University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections Esthmer H. Skinner Collection Skinner, Esthmer H. Papers, 1944–1969. 3 feet. Collector. A booklet (1969) published by Orange County, California, in tribute to President Richard Nixon; certificates (1933) issued to Skinner by the Republican Party of California and by the University of Oklahoma Foundation; and propaganda (1944–1945) printed by the Nazis and air-dropped to American troops fighting the Battle of the Bulge near Bastogne, Belgium, advising them of their certain defeat and death, and of the post-war demise of the United States. Also included are stamp collection albums containing postal covers, stamps, and other stamp and history-related collectibles such as sheets of postage stamps (1948–1957) commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Oklahoma statehood and the centennials of the petroleum industry and the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma. _________________ Library Material 1. Dale, Edward Everett. "The Cheyenne Arapaho Country." Reprint from The Chronicles of Oklahoma, December 1942, (autographed) 2. Dale, Edward Everett. "The Speech of the Frontier." Reprint from The Quarterly Journal of Speech, Oct. 1941, (autograph) 3. Fischer, Le Roy H. "Henry B. Bass's collection." Reprint from Lincoln Herald, Vol. 65, No. 3, Fall 1963, (contains form letter from George Shirk, President of the Oklahoma Historical Society) 4. Hanna, Alfred J. "A confederate Newspaper in Mexico." Reprint from The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 12, No. 1, February 1946, (autographed) 5. Oklahoma: The State that Oil Built, New York: American Petroleum Institute, 1947. (brochure) 6. Speck, Frank G. "Ethical Attributes of the Labrador Indians." Reprint from American Anthropologist, Vol. 35, No. 4, October-December 1933. (autographed) Stamp Collection Albums Location: 08079-08082 Album: 1. My Topical Stamp Collection: Roosevelt • Third place ribbon and “Certificate of Excellence” from the Eleventh Annual Stamp Exhibition Southern California • Personal Roosevelt Covers: Two covers addressed to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. • From Roosevelt’s Personal Stamp Collection: Two souvenir plates featuring stamps from F.D. Roosevelt’s personal stamp collection. • Albania: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Four stamps in 10,20; 25; 25, 50; and 50 denominations. • Argentina: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Two individual and two blocks of four in 5 centavo denominations. • Belgium: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Four individual stamps in 17F 50 + 62F to denominations. • Brazil: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. 2 individual and 2 blocks in 400 Réis denominations. • Brazil: Un-Watermarked and Watermarked ‘Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidente De Honora “In Memoriam”’ souvenir sheets. • Brazil: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Two individual and one block of four 3,80 denominations. • Colombia: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. 6 individual and 3 blocks in 5 centavo denominations. • Costa Rica: Thirteen individual Franklin D. Roosevelt commemorative stamps in 5, 10, 15, 25, 30, 45, 50, 65, 75, céntimos denominations. 1 and 2 colones denominations. • Costa Rica: Franklin D. Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Five blocks of four stamps in 5, 10, 15, 25, 50 céntimos denominations. • Costa Rica: Franklin D. Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Five blocks of four. Three blocks in 1, 2, 5, colones; two blocks in 15 and 30 céntimos denominations. • Costa Rica: Franklin D. Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Three blocks of four in 45, 65, and 75 céntimos denominations. • Costa Rica: Franklin D. Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Three individual in 30, 45, and 65 denominations. Blocks of 4 in 30, 45, 65 céntimos denominations. • Costa Rica: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Two blocks of 25 in 5 and 10 céntimos denominations. • Costa Rica: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Two blocks of 25 in 15 and 25 céntimos denominations. • Costa Rica: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. 1 block of 25 in 50 céntimos denomination. • Cuba: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Two individual, 1 block of 4, and 2 blocks of 4 with plate numbers, 2ȼ denominations. • Cuba: Two first day covers. Upper: Cachet features a photo of the library at Roosevelt’s Hyde Park estate, inset photo of Roosevelt, and quote “All that is within me cries out to go back to my home on the Hudson”. Postmarked Habana Cuba 1947. Lower: Cachet features Roosevelt in the upper left-hand corner with torch and laurels, birth and death years, and an inscription that reads “In Memoriam Franklin D. Roosevelt”. Imperfect stamp that reads “Cuba Correos Un Buen Vecino Honora A Un Gran Americano(incomplete) Franklin D. Roosevelt(incomplete) Abril 12 de 1947 Primer Dia.” Postmarked Habana Cuba. • Ecuador: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Five individual stamps in 10, 20, 30, 40, centavos and 1 sucre denominations commemorating F.D.R. Five individual stamps in 60 centavos, 1, 1.50, 3, and 5 sucres denominations commemorating the Four Freedoms. • Ecuador: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. 5 blocks of 4 stamps in 60 centavos, 1, 1.50, 2, and 5 sucre denominations. • Ecuador: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Five blocks of 4 stamps in10, 20, 30, 40 centavos, and 1 sucre denominations. • Ecuador: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Nine individual imperforate air mail stamps in 30 centavos denominations. • Ecuador: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Ten individual air mail stamps in 30 centavos denominations. • Ecuador: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Eight individual air mail stamps in 30 and 60 centavo denominations. • Ecuador: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Five individual airmail stamps in 30 centavo denominations. 3 individual air mail stamps in 30 and 60 centavos denominations. • Ecuador: Roosevelt commemorative stamps Two blocks of 4 airmail stamps in 30 and 60 centavos denominations. • Ecuador: Roosevelt commemorative stamps Two blocks of 4 airmail stamps in 30 and 60 centavos denominations. • Ethiopia: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Two blocks of 4 stamps in 1 and 2 dollar denominations. • Ethiopia: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Five individual stamps in 12, 25, 65 cmes. and $1 and $2 denominations. • Ethiopia: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Three blocks of 4 stamps in 12, 25, and 65 cmes. • Greece: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Three individual stamps in 30, 60, and 200 denominations. 3 blocks of 4 stamps in 12, 60, and 200 denominations. • Guatemala: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Five stamps in 5, 6, 10, 30, 50 cent and 1Quetzal denomination. • Guatemala: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Three blocks of 4 stamps in 5, 6, 10 cent denomination. • Guatemala-B Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Three blocks of 4 stamps in 30 and 50 cent and 1 quetzal denominations. • Guatemala: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Two blocks of 4 stamps with selvage. • Haiti: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Two individual stamps in 20 and 60 centimes de gourde denominations. 2 blocks of 4 stamps 20 and 60 centimes de gourde denomination. • Honduras: Roosevelt commemorative stamps. Two individual stamps in 8 centavos denominations. 2 blocks of 4 stamps in 8 centavos denominations. 2. My Topical Stamp Collection: Roosevelt • Hungary: Roosevelt commemorative stamps with an inset of Roosevelt honoring the four freedoms, and the Yalta, Tehran, Casablanca, and Hyde park conferences. Eight individual stamps in 8, 10, 12, 20, 30, 50, and 70 fillér denominations. • Hungary: Roosevelt commemorative stamps with an inset portrait of Roosevelt honoring the four freedoms. Four blocks of 4 stamps in 8, 12, 20, and 30 fillér denominations. • Hungary: Roosevelt commemorative stamps with an inset portrait of Roosevelt honoring the Casablanca, Hyde Park, Tehran, and Yalta conferences. Four blocks of 4 stamps in 10, 20, 50, and 70 fillér denominations. • Hungary: Roosevelt commemorative stamps with an inset portrait of Roosevelt honoring the four freedoms, and the Yalta, Tehran, Casablanca, and Hyde park conferences honoring. Eight individual imperforate stamps in 8, 10, 12, 20, 30, 50, and 70 fillér denominations. • Hungary: Two souvenir sheets, 4 stamps each in 20 and 30 fillér denomination, with the words “In Memoriam F.D. Roosevelt” on the top selvage and “F.D. Roosevelt Emlékére” on the bottom selvage honoring the Tehran conference and the “Freedom from Fear”. • Hungary: Two souvenir sheets with 4 stamps each in 50 and 70 fillér denomination, with the words “In Memoriam F.D. Roosevelt” on the top selvage and “F.D Roosevelt Emlékére” on the bottom selvage honoring Yalta and Hyde Park conferences. • Hungary: Two souvenir sheets with 4 stamps each in 10 and 20 fillér denomination, with the words “In Memoriam F.D. Roosevelt” on the top selvage and “F.D Roosevelt Emlékére” on the bottom selvage honoring the Casablanca conference and “Freedom from Want”. • Hungary: Two blocks of 4 imperforate stamps in 8 and 12 fillér denomination. Roosevelt commemorative stamps honoring “Freedom of Speech” and “Freedom of Religion.” • Hungary: Two blocks of 4 imperforate stamps in 20 and 30 fillér denomination. Roosevelt commemorative stamps honoring the “Freedom from Want” and “Freedom from Fear.” • Hungary: Two blocks of 4 imperforate stamps in 10 and 20 fillér denomination. Roosevelt commemorative stamps honoring the Casablanca and Tehran conferences. • Hungary: Two blocks of 4 imperforate stamps in 50 and 70 fillér denomination. Roosevelt commemorative stamps honoring the Yalta and Hyde Park conferences. • Hungary: Two souvenir sheets, 4 stamps each in 8 and 12 fillér denomination, honoring the Freedoms of Speech and Religion, with the words