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The Ralph Ellison Library at 2000 NE 23rd St is closed for upgrades beginning April 16. We anticipate reopening on May 6.
Archive
Oklahoma Voices: Margo Rost
Margo Rost discusses her childhood, her memories of operating with her husband the Rost Drugstore in Bethany for 25 years, and more.
Oral History: Edith Siemens
Edith Siemens talks about her career as a horticulturist at the Oklahoma City Zoo.
Oral History: Theodore Hamlin
Theodore Hamlin talks about his life and about his grandfather, A.C. Hamlin, Oklahoma's first African American Legislator.
Oral History: Janey Crain
Janey Crain talks about her career as an artist, her time as owner of the coffee shop The Black Brick, and her days as a beatnik.
Oral History: Minnie Belle Churchill
Minnie Belle Churchill talks about her life growing up in Haileyville, Oklahoma and her time as a Latin teacher.
Oklahoma Voices: Jerry Barton
Jerry Barton talks about his childhood, his memories of 1940s-era Bethany, and more.
Oral History: Keely Covell Smith
Keely Covell Smith talks about her life and her family in Oklahoma City.
Oral History: Clarence Hamm
Clarence Hamm talks about his childhood growing up in Kentucky, his career as a mail carrier in Oklahoma City, his time as a minister, and more.
Oral History: Gwen Crawford
Gwen Crawford talks about her life as a teacher and florist in Enid, Oklahoma, becoming a pilot at 50, and more.
Oral History: Gravely Finley
Gravely Finley talks about his life as a doctor in northeast Oklahoma City.
Oral History: Melba Holt
Melba Holt talks about her life growing up in northeast Oklahoma City, and her various careers.
Oklahoma Voices: Thomas Street
Thomas Street talks about early Bethany, from 1919 to the 1940s, his memories of the Interurban, and more.
Oral History: G.D. Spradlin
Actor G.D. Spradlin talks about his life growing up in Oklahoma and his career in Hollywood working with people like Marlon Brando and Francis Ford Coppola.
Oral History: Lotsee Patterson
Lotsee Patterson talks about her life as a librarian and her work with tribal libraries and library services for Native people.