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Surveyor. A certificate of allotment (1904) issued to Charles Wilson by the Cherokee Land Office at Tahlequah, Indian Territory.

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Grocer. Letters of reference (1901) regarding Tuggle; a printed letter (n.d.) from President Woodrow Wilson urging Americans to support the country's war effort during World War I; picture postcards (ca. 1907) of the University of California, Berkeley, and Siloam Springs, Arkansas; along with a stock certificate (1921). C.E. Tuggle Photograph Collection also in repository.

Judge. Records (1930-1931) of the Oklahoma Bar Association's Board of Governors; speeches (1927-1936) by Cutlip; manuscripts regarding the history of Seminole County, Oklahoma, Wewoka, Oklahoma, and the Seminole Nation; Seminole Indian land allotment certificates (1901-1902); records (1905-1910) of the Wewoka Masonic Lodge; and a financial ledger (1867-1872) of the Wewoka Trading Company. C. Guy Cutlip Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Interpreter. A Comanche-English dictionary, with Comanche alphabet and diacritical markings, compiled by Detrick while serving as an interpreter for the Red Store Trading Post at Fort Sill, Indian Territory. The collection also includes typescripts on the Comanche language, customs and conventions, the Lord's Prayer in Comanche, a translated Comanche reminiscence with language notes and explanations, and a typewritten memoir by Detrick on his work at the Trading post. C.H. Detrick Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white original prints of Apache, Kiowa, and Comanche Indians. Includes Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the Indian School at Fort Sill, Indian Territory.

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Typescripts of newspaper articles on Cherokee governmental issues during Harris's tenure as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation and his service in the Cherokee Senate, including allotment, the Dawes Commission, land transfers and tribal politics.

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Merchant. A ledger of accounts from Merriott's Dry Goods Company in Walters, Oklahoma.

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Collector. A copy of the Saint Patrick's Day issue of The Oklahoma Daily for 1918. Printed in green ink, this issue of the University of Oklahoma student newspaper is dedicated to the engineering students of the university and their adopted saint. It bears the banner headline "St. Pat Ran the Snakes Out of Ireland and the Engineers Will Run the Kaiser Out of Germany."

Black and white original panoramas of mining activities near Picher and Miami, Oklahoma.

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Attorney. Personal and business correspondence (1893-1948) relating to Hume's family, his association with the University of Oklahoma, and his activities as an attorney for the Caddo Indians. Also included are numerous legal documents relating to Indian claims and historical papers and documents regarding the Indians of Oklahoma, the Shirley Trading Post, the Anadarko (Oklahoma) area and the University of Oklahoma. C. Ross Hume Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white original prints of Navajoe, Oklahoma Territory, and Altus, Oklahoma Territory and state. The collection includes scenes of ranching, grain elevators, farming, and the storage and moving trade.

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Temperance organization. Notebook containing the constitution, by-laws, and proceedings of the Cable Temperance Union of Cable, Illinois. The notebook also contains inspirational songs and readings.

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Subject collection. A Caddo County Educational Directory (1945–1946) and a Caddo County Teachers’ Convention program (1945).

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Minute ledgers (1904-1941) of the Caddo County (Oklahoma) Medical Society, from its inception through its evolution into the Caddo County Medical Association.

Black-and-white original prints of Spanish missions in California, including San Juan Capistrano, San Diego, San Gabriel, and Los Angeles Mission Chapel. Unpublished finding aid available.

Black-and-white studio portraits of Drs. W. K. Callahan and J. O. Callahan. Unpublished finding aid available.

Black and white original prints of Lawton, Oklahoma Territory, the Apache chief Geronimo, and the grave of Cynthia Ann Parker at Post Oak Cemetery.

Black and white copy prints of Camargo, Oklahoma scenes of railroad accidents, sod houses, businesses and farming activities.

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Sponsor. Mrs. Morrison sponsored several Korean boys in their studies at Oklahoma City University and Oklahoma University. Collection includes forty-three letters (1949-61) written to Mrs. Morrison by the Korean students; Korean Christmas cards; Holt Adoption Program newsletters (1960-62); and various Korean printed materials such as magazines, booklets and a calendar.

A black-and-white original print of Dr. Earl F. Camp, mayor of Buffalo, Oklahoma.

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Letterbook (1869-1878) kept by the commissary supply officer of Camp Supply, Indian Territory, established in 1868 as a base for operations against the Plains Indians. The letterbook contains copies of letters sent, lists of names of captured Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, information relating to their maintenance, and reports on bands of hostile Indians.

A black-and-white copy print of Dr. J. F. Campbell.

A black-and-white original print of John McKoy Campbell in military uniform.

Black-and-white copy prints of Indian students and buildings at Carlisle Indian School, Riverside Indian School, Dwight Mission, Cherokee Female Seminary, and Fort Sill Indian School and a street scene in Bluejacket, Oklahoma. Also included are photographs of Red Cloud, Quanah Parker, and Elias Cornelius Boudinot; Wichita grass houses; street scenes from Marble City, Oklahoma; and unidentified cowboys. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Correspondence (1905-1937) to and from Russell regarding the Oklahoma Corporation Commission of which he was a member; political posters (ca. 1920-1930) from Russell's election campaigns for the Corporation Commission and to Congress; speeches (ca. 1920-1930); by-laws and the certificate of incorporation (1933) for the Self-Help Exchange, a Depression-era unemployed persons league; and publications (1919-1936), including newspapers (1919-1925) printed by Russell for propaganda purposes, and transcripts (n.d.) of Oklahoma State Supreme Court proceedings.

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Indian Agency. Records of the Cantonment (Oklahoma) Indian Agency and Cantonment (Oklahoma) Training School including general and official correspondence (1903-1923) concerning agency affairs, the school, and its students, along with financial records such as billing and account statements, invoices and receipts, property vouchers, and applications for renewal of Indian trader licenses. Also contains applicant files (1910-1926) concerning the agency superintendant's approval and disbursal of funds of individual Indians; subject files (1902-1931) containing lease records, property cards, land patents and deeds, and miscellaneous records concerning Seger Indian Agency, Colony, Oklahoma; and checking account stubs and Office of the Assistant Treasurer of the U.S. receipts (1902-1920).

Black-and-white and hand-colored original prints of Dr. Madison T. J. Capshaw and his family. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Historian. Student grade books (1929-1951) from history courses taught by Rister at the University of Oklahoma; manuscripts (1889-1920) regarding the settlement of Oklahoma prepared by Rister's students; and typescripts of the official reports (1868-1871) of Generals William T. Sherman and Philip Sheridan regarding the actions of their commands with the Indians. The original reports are in the Library of Congress. Carl Coke Rister Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Geologist. Correspondence (1900-1975) regarding the Oklahoma Geological Survey, of which Branson was longtime director, and the geology of Oklahoma.