Tyler Collection
Highlighted Publications About Northwest Oklahoma
Early Woods County by Call Number: 976.621 K627e (Archives)ISBN: 9780738583105Publication Date:Woods County, Oklahoma, is showcased in images dating from to statehood in . This time span covers the period of early settlement and the hardships of pioneers in a new territory.
Alva, Oklahoma: The First 100 Years, by Call Number: 976.621 Se32a (Archives)Publication Date:[First] 265 pages are dedicated to the history of Alva and its churches, businesses, and organizations. [Second] 266 pages are family histories. Alva is located in Wood County, Oklahoma.
Highlighted Publications by NWOSU Faculty
African Americans on the Western Frontier by Call Number: 978.004 Af83ISBN: 0870814915Publication Date:This book is designed to remedy the historic neglect of the significant contribution made by African-Americans to the settlement and development of the West. The African-American western experience during the frontier era (–) is a story that is rich and diverse. The fifteen authors in this volume highlight many of the contributions African-American men and women made to the western frontier.
Harold Frederic’s Social Drama and the Crisis of the 1890’s Evangelical Protestant Culture by Call Number: 277.3 Ad193Ya (Archives)ISBN: 9780773444546Publication Date:The books written by Harold Frederic depict a self-made, properly Protestant American. Yet, in some of his books, in particular The Damnation of Theron Ware, Frederic depicts self-made women and challenges the idea that only men can attain culturally-defined success. The works offer an inversion of late 19th-century gender-based expectations.
