Mrs. William Oscar Childs Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: WHC-M-103

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Scope and Contents

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Philanthropist. Correspondence (1926-1955) concerning the Childs' move to Oklahoma in the 1920's and W.O. Child's involvement in the Oklahoma oil industry; his membership with the Freemasons; his death in 1936; and Mrs. Child's memorial gifts of carillion chimes to the Scottish Rite Temple in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and to the University of Oklahoma in 1955.

Dates

1926-1957

Creator

Childs, William Oscar, Mrs., 1868-1957 (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Available for public access.

Extent

.66 ft. (.66 ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Mrs. William Oscar Childs.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Childs, Mrs. William Oscar. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1954.

Subjects

Childs, William Oscar, 1865-1936
Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Freemasonry -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Freemasonry -- Oklahoma -- Guthrie Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Guthrie (Okla.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oil fields -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oklahoma -- Industries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
University of Oklahoma -- : History.