Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 48, Number 3, Autumn 1970
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Notes and Documents, Autumn 1970 (Article)
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 48, Number 3, Autumn 1970, periodical, Autumn 1970; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1872484/: accessed June 2, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.