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Oklahoma A&M College Correspondence Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-009

Scope and Contents

Collection contains 66 bound volumes of copies of Oklahoma A&M College correspondence from 1892-1920. Correspondence (1892-1908) from the Director's Office of the School of Agriculture; correspondence (1892-1908) and financial records (1896-1908) from the President's Office, including correspondence from presidents George E. Morrow, Angelo C. Scott and John H. Connell; and outgoing correspondence (1895-1911), incoming correspondence (1904-05), financial records (1904-08), plans of experiments (1892-1907), and crop and experiment records (1892-1920), from the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station, including correspondence from Alexander C. Magruder, Frank C. Burtis, John Fields, and W.L. English.

Dates

  • 1892 - 1920

Creator

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.

Conditions Governing Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Oklahoma State University Archives will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to Oklahoma State University Libraries, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Copyright for material published by Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College/Oklahoma State University is held by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

Administrative History

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College was founded in December 1890. These letterpress copies are the only extant correspondence for the time period covered.

Extent

36.95 Linear feet (27 flat boxes; 9 document boxes; 1 slim document box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into nine series.

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog or contact the Oklahoma State University Archives Reference staff.

Provenance

Boxes 1-6 transferred from Presidents' Papers, collection number 1970-005, in 1986.

Processing Information

Processed by: Kathleen Bledsoe, 1986; Kayla Barrett, 1991; Tom Jorsch, 1997

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Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Oklahoma A&M College Correspondence Collection Collection Number 1986-009
Status
Completed
Author
Kathleen Bledsoe
Date
1986
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Oklahoma State University Archives Repository

http://info.library.okstate.edu/scua/home
Contact:
204 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA

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