Western History Collection at O.U.
Steve Beleu writing in the July/August "Oklahoma Librarian" mentions two collections of interest in the Western History Collection at O.U., the Doris Duke Collection and Indian-Pioneer Papers. The Doris Duke Collection consists of typscripts of interviews of hundreds of Oklahoma Indians organized by tribe. The search engine allows seaching by these categories, "Full text", "Tape number", "Interviewer" and "Interviewee." The "Interviewee" option allows for seaching by the names of those interviewed so library customers can use this for genealogical as well as historical research.
The Indian-Pioneer Papers are typescripts of interviews of Oklahomans conducted from 1861 to 1936 under provisions of the 1930's New Deal project. They deal with the non-Indian settlement of Oklahoma and Indian Territories and statehood that followed. Searches may be conducted by "Title", "Subject", "Interviewer", and "Interviewee." As with the Duke Collection, you can use the "Interviewee" option for seaching by names of those who were interviewed making this a potential genealogical tool. This collection consists of 80,000+ entries in 116 digitized volumes.
To locate and search these collections online go to: http:digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc.
