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The Martha Royce Blaine Collection
By J.A. Pryse - Digital Projects Archivist,
Oklahoma Historical Society
The Martha Royce Blaine Collection was donated by the Blaine Estate and contains research files generated by Martha Royce Blaine and her husband, Garland Blaine, in the course of their research concerning Native American culture, specifically the Pawnee Tribe, the Poncan Tribe and the Ioway Indians living in Oklahoma. Blaine was employed by the Oklahoma Historical Society from 1967 to 1981 and oversaw the microfilming of the Indian Archives and processing of manuscript and photographic materials. Blaine was also the Chief Curator of the Oklahoma History Museum, Assistant Archivist in the Indian Archives Division and the Head of the Archives and Manuscripts Division. Her interest in the Pawnee Indians produced research that resulted in the publication of three books, "The Pawnee: A Critical Bibliography", "Pawnee Passage", and "Some Things Are Not Forgotten: A Pawnee Family Remembers". The audio media of the Blaine Collection was created generating a series of personal interviews, Native American music with rare recordings, Native American tribal ceremonies, Native American council business meetings and manuscripts accompanied by hand-written field notebooks and other research.
The Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division was recently awarded a preservation grant providing resources to digitize and make available to the public: 584 Audio files including: 1/4" reel tapes; vinyl records, lacquered transcriptions discs, cassette tapes; CD-ROMs, and DVD audio recordings from the Martha Royce Blaine Collection. The audio media selected reflects the state's Native American history specifically focusing on firsthand accounts of experiences, events and historical movements in the state of Oklahoma. The OHS believes that this undertaking will successfully contribute to the public's access to these regionally significant interviews, sound recordings and first hand history of the Pawnee Tribe, Native American culture and the underlying history of the state.
For immediate research needs the Martha Royce Blaine Collection is available for review at the Oklahoma History Center's Research Center Monday through Saturday 10:00am until 4:45pm.
Please contact JA Pryse in the Research Division at (405)522-0689 for more information.
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Oklahoma @ the Movies Gallery Walk-and-Talk
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
The History Center will host a special gallery walk-and-talk on Saturday, November 10, at 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM. Visitors will receive an in-depth tour of the Oklahoma @ the Movies exhibit describing the planning, design, and installation of the gallery, highlighting several of the featured stars including Alan Ladd, John Wayne, Brad Pitt, and Wes Studi. Included in the tour will be behind-the-scenes information on how Alan Ladd's saddle was cleaned, the installation of Matthew Mungle's studio, and the preservation of the textiles in the gallery.
This program is free with museum admission. For more information please contact Sarah Dumas at sdumas@okhistory.org or by phone at (405) 522-0791. |
Monogrammed Brick Stories
at the OKlahoma History Center
In the summer of 2012, the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey to share stories about the person or group their brick honors. We are pleased to announce you can now read these stories on the OHS website! Each submission shares the memories, meaning, and tributes behind the bricks. This special project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine Wooten. Below is an example of one of the many stories you can read about on our website.
Alice Hope Mackey Berry
Submitted by Jane Berry Marcellus
Born on a farm near Okemah in 1918, Alice Mackey moved to Oklahoma City in 1935. Unable to attend college because of the Great Depression, she paid her way through secretarial school with money earned managing her family's pecan crop. She worked for Renard's Linoleum & Rug Co., which named her "Runner-Up for Man of the Year" in a national competition in 1954. In 1955, she married Charles Berry, a traveling salesman from Tennessee, and in 1956, their daughter Jane was born. Later, she worked as a legal secretary for attorney J. Harry Johnson at the state Dept. of Human Services and earned a Legal Assistant certificate at the OU Law Center. She took up ballroom dancing in her late 50s and danced until she was 87. She passed away in 2007.
To view more of the Monogrammed brick stories visit thislink.
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OHS EVENTS
11/10, Oklahoma @ the movies Gallery Walk-and-Talk, 11am, (405)522-0791
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The Importance of History...
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Nicole Harvey, Editor
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