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Janet Varnum Correspondences with Nancy Randolph Davis Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-036

Scope and Contents

Collection contains three correspondence (one original on artifical parchment and three photo copies), resume of Nancy Randolph Davis, copy of a photograph, and newspaper clipping with article about Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. featuring a photograph of Nancy R. Davis.

Dates

  • 1963-2004

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.

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Biographical Sketch

Nancy Randolph Davis was the first African-American woman to enroll at Oklahoma State University in 1949. She was born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and received her B.S. in Home Economics from Langston University in 1948. She received her Master's degree in Home Economics from OSU in 1952.

Davis went on to become a Home Economics teacher at Dunjee High School and at Star Spencer High School. She retired after 43 years of service to the Oklahoma Public Education System.

More information about Nancy Randolph Davis can be found in her oral history interview conducted by the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program. The transcript of her interview can be found here: http://dc.library.okstate.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/ostate/id/7320.

Janet Varnum works on the editorial staff of STATE magazine. She graduated from OSU in 1986 with a degree in News/Editorial.

Extent

0.003 Linear feet (one file folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into 3 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

Gift of Janet Varnum, 2012.

Physical Description

fair

Processing Information

Processed by: Sarah Coates, May 2012

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Janet Varnum Correspondences with Nancy Randolph Davis Collection Collection Number 2012-036
Status
Completed
Author
Sarah Coates
Date
May 2012
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

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Contact:
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Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA

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