Patronage, Political -- Oklahoma

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Attorney. Correspondence regarding Oklahoma politics and the University of Oklahoma Alumni Association, of which Boatman was president in 1924 and 1925.

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Judge. Correspondence (1907-1944) regarding Watts's personal affairs, his interest in the Democratic Party and in government at the state and local levels, and regarding the status of legal cases; plus publications (1914-1944) regarding politics and government.

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Politician. Correspondence regarding Boyer's term in the Oklahoma State Senate, a political appointment for his son Wilfred (1931), and his own appointment as Senate Auditor (1933). Dave H. Boyer Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Politician and jurist. Correspondence (1892-1916) received by Ross regarding Oklahoma politics and politicians, including correspondence with Territorial Governor William C. Renfrow; a newspaper obituary (1944) of Ross; and a homestead certificate (1902). Leslie P. Ross Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Judge. Correspondence, speeches, and clippings (1942) concerning Busby's unsuccessful candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma; correspondence (1918) concerning Busby's successful candidacy for election as judge of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma; correspondence (1924-1927) from Busby's term as a member of the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents; and correspondence (1935-1937) concerning his unsuccessful bid for nomination to a federal judgeship in Oklahoma. Orel Busby Photograph Collection also in repository.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Oklahoma Governor. Papers (1955-1958) of Oklahoma Governor Raymond D. Gary, including commissions and appointments; correspondence concerning bills before the state legislature; radio speeches and press files; correspondence concerning the teacher's retirement referendum; alphabetical files of Gary's executive assistant, Clarence Burch; minutes of meetings and correspondence from the Commissioners of the Land Office; files of the Budget Office, including payroll information; reports and correspondence concerning other individual state boards and committees; appointments and general correspondence of the Governor's office; welfare files, including claims and correspondence organized by county; correspondence concerning pardons, paroles and extraditions; and correspondence files, by organization, by personal name, and from out of state. Raymond Dancel Gary...

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Judge. Correspondence (1894-1927) regarding Cole's personal affairs, politics and government at both local and state levels, and cases tried in Oklahoma courts; legal briefs (1909-1925); publications (1908-1956) concerning politics and government; and speeches (n.d.) delivered by Cole before civic and fraternal organizations.

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Lawyer. Correspondence (1938-1942) relating to Harbison's term as a senator representing District 5, encompassing Jackson and Tillman counties, in the Oklahoma state legislature.

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Real estate agent. General business correspondence (1909-1929) concerning Morford's real estate business and the development of a cotton mill in Lawton, Oklahoma; political correspondence (1916-1929) with Senator John W. Harreld of Oklahoma and others; Republican party campaign literature (1936, 1940); and clippings (1913-1940).