Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians collection, 1922-1997.

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Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians collection, 1922-1997.

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Correspondence, photographs, stationery, memorabilia, and other materials, relating to Jim Thorpe, the Oorang Kennel Company, and the Oorang Indians.

1 box.

Marion County Historical Society

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Lingo, Walter, 1890-1966

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Columbus Historical Society (Columbus, Ohio)

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Whitman, Robert L. (Robert Lowell), 1940-

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