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Vintage, original, and extremely rare 1938 “Historic Eastern Oklahoma” Souvenir Booklet, published to commemorate the “Autographed Address Of Greetings Presented to His Excellency, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President Of The United States Of America By The Citizens Of Eastern Oklahoma”. The front cover of this oversized 12” by 18” 18-page Booklet features an image of an American Indian on horseback and the official Seal Of The Cherokee Nation. The main title page of the “Address of Greetings” bears the handwritten signature in ink of “Compiler and Collator” Phil S. Dege, “a member of the Cherokee Tribe of Indians”. Both the first and second pages are dated “March 29, 1938”. The pages are bound together by means of a pale green braided rope which passes through three holes on the cover and pages.
The production of the Booklet is credited as follows:
Phil S. Dege, Compiler and Collator
C.E. Miller, Art Work
Connie Russell Printing Co., Printers
Motter Book Binding Co., Binders
Greene Studio, Photographer
A summary of the contents of the Booklet is as follows:
Page 1. An essay titled “Historic…Eastern Oklahoma” by famous Oklahoma historian Grant Foreman and a poem titled “Back Home to Oklahoma” by Frank Thompson.
Page 2. The official “Address of Greetings” to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, dated “Muskogee, Oklahoma, March 29, 1938” and signed in ink by “Compiler and Collator” Phil S. Dege.
Page 3. A photographic collage of the Board of Directors of the Grand River Dam Authority and an article titled “The Grand River Dam” by Clarence Paden, Secretary-Manager of the Vinita, Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce.
Page 4. A photograph of the Muskogee, Oklahoma Skyline, an article about the Grand River Dam by Congressman Wesley E. Disney, and a poem titled “Grand River Dam” by John J. Dege.
Page 5. A photographic collage of members of the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service in Muskogee, Oklahoma and accompanying data.
Page 6. Photographs of and information about famous “Oklahoma Indian Artist” Acee Blue Eagle.
Page 7. A large portrait of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Page 8. The first portion of facsimile signatures of “citizens of the State of Oklahoma” sending greetings to FDR.
Page 9. A drawing of the Oklahoma State Capitol and continuation of the facsimile signatures.
Page 10. A drawing of the U.S. Veterans Hospital No. 90 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and continuation of the facsimile signatures.
Page 11. Photographs, names, and titles of twenty-one notables of the aforementioned signers.
Page 12. Photographs, names, and titles of twenty-one notables of the aforementioned signers.
Page 13. Photographs, names, and titles of twenty-one notables of the aforementioned signers.
Page 14. Photographs, names, and titles of twenty-one notables of the aforementioned signers.
Page 14. Photographs, names, and titles of twenty-one notables of the aforementioned signers.
Page 16. Photographs of Vinita and Pryor, Oklahoma, the Girl’s Glee Club of Bacone College, and The Singing Redmen of Bacone College.
Page 17. A drawing of “Sequoyah, Inventor Of The Cherokee Alphabet”, along with “The Cherokee Cadmus” and “The Lord’s Prayer” written in Cherokee.
Page 18. An alphabetical Index of “Signatures and Portraits Herein”.
In overall good condition with some signs of age and use, primarily surface/edge/corner wear, slight wrinkling of the covers and pages, and normal paper darkening. There are some minor tears on some edges and light soiling of some pages. No rips, significant tears, significant stains, or missing pages; the binding is tight. Please reference the photographs as a guide to the quality and condition of this extremely rare 1938 “Historic Eastern Oklahoma” Souvenir Booklet, and thank you!
