Box OSA
Container
Contains 5 Collections and/or Records:
History of Cherokee Strip Before It Was Opened Is Told by George Rainey, The Daily Oklahoman, 1923
Item — Box: OSA, Folder: 7
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_8_OS A_7_1
Scope and Contents
Re: boundaries, Indian treaty, settlement, land leasing by cattlemen, naming of counties.
The Oklahoma Mason, 1923
Item — Box: OSA, Folder: 7
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_8_OS A_7_2
Scope and Contents
Items marked by WHM include "Early Masonic History in Indian Territory" [part of article has been torn out], a short article concerning the origin of the words and music for "Abide With Me" and "Nearer, My God, to Thee," note concerning an addition to the Grand Lodge of England Library and Museum, and three poems. 16 pages.
Adirondack Murray, Ethel Gazette, Ethel, Mississippi, 1925
Item — Box: OSA, Folder: 7
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_8_OS A_7_3
Scope and Contents
Re: Rev. W. H .H. Murray, Father of the Out-of-Doors Idea, and the effect of his book on the Adirondacks. Handwritten note in margin: "Probably a kinsman of yours.--Looks as if he has a Murray head and face."
The Constitutional Convention, The Daily Oklahoman, 1927
Item — Box: OSA, Folder: 7
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_8_OS A_7_4
Scope and Contents
Re: Governor Bob Williams story of his participation in the Constitutional Convention. Includes pictures of WHM, C.N. Haskell, Chief Justice Fred P. Branson, and George A. Henshaw. (2 copies)
Newspaper Clippings, 1923-1927
File — Box: OSA, Folder: 7
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_8_OS A_7_0000
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...