University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections. Jessie E. Moore Collection

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1 University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections Jessie E. Moore Collection Moore, Jessie Elizabeth Randolph ( ). Papers, feet. Court clerk. Correspondence ( ) to and from Moore as clerk of the Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals and clerk of the Oklahoma Supreme Court; campaign material ( ), including correspondence concerning Moore s campaign for election and reelection as court clerk; personal correspondence (1926); briefs ( ) filed in the state supreme court while Moore was deputy clerk; and clippings ( ) concerning Oklahoma history. Box 1 Box one contains various documents filed with the Oklahoma Supreme Court relative to case #8793 Charles W. Grimes v. Lolly Jack. This case involved a disputation regarding oil and gas leases on Indian lands. The documents span a time frame from December 1916 to April Grimes v. Jack 1-1. Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Aug Sep Oct Jan Feb Apr Jun. 1919

2 1-25. Jul Aug Box 2 Box two is a continuation of the Grimes v. Jack material and other cases Sep Oct Dec Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Oct G.W. Canfield v. Lolly Jack Nov Jan Mar Apr N.D. Lolly Jack v. Charles J. Wrightsman Nov The remainder of Box 2 contains correspondence to and from the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals and the Oklahoma Supreme Court, both of which Jessie E. Moore was Clerk of. The Correspondence s are organized alphabetically in their respective years ( ). The files were originally entitled replies to information requested from the Criminal Court of Appeals. (1927) A B C. Box 3 Box three is a continuation of the above court correspondence files D E F G H J K L.

3 3-9. M M (cont.) N. Box 4 Box four is a continuation of the court correspondence files O P Q R S S (cont.) T V W W (cont.) Y X. Box 5 Box five is a continuation of the court correspondence files for (1928) 5-1. A B B (cont.) C D E F. Box 6 Box six is a continuation of the court correspondence files for G H I J K L M M (cont.). Box 7 Box seven is a continuation of the court correspondence files for N O P.

4 7-4. Q R S S (cont.) T U V W W (cont.) Y. Box 8 Box eight is a continuation of the court correspondence files for (1929) 8-1. A B B (cont.) C C (cont.) D E F. Box 9 Box nine is a continuation of the court correspondence files for G H I J K L M M (cont.). Box 10 Box ten is a continuation of the court correspondence files for N O P Q R S U V W W (cont.).

5 Y. Box 11 Box eleven is a continuation of the court correspondence files for (1930) A B C D E F G H. Box 12 Box twelve is a continuation of the court correspondence files for J K L Mc M N O P R S T U V W Y & Z. Box 13 Box thirteen contains campaign materials of Moore's for her 1926 & 1930 elections as court clerk Letters used in 1926 election Handbill and card used in Moore's 1926 election Name lists for mailings for 1926 election Form letters for 1926 election Handbills and cards for 1930 election Name lists for mailings for 1930 election Press clippings (May-Aug.) of 1930 election. Box 14a Boxes 14a and 14b contain election related correspondences for Moore's 1930 re-election

6 bid which she lost. The correspondence was originally organized by counties and was refiled in that same manner Adair Co Atoka Co Beaver Co Beckham Co Blaine Co Bryan Co Caddo Co Canadian Co Carter Co Cherokee Co Choctaw Co Cimarron Co Cleveland Co Coal Co Comanche Co Cotton Co Craig Co Creek Co Custer Co Delaware Co Dewey Co Garfield Co Garvin Co Harmon Co Grady Co Grant Co Greer Co Harper Co Haskell Co Hughes Co Jackson Co Jefferson Co Johnston Co Kay Co Kingfisher Co Kiowa Co Latimer Co Le Flore Co Lincoln Co Logan Co Love Co McCurtain Co McIntosh Co McClain Co.

7 Marshall Co Mayes Co Murray Co Muskogee Co. Box 14b Box 14b is a continuation of the election correspondences for Moore's 1930 re-election bid arranged by counties Noble Co Nowata Co Okfuskee Co Oklahoma Co Okmulgee Co Osage Co Ottawa Co Pawnee Co Payne Co Pittsburg Co Pontotoc Co Pottawatomie Co Pushmataha Co Rogers Co Seminole Co Sequoyah Co Stephens Co Texas Co Tillman Co Tulsa Co Wagoner Co Washington Co Washita Co Woodward Co Woods Co Misc. Box 15 Box fifteen contains various personal mementos and documents Religious tracts "An Historical Biography on Taxation" (Typescript copy), Seminole Laws: As furnished the U.S. Indian Inspector for Indian Territory, and Translated by G.T. Grayson. (July 1904) Rand McNally Political Atlas of 1920 Presidential Campaign Application and letters of recommendation for Leo J. Canavan, for Admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma Christmas cards (1926) Personal mementos - including programs from the Confederate forces reunion.

8 Box 16 Personal financial records and correspondence (including oil interests). Box 17 Personal Correspondence. Box 18 Personal Correspondence (cont.). Box 19 Various publications (magazines) Harlow's Weekly. (June 27, 1917; June 12, 1926; March 15, 1930) Arbiter, for Oklahoma Public Officials. (June 1930; July 1930) The Children Welfare Review. (April 1930) Mexican Life. (Sept. 1927) American Indian. (Oct. 1927; April 1930) The Oklahoma Banker. (June 1930) American Railroad Labor Magazine. (June 1930) The Oklahoma Jewish Chronicle. (July 1930) Oklahoma Club News. (April 1930; May 1930) Railroad Employee's Roster Oklahoma Farm News. (May 10, 1930; Aug. 10, 1930) Oklahoma Federationists. (May 1930; June 1930; July 1930; Aug. 1930) Oklahoma State Bar Journal. (May & June 1930) The Oklahoma Sheriff and Peace Officer The Sooner Magazine. (July 1930) The Super-Civilized Indian. (June 1926) Oklahoma Democratic State Convention. (April 10, 1928).