Correspondence

Bobby BlueJacket. Unsent Letter to Mr. & Mrs. H.B. Klein. MS green ink. Sent from Granite, apologizing for Bill Klein’s death. [ca. 1950]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Letter to Mrs. Joyce Fugate. Typescript. Dated January 25th, 1950. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “I have just read your article in the October 27th publication of the Tribune in which you tell of us inmates…” Typescript draft of letter to Editor of The Tulsa Tribune, on Oklahoma State Reformatory letter stationary. Dated November 1st, 1950. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Letter to Honorable Horace D. Ballaine. Typescript. February 18th, 1952. From the collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation…” Typescript letter to Jimmy Devine regarding a recent visit to McAlester, with MS in blue pen. [ca. 1956.] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Recent developments…” Draft of letter to Charlie Chesnut. MS on Oklahoma State Penitentiary stationary. [ca. 1956] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “You will remember me from our meeting at this institution…” Draft of letter to Charlie Chesnut. Typescript with MS annotations. [ca. 1956] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Today I received a letter from my mother…” Draft of letter to James P. Melone. MS pencil on Oklahoma State Penitentiary stationary. [ca. 1956] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Letter to Judge Thornberry. MS draft in pencil on McAlester penitentiary stationary. [ca. 1965] . From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Letter to Ollie Gresham, Attorney. Typescript draft. April 14th, 1966. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Letter to Dorothy Young. June 7th, 1966. Typescript draft. Accompanied by paper fragment of earlier draft. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Letter to Larry Conley. September 7th, 1966. Typescript draft with MS annotations. Conley was a man BlueJacket met on the Outlaws tour. He is asking for a parole recommendation letter here. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Letter to Allan W. Eckert, castigating him for representing Blue Jacket as a white man. June 25th, 2000. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Dennis BlueJacket. “Betty and I are sending you some funny…” Letter to Bobby BlueJacket at Seneca Indian School. Sent from Tulsa, OK. MS on ruled notebook paper. 1pg + envelope. October 8th, 1942. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Dennis BlueJacket. “Well old pal I hope your school and everything is going OK with you now…” Letter to Bobby BlueJacket at Pauls Valley. MS on Army Air Forces Technical School, Scott Field, IL, stationary. 2 pp + envelope. April 24th, 1943. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Dennis BlueJacket. “I got your letter the other day and sure glad to hear…” Letter to Bobby BlueJacket at Pauls Valley. Sent from Scott Field IL. MS on paper with envelope. May 18th, 1943. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Dennis BlueJacket. “Well oh boy how are you getting along now?…” Letter to Bobby BlueJacket. Sent from Scott Field IL. MS on ruled notebook paper. October 2nd, 1943. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Dennis BlueJacket. “I received your letter today as was sure glad to hear from you…” Letter to Bobby BlueJacket at Pauls Valley. MS on Scott Field, IL stationary. 2 pp. + envelope. October 29th, 1943. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Dennis BlueJacket. “Well how are you getting along now Bobby?…” Letter to Bobby BlueJacket at Pauls Valley. MS on Army Air Forces Gunnery School, Tyndall Field, Florida stationary. 2 pp. + envelope. December 19th, 1943. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Dennis BlueJacket. “Well Bobby I am sorry I haven’t written sooner…” Letter to Bobby BlueJacket at Pauls Valley. MS on paper from Sheppard Field. March 11th, [no year]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Dennis BlueJacket. “Well Bobby how are you getting along now? I hope everything is going OK with you…” Letter to Bobby BlueJacket at Pauls Valley. MS on paper from Sheppard Field. March 25th, [no year]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Burton Joseph. Letter to Carole Kismaric, Aperture. Notes on legal issues with publishing Larry Clark’s Teenage Lust. Typescript on Playboy Enterprises letterhead. From the Collection of Larry Clark.

Larry Clark. MS notes and clippings about Billy Mann. From the Collection of Larry Clark.

Bill Crow. Letter to Tex Bynum. Typescript. September 15th, 1966. Crow was a friend of Linda BlueJacket. He is vouching for Bobby BlueJacket’s parole in this letter. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Otis R. Fitz, Adjutant, General Frederick Townsend Ward Post No. 1 (China). Letter to Bobby BlueJacket, expressing, “appreciation for the fine exhibition of boxing…” May 9th, 1947.

Gary W. Flakne. Email to St. Louis Park Historical Society. Regards correction to the Society’s biography of attorney Kevin Flakne. Makes mention of Rubin Shetsky.

Ernest C. Mueller, Principal of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School. “We at Chilocco often wonder…” Letter to Bobby BlueJacket. August 3rd, 1944. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Honon Thomas. “Received your very welcome letter….” Letter to Bobby BlueJacket. [July 30th, 1947]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Grandpa & Grandma Welch. “Christmas is almost here…” Letter to Bobby BlueJacket. MS pencil on paper. November 26th, 1943. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Unknown correspondent. Christmas letter to Bobby BlueJacket. MS. [n.d.] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.