Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 55, Number 3, 1977
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 55, Number 3, 1977, periodical, Autumn 1977; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1826903/: accessed January 21, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.