Local History & Archive

The library collects local history materials at a research level. Materials primarily focus on governmental entities and local organizations. Most items in the collection are available for in-library use, though some duplicate items are available for checkout in the circulating collection.

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The library has over 276 boxes of documents and photos. Some of the larger collections are the Stillwater Fire Department Collection, the Stillwater Medical Center Auxiliary Collection, the Kincannon Collection, and the Clarence Bassler Scrapbook collection. Patrons wishing to view items can make a request at the Adult Help Desk during regular library hours. Photo identification is required for in-library viewing.

Images of Oklahoma: Stillwater Public Library Digital Collection 

Microfilm Collection

Find microfilm copies of newspapers in the Genealogy Room, including a near-complete collection of Stillwater newspapers and collections for Perkins, Cushing, Yale, and Glencoe. Images may be scanned and saved to a thumb drive.

  • Stillwater High School annuals (nearly complete)
  • OSU Redskin annuals (nearly complete)
  • Stillwater City Directories (1910, 1922, 1927, various editions for 1930-1945, nearly complete after 1945)
  • Stillwater Telephone Directories
  • OSU Campus Directories
  • Lions Club papers
  • Rotary Club papers
  • 1898 to 1908 County Agricultural Census
  • Clarence Bassler Newspaper Scrapbooks
  • Stillwater Church histories

Contributing to the Archive

Please email Andrea Kane to discuss donating local materials.

  • 976.634 NEW - Stillwater: a Cradle of Oklahoma History by D. Earl Newsom
  • 976.6 CUN - Stillwater, Where Oklahoma Began by Robert Cunningham
  • 976.6 CUN - Stillwater through the Years by Robert Cunningham
  • 976.6 CHA - The Founding of Stillwater, a Case Study in Oklahoma History by Berlin Chapman

Local Resources

Contact Us

  1. Andrea Kane

    Tech Services Supervisor
    Email Andrea Kane
    Phone: (405) 372-3633 x8121
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