Article memorializes William Samuel Kerr who helped organize the first school district within the town of Ada and was the first teacher employed there.
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Article memorializes William Samuel Kerr who helped organize the first school district within the town of Ada and was the first teacher employed there.
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The Chronicles of Oklahoma
The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.