Newspapers published in Oklahoma by and for African-American communities.

This paper served the town of Altus from ~ 1900 to 1917. In 1917, it merged with the weekly The Oklahoma Democrat and became the Times-Democrat.

Photographs of expositions, pow-wows, homecomings, festivals, and other cultural events.

Spanning the years 1950 to 2008, this collection of more than 50,000 images covers communities across Oklahoma, along with their events, scenery, buildings, art, businesses, industries, and people. Photojournalist Jim Argo co-authored three books on Oklahoma and contributed photographs to another fourteen. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1997.

Scenes of civil engineering and agricultural activities.

These daily and weekly newspapers hail from the area encompassing Bartlesville, Osage and Washington counties published from 1903 to 1910. The papers include local, state, and national news as well as advertising.

The Beaver County Republican was a weekly newspaper published in Beaver, Ecter, and Plainview in Oklahoma's panhandle, published from 1906 to 1918 by H. W. Hill.

Still published in Bixby to this day, the Bulletin has claimed political independence since it was first established in 1905.

The Blair Progress was published in Greer County in the early 1900s until 1914. T. Milton Reid published and edited it until 1910 when J. B. Owen took over.

Out-of-print books related to Texas and Oklahoma history, made available as ebooks thanks to a Humanities Open Book Program grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence.

The May Bugle began publication in May, Harper County, Oklahoma sometime around 1913, replacing the Buffalo Bugle. H. E. Sehy served as editor and publisher of the weekly paper.

This weekly African American newspaper was established by Roscoe Dunjee circa 1915 in Oklahoma City and Guthrie. It included local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.

The Calumet Chieftain served as the newspaper for the town of Calumet in northwestern Canadian County from 1908 to 1943. The paper featured local, state, and national news as well as advertising.

The Canadian Valley News began as a Republican publication in 1901, led by Chester A. Keyes in Jones, Oklahoma. It was the only paper published in the town.

The Chandler News was the first newspaper published in Chandler, Oklahoma from 1891 to 1909. Charles E. Hunter established, edited and published the paper every Saturday.

The Chattanooga News, also known as the Chattanooga Weekly News, served the town of Chattanooga, Oklahoma from the early 1900s until 1929.

This weekly newspaper served the Oklahoman town of Chelsea starting in 1896, transforming into the Chelsea Reporter after 1902. It provided local, territorial, and national news.

Serving the heart of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, The Cherokee County Democrat came to fruition as a result of a consolidation of The Tahlequah Herald and The Tahlequah Arrow.

Images spanning some five decades of Oklahoma history.

Photographs dating from 1871 to 1992 that feature Chickasaw people and locations related to the tribe.

The Choctaw Herald was a weekly newspaper published out of Hugo, Oklahoma, as the successor of the Soper Herald. Jesse G. Curd was the editor and owner, publishing the paper until 1919.

The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.

This collection contains decades of correspondence, event programs, flyers, business information and church information collected by Civil Rights Leader Clara Luper.

The Claremore Progress, Claremore's first newspaper, was established in 1893 by cowboy Joe Klein.

A continuation of the earlier newspaper the People's Voice, the Cleveland County Enterprise published weekly until 1917, when it became the weekly edition of the Daily Transcript.

The Democratic-leaning The Cordell Beacon began publication in 1909 on a weekly basis by the Beacon Publishing Company and served as the official county newspaper for Washita County.

Images of towns and rural scenes with an emphasis on Fort Supply, Oklahoma, and Western State Hospital.

The County Democrat-News billed itself as the successor to the Kiefer Chronicle. The Democrat-News purchased the Creek County Republican and the Tri-County News, giving it the largest circulation of any newspaper in Creek County.

Newspapers published in Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma beginning in 1902. Titles include Craig County Gazette, Bluejacket News, Centralia Register, Ketchum News, and Craig County Democrat.

The Democrat-leaning Crowder City Guardian was published in Crowder City from 1905 until 1916, measuring 11 by 16 inches.

The Curtis Courier was started by C. D. Baxter and Son in 1901. Independent in politics, the Courier was published Thursdays, and in 1907 Baxter reported a circulation of 600. It ceased circulation in 1927.

Cushing Herald began on July 5, 1895, in Cushing, Oklahoma until 1904, when its name changed to the State Herald. It was published by W.J. Rendall and operated independently in politics.

This paper debuted in Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory on September 30, 1901. Dubbed the “The Official Paper of Anadarko", it changed names and publishers several times in its 14-year lifespan.

Photographs from the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division feature airplanes, flight, sports, and people.

W. F. Kane founded the weekly in 1908. The paper served Duke from 1908 and into the 1920s. There is no indication this paper supported any political, religious or ethnic groups.

The Durant Weekly News appeared circa 1901, in Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. It was an eight-page Democratic paper, issued on Fridays and the result of a consolidation of the Durant Times and the Durant Eagle.

Established by the first state legislature in 1908, Eastern Oklahoma State College first opened its doors in Wilburton, Oklahoma, on January 11, 1909, as the Oklahoma School of Mines and Metallurgy. Several publications have been published by the college, including The Mountaineer and The Eastern Statesman.

Milton “Kicking Bird” Reynolds arrived in Guthrie, Oklahoma, on April 22, 1889. He had worked as a newspaper correspondent promoting the opening of the Unassigned Lands of Oklahoma Territory.

These weekly newspapers were published in El Reno, Oklahoma from 1905 to 1988. A daily edition was published from 1901 to 1910.

James Edwin Kelly purchased the original paper in 1903 and combined it with Eldorado Light to create the current periodical. The Eldorado Courier remains in print to this day.

This newspaper ran from September 1901 until 1989 in Enid, Garfield County. It was published on a daily basis with the exception of Saturdays and Sundays by Eagle Printing and Publishing Company.

The Enid Weekly Wave was started by J. L. Isenburg, the editor, and publisher, in 1893, the first substantial paper in Enid.

The Farmers’ Champion appeared November 14, 1912, in Elgin, Comanche County, Oklahoma, with the motto, “Free—Fearless—Progressive.”

Photographs and postcards of street scenes, buildings, transportation, mining, and historic sites in and around Oklahoma City, as well as several cities in eastern Oklahoma.

Photographs from the collection of noted Oklahoma historian, Grant Foreman.

The Foss Enterprise was published on a weekly basis (every Friday) starting in 1901 by George W. Fenley. H.M. Diamond edited and published the paper, which measured 20 by 26 inches and spanned four pages.

Weekly newspaper published in Garber, Oklahoma from 1899 to 1949.

Aerial photographs of Oklahoma cities and rural properties.

Weekly newspapers published in Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, including the Greer Weekly Sun, the Mangum Sun-Monitor, the Mangum Weekly Star And The Greer County Democrat, and The Greer County Democrat.

Interior and exterior views of movie theatres.

The Guymon Herald was published weekly on Thursdays from 1891 until 1925, and served as the main paper of the town of Guymon in the Oklahoma panhandle.

Photographs of sand storms rolling in.

Victor Harlow published the first issue of Harlow’s Weekly on Aug 17, 1912. The paper was distributed around the nation until it ceased publication in January 1940.

The Harper County Democrat began publication in 1907 with E. L. Adams as editor and publisher. The paper adhered to views of the Democratic Party.

Photographs showing construction and architectural details of Oklahoma City's Federal Post Office and Courthouse from 1917 to 1919.

The Hennessey Eagle was owned by the Hennessey Publishing Company and edited by J. E. Hutchinson. The paper was issued every Thursday and claimed to be independent in politics.

The Herald-Sentinel was published in Cloud Chief, Oklahoma Territory from 1893 until 1900 and published in Cordell, Oklahoma from 1905 to 1919 on Fridays.

Historia was published quarterly by William P. Campbell of the Oklahoma Historical Society between 1909 and 1922. Publication was suspended from the fall of 1917 until January 1919 due to World War I. Historia was distributed free of charge to OHS members and donors.

The Hobart News-Republican began as the Hobart Republican in August of 1901, spanning the area in and around Hobart in Kiowa County.

The Harmon County Tribune, the official newspaper of Harmon County, was published in Hollis from 1914 to 1922.

Newspapers published in Hominy, Osage County, Oklahoma. Titles include Hominy News, Hominy Republican, Hominy News Republican, Osage Eagle, Hominy Herald, Hominy Journal, and Hominy News. Progress.

This paper was published by the Benedictine order at the Sacred Heart Abbey in Indian Territory near present-day Shawnee in 1888 by Father D. Ignatius, the second and last of the Prefect Apostolic in Oklahoma.

The Enterprise ran in Indianola, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma every Friday starting in 1904. B.W. Williams facilitated the paper's publication.

The Kiowa Breeze was published for the first time on March 29, 1901, reaching a circulation of roughly 300 people by 1907.

Photographs from the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division.

Photographs of performers, sets, and events. Includes images of presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman visiting Oklahoma.

This pioneering paper of Comanche County was established in 1903 as a successor to the newspaper Elgin Eagle. The paper had both daily and a weekly edition and affiliated with the Democratic Party.

Founded June 4, 1891, as a Democratic paper, the County Leader survived until the 1920s.

The Logan County News was first published by J. H. Maher in 1903. The eight-page, six-column weekly newspaper was published every Thursday, with H. C. Jent credited as editor and proprietor.

The Herald was the first weekly African-American newspaper in Oklahoma Territory. Its widespread circulation throughout the South/Southeast was vital to African-American settlement in the area.

These newspapers served the Mangum, Oklahoma area. The Star merged with several other titles during its long run.

The Maramec News began in 1912 in the town of Maramec, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was published by George M. Caldwell on a weekly basis.

Semi-weekly newspaper published in Idabel, Oklahoma from 1907 to 1969.

The Medford Patriot began in 1901 and was published until 1913. Its geographic coverage included Medford and Grant County, and it was published on a weekly basis by Palmer & Son.

Photographs from the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division show people, events, and places.

The Mulhall Enterprise was published by Willis B. Ehrman starting in 1894. It circulated every Friday with D. C. Dwinnell as the editor and James H. Scarr as the general manager.

The paper was founded in Muskogee, Indian Territory in 1901. The publication held a distinctly Republican point of view, with a focus on educating its readership in politics benefitting African Americans.

This newspaper was published in Muskogee, Indian Territory by Phoenix Print Company from 1901 until 1971.

Photographs related to Will T. Nelson.

This Haileyville newspaper The New State, created in 1905, earned its name due to creators' anticipation of Oklahoma’s shift from Indian Territory into statehood.

The Democrat Topic formed after the consolidation of Territorial Topic and the State Democrat. During the merger, Quincy T. Brown and George W. Tracy served as the publisher and editor respectively.

The Okarche Times began publication in 1892. Owner Charles E. Hunter created the paper after he sold The Chandler News and moved into the Cheyenne and Arapaho country newly plotted for settlement.

The Oklahoma City Pointer preceded the Free Daily Pointer, started by brothers Howard and William Tucker in 1902.

Photographs documenting natural resource conservation efforts in Oklahoma.

Photographs of tourist destinations and events in Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program exists to fulfill the goal of digitizing and making freely available as many Oklahoma-related newspaper titles as possible.

The weekly Oklahoma Farmer, the "One Down-to-Date Farm Paper of Oklahoma and Ind. Terr.," was established in Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, in 1890.

Newspapers published in Oklahoma by and for German communities. Titles include Der Courier, Oklahoma Vorwarts, Zions=Bote, Oklahoma Volksblatt, and Oklahoma Neuigkeiten.

Postcards and photographs of Oklahoma scenes.

A variety of records drawn from the larger tangible manuscript archives held by the Oklahoma Historical Society.

These photographs document individual portraits, street scenes, and pictures of landmarks and buildings taken between 1890 and 1920 across the state of Oklahoma.

Newspapers published in the interest of labor unions and practices in the region. Titles include The Farmers’ Union Advocate, Oklahoma Farmer and Laborer, Oklahoma Labor Unit and The Labor Review.

The Socialist newspaper The Oklahoma Leader ran weekly in Oklahoma City from 1918 to 1928.

The Oklahoma Neuigkeiten, translated as “Oklahoma News,” was a Democratically-affiliated German weekly started in 1902 in Perry, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Post consisted of both a daily and weekly paper. Both were published by the Post Publishing Company and edited by J. E. Jenkins.

Images of staff, sets, celebrities, and audiences.

The Oklahoma Representative, established in 1894, was sponsored by the People’s Party out of Guthrie, Oklahoma.

Photographs, periodicals, and other materials digitized from the Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum collection in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

In 1889, J. J. Burke and Elmer E. Brown leased the Oklahoma City Journal from A. C. and W. W. Scott and later bought the operation. Hamlin W. Sawyer bought the Oklahoma City Times and the papers were consolidated into the Oklahoma City Times-Journal.

The Orlando Clipper was printed in 1906 and published by D. B. Payne and served the town of Orlando from 1906 until 1935.

The Osage Journal began in 1897 with T. J. Leahy as its publisher. It was printed every Thursday with a Democratic point of view, until August 27, 1943.

Photographs and postcards from the collection of Frank Parman, co-founder of Point Riders Press and Individual Artists of Oklahoma (IAO).

The Pauls Valley Democrat, a continuation of the Pauls Valley Sentinel was founded in 1898 by Miles Lasater.

The Enterprise-Times was established in 1895 in Perry, Oklahoma, issued as both a weekly and daily issue.

The Pittsburg County Guardian was published in McAlester, Oklahoma from 1905 until 1924.

Established in 1893 in Hennessey, Oklahoma Territory. In 1895, the owner of the Hennessey Press purchased the subscription books of the Hennessey Democrat and consolidated the papers.

Photographs from the collection of Haskell Pruett, founder of Oklahoma A&M's Department of Photography.

Ralston Independent, also known as the Independent, began on December 1, 1910 in Ralston, Pawnee County, Oklahoma.

On July 31, 1903, A. E. Wood started the Red Rock Opinion out of Red Rock in Noble County. The publication held connections to the Republican Party.

Photographs of agricultural activities and events in Oklahoma in the first half of the twentieth century. The Edd Roberts Collection represents the most extensive coverage of agricultural topics in the OHS collections.

Rose State College is a public, two-year community college located on SE 15th Street in Midwest City. Since February 24, 1972, campus news has been covered by the student newspaper, the 15th Street News.

Photographs from the collection of Meta Chestnutt Sager who participated in the 1889 land run and then established El Meta Bond College in Silver City.

The Sapulpa Democrat was first published on March 20, 1901, within the Creek Nation in Indian Territory. In 1908, the title was changed to The Sapulpa Weekly Democrat. The Sapulpa Daily Democrat was established in 1907. The Sapulpa Evening Democrat began in 1911.

William Henry Platts published the first issue of The Sapulpa Light. In 1909 when the daily edition became the Sapulpa Evening Light. By 1913 the Sapulpa Evening Light had been replaced by the Sapulpa Daily Argus, which was followed by the Sapulpa American in 1917.

The Searchlight was published by James Kirkwood twice a week. It also served as the official paper of the Oklahoma-Indian Territory State Association, as well as the Sheriff’s Association of Oklahoma.

Charles Barrett created the daily edition of the Shawnee Herald in 1902. In 1911, it merged with The Shawnee News to become The Shawnee News-Herald, and, later, The Shawnee Daily News-Herald.

Portraits of Sorosis Club of Oklahoma City members, c.1947. Founded in 1909, the club offered enrichment classes to its members and raised money for many charitable causes. The club disbanded in 2001.

Founded in 1900, the Southwest World's three-year lifespan covered news in the Guthrie area. The paper was published weekly and remained politically independent.

Class photographs of nurses graduating in selected years from 1919 to 1983.

The State Journal was started in 1902 by Tom B. Woosley in Mulhall as a succeeding title to The Orlando Herald. The State Journal lasted until 1919 when it converted into the Mulhall State Journal.

The State Sentinel was established in 1904 in Henryetta, Oklahoma and was moved to Stigler fifteen months later. The paper was issued on Fridays and measured 15 by 22 inches with eight pages.

The Stroud Democrat, established in 1910, was the successor to the Lincoln County Journal.

This weekly newspaper served the town of Talihina, which was located in Indian Territory until 1907 when Oklahoma became a state, from 1905 to 1918.

Photographs from the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division show people and places.

Created by Miss L. M. King in Terlton, Pawnee County, Oklahoma from 1912 until 1916, this newspaper published on a weekly basis. The paper identified as progressive and ceased publication in 1916.

The Texhoma Times was published on a weekly basis from 1904 to 1983. The Texhoma Times was established by J. E. Kerr in September of 1904.

The Tulsa Daily World appeared on September 14, 1905, in Tulsa, Indian Territory. Its successor, the Tulsa World continues to be the second largest newspaper in Oklahoma.

Originally published in 1912, the paper functioned as a voice for Democratic African-American interests. In 1913, the paper moved to Tulsa, and the paper continued in its various iterations until 1961.

Organized in 1890 by the first territorial legislature of Oklahoma, the University of Oklahoma in Norman began its first school year on September 15, 1892, with fifty-seven students. Just five years later in 1897, the first student newspaper, the University Umpire, first appeared. The University of Oklahoma has a rich history of journalism and publishing that began just after the school began its first semester, and it continues to this day, 125 years later.

Newspapers, including the Oklahoma City Times (1968), and other items from Oklahoma collected for an Oklahoma Historical Society Vietnam War-era exhibit.

Photographs from the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division feature people, landscapes, and agricultural activities.

Photographs include events and street scenes.

Photographs from the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division feature people and buildings.

Weekly newspaper from Woodward, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.

Zions-Bote was a German newspaper established in Medford in 1885.