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The McKinney Name is Honored (open access)

The McKinney Name is Honored

Article traces the history of the McKinney name and the construction of the Normal School at Durant, Oklahoma. Mary M. Frye highlights the lives of the influential McKinneys who impacted the history of the Normal school, which became Southeastern State College in 1951 and is now Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Date: Autumn 1951
Creator: Frye, Mary M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William Elbert Utterback (open access)

William Elbert Utterback

Article provides a biographical tribute to lawyer and banker William Elbert Utterback. Charles Evans describes his upbringing and education in Mississippi, experience in the United States Army, and involvement in the community and business in the Durant region of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1953
Creator: Evans, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Third Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Held in the City of Durant, Oklahoma, on November 12, 1953 (open access)

Minutes of the Third Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Held in the City of Durant, Oklahoma, on November 12, 1953

This section includes the minutes of the third quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on November 12, 1953.
Date: Winter 1953
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Robert Lee Williams as I Knew Him (open access)

Robert Lee Williams as I Knew Him

Article provides a transcript of the address given by Baxtor Taylor at the dedication of the monument to Robert L. Williams. Taylor provides his personal perspective on the life of the judge and discusses his own experience as a newspaper editor in Atoka reporting on the Constitutional Convention Williams attended.
Date: Winter 1953
Creator: Taylor, Baxter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History