Kerr, Robert S. (Robert Samuel), 1896-1963

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Newspaperman. Correspondence (1903-1951) regarding personal affairs, politicians and political events, and the National Editorial Association; speeches (n.d.) of Nichols; and publications (1917-1944) by pacifist organizations and government agencies regarding America's involvement in World War II and Nazi Germany's relations with other European nations. Lea Murray Nichols Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Campaign brochures (1930-1958) for Democratic candidates; press releases (1949-1952) of speeches and statements given by Democratic Party officials; a scrapbook (1958) regarding the inaugurations of Oklahoma governors E.W. Marland, Johnston Murray, Roy J. Turner, and Raymond D. Gary; a speakers' manual (1936) for the Democratic campaign in Oklahoma; official proceedings (1944) of the Democratic Convention; and the Democratic campaign textbook (1916) for Oklahoma.

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Correspondence; news releases; clippings; and municipal, organizational and legislative resolutions (1957-1959) regarding the Army's plan to create a missile firing range at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and the formation of a regional citizens' coalition, the Southwestern Oklahoma Survival Association, which eventually thwarted the plan. Also included in this collection is information regarding prior expansions of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1869-1957.