Descriptive Summary
Borroum-McCharen Family.
Borroum-McCharen Family
Papers
1789-1821,
1913-1973
Materials are written in
English.
87-053
5 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Papers of the James
Sample McCharen family of Ardmore, Oklahoma, include also ledgers and receipts
(1789-1821) of maternal grandfather and merchant William Riley Borroum of
Greenville, South Carolina. The McCharen papers are arranged by family member
and include daughter Elizabeth's teaching certificate (1913) and contract
(1915), daughter Geraldine's high school diploma and scrapbook (1923), and son
James's biographical dictionary of WWI soldiers The
Oklahoma Spirit of '17 (1920) and American Legion certificate of
membership (1973). Geraldine's scrapbook contains photographs, memorabilia,
name cards, clippings, autographs, announcements, invitations, grade reports,
and pencil drawings relating to her student life at Ardmore High School. Also
included are photographs of McCharen family members and the Ardmore telephone
office (1910).
Biographical NoteJames Sample McCharen of Ardmore,
Oklahoma, was the grandson of merchant William Riley Borroum of Greenville,
South Carolina. He married Lola Goolsby and had several children: Elizabeth
Libby, a teacher who married Lon Harris and
had a daughter Elaine; Geraldine, a graduate of Ardmore High School; Byron;
Bess; Alyne; Ila; Jack; and James (b. 1896), who was a member of the American
Legion.
Scope and ContentsPapers of the James Sample McCharen
family of Ardmore, Oklahoma, include also ledgers and receipts (1789-1821) of
maternal grandfather and merchant William Riley Borroum of Greenville, South
Carolina. The McCharen papers are arranged by family member and include
daughter Elizabeth's teaching certificate (1913) and contract (1915), daughter
Geraldine's high school diploma and scrapbook (1923), and son James's
biographical dictionary of WWI soldiers The Oklahoma
Spirit of '17 (1920) and American Legion certificate of membership
(1973). Geraldine's scrapbook contains photographs, memorabilia, name cards,
clippings, autographs, announcements, invitations, grade reports, and pencil
drawings relating to her student life at Ardmore High School. Also included are
photographs of McCharen family members and the Ardmore telephone office
(1910).
Access RestrictionsUnrestricted access.
Use RestrictionsUnrestricted use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Borroum, William Riley.
McCharen, James Sample,
family.
Subjects
Education, Secondary -- Oklahoma --
History -- Sources.
Places
Ardmore (Okla.) --
History -- Sources.
Greenville (S.C.) --
History -- Sources.
Oklahoma -- History --
Sources..
Preferred CitationBorroum-McCharen Family Papers,
1789-1821, 1913-1973, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at
Austin.
Processing InformationThis collection was processed by
Steven Perry, November 1987.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
3G232
Borroum papers,
1789-1821
McCharen papers,
1913-1973
3Y96
Photographs of McCharen family members and the Ardmore
telephone office,
1910, undated