Patients
Title
Patients
Description
The correspondence, photographs, and recollections of patients at the Eastern Oklahoma Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
Collection Items
Patients and Staff at the Infirmary
Photo of patients and staff taken at the rear of the Infirmary (exclusively for female patients).
Long-time employee, LaVerne McCawley, is pictured (12th from right, second row). LaVerne McCawley was the author of "A Short Story" included in this…
Eula Sharp - 1930
Pictured outside of the Patients Pavilon is Eula Sharp, a 19-year old patient. She is listed among the patients on the 1930 Census.
The back of the photograph is inscribed to Dr. Baker and is stamped Brown's Studio, McAlester, Oklahoma.
Eula Sharp - Letter
Acknowledged in a 1930 newspaper article as the sanatorium's poet laureate, Eula Sharp's artistic talent and heartfelt sincerity is evident in her letter written to Dr. Baker dated December 22, 1930.
Helen Campbell - 1939
Pictured on the sanatorium grounds near the Harper building is Helen June Campbell in 1939, a 6-year old patient institutionalized with primary tuberculosis.
Helen Campbell and Jimmie Isborn - 1939
Pictured on the steps at the entrance to the Administration building are Helen Campbell and Jimmie Isborn in 1939, cousins and patients (6 and 10-years old, respectively).
Helen Campbell and Jimmie Isborn with Marian Campbell - 1939
Pictured at the entrance to the Harper building (left to right) are Marian and Helen Campbell, and Jimmie Isborn in 1939, during a family visit. Helen and Marian are sisters, Helen and Jimmie were cousins and patients residing at the Harper building.
Helen Campbell - Postcard
The address side of a postcard dated May 4, 1939, from Helen June Campbell to her parents. At that time, Helen Campbell was 6 years old and a patient residing at the Harper Building.
The postmark identifies the postcard as being delivered into the…
Helen Campbell - Letters
Letter written by Helen Campbell to her family in Stigler, Oklahoma.
One of several letters written in 1939 and postmarked Sanatorium Rural Station (SRS).
Dorothy and Helen Macomb - 1939
Pictured on the sanatorium grounds (left to right) are Dorothy and Helen Macomb in 1939, sisters and patients residing at the Harper Building.
Dorothy Macomb Fowler - Recollections
"Notes on Being a Patient at Talihina" written by Dorothy Macomb Fowler in April 2010. Dorothy and her sister, Helen, were 6 and 10 years old, respectively, when they were institutionalized at the Eastern Oklahoma Tuberculosis Sanatorium in September…