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[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0630]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cities of the Old South are widely known for their antebellum mansions. Oklahomans do not have to journey hundreds of miles to enjoy such nostalgia, as there is one four miles south of Tahlequah in Cherokee County. The historic Murrell Home was once the center of early day culture in the Cherokee Nation, as it was built in 1844."
Date: December 4, 1959
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0632]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Rear view of spacious Murrell Home also permits visitors to see restored smoke house at extreme left. Five-acre lawn was elevated at one side so wooded home site would be perfectly level."
Date: December 4, 1959
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1255.0216]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Three persons in Tahlequah, in both the fields of teaching and learning, were recognized by the Masonic lodge as outstanding representatives of the public schools during National Education week. Mrs. Dixie P. Sollock Tahlequah, "teacher of the day," Carole Rainwater as outstanding girl student, and Galen E. Gilbert as outstanding boy student."
Date: 1959
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Miss Fletcher Wickham

Description: Miss Fletcher Wickham standing beside sign for St. Basil's Protestant Episcopal Church. Information on back of photo states the house was the first building of St. Basil's Episcopal Church, Tahlequah, located at corner of York and Vinita Streets.
Date: 1959
Partner: Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma

[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0634]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Huge stone fireplace dominates kitchen and pantry area of restored Murrell Home. Mrs. Ross displays spinning wheel, one of many authentic furnishings collected or contributed for use in the dwelling."
Date: December 4, 1959
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Educational and Cultural Influences of the Cherokee Seminaries

Description: Article discusses the impact of studying at the Cherokee national seminaries through a paper read at the "Homecoming" of the Cherokee Seminaries Students Association meeting at Tahlequah on May 7, 1958. Ida Wetzel Tinnin discusses her own experiences as a graduate, the curriculum and environment of the schools, and the events that provided a historical backdrop for their growth.
Date: Spring 1959
Creator: Tinnin, Ida Wetzel
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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