Margaret Clark Stephens Collection

Collection — Box: S-45

Identifier: WHC-M-1739

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

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Collector. Newspaper and magazine articles (1948-1969) regarding Don Santiago Querque, also known as James Kirker and Don Santiago Kirker; and a photocopy of a manuscript (n.d.) regarding frontier life and conditions near Arkansas City, Kansas, during the opening of the Cherokee Strip and subsequent settlement of the rest of Oklahoma Territory. Margaret Clark Stephens Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates

1948-1969

Creator

Stephens, Margaret Clark, approximately 1920- (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Available for public access.

Extent

.10 Cubic Feet (.10 ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Rothwell Stephens.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Stephens, Rothwell. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1976.

Subjects

Arkansas City (Kan.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Cherokee Strip (Okla. and Kan.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
El Reno (Okla.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Frontier and pioneer life -- Kansas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Frontier and pioneer life -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Heflin, May Osa
Indian land transfers -- Oklahoma -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Kansas -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Kirker, James, 1793-1852 or 1853
Land settlement -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oklahoma -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oklahoma -- History -- Land Rush, 1893 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings