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Mark of Heritage

Description: Book discussing the history of Oklahoma's heritage, including descriptions about the state's historic sites and museums; also included is a folded map of over 270 historical markers in the state. Index begins on page 207.
Date: 1976
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Shirk, George H. & Franks, Kenny Arthur, 1945-
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Mark of Heritage

Description: Book discussing the history of Oklahoma's heritage, including descriptions about the state's historic sites and museums; also included is a folded map of over 270 historical markers in the state. Index begins on page 207.
Date: 2017
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Shirk, George H. & Franks, Kenny Arthur, 1945-
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Peace on the Plains

Description: Article discusses the establishment of the United States Dragoons and chronicles the history of their first mission, a peace delegation to visit the Kiowas and Wichitas, who were then referred to as Comanche and Pawnee Picts. George H. Shirk provides historical background to the journal kept by a First Lieutenant in the Dragoons, Thompson B. Wheelock.
Date: Spring 1950
Creator: Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Mail Call at Fort Washita

Description: Article describes the proceedings at Fort Washita in 1850 through the information transcribed in the heartfelt letters between Lieutenant Clinton W. Lear and his wife, Mary Kearney, who was visiting her family in New Orleans with their son while her husband was stationed at Fort Washita.
Date: Spring 1955
Creator: Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma City: Growth and Reconstruction, 1889-1939

Description: Article describes the founding, history, and growth of Oklahoma City in its first few decades. Howard L. Meredith and George H. Shirk highlight its industrial and residential development, and how the town recovered from early setbacks like floods and lack of transportation.
Date: Autumn 1977
Creator: Meredith, Howard L. & Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Seymour

Description: Article explores the establishment of another post office location in Indian Territory, Seymour Post Office, as a part of the investigation into the location of these offices.
Date: Spring 1977
Creator: Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Site of Old Camp Arbuckle

Description: Article details the numerous families and communities that resided in Camp Arbuckle, the original site for Fort Arbuckle that was abandoned shortly after its construction.
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Letter to Mrs. Delores Floyd

Description: Letter to Mrs. Delores Floyd regarding the gift she gave to the State of Oklahoma. The letter mentions that the diary is a portion of the whole. The diary covers part of the Washita campaign of 1868.
Date: November 13, 1973
Creator: Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's Two Commemorative Stamps

Description: Article describes the significance of two commemorative stamps issued by the Post Office Department that focused on significant figures within Oklahoma history. These stamps were the Indian Centennial Commemorative and the stamp honoring Will Rogers.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Yuchi: Children of the Sun

Description: Article details the culture and customs of the Yuchi tribe during the 18th Century and documents the prominent historians and chiefs who impacted the tribe's history.
Date: Winter 1959
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Making of Grant's "Peace Policy"

Description: Article details how the federal government worked with various missionaries within Indian Territory to create policies that would increase the quality of life of Indigenous tribes living within the region.
Date: Winter 1959
Creator: Fritz, Henry E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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