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Editor. Edited manuscripts of "Travels in North America, 1822-1824" by Paul Wilhelm, Duke of Wurttemberg, and "Life of George Bent" by George E. Hyde; articles (1964-1977) by Lottinville on George Milburn, the University of Oklahoma seal, and the Rhodes Legal History Collection at the University of Okalhoma; a letter (1966) from E.N. Roberts to R.L. Disney, relating the meeting of Rev. John Roberts with a woman claiming to be Sacajawea in 1883; and a notarized statement (1953) of Frank M. Wyncoop concerning the Sand Creek Massacre, belonging to Lottinville, editor of the University of Oklahoma's University Press, 1938-1975.

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Diary of Charles Knoff, recording his experiences as a soldier in the11th Indiana Infantry Volunteers during the Civil War and detailing his participation in the Battles of Shiloh, Fort Donelson and Corinth (1861-1865). Also included are letters from various persons regarding the diary.

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A diary (1880's) kept by Barnes while attending Baird College in Clinton, Missouri; along with letters to the Dawes Commission and the Choctaw Commissioners, from J.J. McAlester, founder of McAlester, Oklahoma, and a prominent figure in Territorial politics.

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Collector. Obituary (ca. 1925) of Lewis Keefer; discharge certificate (1911) and pension certificates (1914-1926) for Keefer and his widow, Ann; statement (ca. 1940) by former State Senator Walter Bruce Allen concerning conditions at the Granite (Oklahoma) Penitentiary, and copies of two letters (1940) from Allen concerning the death of former State Senator Ralph Busey. Susie Keefer Allen Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Physician. A typescript account of the first meeting of the Indian Territory Medical Association in 1899; certificates (ca. 1900); copies of various magazines (ca. 1910-1930); three letters of condolence on the death of the Chapmans' son (1904); and seven account books (1895-1911) from his practice in McAlester, Oklahoma. T. Shelby Chapman Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Personnel files (1895-1913) comprised of "Faculty Information Reports" arranged alphabetically by person's las name and "Salary Lists" for faculty and others including Rosters (1903-09); Class Schedules drafts (1897-1910) and Programs of Recitations (1908-10); Correspondence between F.E. Knowles and J.D. Lydick (1910) and letters from the registrar to Faculty regarding courses being major or minor courses in the Graduate School (1917); Class Schedules Changes (1945-46) and Class Schedules paste-ups (1935-38).

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Series include Letters and correspondence (1889-1909); Meeting minutes (1906-23) and Reports (1899-1909).

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Major series include Curriculum Revision Questionnaires (1940) returned by college departments; Enrollment graphs (1935-40) by department; Sub-Committee reports (1940) and letters to members of the Committee.

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Series include faculty meeting minutes (1924-74); Letters and correspondence (1940-59); photocopied newspaper clippings regarding the career of Arthur B. Adams; and photocopied catalog and book pages regarding the history of the college (1936-70). Arthur B. Adams served as Dean between 1923 and 1948 and was succeeded by Horace Brightberry Brown.

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Administrative subject files contain Annual Reports (1961-65), Budgets (1961-65), Policies and procedures (1957-68), Student reports (1962-64), and Monthly financial reports (1966).

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Records and publications of the Faculty Senate (University Senate) as well as the General Faculty, Administrative Council (Advisory Council), Committees, and Senate Standing Committees include: "Faculty Position Papers" (1978-83); "Faculty Representation on University Councils and Committees and the Faculty Senate" (1981-85); "Faculty Senate Forum" (1977-78); "Journal of the Faculty [University] Senate" (1942-87) including Minutes and agendas, Charter, and bylaws; Faculty Meeting Minutes (1908-15); Minutes of the Administrative Council (1915-16); Reports, letters, and correspondence from special committees including the Faculty Research Committee (1935, 1938), Semi-Centennial Committee (1942), Post-War Curriculum Committee (1943), and the Navy V-12 College Training Program Selection Committee (1944); and the...

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The General Correspondence files maintained by Thurman James White in his positions as Director (1948-50) and Dean (1950-61) of the Extension Division; his dual deanship of the College of Continuing Education and the Extension Division (1961-68); and Vice Presidents for University Projects (1968-71) and for Continuing Education and Public Service (1971-79). The files contain correspondence, reports, memoranda as well as publications.

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General Correspondence arranged alphabetically by subject or personal name for each academic year beginning 1925 and ending 1941; Personal papers, including presidential engagement dates, letters, and correspondence, are arranged alphabetically by subject for each academic year between 1925 and 1939; Inauguration papers, 1926; and miscellaneous financial reports, 1921-1941.

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Collegiate alumni organization. Letters (1910-1912) from the members of the University of Oklahoma Class of 1910, regarding their experiences after graduation.

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Businessman. Correspondence and reports (1935-1939) relating to English's land sales and rentals in the Shattuck, Oklahoma area, along with personal correspondence (1935-1950) with his family, friends and civic organizations.

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Banker. Papers (1847-1951) of the Hudson family, including letters (1855, 1960) from Jefferson Davis and L.Q.C. Lamar to Thomas J. Hudson; Hudson's commission (1861) as a major in the Confederate Army, and a letter to Hudson from M.H. Thomson concerning the prices of household goods. Also included in this collection are eight notebooks of official notary records (1905-1907) of William F. Rasmus, Tahlequah, Indian Territory; a ledger (1870) from Rasmus' general merchandise store in Flint, Indian Territory; two funeral registers (1903-1909) from John W. Stapler and Son; and a scrapbook (n.d.) prepared by Waddie Hudson for his grandson, Gordon Hudson Council. An unprocessed portion of this collection includes a number of scrapbooks and ledgers, some dating to antebellum times. Waddie Hudson Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Indian agency. A letter to the agent, a statement of funds remitted to the agency (1871), and a report on employees (1876).

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Professor. Letters (1932-1940) of recommendation for senior students at the University of Oklahoma for admission to the University's President's Class; corrected manuscripts (n.d.) for "Mahan on Sea Power" (University of Oklahoma Press, 1947) and "The Philippines and the United States" (University of Oklahoma Press, 1951), the latter co-authored with Garel A. Grunder; and correspondence and minutes (1939-1950) of the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. William Edmund Livezey Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Collector. Correspondence (1862-1863) from T.D. Horton, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War, to his wife and family, regarding life as a soldier, and his participation in the Battle of Malvern Hill.

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Typescript of a letter from Colbert to Stand Watie (1866) along with a brief biography of Colbert (1908).