Central Library Research Center Special Collections
AskUs Hotline
The main artery through which library calls for the system are routed, the service is manned by staff from the Research Center
and Readers’ Library. Short answer questions are dealt with on the spot, while more in-depth research is often
forwarded to the RC or to appropriate staff and departments around the system. Sherri Mann, RC Librarian
Online Research Center
The ORC’s are a collection of pathfinders and materials providing helpful links for a variety of commonly used topics & subject areas including Business, Education, History, and Tulsa and Oklahoma. www.tulsalibrary.org/research
Research Wizard
With more than 40 years combined experience, Research Wizard specialists provide in-depth, fee-based research to clients who need solutions to specific problems for which they may lack time, resources or expertise to manage. Martha Gregory, Librarian/Supervisor
Special Collections
The Research Center on the 4th floor of the Central Library offers a variety of specialized print and electronic resources. Below you will find some of those described, in addition to links chosen by our librarians to help you find what will best suit your needs.
Automotive
Print resources include Mitchell's, Haynes, Motor and Chilton's Repair Manuals and scattered service manual holdings; online resources include Mitchell’s, AllData, and Chilton’s repair manuals. Terri Combs, RC Librarian
Beryl Ford Collection
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, now available online. Cara Orban, RC Librarian
Business History
Print resources include International Directory of Company Histories (multi-volumes), Notable
Corporate Chronologies, and Encyclopedia
of Entrepreneurs. Terri Combs, RC Librarian
College Collection
Information on the college
selection process and financial aid opportunities. Melissa Kash-Holley, RC Librarian
Foundation Center Collection
A regional affiliate of the Foundation Center in NYC.
Features comprehensive and current resource material about funding sources, grant writing, fund raising, and nonprofit organization and management. Melissa Kash-Holley, RC Librarian
Geology
USGS Bulletins, Professional Papers, Water Supply Papers and Circulars; State Geological Bulletins; AAPG Bulletins; GSA Bulletins and memoirs; Canadian Geology. Terri Combs, RC Librarian
Government Documents
TCCL is a partial depository for government publications, both Federal and State. Robbie Sittel, Government Documents Librarian
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Investments
A variety of sources for the personal investor to use in security
analysis and selection.
Law
Collection
Print resources include West's
Encyclopedia of Law, Oklahoma Statutes,U.S. Code, and the Statutes
at Large (88th Congress - present). Robbie Sittel, RC Librarian
Levorsen Collection of Oil Industry Photographs
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. View 300 images from the early days of the Oklahoma petroleum industry. Cara Orban, RC Librarian
Literary Collection
A myriad of sources for literary
criticism and biography, plot
summaries, and more. Ellen Cummings, RC Librarian
Map Collections
Resources include 1980's Tulsa County aerial maps, Oklahoma Territory & Early Oklahoma Statehood Maps and Government Land Office plat maps from the 1890's to the early 1900's, historic Oklahoma highway maps back to the late 1910’s, 1:24,000 scale topographic maps for states west of the Mississippi River, smaller-scale topographic maps covering the United States, Flood Plain maps for the Tulsa County, USGS Geologic and Hydrologic Series maps, various U.S. and foreign geological maps, and National Parks Series maps. Kathy Harger, RC Library Associate
Oklahoma Reference Collection
This collection includes books and materials on the history of the state, biographies of noted Oklahomans, books about Indian tribes in Oklahoma, travel destinations, and other topics as they relate to Oklahoma, including art, archaeology, literature, music, education, business, cookbooks, maps, newspaper clipping files, and local Tulsa history. In addition, we have a limited collection of yearbooks from local high schools and state universities and The Chronicles of Oklahoma. Cara Orban, RC Librarian
Schematics
Rider Manuals provide complete schematics for early radios and televisions. Rider was continued by Sam's Photofacts and we have online database access as well as older television schematics and occasional VCR schematics in print. Terri Combs, RC Librarian
Small
Business
Print resources include Small
Business Sourcebook (312 specific profiles), Small
Business Profiles (2 volumes), and Encyclopedia
of Small Business. Melissa Kash-Holley, RC Librarian
Songbook Collection
Index to the words & music of over 30,000 songs in the print version and
over 47,000 songs in the online
version. Terri Combs, RC Librarian
Tulsa Organizations & Services
Use this resource to find Tulsa clubs, support groups, professional societies, social service and government agencies, libraries, museums, speakers, meeting facilities and more. This information is searchable by the public in any library or through the World Wide Web. Organizations with Web sites are given a link to the Internet from their entry. Cleo Yuan, RC Library Associate
Vertical Files
Collections of newspaper clippings, brochures, maps, and the like, that have been preserved by librarians since the 1950s, covering General, Oklahoma, and Tulsa. Cara Orban, RC Librarian
Vocational Guidance / Job Hunting Information
Sources for exploring the local and national job market, including the Occupational
Outlook Handbook and the Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. Jennifer Greb, RC Librarian