Local historian Beryl Ford collected the largest and most significant collection of photographs and artifacts relevant to the history of the City of Tulsa and surrounding area throughout his lifetime. We are fortunate that he shared part of his legacy as Tulsa historian with us in the form of this invaluable collection. This collection …
A.I. Levorsen was the first dean of the School of Mineral Sciences at Stanford University, but he spent much of his career in Tulsa. Dr. Levorsen donated his extensive collection of texts, maps, and photographs regarding the petroleum industry to the library in 1968. Here, view 300 images from the early days of the Oklahoma Petroleum …
Austin Hellwig has produced more than thirty photo journals on the City of Tulsa, particularly on the subject of road construction. This sample of his work features photographs from the 1980s and 1990s and documents the city’s expansion as demonstrated through roadway improvements. Other Tulsa County communities are also featured.
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Find images of Tulsa City-County Library over the years.
Selected notable items from Tulsa City-County Library’s Local History Collection: rare books, photographs, maps, and more.
Postcards carry their own messages about the pride we take in our state’s natural beauty, modern urban areas, and famous personalities. Take a look at some of the images used to promote Oklahoma over the years.
Photographs are from the TCCL African-American Resource Center and the Beryl Ford Collection.
Find historic images from the dedication of the original Charles Page Library in Sand Springs.
This audio collection, conducted by the Junior League of Tulsa in the late 1970s and early 1980s, features discussions with pioneer Tulsans on medicine, lifestyles, architecture, government, business, education, journalism, and many other subjects regarding the early history of Tulsa. We are in the process of transcribing these oral …
City directories contain a wealth of information for genealogists, researchers, and history enthusiasts. In these resources, you will find addresses and occupations of residents, complete business directories, advertisements, and more.
Jenk Jones Jr., son of longtime publisher and editor of the Tulsa Tribune, Jenkin Lloyd Jones, has given the library permission to provide online access to the Tulsa Tribune archives. This collection consists of newspaper clippings and articles on microfilm. Additional articles will be added as resources allow.
This collection consists of the indexes to books with biographical information on important local history figures. The full text of the books are not available online. To view most of these items, you need to visit the Local History Collection at Central Library or contact rcaskus@tulsalibrary.org.
Digital images include historical Oklahoma and Tulsa maps representing a fraction of the map collection available in the Research Center of Central Library. For more information on the items available, visit our maps subject guide.
To complement and enhance the broader library collections and fulfill the library’s overall mission, the library provides access to digital collections rich in materials relating to the history, culture, industry, geography, people, government, education, and development of Tulsa and Oklahoma.
The collection currently represents resources in a variety of formats including photographs, maps, texts, postcards, and interviews. These collections function as digital surrogates that aid in the preservation of rare and fragile resources.
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