Historical evidence ·
Atoka Baptist Orphanage School Band
The reviewed sources document Atoka Baptist Orphanage School Band in Atoka. The dates below describe the evidence available; they do not establish the band's complete lifespan.
- Community
- Atoka
- Historical setting
- Indian Territory
- Ensemble
- institutional / orphanage school band
- Earliest reviewed evidence
- 1896
- Later reviewed evidence
- 1896
- People named in the sources
- Professor E. H. Richel (superintendent; band directorship not stated)
What remains uncertain
Possible relationship to Choctaw Baptist Academy and later Murrow Indian Orphan Home; not merged
High for band existence, place and 1896 date from primary photograph catalog; medium for normalized name and Richel's relationship to the band; low for continuity and institutional succession.
Sources and access
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