Box 5

A typewritten list of both endorsements and criticisms of William H. Murray's book, The Finished Scholar. 2 copies

In the published book Murray notes that he wrote it while in Oklahoma City, living in a rented room at the Blackstone Hotel for $4.00 / week (The Finished Scholar, Oct. 1941, p. v).

Copied printed article in the Congressional Record of 1939 on the funeral address given by Wilburn Cartwright of Oklahoma in honor of Chickisaw governor, David H. Johnston

Printed booklet by William Gordon of the House of Representatives of Ohio of a speech given in the House defneding the right of trail by jury. Speech given the context of H.R.18459, "To declare the purpose of the people of the United States as to the future political status of the Philippine Islands, and to provide a more autonomous government for those islands." Critiques the legitimacy of military commissions. (2 copies)

Printed booklet of R.B. Hood's address defending Bessie Holt, charged in the murder of Gerald Billings (she was acquitted on self-defense).

Typewritten address by General Hugh S. Johnson to the National Democratic Club of New York offering an historical overview of the party with praises and critiques of the current Roosevelt administration.

Typewritten address by Russell V. Johnson largely defending private covenants forbidding the sale, lease, gift or grant of property to African Americans as not violating the latter's constitutional rights (esp. under the 5th, 13th, and 14th Amendments) , but noting some of the legal obstacles in enforcing such covenants by the then-Supreme Court and Chief Justice Fred Vinson's decision in Shelley v Kraemer (May 3, 1948)

Typewritten address by Douglas H. Johnson, Governor of the Chickisaw Nation noting the history of the Chickisaw and their dealings with the United States government.

Printed booklet of Governor Henry S Johnston's various messages to the eleventh legislature of Oklahoma (Regular session: Jan. 4 to Mar. 24, 1927; Special session: Dec. 6 to Dec. 29, 1927), with topics including education, taxation, crime, and the economy. Includes a handwritten note listing the info of Stephen Jones, of Austin, TX, a government major at the University of Texas interested in Oklahoma history.