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Box 1

 Record Group

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: Collection contains 1 leatherbound journal, stamped with the seal of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, with 122 pages and a table of contents. The journal consists of handwritten and typed copies of poems from poets such as Emily Dickinson, Rudyard Kipling, Sara Teasdale, and others, and possibly original poems written by the owner of the journal and by others the owner knew, especially the men of CCC co. 810.

The backs of some of the pages also contain information on the CCC co. 810, and some of the poems and other brief lines were written by men who worked in that company.

For more information on this book, see Belinda Bruner's article in the Winter 2010 State Magazine. A copy of the article is located in the collection's data file.

Collection also contains one notebook with handwritten lyrics to the "Streets of Laredo," also known as the "Cowboy's Lament."

Dates

  • 1929 - 1940

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.

Extent

0 Linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Oklahoma State University Archives Repository

Contact:
204 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA