On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Published by
Bunn Publishing Company, American
Written by
Bunn, Clinton Orrin, American, 1877 - 1924
Owned by
Franklin, B. C., American, 1879 - 1960
Subject of
Judge Brett, Rutherford, American, founded 1867
Date
1922
Medium
paper, ink
Dimensions
10 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 2 11/16 in. (26 × 19 × 6.8 cm)
Description
1a) A hardcover book titled Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, Vol. 1 written by Clinton Orrin Bunn, used by lawyer B.C. Franklin in advocating for survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The cover is brown and red. Handwritten in ink on the spine is “Judge Rutherford Division Two.” Written on the front cover is “Division Two.” The book is annotated and has several handwritten notes in the margins throughout the book.
1b) Index pages (1567-1584) and blank end page are loose and separated from the rest of the book.
Place used
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Type
hardcover books
Topic
American South
American West
Law
Race discrimination
Race riots
Tulsa Race Massacre
U.S. History, 1919-1933
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John W. and Karen R. Franklin
Object number
2013.238.1ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d78e7104-21a2-4125-923d-60f49646ab8d

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