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Five war ration books (circa 1943) from World War II that belonged to Betty Rubin of Englewood, New Jersey; and Lawrence, Doris, Ida Helen, and William Goldman of Yonkers, New York. Also included in the collection is a handmade leather wallet.

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Attorney. Notebooks of memoirs by Homer W. Wheeler, describing his life as an Army Scout; broadsides, newspapers, and handbills regarding the settlement of Kansas; along with a wide variety of other documents collected by Farley and relating the the Civil War, settlement of Kansas, Indian battles on the Great Plains with an emphasis on Kansas, and on the history of the American West in general. Also included is one of the two known copies of the "Siwinowe Kesibwi" (Shawnee Sun) newspaper (1841).

Black-and-white and color copy prints of Arapaho, Cheyenne, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Kiowa, Pawnee, Sioux, and Southern Cheyenne Indians wearing traditional clothing. Personalities include Big Face, Big Hawk, Joe Big Head, Susie Big Horse, Big Wolf, Bird Chief, Bird Head, Black Wolf, Brave Bear, Buffalo Meat, Bull Bear, Burning Face, Cloud Chief, Cut Ears, Dach-O-Me-Yo, Deafy Fletcher, Winona Margery Haury, High Chief, I-See-O, Left Hand, Grant Left Hand, Minnie Left Hand, Little Bear, Little Chief, Lone Bear, Mad Wolf, Nellie Old Man, Edgar Pettyman, Plenty Horses, Standing Bull, Standing Wolf, Thunder Bird, Turkey Legs, Lizzie Turkey Legs, Wenona Turkey Legs, Rev. T. K. Tyson, Walking Woman, Whirlwind, White Eagle, White Shield, Don B. Wolf, Wolf Face, Wolf Robe, and Yellow Boy. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Merchant. A typescript (1947) of an account by Wright regarding his participation in the Land Run of 1889, his settlement in the towns of Guthrie and Chandler, Oklahoma Territory, and his experiences in each. Albert Daniel Wright Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white original prints of Chandler, Oklahoma Territory and state. Albert Daniel Wright Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Cheyenne-Arapaho tribal historian. Typescript by Mr. Black entitled "Ceremony of the Earth People" regarding the history and religious rites of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians from the time of first contact with white men through the present, and detailing the procedures of each ceremony, including peyotism.

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Pianist. Musical score (n.d.) entitled "Grand River Suite" written for string orchestra by S.A. McReynolds along with original compositions (1932-1968), travel sketches, and short stories (c.1963-1968) by Kirkpatrick. Also included are sound recordings (c.1940) of Kirkpatrick playing his compositions.

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Investor. Three deeds (1838, 1857) for land in Vermont, along with one deed (1903) for land in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Hospital for women and handicapped children. Admittance records and ledgers of the Albert Pike Hospital, McAlester General Hospital and All Saints Hospital, all in McAlester, Oklahoma. Also includes a Certificate of Incorporation (1928) granted to the hospital by the State of Oklahoma.

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Attorney. Family and business correspondence, legal documents, and printed material belonging to Rennie, a Pauls Valley, Oklahoma attorney. Much of the material relates to real estate transactions which include land allotted to Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians.

A black and white original print of a jury, judge, and marshal in Ardmore, Indian Territory. Albert Rennie Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Architect. Three drawings (1947) created by Albert Yanda while attending the University of Oklahoma’s School of Architecture. The drawings depict a design for a fountain pen to be worn on the finger, an exterior view of a residence, and a service station.

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Author. Correspondence (1930-1983) of Edwin and Alberta Constant with friends, publishing companies and agents, regarding family affairs, the publication and distribution of Mrs. Constant's works, and Mrs. Constant's public appearances; publicity materials (n.d.); subject and reference files (n.d.); fiction and nonfiction manuscripts (n.d.) by Mrs. Constant; and publications (1945-1953), including newsletters, magazines and journals, containing articles or stories by Mrs. Constant. Alberta Wilson Constant Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black-and-white original and copy prints of construction of the Alaska-Canadian, or Alcan, Highway during World War II in British Columbia, Yukon Territory, and Alberta, Canada, and Alaska. This collection includes aerial views and scenes of road construction equipment, airplanes, trains, automobiles, barges, boats, ferries, Independence Day celebration, Canadian Rocky Mountains, and wildlife. Towns and areas in the collection include Summit Lake, Alaska; Edmonton and Grande Prairie, Alberta; Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Muskwa, and Swan Lake, British Columbia; Watson Lake and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory; and Liard River; Peace River; Sikanni River; and Horse Lake. Unpublished finding aid available.

Physician. Black and white original prints of Pond Creek, Oklahoma, and Dr. Barkley's office, with one of the first x-ray machines in the state.

Black and white original prints of Confederate Vice-President Alexander H. Stephens.

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University of Oklahoma professor. Personal correspondence (1917-1973) of Sears and his wife, Helen Sears; professional correspondence (1946-1959) of Sears; research materials (1906-1954) on the history of aviation, including magazine articles, clippings, bibliography cards, and publications and reports of the Oklahoma Aviation Commission.

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Surgeon and naval officer. Correspondence (1860-1913) to and from Griffith regarding his experiences as a medical cadet with the U.S. Army during the Civil War, his participation in a U.S. naval expedition to Darien (modern Panama), and also regarding New Hope Seminary in the Choctaw Nation; diaries (1864-1870) regarding Griffith's travels abroad, and his emigration to Indian Territory; naval medical reports and requisition requests (1870-1871); petition (1894) from the residents of Sans Bois, Choctaw Nation, requesting that Griffith establish a medical practice there; certificates (1900-1917); a passport (1871); manuscripts (1864-1865) by Griffith concerning his Civil War experiences with Sherman's army in Georgia and North Carolina; and programs (1888-1931).

Black and white original prints of Walters, Oklahoma. Also includes the Walters cotton gin and cotton market, a banquet for World War I volunteers, and a Confederate veterans reunion at the city park in Dallas, Texas. Alfred M. Thompson Sr. Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Attorney and federal judge. Professional and personal correspondence (1937-1975); speeches (1948-1973); clipping files and book reviews (1937-1975); income tax returns (1936-1976); and research files accumulated for Judge Murrah's biography. Also in the collection are speeches (1925-1975) by other political and judicial personalities.

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Correspondence, pamphlets, and reports of various Native American projects, such as the Alaska Native Law Project, the North Slope Legal Assistance Project, the American Indian Institute, and the Alaska Legal Services Corporation. Boyce and Alice Timmons Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white copy prints, of Osage, Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Cherokee Indians. Alice and Boyce Timmons Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles (1905-1935) regarding Alice Brown Davis, Seminole land claims in Mexico, and Seminole schools.

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Anthropologist. Correspondence (1926-1976) research notes and printed materials (1930-1968) collected by Marriott while researching her numerous books and articles on Native Americans. Included in the collection are manuscripts of her books"Maria, the Potter of San Ildefonso" "The Ten Grandmothers" "Little Annie" and "The Valley Below." Alice Lee Marriott Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white original and copy prints of Navajo, Kiowa, Seminole, Pueblo, Cherokee, and Apache Indians. Also included are photographs of baskets from the Aleut, Apache, Attu, Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Clallam, Eskimo, Delaware, Havasupai, Haida, Hupa, Klikitat, Kickapoo, Karok, Klamath, Lillooet, Maidu, Makah, Modoc, Mono, Navajo, Nez Perce, Nootka, Paiute, Papago, Penobscot, Pima, Pomo, Pueblo, Hopi, Quinault, Seneca, Shoshoni, Tlingit, Ntlakyapamuk, Umatilla, Wailaki, Wasco, Washo, Winnebago, and Yokut tribes. The collection also contains views of archaeological work in the southwest United States, including Oklahoma City, Fort Sill, Okeene, Anadarko, Idabel, and Ardmore, Oklahoma; San Ildefonso, Santa Fe and Chimayo, New Mexico; and San Antonio, Texas. Alice Marriott Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Black and white copy prints of Boyce and Alice Timmons, Cherokee Indians, Osage Indians, and the Tyner family.

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Correspondence (1894-1972) of Alie Robert Bradshaw and family; financial ledger books (1891-1955) of Alie Robert Bradshaw; and miscellaneous Bradshaw family records and mementoes (1880-1951).

Black-and-white copy print of Dewey, Indian Territory.

A black-and-white original print of attorney Walter Bruce Allen at his desk in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

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Typescripts of messages, proclamations, and statements 81868-1880) made by Wright as Principal Chief of the Choctaw nation to the General Council; typescripts of Wright's letters to the editor of the VINDICATOR and other newspapers, all regarding governmental issues of the Choctaw Nation. Also included are session minutes (1886-1900) of the Tali Hekia Presbyterian Church, Blue County, Indian Territory and Sunday School attendence records (1925-1926) of the Presbyterian Church, Wapanucka, Oklahoma.