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Archive

Year
Material Type
Collection

Oklahoma Voices: Austin Patrick

Austin Patrick talks about his life.

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Oral History: Elk Valley

Elk Valley Brewing's John Elkins and Will Perry talk about opening a brewery in Oklahoma City.

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Oral History: Jasmine Williams

Dwe Williams interviews her daughter about being adopted and living with her family in Oklahoma City.

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Oral History: Margaret Cox

Margaret Cox talks about her life and her work with Herland.

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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. 

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