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Oral History: Huretta Walker Dobbs
Huretta Walker Dobbs talks about growing up in northeast Oklahoma City in the 1940s and 1950s.
Oral History: Ted Hopkins
Ted Hopkins talks about his time as a pilot during the Oklahoma City Sonic Boom tests.
Oral History: Edith Siemens
Edith Siemens talks about her career as a horticulturist at the Oklahoma City Zoo.
Oral History: Melba Holt
Melba Holt talks about her life growing up in northeast Oklahoma City, and her various careers.
List of Buildings throughout Oklahoma City Public Schools’ History
List of Buildings throughout Oklahoma City Public Schools’ History
Oral History Danielle Wilkerson
Danielle Wilkerson talks about the history of roller derby in Oklahoma City.
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.