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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 524 Collections and/or Records:

Fayette Copeland, Jr., Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-933
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University of Oklahoma professor. Correspondence (1841-1968); research notes concerning George Wilkins Kendall, Kate Barnard, and journalism in New Orleans following the Civil War; book reviews (1910-1961); publications (1886-1961); and manuscripts (1892-1953) of Fayette Copeland, Edith Copeland, and others, regarding the University of Oklahoma School of Journalism, the Copelands' writings, and George Wilkins Kendall. Included in this collection are typescripts of correspondence, financial records and personal journals of Kendall.

Dates: 1841-1961

Florence Graves Miller Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-2858
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Professor. Correspondence (1942-1945) from former students serving in the armed forces during World War II; journals (1904-1950) recounting her early experiences as an educator first in Mississippi and later in Oklahoma in the early days of statehood; Miller's teaching materials; and various clippings, poems, quotations, and sermons (1935-1968).

Dates: 1904-1968

Florence Guild Bruce Gardner Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-214
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Author. Book manuscripts by Gardner, including "Woman: Her Power and Glory" and "Lillie of Six-Shooter Junction"; correspondence and clippings (1940-1953) regarding Gardner and the publication of her books; musical scores (1942-1944); and publications (1940-1948) concerning the Wichita Mountains Easter Pageant. Florence Guild Bruce Gardner Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1940-1953

Folsom Training School Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-2191
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School. Business and legal records (1922-1975) of the Folsom Training School, a Methodist mission school for Indians located in Smithville, Oklahoma; Folsom Reunion Association correspondence and mailing lists (1968, 1985-1986); history of Sealey Chapel Methodist Church with announcements (1966, 1970, 1981-1986) of Folsom reunions; and an article concerning the school.

Dates: 1920-1986

Foress B. Lillie Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-359
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Pharmacist. General correspondence (1887-1920); diaries (1886-1920); printed materials (ca. 1895-1934), including postcards, greeting cards and periodicals; scrapbooks (n.d.) regarding the history of Guthrie, Oklahoma; correspondence (1887-1889) relating to the passage of pharmacy laws in Oklahoma; a minute book (1889-1921) of the Oklahoma Territorial Board of Pharmacy; the constitution of the Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association (1907); reports (1906-1907) to the territorial governors from the State Board of Pharmacy; along with ledgers and correspondence (1887-1901) from Lillie's Drug Store, Guthrie, Oklahoma. Foress B. Lillie Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1872-1949

Fort Gibson Quartermaster Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WHC-M-203
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Correspondence concerning Ft. Gibson's role in carrying out the U.S. Government's Indian pacification policy following the Civil War. Included are five volumes of Letters Sent (1879-1890) and one index volume; and two volumes of Registers of Letters Received (1879-1880 and 1886-1890).

Dates: 1879-1890

Frank Allen Balyeat Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-26
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Educator. Typescripts and notes of Baptist missionaries to the Indians; correspondence relating to schools in Indian and Oklahoma Territories; releases of the Bureau of Indian Affairs concerning American Indian education; a booklet on Sequoyah and the Cherokee alphabet; notes and correspondence concerning Joseph Samuel Murrow and Bacone College; leaflet describing El Meta Bond College; and correspondence concerning Oklahoma post offices. Frank Allen Balyeat Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1774-1960

Frank and Patty Grass Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WHC-M-2017
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Collectors. Correspondence (1876-1900) between members of the Helphenstine family, which settled in Oklahoma Territory in 1889; scrapbook of newspaper clippings (n.d.) concerning the history of Palo Pinto County, Texas; copies of the STAR NEWS Centennial Edition (1957) of Palo Pinto County, Texas; and a ledger (1907) belonging to L.E. Patterson. Frank and Patty Grass Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1876-1957

Frank B. Clements Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-2019
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Collector. Correspondence (1933-1953) of Clements regarding the Lions Club in Tulsa and Oklahoma; and publications, including "The Roar" the Tulsa Lions Club newsletter, and "Official Proceedings" (1936-1947) of the Lions International annual conventions. Frank B. Clements Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1933-1953

Frank Bryan Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-65
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Geologist. Correspondence (1928-1932) concerning arrowheads with Gilbert Floyd of England and others; two copies of a manuscript entitled "The Llano Estacado" and one copy of a manuscript entitled "Lewisville: Its Place in the Pleistocene Picture." Frank Bryan Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1928-1958

Frank C. Carter Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-87
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Politician. Correspondence (1938-1956) regarding farm mortgages, Carter's campaigns and election as State Auditor in 1938 and as Oklahoma Secretary of State in 1942, his retirement from political office in 1946, and his death in 1954; and a scrapbook (1930-1948) of clippings and correspondence about Carter's political career. Frank C. Carter Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1930-1956

Frank L. Carson Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WHC-M-907
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Physician. Correspondence (1917-1918) concerning Carson's service in World War I; his lecture notes used at Tulane University and the Mayo Clinic; and a professional paper by Carson dealing with the treatment of tetanus. Frank L. Carson Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1902-1934

Frank Landt Dennis Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-1943
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Journalist and attorney. Correspondence (1933-1988), certificates (1933-1941), ribbons and patches (1929-1947), cartoons (n.d.), publications (1928-1988), clippings (1928-1939) and a scrapbook (1928-1935) tracing Dennis's career. Also included are teletype machine printouts (1962) from an unidentified wire service detailing news of the first U.S. manned space flight. Frank Landt Dennis Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1928-1988

Frank M. Canton Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-905
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Lawman. Canton's correspondence while a U.S. Deputy Marshal and Oklahoma Adjutant General; reminiscenses of his experiences in Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Alaska; newspaper clippings about his experiences and related artifacts. Also contains autobiographical material on Canton.

Dates: 1886-1928

Frank Miller English Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-186
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Businessman and civic leader. Correspondence (1901-1914) relating to English's career in banking and civic affairs in Lawton, Oklahoma, along with personal financial records (1901-1924), including receipts and cancelled checks.

Dates: 1901-1924

Frank S. Cleckler Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-2016
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Philanthropist. Correspondence (1923-1974), financial records (1922-1978), travel logs (1964-1978) of trips to Australia, the Pacific and the Near and Far East, and posters (ca. 1940) by British Railways. Also included are publications (1941-1963), including travel booklets.

Dates: 1922-1978

Frankie Colbert Murray Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-1716
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Correspondence (1927-1980) regarding William Henry Murray, Sr. (Governor of Oklahoma, 1931-1935), Johnston Murray (Governor of Oklahoma, 1951-1955), Burbank Murray and Massena Bancroft Murray, William H. Murray, Sr.'s sons, and Frankie Colbert (Mrs. Massena B.) Murray; printed material (1924-1950) regarding the Democratic Party; and clippings (1950-1985) regarding William H. Murray and Johnston Murray. Frankie Colbert Murray Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1924-1985

Franklin Parker Collection

 Collection — Box P-22
Identifier: WHC-M-2034
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Correspondence (1964-1966), newspaper and journal clippings (1964-1968), a press release (1966) and a newsletter (1967) regarding Dr. Parker's tenure as Professor of Education at the University of Oklahoma. Also included is a lengthy resume and vita statement of Dr. Parker. Reprint file and Franklin Parker Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1949-1989

Fred Barton Woodard Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-680
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Lawyer. Personal and business correspondence (1934-1953), mostly relating to Republican Party politics. Also included are government documents and other published materials (1920's-1940's) regarding Native Americans, such as hearings before Congressional Committees on Indian Affairs relating to relief of needy Indians (1940); claims of the Shawnee and Delaware tribes (1920's-1936), the Yakima tribes (1939), the Snake or Paiute tribes (1940), and the Wichita and related tribes (1939); a report (1946) concerning the reduction in size of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation; a proposed constitution for the Brotherhood of North American Indians; and a biographical sketch of Charles Journeycake, a chief of the Delaware, written by Woodard in 1943. Fred Barton Woodard Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1886-1955

Fred Lincoln Wenner Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-652
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Journalist. Typescripts and manuscripts (1889-1939), and clippings (n.d.) regarding the history and settlement of Oklahoma; and correspondence (1904-1950) between Wenner and the Territorial Board for the Leasing of School Lands, of which Wenner was secretary, and with notable personalities in Oklahoma regarding Oklahoma history. Fred L. Wenner Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1887-1950

Fred P. Schonwald Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-2533
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Oil producer. Business and personal correspondence (1934-1966) concerning art centers and private collections; professional papers pertaining to the oil industry; copy of a map of the Northwestern Territories (ca. 1875); and minutes and correspondence (1962-1977) of the Indian Territory Posse of Oklahoma Westerners.

Dates: 1875-1977

Frederica Dewey Marrs Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WHC-M-376
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Collector. Commissions, orders, and property reports (1881-1906) regarding Frederick Stanley Dewey's service as both a contract surgeon and as an assistant surgeon with the U.S. Army in the Philippines; correspondence (1898-1912) regarding a lawsuit over a land claim in Oklahoma Territory; matriculation cards and notices of examination results (1877-1879) from St. Louis Medical College; and a journal (1884), all belonging to Frederick S. Dewey. Also included are commissions, orders, property reports and discharge papers (1861-1867) of George H. Dewey from his service as assistant surgeon with the 11th and 109th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiments. Frederica Dewey Marrs Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1861-1912

Frederick M. and A. Marguerite Baumgartner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-1923
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Ornithologists. Correspondence (1930-1978), research notes (1930-1978) and preliminary manuscripts regarding the habits and species of birds indigenous to Oklahoma (1979-1987), compiled by the Drs. Baumgartner while writing their book "Oklahoma Bird Life.".

Dates: 1930-1987

Frederick Stanton Elder Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WHC-M-182
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University of Oklahoma professor. Correspondence (1900-1902) and speeches (1902-1904) relating to Elder's involvement with the controversy over selling Oklahoma school lands.

Dates: 1889-1904

Frederick William Miner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-1373
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Lawyer. Correspondence (1830-1947), legal documents concerning land (1860-1940) belonging to Miner, who moved from Virginia to Texas in 1859, and to his daughter, May Miner Dorchester, who settled in Oklahoma, plus school material (ca. 1880) belonging to May Dorchester.

Dates: 1830-1947

G. N. Belvin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-2148
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Collector. Documents (1874-1929), most in English but many in Choctaw and Creek languages. The papers include correspondence, postcards, bank book, chattel mortgage, last will and testament, speeches, allotment and homestead patents and certificates, warranty deeds, preacher's license, printed matter, and land plats. The documents in English indicate that much of the collection concerns the Four Mothers Society.

Dates: 1874-1929

Gary Giessmann Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-2156
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Collector. Letters (1862-1863) from Union soldier, Robert Stansberry, to his family; business records (1904-1929) from the Southwest Merchandise Company; Sanders family correspondence and records (1870-1957); a diary (1886) by an unknown author recounting a trip from Carrolton, Arkansas, to Indian Territory; letters (1918) from Charles Robert Edgerly to his family regarding his military training; and various printed materials including pocket editions of the New Testament, song books, and medical books.

Dates: 1862-1994

Gaston Litton Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-2065
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Archivist. Manuscripts and published materials (1849-1987) relating to the history of the Five Civilized Tribes, Oklahoma history, and Litton's career with the National Archives, the University of Oklahoma archives, and librarianship in Latin America.

Dates: 1849-1987

Geoffrey Bush Collection

 Item
Identifier: WHC-M-2074
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Letter (1957) from Geoffrey Bush to a Mr. Harrison in London, England, thanking him for a record album that Mr. Harrison sent to him.

Dates: 1957

George A. Forsyth Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WHC-M-1071
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Military officer. Copies of Forsyth's formal report of the Battle of Beecher's Island, lists of casualties, general field orders, and correspondence concerning veterans of this September, 1868 battle with the Northern Cheyenne Indians.

Dates: 1868-1915