Coal mines and mining -- Oklahoma

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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A term paper by Snodgrass entitled"Early Development of Labor Unions in Oklahoma" detailing the rise of labor guilds, brotherhoods and unions in Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory.

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Geologist. Correspondence (1914-1941) regarding personal matters, and Oklahoma place names and geology; published and unpublished manuscripts (1907-1946) regarding Oklahoma history, place names and geology; reviews (n.d.) of Gould's works; poetry (n.d.) by Gould; speeches (n.d.) delivered by Gould; and newspaper clippings (1900-1946) regarding Gould's life and works.

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Employee records, including wage reports (1938-1942), payrolls (1940-1947), record of orders and employees' pay (1939-1948), and a time book (1942-1947); shipment records (1943-1947); correspondence (1941-1949); financial reports (1940-1947); expenses and sales accounts (1937-1946); and Bituminous Coal Producers Board Reports (1939-1942), all from the Collins Coal Company in Krebs, Oklahoma. Collins Coal Company Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Typescripts of various laws, speeches and special messages made by Johnston as Governor of the Chickasaw Nation before the Chickasaw Legislature, on issues such as tribal government, land, mineral resources, finances, claims, education and the ownership of slaves.

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 a mass burial for victims of a coal mine explosion near McAlester, Oklahoma.

A black and white copy print of coal miners at the Milby and Dow Coal and Mining Company, Dow, Indian Territory. G.A. Riedt Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Interpreter. Personal correspondence, land records for allotments in the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, lists of allotments available for coal leases, files on government aid to destitute Indians, and a catechism written in the Choctaw language. George Nelson Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Indian Chief. Correspondence (1890-1916) to and from McCurtain and his personal secretary, George W. Scott, regarding the Choctaws' claims against the United States, and separate statehood for Indian Territory, including letters from Chiefs of other major Indian tribes in the Territory; maps of railroad rights-of-way and towns in the Choctaw Nation (1876-1908), published by its general council; publications (1896-1913) by various political parties and citizens groups in the Choctaw Nation; publications (1892-1916) of the U.S. government regarding mineral rights of the Choctaw Nation and Indian Territory; and personal journals of McCurtain. Green McCurtain Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Lawyer. Legal files, correspondence, coal mining reports (1899-1916), and related papers concerning Tucker's service as mining trustee for the Choctaw Nation (1912-1918), for the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations (1929-1949), and as national attorney for the Choctaw Nation (1924-1929).

A black and white copy print of Osage Mining Company officers, McAlester, Indian Territory.

Photographer and collector. Black and white original prints of railroads in Oklahoma, including scenes of depots, locomotives, rolling stock, bridges and track. The collection also contains photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns, industries, agriculture, businesses and mining activities.

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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.

Black and white original prints of the mining activities of the Kali-Inla Coal Company. Kali-Inla Coal Company Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Black and white copy prints of Italian Americans in Pittsburg County, Indian Territory and Oklahoma. Included in the collection are photographs of their organizations, businesses, coal mining, sports, and cemeteries, along with photographs of the towns of McAlester, Indian Territory and Oklahoma state, Krebs, Indian Territory, and Hartshorne and Crowder, Oklahoma.

Black and white original and copy prints of coal mining activities at Krebs and Dow, Oklahoma.

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Correspondence (1902-1946); monthly account ledgers (1907-1945); payroll records (1931-1945); notebooks of production costs (1940-1943); bank statements (1909-1946); and bills and receipts (1900-1948) from the Mullen Coal Company, near McAlester, Oklahoma. Mullen Coal Company Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white original prints, negatives, and panoramas of numerous Oklahoma towns, mines, oil wells, oil fields, industries, rivers, health resorts, farms, sod houses, railroads and the University of Oklahoma. The collection also includes scenes of Oklahoma mountains, rock formations, different soils and meteorite crators, along with Indian schools and graveyards. Oklahoma Geological Survey Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Black and white original and copy prints of Patrick Jay Hurley's career as United States Assistant Secretary of War and Secretary of War, special presidential representative to the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Afghanistan, and the Middle East, and United States Ambassador to China during World War II. The collection contains scenes of Hurley with Joseph W. Stilwell, Chou En-lai, Mao Tse-tung, Chiang Kai-shek, Douglas MacArthur, Claire Lee Chennault, and Herbert Hoover. Also included are photographs of Secretary of War Hurley's inspection tours of United States military installations, suppression of the Bonus Army riots in 1932, Hurley with Japanese military representatives, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charles A. Lindbergh, Amon Carter, Will Rogers, Chester Nimitz, Jonathan Wainwright, Henry Stimson, William Halsey, Bacone College and the towns of McAlester, Oklahoma and Phillips, Indian Territory. Patrick J. Hurley Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Mine worker. Contracts (1903-1939); a permit (1902); and leases (1899), all relating to the coal industry near McAlester, Oklahoma; plus a "Coal Mine Workmen's Compensation and Employers Liability Policy" (1922). Sam W. Mitchell Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Union activist. Financial secretary's ledger (1908-1911) of United Mine Workers' Local 1864 (Wilburton, Oklahoma); correspondence (1916-1922)concerning Boydston's activities as an Oklahoma United Mine Workers' Board member from Sub-District 1, U.M.W. 21, including members' complaints submitted for arbitration.

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Mining Engineer. Smith's correspondences (1902-1907), reports (1896-1920), and appraisals (1896-1920) relative to his career in mine consultation and civil engineering. Included in the collection are blueprints and operation reports (1905-1918) of mines.

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Coal mine operator. Correspondence (1928-1937); labor contracts (1933-1939); wage notices (1917-1936); machine contracts (1921-1939); advertisement brochures (1926-1936); and orders (1937-1939) issued by the National Bituminuous Coal Commission, all regarding the coal mining industry in southeastern Oklahoma. This collection also contains survey reports (1905-1906) submitted to the Samples Coal Mining Company regarding the potential coal wealth of the Choctaw Nation, which the Samples Company later mined. Thomas W. Wheatley Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white original prints of coal mining activities at McAlester, Oklahoma. Thomas W. Wheatley Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Black and white original prints of miners at Samples No. 2 Mine near McAlester, Oklahoma and the Masonic Temple on Mt. Moriah, also near McAlester, Oklahoma.

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Typescripts of newspaper articles, speeches, editorials and official documents from Jones's term as Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation, concerning tribal politics, land allotment, and mineral rights on Choctaw lands.