University of Oklahoma Press

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The University of Oklahoma Press (OU Press) is the publishing arm of the University of Oklahoma. Founded in 1929 by the fifth president of the University of Oklahoma, William Bennett Bizzell, it was the first university press to be established in the American Southwest.[1] The OU Press is primarily known for its publication of works relating to the American West and Native Americans, but publishes texts relating to other subjects as well.[2]

Arthur H. Clark Company was acquired in 2005.[clarification needed]

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  1. ^ The Oklahoma University Press website, [1].
  2. ^ Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopaedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, [2]