Comanche County Historical Society (Comanche County, Okla.)
Variant namesOriginally founded as Comanche County Historical Society in 1954; museum first opened to the public on Ft. Sill, 1956, scope broadened to include Great Plains in 1960 and moved to present building in Lawton, Okla., on city park land; parent organization renamed Great Plains Historical Association; in 1970 name changed to Institute of the Great Plains; in 1973 museum came under direction of City of Lawton, Parks and Recreation Dept.; when addition to the museum opened 1998, city dropped out and non-profit organization formed (Museum of the Great Plains Trust Authority) to oversee museum operations.
From the description of Records, 1952-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70974913
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| creatorOf | Comanche County Historical Society (Comanche County, Okla.). Records, 1952-1962. | Museum of the Great Plains | |
| referencedIn | Stafford, Lily, 1887-1984. Papers, 1902-1972. | Museum of the Great Plains | |
| referencedIn | Allen, Ira Williams, Mrs. Letters, 1954. | Museum of the Great Plains | |
| referencedIn | Lawrence, Arthur R. (Arthur Rolph), 1895-1981. Papers, 1823-1986. | Museum of the Great Plains | |
| creatorOf | Museum of the Great Plains. Museum of the Great Plains organizational records, 1880-1992. | Museum of the Great Plains | |
| referencedIn | Simpson, C. W. (Clifton W.), 1879-1963. Miscellaneous papers of C.W. Simpson, court clerk, Comanche County, Okla., 1901-1961. | Museum of the Great Plains | |
| referencedIn | Burton, John Flack, 1897-1979. John Burton correspondence, 1931-1955. | Museum of the Great Plains |
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| associatedWith | Allen, Ira Williams, Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Burton, John Flack, 1897-1979. | person |
| associatedWith | Lawrence, Arthur R. (Arthur Rolph), 1895-1981. | person |
| associatedWith | Museum of the Great Plains. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Simpson, C. W. (Clifton W.), 1879-1963. | person |
| associatedWith | Stafford, Lily, 1887-1984. | person |
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| Comanche County (Okla.) | |||
| Lawton (Okla.) | |||
| Oklahoma--Comanche County | |||
| Fort Sill (Okla.) |
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