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Veterans organization. Awards, bulletins, and committee reports (1946–1950); correspondence (1946–1950); financial records (1946–1950); minutes of meetings (1944– 1950); membership applications (1946–1949); and scrapbooks (n.d.) of the University of Oklahoma American Legion post.

The records consist of the following: Correspondence and general files of the post’s officers, arranged by subject; unclassified materials including the post record of membership applications, minutes of meetings, financial papers, and the official seal of the post; printed matter, including American Legion college materials; three scrapbooks; a transcribed radio program; certificates of award; and photographs.

Black-and-white copy prints of Legionnaires engaged in activities at Thomas C. Reynolds Post No. 303 at the University of Oklahoma. This collection also includes images from American Legion Post 88 in Norman, Oklahoma, and of University of Oklahoma President George Lynn Cross, and musician Tex Beneke. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Correspondence (1916-1921) and a chapter history of the Beckham County (Okla.) Red Cross, a local chapter of the American Red Cross formed during World War I.

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Scrapbook history of the Cleveland County, Oklahoma chapter of the American Red Cross, which was formed during World War I.

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Politician. Correspondence (1895) and a certificate (1891) appointing Ewing a member of the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in the Territory of Oklahoma, and signed by territorial governor Abraham J. Seay.

Black-and-white original prints of elementary school photographs from Pawnee, Oklahoma, and photographs of unidentified infants. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Collectors. Three deeds (1890-1891) to lands in Norman, Oklahoma Territory, and a letter (1909) regarding a related deed. The principal persons named in the documents include D.L. and Nellie Larsh, M.M. Kahn, J. Estill Turns, and the heirs of J.H. Condict.

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Dentist. News clippings (1961-1972) regarding the history of the Fairview Republican newspaper and Quapaw, Oklahoma; manuscripts (n.d.) regarding the history of the Bank of Fairview and the arrival of the railroad in that city; a savings account record book (1903) of the Bank of Fairview; a letter (1903) regarding the Oklahoma Dental Association (Oklahoma Territory) and the Board of Dental Examiners (Oklahoma Territory); and a certificate of practice (1903) issued to Dr. Walker by the Board. Andrew Beattie Walker Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Historian-writer. Articles, printing negatives, and source materials concerning Hogarth's book "Cheyenne Hole: The Story of the Sappa Creek Massacre 23rd April, 1875.".

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Attorney. Correspondence regarding Oklahoma politics and the University of Oklahoma Alumni Association, of which Boatman was president in 1924 and 1925.

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Hosteler. Guest register (1907-1908) of the Eskridge Hotel of Wynnewood, Oklahoma, listing guests, their home addresses, and the prices of rooms.

The collection includes materials donated by former students of Mildred Andrews. It includes family and professional photographs, wedding albums, memorial albums for Andrews and family members, marriage documents, biographical materials, correspondence with family, manuscripts, employment files, and items from her estate in Norman, Oklahoma. There is also material regarding Andrews' memorial concert held at the University of Oklahoma and the creation of the Mildred Andrews Boggess Memorial Organ Fund.

A black-and-white original print of Mr. and Mrs. Selden E. Andrus.

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Historian. A galley proof and the original typescript for Debo's book"Geronimo" published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 1966; correspondence (1967-1972) written by Debo on behalf of Alaskan Indians to regain their tribal lands, and newspaper clippings (1953-1954) of Debo's column in the Daily Oklahoman. Also included in this collection is one file of correspondence (1939-1972) between Debo and officials of the Princeton University Press regarding the publication of her controversial book"And Still the Waters Run".

Debo's book "Geronimo" can be found in the Western History Library and the Main Library at E 99 .A6 G324.

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A typewritten manuscript written by Cooper concerning the history of Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Includes information on the land runs into the Sac & Fox, Iowa, and Kickapoo reserves and early county officials.

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Collector. One 46-star flag of the United States of America. The 46th star was added in 1908 to represent Oklahoma. The 46-star U.S. flag flew from July 1908 to July 1912.

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Collector. Correspondence, teacher's certificates and examination scores, letters of recommendation, and tax receipts belonging to Charles L. Hollem, Anna Hollem's husband. All materials date from 1892 to 1901, except for souvenirs from Hollem's lumberyard, and letters describing Hollem's funeral in 1935. Hollem taught school in Oklahoma Territory and later owned Lawton's first lumber-yard.

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Student. A diploma given to Anna Kate Garretson from Spaulding Female College, Muskogee, Indian Territory in 1907.

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Educator and civic leader. A combination account book, scrapbook and family diary (1904-1948) which includes descriptions of the mining boom in the Wichita Mountains and early school board meetings in Comanche County, Oklahoma; and a manuscript (n.d.) entitled "Pioneer Days in Comanche Co.".

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Typescript of a lecture (n.d.) entitled "Progress and Development of Missouri Since 1860 from Gleenings Here and There" presented to the Missouri Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy; yearbook (1927) for the National Society, United States Daughters of 1812 for Oklahoma; and programs and clippings (1930-1955) concerning Korn and her various club activities. Anna Lee Brosius Korn Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Programs (1937-1958) of the yearly reunions of graduates of Cherokee seminaries; a report (1955) regarding the old Murrell Home in Tahlequah, Oklahoma; a report (1953) regarding New Echota, Georgia; a publication (1954) of the Cherokee Foundation, Inc., entitled Tsa-La-Gi' Ga-Nah-Se-Da'; an undated list of freedmen granted Cherokee citizenship; and memorials (1883-1899) of the Cherokee Nation and its delegation to the U.S. Congress. Anne Ross Piburn Photograph Collection also in repository.

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A letter regarding the family history of the Anson Campbell family, and a typescript of a story regarding the Bullock family of Lindsay, Oklahoma and its contribution to early Lindsay.

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Vigilante group. Constitutions, rosters, minutes and proceedings (1895-1901) of Chapter 35, located in Fairview, Oklahoma Territory.

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Realtor. Correspondence (1900) between Classen and Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York, regarding Roosevelt's attendance at the Roughriders' reunion of 1900 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory.

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American Indian chief. A typescript of an article from Sturm’s Oklahoma Magazine (1906) regarding the life of Apushmataha.

Collector. Correspondence (1877–1900) concerning Barnes’s family matters and property taxes in the state of Kansas.

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Correspondence from Watson to his fiancee regarding the controversy arising over the decision to move the capital of Oklahoma from Guthrie to Oklahoma City, reflecting Watson's inside knowledge of the conflict from his position as a State Corporation Commissioner. Also included is a news clipping regarding the hostility of citizens of Shawnee to Commissioner Watson's support for Oklahoma City as the site of the state's capital.

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Investment broker. Correspondence (1875-ca. 1950) of the Robert James Edwards and J.S. Handy families; business correspondence (ca. 1890-ca. 1945) from Edward's investment securities firm, R.J. Edwards, Inc., including University of Oklahoma dormitory and memorial Union building bonds (1946-1948); and concert and theatre programs (1928-1987) from musical and theatre productions throughout the United States, particularly in Oklahoma City and at the University of Oklahoma.

The Architecture Library Blueprints were originally part of the OU Architecture Library. The architectural drawings and blueprints in this collection were transferred to Special Research Collections at the Library Service Center in January 2023 when the Architecture Library closed. All of these drawings and blueprints are cataloged individually in the public catalog. Their barcodes are recorded in their scope and content notes.