Benjamin R. Cook Collection
Scope and Contents
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Three account books (1872-1874), a fire insurance policy (1889), and various statements and receipts (1879-1880) from the Hester Mercantile Store, Boggy Depot, Indian Territory, owned by George B. Hester. The collection also contains printed election returns (1930-1948) from Atoka County, Oklahoma.
Dates
- Creation: 1872-1948
Creator
- Cook, Benjamin Roy, 1888-1967 (Person)
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 Cubic Feet (1 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Benjamin R. Cook, Jr.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Records: Source of acquisition--Cook, Benjamin R., Jr. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1951.
Subject
- Hester Mercantile Store (Boggy Depot, Okla.) (Organization)
- Hester, George B., 1832-1897 (Person)
- Cook, Benjamin Roy, 1917-1989 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- 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
