Frank M. Canton Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-905
Scope and Contents
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Lawman. Canton's correspondence while a U.S. Deputy Marshal and Oklahoma Adjutant General; reminiscenses of his experiences in Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Alaska; newspaper clippings about his experiences and related artifacts. Also contains autobiographical material on Canton.
Dates
- 1886-1928
Creator
- Canton, Frank, 1849-1927 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
3 ft. (3 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Edward Everett Dale.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Dale, Edward Everett. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1965.
- Antiquities Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Autobiographies Subject Source: Ftamc
- Beach, Rex, 1877-1949
- Bean, Roy, -1903
- Canton family
- Cassidy, Butch, 1866-
- Cattle Raisers Association of Texas
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Counties -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Crazy Snake, (Creek chief), 1846-1911
- Cruce, Lee, 1863-1933
- Delaware County (Okla.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Doolin, Bill, 1858-1896
- Gambling -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Haskell, Charles Nathaniel, 1860-1933
- Johnson County War, 1892 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mining claims -- Alaska Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Nix, Edward
- Oklahoma. National Guard
- Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942
- Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
- Reminiscenses Subject Source: Ftamc
- Shoup, J. M.
- Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965
- Thomas, Heck, 1850-1912
- Tilghman, William Matthew, 1854-1924
- Train robberies -- Wyoming Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States marshals Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Walton, J. C., 1881-1949
- Williams, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1868-1948
- Wrightsman, Charles J.
- 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
