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Oklahoma Route 66 Research Guides
Doing research on Route 66 in Oklahoma? Start here!
New Mexico Route 66 Research Guide
Doing research on Route 66 in New Mexico? Start here!
Illinois Guide to Library, Museum & Archival Resources
A select guide to library, museum, and archival resources related to Route 66 in Illinois.
Doing Research?
The goal of this website is to help you find library and archival materials relating to Route 66. Whether you are doing a school assignment, renovating your business on the Route, writing a major research paper or article, or filming a documentary, we hope to point you in some useful directions.
What is the Route 66 Archives and Research Collaboration?
The Route 66 Archives and Research Collaboration seeks to bring attention to the historical record of Route 66.
Route 66 ARC Founding Institutions
Why Archives?
The importance of archival sources. With each map, tourist brochure, diary or photograph, we learn more about the highway what it looked like, who used it, what it was like to drive it. Archival information is useful not only to scholars and students, but to tourists looking to enrich their travel experience; property owners wanting to learn more about their building or business; local communities wanting to promote their town history; and government agencies responsible for managing aspects of the
Route 66 Oral History Collections
Many Route 66 oral histories have been collected through the years, and are available online and at various institutions around the country.
Boots Interview: Boots Motel sign
Title Boots interview – Boots Motel sign Subject United States Highway 66–History; Carthage (Mo.); Description Boots Motel sign on Route 66 in Carthage, Missouri. Creator unknown Contributors Route 66 Association of Missouri Date 2006-04-26 Source 1.75 MB photograph: Route 66 Oral History Project (M067) Rights and Usage Use of digital images found on this website is permitted for private or personal use only. This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Copyrighted materials may