Press Release
January 12, 2023
Contact: Steve Hawkins
Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 405-522-0754
steve.hawkins@history.ok.gov
www.okhistory.org/historycenter
Oklahoma History Center Workshop to Focus on Researching Legal Documents
OKLAHOMA CITY — Dr. Le'Shawn Turner, reference librarian for the Oklahoma City University School of Law, will guide non-lawyers on the process of researching legal sources effectively during a workshop at the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) on Saturday, January 14, from 12 – 2 p.m.
This class will be beneficial to college students, genealogists and people with specific research interests.
Mallory Covington, archival collections manager for the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS), will also share information on the various legal materials available through the John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Research Center, which is where the class will take place.
The class is free with registration. For more information call 405-522-0765.
The Oklahoma History Center is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society and is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, National Archives and is an accredited member of the American Alliance of Museums. The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit www.okhistory.org.
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