O'Brien, Coleman A.
Papers, 1964-1977
972 leaves

    Consists of printed material. Includes both reprints and photocopies of Dr. O'Brien's published research, along with copies of notices and faculty publication lists.
    A reproductive physiologist and educator, O'Brien was born in 1912 in Cisco, Texas. He was educated at Tarleton Junior  College and Texas A&M University, where he was awarded his Ph.D. in 1964. He joined the Department of Animal Science at Texas Technological College in 1947, and was also employed by the U.S. Agricultural Soil Conservation Service from 1948-1955. O'Brien was also active in the Friends of the Library at Texas Tech.

O'Donnell City Council (Texas)
Records, 1925-1972
1 microfilm reel (75 ft.) : negative

    Contains minutes, financial material, and legal material of the city council.  O'Donnell, Texas, founded in 1908, is located on the south boundary of Lynn County, Texas.

O'Donnell Methodist Church (Texas)
Records, 1912-1950
1 microfilm reel (15 ft.): negative

    Contains financial and legal materials, conference reports, a church register, and scrapbook material.  The church was organized in 1911 by Reverend T.A. Knight in the O'Donnell schoolhouse with twenty-eight members.

Oden, William E.
Papers, 1961-1965
97 leaves

    Includes correspondence and literary productions. Of particular interest is the correspondence dealing with Oden's article "A Study of Tenure and Turnover in the Texas Legislature."
    A professor of political science at Texas Tech University, Oden is also an author of a number of articles on the Texas legislature. He has served on the Texas Tech University Faculty Advisory Committee and was involved in the name-change issue, as well as the selection of Grover Murray as president of the university.
 
Odessa Chamber of Commerce (Texas)
Records, 1912-1975
9,622 leaves

    Contains correspondence, minutes, office files, printed material, scrapbooks, and literary productions pertaining to chamber of commerce activities and the history of Odessa, Texas. The collection bulks with minutes of chamber meetings.
    Odessa, Texas, was founded in 1886 and became an early shipping point for West Texas. In 1929 the discovery of oil led to boom town conditions and the town experienced rapid population growth. The Chamber of Commerce was organized in 1912.

Ogallala Commons
Records, 1911-2011 and undated
12 boxes (12 linear feet)

The records document the history of the Ogallala Commons organization and its predecessors from 1911 to 2011. Included are such varied materials as conference proceedings, mission statements and supporting documentation, financial documents, newspaper and other periodical clippings about the Commons, and intern profiles. Outlines of and research material relating to the Commons’ many projects, both completed and ongoing, comprise several boxes of the collection. Finally, a great deal of information about water in the Ogallala region is present.
"Ogallala Commons has grown from a small project into a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that provides leadership and education to reinvigorate communities of the High Plains-Ogallala Aquifer region. The Ogallala Aquifer is a tremendous gift of groundwater that intertwines all human and natural communities living in this unified area of the Great Plains, even though we are politically and culturally sectioned into 8 different states.
Ogallala Commons is shaped and directed by a 7-member Board of Directors, assisted by an Advisory Council and a small staff of men and women leaders from 6 states in the High Plains-Ogallala Aquifer region--leaders who follow the vision of Ogallala Commons and build it into an operational community resource network.
Ogallala Commons works to reinvigorate the commonwealth that forms the basis of our assets. Simply put, Ogallala Commons helps communities “to do together what no one community can do alone.” Our mission is carried out through a 4-part approach: 1) weaving a collaborative network of diverse partners, 2) building an education outreach with annual conferences, workshops, and templates, 3) fostering a sense of place to instill meaning and inspire stewardship for our landscapes and hometowns, and 4) rebuilding resilient communities to sustain people and the land.
During its initial decade of operation, Ogallala Commons launched projects in renewable energy education, water conservation, rebuilding local food systems, youth engagement, and community developments, all projects connected to 12 Key Assets of Commonwealth."
(source: http://ogallalacommons.org/ [Accessed December, 2013])

Ogden, Montell E.
Papers, 1928-1942
262 leaves

    Includes correspondence, programs, and printed material from the Carnegie Endowment. The collection bulks (1928-1936) with correspondence between Ogden and the Carnegie Endowment, prospective speakers, and similar organizations throughout the Southwest.
    A former professor of government at Texas Technological College (1928-1942), Ogden also served as advisor for the International Relations Club, an organization affiliated with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Ogletree, Mardema
Papers, 1879-1910
17 leaves

    The collection consists of photocopies of Lubbock County tax rolls, 1879-1910. Also contains an 1884 land sale deed for property located in Lubbock County.
    A Lubbock, Texas, history collector, Ogletree was born in Oklahoma. She received her B.A. from Texas Tech University and has worked for the Texas Tech Museum in the capacity of giving tours and managing the museum shop. Her interests include the folklore of the Blackwater Draw and Yellowhouse Canyon region.

Ogletree, Mardema
Texas wine-making collection, 1970-1981
1 microfilm reel (5 ft.) : negative

    The collection contains materials on wine-making in Texas with an emphasis on the Lubbock area and the Llano Estacado Winery. It also includes Texas Grape Association by-laws (1976) and newspaper and magazines articles about the   Llano-Estacado Winery in Lubbock, Texas.
    A local Lubbock, Texas, historian, Ogletree collected materials on wine-making in Texas.

Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico
Collection, 1909
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

     Item is a photocopied report of 38 pages entitled "The Economic Geology of the Sierra Rica, Sierra San Carlos, and Las Orientales and a railway survey in the Municipality of Ojinaga, District of Iturbide, State of Chihuahua, Mexico" by C. F. Zeilinger-Caracristi, 1909.  It was from the office of C. F. Z. Caracristi, C. E. E. M., Consulting Civil and Mining Engineer.
      The report discusses the mineral resources and the economic significance of the Nogal Valley, the Sierra Rica, Sierra San Carlos, and the Valley of the Orientales in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico.  It also has a survey on a proposed railway system, which would help in the transportation of these minerals.

 
Olberton, Robert
Papers, 1916-1918
304 leaves

    Contains photocopies of letters written to Essie R. Nelson, and a notebook written by Albert B. Mathis, Olberton's grandfather, when he was Undersecretary in the Commerce Department.

Oldham, Nellie
Papers, 1994
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)