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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Debo, Angie (1961). The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic (2nd ed.). University of Oklahoma Press. p. 239.
- ↑ "Tvshka Homma Female Institute Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ↑ "Tannehill, Mintie Interview". www.okgenweb.net. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- 1 2 "Tuskahoma Academy Destroyed by Fire Monday Afternoon". The Antlers American. Antlers, Oklahoma. 16 December 1926. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Reopen Historic Academy". Harlow's Weekly. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 10 February 1922. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Girls' School at Tuskahoma to be Opened". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 26 August 1923. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Auction Sale of Tribal Property". McAlester Democrat. McAlester, Oklahoma. 17 November 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "O. C. W. Teacher to Restore Landmarks". The Chickasha Star. Chickasha, Oklahoma. 1 September 1932. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.