Maps

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Promotional brochures, flyers, handbills, maps, and original illustrations advertising geographic locations in the American West, as well as using the image of the West to sell other goods and services. The materials advertise tourist destinations such as rodeos, ranches, and the Grand Canyon; promotional brochures for western cities and towns such as Deming, New Mexico, and Lander, Wyoming; illustrated mining company stock certificates; and illustrations by Ken Laager for the covers of various western novels.

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University of Oklahoma professor. Correspondence (1913-1930) from the Oklahoma Bureau of Geology regarding its publications and operations, and the geological and mineral characteristics of Oklahoma counties; geological reports (1913-1930) with accompanying maps; oil well logs (1905-1925), organized by county; and registers of student grades (1915-1951) maintained by Dr. Williams while a member of the University of Oklahoma faculty.

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Maps, government documents, a bibliography of sources and a check list of names, all relating to the Apache Indians in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

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Attorney. Correspondence (1946) regarding Carl J. O'Hornett's inquiries to oil companies in Oklahoma to lease 1250 royalty acres out of approximately 5400 acres of the North Burbank area of Kay and Osage Counties. Also, a map of the North Burbank area and a map of a plat in Washita County, Oklahoma.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Corporate records arranged in five functional sub-groups of executive files; legal files; engineering records; property accounting; and real estate and industrial development records. Record series of the executive sub-group include minutes (1905-1915, 1947-1975); annual reports (1884-1908, 1915-1932, 1941, 1948-1975); subject files (1900-1984); monthly letters to the Board of Directors (1921-1972); correspondence (1913-1976); corporate files of associated railroads (1910-1975); liquidation files (1968-1984); and stock ledgers (1853-1864; 1906-1933). In the legal sub-group are: subject files (ca. 1925-1979); correspondence (1969-1976); contracts (1900-1910, 1930, 1950-1960); merger files-Union Pacific (1963-1975); merger files-other railroads (1920-1980); litigation files (1830-1960); legislation files-state level (1908-1920); and...

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Collector. Correspondence (1911-1945), postcards (1934), newspaper clippings (1893), naturalization certificates (1882-1884), U.S. Army service records (1884-1933) and a last will and testament (1946) of Haus Kjennerud, a Norwegian emigrant. Also included in this collection are maps (1881-1890) of Washington, D.C. and of Oslo, Norway. Clarence S. Springtead Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Diaries of John F. Lafferty, who enlisted in the Ohio militia during the Civil War. Included are hand-drawn maps of Union battlefield maneuvers and artillery magazines, and lists of daily rations. The diaries are written almost exclusively in Pitman-style shorthand, and are not transcribed.

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Transcripts of interviews with pioneers who took part in the 1893 Land Run into the Cherokee Strip of Oklahoma, with accompanying township maps showing the homesteads of settlers. The collection also includes historical and cultural information about the Indian tribes, including the Tonkawa, Kansa (Kaw) and Ponca, that lived in the eastern portion of the Cherokee Strip. The final part of the collection consists of correspondence and field notebooks written by Orville Stanley Smith and Theodore H. Barrett during an 1871 survey of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indian reservation in Dakota Territory. Edna Greer Porter Hatfield Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Indian Chief. Correspondence (1890-1916) to and from McCurtain and his personal secretary, George W. Scott, regarding the Choctaws' claims against the United States, and separate statehood for Indian Territory, including letters from Chiefs of other major Indian tribes in the Territory; maps of railroad rights-of-way and towns in the Choctaw Nation (1876-1908), published by its general council; publications (1896-1913) by various political parties and citizens groups in the Choctaw Nation; publications (1892-1916) of the U.S. government regarding mineral rights of the Choctaw Nation and Indian Territory; and personal journals of McCurtain. Green McCurtain Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Railroad official. Correspondence (1925-1947); reports (1906-1955); minutes (1954); financial records (1918-1946); maps (1904-1955); and publications (1909-1955) regarding the operations, financial status and policies of railway companies in central and southeastern Oklahoma. The companies include the Oklahoma Railway, the Oklahoma City Railway, the Metropolitan Railway, the El Reno Interurban and the Norman Interurban. The collection also contains correspondence (1947) regarding the liquidation of the Oklahoma City streetcar system, and the development of the Diamond Dishwasher Company (1925). Guy Bradford Treat Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Journalist and political leader. Official stenographer's reports (1945-1946) of the hearings of the U.S. Federal Power Commission's investigation of the natural gas industry, and the final reports (1947-1948) of the Commission, of which Wimberly was vice-chairman. Also included in this collection are supporting documents (1924-1943) used during the investigation, consisting of maps, charts, publications, and reports, including the annual reports (1924-1940) of the Federal Power Commission.

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Collector. A 24" x 36" map of Alaska, with a cover listing "Canada's New Mining Laws Affecting the Klondyke Region" "Routes to the Klondyke Gold Fields" and "Outfit for One Man for One Year.".

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Engineer. Correspondence (1933-1955); books (1833-1959) concerning railroads; printed material (1935-1960), including travel brochures and railroad timetables; maps (1834-1883, ca. 1955) relating to early military posts in Oklahoma Territory and surrounding states; and notebooks (1934) kept by Fink. John B. Fink Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Collector. A children’s book (1885); newspaper clippings (1905-1910) from the Mangum, Oklahoma, area; and a map (circa 1902) of the Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, and Wichita reservations.

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University of Oklahoma professor. Correspondence (1913-1955) regarding early faculty and student affairs at the University of Oklahoma, including enrollment, credit, and grading; hand-drawn maps (n.d.) of the American West; note cards (n.d.) containing information regarding the history of the University; and publications (1914-1947) of schools, organizations, and associations of Oklahoma. Roy Gittinger Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Meteorologist. Printed reports on adverse weather conditions, especially hail and tornadoes, arranged by state; statistics and charts (ca. 1920-1950); weather maps (1930-1955); newspaper clippings (1935-1955) and correspondence (1928-1957) concerning hail and tornadoes; clippings (1913-1955) by and about Flora; biographical material, including awards and papers from Flora's career with the U.S. Weather Bureau; and a notebook (1899) Flora used as a geography student.

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"Oklahoma Geology Notes" (1956-); "Special Publications" (1979-90); "Circulars" (1986-); "Guidebooks" (1986-90); "Bulletins" (1986-89); "Maps" (1988-89); and Press releases (1982-).

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Professor. Correspondence (1907-1941), reports (ca. 1941) and a map (1931) regarding Dr. Parrington and his career at the University of Oklahoma, including a history (n.d.) of the University of Oklahoma English Department, and a report (1908) submitted by Parrington to the Board of Regents concerning a new campus plan for the University of Oklahoma. Also included is a map of the Parrington Building and its grounds at the University of Washington at Seattle.

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Oilfield contractor. Time book (1905-1906) kept by Randall while an oil rig contractor; life insurance policy (1919); certificate (1919); diploma (1914); novelty postcards (1907-1913); a map (1904) of Oklahoma; and a blueprint (1934) for an oilfield apparatus. William B. Randall Photograph Collection also in repository.