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A Democratic School for Democratic Women

Description: Article explores the establishment of the first college for women in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. Dixie Belcher illustrates the history of the school, which later became Oklahoma College for Women, and the evolution of public attitudes towards women in higher education.
Date: Winter 1983
Creator: Belcher, Dixie
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

County Road Before Improvements

Description: Photograph of conditons of county road prior to the construction of a road fill to be paid for jointly by the farmer, Count Commissioner, and the ASC in cooperation with Grady County SCD. See later photo for the site after construction. This road was used for school bus route, mail route, and Grade-A milk route. See photo OK-135-10 for condition of bridge at this crossing.
Date: August 1955
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Dam Site During Construction

Description: Photograph of gully has been bulldozed in, shaped, sloped, and an erosion control da, with a 24-inch corrugated pipe installed. The dam required 10,000 cubic yards of fill and the pipe was placed at the elevation of the floor of the finished grade of the valley. The dam is deigned to store 5 1/2 inches of runoff for the 136 acres drainage area. Auxilary spillway is not expected to be used except during a 100-year frequency rain. Note farmer seeding and fertilizing the are to winter oats and vet… more
Date: October 1955
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wooden Bridge

Description: Photograph of 55 foot span of wooden bridge the County Commissioner had been attempting to maintain and replace for school bus route, mail route, and Grade-A milk route. Bridge ws dangerous for heavy loads and expensive to maintain. A combination road fill and stock water pond was planned at this site; see OK-136-9 for road approach and see later picture for completed structure.
Date: August 1955
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 2008-09

Description: Notes and Documents column including "The Meta Chestnutt Sager Collection," which highlights the Meta Chestnutt Collection held by the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division that contains documents and items from the life of Meta Chestnutt Sager, who participated in the 1889 land run and then established El Meta Bond College in Silver City. It also includes "Lincoln's Legacy in Oklahoma" which celebrates the legacy of Abraham Lincoln as it relates to Oklahoma and details the programs lau… more
Date: Winter 2008
Creator: Wilson, Linda D.; Sias, Richard & Blackburn, Bob L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 2019

Description: Notes and Documents column including Phil Sutton's 'That Man Stone Photography: "Anything, Any time, Anywhere,'" a short document describing the history of That Man Stone Company, one of the most prolific photography studios before, and after, Oklahoma became a state.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Sutton, Phil
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, June 1937

Description: Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held from April 22 to April 23, 1937, and a correction for a previous issue of The Chronicles.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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