Selected Drafts & Manuscript by Bobby BlueJacket

Bobby BlueJacket. “The Truth Hurts.” Typescript draft with MS annotations of speech for Cedric Crink’s speech class. 1950. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “He stands by the window. There is a library and a canteen and a steeple. But there is nothing to soothe the broken heart of the convict…” MS on torn Oklahoma State Penitentiary stationary. [ca. 1949-1950] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “The changes made in the Granite Penal System…” Typescript with MS revisions. Draft for a “From This Corner.” [n.d.]. From the collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Summary of academic and extracurricular accomplishments. Typescript in blue ink. [ca. 1953]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Untitled manuscript. 3 pages. Collection of Bobby BlueJacket. [n.d.] “+” replaced by “and” by author.

Bobby BlueJacket. Untitled typescript draft with MS revisions. Concerning execution of Carl Austin DeWolf. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Untitled Typescript with MS revisions. “We who have lived in prison and have felt its impact upon the moral, spiritual, and physical sensibilities…” From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “In spite of all that tends to designate the contrary….” MS draft. [n.d.]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “One of the questions society asks of an offender is, ‘Why did you do it?’…” Typescript draft with MS revisions. [n.d.] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Intelligently & conscientiously operated, the ath. dept.” Pencil MS. 1 page. Draft for an unpublished “From this Corner” column. [ca. 1955]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “‘Square Deal’ Olson said it…” MS pencil on Oklahoma State Penitentiary stationary. Draft for an unpublished “From this Corner” column. [ca. 1955]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “We have an Athletic Department but no athletic program”. Typescript with manuscript revisions. Draft for an unpublished “From this Corner” column. [ca. 1955]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Untitled MS. “Under abnormal conditions long enough; one’s mind…” Likely an early version of “An Analysis of Chronophobia.” From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Typescript. Dated January 29th, 1953. “Only those men like myself who lie in the smelly, darkness…” Amended in MS, ca. 1957. Accompanied by another typescript draft of this piece, also with “Chronophobia,” with MS annotations. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “The man & the erasure.” MS pencil draft. [n.d.]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Untitled Typescript. “After listening to these men speak here today…” From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Untitled speech [“La Pasionaria”]. Typescript. [ca. 1964]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Public opinion is often a fickle lady…” Typescript draft with MS revisions for “From This Corner” piece. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “In Re: Robert Denton BlueJacket v. Page – Affidavit.” MS blue ink. 5 pages on McAlester Penitentiary stationary. 1965. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Sportin’ Around” typescript draft. Final version would appear in the August 1965 edition of The Eye Opener. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Batman.” Typescript speech draft. [1966]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Testimony of Louise Harber Stevenson…” MS notes in blue ink, regarding the 1964 trials and conviction. Evidently notes related to BlueJacket’s 1966 letter to Ollie Gresham. [ca. 1965 – 1966] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Oh Please Tex – Won’t You Docket My Case…” Typescript poem. [ca. 1966] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Stand Tall With David Hall.” MS song lyrics on O.S.P. transfer listing sheet. [n.d.]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “As an Eastern Shawnee, we should…” Xerox of computer type-written speech with MS additions. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “To Erin: How rich we are in memories…” MS in two inks on newspaper fragment. [ca. 2012]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Ever since he got out of prison he has been looking for something…” MS draft, pencil on reverse of Oklahoma State Penitentiary stationary. [n.d.] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “15 years with a head pressed against steel bars…” MS on napkin. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Come to terms with life – refer to Chesnut and decision not to seek the Supreme Court judgeship…” MS notes in pencil and pen on Oklahoma State Penitentiary envelope. [n.d.] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Our purpose in coming here today is two-fold… to all who listen today – that crime does not pay ” MS draft, pencil on Oklahoma State Penitentiary stationary. [ca. 1964 - 1966]

Bobby BlueJacket. “A Journey To The 1831 Cemetery (Calamus Pond).” Typescript. [n.d.] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “How rich were are – memories…” MS on newspaper scrap. Prose poem about Erin BlueJacket. [ca. 2013]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Frolicking or the dancing back of the small creek…” MS on scrap paper. Prose poem about Wendy and Kayla’s first day at the creek. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. Name puns, e.g. “Tommy Hawk” and “Ed E. Tor.” MS on Dino’s stationary. [ca. 2013] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Shattered Dreams and Poetry” & “Searching.” Two poems on one page. Photocopy [ca. 2012]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Above our ceremonial grounds flies a pair of Redtail Hawks…” Photocopy type and MS of notes on casino employment. [ca. 2012]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “Kids – Song In our teaching…” Notes for Business Committee meeting. [ca. 2013]. MS blue and black ink on notebook paper. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “As a tribe we have come through some great types.” Typescript 2 pages. Speech about Business Committee election between Larry Kropp and Kelly King Frantz. [ca. 2014]. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket & The Outlaws. Set-list for the Outlaws prison band. Typescript with MS annotations. 2-sided. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “A few days ago while taking with Warden Page…” Typescript speech for Outlaws prison band. [ca. 1964 – 1966.] From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Bobby BlueJacket. “No he makes his home…” [n.d.] MS pen on envelope. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.

Walt Whitman. “No. 83” from Leaves Of Grass. Copied by Bobby BlueJacket in MS. From the Collection of Bobby BlueJacket.