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Discount registers (1927-1938) of the Elk City Farmers National Bank in Elk City, Oklahoma, and a general ledger (1926-1930) of an institutional predecessor, the German State Bank, also in Elk City, Oklahoma.

Black and white original prints of Norman, Oklahoma Territory and state, including street scenes, businesses, schools, firefighters, parades, and scenes from the University of Oklahoma. The collection also contains studio portraits of Choctaw women and a Choctaw family in front of their home. Emma A. Coleman Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Black and white original prints and panoramas of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. The collection includes scenes of Main Street, businesses, the railroad depot, and a parade for the returning World War I servicemen of Garvin County, Oklahoma.

Black and white copy prints of Porum, Indian Territory and Oklahoma, including photographs of businesses, railroads, school children, farming, ranching, mining and family portraits.

Black and white original prints of Sapulpa, Indian Territory and Oklahoma, along with images of Oklahoma City, Fort Reno and Tulsa, Oklahoma, Fort Smith, Arkansas, businesses, schools, oil wells, railroads, and cotton ginning. The collection also includes scenes of Creek, Comanche, Apache, and Yuchi Indians and the Euchee Mission near Sapulpa, Indian Territory.

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A general ledger (1913-1918) and a ledger (1919-1922) containing meeting records of the Farmers State Bank of Park Hill, Oklahoma.

Black and white original and copy prints of the Foress B. Lillie family and Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory and state. The collection includes street scenes, transportation, businesses, outlaws, and oilwells, as well as scenes of places, cities and towns in California, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Foress B. Lillie Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Ledgers and account books (1905-1930) of the First National Bank of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, recording the daily business of the bank.

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Businessman and civic leader. Correspondence (1901-1914) relating to English's career in banking and civic affairs in Lawton, Oklahoma, along with personal financial records (1901-1924), including receipts and cancelled checks.

Journalist. Typescripts and manuscripts (1889-1939), and clippings (n.d.) regarding the history and settlement of Oklahoma; and correspondence (1904-1950) between Wenner and the Territorial Board for the Leasing of School Lands, of which Wenner was secretary, and with notable personalities in Oklahoma regarding Oklahoma history. Fred L. Wenner Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white copy prints of Seminole, Indian Territory and Oklahoma, and Davenport, Indian Territory. Included are photographs of businesses, a temperance gathering, parades, and the oil industry.

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Businessman. Financial papers (1883-1929) concerning Sohlberg's association with early Oklahoma City business interests, especially the milling industry; publications (1882-1939) regarding the release of popular movies, and the status of aviation in Thailand (ca. 1920); programs from the 1914 season of the Overholser Theater of Oklahoma City, and the 700th birthday celebration of the city of Berlin, Germany; a maintenance manual (1919) from the Cole Motor Car Company; bank notes (1857) issued by a Nebraska bank; and certificates (1909-1934) issued to Sohlberg and others. George Gustar Sohlberg Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white copy prints of Apache, Oklahoma Territory and state. Included are scenes of the Levite family, businesses, and football, baseball and basketball teams.

Black and white copy prints of Cordell, Oklahoma, including street scenes, businesses, railroads, cotton harvesting and a photograph of Quanah Parker's star house at Cache, Oklahoma.

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Railroad official. Correspondence (1925-1947); reports (1906-1955); minutes (1954); financial records (1918-1946); maps (1904-1955); and publications (1909-1955) regarding the operations, financial status and policies of railway companies in central and southeastern Oklahoma. The companies include the Oklahoma Railway, the Oklahoma City Railway, the Metropolitan Railway, the El Reno Interurban and the Norman Interurban. The collection also contains correspondence (1947) regarding the liquidation of the Oklahoma City streetcar system, and the development of the Diamond Dishwasher Company (1925). Guy Bradford Treat Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Financial ledgers of the Guymon First National Bank in Guymon, Oklahoma. The ledgers include a general ledger (1906-1907), two teller's cash ledgers (1906-1907), and a draft register (1906-1908).

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Postmaster. Correspondence (1879-1972); banking records from the Ash Flat Valley Bank in Olney, Indian Territory; Rural carrier's registration book (n.d.); Register of Money Orders Issued (1906, 1910); Record of Registered Matter (1908-1910); other material from the Wanette, Oklahoma post office, along with a scrapbook (1936-1964) outlining the career of Henry Neal, Wanette, Oklahoma postmaster from 1936 to 1964; and recollections of several of the last surviving U.S. soldiers who fought in the Indian Wars. Henry Neal Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white original prints of the towns of Oklahoma City, Duncan, Fort Reno, Perry and El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, along with Marlow and Ardmore, Indian Territory. The photographs include street scenes, businesses and a dust storm at Boise City, Oklahoma. Herbert K. Lininger Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Attorney. Correspondence (1838-1961) regarding Mrs. Peck's ancestry, and Peck's contributions to Oklahoma and Oklahoma City, including a scrapbook of letters (1944) to Peck upon his retirement as President of the Oklahoma City Y.M.C.A. Correspondents include William F. Halsey, Frank Buttram, E.K. Gaylord, Robert S. Kerr, Elmer Thomas, Thomas P. Gore, and Robert Heffner. Herbert Massey Peck Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white copy prints of Hollis, Bethel, Dryden, Looney and Metcalf, Oklahoma. Includes scenes of businesses, postal service, agriculture, parades, schools, school children, and studio portraits from these communities during both the territorial and statehood periods.

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General ledgers (1919-1930) of the Hopeton State Bank in Hopeton, Oklahoma.

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A daybook (1905-1914) of the Hotchkiss and Cronkhite Loan and Investment Company of Watonga, Okla.

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Correspondence and checks (1905-1950), tax records (1912-1937), and teller's cash books (1910-1936) for the Bank of Hydro, the Hydro First National Bank, and the Farmers National Bank, all of Hydro, Oklahoma.

Black and white original and copy prints of the towns of Chickasha and Minco, Indian Territory and Oklahoma, and Tuttle, Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of street scenes, businesses, agriculture, railroads, schools, ferries, fire fighters, airplanes, and electric railroads.

Black and white original prints of the Griffitts family and the Society of Friends school at Hillside Mission, Indian Territory. James Addison Griffitts Manuscript Collection also in rpository.

Black and white copy and original prints of Lugert, Oklahoma and scenes of the W.C. Austin Reclamation and Irrigation Project, which includes the construction of Altus Lake and Dam.

Black and white copy prints of Norman, Oklahoma Territory and state, including street scenes, businesses, parades and schools.

Black and white original and copy prints of numerous Oklahoma towns, including scenes of businesses, health resorts, stone quarries, railroads and dust storms. The collection also contains prints of Cherokee, Creek, Chickasw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Sac and Fox Indians. John Wesley Morris Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Banker. Diaries of Joseph L. Porter of Lawton, Oklahoma, regarding his experiences as a banker and as long-time treasurer of the local board of education.

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Coal mining company. Correspondence, financial reports, leases, legal reports, and general reports, all dated 1903–1944, regarding the operation and management of the Kali-Inla Coal Company of Hartshorne, Indian Territory, and Oklahoma, and that of its subsidiary coal companies and related firms. Special correspondence files include those regarding labor union activity, mining accidents, company housing, relations with railroads, and insurance. Also included in this collection are equipment catalogs (ca. 1910–1944) containing advertisements and information regarding miner and mining supplies. In addition to reflecting the mining industry in Oklahoma, the collection also contains information on mining operations in Colorado, West Virginia, and Arkansas. Kali-Inla Coal Company Photograph Collection also in repository.