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Henry Sessler Hoss Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-1302
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An account book (1917); notes (1904) from a course of lectures on obstetrics; two letters (1898, n.d.); and obituaries of Hoss, who practiced medicine in Muskogee, Oklahoma, from 1906 to 1921. Henry Sessler Hoss Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1898-1931

Herman Edwin Mootz Collection

 Collection — Box: M-7
Identifier: WHC-M-1757
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Author. Two promotional flyers (n.d.) for Mootz's books; two letters, one (1937) to Grace E. Ray from Grace V. Mootz, and one (1944) to Grace Mootz from Ray; and two clippings (1932-1935) concerning Mootz. Herman Edwin Mootz Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1932-1944

Hobert Otho Boggs Collection

 Collection — Box: B-59
Identifier: WHC-M-748
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Photocopies of an occupation permit (1889) from the Choctaw Nation, a sales brochure (n.d.) from the Sacred Heart Abbey (Okla.), a letter (1845) from George Harkins describing conditions among the Choctaws since their removal from Mississippi to Indian Territory, and a letter (1874) from Peter Pitchlynn to his nephew W.B. Pitchlynn regarding Choctaw politics. Hobert Boggs Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1830-1889

Horace Mark Hall Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-247
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Physician. A transcript of letters (1871-1873) of Horace Mark Hall, written while he was working as a ranch hand in Texas, edited, with an introduction and detailed footnotes, by Joseph S. Hall. Horace Mark Hall Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: ca. 1958

Ina Badger Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-23
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Collector. Yearbook (1898-1899) of the Pioneer Club, a women's club in Chickasha, Oklahoma; two letters (n.d.); notes (n.d.) about early settlers on Bitter Creek near Chickasha; and a notebook (n.d.) of recipes. Ina Badger Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1898-ca. 1925

Isaac Briscoe Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-763
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Two letters from Isaac Briscoe to his wife Nancy, describing his situation in the California gold fields near Sacramento City.

Dates: 1849-1850

Isabel Foster Smith Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-1740
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Collector. A diary (1887) kept by nineteen-year-old Lula Hulett, until her death late in the year; a letter (1887) regarding Miss Hulett's death; an obituary (1896) written for the Hulett's family dog; and newspaper articles (1925) regarding the death of Capt. A.W. Hulett.

Dates: 1887-1925

J. D. McCammon Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-1363
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Journalist. Memoirs (n.d.) of McCammon's early reporting career on various newspapers ca. 1900, an article (n.d.) about Missouri judge Ernest S. Gantt, and a letter (1942) from Frank W. Taylor of the Chicago Sun, rejecting the article about Gantt.

Dates: ca. 1942

J. L. Conn Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-125
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Collector. Copies of two letters from Amos Ewing to Republican presidential candidate William McKinley concerning an upcoming Oklahoma Territorial Convention, the Free Home Bill, and delegates to the Republican National Convention of 1895.

Dates: 1895

J. W. Gilliland Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-223
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Collector. A photocopy of a letter by Newt Locke to his brother, Tom, describing his participation in the Run of 1893 into the Cherokee Strip, with accounts of the settlement of the towns of Hennessey and Enid, Oklahoma.

Dates: 1893

James Curtis Matheney Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-1891
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Physician. A letter (1953) by Dr. Matheney describing his experiences as a physician in Oklahoma, 1908-1953; and a news clippings (1951) regarding Matheney's retirement. James Curtis Matheney Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1951-1953

James Lyon Blanchard Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-746
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Copy of a letter by Blanchard describing his journey to the California gold mining camp of Placerville and events in the camp.

Dates: 1852

James Monroe Duke Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-971
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Businessman. Land deeds (1903-1908) issued by the Choctaw-Chickasaw Nations; Choctaw land allotment certificates (1903-1904); stock certificates (1918-1923); and a letter (1926) by Oklahoma Congressman William Wirt Hastings replying to charges made by his opponent.

Dates: 1902-1926

James Monroe Latty Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-2041
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Letter, with two transcripts, from James Monroe Latty of Muskogee, Indian Territory, to John W. Latty of Glenn's Ferry, Idaho, expressing James Latty's wish to move to Idaho. James M. Latty Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1898

James Wyatt Marrs Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-1750
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Sociologist. Manuscripts, galley proofs, reviews and letters (ca. 1940-1960) for Marrs' book"The Man On Your Back"; research material on social parasitism (1930-1963); and sociology class materials (1922-1963), including lecture notes and term papers, of Marrs, a University of Oklahoma sociology professor (1922-1963).

Dates: ca. 1922-1963

Jesse Albert Baker Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-727
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Judge. Election certificate and letter from William H. Murray regarding Baker's service as a delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention; letters from Oklahoma Territorial Governor Cassius M. Barnes, Governor J.B.A. Robertson and State Supreme Court Justice Summers Hardy; a transcript of the story of Baker's participation in the Cherokee Strip Run in 1893; and one copy of "The Barking Water" magazine (1928) of Wewoka, Oklahoma.

Dates: 1853-1928

Jessie Lone Clarkson-Gilkey Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-1026
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Composer. Musical score of "The OU Chant" composed by Gilkey in 1936, along with a letter and written account regarding the composition.

Dates: ca. 1936-ca. 1950

John Brennan Collection

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-761
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Letter (1867) by Brennan concerning his service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

Dates: 1867

Kearns Byron Cornell Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-132
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Politician. An article (1950) concerning Cornell's candidacy for U.S. Congress, and explaining his platform; a pamphlet (ca. 1950) entitled "Here's What A Republican Congress Did For You" and a letter (1950) to James Babcock giving a brief biography of Cornell.

Dates: ca. 1950

L. Morton Rutherford, II, Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-1793
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Attorney. Report of the Senate Committee on Oil Investigation by the Fourteenth Legislature of Oklahoma, of which Rutherford was a member; and a letter to his son on the same subject.

Dates: 1940

L. P. Kennedy Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-338
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Clergyman. A letter from Judge Isaac C. Parker to the Rev. L.P. Kennedy, concerning the legality in Texas of marriages performed in the Indian Nations of Indian Territory.

Dates: 1887

Lillian J. Yowell Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-1307
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Collector. Deed (1811) transferring ownership of two slaves in South Carolina; and a letter (1849) from David to Robert L. Elliot regarding his plans to settle in Texas.

Dates: 1811-1849

Marshall Johnston Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-324
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Collector. Land grant certificate (1832) issued to Robinson Frieman for a plot in Cherokee County, Georgia; invoices (1877-1878) to W.E. McRue and Company of Mt. Holly, Arkansas; and a personal letter (n.d.).

Dates: 1832-1878

Marshall Shackelford Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-556
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Collector. Typescripts of letters (1862-1863) written by Robert L. Shackelford, a Confederate soldier, to his parents in Georgia, describing his Civil War experiences; and a letter (1921) from the United Daughters of the Confederacy regarding Shackelford's service record.

Dates: 1862-1921

Martha Sherwood Finch Johnson Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-1919
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Poet. Copies of three letters (1954) from Johnson to Mrs. Copeland, possibly Edith Copeland.

Dates: 1954

Mary Clay Williams Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-1318
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Receipts (1871-1911) of Henry Clay and Mary Jennings of Lancaster, Kentucky for purchases of food, hardware, general merchandise, and horse and buggy supplies; and a letter (1909) describing a collision between an early automobile and a horse-drawn buggy.

Dates: 1871-1911

Milo T. Reed Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-1805
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Collector. A petition (n.d.) signed by citizens of Seminole County, Oklahoma, listing rewards for the capture of a murder suspect; and copies of letters (1936-1938) to Reed from Isaiah and Mary Rutherford regarding famiy affairs.

Dates: 1936-1938

Mrs. A. J. King Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-352
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Collector. Typescripts of letters (1856-1865) by Abraham J. Seay, second Governor of Oklahoma Territory, regarding the role of the American Party in Missouri, and Seay's experiences and views regarding the Civil War; and typescript of a manuscript (1856-1876) regarding the history of Seay's parents and family.

Dates: 1856-1876

Mrs. John Pettyjohn Collection

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Identifier: WHC-M-489
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An undated letter from Will Rogers to his father, Clement Vann Rogers; and three letters from Betty (Mrs. Will) Rogers to Clement Vann Rogers concerning Will Rogers' horse act.

Dates: 1910-1911

Oklahoma Farm Bureau Collection

 Collection — Box: O-2
Identifier: WHC-M-451
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Typescripts (1948-1954) regarding the history of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, of proposed legislation in Oklahoma affecting agriculture, of a letter from the State bureau to Oklahoma county bureaus regarding the condition of Oklahoma agriculture, and of an analysis (ca. 1954) of the Oklahoma State Department (Board of) Agriculture. Oklahoma Farm Bureau Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1937-1954