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| Penny Owens was a reporter for The Daily Oklahoman who covered the incident and both trials. She was also the pool print reporter who made the visit through the damaged buildings during the rescue and recovery operation. Penny remained in Denver throughout both the McVeigh Trial and the Nichols Trial and has extensive notes covering motions, jury selection and the trial process. These are Penny Owens' personal note books containing the notes taken for use in writing her stories. The Memorial has an extensive newspaper collection that includes the stories written by Penny Owens. There are 48 spiral notebooks each 8.25 inches high, 4 inches wide, with metal spiral at top. Covers are brown and imprinted with THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN, THE SUNDAY OKLAHOMAN, or On The Scene Notes. These notebooks provide a collection of notes and impressions. They do not read like a text, but only as a collection of quick notations. One of the most valuable aspects of the notebooks is the insight they provide into what a reporter was seeing and feeling, which is often far more emotional and direct than what is produced in the print articles. They capture the human element of both the reporter and the subjects of their interviews. 3242.1 (Labeled "Bomb-Kernel & Smith) Contains notes on interviews with mothers of two of the children in YMCA Day Care, one of the first responder debriefers, and Fotis & Fofo Bargelidos (owned Athenian Building). 3242.2 (Labeled "Bomb") Contains information about damage to the surrounding churches, role of various agencies, covers other incidents not related to OKC bombing. 3242.3 (Labeled "Bomb II") Notes from initial impact of bombing. Notes regarding arrival of national and international media. Notes from interviews with early volunteers in the Murrah Building. Notes on defusing and debriefing first responders. 3242.4 (Labeled "Bomb III") Notes from Thursday 4/20/1995 through following week. Covers shoring and rescue efforts, services for rescuers, lack of stability in remains of building, interview by Connie Chung and local response, interview with Mike McPherson (bomb squad). 3242.5 (Labeled "Start 5/4/95 Aren Almon") Begins with Bricktown cook out for rescuers, details of last night of the recovery effort, notes on Disaster Care Team, interview with Aren Almon. 3242.6 (Labeled "Juvenile Delinquents) Contains 1997 interview with Glen and Judith Wilburn 3242.7 - 3242.27 Covers McVeigh Trial in Denver 3242.28 - 3242.46 Covers Nichols Trial in Denver 3242.47 - 3242.48 Contain interviews with Nichols' Jurors and Michael Tigar |
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