Records, 1963-1983.
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Rogers, Will, 1879-1935
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The youngest of eight children, William Penn Adair Rogers was born on November 4, 1879 at Rogers Ranch in Oologah, Indian Territory (what is now Oklahoma). His parents, Clement Vann Rogers and Mary Schrimsher, were partly of Cherokee descent. While growing up on the family ranch, Will worked with cattle and learned to ride and lasso from a young age. He grew so talented with a rope, in fact, that he was placed in the Guiness Book of World Records for throwing three lassos at once. One went ar...
Will Rogers Research Project.
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The Will Rogers Research Project was a contractual agreement between Oklahoma State University and the Will Rogers Memorial Commission of the State of Oklahoma to edit and publish all known writings and radio broadcasts of cowboy humorist Will Rogers. Project staff performed textual editing and provided chapter endnotes on events, people and places referred to by the author. The project took 16 years to complete and was funded by yearly appropriations from the Oklahoma Legislature through the Ok...
