Orton, Dorothy Jean, 1915-1968
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1915 - 1968
Biography
Dorthy Jane Orton was the primary mover in urging the restoration of old Fort Towson. After her military service, Orton became postmaster at Fort Townson and held that position until the time of her death.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fort Towson
File
Identifier: 2006.012.6
Scope and Contents
From the File:
An artificial collection that consists of materials pertaining to Oklahoma and Oklahomans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and is not part of any other collection.The Oklahoma Collection subsumes the old Oklahoma Ephemera, Oklahoma Historical Photos and Docs and Oklahoma Maps collections. Ephemera was a remnant of the McFarlin Reference Department's vertical files, the larger portion having been sent to the Tulsa City-County Library, which was kept during the late 1940s...
Dates:
1864 - 1991