Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 39, Number 1, Spring 1961
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A Review of the De Soto Expedition in Territories of Our Present Southern United States (Article)
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Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, January 26, 1961 (Article)
This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 26, 1961.
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Notes and Documents, Spring 1961 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a document about the life and career of American Indian artist Acee Blue Eagle and the quarterly staff report of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 39, Number 1, Spring 1961, periodical, Spring 1961; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1760993/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.