Research Route 66

Location:
700 N. Greenwood Ave
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137

Phone: (918) 594-8134

Fax: (918) 594-8145

Email: sheena.perez@okstate.edu

Contact: Sheena Perez, Digital Services Librarian

Web site: http://www.osu-tulsa.okstate.edu/library/

Institution Type: University library

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COLLECTIONS

Description: The Library contributes to the body of knowledge related to the history and culture of Route 66 by actively collecting books and other resources on Route 66. The library periodically displays materials from our Route 66 collections.

Route 66 collections include the Cyrus Stevens Avery Papers, the acknowledged “father” of Route 66, the research and manuscript materials of the books written by Michael Wallis, author of Route 66: The Mother Road, as well as other books on Route 66 written by Michael and Suzanne Wallis. Included in the Wallis collection is an array of collectables produced for Disney Studios in association with film Cars.

Regions Covered:

Type of Materials: Books, Manuscripts, Maps, Newspaper Clippings, Official Records, Photographs, Postcards, Printed Works, and movie collectables.

Time Periods: 1923-Present

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ACCESS

Facility Hours:
Monday – Thursday 8 AM – 10 PM
Friday 8 AM – 5 PM
Saturday 9 PM – 5 PM
Sunday 1 PM – 9 PM

Hours during Holidays and semester breaks – check the library webpage
https://tulsa.okstate.edu/library/hours

Research Hours:
By appointment. Open to the public.

Online Resources and Finding Aids: https://tulsa.okstate.edu/library/archives

Catalog System: https://okstate-osu-tulsa.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01OKSTATESTILL_OKTULS:OKTULS&lang=en&mode=simple

Route 66 Special Collections: https://tulsa.okstate.edu/library/archives

Oklahoma Route 66 research information: http://libguides.osu-tulsa.okstate.edu/Route66