Working at the Oklahoma Publishing Company

Immediately after graduating from Wells College in 1939, Edith Kinney Gaylord went to work for her father's company, where she wrote and edited for the Daily Oklahoman and the Oklahoma City Times. She served on the society staff, writing about local events and the wealthy and connected social circles of Oklahoma City. She also wrote broadcasts for her father's new radio station, WKY. 

Oklahoma Publishing Company Building, located on North Broadway in Oklahoma City. 1936. Courtesy Oklahoma Historical Society.

E. K. Gaylord, the founder of the Oklahoma Publishing Company and Edith Kinney Gaylord's father. Year unknown. Oklahoma Hall of Fame Archives.

Why were society pages so important in the 1900s? What types of events do you think Gaylord covered?