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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1972.002.002 |
Collection |
Oral History |
Narrator's Name |
Knight, Raymond |
Object Name |
Recording |
Date |
02/10/1971 |
Digital Link |
Click here to listen to recording. Click here to view the PDF file. |
Scope & Content |
Audio recording containing an oral history interview of Dr. Raymond Knight of Tulsa, OK by Pendleton Woods on the campus of Oklahoma Christian College in Edmond, OK, dated February 10, 1971. Knight, a long-time educator and school administrator, speaks concerning his career in education. The recording is 01:42:27 in length. 00:01 Introduction of Dr. Raymond Knight 00:50 Knight's education and career 04:00 Recollections of his Cherokee grandmother during the Civil War, Indian Territory, and land runs 18:48 Personal recollections of Tulsa Race Massacre 22:36 Knight comes to Oklahoma: Hominy, powwows, Osage Indians 31:35 career at Will Rogers High School, Hominy Schools 42:45 meeting Will Rogers & Will Rogers Memorial Commission 51:50 move to Tulsa, Tulsa Public Schools, and family alumni 01:00:15 philosophy of education, president of Oklahoma Education Association 01:19:52 involvement in Tulsa County Historical Society & Will Rogers Memorial Commission 01:28:02 involvement with Blue Cross Blue Shield Oklahoma & notable Tulsans |
Search Terms |
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma Cherokee Nation Hominy, OK Indian Territory land runs Oklahoma Education Association (OAE) oral history interviews Osage Indians powwows teachers Tulsa County Historical Society Tulsa Public Schools Tulsa Race Massacre Will Rogers High School Will Rogers Memorial |
People |
Abbott, John Bryant, Anita Drummond, Frederick Fallis, Savier Moreland "Buddy" Henthorne, Norris G. Knight, Raymond Mullendore, Eugene Claremont Murray, William Henry Davis "Alfalfa Bill" Rogers, Will Woods, Pendleton "Pen" |