Special Collections and Archives
The Special Collections and Archives at the OSU-Tulsa Library began with a generous gift of literary manuscripts from Teresa Miller, former Director of the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers, located here at Oklahoma State University Tulsa. Special Collections expanded to include the manuscripts of author Michael Wallis, who has written extensively on Route 66 and has penned biographies of several important figures in Oklahoma history.
Special Collections also holds the papers of Cyrus Stevens Avery, generally acknowledged as the "father" of Route 66. The collection also includes an unpublished anthology pertaining to the Tulsa Race Riot by Ruth Sigler Avery, daughter-in-law of Cyrus Stevens Avery. The literary manuscripts of author Teresa Miller, former Executive Director of the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers, also reside in the collection.
The Special Collections and Archives are currently available by appointment only, Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. Walk-in visitors cannot be accommodated at this time.
All visitors must complete a Reader's Archive Application Form.
Reader's Archive Application Form
Photocopying and Reproducing Archival Materials
For additional information about the collections, please direct your inquires to Sheena Perez.
Oklahoma Center for Poets & Writers
Manuscript Collections
Michael Wallis Manuscript Collection
Writing Out Loud Archive - Teresa Miller interviews novelists, non-fiction authors, poets, and artists.
Route 66 Collections
Michael Wallis Route 66 Research Collection
Cyrus S. Avery Route 66 Digital Collection
Cruisin' Oklahoma US 66 Video Archive
National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program - OSU Tulsa Library Participation
