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Author. Collection consists of the rough draft, final manuscript, and galley proof for Glasstone's book"The Book of Mars" published in 1968 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Physician. Patient account ledgers (1912-1922); certificates and diplomas (1899-1922); and a typescript (ca. 1936) of an account by Mrs. Ross of her experiences as the wife of a physician in the Indian Territory. Samuel Price Ross Photograph Collections also in repository.

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Cotton farmer. Correspondence (1909-1949) to and from Williams regarding the Beckham County, Oklahoma World War I relief and finance effort, including a letter (1918) from Gov. Robert L. Williams; correspondence regarding Williams' invention and patenting of a cotton cleaning machine; blueprints (ca. 1924) of the machine; a typescript (n.d.) by Williams regarding the Chisholm Trail in Beckham County; and official reports (1918-1919) regarding the Liberty Bond and Liberty Loan Drives in Beckham County. Samuel Williams Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Journalist. The papers and photographic slides (1962-2013) of educator, author, and Middle East expert Sandra Mackey, who began her career as an undercover reporter in Saudi Arabia. The collection is primarily comprised of her book manuscripts, published articles, research and background notes, and publicity materials. The papers feature Mackey’s correspondence with publishers, family, and friends, as well as her travel journals that record her observations on local conditions and society. The collection also contains video and audio recordings of her interviews and research notes, and color slides and photographs that document her career and travels throughout the Middle East and Asia.

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English professor. correspondence (1916-1942); freshman English placement exams and results (1936-1940), and English Department circulars and course outlines (1929-1940) from the University of Oklahoma; report of an audit (1905) of the University's finances; manuscript accounts by Hadsell of the early history of the University, including "(Vernon L.) Parrington in Oklahoma" (n.d.)"A History of the University of Oklahoma" (1929), and "Twenty-Eight Years After" (1928), which relates Hadsell's experiences with the 1900 expedition of the Oklahoma Geological Survey, plus a typescript of Hadsell's diary from the expedition. Sardis Roy Hadsell Photograph Collection also in repository.

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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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Professor. Television scripts and publicity (1951-1959) for "The Open Window" radio scripts (1953) for "Labor's Side of the News" and "Wake Up to Yesterday"; correspondence (1945-1961); manuscripts (ca. 1935-1960) of articles and short stories; curriculum material (1934-1960) and printed material (1927-1968) of Lawton, a Speech Communications Professor at the University of Oklahoma.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Black and white original prints, copy prints and glass plate negatives of the Apache, Comanche, Delaware, Temeculz, Kawaiisu, Creek, Umatilla, Chippewa, Paiute, Sioux, Oto, Choctaw, Pawnee, Osage, Ponca, Mohave, Kickapoo, Taos, Pueblo, Yuma, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Crow, Navajo, Kiowa, Tonkawa, Sac and Fox, Kalispel, Kutenai, Flathead, Spokan, Attu, Quileute, Seminole, Wasco, Modoc, Shasta, Yakima, Shoshoni, Kiowa-Apache, Skitswish, Cheyenne, Shawnee, Nez Perce, Arapaho, Caddo, Wichita, Yakima, Makah, and Blackfoot Indians. Also includes images of mining, the oil industry, the military, agriculture, the range cattle industry, education, and transportation in Oklahoma Territory, Oklahoma state, and Indian Territory. Scenes of the towns of McAlester, Edmond, Alva, Weatherford, Pawhuska, Clairemore, Ponca City, Purcell, Duncan, Noble, Lexington, Shawnee, Beaver. Plainview, Lavern, Henryetta, Atoka, Tahlequah, Guthrie, Tishomingo, and Eufaula are included. In addition the first year of...

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Antiphonaries, psalmody manuscripts, and a Roman Catholic missal from a colonial-era church in San Lucas Camotlan, Oaxaca, Mexico. Stovall Museum Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Historian. Personal and professional correspondence (1932-1956); Tompkins' book manuscripts (n.d.) on the Soviet Union; lecture notes (n.d.) used by Tompkins in his classes on Russian history; student grade registers (1932-1955) from Tompkins' courses at the University of Oklahoma; and Tompkins' diary (1917) detailing his experiences with the Sixth Canadian Trench Mortar Battery in France during World War I.

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A typescript draft of Oklahoma Landscapes: A Century of Change, by T. H. Milby and Forrest L. Johnson, edited by Bob Burke. Published by the Oklahoma Heritage Association in 2008.

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Subject collection. Typescript and original manuscript accounts by pioneers and frontiersmen regarding the settlement of No Man's Land and the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.

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Collector. Hand-printed, bound manuscripts (n.d.) in the Ethiopian/Amharic language, brought to the United States from Africa during World War II and believed to be a regional religious text.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Black and white original prints, copy prints and glass plate negatives of the Apache, Comanche, Delaware, Temeculz, Kawaiisu, Creek, Umatilla, Chippewa, Paiute, Sioux, Oto, Choctaw, Pawnee, Osage, Ponca, Mohave, Kickapoo, Taos, Pueblo, Yuma, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Crow, Navajo, Kiowa, Tonkawa, Sac and Fox, Kalispel, Kutenai, Flathead, Spokan, Attu, Quileute, Seminole, Wasco, Modoc, Shasta, Yakima, Shoshoni, Kiowa-Apache, Skitswish, Cheyenne, Shawnee, Nez Perce, Arapaho, Caddo, Wichita, Yakima, Makah, and Blackfoot Indians. Also includes images of mining, the oil industry, the military, agriculture, the range cattle industry, education, and transportation in Oklahoma Territory, Oklahoma state, and Indian Territory. Scenes of the towns of McAlester, Edmond, Alva, Weatherford, Pawhuska, Clairemore, Ponca City, Purcell, Duncan, Noble, Lexington, Shawnee, Beaver. Plainview, Lavern, Henryetta, Atoka, Tahlequah, Guthrie, Tishomingo, and Eufaula are included. In addition the first year of...

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A typescript of a paper (ca. 1970) by Walker regarding the history of the Territory of Oklahoma, the Cherokee Strip, and of Fairview, Oklahoma Territory.

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Teacher. Diaries of Battey (1872-1884) and correspondence with family members (1873-1874) regarding his experience as a teacher to Native Americans, along with a manuscript by Battey entitled "Life and Adventures of a Quaker Among the Indians." Thomas C. Battey Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Professor. An autobiographical manuscript (n.d.) concerning Pierce's experiences as a teacher in the Indian Territory and Oklahoma; poetry (n.d.) by Pierce; and a manuscript account (ca. 1930) of Pierce's visit to the Grand Canyon.

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Banker. Programs (1913-1931) of Oklahoma City businessmen's clubs; currency issued by the Confederate States of America (1864) and federal and state governments of Mexico (1915-1916); and a manuscript (1933) by Martin regarding early telephone service in Marlow, Oklahoma. Also in this collection are posters (ca. 1925) advocating use of the new airmail service, showing the dirigible "Shanandoah" an early touring car, and an early airplane. Thomas Pugh Martin, Jr. Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Clergyman and socialist. Manuscripts (n.d.) and sermons (1880-1891) by Woodrow regarding his views on religion, socio-economics and socialism; ledgers (ca. 1912) with subscription requests for Woodrow's publication"Woodrow's Monthly"; and publications (1913-1918) regarding the Socialist Party in Oklahoma and the United States.

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Author. Manuscripts and galley proof of the book "Cherokee Tragedy: The Ridge Family and the Decimation of a People" by Wilkins, published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 1986.

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Teacher. Correspondence (1926, 1974-1989), newspaper articles (1982-1989), manuscripts (n.d.) and publications (1935-1987) by or about Travis D. Anthony and his stories based on life in rural Oklahoma, along with accounts of his student experiences at the University of Oklahoma in the 1930's. Travis D. Anthony Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Major series include Correspondence and Letters (1953-66) regarding Engineering Open House; Press Releases, Drafts, and Memoranda (1971-74) regarding Science Day program; and Manuscripts (1967-71) of papers entered for the Technical Papers Contest.

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Presidential papers and President Emeritus papers. Among the numerous series included in these papers are General Correspondence (1943-68) and Professional (Botany department) Correspondence (1931-44); Administrative files of the University of Oklahoma Research Institute (1939-73) including bound minute books (1941-73); and Athletics files (1946-57).

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Correspondence (1928-1956) between Press directors, University of Oklahoma officials, and authors regarding books published by the press, its publishing procedures and standards, and its daily operations. Also included are readers' reports (1930-1956) of submitted manuscripts; rejected book manuscripts (1934-1956); accepted book manuscripts (n.d.); and minutes and proceedings (1944-1961) of various working committees of the University of Oklahoma and the American Association of University Presses. University of Oklahoma Press Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Publisher. Notes, research materials, and a rough draft of Harlow's book "Jesus the Man"; other religious monographs by Harlow; and a manuscript copy of Oklahoma City businessman Charles F. Colcord's memoirs.

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Publications and manuscripts regarding social work among the aged, young and physically handicapped in Oklahoma.

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Judge. Typescript by Brown chronicling the invention of the parking meter in Oklahoma City and Brown's role in its development.

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Author. A manuscript (1967) by Whitehill, entitled "Dumbarton Oaks - The History of a Georgetown House and Garden, 1800-1966" with handwritten notes.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Banker. Correspondence (1883-1951) of Thompson Benton Ferguson as Governor of the Territory of Oklahoma, and business and personal correspondence of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ferguson; printed materials (1893-1933), including newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and magazines; financial and estate records (1941-1960) of the Walter Fergusons; pictographs of cattle brands (1906-1918) of Texas; government documents (1863-1915) of the Territories of Oklahoma and Arizona and of the United States; pins, ribbons and medallions (1895-1907) marking the statehood of Oklahoma, and the election campaigns of territorial Oklahoma politicians; literary productions (n.d.), including manuscripts, speeches, and art; legal documents (1934-1955); and scrapbooks (1862-1938) chronicling the history and contributions of the Ferguson family to Oklahoma. Also included in this...

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Professor. Personal correspondence (1897–1957); correspondence with Campbell’s relatives (1822–1896); correspondence with publishers and literary agents (1920–1958); literary manuscripts (circa 1914–1957); diaries, notebooks, and journals (1901–1926); and business papers (circa 1925–1959) regarding Campbell’s writings on the West, Indians, and Oklahoma, with emphasis on transportation, fortifications, cowboys, wars and battles, criminals and outlaws, and American Indian chiefs, along with original Indian art by Carl Sweezy. [Boxes 104 through 121 of this collection are available online at the OU Libraries website.]FULL FINDING AID (PDF)