Walter M. Harrison Collection
Scope and Contents
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Journalist. Personal correspondence (1930-1961), military papers (1918-1959), biographical materials (1915-1961), and business correspondence (1931-1961) of Harrison, an editor for the "Daily Oklahoman" and owner of "The North Star"; files from Harrison's association with the Pulitzer Prize Board (1938-1942), the Will Rogers Memorial Commission (1938-1961), the National Cowboy Hall of Fame (1955) and the Civil War Centennial Commission (1953-1961); plus political campaign materials and papers (1949-1959) regarding Harrison's service as a city Councilman for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Walter M. Harrison Photograph Collection also in repository.
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1961
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
10 Cubic Feet (10 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of the Walter M. Harrison family.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Walter M. Harrison family. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1967.
Subject
- Harrison, Walter M., 1888-1961 (Person)
- Hurley, Patrick J. (Patrick Jay), 1883-1963 -- : Correspondence (Person)
- Pulitzer, Joseph, 1885-1955 -- : Correspondence (Person)
- Templer, George -- : Correspondence (Person)
- Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965 (Person)
- Trapp, Martin Edwin, 1877-1951 (Person)
- United States. Civil War Centennial Commission (Organization)
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center (Organization)
- Will Rogers Memorial Commission (Organization)
- Sooner Broadcasting Company (Organization)
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- : Oklahoma. (Organization)
- Pulitzer Prize Board (Columbia University) (Organization)
- 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
