BRANCH HOURS UPDATE:
From Feb. 23-26 and March 2-6, the Patience S. Latting Northwest Library will close at 7 p.m. for carpet replacement.
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Oral History: Ernest Ervin
Ernest Ervin talks about growing up in Texas, and coming to Oklahoma City and opening a shop in the Farmer's Market where he began repairing old clocks.
Cafeteria Craze
Before it was home to several innovative food trucks, vegan restaurants, and fancy brunches, Oklahoma City was once considered one of America’s cafeteria capitals.
Earnest Hoberecht Collection 2024.20
Earnest Hoberecht (pronounced HO-bright), was an American reporter who became a major literary figure in Japan just after World War II. He was born January 1, 1918 in Watonga, Okla., where he grew up; he earned a journalism degree from Oklahoma University, then worked as a reporter for the Memphis Press-Scimitar; he quit to go to Hawaii to work as a laborer at Pearl Harbor, and from there wound up covering the occupation of Japan, eventually becoming bureau chief; by day, Mr. Hoberecht wrote news articles and tried to recruit Asian subscribers for the wire service, United Press International and wrote romance novels for a Japanese audience at night.
List of Buildings throughout Oklahoma City Public Schools’ History
List of Buildings throughout Oklahoma City Public Schools’ History
Oklahoma Voices: Jerry Barton
Jerry Barton talks about his childhood, his memories of 1940s-era Bethany, and more.
Oral History: Equity Brewing
Suzette Grillot and her daughter Hannah talk about starting and operating Equity Brewing, the first all women run brewery in the state of Oklahoma.