Tilghman, Zoe A. (Zoe Agnes), 1880-1964
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1880-11-15 - 1964-06
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter From Chris Madsen to Mrs. Mattie Thomas, 1937-01-27
Item
Identifier: 2006.012.20
Scope and Contents
Typed and signed letter from Chris Madsen to Heck Thomas's widow about the legendary incident at the hideout on Bill Dunn's ranch where Bill Doolin supposedly saved Bill Tilghman's life. According to Madsen, it didn't happen that way at all, and through this letter he is seeking Mrs. Thomas's advice regarding Zoe Tilghman's (incorrect, according to him) written account of the incident. He says in the letter :"You probably remember that in April and May 1894 Heck, Bill and I with a posse were...
Dates:
1937-01-27
Zoe A. Tilghman collection, 1907-1966
Collection
Identifier: 1972-002
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...
Dates:
1907 - 1966