Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 58, Number 4, Winter 1980-81
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 58, Number 4, Winter 1980-81, periodical, Winter 1980; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1827526/: accessed April 16, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.