Featured Collection

The Cyrus S. Avery Collection, housed in Special Collections and Archives of the Oklahoma State University – Tulsa Library, consists of research material, including:

Biographical pieces written by or about Cyrus Avery;
Typed and handwritten talks, addresses, essays, and articles by Cyrus Avery;
Correspondence between Cyrus Avery and friends and family; local, state and national government officials and politicians; local, state, and national branches of government (particularly those relating to roads and highways);
Photographs of Cyrus Avery, colleagues, the Avery homestead and farm, various Oklahoma roads under construction, and the Spavinaw water project;
Press cuttings relating to roads and highways as well as a variety of other subjects;
22 maps showing road and highway systems throughout the United States and Oklahoma.

Route 66 Collection:

Finding Aids: The Cyrus Stevens Avery Archive | Personal Photographs | Route 66 Maps