Oklahoma's Route 66 Repositories
The National Parks Service Designated Repositories for Route 66 In Oklahoma
Route 66 in Oklahoma: An Historic Context Review
Oklahoma Historical Society's Route 66 Repository
The Research Library at the Oklahoma History Center includes the Route 66 Collection include many oral histories, photographs, and manuscript collections on the roadway as well as collections on the bus business, trucking industry, and road building. The archives also includes collections regarding the Turner Turnpike, one of the first roads to replace Route 66.
http://www.okhistory.org/research/
Research Center at The Oklahoma History Center
Online Catalog http://okhistory.cuadra.com/star/public.html. Search archives collections on the database. You may also contact the Photographic Archives, Oral History Collections, Maps Collections, or Manuscripts Collections on the main page of the Research Center's web page as shown on the left.
Oklahoma State University - Tulsa Library's Route 66 Repository
The Cyrus Avery's Collection and the Michael Wallis Collection are examples of the many Route 66 resources available in the library's special collections.
http://www.osu-tulsa.okstate.edu/library/Sp_Coll.htm
State Historic Preservation Office
The preservation of historic properties along Route 66 may be assisted by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).
http://www.okhistory.org/shpo/shpom.htm
The four institutions shown above are not the only opportunity to research the old roadway. The following links are just some of the other possible sources of information about Oklahoma's favorite highway.
Oklahoma Route 66 Association
http://www.oklahomaroute66.com/
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/route66/route66.htm
National Parks Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/rt66/
Historic Route 66
http://www.historic66.com/oklahoma/det-ok1.html
Oklahoma Scenic Byways
http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/6335/
The Oklahoma Route 66 Association and links to many other related sites.
http://www.oklahomaroute66.com/
The National Route 66 Museum Elk city, Oklahoma
http://www.nationalroute66.com/
The TEXACO Memorial At the Dobson Museum, Miami, Oklahoma
http://route66memorabilia.org/
The Route 66 University
http://www.route66university.com/study/index.php
