Education -- Oklahoma

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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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University of Oklahoma president. Correspondence (1899-1943) of Dr. Boyd regarding the establishment of the University of Oklahoma, and Boyd's tenure as its first president; speeches (n.d.) delivered by Boyd; newspaper clippings (-1957) regarding Boyd and the University; employment contracts (1892) between Boyd and the University's Board of Regents; certificates (1903-1924); obituaries and memorials (1936-1937); genealogies of the Boyd and Ross families; programs (1900-1909); songs, music and posters (1902-1907) from the University. Also included is a manuscript by Mary Alice Boyd, daughter of Dr. Boyd, describing the Boyds' years in Arkansas City, Kansas, and in Norman, Oklahoma. David Ross Boyd Photograph Collection is also in repository.

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Professor. Reports (1950-1958) issued by government and private agencies regarding education and schooling in Oklahoma, a number of which were authored by Pugmire, and Pugmire's doctoral dissertation (1936), entitled "The Administration of Personnel in Correctional Institutions in New York State.".

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Collector. Territorial and early statehood-era school records from districts in Noble and Grant Counties, Oklahoma. Included are teachers' record books (1907-1948), school district clerks' records (1915-1934), pupil rosters (1907-1917), listings of teachers and district officials (1894-1941), records of annual meetings (1915-1934) and school warrants issued (1915-1934).

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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.

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Professor and university president. Correspondence (1902) related to Buchanan's attempts to have power and water companies established in Norman, Oklahoma; Buchanan's lecture notes (n.d.) as a professor of history; draft copies (n.d.) of his book - "The History of Oklahoma;" Katherine Buchanan's lecture notes (n.d.) as a teacher at University High School, Norman, Oklahoma; materials (1912) related to the origin and history of the University of Oklahoma; personal correspondence and legal/business papers (1893-1927) of the Buchanan family; printed propositions, journals, and committee reports (1906-1907) to the State of Oklahoma Constitutional Convention; guides (n.d.) for the study and teaching of English; and Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletins (1936-1937).

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Banker. Diaries of Joseph L. Porter of Lawton, Oklahoma, regarding his experiences as a banker and as long-time treasurer of the local board of education.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF) Teacher. White taught in Oklahoma and Wyoming at secondary schools, and at the Oklahoma Methodist University. Correspondence (1891-1952) includes her employment, her historical research, her investments in Montana real estate and oil in Oklahoma, and personal matters with family and friends. Teaching certificates and notes from college courses, thesis, and memorabilia from Park College. Journal (1891-1907) along with items from the Old Regime (Literary group) and miscellaneous personal items. Post cards, Christmas cards, address books, newspapers, pamphlets, and booklets. Interviews (1934-1942) that White conducted with elderly Indians in Tulsa, Oklahoma and with early settlers of the Oklahoma City area, along with others around the state. Some of these are typed, while all have the original notes. Notes on education in Oklahoma, especially the different...

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Sales representative. A transcript of an interview conducted by Frank A. Balyeat with Butcher, the first freshman enrolled at the University of Oklahoma (1893), recounting his experiences at the University and as superintendent of the West Norman (Oklahoma) schools.

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Educator. Reports, circulars, press releases, newsletters, correspondence, and clippings (1940-1949) relating to legislative programs sponsored by the Oklahoma Education Association for state education and its funding.

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State office. Published bulletins (1924–1944) of the State of Oklahoma Department of Education, on subjects such as Rosenwald schools for African-American children, teachers’ handbooks, and school consolidation and transportation.

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Black and white copy print of Noble Academy, Noble, Indian Territory.