Dorothy Johnson Collection
Scope and Contents
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Collection. Stories (n.d.) written by Matie Mowbray Thomas concerning the exploits of Deputy U.S. Marshal, Heck Thomas, including a transcription of a letter written by Isaac Parker recommending Thomas' appointment as marshal of U.S. courts for Oklahoma; Correspondence (1876-1960) concerning Heck Thomas, including a letter to Thomas from U.S. Senator Tom P. Gore, a letter to Bill Doolin from his wife, Edith, and a letter to Matie Thomas from Chris Madsen. Also includes magazine articles (1935) titled "Truth is Stranger than Fiction" and "Heck Thomas Collects" recounting the exploits of Heck Thomas as a railroad express messenger in Texas, and as U.S. deputy marshal in Indian Territory; and diaries (1889-1895) kept by Heck Thomas which include notations about cases, witnesses, etc.
Dates
- 1876-1960
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
.5 ft. (.5 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Dorothy Johnson.
- Abernathy, John R., 1876-1941
- Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Courts -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Courts -- United States -- Officials and employees Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Davis, Ed
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Doolin, Bill, 1858-1896
- Gore, Thomas P. (Thomas Pryor), 1870-1949
- Lee, Jim
- Lee, Pink
- Madsen, Christian, 1851-1944
- Meek, Edith, 1871-1928
- Morris, George
- Parker, Isaac Charles, 1838-1896
- Railroads -- Texas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Smoky Joe
- Taylor, Jim
- Thomas, Heck, 1850-1912
- Thomas, Jim
- Thomas, Matie Mowbray
- Tilghman, William Matthew, 1854-1924
- United States. District Court (Arkansas : Western District)
- 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
