With each map, brochure, diary, or photograph we learn more about the highway—what it looked like, who used it, what it was like to drive it.
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Location:
Oklahoma Historical Society
800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone:
405-521-2491
Web site: Oklahoma Historical Society
Institution Type: Historical Society, Library, Archive, Museum
Collections
Description: History of Route 66 (United States Highway 66), Transportation, Highway or Interstate Building, Automobiles/Automobile Industry, Trucking/Bus Industry, Waterways, Cattle Trails, Immigrant Routes/Pre-Modern Roads, Roadside Architecture, Local History – Demographics, Businesses, Industry, and Government, Tourism, Native Americans/American Indian Lands or Reservations, Dustbowl/Migrant Camps, Images of Oklahoma and Route 66
Regions Covered: Route 66 in Oklahoma, Entire Route 66
Type of Materials: Archives, Photographs, Government Records (City, County, State), Government Documents (generally published by government agencies), Oral Histories, Maps, Postcards, Newspaper Clippings, Vertical Files
Time Periods: 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries
Access
Facility Hours: Monday-Saturday 10am-4:45pm (Research Center); appointments recommended for access to archival material
Online Resources and Finding Aids: Online search