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Merchant. Correspondence (1902-1948) rergarding the death of Thompson's son in France during World War I, and the controversy regarding a new townsite for Walters, Oklahoma; publications (1913-1919) regarding Oklahoma's role in the American war effort during World War I; programs (1936) of the Wichita Mountains Easter Pageant; certificates (1885-1920); and a scrapbook (n.d.) and a typescript of a speech (n.d.) by Thompson regarding the origin and early years of Walters, Oklahoma. Alfred M. Thompson Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Dentist. News clippings (1961-1972) regarding the history of the Fairview Republican newspaper and Quapaw, Oklahoma; manuscripts (n.d.) regarding the history of the Bank of Fairview and the arrival of the railroad in that city; a savings account record book (1903) of the Bank of Fairview; a letter (1903) regarding the Oklahoma Dental Association (Oklahoma Territory) and the Board of Dental Examiners (Oklahoma Territory); and a certificate of practice (1903) issued to Dr. Walker by the Board. Andrew Beattie Walker Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Collector. Correspondence, teacher's certificates and examination scores, letters of recommendation, and tax receipts belonging to Charles L. Hollem, Anna Hollem's husband. All materials date from 1892 to 1901, except for souvenirs from Hollem's lumberyard, and letters describing Hollem's funeral in 1935. Hollem taught school in Oklahoma Territory and later owned Lawton's first lumber-yard.

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Physician. A diploma (1918) from St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a certificate (undated) for a post-graduate course in anatomy.

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Collector. Correspondence (1906–1968); certificates (1891–1918); and news clippings (1928–1939) regarding University of Oklahoma president Arthur Grant Evans, federal funding for schools in Indian Territory, the issue of separate statehood for Oklahoma and Indian territories, and Evans’s participation in the United States’ propaganda effort in World War I; a typescript regarding the history (1816–1831) of the Presbyterian church and missions in the eastern Cherokee Nation; a diary (1887) of A. G. Evans; and original records (1830–1857) of the New Echota Church in the Cherokee Nation, as recorded by Samuel A. Worcester, church clerk. Arthur W. Evans Photograph Collection also in repository.

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

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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U.S. Marshal. Correspondence (1895-1946) regarding the Indian Territory Day Celebration of 1939, and Thomas Rhodes' World War I experience; certificates (1864-1912); clippings (1905-1950) and a scrapbook (n.d.) regarding lawmen, outlaws, judges, and Rhodes; the score (1894) of a patriotic hymn composed by a youth from Indian Territory; poetry and short stories (1894-1942) by various persons regarding Belle Starr, the Creek National Councilhouse at Okmulgee, and Oklahoma; and publications (1908-1938) including programs of the 1908 reunion of former U.S. marshals, and of the 45th anniversary of the First National Bank of Vinita, Oklahoma. Also in this collection is a manuscript (n.d.), presumably by Rhodes, regarding the U.S. District Court at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and its judge, Isaac C. Parker. Charles B. Rhodes Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Physician. A notebook (1917-1918) with transcripts of lectures given at Camp Greenleaf, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia during World War I to military physician trainees, and poetry (1918), presumably by Price; a book (1903) entitled "Pocket Cyclopedia of Medicine and Surgery" along with certificates and diplomas (1904-1914) awarded Price by medical schools and associations. Charles Gary Price Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Physician. Official transactions (1906) of the joint session of the Oklahoma State and Indian Territory Medical Associations; official publications (1906-1935) of the Oklahoma State Medical Association; correspondence (1926-1939) regarding Fisk's appointment as consulting surgeon to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad; and certificates of election (1902-1908) to the position of city Councilman in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.

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Collector. Correspondence (1911-1945), postcards (1934), newspaper clippings (1893), naturalization certificates (1882-1884), U.S. Army service records (1884-1933) and a last will and testament (1946) of Haus Kjennerud, a Norwegian emigrant. Also included in this collection are maps (1881-1890) of Washington, D.C. and of Oslo, Norway. Clarence S. Springtead Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Collector. A $1,000 insurance beneficiary certificate (1907) bought by Cleve Vandaveer for her husband and children from the Supreme Forest, Woodmen Circle, in Denver, Oklahoma.

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Real estate agent. Personal correspondence (1918-1952); business correrspondence (1920-1947); financial records, including bank notes (1912-1946), deeds and leases (1914-1946), and daily and individual account ledgers; and certificates, including a homestead certificate (1893), from Pickard's real estate business in Norman, Oklahoma. Clyde C. Pickard Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Physician. Reprints of medical articles (1918-1936) by Dr. Rice and certificates and diplomas (1908-1937) awarded to Dr. Rice by medical schools and civic groups, as well as licenses to practice medicine in Oklahoma and Missouri. Clyde Vernon Rice Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Collectors. Unpublished manuscripts (n.d.) by Garner G. Collums; correspondence (ca. 1940-1955), including personal, military, and rejection letters from publishers; newspaper clippings (ca. 1930-1950); certificates and diplomas of D.B. and Garner G. Collums; and posters and photographs.

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Collector. Certificates entitled "The Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine" and "Lake Texoma College of Hunting and Fishing Diploma.".

City clerk and civic leader. Papers, including pamphlets, books, clippings, and other materials, plus correspondence, relating to the American Legion in Oklahoma City, and Simon's teaching career; certificates and awards presented to Simon; and a scrapbook concerning Simon's life. Earle Marvin Simon Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Collector. A booklet (1969) published by Orange County, California in tribute to President Richard Nixon; certificates (1933) issued to Skinner by the Republican Party of California and the University of Oklahoma Foundation; and Nazi propaganda (1944-1945) airdropped to American troops during the Battle of the Bulge. Also included are sheets of postage stamps (1948-1957) commemorating the 50th anniversary of Oklahoma statehood and the centennials of the petroleum industry and the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma.

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Collector. Newspaper clippings (1901); certificates (1901-1911) from the United States Land Office, Lawton, Oklahoma; and a manuscript (n.d.) written by Fannie Townsend Hair concerning the naming and route of the Chisholm Trail in Oklahoma, with comments by Edwin C. McReynolds.

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Collector. A copy of an allotment certificate (1909) signed by Green McCurtain, Principal of the Choctaws, and made out to Willie Inez Kirkendall, a citizen of the Choctaw Nation.

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Physician. Expense books (1888-1889), student lecture notes (1895) from Dr. Von Keller's electro-therapy class, and certificates and diplomas (1888-1935) issued to him by medical schools and by the Chickasaw Nation.

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Attorney. Certificate issued to Rittenhouse to practice law in the Territory of Oklahoma, June 7, 1905.

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Judge. Obituary (1922) of Bond, the first county judge of Jefferson County, Oklahoma; a list of Bond's brothers and sisters and their birth dates; a Certificate of Election (1916) to the Oklahoma Legislature; and two broadsides (1951) advertising the sale of a Hereford bull owned by Dr. and Mrs. Theodore G. Wails. George M. Bond Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Physician. Diary (1899) detailing Dr. Combest's participation in the Spanish American War; certificates (1896-1906); articles (1918-1926) concerning Combest's enlistment in the medical reserve force in 1918; and his obituary (1926). The collection also includes Combest's unpublished biography (n.d.) entitled "Life and Works of George Marion Combest: Oklahoma Pioneer Medical Doctor" by Christine Combest Millsap. George Marion Combest Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Physician. Patient account books (1911-1943) from Phillips' Sayre, Oklahoma practice, and certificates and diplomas (1901-1919) awarded Phillips by medical schools and by the states of Kentucky and Oklahoma. George Wendel Phillips Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Collector. Discharge certificates (1860–1880) issued by the U.S. Army to Seminole freedmen, including David Bowlegs, for service rendered during and after the Civil War.

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Physician. Typescripts (n.d.) of five articles by Dr. Reed regarding appendicitis and gastrodudenical ulcers and their treatment, and "Finesse in the Art of Surgery"; along with certificates and diplomas (1901-1951) awarded Dr. Reed by medical schools and boards. Horace Reed Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Homesteader. Homestead certificate No. 1866 for J. D. Lockridge’s claim on 160 acres in Oklahoma Territory, December 16, 1895.

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Physician. Correspondence (1930-1950), medical records (1914-1950), and certificates and citations (1922-1948) relating to Fulton's practice in Atoka, Oklahoma, along with minutes (1904-1911) of the Atoka County Medical Society.

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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.