Rogers, Will, 1879-1935

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Souvenir photograph of "Bust of Will Rogers at the Shrine of the Sun." Title printed on the image.

Scope and Contents From the File: An artificial collection that consists of materials pertaining to Oklahoma and Oklahomans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and is not part of any other collection.The Oklahoma Collection subsumes the old Oklahoma Ephemera, Oklahoma Historical Photos and Docs and Oklahoma Maps collections. Ephemera was a remnant of the McFarlin Reference Department's vertical files, the larger portion having been sent to the Tulsa City-County Library, which was kept during the late 1940s...

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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 From the File: An artificial collection that consists of materials pertaining to Oklahoma and Oklahomans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and is not part of any other collection.The Oklahoma Collection subsumes the old Oklahoma Ephemera, Oklahoma Historical Photos and Docs and Oklahoma Maps collections. Ephemera was a remnant of the McFarlin Reference Department's vertical files, the larger portion having been sent to the Tulsa City-County Library, which was kept during the late 1940s...

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Correspondence and clippings from and about Gustavus Gus Welch (1892-1970) a full blood Chippewa born in Spooner, Wisconsin, was a member of the Carlisle Indian School Class of 1911, Jim Thorpe's quarterback for the professional football team the Ohio Bulldogs in Canton, Ohio, a member of the U. S. Track Team for the 1912 Olympics, a 1917 graduate of the Dickinson School of Law and a coach at a number of institutions.

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"I have run into a good many pleasant things on my jaunts, but the other day I hit San Antonio, what used to be before Progress hit it one of the Three unique Ciies of America..." Published article in three columns.

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Souvenir photograph of "Will Rogers Shrine at night - Colorado Springs in background." Title printed on the image.

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Souvenir photograph of "Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun on Cheyenne Mt.." Title printed on the image.

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Souvenir photograph of "Will Rogers' Shrine of the Sun on Cheyenne Mt.." Title printed on the image.