaw Education and Murray State College

Description: Article describes the establishment and history of Murray State College in the Chickasaw Nation, including its historical context, physical layout of buildings, and student population.
Date: Autumn 1981
Creator: Lokey, Margaret H. & Wyatt, Beverly J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Colonel John Thompson Drew: Cherokee Cavalier

Description: Article describes the life and military career of Colonel John Thompson Drew. A key figure in the Cherokee Nation, Drew was as a wealthy merchant and judge who had to overcome many difficulties after the conclusion of the Civil War.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: McFadden, Marguerite
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Energy Resources on the Southern Great Plains

Description: Article details the history of discovering and managing energy resources on the Southern Great Plains. From coal mining to the oil and gas industry, settlers took full advantage of the area's resources to run their settlements.
Date: Autumn 1981
Creator: Bonnifield, Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Woman with a Hatchet": Carry Nation Comes to Oklahoma Territory

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life of Carry Nation, a prohibition activist whose dedicated and destructive campaign garnered mixed reactions. Mary Ann Blochowiak provides a fascinating study on the life of the saloon-smashing spiritualist, whose experiences and beliefs contributed to the way she lived her life.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Blochowiak, Mary Ann
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Oklahoma Central Railroad

Description: Article illustrates the construction of the Oklahoma Central Railroad, providing details about the towns it connected and the reasons why railroad company officials designed it the way they did.
Date: Winter 1981
Creator: Merrill, Maurice H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Gold in Oklahoma: The Last Great Gold Excitement in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1889-1918

Description: Article discusses the hunt for gold and other minerals in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma. Duane K. Hale uncovers the history of mining in southwestern Oklahoma from the last half of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth, including the discovery of ancient mines and dig sites left by earlier prospectors.
Date: Autumn 1981
Creator: Hale, Duane K.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Jim Thorpe Family: Part II

Description: Article continues to explore the historical background of the Jim Thorpe Family after the article's first part in Volume 59, Number 1, Spring 1981. Along with further description of the Sac and Fox and Potawatomi settlement in Indian Territory, Grace Thorpe highlights the lives of individuals in the Thorpe family including Jim Thorpe himself.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Thorpe, Grace F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

No Time to Quibble: The Jones Conspiracy Trial of 1917

Description: Article examines the Jones Family trial that took place in 1917, when violent backlash to any kind of antiwar sentiment was common throughout the United States. The Jones Family was thought to be working with other draft dissenters who caused the Green Corn Rebellion, such as the Working Class Union (WCU).
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Morton, Michael
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Raymond S. McLain: America's Greatest Citizen Soldier

Description: Article honors Raymond S. McLain, an Oklahoma general who had both a successful civilian career and an illustrious military one. Roy P. Stewart describes McLain's accomplishments during World War II that merited the many awards he received.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Stewart, Roy P.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Euro-American Historical Archaeology in Oklahoma

Description: Article explores the extent of historical archaeology in Oklahoma through the materials recovered from the excavation of key historic sites. Many of these Euro-American sites were trading posts and military forts.
Date: Winter 1981
Creator: Gettys, Marshall
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Joseph Carden's "Most Perfect" Church

Description: Article depicts the design and construction of St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Ardmore, Oklahoma in the late nineteenth century. Sally M. Gray focuses on the vision Reverend Joseph Carden had for this church and the plans that led to its construction.
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Gray, Sally M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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