Epidemics -- Oklahoma
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Cherokee Nation Papers Collection
Dr. Madison T.J. Capshaw Collection
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Physician. Handwritten accounts of Dr. Capshaw's experiences as a physician in early-day Norman, Oklahoma and during the World War I influenza epidemic; and of the childhood of his son, Walter Capshaw. Madison T.J. Capshaw Photograph Collection also in repository.
Jerry Whistler Snow Collection
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Correspondence (1893-1915) to and from various members of the Whistler family regarding life in Oklahoma Territory, describing a first ride in an automobile, sicknesses, diseases and quarantines, floods, Sac and Fox Indian dances and customs, the Sac and Fox Indian Agency and its Agent, Lee Patrick, the Chilicco Indian School, Wild West shows, and holiday celebrations. Correspondents include Maude Mayes Whistler, Pearl Mayes Whistler, and Gertrude Naden. Jerry Whistler Snow Photograph Collection also in repository.