Historical Society of the U.S. District Court - Western District of OK

To achieve its goals, the Historical Society has begun to:

Collect Oral Histories

Collect and preserve oral history through video-transcribed interviews of the Court family.
•U.S. Attorneys
•Federal Public Defenders
•Court Security Officers
•Bankruptcy Trustees
•General Services Administration
•Judges (District, Magistrate, Bankruptcy, Circuit)
•Court Staff
•Trial Lawyers
•U.S. Probation Officers

Collect Historical Materials
•Locate and collect artifacts, personal papers, photographs, memorabilia, and books.
•Preserve priceless collections for exhibition and as a source for scholarly research.
•Through a working agreement with the Oklahoma Historical Society (”OHS”), Preserve a priceless Historical Society collection.
•Maintain an online listing of the Historical Society Collection at OHS to inform the public of the availability of oral histories and materials deposited with the OHS. Develop A “Federal Judicial Learning Center”
•Create interactive, educational, and informative exhibits and public programs, especially for students devoted to the federal judicial process.
•Explore the differences between state, tribal and federal courts, the importance of the judicial branch, rule of the law in American society and careers in federal court.
•Design an interactive moot courtroom to allow visitors to “serve” as “judge” “jury” or “attorney.”

Commission the writing of the court’s history

Encourage scholarly research and the writing of articles and books pertaining to the history of the Court.