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The Oklahoma Department of Libraries includes two areas of particular interest to genealogists: the Oklahoma Room and the State Archives Division. The Oklahoma Room houses a huge book library with county histories, periodicals, indexes, and reference works.<ref name="DB91">Dollarhide and Bremer, 91.</ref> The State Archives Division maintains Oklahoma government records and other historical documents.  
The Oklahoma Department of Libraries includes two areas of particular interest to genealogists: the Oklahoma Room and the State Archives Division. The Oklahoma Room houses a huge book library with county histories, periodicals, indexes, and reference works.<ref name="DB91">Dollarhide and Bremer, 91.</ref> The State Archives Division maintains Oklahoma government records and other historical documents.  
'''Lawton Public Library'''<br>110 S.W. 4th Street <br>Lawton, OK 73105-3298 <br>Telephone: 405-581-3450<br>Internet: [http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/library/genealogy.htm http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/library/genealogy.htm]<br><br> The largest book collection of Oklahoma genealogies together with periodicals, maps, biographies, family folders, and a statewide index to all Oklahoma Territory tract books (public land buyers).<ref name="DB91" />
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'''Lawton Public Library'''<br>110 S.W. 4th Street <br>Lawton, OK 73105-3298 <br>Telephone: 405-581-3450<br>Internet: [http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/library/genealogy.htm http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/library/genealogy.htm]<br><br> The largest book collection of Oklahoma genealogies together with periodicals, maps, biographies, family folders, and a statewide index to all Oklahoma Territory tract books (public land buyers).<ref name="DB91" />
'''Bancroft Library'''<br>University of California, Berkeley<br>Berkeley, CA 94720<br>Telephone: 415-642-3781<br><br>This library in ''California&nbsp;'' has a good collection of documents about ''Oklahoma&nbsp;'' early settlers, early trails, stagecoaches, miners, and histories.<ref name="DB91" /><br><br>[[Image:OU Great Reading Room.jpg|right|300px|OU Great Reading Room.jpg]] '''University of Oklahoma'''<br>Western History Collection<br>630 Parrington Oval, Room 452<br>Norman, OK 73019<br>Telephone: 405-325-3641<br>Fax: 405-325-2943<br>Internet: http://libraries.ou.edu/locations/?id=22<br><br>The following lists manuscripts in their collection:<br><br>  
'''Bancroft Library'''<br>University of California, Berkeley<br>Berkeley, CA 94720<br>Telephone: 415-642-3781<br><br>This library in ''California&nbsp;'' has a good collection of documents about ''Oklahoma&nbsp;'' early settlers, early trails, stagecoaches, miners, and histories.<ref name="DB91" /><br><br>[[Image:OU Great Reading Room.jpg|right|300px|OU Great Reading Room.jpg]] '''University of Oklahoma'''<br>Western History Collection<br>630 Parrington Oval, Room 452<br>Norman, OK 73019<br>Telephone: 405-325-3641<br>Fax: 405-325-2943<br>Internet: http://libraries.ou.edu/locations/?id=22<br><br>The following lists manuscripts in their collection:<br><br>  


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