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Archive

Year
Material Type
Collection

Oral History Kent Frates

Kent Frates tells the story of when his uncle Charles Urschel was kidnapped by Machine Gun Kelly. 

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Oral History: Jim Jensen

Jim Jensen talks about growing up on a farm in rural Oklahoma, and his life and career.

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Oral History: Margaret Bell Tampkins and Leonard Tampkins Jr.

Born in 1916, Margaret Bell Tamkins talks about her life growing up in northeast Oklahoma City. In the second half of the interview she is joined by her son, Leonard Tampkins Jr., who talks about being a part of a group that became the first students from Douglass High School to attend the University of Oklahoma in the early days of integration.

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Oral History: Martha Ann Blackwood

Martha Ann Blackwood talks about her family and her life growing up in the Woodlawn Park community near Bethany, Oklahoma.

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Oral History: Sara Cunningham

Sara Cunningham talks about her life and her work with the Free Mom Hugs organization.

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