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Box 1 Correspondence
Professional
Correspondence. Incoming correspondence and copies of selected outgoing
correspondence, primarily from professors of history at the University of
Oklahoma and other universities.
1. Professional
correspondence, A-B, 1938-1965. Includes letters concerning Sears' biography of
John Breckenridge, and letters from Joseph A. Brandt, Allen Nevins, and other
professors of history.
2. Professional
correspondence, C-D, 1928-1965. Includes letters from University of Oklahoma
President, George L. Cross, and Professors Lester J. Cappon and Edward Everett
Dale.
3. Professional
correspondence, E-J, 1935-1974. Includes letters from Professors Gilbert C.
Fite, W.E. Hollon, and Philip D. Jordan.
4. Professional
correspondence, K-M, 1929-1966. Includes letters from C. McGhee, Ambassador to
Turkey, and Professors William Livezey and Max Moorehead.
5. Professional
correspondence, N-R, 1940-1961. Includes account of the injury and death of
Professor H.C. Peterson, and letters from Walter Neustadt, Jr., and Professor
Carl Coke Rister.
6. Professional
correspondence, S-Z, 1935-1966. Includes letters concerning Wooster College,
and letters from Professors Leslie Smith, Morris Wardell, and C. Van Woodward.
General
Correspondence. Includes personal correspondence of Helen and Albert Sears, and
correspondence with professional colleagues.
7. General correspondence, A-D, 1923-1949. Includes letters from Henry Augustus Adrian, and Professors Robert Carr and E.E. Dale.
8. General
correspondence, E-L, 1932-1949. Includes letters from Felix Lederer and
Professor William Livezey.
9. General
correspondence, M-Q, 1923-1950. Includes letters from Arthur Murray and U.S.
Representative, Mike Monroney.
10. General
correspondence, R-S, 1928-1950. Includes numerous letters from Professors J.W.
Stovall, and Ralph H. Records, as well as letters written by A.B. Sears when he
was working as a coach at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio.
11. General
correspondence, T-Z, 1924-1946. Includes letters from Professors Carl F. Wittke
and Morris L. Wardell, and letters written by Sears when he was Chief of the
Historical Division at the Fourth Air Force Headquarters, San Francisco,
California.
12. General
correspondence, A-D, 1947-1965. Includes letters from L.M. Bingham, E.E. Dale,
and Winslow S. Drummond.
13. General
correspondence, E-L, 1941-1965. Includes letters from Mrs. E.K. Gaylord.
14. General
correspondence, M-R, 1945-1965. Includes letters from C.C. Rister, and James H.
Rodabaugh re. the Worthington manuscript.
15. General
correspondence, S-Z, 1929-1965. Includes numerous letters from Professor Lloyd
Stow.
16. General
correspondence, A-F, 1959-1965. Includes Sears' letter of resignation at the
University of Oklahoma, "A Genealogical History of the Cook Family in
Allen County & Putnam County, Ohio," and letters from George L. Cross.
17. General
correspondence, G-M, 1959-1965. Includes letters from Professors Weymouth
Jordan, Arthur Murray, and William Leckie.
18. General
correspondence, O-R, 1959-1965. Includes correspondence from Percy Roe.
Box 2 Correspondence
General
Correspondence, continued.
1. General
correspondence, S-Z, 1960-1965. Includes several letters with Albert Simpson of
the Aerospace Studies Institute.
2. General
correspondence, A-D, 1966-1972. Includes letters from E.E. Dale and Bill Coker.
3. General
correspondence, E-L, 1966-1972. Includes letters from Gilbert Fite.
4. General
correspondence, M-R, 1966-1972. Includes letters from Marjorie Roller
5. General
correspondence, S-Z, 1966-1972. Includes letters from Lloyd Stow.
6. General
correspondence, A-G, 1971-1980. Includes letters from Platte Amstutz, Gilbert
Fite, and E.K. Gaylord.
7. General
correspondence, H-L, 1970-1980. Includes letters from Gene Hollon and Philip D.
Jordan.
8. General
correspondence, M-O, 1972-1981. Includes letters from Dave McKown and George
McClure.
9. General
correspondence, P-Z, 1964-1980. Includes letters from Lloyd Stow and Jessie Roe.
10. General
correspondence: Arthur Murray to Helen and Albert Sears, 1954-1972.
11. General
correspondence: Arthur Murray to Helen and Albert Sears, 1973-1975.
12. General
correspondence: Arthur Murray to Helen and Albert Sears, 1976-1979.
Personal Correspondence: Sears Family Correspondence
13. Correspondence
from Helen Bethel, J. Edward Bethel, et. al., 1940-1974.
14. Correspondence
from Bea Baron and family, 1932-1974.
15. Correspondence
from Ed, Lucille, and Barbara Sears, 1931-1971.
16. Correspondence
from Gorrells, Shooks, Josephine Johnson and children, and Lowther, 1941-1974.
17. Correspondence
from Minnie and Seth Hill, and Robert Sears and family, 1925-1957.
18. Correspondence
from W.A. and Sadie Sears (includes diary of William Ansley Sears, 1896-1897,
edited by Alfred B. Sears on April 10, 1949), 1916-1948.
Box 3 Sears Family Correspondence
1. Correspondence
from John, Millie, Elaine and Bill Sears, 1948-1974.
2. Correspondence
from Herb Dye, Rosemary Wells, the Prince family, and Rosemary Smith, 1950-1974.
3. Correspondence
between Helen and Alfred, and general letters sent by Alfred to inform friends
about Helen's condition after an operation, 1925-1957.
Mason Family Correspondence
4. Correspondence
from August H. Mason (Helen's brother), 1932-1971.
5. Correspondence
from August H. Mason, 1971-1979.
6. Correspondence
from Ed and Kathryn Mason, 1938-1976.
7. Correspondence
from Franklin and Anna Mason (Helen's parents), 1931-1951.
8. Correspondence
from Mary Mayberry and family, 1932-1975.
9. Correspondence
from William and Martha Porter, 1932-1975.
10. Correspondence
from Ruth Trippeer, 1932-1974.
11. Correspondence
from Arthur Trumbo, 1934-1951.
12. Correspondence
from Howard Mason, Nancy Aughe, Jennifer Anderson, Irvin Mason, Campbell
family, and Irene Rodabaugh, 1959-1975.
Box 4 Miscellaneous Files and Printed Materials
1. Collected
materials on aviation in Oklahoma. These materials were compiled by Sears when
he conducted research on the history of aviation in Oklahoma, 1949-1951.
2. Collected
materials on the Earl of Bellomont. Includes
copies of letters from the Earl of Bellomont to Colonel Abraham De Feyster,
note cards, etc. These materials were collected by Sears in preparation for an
article that was never written, 1940s-1950s.
3. Collected
materials on H.H. Arnold. Contains
copies of letters to and from General H.H. Arnold, printed materials, and notes
about Arnold. Sears edited correspondence between Arnold and overseas
commanders of the Army Air Forces during World War II. This project was commissioned by the U.S.
Air Force Historical Division in 1966. 1941-1945, 1966.
4. Collected
materials on Thomas Worthington. Contains bibliographic information, letters
from H.B. Swearingen and Thomas Worthington, family trees, printed materials,
etc., compiled for Sears’ The Life of
Thomas Worthington, 1933-1973.
5. Collected
materials on the University of Oklahoma Department of History. Contains
"Annual News Letters of the Department of History, University of Oklahoma,
1961-1966;" "suggestions to new Chairman, Sears to Fite," 1955;
"Staff of the Department of History University of Oklahoma, 1892-1947;" and a poem written for Sears upon his
retirement.
6. Letters
of Recommendation. Letters recommending
Sears for athletic coaching jobs including two letters written by Knute Rockne.
Sears began his career as a high school football coach at Bellaire High School,
Bellaire, Ohio. This file also includes
a copy of a letter from Sears to E.E. Dale applying for a job at the University
of Oklahoma, 1926-1932.
7. Professional
Conference Programs. Oklahoma
Association of College History Professors 32nd and 33rd annual meetings, 1980,
1981. Oklahoma Association of
Professional Historians 39th, 40th, and 42nd annual meetings, 1987, 1988, 1990.
8. General
materials on the history of aviation (1906-54) including publications of the
Oklahoma Aviation Commission, notes, magazine clippings, and bibliographical
cards.
1. High
school life certificate to Helen Lenore Mason, State Board of School Examiners,
Columbus, Ohio, 1925.
2. Teacher's
certificate to F.R. Mason, Allen County Board of School Examiners, Lima, Ohio, 1887.
3. Certificate of achievement in varsity football, baseball, and track to Alfred B. Sears, College of Wooster, "W" Association, Wooster, Ohio, 1924.
4. Teacher's
certificate to F.R. Mason, Allen County School Examiners, Lima, Ohio, 1892.
5. Membership
in the "Society for the Advancement of Bon Vivants" to Alfred B.
Sears, USS Missouri, 1951.
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