Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 1, Spring 1978
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 1, Spring 1978, periodical, Spring 1978; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1857885/: accessed September 10, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.