Box 4
Container
Contains 835 Collections and/or Records:
"Keeping the Record Straight" , 10/28/1940
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 52
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_52_0001
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Typewritten address by George N. Peek before the Willkie-Democratic Club of Boone County and as broadcast over radio station KFRU, Columbia, MO.
Correspondence between Thomas Benton Williams and WHM. Re: circular letter concerning subscription to "The Hornet," praise of Uncle Sam Needs a Doctor, "Little Visits to Oklahoma Shrines;" letter to Jed Johnson; Senate campaign; Cham Johnson; praise of Theocracy to Foolocracy.
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 54
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_54_1
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The Murray Collection is approximately 9 linear feet plus oversized materials. Although Murray served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1913-1917, the majority of the collection is related to his post-congressional activities, family affairs, and years as governor. The materials cover a variety of topics including his use of executive orders calling for martial law, pardons, and the appointment and removal of state officials. The documents also include material...
Williams, Thomas Benton, 5/9/1942
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 54
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_54_0010
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Typewritten speech or letter by Thomas B. Williams concerning who should be the next Congressman of Oklahoma's 6th district, including his running for the seat by withdrawing his Independent registration and switching to the Democratic party.
Young, Robert R., Chairman of the Board, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 5/16/1946
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 56
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_56_0001
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Typewritten letter from Robert R. Young to William H. Murrray concerning a campaign to win through train service at Chicago and St. Louis. Mentions the policing of sale of sleeping car space.
Young Negro Democratic Organization, Paul McGlory, President, 6/1/1940
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 56
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_56_0002
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Handwritten letter from Paul McGlory to William H. Murray inviting Murray to speak at the Emancipation celebration in Tulsa on June 19, 1940.
Yowell, M., 5/20/1946
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 56
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_56_0003
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Typewritten letter from M. Yowell to William H. Murray praising Murray's book "Rights of Americans;" acknowldging copies received of Murray's first address to the Oklahoma legislature; requesting information on amount of land legally obtainable by Cherokees from Cherokee Nation or Cherokee strip, and inviting Murray to visit St. Petersburg, FL.
Speech of Hon. William H. Murray on the "Torrens Land System." Delivered in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, 5/1/1908
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 58
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_58_0001
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Typewritten speech by William H. Murray concerning systems of registering land titles and the advantages of using the Torrens Land System and opposition to its use.
Certified copy of "Argument Submitted by Joint Committee of the Legislature, in Re--State Question--Referendum No.2, filed April 26th, 1908", 4/26/1908
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 58
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_2_4_58_0002
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Typewritten amendment to the State Constitution proposed by William H. Murray to grant the Legislative power to install by statute the "Torrens" Land Title Registration System."
The Five Civilized Tribes--Why They Employ Attorneys. Speech by William H. Murray in the U.S.House of Representatives, 2/10/1914
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 65
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_65_0001
Scope and Contents
Typewritten speech by Representative William H. Murray concerning H.R. 12579, making appropriations to Bureau of Indian Affairs for fulfilling treaty stipulations. Re: difference between Five Civilized Tribes and other Indian tribes and the effect it should have in Indian legislation (pp. 3 - 13).
'Peacock Boulevards' or Country Roads--Which? Speech by William H. Murray in the U.S. House of Representatives, 2/6/1914
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 65
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_65_0002
Scope and Contents
Typewritten speech by Representative William H. Murray concerning H.R. 1168, to provide U.S. Government aid in construction of rural post roads. Re: necessity for good roads (pp. 13 - 16).