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David Lewis Payne Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-476

Scope and Contents

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Colonist. Typescripts of news articles from Kansas, Missouri and Indian Territory newspapers, and also from historical journals, regarding the life of David L. Payne, his leadership of the Boomer Movement, and his attempts to colonize the Oklahoma Territory before the U.S. government opened it to settlement.

Dates

  • Creation: 1879-1939

Creator

Restrictions on Access

On June 26, 2023, the Western History Collections began a preservation project that has made many of its collections unavailable for a period of time. This collection is among the materials temporarily unavailable. Please contact Western History Collections if you wish to be added to a contact list to be notified when this collection becomes available.

Available for public access.

Extent

1.33 Cubic Feet (1.33 ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Ownership and Custodial History

Subject collection assembled by the Western History Collections staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Typescripts: Source of acquisition--Western History Collections staff. Method of acquisition--Assembled; Date of acquisition--9999.

Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Western History Collections Repository

Contact:
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Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States