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33rd Regiment U.S. Volunteer Infantry Association Collection
Collection — Box: Photo T-11
Identifier: WHC-P-3067
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white original prints of officers of the 33rd Regiment U.S. Volunteer Infantry in Presidio of San Francisco, California, and a reunion of unit members.
Dates:
1899
Found in:
Western History Collections
45th Infantry Division Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-P-2286
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white copy prints of soldiers of the Oklahoma National Guard in training and in combat, both in Oklahoma and overseas. Included are photographs of artillery, tanks, trenches, fighter planes, and camps.
Dates:
ca. 1897-1978
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. A. Arnold Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-1469
Scope and Contents
Black and white original prints of Eagle City, Oklahoma Territory.
Dates:
1898
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. A. Criswell Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-1139
Scope and Contents
Black and white copy prints of the Seminole Council house and Seminole Nation Governor's residence near Wewoka, Oklahoma, along with a print of the first jury convened in Wewoka for Seminole county.
Dates:
1880-1902
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. D. Jones Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-1531
Scope and Contents
Black and white original prints of Sayre and Weatherford, Oklahoma Territory and state. Included are scenes of schools, businesses, and the football team of the Southwestern Normal School of Weatherford, Oklahoma. A photograph of the school at Mountain View, Oklahoma Territory is also in the collection.
Dates:
1898-1909
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. Dixon Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-966
Scope and Contents
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Physician. Patient account records from Dixon’s medical practice in the Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, towns of Lacey (1908–1909), Kiel, now Loyal (1915–1917), and Hennessey (1920–1944), along with Dixon’s records of births attended throughout the county and of drugs he prescribed (1917–1918).
Physician. Patient account records from Dixon’s medical practice in the Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, towns of Lacey (1908–1909), Kiel, now Loyal (1915–1917), and Hennessey (1920–1944), along with Dixon’s records of births attended throughout the county and of drugs he prescribed (1917–1918).
Dates:
1908-1944
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. E. Hennings Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-1058
Scope and Contents
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Physician. Patient account ledgers (1929-1950) from Dr. Hennings' Tuttle, Oklahoma medical practice, and a news clipping (1950) regarding a gift of land by Dr. Hennings to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. A.E. Hennings Photograph Collection also in repository.
Physician. Patient account ledgers (1929-1950) from Dr. Hennings' Tuttle, Oklahoma medical practice, and a news clipping (1950) regarding a gift of land by Dr. Hennings to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. A.E. Hennings Photograph Collection also in repository.
Dates:
1929-1952
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. J. Becker Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-1137
Scope and Contents
Black and white original and copy prints of Quanah Parker and Comanche Indians, the Post Oak Cemetery, and a mission in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Also included are baptismal scenes and a meeting place of the Choctaw council.
Dates:
1900-1938
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. J. Salisbury Collection
Item
Identifier: WHC-M-2513
Scope and Contents
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Inventor. Patent (1868) for a new and improved expanding reamer for petroleum and other artesian wells.
Inventor. Patent (1868) for a new and improved expanding reamer for petroleum and other artesian wells.
Dates:
1868
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. Leland DeBord Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-836
Scope and Contents
Black and white copy prints of schools in Custer County, Oklahoma. Also includes Butler, Custer and Eureka, Oklahoma, along with farms and mail carriers.
Dates:
1904-1914
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. M. McCoy Collection
Item
Identifier: WHC-M-2527
Scope and Contents
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Collector. An account of the first house and post office in the Oklahoma Panhandle (Beaver County). This post office was listed as being in Tarbox, Texas.
Collector. An account of the first house and post office in the Oklahoma Panhandle (Beaver County). This post office was listed as being in Tarbox, Texas.
Dates:
1878-1930
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. M. Mixon Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-1717
Scope and Contents
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Physician. Account books (1914-1915, 1920), two issues of the Oklahoma Cancer Bulletin (n.d.), an anatomy chart (n.d.) and accounts (1951) turned over to the Interstate Reclamation Bureau for collection, all from Mixon's Spiro, Oklahoma medical practice (1905-1951). A.M. Mixon Photograph Collection also in repository.
Physician. Account books (1914-1915, 1920), two issues of the Oklahoma Cancer Bulletin (n.d.), an anatomy chart (n.d.) and accounts (1951) turned over to the Interstate Reclamation Bureau for collection, all from Mixon's Spiro, Oklahoma medical practice (1905-1951). A.M. Mixon Photograph Collection also in repository.
Dates:
1914-1951
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. M. Seran Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-1461
Scope and Contents
Black and white copy and original prints of Wewoka, Indian Territory and state, cotton gins, businesses, and a Democratic Party celebration. Also included are scenes of Seminole Indian cemeteries and tribal voting. A.M. Seran Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Dates:
1875-1920
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. M. Thompson Collection
Collection — Box: T-1
Identifier: WHC-M-609
Scope and Contents
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Merchant. Correspondence (1902-1948) rergarding the death of Thompson's son in France during World War I, and the controversy regarding a new townsite for Walters, Oklahoma; publications (1913-1919) regarding Oklahoma's role in the American war effort during World War I; programs (1936) of the Wichita Mountains Easter Pageant; certificates (1885-1920); and a scrapbook (n.d.) and a typescript of a speech (n.d.) by Thompson regarding the origin and early years of Walters, Oklahoma. Alfred M. Thompson Photograph Collection also in repository.
Merchant. Correspondence (1902-1948) rergarding the death of Thompson's son in France during World War I, and the controversy regarding a new townsite for Walters, Oklahoma; publications (1913-1919) regarding Oklahoma's role in the American war effort during World War I; programs (1936) of the Wichita Mountains Easter Pageant; certificates (1885-1920); and a scrapbook (n.d.) and a typescript of a speech (n.d.) by Thompson regarding the origin and early years of Walters, Oklahoma. Alfred M. Thompson Photograph Collection also in repository.
Dates:
1885-1948
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. N. Howe Collection
Item
Identifier: WHC-M-2531
Scope and Contents
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Cowboy. Typescript (n.d.) of a personal reminiscence by Howe regarding his experience in the West including visits to Dodge City, Kansas, Beaver County, Oklahoma, and No Man's Land. Also included are words to a song entitled "The Little Old Sod Shanty on My Claim.".
Cowboy. Typescript (n.d.) of a personal reminiscence by Howe regarding his experience in the West including visits to Dodge City, Kansas, Beaver County, Oklahoma, and No Man's Land. Also included are words to a song entitled "The Little Old Sod Shanty on My Claim.".
Dates:
1883-1938
Found in:
Western History Collections
A. P. Burns Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-1579
Scope and Contents
A black and white copy print of farm equipment in front of the Burns Brothers Hardware Store, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.
Dates:
1915
Found in:
Western History Collections
Abner W. Abrams Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-1
Scope and Contents
Businessman. Correspondence (1893–1916) concerning lead and zinc mining in Oklahoma, the automotive business in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and real estate holdings, along with a program (1881) of a funeral service for Lucy Grey.
Dates:
1881-1916
Found in:
Western History Collections
Abraham Jefferson Seay Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-550
Scope and Contents
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Oklahoma Territorial Governor. An autobiography (1893) of Seay; a biography (1915) of Seay, including a family history, written by Clark Brown; typescripts of Seay's diaries (1862-1864, 1892-1893), the earliest kept during his service as a Union soldier during the Civil War, and the latter kept during his term as Territorial Governor; and typescripts of letters (1905-1909) sent and received by Seay after his retirement from public office.
Oklahoma Territorial Governor. An autobiography (1893) of Seay; a biography (1915) of Seay, including a family history, written by Clark Brown; typescripts of Seay's diaries (1862-1864, 1892-1893), the earliest kept during his service as a Union soldier during the Civil War, and the latter kept during his term as Territorial Governor; and typescripts of letters (1905-1909) sent and received by Seay after his retirement from public office.
Dates:
1862-1915
Found in:
Western History Collections
Ada Depenbrink Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-830
Scope and Contents
Black and white copy prints of Binger, Oklahoma. Includes businesses, social activities and family portraits.
Dates:
1902 - 1908
Found in:
Western History Collections
Ada Public Library Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-800
Scope and Contents
Black and white copy prints of businesses, street scenes and buildings, railroads, farm scenes, families, schools and recreation in Ada, Roff and Wetumka, Oklahoma.
Dates:
1900-1937
Found in:
Western History Collections
Addie W. Clarkson Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-911
Scope and Contents
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Physician. Account ledgers (1908) from Clarkson’s medical practice at the Wheelock Academy in Millerton, Oklahoma, and at Valliant, Oklahoma. The collection also includes class notes (1926) by his son, A. M. Clarkson, while a student at the University of Oklahoma. Addie W. Clarkson Photograph Collection also in repository.
His ledgers, consisting of (1) a patients' account ledger, begun in 1908, and (2) an expense ledger, begun in 1952, show that, like many a humanitarian "horse and buggy" doctor, he kept a heterogeneous system of accounts and of payments in and for produce and labor, and did not press for full collections. These ledgers are a source of information of commodity and labor prices, and of medical charges.
Physician. Account ledgers (1908) from Clarkson’s medical practice at the Wheelock Academy in Millerton, Oklahoma, and at Valliant, Oklahoma. The collection also includes class notes (1926) by his son, A. M. Clarkson, while a student at the University of Oklahoma. Addie W. Clarkson Photograph Collection also in repository.
His ledgers, consisting of (1) a patients' account ledger, begun in 1908, and (2) an expense ledger, begun in 1952, show that, like many a humanitarian "horse and buggy" doctor, he kept a heterogeneous system of accounts and of payments in and for produce and labor, and did not press for full collections. These ledgers are a source of information of commodity and labor prices, and of medical charges.
Dates:
1908-1950
Found in:
Western History Collections
Adolphus Edward Perry Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-1879
Scope and Contents
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Politician. Correspondence (1907-1936) regarding the Republican and Progressive Parties in national and Oklahoma state elections; typed lists (1908-1920) of Republican Party officers and leaders in Oklahoma; the proceedings (1908) of the Republican Party Convention in the state's fourth Congressional district; and newspaper articles (1908-1939) regarding Perry's career and death. A.E. Perry Photograph Collection also in repository.
Politician. Correspondence (1907-1936) regarding the Republican and Progressive Parties in national and Oklahoma state elections; typed lists (1908-1920) of Republican Party officers and leaders in Oklahoma; the proceedings (1908) of the Republican Party Convention in the state's fourth Congressional district; and newspaper articles (1908-1939) regarding Perry's career and death. A.E. Perry Photograph Collection also in repository.
Dates:
1907-1939
Found in:
Western History Collections
Advertising Card Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-2524
Scope and Contents
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Subject collection. Advertising cards from businesses, in Missouri, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Illinois, Indian Territory, Texas, Arkansas, and New York. Many are from St. Louis, Missouri.
Subject collection. Advertising cards from businesses, in Missouri, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Illinois, Indian Territory, Texas, Arkansas, and New York. Many are from St. Louis, Missouri.
Dates:
1884-1918
Found in:
Western History Collections
Advertising of the West collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-2715
Abstract
Promotional brochures, flyers, handbills, maps, and original illustrations advertising geographic locations in the American West, as well as using the image of the West to sell other goods and services. The materials advertise tourist destinations such as rodeos, ranches, and the Grand Canyon; promotional brochures for western cities and towns such as Deming, New Mexico, and Lander, Wyoming; illustrated mining company stock certificates; and illustrations by Ken Laager for the covers of various western novels.
Dates:
1874 - 2016
Found in:
Western History Collections
Agatha R. Thornton Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-2167
Scope and Contents
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Teacher. Collection includes printed materials (1919-1931) on educational activities at the University of Oklahoma and Lahoma High School, Lahoma, Oklahoma; four letters from students (1926); four gradebooks (1926); and miscellaneous items such as greeting cards and a library card.
Teacher. Collection includes printed materials (1919-1931) on educational activities at the University of Oklahoma and Lahoma High School, Lahoma, Oklahoma; four letters from students (1926); four gradebooks (1926); and miscellaneous items such as greeting cards and a library card.
Dates:
1919-1931
Found in:
Western History Collections
Agnes Fuller Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-209
Scope and Contents
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Teacher. Certficates; teaching contracts; a teaching assignment from the United States Indian Service at McAlester, Oklahoma; and the "Choctaw Spelling Book" or "Chata Holisso" printed by the Richmond Presbyterian Committee of Publication, containing the "Chata Alphabet" symbols, tables, vocabularies, the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, names of animals, money tables, and moral essays, all in the Choctaw language.
Teacher. Certficates; teaching contracts; a teaching assignment from the United States Indian Service at McAlester, Oklahoma; and the "Choctaw Spelling Book" or "Chata Holisso" printed by the Richmond Presbyterian Committee of Publication, containing the "Chata Alphabet" symbols, tables, vocabularies, the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, names of animals, money tables, and moral essays, all in the Choctaw language.
Dates:
1894-1923
Found in:
Western History Collections
Al Dewlen Collection
Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-962
Scope and Contents
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Author. A manuscript of Dewlen's award-winning book "Twilight of Honor" published by McGraw-Hill in 1961, with accompanying research notes.
Author. A manuscript of Dewlen's award-winning book "Twilight of Honor" published by McGraw-Hill in 1961, with accompanying research notes.
Dates:
1961
Found in:
Western History Collections
Alan T. Levenson collection of ration books
Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-2726
Scope and Contents
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Five war ration books (circa 1943) from World War II that belonged to Betty Rubin of Englewood, New Jersey; and Lawrence, Doris, Ida Helen, and William Goldman of Yonkers, New York. Also included in the collection is a handmade leather wallet.
Five war ration books (circa 1943) from World War II that belonged to Betty Rubin of Englewood, New Jersey; and Lawrence, Doris, Ida Helen, and William Goldman of Yonkers, New York. Also included in the collection is a handmade leather wallet.
Dates:
1943
Found in:
Western History Collections
Alan W. Farley Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-1017
Scope and Contents
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Attorney. Notebooks of memoirs by Homer W. Wheeler, describing his life as an Army Scout; broadsides, newspapers, and handbills regarding the settlement of Kansas; along with a wide variety of other documents collected by Farley and relating the the Civil War, settlement of Kansas, Indian battles on the Great Plains with an emphasis on Kansas, and on the history of the American West in general. Also included is one of the two known copies of the "Siwinowe Kesibwi" (Shawnee Sun) newspaper (1841).
Attorney. Notebooks of memoirs by Homer W. Wheeler, describing his life as an Army Scout; broadsides, newspapers, and handbills regarding the settlement of Kansas; along with a wide variety of other documents collected by Farley and relating the the Civil War, settlement of Kansas, Indian battles on the Great Plains with an emphasis on Kansas, and on the history of the American West in general. Also included is one of the two known copies of the "Siwinowe Kesibwi" (Shawnee Sun) newspaper (1841).
Dates:
1833-1966
Found in:
Western History Collections
Albers, Pat
Collection — Box: Photo A-10
Identifier: WHC-P-2287
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white and color copy prints of Arapaho, Cheyenne, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Kiowa, Pawnee, Sioux, and Southern Cheyenne Indians wearing traditional clothing. Personalities include Big Face, Big Hawk, Joe Big Head, Susie Big Horse, Big Wolf, Bird Chief, Bird Head, Black Wolf, Brave Bear, Buffalo Meat, Bull Bear, Burning Face, Cloud Chief, Cut Ears, Dach-O-Me-Yo, Deafy Fletcher, Winona Margery Haury, High Chief, I-See-O, Left Hand, Grant Left Hand, Minnie Left Hand, Little Bear, Little Chief, Lone Bear, Mad Wolf, Nellie Old Man, Edgar Pettyman, Plenty Horses, Standing Bull, Standing Wolf, Thunder Bird, Turkey Legs, Lizzie Turkey Legs, Wenona Turkey Legs, Rev. T. K. Tyson, Walking Woman, Whirlwind, White Eagle, White Shield, Don B. Wolf, Wolf Face, Wolf Robe, and Yellow Boy.
Unpublished finding aid available.
Dates:
1906-1970
Found in:
Western History Collections
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