Walton, J. C., 1881-1949

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Typed and signed letter on official State letterhead from Governor Walton to Sanford, Treasurer of the Venerable and Original Order of J.E.W.S., Buffalo, New York; thanking Sanford for his acceptance of membership in the Order. Mention is also made of R. H. England.

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View of three National Guardsmen looking towards the camera, pictured standing on the flat roof of an unidentified building. Typed caption on verso reads: "Photo shows a machine gun detachment of the Oklahoma National Guard stationed on a roof commanding the city and county jails as a result of martial law declared in the state by Governor Walton in his fight against the Ku Klux Klan. The same day this photo was taken orders were issued against the taking of any further photographs."

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View featuring Oklahomans, some visibly armed, lined up to vote. Typed caption on verso reads: "People of Oklahoma defy governor. Evidently alienating the support of all citizens by the steps he has taken in his war on the Ku Klux Klan. Governor Walton of Oklahoma had the opportunity in Oklahoma City of witnessing a scene such as the above--armed citizens claiming their right to the vote which he forbade."

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View of the House floor of the Oklahoma Legislature in session. Newspaper clipping caption on verso reads: "The House opposed to Walton. Representatives of the Oklahoma legislature photographed just before voting down a bill offered by the governor calling for an investigation of the house for Klan members".

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...

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...