George Rainey Collection
Scope and Contents
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Author. Correspondence (1902-1954) of Rainey; newspaper clippings (1910-1954), including reviews of Rainey's books and other articles relating to the Rainey familiy and Oklahoma history; diaries and notebooks (1880-1940), pamphlets and booklets (1903-1968), and manuscripts by Rainey and others, relating to Oklahoma and U.S. history; certificates (1905-1937); a pocket copy of a patent (1904) for an adding machine; and a billfold carried by Rainey in the Oklahoma Land Run of 1893. George Rainey Photograph Collection also in repository.
Dates
- 1874-1976
Creator
- Rainey, Geo. (George), 1866-1940 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
3 ft. (3 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Tom G. Rainey.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Rainey, Tom G. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1976.
- Antiquities Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cherokee Strip (Okla. and Kan.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Census Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Notebooks Subject Source: Ftamc
- Oklahoma -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oklahoma Panhandle (Okla.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pamphlets Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Patents (licenses) Subject Source: Ftamc
- Rainey family
- Rainey, Luretta Gilbert
- Rainey, Tom G.
- Virginia -- Census 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
