Horace Cornelius Peterson Collection
Scope and Contents
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Professor. Manuscripts and galley proofs of, and correspondence (ca. 1939) regarding Peterson's books"Propaganda for War" and "Opponents of War"; scrapbooks (ca. 1939) with reviews of his books; Peterson's research notes (n.d.) regarding the loyalty oath in Oklahoma; typescript of a journal (1918-1919) kept by Ike Hoover, a member of the American peace negotiating team in Paris after World War I; and publications (1918-1951) regarding World War I, and propaganda. Also in this collection is an account (1952), by Alfred B. Sears, of Peterson's accidental death in the University of Oklahoma's Gittinger Hall. Horace Cornelious Peterson Photograph Collection also in repository.
Dates
- 1918-1951
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
9 ft. (9 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Dr. Alfred B. Sears and Mrs. Harriet E. Peterson.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Sears, Dr. Alfred B. and Mrs. Harriet E. Peterson. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1952.
- Academic freedom -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Creel, George, 1876-1953
- Galley proofs Subject Source: Ftamc
- Hoover, Irwin Hood, 1871-1933
- Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
- Journals (notebooks) Subject Source: Ftamc
- Loyalty oaths -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Notes Subject Source: Ftamc
- Peterson, H. C. (Horace Cornelius), 1902-1952
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Ftamc
- Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968
- University of Oklahoma -- : Buildings.
- Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Public opinion Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
