Lewis Stiles 06/17/2016
Description
Lewis Stiles, a 1955 graduate of Oklahoma A&M College which is now Oklahoma State University (OSU), describes how he became interested in being a veterinarian and talks about the education he received at OSU. He discusses his career from operating a private practice to working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help eradicate diseases in cattle. Stiles also provides background information on his family and on the Gardner Mansion and Museum that he owns and operates. He explains the land and the house were once owned by Jefferson Gardner, former chief of the Choctaws, and his efforts to collect and preserve American Indian artifacts in the museum. Stiles represents McCurtain County in the Cowboys in Every County project.
| Date(s) | 6/17/2016 |
| Call Number | OSS_417 |
| Subjects | Cowboys in Every County, Gender differences, Rural life, Campus involvement, Gardner Mansion Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae, Veterinary medicine, Cattle--Diseases, Indians of North America |
| Interviewee(s) | Lewis Stiles |
| Interviewer(s) | Sarah Milligan |