Museum of the Great Plains organizational records, 1880-1992.

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Museum of the Great Plains organizational records, 1880-1992.

Includes operational records (1960s), ledgers (1960s), financial records (1962-1992), museum director files (1966-1980); and records of the following organizations: Comanche County Historical Society (1957-1963); Great Plains Historical Association (1960-1970); Institute of the Great Plains (1970s); and Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council director (1971-1972).

27 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7077998

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Museum of the Great Plains

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Founded as Comanche County Historical Society in 1954. From the description of Museum of the Great Plains maps and blueprints collection, 1926-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 234313700 Originally 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 on city park land; parent organization renamed Great Plains Historical Association; in 1970 ...

Institute of the Great Plains

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Comanche County Historical Society (Comanche County, Okla.)

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Originally 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 n...

Great Plains Historical Association

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Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council

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