Martin Luther Turner Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-1379
Scope and Contents
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Financier. Correspondence (1888-1921), news clippings (1896-1921) and two scrapbooks (1896-1917) of news clippings and broadsides, regarding the life of Turner, his campaign for election as a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, and his involvement with finance. Of special note are a number of letters (1916-1920) addressed to Turner from Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing requesting Turner's assistance in obtaining Pershing's promotion to the rank of Major General.
Dates
- 1888-1921
Creator
- Turner, Martin Luther, 1863-1921 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
.5 ft. (.5 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Purchased.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--9999.
- Campaign literature, 1907 -- Democratic -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Central American Oil Company
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Democratic Party -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Elections -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gore, Thomas P. (Thomas Pryor), 1870-1949
- Hoffman, Roy, 1869-1953
- Jenkins, W. M. (William Miller), 1856-1941
- Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad Company
- Oklahoma -- Elections Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oklahoma -- Finance Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oklahoma -- History -- 1907- Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oklahoma -- History -- To 1907 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oklahoma -- Officials and employees Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Owen, Thomas Horner, 1873-1938
- Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948
- Political campaigns -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Ftamc
- Western National Bank (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
Contact:
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
