LATE OPENING:
Due to the Memorial Marathon, the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library will open at 12pm on Saturday, April 27th and at 2:30pm on Sunday, April 28th.
Archive
Oral History: Mae Folsom
Mae Folsom talks about her family and her life in Oklahoma City during the Great Depression, and World War II.
Oklahoma Voices: Carolyn Waterman
Carolyn Waterman talks with her daughter about their family history, early Bethany history, and their family's involvement with Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University).
Oral History David Holt
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt talks about running for, and becoming mayor of the city.
Oral History: Johnson "J.W." Sanford
Dr. Johnson "J.W." Sanford talks about his life and family growing up in northeast Oklahoma City, and becoming a doctor.
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.
Oklahoma Voices: Carol Hamilton
Former Oklahoma Poet Laureate Carol Hamilton talks about her life as a poet.
Oral History: Patsy Fowler
Patsy Fowler talks about her family, growing up on a farm in rural Oklahoma, traveling the world, and more.
Oklahoma Voices: Cliff and Bill Emert
Brothers Cliff and Bill Emert discusses their memories of growing up in Bethany in the 1930s, their family history, and more.
Oral History: Sophie Palin
Sophie Palin talks about her career working with pachyderms and in security at the Oklahoma City Zoo.
Oral History Phil Gover
Sovereign Community School founder Phil Gover talks about starting a school in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma Voices: Elijah Viewins & Frances Terry
Brother and Sister Elijah Viewins and Frances Terry talk about growing up in Bakersfield, California.
Oral History: Core4 Brewing
Marty Simon and Buck Buchanan from Core4 Brewing talk about opening a brewery during the beginning of Covid, and running a brewery in Oklahoma City.