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Literary society. Two scrapbooks (1934–1948) containing correspondence and reports (1936–1948), membership records (1934–1948), bylaws (1939) and event programs of the University of Oklahoma Alpha Sigma chapter of Chi Delta Phi, a national collegiate literary society.

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Black-and-white original prints of women in the Chi Upsilon sorority.

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Professional geology society for women. Correspondence (1919-1941), minutes of meetings (1920-1921), constitutions and by-laws (1920-1955), newspaper articles (n.d.), and manuscripts (1919-1937) regarding the establishment, history, members and operation of the Alpha (University of Oklahoma) Chapter of Chi Upsilon, which was its founding order.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Corporate records arranged in five functional sub-groups of executive files; legal files; engineering records; property accounting; and real estate and industrial development records. Record series of the executive sub-group include minutes (1905-1915, 1947-1975); annual reports (1884-1908, 1915-1932, 1941, 1948-1975); subject files (1900-1984); monthly letters to the Board of Directors (1921-1972); correspondence (1913-1976); corporate files of associated railroads (1910-1975); liquidation files (1968-1984); and stock ledgers (1853-1864; 1906-1933). In the legal sub-group are: subject files (ca. 1925-1979); correspondence (1969-1976); contracts (1900-1910, 1930, 1950-1960); merger files-Union Pacific (1963-1975); merger files-other railroads (1920-1980); litigation files (1830-1960); legislation files-state level (1908-1920); and...

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Typescripts of laws (1871-1881) and newspaper articles (1874-1933) relating to the lands, institutions and the affairs of the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.

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Grain milling company. Correspondence (1914-1952), financial records (1899-1952), and associated historic agricultural and economic material, all pertaining to the operation of the Chickasha Milling Company of Chickasha, Oklahoma. Also included is a typescript history of the company, 1899-1952.

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Legislation, laws and resolutions (1896-1910) of the Choctaw Nation; typescripts of newspaper articles (1868-1936) concerning elections, allotment of tribal lands, and the Dawes Commission; and four ledgers containing the journals and minutes (1902-1911) of the Choctaw National Council.

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Ledgers (1902-1907) detailing the daily commerce of the Choska Trading Company, a general merchandise store which operated in the Creek Nation villages of Choska and Porter, Indian Territory.

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Papers of Brigadier General Greenup White concerning his commissions in the Missouri militia.

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U.S. Marshal. Enlistment papers (1872-1886) from Madsen's service with the 5th Cavalry, and two letters (1926-1937) of Madsen's. Also includes a letter (1967) to Jack D. Haley from John A. Minion, who claims that Madsen was with the 7th Cavalry at the time of the Custer Massacre.

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College of Architecture. Original drawings by students and architects associated with the University of Oklahoma’s School of Architecture. The organic architecture style depicted in the drawings resulted from the influence of OU professor Bruce Goff and others, and is now known as the American School of Architecture. The school later became the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture.

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Banker. Newspaper clippings (1927-1952) regarding the death and burial of C.C. Walker, and his contribution to the city of Okemah, Oklahoma. Christopher Columbus Walker Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Black-and-white original prints and postcards from the life and career of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, postmaster E. R. Christopher. Subjects covered by the photographs and postcards include business operations and social organizations, such as the U.S. Postal Service and its rapid delivery system ABCD Mail (Accelerated Business Collection and Delivery); the American Legion; and Oklahoma Boys State. The collection also contains images of E. R. Christopher; autographed portraits of Wesley E. Dewey, Ed Edmondson, Stewart Edmondson, and Mike Monroney; locomotives; Bartlesville, Oklahoma; the Mormon Temple and Salt Lake City, Utah; monuments and buildings in Washington, D.C.; the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut; and the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Huggard’s master’s thesis (1987)“The Role of the Family in Settling the Cherokee Outlet” with chapters regarding the land run of 1893, settlement and housing patterns, and interaction with neighbors. Also in this collection is a paper by Huggard later published in the Chronicles of Oklahoma, titled “Culture Mixing: Everyday Life Among the Choctaw in the Mid-Nineteenth Century” and a postcard (1989) commemorating the Land Run of 1889.

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Consists of twenty-eight issues of "CIBA Symposia." Each issue is devoted to a particular topic connected to the history of medicine. Volume 11, No. 3 (December, 1949-January, 1950) is devoted to "Primitive Obstetrics" and includes information on pregnancy and childbirth among Native Americans.

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Administrative reports, publications, manuscripts, and financial reports regarding the history and the domestic and international operations of the Cities Service Oil Company, later the Cities Service Oil and Gas Corporation, as well as of other energy industry companies. Cities Service Oil and Gas Corporation Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Black-and-white original prints of depots, parks, businesses, hospitals, and apartments in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Minutes, correspondence and publications of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and its Oklahoma Advisory Committee.

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Collector. Two copies of the Pauls Valley Enterprise (1937, 1944), one of which contains an account of the death of R. E. Bowling.

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Student. Diploma (1898) from the Pharmaceutical Department of the University of Oklahoma, awarding Norris the degree of pharmaceutical chemist.

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City chamber of commerce. This collection consists of marketing and media brochures (circa 1940s) featuring population figures, zoning areas, and labor force and trade figures for Claremore, Oklahoma.

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Cartoonist. One autographed print of a painting of Will Rogers by Allen, two newspaper clippings regarding Allen, several cartoons by Allen from the Tulsa Tribune and one program of an event by a social club spoofing Oklahoma politics and politicians of 1968. Clarence Allen Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Collector. A script for the play, “Our American Cousin,” produced by the students of the University of Oklahoma in 1905; and publications (1905–1928) of the University of Oklahoma, including The Sooner, The Umpire, The University Umpire, The University Newsletter, The University Oklahoman, The Sooner Alumnus, and the program for the 1928 football season. Also in this collection are a number of books (circa 1895) in German and artifacts (1905), including a University of Oklahoma beret and a football sweater.

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Collector. Correspondence (1911-1945), postcards (1934), newspaper clippings (1893), naturalization certificates (1882-1884), U.S. Army service records (1884-1933) and a last will and testament (1946) of Haus Kjennerud, a Norwegian emigrant. Also included in this collection are maps (1881-1890) of Washington, D.C. and of Oslo, Norway. Clarence S. Springtead Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Ledgers and account books (1903-1943) of the Clarita Farmers State Bank, and the "96" Ballard Oil and Gas Co. of Inola, Oklahoma.

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A collection of original letters from Clark Bruster, U.S. Field Artillery, to his family in Waverly, New York, 1918. He writes about his experiences during World War I while training and living at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma.

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A black-and-white original print of Dr. J. J. Clark.

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Black-and-white copy prints of Lawton, Oklahoma, including scenes of parades, the railroad depot, post office, businesses, feed mill, schools, and churches. Also included are photographs of the Clark family, Fort Sill, the artillery school at Fort Sill, and the Oklahoma National Guard. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Subject collection. Collected memorabilia from the University of Oklahoma’s Class of 1906, including University of Oklahoma yells, commencement programs, a senior class play script, and related materials.

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Typesetter, Linotype Operator for the Oklahoman. Typescripts of various documents dealing with Quanah Parker, life at Fort Sill and Fort Reno, Oklahoma Territory, buffalo hunting, and the memoirs of E.H. Linzee describing the development of Oklahoma Territory. Claude Hensley Photograph Collection also in repository.