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Notes and Documents [Summer 1980]

Description: Notes and Documents column for Summer 1980, including a notice about the Edna May Armold Archives Room at the El Reno Carnegie Library, as well as a record of the mining disaster that occurred at Krebs Mine No. 11 in the form of a poem and a list of names of those killed.
Date: Summer 1980
Creator: Armold, Edna May & Snodgrass, Martha
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Military Duty on the Western Frontier

Description: Article illustrates the life of Colonel Edwin P. Pendleton during his time serving in Fort Reno. The article is a diary entry of the colonel while he interacts with the American Indians living in the surrounding areas and trains with his fellow soldiers.
Date: Summer 1969
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Founding of El Reno

Description: Article discusses the establishment of the town of El Reno, Oklahoma, its founder John A. Foreman, homestead law in the area, and county seat elections. Berlin B. Chapman includes excerpts of documentation from the time to construct a clearer picture of the townsite and the legalities surrounding its settlement.
Date: Spring 1956
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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