Architect. Three drawings (1947) created by Albert Yanda while attending the University of Oklahoma’s School of Architecture. The drawings depict a design for a fountain pen to be worn on the finger, an exterior view of a residence, and a service station.

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Author. Correspondence (1930-1983) of Edwin and Alberta Constant with friends, publishing companies and agents, regarding family affairs, the publication and distribution of Mrs. Constant's works, and Mrs. Constant's public appearances; publicity materials (n.d.); subject and reference files (n.d.); fiction and nonfiction manuscripts (n.d.) by Mrs. Constant; and publications (1945-1953), including newsletters, magazines and journals, containing articles or stories by Mrs. Constant. Alberta Wilson Constant Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black-and-white original and copy prints of construction of the Alaska-Canadian, or Alcan, Highway during World War II in British Columbia, Yukon Territory, and Alberta, Canada, and Alaska. This collection includes aerial views and scenes of road construction equipment, airplanes, trains, automobiles, barges, boats, ferries, Independence Day celebration, Canadian Rocky Mountains, and wildlife. Towns and areas in the collection include Summit Lake, Alaska; Edmonton and Grande Prairie, Alberta; Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Muskwa, and Swan Lake, British Columbia; Watson Lake and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory; and Liard River; Peace River; Sikanni River; and Horse Lake. Unpublished finding aid available.

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University of Oklahoma professor. Personal correspondence (1917-1973) of Sears and his wife, Helen Sears; professional correspondence (1946-1959) of Sears; research materials (1906-1954) on the history of aviation, including magazine articles, clippings, bibliography cards, and publications and reports of the Oklahoma Aviation Commission.

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Surgeon and naval officer. Correspondence (1860-1913) to and from Griffith regarding his experiences as a medical cadet with the U.S. Army during the Civil War, his participation in a U.S. naval expedition to Darien (modern Panama), and also regarding New Hope Seminary in the Choctaw Nation; diaries (1864-1870) regarding Griffith's travels abroad, and his emigration to Indian Territory; naval medical reports and requisition requests (1870-1871); petition (1894) from the residents of Sans Bois, Choctaw Nation, requesting that Griffith establish a medical practice there; certificates (1900-1917); a passport (1871); manuscripts (1864-1865) by Griffith concerning his Civil War experiences with Sherman's army in Georgia and North Carolina; and programs (1888-1931).

Black and white original prints of Walters, Oklahoma. Also includes the Walters cotton gin and cotton market, a banquet for World War I volunteers, and a Confederate veterans reunion at the city park in Dallas, Texas. Alfred M. Thompson Sr. Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Attorney and federal judge. Professional and personal correspondence (1937-1975); speeches (1948-1973); clipping files and book reviews (1937-1975); income tax returns (1936-1976); and research files accumulated for Judge Murrah's biography. Also in the collection are speeches (1925-1975) by other political and judicial personalities.

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Correspondence, pamphlets, and reports of various Native American projects, such as the Alaska Native Law Project, the North Slope Legal Assistance Project, the American Indian Institute, and the Alaska Legal Services Corporation. Boyce and Alice Timmons Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles (1905-1935) regarding Alice Brown Davis, Seminole land claims in Mexico, and Seminole schools.

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Anthropologist. Correspondence (1926-1976) research notes and printed materials (1930-1968) collected by Marriott while researching her numerous books and articles on Native Americans. Included in the collection are manuscripts of her books"Maria, the Potter of San Ildefonso" "The Ten Grandmothers" "Little Annie" and "The Valley Below." Alice Lee Marriott Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Correspondence (1894-1972) of Alie Robert Bradshaw and family; financial ledger books (1891-1955) of Alie Robert Bradshaw; and miscellaneous Bradshaw family records and mementoes (1880-1951).

Black-and-white copy print of Dewey, Indian Territory.

A black-and-white original print of attorney Walter Bruce Allen at his desk in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

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Typescripts of messages, proclamations, and statements 81868-1880) made by Wright as Principal Chief of the Choctaw nation to the General Council; typescripts of Wright's letters to the editor of the VINDICATOR and other newspapers, all regarding governmental issues of the Choctaw Nation. Also included are session minutes (1886-1900) of the Tali Hekia Presbyterian Church, Blue County, Indian Territory and Sunday School attendence records (1925-1926) of the Presbyterian Church, Wapanucka, Oklahoma.

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Professional organization. Records of the Alpha Chi Sigma chemistry fraternity including reports (1917-1957), minutes (1922-1968), correspondence (1946-1969), subject files (1904-1968), membership records (1931-1968), financial records (1917-1967), newsletters entitled "Proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma" (1930-1968) and "The Chrome and the Blue" (1941-1959), and other assorted publications of the organization.

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Honorary fraternity for pre-medical students. Correspondence (1938) of the fraternity's officers; biographical data forms (1936-1946) for fraternity members; petitions (1947-1948) from local collegiate chapters nationwide, requesting admittance to the national fraternity; and publications (1932-1951).

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Historian. Manuscript essays (1847-1850) written by Sarah Worcester, a daughter of Samuel A. and Ann Orr Worcester, missionaries to the Cherokees, while a student at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, along with a typed manuscript biography (1955) of Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's first Congresswoman, authored by Bass, and entitled "The Inheritance of Alice Robertson.".

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Women's service club. Scrapbooks (1955-1996) of the Altrusa Club of Norman, Oklahoma. The collection also includes printed materials, correspondence, memorabilia, and newspaper clippings (1965-1997) reflecting the many activities and programs of the Altrusa Club.

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Correspondence, membership applications, financial statements and annual reports of the Lions Club of Guthrie, Oklahoma.

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Newspaper editor. An account book (1923-1924) and notebooks (1922-1925) containing photographic negative lists of the Deal Studio, Chelsea, Oklahoma. Alvin J. Herring Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Merchant. Booklet (circa 1904) entitled We-wo-ka, describing the benefits of life and industry in Wewoka, Oklahoma; and an issue of Sturm’s Oklahoma Magazine (1908) containing articles regarding the personalities and history of the new state.

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Physician. A menu (1905) for a luncheon at which the Oklahoma County Medical Society hosted the Tri-State Medical Association; and a personal letter (1905) from Grayson to his family in Alabama.

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Collector. A certificate (1913) appointing Marshall Tucker as a delegate to the Southern Commercial Congress of 1913, held in Mobile, Alabama.

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Professional organization. Correspondence, membership lists, reports, newspaper articles, bulletins, yearbooks, histories, by-laws, and other related materials from the Oklahoma Division and the Norman (University of Oklahoma) Chapter of the American Association of University Women.

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Illustrated envelopes (covers) advertising American firearms manufacturers and sellers, circa 1898-1932.

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Organization. A list of officers, members of the executive committee, and the objectives of the Association.

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Publications (1939-1975) of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other state and federal government agencies, along with reprints of articles regarding the American Indian. Included in the collection is a report (1970) entitled “President Nixon’s Indian Legislative Program.”.

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Indian advocacy organization. Minutes of annual conferences, newsletters, and other publications concerning Indian education, civil rights, tribal council proceedings, and various Indian youth programs.

Black-and-white original prints of an American Indian Institute event. Personalities include U.S. Senator Dan Inouye, Evalu Russell, Wilma Mankiller, Carol Willis, Sharon Harjo, Frank Bushyhead, and Linda Skinner. Unpublished finding aid available.