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von Keller, Dr. Frederick P. (open access)

von Keller, Dr. Frederick P.

None
Date: unknown
Creator: "Mike"
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Daily Ardmoreite, 1954-1963 (open access)

Daily Ardmoreite, 1954-1963

History written by Charles Abbott, Jan. 10, 1969. Chapters cover: Early leaders, Ardmore and the Air Force Base, Editorial policy, Political policy, News photography & make-up, New leaders & staff, Awards presented to the newspaper.
Date: unknown
Creator: Abbott, Charles
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
We Never Intend to Stop Serving (open access)

We Never Intend to Stop Serving

Story of the retirement of Rev. & Mrs. Mix from the First Christian Church in Ardmore
Date: 1973
Creator: Adkins, Dot
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cowboy Hall of Fame (open access)

Cowboy Hall of Fame

Letter to Dean Krakel, Director of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Okla. City, July 18, 1967 , from Albert Riesen, Jr., of the Daily Ardmoreite.Letter recommends consideration of the late Hardy Murphy for induction into th Cowboy Hall of Fame. Entertainment career and community service by Mr. Murphy is included. 2 pages, typed, 2 copies
Date: 2013
Creator: Albert Riesen, Jr
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Duncan Has Four Early-Day Fires by Carl Albright (open access)

Duncan Has Four Early-Day Fires by Carl Albright

History of events during fires in the town of Duncan. Dates listed as Feb. 27, July 11 and Sept. 27 of 1901, and another one after these three, no date. Also mentioned are: Ed Dewey Harness Shop, O. K. Wagon Yard, James E. Elliott-postmaster, Bill Brewer Tin Shop, opening day for registration for Indian land at Fort Sill on July 10, 1901.
Date: unknown
Creator: Albright, Carl
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lake Murray Meteorite and its Probable Age (open access)

Lake Murray Meteorite and its Probable Age

Article from Okla. Geology Notes, Sept. 1964, by A. Allen Graffham. Story of discovery of meteorite by J. C. Dodson, of Ardmore, and its later display at the museum in Tucker Tower, Lake Murray State Park. 2 pages, original
Date: 2013
Creator: Allen Graffham , A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Baker, Minnie M. (open access)

Baker, Minnie M.

Letter to Miss Baker from William M. Andres, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council, Jan. 31, 1974. Mr. Andres thanks Miss Baker for her letter and interest in the Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council.
Date: unknown
Creator: Andres, William M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wolverton, Dr. Abby Judson (open access)

Wolverton, Dr. Abby Judson

None
Date: unknown
Creator: Ann (Carroll) Andrews, Mary
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mason, Elisha S. (open access)

Mason, Elisha S.

Letter to Mac McGalliard, Feb. 29, 1968, from Miss Annie Heiple, Davis, Oklahoma. Miss Heiple states her grandmothers brother was Elisha Mason, postmaster in Healdton in 1883. Mr. Mason also built house for Nathan Price, of Sorghum Flatts and Price's Falls. Other members of the Mason family are mentioned.
Date: unknown
Creator: Annie Heiple, Miss
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Eaves-Brady Museum (open access)

Eaves-Brady Museum

Daily Oklahoman, May 31, 1981, by Burnis Argo. Story of the log cabin, restored by Jimy Brady Rose. Photographs of the interior of the cabin and grounds are included.
Date: 1981
Creator: Argo, Burnis
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Salvation Army, Ardmore (open access)

Salvation Army, Ardmore

History of the Army in Ardmore, established in 1095 by Captain and Mrs. Butler. Story of continuation by Maggie Knobbs and her work with the poor in Ardmore is included. List of leaderse following Capt. Knobbs retirement in 1933 is also included.
Date: unknown
Creator: Armstong, Loraine
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oakley, Arthur (open access)

Oakley, Arthur

Readings made by Mac McGalliard from the scrapbooks of Mrs. Arthur Oakley, July 11, 1970. History of the aviation exploits of Mr. Oakley is followed in the pages. 54 pages, carbon copies
Date: unknown
Creator: Arthur Oakley, Mrs.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pickett, Bi11 (open access)

Pickett, Bi11

"Black Bulldogger of the 101" by Darlene Baldwin, Orbit, Dec. 3, 1972. Story of life as a cowboy on the 101 Ranch in northern Oklahoma. Pickett is credited as the first man to bulldog a longhorn. Tale of meeting with a killer bull in Mexico City, 1908, is part of the article. When Pickett died, at the age of 71, he was still working at the 101 Ranch and was buried there. 2 pages
Date: 1972
Creator: Baldwin, Darlene
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bud Ballew (open access)

Bud Ballew

Letter to the Daily Ardmoreite, June 2, 1972, from J. A. Barker, Vidor, Texas, concerning articles from the Beaumont Enterprise, June 19, 1972. In the enclosed articles Billy Bryant, a former Texas Ranger, reports several stories of early days including an account of his shooting of Bud Blue (Ballew ?) in revenge for the death of his cousin Rufe Hinote. The shooting took place in Ardmore. In the letter Mr. Barker questions the truth of this story, as he was told otherwise as a small boy.
Date: unknown
Creator: Barker, J. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Genealogical Society, Oklahoma City (open access)

Oklahoma Genealogical Society, Oklahoma City

Letter to Mac McGalliard, June 15, 1968, from Beatrice Barr, Ardmore. Mrs. Barr includes notice of meeting of the Okla. Genealogical Society, June 29, 1968, at the Oklahoma County Library.
Date: unknown
Creator: Barr, Beatrice
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Cemetary Full of Memories (open access)

Old Cemetary Full of Memories

Story of this site near Pauls Valley with first recorded burial in 1868. Work on restoration by John Hazlitt, plots of the McClure family and Smith Paul, and dedication ceremony held in 1953 are included in the story. Photos of three stones, Van Copeland, Smith Paul and old carirn, are seen. newspaper article, original
Date: 2013
Creator: Barron, Donna
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma-Home of the Red Man (open access)

Oklahoma-Home of the Red Man

None
Date: 2013
Creator: Beatrice Stahl with map drawn by Vinson Lackey
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ardmore, Ireland (open access)

Ardmore, Ireland

Letter to Mac McGalliard from Layne R. Beaty, Aug. 3, 1972, concerning a visit to Ardmore, Ireland, and search among the gravestones at the foot of the round tower for his wifes ancestors' graves. The tower is beside St. Delan's Church. 1 page, typed
Date: unknown
Creator: Beaty, Layne R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
My Autobiography (open access)

My Autobiography

Written by Fred Beaver and sent to the "Nitecap Spin-A-Yarn" contest. 3 pages, photocopied
Date: unknown
Creator: Beaver, Fred
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
El Dorado-Boomtown (open access)

El Dorado-Boomtown

El Dorado, Arkansas. Story of the oil boom days in El Dorado, Ark. One of the early oil men, Dr. Samuel T. Busey, is credited with beginning the boom. 5 pages, magazine article
Date: 1971
Creator: Beazley, Deanie
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Calvary Presbyterian Church, Ardmore (open access)

Calvary Presbyterian Church, Ardmore

Letter to Rev. Charles A. Long from John V. Beck, March 8, 1966. In the letter Mr. Beck relates the beginning of this church as a missionary project of the First Presbyterian Church in 1907.
Date: unknown
Creator: Beck, John V.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bell, Carroll (open access)

Bell, Carroll

Letter to Mac McGalliard, Jan 27, 1976, from Carroll Bell, Ardmore. Boyhood in Caddo and Nida is recalled in the letter along with description of Nails Crossing and home. 1 page, handwritten
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Carroll
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Archeological site (open access)

Archeological site

Letters between Robert E. Bell, Univ. of Okla., and Mac McGalliard, Dec 1965- Jan. 1966. Site in Latimer County, Okla., is discussed in the letters along with visit by group from the Chickasaw Historical Society. Site guessed to be example of the Fourche Maline complex and c1000 years old.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Robert E. & McGalliard, William A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hunter, Mrs. Belle Daniels (open access)

Hunter, Mrs. Belle Daniels

Transposed from a tape recorded by her daughter, Ouida H. Harkreader. Historical information of early Ardmore recalled by the wife of G. Virgil Hunter, who installed the clocks in the tower of the Carter County Courthouse. 4 pages, handwritten, Feb. 19, 1969
Date: unknown
Creator: Belle Daniels Hunter, Mrs.
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History