Francis A. Schmidt Race Riot Photos, Undated
Scope and Contents
Groups of photographs of the destruction of the the Greenwood neighborhood, arranged by acquistion.
Dates
- Creation: Undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Curtis, Lori N. (Compiler, Person)
- From the Collection: Swinney, James Sidney, 1879-1949 (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Krupnick, Alvin Charles, 1894-1952 (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Trager, Earl A. (Earl Adam), 1893-1978 (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Schmidt, Francis (Francis Albert), 1885-1944 (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Hause, Joseph McMain, 1891-1984 (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Carlson, I. Marc, 1962-2022 (Compiler, Person)
- From the Collection: Dudley, Arthur, 1881-1924 (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Reeder, C. L. (Charles LaFayette), 1862-1926 (Photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
These materials are open for research by any registered reader.
Biographical / Historical
Francis Albert "Close the Gates of Mercy" Schmidt (December 3, 1885 - September 19, 1944) was football coach at Henry Kendall College from 1915 until 1922 after the College had become the University of Tulsa. He became Head Coach in 1919. After leaving Tulsa, he went onto Arkansas, Texas Christian and Ohio State. At Ohio he won two Big Ten Conference championships and was eventually inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Schmidt was also an amateur photographer.
Extent
11 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Removed from F.A. Schmidt scrapbooks. Coll. No. 1979.017.
General
The image ratios of the photos (2.5:1; 5 shots), 1:1.52 (5 shots - 6x9), and 1:1.1.72 (1 shot) seem to suggest two or more cameras. A 6x9 120 film camera held 6 shots.
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu