From the foundation’s collection
Opening & dedication, 1938
Newspaper coverage of Webster’s opening in September and dedication in November 1938. This selection includes six readable pages from the November 4 Tulsa School Life issue and two additional clippings. Pages 4 and 6 await replacement scans.
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Webster opens its doors
Tulsa School Life, September 21, 1938. The clipping reports the opening of Daniel Webster and its first students.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
Dedication plans and visitors
Clippings dated November 2 and November 10, 1938 describe dedication plans and visitors to the new school.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
Dedication invitation and program
The November 4, 1938 issue includes an invitation to the school dedication on November 6 and a program for American Education Week.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
Tulsa School Life — page 2
Reporting on Tulsa’s schools, curriculum and pupils from the November 4, 1938 issue.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
Tulsa School Life — page 3
School-system reporting from the November 4, 1938 issue.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
School life in photographs — page 5
A page of school-life photographs from the November 4, 1938 issue. The scenes remain together in their original newspaper context.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
The principal and school community — page 7
A principal’s portrait and school reporting from the November 4, 1938 issue.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.
Tulsa School Life — page 8
The closing page of the supplied November 4, 1938 newspaper selection.
From the collection supplied by the Daniel Webster Alumni Foundation.