Archive

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Collection

Oral History: Huretta Walker Dobbs

Huretta Walker Dobbs talks about growing up in northeast Oklahoma City in the 1940s and 1950s.  

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Oral History: Ted Hopkins

Ted Hopkins talks about his time as a pilot during the Oklahoma City Sonic Boom tests.

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Oral History: Edith Siemens

Edith Siemens talks about her career as a horticulturist at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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Oral History: Melba Holt

Melba Holt talks about her life growing up in northeast Oklahoma City, and her various careers.

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List of Buildings throughout Oklahoma City Public Schools’ History

List of Buildings throughout Oklahoma City Public Schools’ History

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Oral History Danielle Wilkerson

Danielle Wilkerson talks about the history of roller derby in Oklahoma City.

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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. 

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