Journalists -- Oklahoma

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Journalist. Correspondence (1922-1945) from Johnson's readers concerning their personal problems and their opinions about her column in the Daily Oklahoman; typescripts (1934-1948) of articles by Johnson; clippings (1919-1951) from her columns and from articles about her; letters (1921) endorsing Oklahoma state senator John Golobie for the post of American Minister to Yugoslavia; and papers (1949-1950) from Johnson's tenure as Secretary of Oklahoma Goodwill Industries, Inc. Edith Cherry Johnson Photograph Collection also in repository.

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University of Oklahoma Journalism professor. Manuscripts (1947-1980) of articles and books by Ray; journals and newspapers (1939-1968) containing her articles; printed materials (ca. 1940-1970); other papers used for research; and Ray's professional correspondence.

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Newspaperman. Correspondence (1903-1951) regarding personal affairs, politicians and political events, and the National Editorial Association; speeches (n.d.) of Nichols; and publications (1917-1944) by pacifist organizations and government agencies regarding America's involvement in World War II and Nazi Germany's relations with other European nations. Lea Murray Nichols Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Black and white original prints of newspapeman Lea Murray Nichols. The collection also contains a scene of an oil well near Tulsa, Indian Territory. Lea Murray Nichols Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Journalist. Correspondence (1942-1950) from Gov. Leon C. Phillips and "Daily Oklahoman" editor Walter M. Harrison, praising stories written by Williams as a reporter for that paper, and regarding his move to a newspaper in Iowa; interdepartmental memos (1929-1930) of the "Daily Oklahoman"; telegrams (1949-1950) and obituaries (1949) regarding Williams' death; and copies of the Marshalltown (Iowa) "Times-Republican" (1945-1950) for which Williams worked after leaving Oklahoma. Meredith Newton Williams Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Editor. Correspondence (1900-1915) between Holbrook, his wife (Mabel Jackson), and others regarding his editorship of the "Pawnee Dispatch" family matters and social life in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Richard Burkey Holbrook Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Journalist. Clippings of newspaper articles by Peterson and others regarding Oklahoma's cities and towns, its economy, its standard of living, etc., and Peterson's travels abroad.

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Correspondence (1937-1995), research files (1986-1990), manuscripts (1953-1990), newspaper clippings, magazines, books, and scrapbooks (1899-1997, 2006) from the life and career of author, journalist and 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner Vance H. Trimble. In 1960, Trimble was awarded a journalism "triple crown": the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, the Sigma Delta Chi award for distinguished Washington correspondence, and the Raymond Clapper Award for the year's best Washington reporting for an investigation of nepotism and payroll abuse in Congress. The collection also includes publicity and book reviews for Trimble's biographies of Happy Chandler, E. W. Scripps, and Sam Walton.

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Journalist. Personal correspondence (1930-1961), military papers (1918-1959), biographical materials (1915-1961), and business correspondence (1931-1961) of Harrison, an editor for the "Daily Oklahoman" and owner of "The North Star"; files from Harrison's association with the Pulitzer Prize Board (1938-1942), the Will Rogers Memorial Commission (1938-1961), the National Cowboy Hall of Fame (1955) and the Civil War Centennial Commission (1953-1961); plus political campaign materials and papers (1949-1959) regarding Harrison's service as a city Councilman for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Walter M. Harrison Photograph Collection also in repository.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Banker. Correspondence (1883-1951) of Thompson Benton Ferguson as Governor of the Territory of Oklahoma, and business and personal correspondence of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ferguson; printed materials (1893-1933), including newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and magazines; financial and estate records (1941-1960) of the Walter Fergusons; pictographs of cattle brands (1906-1918) of Texas; government documents (1863-1915) of the Territories of Oklahoma and Arizona and of the United States; pins, ribbons and medallions (1895-1907) marking the statehood of Oklahoma, and the election campaigns of territorial Oklahoma politicians; literary productions (n.d.), including manuscripts, speeches, and art; legal documents (1934-1955); and scrapbooks (1862-1938) chronicling the history and contributions of the Ferguson family to Oklahoma. Also included in this...

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Attorney. Typescripts of articles (ca. 1930-1940) from Mills' column"Hit or Miss" in the Arapaho Bee, which reflect on local and national political affairs.