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Oklahoma -- History -- To 1907

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Jerry Whistler Snow Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-697
Scope and Contents

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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.

Dates: 1893-1915
Found in: Western History Collections

Martin Luther Turner Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-1379
Scope and Contents

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Financier. Correspondence (1888-1921), news clippings (1896-1921) and two scrapbooks (1896-1917) of news clippings and broadsides, regarding the life of Turner, his campaign for election as a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, and his involvement with finance. Of special note are a number of letters (1916-1920) addressed to Turner from Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing requesting Turner's assistance in obtaining Pershing's promotion to the rank of Major General.

Dates: 1888-1921
Found in: Western History Collections

Robert M. Harris Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WHC-M-1050
Scope and Contents

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Typescripts from various Oklahoma newspaper articles concerning Harris's term as governor of the Chickasaw Nation from 1896 to 1898, Chickasaw legislation, and biographical material on Harris.

Dates: 1896-1927
Found in: Western History Collections
  • The University of Oklahoma

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