University of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Memorial Union

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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University of Oklahoma regent. Correspondence (1922-1955) regarding various aspects of the Board of Regents' business, including the Law School, the Alumni Association, the university hospital, and the planning, construction and operation of the University of Oklahoma's Student Union and football stadium; along with the Articles of Incorporation (1923-1928) of the Oklahoma Memorial Union Board of Governors. Raymond A. Tolbert Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Cate served as Editor of Sooner Magazine and Assistant in Press Relations beginning December 1, 1936 and continued in those capacities until 1942 when he became acting Secretary of the Alumni Association, acting manager of the Oklahoma Memorial Union, and Editor/Manager of Sooner Magazine. In 1944 Cate became Financial Assistant to President George Lynn Cross. The administrative files, arranged alphabetically by subject, contain primarily advertising records, newsclippings and correspondence.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Publications from Student Development, University of Oklahoma Student Association (UOSA), Special Student Services, Housing Programs, Oklahoma Memorial Union, Career Planning & Placement Services, Goddard Health Center, School Relations & Financial Aids, Visitors Information Center, Minority Student Services, Recreational Services, Student Publications, and Mental Health Services include: Student Handbooks (1948-50, 1979-81); Student Guides (1965-67); "The Code" (1981-86); Student Regulations (1909, 1953-65); Housing/Food Service pamphlets (1948-91); Career Conference Programs (1948-55); "Omnibook" (1972-77); University Sing programs (1947-50); "Sooner Scandals" (1960-68, 1988); "Faculty Evaluation Handbook" (1981); Student Association Constitution (1915, 1927); "Soonertime" (1978-79);...

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Records of the Stadium-Union Memorial Fund including Annual Report (1941-42); Correspondence (1927-44) involving Ted M. Beaird and Frank Cleckler; Financial Records (1922-40); legal documents (1941); and Minutes from Board of Governors (1940-43), Board of Trustees (1935-43), and OU Association (1926-40).

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Professor. Letters (1932-1940) of recommendation for senior students at the University of Oklahoma for admission to the University's President's Class; corrected manuscripts (n.d.) for "Mahan on Sea Power" (University of Oklahoma Press, 1947) and "The Philippines and the United States" (University of Oklahoma Press, 1951), the latter co-authored with Garel A. Grunder; and correspondence and minutes (1939-1950) of the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. William Edmund Livezey Photograph Collection also in repository.