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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.
Oral History: Gloria Hall
Gloria Hall talks about growing up in Oklahoma City and her work with her church.
Oral History Phil Gover
Sovereign Community School founder Phil Gover talks about starting a school in Oklahoma City.
Oral History: Brett Fisher
Brett Fisher talks about life in south Oklahoma City, and the pawn shop his family has owned for over 50 years in the Capitol Hill area of Oklahoma City.
Morgan Family Farm
Photographs from the family of Dick Thompson Morgan (1853-1920), six-term US Representative from Oklahoma.