University of Oklahoma

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Black and white original prints of David Ross Boyd, his family, scenes from the first ten years of the University of Oklahoma, including the first faculty, students and buildings. The collection also contains images of the Rough Riders Reunion at Oklahoma City in 1910. David Ross Boyd Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Collector. A script for the play, “Our American Cousin,” produced by the students of the University of Oklahoma in 1905; and publications (1905–1928) of the University of Oklahoma, including The Sooner, The Umpire, The University Umpire, The University Newsletter, The University Oklahoman, The Sooner Alumnus, and the program for the 1928 football season. Also in this collection are a number of books (circa 1895) in German and artifacts (1905), including a University of Oklahoma beret and a football sweater.

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Black and white original prints of William Bennett Bizzell and the University of Oklahoma, including scenes of faculty, regents and students. The collection also contains photographs of Yellowstone National Park, the Pioneer Woman Statue, and Bizzell's travels in Egypt, Greece and France. William Bennett Bizzell Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Subject collection. Collected memorabilia from the University of Oklahoma’s Class of 1906, including University of Oklahoma yells, commencement programs, a senior class play script, and related materials.

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Black-and-white original prints of University of Oklahoma President Joseph A. Brandt. The collection contains scenes of Brandt with former University of Oklahoma President William B. Bizzell; University of Oklahoma students and alumni; and the 1941 matriculation ceremony. Photographs of other University of Oklahoma personalities in the collection are Carlton Ross Hume, Stratton D. Brooks, and Paul Sears.

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Black-and-white original prints of University of Oklahoma President Joseph A. Brandt. The collection contains scenes of Brandt with former University of Oklahoma President William B. Bizzell; University of Oklahoma students and alumni; and the 1941 matriculation ceremony. Photographs of other University of Oklahoma personalities in the collection are Carlton Ross Hume, Stratton D. Brooks, and Paul Sears.

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Black and white copy prints of Norman and Lexington, Oklahoma. Includes street scenes, businesses, churches, schools, fairs, family and individual studio portraits.

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University of Oklahoma geography professor. Papers (1915-1978), including reprints of eight articles by Bollinger; research notes, including calculations for Bollinger's solar atlas; and correspondence between Bollinger and other geographers.

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Black and white original and copy prints of Comanche, Cheyenne, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Arapaho, Sac and Fox, Sioux, Blackfoot, Kiowa, Crow, Ute, Shawnee, Omaha, Pueblo, Shoshoni, Pawnee, Ponca, Assinibone, Apache, Yakima Nez Perce, Umatilla, Wichita, Osage, Potawatomi and Flathead Indians. Also included are photographs of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars (1865-1891), Western forts and posts, the Little Big Horn battlefield, trails and settlements of the Southwest, soil conservation and dust storms, Oklahoma towns, mountain ranges and National Parks.

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Black and white original prints of David Ross Boyd, his family, scenes from the first ten years of the University of Oklahoma, including the first faculty, students and buildings. The collection also contains images of the Rough Riders Reunion at Oklahoma City in 1910. David Ross Boyd Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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University of Oklahoma professor. Manuscripts (1933-1961) of Ewing's papers on political theory, and his book "Essentials of American Government"; research materials (ca. 1930-1960); including information on impeachment and primary elections; lecture notes (ca. 1920-1930), and other teaching materials (ca. 1930-1960); correspondence (ca. 1930-1960); and speeches (ca. 1920-1950), all relating to American government.

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Black and white original prints of Norman, Oklahoma Territory and Guthrie, Oklahoma. Also in the collection are photographs of the University of Oklahoma, which include scenes of students, faculty and campus. Jesse Lee Rader Manuscripts Collection also in repository.

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Black and white original prints of the fire which destroyed University Hall, the second administration building at the University of Oklahoma. Errett Rains Newby Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Black and white original prints of the fire which destroyed University Hall, the second administration building at the University of Oklahoma. Errett Rains Newby Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Black and white original prints of the fire which destroyed University Hall, the second administration building at the University of Oklahoma. Errett Rains Newby Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Correspondence from University of Oklahoma alumni and political figures to University of Oklahoma president David L. Boren regarding OU events and history; artifacts and a scrapbook regarding OU sports and OU history; an OU commencement address by Sam Nunn; and publications regarding OU history and OU personalities. The collection also contains items such as a set of photograph printing plates of OU administrators and professors; a U.S. flag bearing 46 stars; an engineering student's set of drafting tools; photographs of OU president emeritus Joseph Brandt, and of the bombed Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City; and printed programs of the Y.M.C.A. and the Y.W.C.A.

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Black and white original prints of David Ross Boyd, his family, scenes from the first ten years of the University of Oklahoma, including the first faculty, students and buildings. The collection also contains images of the Rough Riders Reunion at Oklahoma City in 1910. David Ross Boyd Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Black and white original prints of David Ross Boyd, his family, scenes from the first ten years of the University of Oklahoma, including the first faculty, students and buildings. The collection also contains images of the Rough Riders Reunion at Oklahoma City in 1910. David Ross Boyd Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Black and white original prints of David Ross Boyd, his family, scenes from the first ten years of the University of Oklahoma, including the first faculty, students and buildings. The collection also contains images of the Rough Riders Reunion at Oklahoma City in 1910. David Ross Boyd Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Black and white original prints of David Ross Boyd, his family, scenes from the first ten years of the University of Oklahoma, including the first faculty, students and buildings. The collection also contains images of the Rough Riders Reunion at Oklahoma City in 1910. David Ross Boyd Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Black and white original prints of David Ross Boyd, his family, scenes from the first ten years of the University of Oklahoma, including the first faculty, students and buildings. The collection also contains images of the Rough Riders Reunion at Oklahoma City in 1910. David Ross Boyd Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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University of Oklahoma president. Correspondence (1899-1943) of Dr. Boyd regarding the establishment of the University of Oklahoma, and Boyd's tenure as its first president; speeches (n.d.) delivered by Boyd; newspaper clippings (-1957) regarding Boyd and the University; employment contracts (1892) between Boyd and the University's Board of Regents; certificates (1903-1924); obituaries and memorials (1936-1937); genealogies of the Boyd and Ross families; programs (1900-1909); songs, music and posters (1902-1907) from the University. Also included is a manuscript by Mary Alice Boyd, daughter of Dr. Boyd, describing the Boyds' years in Arkansas City, Kansas, and in Norman, Oklahoma. David Ross Boyd Photograph Collection is also in repository.

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Black and white original prints of David Ross Boyd, his family, scenes from the first ten years of the University of Oklahoma, including the first faculty, students and buildings. The collection also contains images of the Rough Riders Reunion at Oklahoma City in 1910. David Ross Boyd Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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University professor and attorney. Correspondence and legal papers (1961-1972) of Swank in his role as University Legal Counsel, along with printed materials relating to his legal research and teaching at the University of Oklahoma.

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Black and white original prints of the University of Oklahoma, the Naval Air Station at Norman, Oklahoma, defense work at Tinker Field, including women workers, the British Air School at Miami, Oklahoma, during World War II, dust storms, Ponca and Cherokee Indians and scenes of the 101 Ranch. Grace Ernestine Ray Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Black and white original prints of David Ross Boyd, his family, scenes from the first ten years of the University of Oklahoma, including the first faculty, students and buildings. The collection also contains images of the Rough Riders Reunion at Oklahoma City in 1910. David Ross Boyd Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Coach. Correspondence (1941-1980), notebooks of football plays (1929-1945), speech notes and reminiscences, and clippings (1925-1980) of Luster, the University of Oklahoma's head football coach, 1941-1945. Dewey William "Snorter" Luster Photograph Collection also in repository.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Subject collection. Letters, reports, publications, and manuscripts reflecting the history of Oklahoma and of its American Indian tribes and nations, including correspondence (1813–1839) from U.S. government officials concerning policy toward the Indians, especially in regard to the Indian removal, and correspondence (1862) from Confederate Army officer Albert Pike in regard to Confederate States of America policy toward the Indians. Also included in this collection is a group of French colonial documents (1682–1794), along with diaries and journals (1770–1877) of travelers on the American frontier. The collection contains material on a variety of topics; researchers are urged to consult the inventory to determine the full scope of the collection’s contents. Portions of Boxes 7 and 8 of this collection are available at the OU Libraries...

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One unused ticket to the University of Oklahoma vs. University of Nebraska football game of 1971, known as "The Game of the Century.".

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History professor. Bibliographies (1962-1965), correspondence with students (1961-1963), course bibliographies, syllabi, lecture outlines, and schedules for Owings' University of Oklahoma American History courses.