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Indian Chief. Correspondence, annual messages, memoirs, autobiography, proclamations, and other papers relating to political matters in which Bushyhead was involved as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1879-1887 and as a representative to the Dawes Commission, and relating to the controversies growing out of the Cherokee Strip Livestock Association's operations.

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Philosopher. A handwritten manuscript for a book by Snider entitled"A Biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson" published by the William Harvey Miner Company of St. Louis in 1921.

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A booklet entitled "Over the 'Moffat Road' to the Top of the World" by Tom Jones.

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Subject Collection. A bound copy of telegrams, military reports and dispatches, letters, orders and other authentic papers following the progress and development of affairs in the Department of the West while under the command of Major General J. C. Fremont. These papers have been collated in chronological order.

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Black-and-white original and copy prints of train depots in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas, and engines from the Midland Valley Railroad Company and from the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad Company. Also included are photographs of railroad employees, railcars, work crews, and train wrecks. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Black-and-white copy print of a cattle roundup at Carpenters Ranch in the Osage Nation.

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Black-and-white copy prints of Comanche Indians at Cache Creek Mission near Apache, Oklahoma. The collection also includes photographs of a parade at Craterville Park, students at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, Creek stickball players and dancers, and studio portraits of Kiowa Indians. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Subject Collection. Family records of Cavnelos Devoe and Elizabeth Shaw, the Devoe family genealogy, two Western Union telegrams informing Elizabeth Smead of her father's death, and an announcement to those interested in Elizabeth Smead's estate.

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Writer. Papers (1975-2020) of Choctaw author and historian Devon A. Mihesuah. The papers document her career as a researcher and writer, and her work for Indigenous rights and empowerment in the United States. The collection contains research files for several books authored by Mihesuah, including Indigenizing the Academy and Cultivating the Rosebuds, as well as research project files from her grants and fellowships. The papers also contain news clippings, correspondence, and collected materials on Mihesuah’s activist work on Indigenous burial site desecration, and on activities of the American Indian Movement (AIM) during the 1970s-1980s and related subjects.

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Coach. Correspondence (1941-1980), notebooks of football plays (1929-1945), speech notes and reminiscences, and clippings (1925-1980) of Luster, the University of Oklahoma's head football coach, 1941-1945. Dewey William "Snorter" Luster Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Physician. A ledger in which Dr. Stone recorded patient accounts, including services rendered and fees charged, from his Sayre, Oklahoma medical practice. DeWitt Stone Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Correspondence, proclamations, resolutions and reports of the Commission, along with calendars of Commission-sponsored activities celebrating the 75th anniversary of Oklahoma's statehood.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Subject collection. Letters, reports, publications, and manuscripts reflecting the history of Oklahoma and of its American Indian tribes and nations, including correspondence (1813–1839) from U.S. government officials concerning policy toward the Indians, especially in regard to the Indian removal, and correspondence (1862) from Confederate Army officer Albert Pike in regard to Confederate States of America policy toward the Indians. Also included in this collection is a group of French colonial documents (1682–1794), along with diaries and journals (1770–1877) of travelers on the American frontier. The collection contains material on a variety of topics; researchers are urged to consult the inventory to determine the full scope of the collection’s contents. Portions of Boxes 7 and 8 of this collection are available at the OU Libraries...

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Black-and-white original and copy prints of Apache, Kiowa, Comanche, Kiowa-Apache, and Sioux Indians. Some prominent individuals pictured are Quanah Parker, Geronimo, Horse, Lone Wolf, White Buffalo, White Bull, and Spencer Asah. Also included are images of churches, dancers, Deyo Mission, Craterville Park, and Fort Sill Indian School. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Black-and-white copy prints of the Haskins family. The collection includes homesteading and farming scenes in the Cherokee Outlet, and photographs of airplanes, and automobiles. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Geologist. Dollie Radler Hall was one of the first female geologists in Oklahoma when she graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1921 with a master's degree in Geology. She worked at the Amerada Petroleum Corporation from 1927 to 1950 when she started her own consulting business. This collection contains some personal correspondence and a significant amount of publications, journals, and clippings that feature Hall's work as a geologist.

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Collector. Two account books (1915) from the George F. Milbourn grain business in Fairland, Oklahoma.

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Collector. Proclamations (1892-1898) issued by the governors of the Territory of Oklahoma regarding the official observance of Columbus Day and Thanksgiving Day holidays.

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One unused ticket to the University of Oklahoma vs. University of Nebraska football game of 1971, known as "The Game of the Century.".

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Organist. A small collection of Don Dumler's programs, photographs, promotional materials from St. Patrick's Cathedral, and a jacket.

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Collector. Playbill and magazine theatre program (1919) for a Ziegfield Follies production at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York.

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Poet and author. Correspondence (1940-1946) of Don and Dorothy Blanding regarding his books, poetry, and their friends and travels; postcards (1940-1946); newspaper clippings (n.d.); and poetry (n.d.) by Blanding. Don Blanding Photograph Collection also in repository.

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History professor. Photocopies of correspondence of government officials regarding numerous Great Plains Indian tribes and their relations and treaties with the United States; treaties between these tribes and the United States; and maps of treaty areas and manuscripts regarding the Plains Indians.

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Black and white copy prints of William W. Bent, John M. Chivington, Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders, and participants of the Camp Weld conference at Denver, Colorado in 1864. Also includes photographs of paintings, drawings, and lithographs by George Catlin, Richard West, J.W. Albert, and John Mix Stanley.

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Architect. The collection contains architectural drawings (1954-1956) created by Donald K. Olsen as a student at the University of Oklahoma School of Architecture, and architectural drawings and papers (1956-2013) he created during his career as a professional architect in the Sausalito, California, area.

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Collector. Issues of the "Colony Mercantile Company's Store News" 1912-1914; one issue of the "Colony Courier" 1910; and three commencement and wedding invitations, 1897-1910.

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Architect. Correspondence, research files, and photographic materials (1946-2017) on Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture. The collection documents Donald MacDonald’s work to organize exhibitions and publications about Bruce Goff’s legacy and the students he and fellow architect Herb Greene influenced at the University of Oklahoma. The files primarily trace the development of the 1985 Royal Institute of British Architects’ exhibition in London, The American School of Architecture: The Bruce Goff Legacy; and a 1981 special issue of A+U magazine that focused on the American School architects. The collection also includes a series of board-mounted drawings and images of structures in California by Donald MacDonald Architects.

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Professor. Reports (1950-1958) issued by government and private agencies regarding education and schooling in Oklahoma, a number of which were authored by Pugmire, and Pugmire's doctoral dissertation (1936), entitled "The Administration of Personnel in Correctional Institutions in New York State.".