Mrs. Oliver O. “Mamie” Hammonds Papers

Collection

Identifier: 1999-339

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence to Mrs. O. O. (Mamie) Hammonds concerning establishment of chapters of the Women’s Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma (bulk), correspondence from Mrs. Hammonds and a document defending herself and Governor Johnston concerning charges from the impeachment of Governor Johnston.

Dates

1923 - 1932

Creator

Hammonds, Mamie, 1887-1962. (Person)

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

Mrs. Hammonds was born June 7, 1887, in Arkansas and educated in Arkansas and Tennessee. In World War I she served as chairman of the 4th Liberty Loan and worked with food conservation commission, Red Cross, and the French War Orphan Fund. In the early 1920s she was an organizer for Women of the Klu Klux Klan in Oklahoma From 1927 – 1929; she served as confidential secretary to Governor Henry S. Johnston. Hammonds resigned as Johnston’s secretary in February 1929 during his second impeachment trial. She later became an insurance agent with Mid-continent Life Insurance Co. In 1931 she left Oklahoma to sell leases in the gas fields of East Texas. Hammonds died February 16, 1962.

Extent

1.25 Linear feet (1 record storage box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into one 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.

Related Archival Materials

Henry S. Johnston, 99-006; references: Mattingly, J. A. “Mrs. Oliver O. “Mamie” Hammonds: the “She-svengali” of Oklahoma,” Chronicles of Oklahoma, vol. 77, no. 2, pp. 196-207, 1999 Summer; Boren, Lyle H. and Dale Boren, Who is Who In Oklahoma, “Hammonds, Mrs. O. O.” The Co-Operative Publishing Company, Guthrie, Oklahoma, 1935. 200-201; Herod, George F., The Administration, Impeachment, and Removal of Governor Henry S. Johnston, Masters Thesis, University of Tulsa, 1952; Scales, James R. and Danney Goble, Oklahoma Politics: a History, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman Oklahoma, 1982; Clark, Carter Blue. A History of the Ku Klux Clan in Oklahoma, Ph.D. dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1976 (in Debo Room 332.4209766 K95Zc5); Showalter, James, Payne County and the Hooded Klan, 1921-1924, Ph.D. dissertation, Oklahoma State University, 2000.