Robert Frost Visits Stillwater

On March 5, 1941, poet Robert Frost visited the campus of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College to give a lecture and reading. Read about Frost's visit in articles from the Daily O'Collegian: "Poet-Farmer Labels Self Lazy Rascal" (March 1, 1941) "Robert Frost to Speak Today; Most Human of Writers Say U.S. Critics" (March 5, 1941) "Capacity Crowd Thrills to Frost's Speech" (March 6, 1941) "Reporter Interviews Frost, The Poet, and Finds Him a Regular, Likeable Fellow" (March 6, 1941, pt1) "Reporter Interviews Frost, The Poet, and Finds Him a Regular, Likeable Fellow" (March 6, 1941, pt2) "SOCIAL: Reception to Honor Robert Frost" (March 6, 1941) Poster Announcing Frost's Visit

Many other notable names have visited OSU, including (in no particular order): George H. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Edwin Markham, Abbie Hoffman, G. Gordon Liddy, William Shatner, Stephen Nichols, Vincent Price, Kurt Vonnegut, Imamu Amira Baraka, Julian Bond, Jimmy Carter, James Michener, Ralph Nader, Fred Waring, Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, Will Rogers, Gloria Steinem, Carl Albert, Daniel Boorstin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Vincent Bugliosi, Truman Capote, Arthur C. Clarke, Dan Quayle, Bob Dole, Dick Gregory, Bob Hope, George Plimpton, Louis Rukeyser, Carl Sandburg, Pat Schroeder, Margaret Thatcher, Harry Truman, and Ruth Westheimer.

For more information on these visitors to the OSU campus, visit the office of Special Collections & University Archives in the Edmon Low Library, or call 405-744-6311.

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