Jennings, Al, 1863-1961

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Typed and signed letter.

"Am going to Oklahoma first part of next week. Nix was here yesterday and I think gave Tom the paper he wanted...Mootz has diappeared from his [residence]...I am to write my part of the story when I get to Oklahoma...." Letter also mentions Mrs. and Mr. Reinsberger. Written on The Lido letterhead, Hollywood, California.

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Typed and signed letter.

"....I went through the process of being [initiated] to the Hall of Fame...Well Al. How is business? Have you seen Mr. Moore, and what does he intend to do about our broadcast?...If you see anybody in the moving picture or broadcast business, you may tell them that I am for sale and would be glad to get even a boot-[blacking] job at Hoolywood during the winter...." Written from Guthrie, Oklahoma.

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Typed and signed letter from John D. Gilchriese, Field Historian at University of Arizona to Mrs. Dorothy McNamee of the Overland Book Shop, with background information on the 2 letters from Madsen to Jennings in this collection as well as an estimated dollar value of each of the letters.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This artificial collection was begun as a catch-all for small single gifts and purchases, and to make them easier for scholars to search them. This assemblage consists primarily of documents, correspondence, photographs, broadsides and artifacts, dealing mostly with United States history.

Scope and Contents The collection is arranged into 5 series:Series 1: Zoe Tilghman: correspondence, drafts of her writings (Bill Tilghman: Fifty Years a Peace Officer and Outlaw Gangs of Oklahoma), short stories and poems.Series 2: William M. "Bill" Tilghman: correspondence, draft of his writings ("Outlaw History"), court documents relating to the trial of Wiley Lynn (man who allegedly killed Tilghman).Series 3: Tilghman children and their spouses: correspondence and...