Oklahoma History Academic Standards
OKH.6.8 Describe the changing perceptions, both internal and external, of the state and its citizens, as reflected in The Grapes of Wrath, the musical Oklahoma!, Route 66, and the professional basketball team the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Oklahoma History Center Education Resources
E-Exhibits
The Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and New Deal in Oklahoma
75th Anniversary of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Production Oklahoma!
The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
William M. Hagen, "Grapes of Wrath, The"
Guy Logsdon, "Okie (term)"
Carolyn G. Hanneman, "OKIE"
William Hagen, "Film Images of Oklahoma"
Dianna Everett, "Oklahoma!"
Michael Cassity,
"Route 66"
Research Center Resources
Audio/Visual
Rodgers and Hammerstein https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc547373/
Cast of Oklahoma! at UCO https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc247277/
Curley and Laurey https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc320429/
Beverly’s on Route 66 https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1624936/
Business on Route 66 https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1622206/
Online Primary Sources
Production of "The Grapes of Wrath," 1940, Library of Congress
Carol M. Highsmith, photographer, Round barn on US Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma, Library of Congeress
OKC Thunder, NBA
Additional Resources
Daniel Nealand, "Archival Vintages for the Grapes of Wrath." Prologue Magazine, Winter 2008, Vol. 40, No. 4
Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
Christina Crapanzano, "A Brief History of Route 66," Time, June 28, 2010
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