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Cowboy Hall of Fame

Description: Letter to Dean Krakel, Director of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Okla. City, July 18, 1967 , from Albert Riesen, Jr., of the Daily Ardmoreite.Letter recommends consideration of the late Hardy Murphy for induction into th Cowboy Hall of Fame. Entertainment career and community service by Mr. Murphy is included. 2 pages, typed, 2 copies
Date: 2013
Creator: Albert Riesen, Jr
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Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Lake Murray Meteorite and its Probable Age

Description: Article from Okla. Geology Notes, Sept. 1964, by A. Allen Graffham. Story of discovery of meteorite by J. C. Dodson, of Ardmore, and its later display at the museum in Tucker Tower, Lake Murray State Park. 2 pages, original
Date: 2013
Creator: Allen Graffham , A.
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Partner: Ardmore Public Library

The Horseless Carriage Rolls into Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the history of the automobile industry in Oklahoma, focusing on six companies that began producing automobiles in the early 1900s and the advertising methods they used to promote their vehicles.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: Allen, Gene; Boulton, Don & Davis, Ted R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Building 3001: Home of the "Gooney Bird"

Description: Article describes the history of Building 3001 at Tinker Air Force Base, where Oklahoman workers produced thousands of C-47 military aircraft during World War II. The building was nicknamed the "Gooney Bird" after the Albatross, clumsy on the ground but beautiful in flight.
Date: Autumn 2013
Creator: Allin, Lawrence Carroll
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 2012

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document chronicling the digitization of the film and video archives of the Oklahoma Historical Society, as well as a document honoring two new inductees into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2012, David Dary and Kenny A. Franks.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Ayers, Corey; Bass, Elizabeth M. B. & Lambert, Paul F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Old Cemetary Full of Memories

Description: Story of this site near Pauls Valley with first recorded burial in 1868. Work on restoration by John Hazlitt, plots of the McClure family and Smith Paul, and dedication ceremony held in 1953 are included in the story. Photos of three stones, Van Copeland, Smith Paul and old carirn, are seen. newspaper article, original
Date: 2013
Creator: Barron, Donna
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Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Notes and Documents, Summer 2016

Description: Notes and Documents column including a short article that describes the Oklahoma Historical Society artifact collections utilized in the exhibit "Crossroads of Commerce: A History of Free Enterprise in Oklahoma," which tells the story of commerce in Oklahoma from 1719 to present day.
Date: Summer 2016
Creator: Bass, Elizabeth M. B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 2011

Description: Notes and Documents column including biographical information about Jim Argo, Sandie Olson, Juanita Keel Tate, and Alvin O. Turner, the inductees into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2011, and provides a chronological list of the past inductees into the hall of fame. The section also includes "The Ragland Collection" which presents a selection of maps from the efforts of Reverend Hobart Ragland to document historic sites within Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 2011
Creator: Bass, Elizabeth M. B. & Welge, William D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 2010

Description: Notes and Documents column including "Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame," an article honoring the individuals who were inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2010. The honorees included Currie Ballard, Bob Burke, General Thomas P. Stafford, and Dr. Lewis Stiles. It also includes "Alva, Oklahoma: What's in a Name?" an article examining the naming of the town of Alva, Oklahoma, to determine whether it was named for the railroad attorney Alva Adams. Finally, it includes "Oklah… more
Date: Summer 2010
Creator: Baxter, Elizabeth M.; Reichenberger, Donovan & Jerome, Angela
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 2018-19

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document by written by Michael Bell about Oklahoma congressman James V. McClintic and the items he obtained and donated to the Oklahoma History Center from his travels in Europe after World War I.
Date: Winter 2018
Creator: Bell, Michael
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Battle Cry for History: The First 125 Years of the Oklahoma Historical Society

Description: Article commemorates the anniversary of the founding of the Oklahoma Historical Society by relating its growth and accomplishments over its 125 years of existence. Bob L. Blackburn returns to update his article from the Winter 1992-93 issue of the Chronicles of Oklahoma and include the events of the past twenty-five years.
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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