University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections Robert
University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections Robert Utley Collection Utley, Robert M. (b. 1929). Papers, 1945–2008. 42 feet. Historian and author. Correspondence (1945–2008), journals (1973–1984), calendars (1970– 2006) and research files from the life and career of western historian Robert Marshall Utley. The materials document Utley’s lengthy service as an historian and administrator for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service, his extensive research and writing on the American West, and his role in the development of the Western History Association and the Potomac Corral of the Westerners. His publications focused on a variety of western subjects, including George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn; Texas Rangers and law enforcement in the West; Sitting Bull and the Sioux Nation; mountain men and westward expansion; the Indian Wars; and Billy the Kid. Box 1: Journals Folder: 1. 1973: Journal detailing work for the National Park Service and life in Washington D.C., travel, and political issues. Subjects include NPS reorganization, President Nixon’s government reforms, Vietnam War and Cold War views, Watergate scandal, and Wounded Knee crisis. 1974: Journal detailing work at the National Park Service and life in Washington D.C., travel, and political issues. Subjects include NPS business and trips in U.S., India, Istanbul, Rome, and Japan; Purdue University honorary degree, Watergate scandal, President Nixon, and Landmark Services (MCA) scandal. 2. 1975: Journal detailing work for the National Park Service and life in Washington D.C., travel, and political issues. Subjects include General Haig, the Ford administration, Watergate jury decision, national parks in Alaska, SEC 106 guidelines pertaining to Alaska, the Grand Canyon, and Landmark Services (MCA) scandal.
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