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Army officer. A manuscript travel journal by Lieutenant E. H. Stoughton, U.S. Sixth Infantry Regiment, written during a steamboat trip up the Missouri River from Missouri to Montana, in 1860. He describes the geography and people he views along the way, including members of Native American tribes such as the Omaha, Pawnee, and Sioux. The collection also includes other mementoes and letters including one written by Brigadier General E. H. Stoughton during his imprisonment at Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, 1863.

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Collector. A bibliography (1876-1914) compiled by Woods on the Indians of Oklahoma, U.S. agencies responsible for their welfare, costumes of whites and Indians in the western U.S., and Oklahoma Territory cattle brands. The information on cattle brands includes a drawing of the brand, the name and proprietor of the ranch and its location.

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Oil field worker. Letters (1904-1905) from E.L. Malone to his wife and son, describing life in the oil field and Oklahoma Territory boom towns.

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Mining company. Correspondence (1967-1974) related to geophysical consultants; equipment records and inventories (1939-1970) for the central mill; general ledgers (1940-1945, 1949-1951); a check ledger (1939-1945) of checks issued by the main office; and survey of drilling records of the company's claims, all relating to the company's Oklahoma operations.

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Collector. Certificates entitled "The Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine" and "Lake Texoma College of Hunting and Fishing Diploma.".

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Correspondence (1949-1953), membership reports and rosters (1949-1952), financial and expense records (1952-1953), and publications (1949-1953) received or generated by the Office of the District Governor of the Oklahoma Regional Lions Clubs International, accumulated by Russell while serving as Regional District Governor of that organization from the late 1940's through the early 1950's.

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Physician. Disability compensation reports (1950-1954), a copy of "Disability Evaluation" (4th ed., 1948) by McBride, and reprints (1923-1954) of articles by McBride, an orthopedic surgeon in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Physician. Ledgers recording Dr. Camp's patient treatments, and billing records for both his medical practice and the hospital he operated in Buffalo, Oklahoma.

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Public school administrator. Architect's specifications (1914) for the construction of Newkirk High School, Newkirk, Oklahoma.

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Receipts for business transactions between Thomas J. Stephenson and merchants of Vicksburg, Mississippi (1869-1909); contracts with Northern Pacific Railroad Company for sale of land in Washington and Idaho Territories (1881); and letters to the railroad from homesteaders regarding their purchases of land from the railroad (1876-1930). Earl L. Bell Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Judge. Material regarding the composer Benjamin R. Hanby; a copy of "The Book of Golden Deeds Award" given to Judge Hoover; and a flyer - "Re-elect Judge Hoover.".

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U.S. Marine. Correspondence (1936–1944) from Rhoads to his brother Sherman, his sister-in-law Ruth, and his nieces Shirley and Gaytha, from military posts in the United States, Iceland, and Guam. The collection also includes correspondence between family members including Rhoads’s parents, Shirley and Lettie Rhoads, and his sister Della. The collection contains a diary (1942) kept by Rhoads while in Iceland; funeral register pages and a funeral announcement (1949) when his body was returned to the United States along with the U.S. flag covering his coffin; Rhoads’s military identification card; six medals, including the Purple Heart; and war ration books used by the Rhoads family during the war.

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Collector. A photocopy of Thomas Harrison's travel diary which he kept while on a Mediterranean cruise aboard the U.S.S. Susquehanna in 1860-1861. Harrison describes his impressions of various ports of call, and gives a complete list of expenses.

City clerk and civic leader. Papers, including pamphlets, books, clippings, and other materials, plus correspondence, relating to the American Legion in Oklahoma City, and Simon's teaching career; certificates and awards presented to Simon; and a scrapbook concerning Simon's life. Earle Marvin Simon Photograph Collection also in repository.

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A forty-three page spiral bound autobiography of Florence Ellen Haynes Watt, entitled, When I Was A Little Girl: Florence Ellen Haynes, June 23, 1904 - December 3, 1982. This work describes many of her early life experiences in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Clinton, Oklahoma, including notes on family life, education, entertainment, and local events.

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Editor. A scrapbook (ca. 1927) of newspaper clippings by and about Bronson, who was editor of the El Reno American and secretary of the Oklahoma State Press Association.

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Judge. Typescripts of instructions to juries (1907-1955) regarding civil and criminal cases, some issued by Judge Vaught while presiding over the U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma.

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Collector. Nineteen engineers' drawings, primarily by the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company, showing rights-of-way for areas in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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Scrapbooks (1905-1936) and diaries (1903-1912) regarding Tantlinger's performances in wild west shows, including Buckskin Bill's Historical Wild West Show and the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show. D. Vernon Tantlinger Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Journalist. Correspondence (1922-1945) from Johnson's readers concerning their personal problems and their opinions about her column in the Daily Oklahoman; typescripts (1934-1948) of articles by Johnson; clippings (1919-1951) from her columns and from articles about her; letters (1921) endorsing Oklahoma state senator John Golobie for the post of American Minister to Yugoslavia; and papers (1949-1950) from Johnson's tenure as Secretary of Oklahoma Goodwill Industries, Inc. Edith Cherry Johnson Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles containing McCurtain's annual messages to the Choctaw Nation General Council (1884-1886), letters by McCurtain to newspaper editors regarding various issues, and an obituary on McCurtain (1890).

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Pamphlets and clippings on Missouri-Kansas-Arkansas-Oklahoma border history, concerning Indians (Ottawas, Poncas, Senecas, Cayugas and Quapaws), industries, monuments and landmarks, the Civil War on the border, and famous personalities such as George Washington Carver and Belle Starr.

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Transcripts of interviews with pioneers who took part in the 1893 Land Run into the Cherokee Strip of Oklahoma, with accompanying township maps showing the homesteads of settlers. The collection also includes historical and cultural information about the Indian tribes, including the Tonkawa, Kansa (Kaw) and Ponca, that lived in the eastern portion of the Cherokee Strip. The final part of the collection consists of correspondence and field notebooks written by Orville Stanley Smith and Theodore H. Barrett during an 1871 survey of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indian reservation in Dakota Territory. Edna Greer Porter Hatfield Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white copy prints of the Dayton School in Grant County, Oklahoma Territory, and the Prairie Center School in Garfield County, Oklahoma Territory. Edna Hatfield Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Educator. Correspondence (1947-1980) and newsletters concerning missionary work and Bible translation, mainly in Peru and Nigeria, along with commencement programs from the University of Oklahoma (1947) and Central Grammar School (1953) in Norman, Oklahoma. Edna Swenson Heffner Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Banker and rancher. Correspondence, legal papers, financial records and related papers concerning the banking, ranching and oil interests of Edward Johnson, a Chickasaw Indian businessman and banker in Norman, Oklahoma. Edward Bryant Johnson Photograph Collection also in repository.

(Note: for other objects previously listed in Box 19, see Outsized boxes at end of collection. These were moved August 12, 2011.)

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Historian. Correspondence, student term papers, theses and dissertations, and personal research materials regarding the history of Oklahoma and Indian Territories, the state of Oklahoma, Indians of North America and the American Southwest; teaching materials used by Dale at Harvard and the University of Oklahoma; administrative and other files of the Works Progress Administration's Indian-Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma; U.S. Government documents issued by various cabinet-level departments and agencies, including Agriculture and Interior; and a portion of the University of Oklahoma Persidential papers of James Shannon Buchanan and Stratton D. Brooks. Edward Everett Dale Photograph Collection also in repository.

Diplomat. Papers (1928-2009) of Edward J. Perkins, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Liberia, South Africa, the United Nations, and Australia, and served as the Director General of the U.S. Foreign Service. The papers include ambassadorial correspondence (1978-1996), speeches (1980-1992), and subject files (1961-1999). The collection also contains audio and visual recordings (1998-2006), and memorabilia (1979-2006). The materials highlight Ambassador Perkins’ years in the Foreign Service, particularly his work to help bring a peaceful end to apartheid in South Africa.

Black-and-white copy prints of the Pocahontas Producing coal mine near Dow, Oklahoma, including buildings, miners, and coal mining operations. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Chemist. Correspondence and reports (1897-1950) regarding assays, autopsies, chemical analyses and consultations conducted by DeBarr, services rendered by DeBarr as expert witness in legal cases, the DeBarr family and personal affairs, various members of the University of Oklahoma faculty and Board of Regents, and the construction and laboratory fittings of the Chemistry Building; and a report (1870-1872) on the survey of the Indian Meridian boundary through Indian Territory. Edwin S. DeBarr Photograph Collection also in repository.