Newspapers

Black-and-white copy prints of the William H. Twine family; Red Bird, Indian Territory; Muskogee, Indian Territory and Oklahoma; and African-American businesses and schools. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Attorney. Notebooks of memoirs by Homer W. Wheeler, describing his life as an Army Scout; broadsides, newspapers, and handbills regarding the settlement of Kansas; along with a wide variety of other documents collected by Farley and relating the the Civil War, settlement of Kansas, Indian battles on the Great Plains with an emphasis on Kansas, and on the history of the American West in general. Also included is one of the two known copies of the "Siwinowe Kesibwi" (Shawnee Sun) newspaper (1841).

Black and white copy prints of the towns of Comanche, Empire City and Marlow, Oklahoma, and Duncan, Indian Territory. The collection includes photographs of businesses, farming, street scenes, firefighters, schools, banks, and the oil industry.

Black and white copy prints of Okfuskee, Indian Territory and Okemah, Indian Territory and Oklahoma, including street scenes, views of businesses, cotton marketing, and outlaws.

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Collector. Publications (1929-1955) by and regarding the Lions Club of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, including the weekly chapter newspaper"The Lion's Roar" (1954-1955), and a souvenir edition (1953) of a Bartlesville newspaper; and a list (n.d.) of regional secretaries of numerous Lions Clubs throughout Oklahoma.

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Correspondence (1905-1937) to and from Russell regarding the Oklahoma Corporation Commission of which he was a member; political posters (ca. 1920-1930) from Russell's election campaigns for the Corporation Commission and to Congress; speeches (ca. 1920-1930); by-laws and the certificate of incorporation (1933) for the Self-Help Exchange, a Depression-era unemployed persons league; and publications (1919-1936), including newspapers (1919-1925) printed by Russell for propaganda purposes, and transcripts (n.d.) of Oklahoma State Supreme Court proceedings.

Black and white original and copy prints of numerous Oklahoma towns, including scenes of businesses, health resorts, stone quarries, railroads and dust storms. The collection also contains prints of Cherokee, Creek, Chickasw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Sac and Fox Indians. John Wesley Morris Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Historian. Correspondence, student term papers, theses and dissertations, and personal research materials regarding the history of Oklahoma and Indian Territories, the state of Oklahoma, Indians of North America and the American Southwest; teaching materials used by Dale at Harvard and the University of Oklahoma; administrative and other files of the Works Progress Administration's Indian-Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma; U.S. Government documents issued by various cabinet-level departments and agencies, including Agriculture and Interior; and a portion of the University of Oklahoma Persidential papers of James Shannon Buchanan and Stratton D. Brooks. Edward Everett Dale Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Collector. Newspapers and news magazines published for U.S. servicemen stationed in the Far Eastern Theatre during World War II, including "Yank" (1942-1944) and "C.B.I 'Roundup'" as well as an edition of the tabloid "The Times of India" (1944) published in Bombay.

Black and white original prints of Beggs, Indian Territory.

Black and white original prints of the towns of Minco, Mountain View and Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The collection includes scenes of businesses, schools, newspaper publishing, and a corn carnival at Minco, Oklahoma.

Black-and-white original prints of Mangum, Oklahoma Territory and State; and Greer County, Texas and Oklahoma Territory. also included are scenes of the range cattle industry, businesses, schools, and farming.

Black and white copy prints of towns in Woodward County, Oklahoma including Woodward, Richmond, Curtis, Tangier, Mooreland, Haskew, Mutual and Enid. The collection also contains photographs of agriculture, businesses, cowboys, the range cattle industry, schools, and the United States Cavalry. Woodward County Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Black and white original prints of the towns of Minco, Mountain View and Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The collection includes scenes of businesses, schools, newspaper publishing, and a corn carnival at Minco, Oklahoma.

Black-and-white copy prints of Chickasha, Indian Territory; Mountain Park, Cooperton, Roosevelt, Cold Springs, Newkirk, Enid, Hobart and Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. Also photographs of farming, businesses, railroads, and the oil industry. Also scenes of Comanche, Kiowa and Apache Indians with photographs of Delos Lone Wolf, Geronimo and Quanah Parker.

Black and white original prints of the towns of Minco, Mountain View and Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The collection includes scenes of businesses, schools, newspaper publishing, and a corn carnival at Minco, Oklahoma.

Black and white original prints of the towns of Minco, Mountain View and Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The collection includes scenes of businesses, schools, newspaper publishing, and a corn carnival at Minco, Oklahoma.

Black-and-white copy prints of the William H. Twine family; Red Bird, Indian Territory; Muskogee, Indian Territory and Oklahoma; and African-American businesses and schools. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Journalist. Memoirs (n.d.) of McCammon's early reporting career on various newspapers ca. 1900, an article (n.d.) about Missouri judge Ernest S. Gantt, and a letter (1942) from Frank W. Taylor of the Chicago Sun, rejecting the article about Gantt.

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Journalist. Correspondence (1942-1950) from Gov. Leon C. Phillips and "Daily Oklahoman" editor Walter M. Harrison, praising stories written by Williams as a reporter for that paper, and regarding his move to a newspaper in Iowa; interdepartmental memos (1929-1930) of the "Daily Oklahoman"; telegrams (1949-1950) and obituaries (1949) regarding Williams' death; and copies of the Marshalltown (Iowa) "Times-Republican" (1945-1950) for which Williams worked after leaving Oklahoma. Meredith Newton Williams Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black and white original prints of the towns of Minco, Mountain View and Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The collection includes scenes of businesses, schools, newspaper publishing, and a corn carnival at Minco, Oklahoma.

Black and white original prints of the University of Oklahoma, the Naval Air Station at Norman, Oklahoma, defense work at Tinker Field, including women workers, the British Air School at Miami, Oklahoma, during World War II, dust storms, Ponca and Cherokee Indians and scenes of the 101 Ranch. Grace Ernestine Ray Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Newspaper. Original issues of "Our Monthly" published in Tulahassee, Creek Nation, Indian Territory.

Black and white copy prints of towns in Woodward County, Oklahoma including Woodward, Richmond, Curtis, Tangier, Mooreland, Haskew, Mutual and Enid. The collection also contains photographs of agriculture, businesses, cowboys, the range cattle industry, schools, and the United States Cavalry. Woodward County Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Collector. Copies of ship's newsletters and military newspapers entitled "Patrol" (1944), the "Fulton Flotsam" (1944) "History of the U.S.S. Caelum (Ak-106)" (ca. 1945), and a "Resume of Shanghai" (n.d.) prepared for the U.S.S. Caelum's crew members.

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Original issues of THE CHEROKEE PHOENIX newspaper, published at New Echota, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, in Cherokee and English.

Black and white copy prints of towns in Woodward County, Oklahoma including Woodward, Richmond, Curtis, Tangier, Mooreland, Haskew, Mutual and Enid. The collection also contains photographs of agriculture, businesses, cowboys, the range cattle industry, schools, and the United States Cavalry. Woodward County Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Publications of the Association and the related Alumni Development Fund, Sooner Associates, and its General Secretary include: Alumni Directory (1913-26); The Alumni Quarterly (1910-11); The Sooner Alumnus (1922-26); OU People (1980-86); The Sooner (1972-79); Sooner Magazine (1928-72); Sooner News-Makers (1959-69); Alumni News Issue (1923-48); University of Oklahoma Alumni News (1969-70, 1978); All-Star University programs (1977-83); Achievement Day Programs/Distinguished Service Citations (1948-54, 1975-77); Newsletters including "Sooners in Sports" (1979-80) and "Sooner Newsletter" (1957); Reports of the General Secretary to Executive Committee (1923-24); Honor Roll (1956-69); The Margin of Quality (1969) and Associates Annual Reports (1980, 1984).

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In addition to Media Services press releases and news clippings (1976-90), the records and publications of its predecessors, the Bureau of Public (Press) Relations and the Office of Public Information, include: News Releases (1938-51) bound in chronological order and subject files (1945-54) of Public Relations; "The Oklahoma News Bulletin" (1927-48); "Contact" (1944, 1948-51); "News of the Month" (1949-55); "University News" (1969-70); and "OU Update" (1986-88). The bulk of the records from Media Services are in the form of Press Releases in subject files.

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Publications include News Serials: "The Sooner" (1905); "The Umpire" (1906-13); "University Oklahoman" (1913-16); "The Oklahoma Daily" (1916-); "The Sooner Student" (1919-28); "The Oklahoma Weekly" (1916-22); and "Ransom Notes" (1981). Humor Serials include: "The Oklahoma Whirlwind" (1921-35); "The Covered Wagon" (1935-52); and "Big Red Eye" (1967-68). Literary Efforts Serials include: "The University Umpire" (1897-1907) and "University of Oklahoma Magazine" (1911-16). Annuals: "The Mistletoe" (1905-08) and "The Sooner" Yearbook (1909-91).