Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 4, Winter 2002-03
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 4, Winter 2002-03, periodical, Winter 2002; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1725778/: accessed September 5, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.