Congressional papers, 1898-1951.

Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000

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From 1971 to 1976 Carl Albert served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the highest elected public office held by an Oklahoman. On May 10, 1908, Albert was born at the Bolen-Darnell mining camp near McAlester to Ernest Homer and Leona Ann Scott Albert. He was the oldest of five children. A few years later the family moved to a farm near Bugtussle (also called Flowery Mound), and Albert attended primary school. In 1923 he enrolled at McAlester High School, his worn overalls belying ...

Bankhead, William Brockman, 1874-1940

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William Bankhead (1874-1940) was a member of one of Alabama's most important political families and served as Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives. He took an active role in passing Depression-era and New Deal legislation and sided with Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt in opposing isolationists in Congress as World War II loomed on the horizon. He was also the father of controversial actress Tallulah Bankhead and uncle to politician and businessman Walter William Bankhead. William Brockma...

Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961

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Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn was born on January 6, 1882, in a rural area of Roane County, Tennessee. At age five, Rayburn, along with his parents and nine siblings, moved to a forty-acre cotton farm in Flag Springs, Texas. One more child was born after the move to Texas, and every member of the family had to do their share to make the farm profitable. Rayburn's interest in government coincided with the family's move, and it has been suggested that his curiosity intensified due to the "great golden...

Kerr, Robert S. (Robert Samuel), 1896-1963

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Kerr was a lawyer and chairman of the board of Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc. He was governor of Oklahoma, 1943-1947. He also represented Oklahoma in the U. S. Senate, 1949-1963. As senator, he chaired the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences (1961-1963) and the Select Committee on National Water Resources (1959-1960). Kerr was a Democrat. From the description of Papers, 1909-1970, bulk 1931-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 518140987 ...

Steed, Thomas Jefferson, 1904-1983

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Thomas Jefferson Steed was born in Texas in 1904 and moved to Oklahoma with his family when he was four. Prior to his Congressional career Mr. Steed worked in the newspaper business and served as the managing editor of the Shawnee, Oklahoma newspaper. He was elected as a Democrat from Oklahoma's fourth district in 1948 and was reelected to each succeeding congress for the next 32 years, retiring in 1981. During his tenure in Congress, Steed served on the Appropriations, ...

Monroney, A. S. Mike (Almer Stillwell Mike), 1902-1980

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Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney (b. March 2, 1902, Oklahoma City, Okla.-d. Feb. 13, 1980, Rockville, Md.), a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1924. He was a reporter, writer, and businessman until he was elected as a Democrat to Congress in 1938, serving from 1939 to 1951. He then became a Senator and serving for three terms from 1951 to 1969. From the description of Monroney, A. S. Mike (Almer Stillwell Mike), 1902-1980 (...

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

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Men's benevolent and fraternal organization. From the description of Independent Order of Oddfellows records, 1843-1901. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794006 The Independent Order of Odd Fellows in North America is a fraternal organization which originated in England. The I.O.O.F. became independent from the English Old Fellows Order in 1834 after lodges were established in New York and Baltimore. Charity Lodge No. 6 was established in Stockt...

Cartwright, Wilburn, 1892-1979

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A life long Oklahoma politician, Cartright served in the U.S. House from 1927-1942. The Democrat represented Oklahoma's Third District. From the description of Congressional papers, 1898-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 45793092 ...

Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952

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Lawyer and U.S. secretary of the interior. From the description of Harold L. Ickes papers, 1815-1969 (bulk 1933-1951). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980130 Harold Ickes (1874-1952) was a United States administrator and politician. He served as Secretary of the Interior for 13 years, from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and afterwards he became a syndicated columnist writing on political topics. From the guide to the Harold Ickes ...

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)

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The Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal agency, was created as part of the New Deal in 1935. From the description of Civilian Conservation Corps photograph collection [graphic]. 1936. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38548415 On March 31, 1933, congress passed the Emergency Conservation Work Act, creating the Civilian Conservation Corps. On April 5, the president appointed Robert Fechner of Tennessee as Director of Emergency Conservation Work. Fechner, a vic...

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

Gore, Thomas Pryor, 1870-1949

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T.P. Gore was a lawyer and a Democratic party member. He represented Oklahoma in the U.S. Senate, 1907-1921 and 1931-1936. He chaired the following Senate committees: Railroads, Agriculture and Forestry, and Interoceanic Canals. From the description of Congressional papers, 1890-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 45759757 ...

Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965

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Lawyer, state legislator, and U.S. senator and representative from Oklahoma; b. John William Elmer Thomas in Indiana; studied law there; moved to Oklahoma ca. 1901; resident of Lawton. From the description of Papers, 1876-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70976965 Elmer Thomas was a Democratic politician from Oklahoma. He was a member of the Oklahoma State Senate, 1907-1920, then he represented Oklahoma's Sixth Congressional District in the U. S. House of Representatives,...

Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Murray, William H. (William Henry), 1869-1956

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Murray, frequently known as Alfalfa Bill, had an illustrious career in Oklahoma territorial and state politics. He was a legal advisor to Chickasaw Governor Douglas H. Johnston, president of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, member of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1907-1908, member of the U. S. House of Representatives, representing Oklahoma's Fourth District, 1913-1917, founder of an agricultural colony in Bolivia, 1919-1929, governor of Oklahoma, 1931-1934, national direct...

Beckworth, Lindley

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