The Primary Resources listed within this guide are taken form the Oklahoma Historical Society's Archives and Manuscripts Division. The Archives and Manuscripts Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society maintains an extensive collection documenting the history of Oklahoma. The Collections contain 3.5 million documents representing 66 of the 67 native tribes that resided in Indian Territory. The Photographic section contains 200,000 images that range from the late 1850s to the present with many subjects represented. Newspapers The Newspaper collection contains 28,000 reels of microfilm on state newspapers from 1844 to the present.
Some indexing is available.
Newspapers often are a god source of marriage and death notices. Oral Histories Oral histories include many subjects and individuals with over 5,000 interview and recorded events. Extensive indices are provided by name and subject. These represent unpublished collections of public and private papers, scrapbooks, business records, collections of scholars, and more. Guides to collections are limited indices are available.