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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Whether you are a student, journalist, preservationist, or other researcher looking for information about historic Route 66, get started here!
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What is Research Route 66?
Learn about this National Park Service-led collaboration with Route 66 focused resources including archives, museums, and libraries.
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Are you an institution with archival materials relating to Route 66? Contact us to join the Route 66 Directory of Archives!
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