Visitor Information
Hours
Monday – Saturday 10:00am to 4:45pm
First Monday of the month 10:00am to 7:45pm
Days Closed: Sundays and all state holidays.
2012 Holiday Closings
February 20 Presidents' Day
May 28 Memorial Day
July 4 Independence Day
September 3 Labor Day
November 12 Veterans Day
November 22 and November 23 Thanksgiving
December 24 and December 25 Christmas
Visiting the Research Center
The John & Eleanor Kirkpatrick Research Center is located on the first floor of the Oklahoma History Center. The Research Center open to the general public; there is no charge to use the research facilities. To find out about Research Center workshops and programs view the calendar.
- Please sign the guest register each time you visit.
- Smoking, food and beverages are not permitted in the Research Center.
- To help protect library materials, we ask that researchers write in pencil only (provided.)
- Please turn cell phones and pagers off/silent.
- Research Center books & materials are non-circulating; we do not participate in the interlibrary loan program.
- Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
Viewing Collections & Archive Materials
- Certain research materials are not stored on the Research Center floor. To these materials complete a record retrieval request form, available at the reference desk.
- Archive materials are to be viewed in the Daughtery Family Rare Book Room; patrons should wear cotton gloves (provided) when handling these materials.
- Patrons using Federal Indian Records are asked to sign a research application form.
- Saturday access to oral histories, film & video, manuscript collections and maps must be requested by 4:00PM on Friday.
Group Tours
To arrange for tours of the Research Center contact:
Susan Wentroth
(405) 522-5209
Locate Us
Research Center
Oklahoma History Center
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 522-5225
research@okhistory.org
Our mailing address has changed, but we are are still located at the corner of 23rd and Lincoln, across from the Governor's Mansion.
The Oklahoma History Center is conveniently located on the northeast corner of N.E. 23rd & Lincoln Boulevard, across the street from the Oklahoma Capitol. For details view a Google map of our location.
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.493201
Longitude: -97.496695
From Tulsa
- Take I-44 West to I-35
- Head South on I-35
- Exit on NE 23rd Street
- Proceed West past N. Kelley 1/4 mile
- The entrance is on the North (right) of NE 23rd
From Norman
- Take I-35 North to the I-40 & I-35 Junction
- Continue North on I-235 to NE 23rd exit
- Head East (Right) on NE 23rd Street
- Pass Lincoln Blvd, the entrance is North (left) of NE 23rd Street
From Will Rogers World Airport
- Take I-44 North to I-40 Junction
- Head East on I-40 to I-235 Junction
- Head North on I-235 to NE 23rd Street exit
- Head East (right) on NE 23rd Street
- Pass Lincoln Blvd, the entrance is North (left) of NE 23rd Street
From Guthrie
- Take I-35 South
- Exit on NE 23rd Street
- Proceed West past N. Kelley 1/4 mile
- The entrance is North (right) of NE 23rd Street
From El Reno
- Take I-40 East to I-35
- Head North on I-235 to NE 23rd Street exit
- Head East (right) on NE 23rd Street
- Pass Lincoln Blvd, the entrance is North (left) of NE 23rd Street
From Shawnee
- Take I-40 West to I-35
- Head North on I-35 to NE 23rd Street exit
- Proceed West past N. Kelley 1/4 mile
- The entrance is North (right) of NE 23rd Street