Abshire Mary E. Abshire Collection This collection contains 28 of the Little Leather Library books of popular literature which were advertised during the 1920s, in addition to an 1898 Kendalls’ Perfected Receipt Book Illustrated for prescribing recipes for disease and illness, and an American Indian Intertribal Cookbook. Subject: History
Beemer Beemer Photographs The Beemer Photographs consists of three mounted photographs. One is a cattle branding scene, and the others are homestead scenes. Subject: History
Biggers Helen Biggers Collection This collection covers a number of primary readers and educational materials during the late 1800s and early 1900s. One very interesting item is a handwritten journal with meeting notes of the Stray Horse Association, circa 1868, with small sketches of brands and lists of post office locations near where stray horses were noted. Subject: History
Blankenburg J.A. Blankenburg Collection Featured in this collection are two photographs of the Harrington family at their homestead in Oklahoma during the early 1900s, in addition to a Kingfisher, Oklahoma land office certificate signed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903 granting a specified plot of land to Andrew J. Harrington and his family. Subject: History
Bledsoe Ron Bledsoe Trade Catalog and Ephemera Collection Extensive collection of more than 200 saddle and tack catalogs dating from the late-1880s through the mid-1980s. Subject: History
Blucher Blucher Custom Boot Company Records The Blucher Custom Boot Company Records contain 218 “Fitting Books” from 1915-1982 which were used to record customer transactions. Each custom order is detailed in the books and typically includes sketches of custom stitching and an outline of the customer’s feet. Subject: History
Blue Bird Mine Blue Bird Mine Photographs The Blue Bird Mine operated as a silver mine from 1876-1964. The Photographs contains 12 mounted images of people and buildings associated with the mine. Subject: History, Photography
Briscoe Louisa "Lula" Estelle Brannon Briscoe Letters This collection features transcriptions of 250 letters written by Louisa Brannon Briscoe from Sugden, Indian Territory, to her mother in Washington state. The letters date 1893-1910 and discuss daily life and work as a postmistress in Sugden. The transcriptions have been digitized and are available to read in the scope and content note. Subject: History
Caldwell Caldwell and Englert Family Papers The collection consists of personal photographs, clippings, papers, and a diary related to the Caldwell and Englert families. Subject: History
Carson James A. Carson Collection This collection contains 46 photographs of an assortment of people involved with the 101 Ranch in Bliss, Oklahoma. Subject: History, Photography
Crawford L. E. Crawford Collection This collection of papers and photographs primarily documents cattle ranching and the Crawford family of Oklahoma Territory and Texas. Subject: History
Cunningham Robert E. Cunningham Oklahoma History Collection Collection assembled by Cunningham, a collector and Stillwater, Oklahoma photographer, chronicles the early development of Oklahoma through an extensive assemblage of negatives, photographs, documents, and other archival materials. Subject: History, Photography
Dawson Ann Dawson Collection This collection contains 24 photographs of the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch taken by Dean Burch, as well as photographs of Osage Nation citizens, Kiowa Tribe members, and images of the Cherokee Strip Cowpunchers Association. Subject: History, Photography
Erfurth Frank Erfurth Collection Frank Erfurth’s small collection of postcards depicts the historic and tragic events of the Whitman Mission Massacre of 1847 in Oregon Territory. Subject: History
Hamilton Lt. Colonel John M. Hamilton Papers Papers and photographs of Lt. Colonel John M. Hamilton, a soldier whose career spanned almost 40 years, from the Civil War through the Indian Wars, until finally ending with his death on San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. Subject: History
Nolan Mary Logan Nolan Fort Yellowstone Photographs This collection documents Mary Logan Nolan’s time working as a laundress at Fort Yellowstone from 1912-1915. Subject: History, Photography
Saddlery Collection of Saddlery and Cowboy Gear Catalogs and Ephemera Contains over 375 original and reproduction items from more than 100 saddle and cowboy gear makers and distributors from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Subject: History
Shirley Collection Glenn D. Shirley Western Americana Collection This research collection amassed by Western author Glenn Shirley includes over 6,400 books and 30 file cabinets of archival materials including more than 16,800 photographs and negatives. In addition, this collection contains a significant Western popular culture component, which often focuses on subjects that correspond with topics found in the historical portion of the collection. Subject: History, Western Popular Culture
Sinise Jerry Sinise Western History Collection Collection includes research materials and photographs about several western historical figures including Texas Ranger Captain G. W. Arrington, John “Pink” Higgins, William Tilghman, and others, also includes a series of limited edition photographs documenting the construction of the Pioneer Woman statue in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Subject: History
