Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 4, Winter 1978-79
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 4, Winter 1978-79, periodical, Winter 1978; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1827525/: accessed June 20, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.