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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.

Black and white original and copy prints of farming and coal mining near Chelsea, Oklahoma. The collection also includes street scenes in Chelsea. Alvin J. Herring Manuscript 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.

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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.

Black and white original and copy prints of Osage and Kaw Indians, oil wells, farming scenes, schools, and scenes of Guymon and Tonkawa, Oklahoma Territory.

Black and white original prints and glass plate negatives, taken by Andrew Alexander Forbes. Includes scenes of the range cattle industry in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory, sodhouses, railroad construction, the United States Army, buffalo, andalso of Sac and Fox and Cheyenne Indians.

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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.

Black and white original prints of Fairview, Oklahoma Territory. Included are scenes of parades, businesses, and a fair. Andrew Beattie Walker Manuscript 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.".