Illinois State Library
Location:
Illinois State Library
300 S. Second St.
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone:
217-785-5600
Web site: Illinois State Library
Institution Type: Library, Archive
Collections
Description: Building and Planning Route 66, Early Route 66, Golden Age of Route 66, Tourism on Route 66, Route 66 Revival
Regions Covered: Route 66 in Illinois
Type of Materials: Vertical Files, Oral Histories, Newspaper Clippings, Maps; in addition, standard published books (bibliographies on website), magazines (Route 66 Magazine, 66 News, Route 66 Pulse), Keith Sculle’s historic collection of other states’ Route 66 association newsletters, bibliography of articles on website, extra issues of Route 66 issues of Illinois Times, federal documents by National Park Service and Bureau of Public Roads, state documents by Div. of Highways and Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (bibliographies on website), full run of Illinois official state highway maps back to 1917, county highway maps back to 1937, city street maps back to the 1940s, Sanborn Fire Insurance atlases for Illinois cities back to 1884, first USDA aerial photos of Illinois
Time Periods: 20th and 21st Centuries
Access
Facility Hours:
Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm
Online Resources and Finding Aids: