Newspaper Collections

The Oklahoma Historical Society has served as the centralized repository for records dealing with the history of Oklahoma since before statehood. OHS has the largest collection of Oklahoma newspaper titles on microfilm.

The newspaper collection currently consists of over 4,000 titles on approximately 30,000 reels of microfilm (of which 25,167 reels were produced in-house.) OHS has the oldest, largest, and most complete collection of newspapers available within the State. To learn more, see the history of Oklahoma newspapers.

OHS Research Division Receives Newspaper Grant

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded the OHS Research Division a $307,000 grant to digitize approximately 100,000 page of historical newspapers.

The National Digital Newspaper Program represents a major effort to digitize millions of microfilmed pages of historically significant newspapers and make them available in a searchable online database. Through this program, the National Endowment for the Humanities intends to fund the digitization of historically significant newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. territories published between 1836 and 1922. Currently NDNP has 22 state partners.

Once complete, the digitized pages will be included in the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers section of the Library of Congress website.

Searching the Newspaper Collection

To search the newspaper collection visit the online catalog.

Obituaries from the Oklahoman

Currently this index includes obituaries published in the Oklahoman. Additional years will be added as they become available.

Contact the Newspaper Archives

Questions about Newspaper Collections should be directed to:
newspaper@okhistory.org
Angela Jerome 405.522.0868
Susan Wentroth 405.522.5209

Orders

To order newspaper articles or newspapers on microfilm, go to the orders and fees page.