Mary Clarke Miley Foundation Collection
Scope and Contents
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Private foundation. Correspondence (1937-1954) of William Halliburton Miley regarding personal matters, and William's service in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. The letters include information regarding William's suicide in 1954, as well as the clemency case of Pvt. Eddie D. Slovik. Also in the collection are letters (2003-2004) of Mark L. Kimmey and others regarding the extension of soldiers' terms of service during the Iraq War; two scrapbooks (1900-1992) with clippings, programs, and photographs concerning Mary Clarke Miley, her career as a pianist, the foundation she established, and prominent figures in Oklahoma history; and an unpublished account by Grace Frances Campbell about life in Indian Territory during the 1890s.
Dates
- 1900-2004
Creator
- Miley, Mary Clarke (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
3 Cubic Feet (3 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Mary Clarke Miley.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Miley, Mary Clarke. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1983.
- Arts -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Campbell, Grace Frances, 1888-1971
- Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Endowments -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Harmonica Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kimmey, Mark L.
- Korean War, 1950-1953 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Miley, William Halliburton
- Musical instruments -- Construction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
- Slovik, Edward Donald, 1920-1945
- Suicide victims Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army -- : Equipment.
- University of Oklahoma -- : Scholarships, fellowships, etc.
- World War, 1939-1945 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
