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Series of interviews with individuals who knew Oklahoma author Dr. Angie Debo. Dr. Debo was a respected historian from Oklahoma, with her most notable research documenting the sovereign Native American nations located within the boundaries of her state. Born in 1890 in Beattie, Kansas, she moved to Marshall, Oklahoma Territory, with her family in 1899. She was a prolific researcher and writer as well as an activist for civil rights and Native American rights. The interviews with Barbara Abrash, Gail McDonald, Gloria Valencia-Weber, and Glenna Matthews are centered on their relationships with Dr. Debo and the documentary film, "Indians, Outlaws, and Angie Debo." The remaining interviews are with various people who knew Dr. Debo. 

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Dates 2010 -

Interviews in Remembering Angie Debo

Oral History Interview Description
Barbara Abrash 11/18/2010 Barbara Abrash was Head of Media Projects at the Institute for Research in History in New York City in 1983 when she first heard of Angie Debo. An independent feminist historian herself, she understood…
C. Blue Clark 12/17/2018 C. Blue Clark, longtime friend of the notable historian Angie Debo, looks back fondly on his memories of interacting with Debo. He discusses her activism in politics, her involvement in the Marshall, Oklahoma,…
Cecelia Forrest 10/06/2018 Cecelia Forrest spent her childhood and young adult life in Marshall, Oklahoma, the hometown of notable historian Angie Debo. Forrest talks about growing up there and recalls the annual celebrations the…
Gail McDonald 04/14/2011 Gail McDonald grew up in Mississippi and earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history from Texas Christian University. She eventually landed in Oklahoma, first teaching at Langston and then at…
Glenna Matthews 11/19/2010 Glenna Matthews came to Oklahoma State University in 1978 as an assistant professor in the history department, and it was here that she first encountered Angie Debo. She teamed up with her colleague Gloria…
Gloria Valencia-Weber 10/23/2010 Gloria Valencia-Weber, a pioneer in establishing the first and second Indian Law Certificate Programs in United States ABA-approved law schools, earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 1970 and a master’s…
Hugh O'Neill 07/15/2010 Hugh O'Neill had a lifelong friendship with Oklahoma historian Angie Debo. He talks briefly about his own background before explaining how he first met Debo and how their friendship grew from there. He…
Rodney Huffer & Mary Huffer 11/09/2018 Rodney and Mary Huffer discuss how they met each other, their lives in Marshall, Oklahoma, and their relationship with the notable historian Angie Debo. Rodney tells about his experiences in the Peace…
Ronald D. Schaefer 09/27/2017 Ronald Schaefer, a 1972 graduate of Oklahoma State University, recalls his youth in Marshall, Oklahoma, the hometown of Dr. Angie Debo, historian and author who focused on the mistreatment of Native Americans…
Sarah Tyler 10/06/2018 Sarah Tyler spent her youth in Marshall, Oklahoma, the hometown of notable historian Angie Debo. Tyler shares her fond memories of Debo from doing housework for her to having interesting conversations.…
Steve Gragert 09/26/2017 Steve Gragert, retired director of the Will Rogers Museum, explains his path to becoming an integral part of the Oklahoma State University's efforts to solidify the legacy of two of Oklahoma's most passionate…