Manuscripts

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University of Oklahoma professor. Manuscripts (1945-1958) of Mueller's published and unpublished works in English and German, including philosophical treatises, a novel, a play, and poem; notes (1938-1963) from his philosophy classes; and newspaper clippings (1914-1942) of books reviews and articles written by Mueller and others.

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Physician. A handwritten copy of a paper (1935) delivered to the North Texas Medical Association regarding ureteral calculi.

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Merchant. Typescripts of two manuscripts (1930 and 1943) by Harold H. Halsell, concerning the life of his father, Oscar Daniell Halsell, and early Oklahoma City; two letters (1932) concerning the Williamson, Halsell, Frasier Grocery Company; and two clippings (1933-1935). Harold Hallett Halsell Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Publicist. Professional correspondence (1928-1992), personal correspondence (1922-1987), personal records (1903-1987), author subject files (1900-1984), typescripts and manuscripts (1938-1986), publications (1928-1987), financial records (1930-1993), and memorabilia from the life and career of Harold Keith, author of children's stories Rifles for Watie, and Boys' Life of Will Rogers; and former sports information director of the University of Oklahoma. Also included are programs (1930-1970) of University of Oklahoma athletic events, and correspondence (1942-1946) from University of Oklahoma students and alumni, mostly athletes, serving in the United States Armed Forces during World War II, to Harold Keith and members of the University of Oklahoma Athletic Department.

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Subject collection. Manuscripts (ca. 1948) by Harriet Hinsdale, copies of magazine articles (1895-1966); and newspaper clippings (1894-1966), all concerning Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Collector. Manuscript of "Pilgrims on the Plains" by Kate Smith Aplington, published in 1913; correspondence (1912-1914) concerning the publication of the book; manuscript of "Life and Writings of Samuel A. Deming by His Brother" (1849); and newspaper clippings (1840-1916), all belonging to Helen Layton, great-niece of Kate Aplington.

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Author. Correspondence, galley proofs and manuscripts, research materials, and publishing contracts relating to Helen R. Sattler's career as an author of children's books such as Brain Busters, Dinosaurs of North America, and Fish Facts and Bird Brains.

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Professor. A typescript regarding Martin I. Zofness and the history of the Poles in Bartlesville, Oklahoma; a photocopy of a thesis by Randal Falk regarding the Jews in Oklahoma; a photocopy of a report entitled "The Story of Oklahoma Jewry" along with photocopies and original issues of Jewish newspapers (1913-1980) published in Oklahoma; photocopies of published biographies of prominent Oklahoma Jews; and a letter (1975) by Lt. Gov. George Nigh to Zofness regarding Zofness's suggestion for promoting tourism in Oklahoma.

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Professor. Manuscripts and galley proofs of, and correspondence (ca. 1939) regarding Peterson's books"Propaganda for War" and "Opponents of War"; scrapbooks (ca. 1939) with reviews of his books; Peterson's research notes (n.d.) regarding the loyalty oath in Oklahoma; typescript of a journal (1918-1919) kept by Ike Hoover, a member of the American peace negotiating team in Paris after World War I; and publications (1918-1951) regarding World War I, and propaganda. Also in this collection is an account (1952), by Alfred B. Sears, of Peterson's accidental death in the University of Oklahoma's Gittinger Hall. Horace Cornelious Peterson Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Physician. A transcript of letters (1871-1873) of Horace Mark Hall, written while he was working as a ranch hand in Texas, edited, with an introduction and detailed footnotes, by Joseph S. Hall. Horace Mark Hall Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Author. Manuscript (1957) of Hurst's book"The 46th Star" the story of Oklahoma's Constitutional Convention, including Hurst's corrections.

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Clergyman. An autographed book manuscript (1955) by Wheeler entitled "Here Lies Our Hope" about the history of the Christian faith, 1943-1955.

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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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Physician. Noble's commissions as captain (1919) and major (1930) in the United States Army Medical Corps; a paper (1931) by Noble entitled "Examination of the Chest" and advertising literature (1940-1952) for medical products. Noble prcticed medicine in Muskogee, Oklahoma from 1905 to 1918 before his enlistment in the Army Medical Corps. Joseph Glass Noble Photograph Collection also in repository.

Physics professor. Correspondence, publications, and research materials from the life and career of University of Oklahoma physics professor J. Rud Nielsen. The papers focus on his research files, his publications, and collected works by other authors. The research files include his work on early volumes of Niels Bohr’s Collected Works; his research on molecular structure using Raman spectroscopy; reports of grant and contract projects for the Office of Naval Research, National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission; and materials for physics courses taught at OU. Other materials document OU Physics Department events such as Niels Bohr’s visits to the Norman campus for public lectures. The collection also includes 1,041 glass slides depicting research results and physics principles; and printing blocks of graphics for articles in the Journal of the Optical Society of America and the Journal of Chemical Physics.

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Journalist. Manuscripts and galley proofs of books by Bell, including "The Johnson Treatment" "Mr. Conservative: Barry Goldwater" and "The Splendid Misery." Typescripts of interviews with Hubert H. Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. Also, Bell's correspondence with various political figures, including Dwight D. Eisenhower, Everett Dirkson, Barry Goldwater, J. Edgar Hoover, Hubert H. Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson, Edward M. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, William Proxmire, Douglas MacArthur, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Harry S. Truman, and Adlai E. Stevenson. Includes newspaper articles written by Bell on various subjects. Jack Bell Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Oilman and aviator. Scrapbook (1932-1948) of photographs, clippings, and memorabilia relating to Brazell's interest in flying, along with a copy of an account (1911) of the Civil War experiences of Brazell's father, J.H. Brazell. James C. Brazell Photograph Collection also in repository.

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A typescript of an account (n.d.) by Will Brown of a white settlement in the Chickasaw Nation, 1868-1904, and attempts by the Chickasaw Indians to halt it. James Franklin Parman Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Lawyer and Union general. Correspondence (1855-1888) of the Denver family, from politicians concerning national politics and political appointments, and from Denver's legal practice, including cases involving damage claims for cotton illegally seized by the U.S. Government during the Civil War; a manuscript account (n.d.) of Denver's activities as a Union brigadier general, 1861-1863; a pamphlet (1884) endorsing Denver as a Democratic nominee for the presidency; typescripts of a journal (1850) kept by Denver during an overland journey from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, to California; pamphlets (1865-1891) of speeches by Denver and others, and bills of Congress in which Denver had an interest; and a genealogical chart (n.d.) of the Francis Xavier Rombach family. James William Denver Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Sociologist. Manuscripts, galley proofs, reviews and letters (ca. 1940-1960) for Marrs' book"The Man On Your Back"; research material on social parasitism (1930-1963); and sociology class materials (1922-1963), including lecture notes and term papers, of Marrs, a University of Oklahoma sociology professor (1922-1963).

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Artist. Photocopies of typescripts (1953) regarding the death of Mrs. Quong's husband in the Korean War, and the internment of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II.

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Sociologist. Personal correspondence and manuscripts of books and articles written by Dowd while a professor of sociology at the University of Oklahoma from 1907 to 1947. The manuscripts include two copies of Dowd's book"The Negro in American Life" (1926); three unpublished manuscripts entitled "Seeing the World by Tramping and Ford Car" (1939)"The New World as Viewed by the Prophets and Interpreted by Jerome Dowd" (1943), and "Social Aspects of Art" (n.d.), and two article-length manuscripts dealing with Oklahoma prison reform and juvenile delinquency. Jerome Dowd Photograph Collection also in repository.

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An unpublished manuscript (ca. 1990) by Jimmie Hicks entitled"A Critique of the PBS Television Program'Indians, Outlaws and Angie Debo' The American Experience# 103." In this 18 page paper, Hicks introduces the principals, presents a point-by-point criticism of the program and discusses Debo's book And Still The Waters Run, the controversy over its publication, and defends Edward E. Dale's role in the controversy.

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University of Oklahoma professor. Letter (1912) to Alley from Victor M. Locke, Jr., Principal Chief of the Choctaws, listing present and former Principal Chiefs of the Five Civilized Tribes, and discussing the status of the Choctaw government; a manuscript entitled "For the First Time, the True Story of the Last Oklahoma Indian Uprising as Told by the Man who Put it Down" as related to Alley by Col. Roy V. Hoffman of the Oklahoma National Guard; Hoffman's official reports concerning that uprising, also known as the Crazy Snake Rebellion, along with Governor Charles N. Haskell's orders; material concerning Kingfisher College; documents about the Dalton family; and miscellaneous research notes and correspondence. John Alley Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Newspaper editor. A manuscript (n.d.) of "The Editor's Story" by John Lynn Newland. Mrs. John Lynn Newland Photograph Collection also in repository.

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U.S. Air Force officer. Correspondence (1953-1958) regarding Col. Virden's writings and other subjects; newspaper and magazine articles (1951-1968) by and about Virden, and one book-length manuscript (ca. 1965) entitled "Andrew J. Byrne" written by U.S. Ambassador to France James M. Gavin, with Virden's assistance. Principal correspondents in this collection include James M. Gavin, Carl Albert, Neill Bohlinger, Walker D. Grisso and Arthur McAnally. John M. Virden Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Author. Photo identification pass (1917) issued by the American Commission to Negotiate Peace of World War I; and two unpublished manuscripts, one entitled "The Singing Bird" and the other an unfinished autobiography which chronicles Oskison's life in the Cherokee Nation and elsewhere. John Milton Oskison Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Physician. Manuscripts (ca. 1930-1940) of papers presented before the Oklahoma State Medical Association by Dr. Walker; a college yearbook (1904) and a booklet (1907) published by Keokok College (Iowa).

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History professor. Transcript of an oral history interview (1984) conducted by Herbert R. Hengst with John S. Ezell, recounting Ezell's tenure as Dean of the University of Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; research and seminar papers (1955-1980) written by Ezell's students and colleagues, including three by Jack Ericson Eblen concerning the growth of the black slave population in nineteenth-century America and Cuba, and one by Gary L. Cunningham concerning gambling in frontier Kansas.

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Professor. Manuscripts and personal papers relating to the life of John W. Renner, Professor of Science Education, University of Oklahoma. Articles and notes (1949-1960); manuscript of "A Textbook of Heat" by L.D. Weld (1951-1958); "Physics Topics" by Renner and Montgomery, and by Renner and Packard (1960s); manuscript copy of "Teaching Science in the Secondary School" by Renner and Stafford (1967-1971). "Physics Textbook, Teacher's Guide and Lab Experiments" by Renner (1966-1972); manuscript copy of "Investigations in Physical Science" by Renner, Stafford and Kellogg (1972-1975); "Guiding Learning in the Secondary School" by Renner, Bibens and Shepherd (1970-1972); "Scope and Sequence" (1979); and various materials including correspondence and clippings (1956-1991).