Garnet Brooks collection, 1901-1985.

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Garnet Brooks collection, 1901-1985.

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Notebook (1901-1955), written by Brooks and his friend David Ross Shepherd, containing reminiscences and photographs relating to the Hughes Ranch, located on the Washita River in southwest Oklahoma, which provided a hideout for many outlaws who worked on the ranch in return for the sanctuary received there; deeds, chiefly for land in Comanche County, Okla.; correspondence, fee schedules, applications for registration, clippings, listing of brands used in Oklahoma and Texas, information on Comanche County owners, and other materials concerning cattle brands and marks; and correspondence and other materials concerning the Windmill Research Library, 442 pieces of windmill material purchased by Garnet at auction, which were subsequently made available to the Museum of the Great Plains for copying.

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Museum of the Great Plains

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Museum of the Great Plains

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Founded as Comanche County Historical Society in 1954. From the description of Museum of the Great Plains maps and blueprints collection, 1926-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 234313700 Originally founded as Comanche County Historical Society in 1954; museum first opened to the public on Ft. Sill, 1956, scope broadened to include Great Plains in 1960 and moved to present building on city park land; parent organization renamed Great Plains Historical Association; in 1970 ...

Brooks, Garnet

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Cattleman and collector, of Shamrock, Tex. From the description of Garnet Brooks collection, 1901-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70977121 Collector of cattle brands, windmills, and other agriculture items, of Shamrock, Tex. From the description of Garnet Brooks photograph collection, 1835-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 222327398 ...

Shepherd, David Ross, 1885-1950

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