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Physician. A notebook (1917-1918) with transcripts of lectures given at Camp Greenleaf, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia during World War I to military physician trainees, and poetry (1918), presumably by Price; a book (1903) entitled "Pocket Cyclopedia of Medicine and Surgery" along with certificates and diplomas (1904-1914) awarded Price by medical schools and associations. Charles Gary Price Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Judge. Correspondence (1907-1944) regarding Watts's personal affairs, his interest in the Democratic Party and in government at the state and local levels, and regarding the status of legal cases; plus publications (1914-1944) regarding politics and government.

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Newspaper clippings (1904) of prose and poetry written by the students of the Pond Creek (Oklahoma) High School Class of 1904; and a program (1908) for the Senior Banquet of the University of Oklahoma Class of 1908. Keiger was a member of both classes.

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Nine page paper"We Visit a Home Over 20,000 Years Old in the Arkansas Mountains, and Find the Master Still There." A written account of the experience of Charles Williams and Dr. Otto Spring while exploring a cave in the Boston Mountains in Arkansas, also known as the "Outlaw Mountains.".

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Typescript of a biography of Journeycake, Chief of the Delawares, along with newspaper clippings regarding his career and the Journeycake home. Charles Journeycake Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Correspondence, circulars, pamphlets, and labor regulations (1907-1913) to and from Charles L. Daugherty while serving as Oklahoma's first Commissioner of Labor, concerning issues such as labor legislation, organized labor, open and closed shops, child labor, the Democratic party, local elections, and political appointments.

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Collector. A book (ca. 1921) entitled Oklahoma City, published by Walker Taylor Printing Company; a pamphlet (1927), “Commemorating the 38th Anniversary of Oklahoma City and the American First National Bank”; and a program (ca. 1941) from the musical Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma governor. Correspondence (1863-1929) concerning Haskell's political career; speeches (1907-1952) made by Haskell; newspaper clippings (1908-1938); and notes (n.d.) concerning Haskell's involvement with the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention. Charles N. Haskell Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Black-and-white original and copy prints of prominent Sioux Indians such as Red Cloud, Yellow Shirt, Kicking Bear, American Horse, and Spotted Elk. Also included are photographs of White Swan (Crow) and Naiche (Apache).

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Black-and-white original prints of the employees and performances of the Miller Brothers 101 and Pawnee Bill’s wild west shows. The collection includes individual images and group scenes of cowboy and cowgirl performers, as well as those of Indian performers from the Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Kickapoo, Osage, Pawnee, Ponca, Potawatomi, Sac and Fox, and Sioux tribes. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Black-and-white original prints of American Indians wearing traditional clothing. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Geologist. Correspondence (1914-1941) regarding personal matters, and Oklahoma place names and geology; published and unpublished manuscripts (1907-1946) regarding Oklahoma history, place names and geology; reviews (n.d.) of Gould's works; poetry (n.d.) by Gould; speeches (n.d.) delivered by Gould; and newspaper clippings (1900-1946) regarding Gould's life and works.

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Typescript (1953) by George Coffey entitled"Ten Days in a Hunting Camp with Charley Russell" describing a hunting trip Coffey made with Charles M. Russell in the Sun River, Montana, area in 1922.

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Collector. Correspondence (1899-1923); notes (n.d.) for Bible lessons; copy of speech (1914) by William H. Murray; two issues (1935) of the "Student's Echo" from the Commercial Extension, a correspondence school in Omaha, Nebraska, and an issue (1917) of "Patton's Magazine" all belonging to Charles Parnell. Charles Parnell Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Charles S. Standley, Jr. was a colonel of the U.S. Army during World War II with some 10,000 troops under his command for the 368th Infantry regiment. He was also 1st Lieutenant Commanding Officer of Company 802 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). He was in the CCC from 1935-1941 in Colorado and Oklahoma. This collection contains his recollections and documents from his time spent in the South Pacific, CCC, Taiwan, and World War II. It also contains photographs taken during his service in World War II, during his time spent in the CCC, and of his family.

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Physician. Five reprints (1908–1934) of articles written by Charles Sumner Neer, a Vinita, Oklahoma, physician, on ectopic pregnancies, childbirth complications, and malaria.

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Library professor. Brochures, checklists, and informational leaflets (1971–1978) on library and information services for Native Americans.

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Postmaster. Mimeographed copies, signed by the author, of Charles U. Gordon's poem (1950)"The American Flag.".

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Pharmacist. Certificates and diplomas (1891–1917) awarded to Bacon during his career as a pharmacist in Oklahoma.

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Physician. Official transactions (1906) of the joint session of the Oklahoma State and Indian Territory Medical Associations; official publications (1906-1935) of the Oklahoma State Medical Association; correspondence (1926-1939) regarding Fisk's appointment as consulting surgeon to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad; and certificates of election (1902-1908) to the position of city Councilman in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.

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Petroleum geologist. Geological reports for Oklahoma, Venezuela, and Mexico; materials concerning oil production in the Middle East and Central and South America; correspondence (1912-1922) with Mexican Gulf Oil Company; Hamilton's family correspondence (1909-1926), some (1914) concerning the Mexican Revolution; general business correspondence (1911-1923), some with Everette L. DeGolyer; Hamilton's geology class notes (1914-1915); Hamilton's diary (1912-1914); and a draft of a book-length work by Hamilton entitled "Americans in the Middle East." Charles W. Hamilton Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Army officer. Correspondence (1864-1865) of the military Commissary General of Port Hudson, Louisiana, Lieutenant Charles W. Whitney, written during the Union occupation of that city.

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Artist. A collection of 13 original drawings (1993-2001) by artist Charles Ward depicting buildings on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus. These drawings were produced for the 2002 University of Oklahoma Calendar, a copy of which is included. Drawings of the following are in this collection: Carnegie Building, Oklahoma Memorial Union, Monnet Hall, Ellison Hall, Holmberg Hall, Felgar Hall, Boyd House before its renovation, Boyd House as used in a Christmas card, the East window of the Great Reading Room of Bizzell Memorial Library, the doors to Evans Hall, the Class of 1917 Arch, the Fieldhouse, and Adams Hall.

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A black-and-white original print of the Dr. J. E. Jones home in Hollis, Oklahoma.

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Architect. Chayo Frank’s typescript reminiscences on Bruce Goff and the University of Oklahoma School of Architecture during the period of 1962-1967. The collection also contains a full-color printed brochure on Frank’s self-designed “sanctuary paradise” home in Miami, Florida.

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Municipality. Minutes of the Chelsea, Indian Territory city council (1893-1896); city assessments for 1899; two summons for witnesses (1896-1897); and one warrant for disturbing the peace.

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Newspaper. Original issues of the Cherokee Advocate (1881–1905) published at Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory. The newspaper was published in Cherokee and English.

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Materials used in the compilation of an unpublished bibliography regarding the Cherokee Indians and Cherokee Nation.

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Teachers' guidebooks and student primers in both Cherokee Syllabary and Roman script, from the Cherokee Bilingual Education Project of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Also some teachers' guides and student primers produced by a similar project for the Mississippi Band of Cherokee Indians in Mississippi.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Official correspondence, letterpress copybooks, reports, chiefs' mesages, speeches of delegates, proceedings, laws, court decisions, acts, leases, election returns, registers of removal claims, and clippings relating to the affairs of the Cherokee Nation. Specifically included are groups of papers and records on the following subjects: the official Cherokee newspaper, the CHEROKEE ADVOCATE (1869-1906); the Cherokee Boundary Survey (1871-1873); Cherokee Nation censuses (1868-1901); the Cherokee Outlet (1871-1896); Citizenship (1856-1904); the Creek War or the William Cobb murder case (1880-1885); the Dawes Commission (1894-1907); Delegations, agents and attorneys (1816-1910); the Eastern (North Carolina) Cherokee (1871-1906); Education (1856-1906); Elections (1856-1901); the Cherokee Insane Asylum (1874-1907); Intruders (1868-1902);...