Attention:
The Ralph Ellison Library at 2000 NE 23rd St is closed for upgrades beginning April 16. We anticipate reopening on May 6.
Archive
Oral History: Gloria Hall
Gloria Hall talks about growing up in Oklahoma City and her work with her church.
Oral History: Brad Compton
Brad Compton talks about his career with the Oklahoma City Zoo working with animals like Judy the Elephant and Zeppy the Cockatoo.
Oral History: Gwenda Ann Cooper
Gwenda Cooper talks about her childhood in the depression and her career as a teacher in small town Oklahoma.
Oral History: Melvin Tolson
Dr. Melvin B. Tolson Jr. talks about growing up in east Texas and about his career teaching at the University of Oklahoma.
Oral History Jim Clark
Jim Clark, owner of B.C. Clark Jewelers in Oklahoma City, talks about this story behind the B.C. Clark Christmas Jingle.
Oklahoma Voices: Phillip Shirey
Phillip Shirey discusses his memories of growing up in Bethany in the 1930s, his work in the family's plumbing business, and experiences as a city councilman.
Oral History: Joyce Henderson
Joyce Henderson talks about her life in Oklahoma City and her career as an educator.
Oral History: Catherine Cook
Catherine Cook talks about her career in librarianship, working in Kansas, Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma, and her time with the Oklahoma Library Association.
Oklahoma Authors: William Bernhardt
William Bernhardt talks about books, writing, and winning at Jeopardy.
Oral History: Ted Hopkins
Ted Hopkins talks about his time as a pilot during the Oklahoma City Sonic Boom tests.
Oral History: Jack Van Doren Hough
Dr. Jack Van Doren Hough talks about growing up in southwestern Oklahoma, his time in World War II, and his distinguished career as an otolaryngologist.
Oklahoma Voices: Phillip Cowan
Phillip Cowan discusses his time as the publisher of the Bethany Tribune newspaper, his memories of 1940s-era Bethany, and more.
Oral History: Jon Horinek
Jon Horinek talks about growing up in Duncan, Oklahoma and traveling around the state.
Oral History: Carrie Coppernoll
Carrie Coppernoll talks about being a new Oklahoma City transplant from Arkansas.
Oral History: Virgil Cooper
Virgil Cooper talks about his life growing up in rural Oklahoma, his time in World War II, and his career as an educator.