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OSU-Tulsa Library

Michael Wallis Route 66 archive

ALL AROUND

General topics and research materials

Rev. September 2016

Box 1

Albro, Pearl

Online obituary for the woman who built Buffalo Ranch.

Andrew Sisters

“Singer Maxine Andrews dies.” Arizona Republic, Oct 1995.

Articles: 1920s-1960s

1 “Routing of Highway 66 has been changed four times in five years.”

Unknown source, circa 1928.

“Paving Last Gap on US 66 in Beckham County, Oklahoma.” Highway 66

News, Jun 1930.

“Highway ‘66’ Meeting Will Be Held Here.” Highway 66 News, Jun 1930.

“Highway 66 and Phillips 66.” Phil News, Aug 1955.

“America’s Main Street.” New Mexico Magazine, Mar 1957.

“There Will Always Be a 66, Says State Highway Official.” Amarillo Daily

News, Sept 1962.

“Convention Scheduled in Shamrock.” Unknown source, Sept 1962.

“Route US 66 – Boulevard to the Golden West.” Today’s Health, Jun 1963.

“Highway 66 Group to Combat Signs.” Unknown source, Jul 1965.

“Billboards Bloom as Boosters Battle. Folks on 66 Take Aim at Turnpikes.”

Amarillo Daily News, Aug 1965.

“Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is Rapped.” Unknown source, Jul 1968.

“Overpass on US 66 at Western to Be Guilt During Peak Traffic.” Unknown

source, Jul 1966.

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“The Inspired Chicken Bungalow Court.” Short story by Ray Bradbury.” Los

Angeles Times West Magazine, Nov 1969.

“West view: Str-r-retch 1, 2, 3.” Los Angeles Times West Magazine, Nov

1969.

[West 66 sign] Los Angeles Times, Nov 1969.

“So Long, Old 66.” Unknown source, undated.

2 Articles: 1970s

“Travel on US 66 Brochure Approved.” Unknown source, Jan 1971.

“End of the Road.” Chicago Sun-Times, Jan 1977.

“The Lively Landscape: Signs of the Times.” Editorial, unknown source, Mar

1977.

“The End of the Road for Route 66.” Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, Jul

1977.

“Touring the Southwest a Test for the White.” Old Cars, Aug 1978.

Articles: 1980-1985

3 “Route 66 – Amerikas Highway of Life” Stern, Oct 1980.

“The Interstate’s Shadow is Overtaking Route 66.” The New York Times, Jul

1981.

“You are going to be mighty disappointedC.” Cycle World, May 1981.

“Romantic Route 66 Yields to Impersonal Interstate System.” St. Petersburg

Times, Jul 1981.

“Route 66: The Long and Lonesome Main Street of the West.” The Denver

Post, Jun 1982.

“Route 66: Past. Present. No Future.” Shield Magazine, 4th Quarter, 1982.

“Just For Kicks! Route 66.” Chicago Tribune, May 1983.

“The Adventure that is Still Route 66.” TravelHost, Jun 1983.

“One Long Museum.” Life, Jun 1983.

“66.” Life Magazine, Jun 1983.

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“Route 66 is a Nice, Nostalgic Drive.” USA Today, Jul 1983.

“Scenes from the Ghost Road.” OKMagazine, Sept 1983.

“Route 66: The Long Unwinding Road.” Cara, Jul/Aug 1984.

“Last of Highway 66 Joining Interstates.” Clinton (Okla.) Daily News, Oct

1984.

“Goodbye to Main Street 66.” American West, Sept/Oct 1984.

“The End of the Road.” Rolling Stone, Nov 1984.

“Old Route 66 Gets Kicked Off Nation’s Road.” The Dallas Morning News,

Jan 1985.

“Route 66 Falls Victim to March of Progress.” Amarillo Daily News, Jun

1985.

“Memory Lane? Take Route 66.” USA Today, Jun 1985.

“Old Highway 66 Passes Into History.” Unknown source, Jun 1985.

“66 Officially Kicks.” Springfield Daily News, Jul 1985.

“Highway Crewmen Strip US of Designation.” The Joplin Globe, Jul 1985.

“US 66 Signs Become Favorite Souvenir Target.” The Daily Oklahoman, Jul

1985.

“The Magic of Route 66.” Illinois Times, Aug 1985.

“Memory Lives On As Book is Closed on Colorful Route 66 Transportation

Saga.” Aug 1985.

“Searching for Signs of Route 66.” The Hanford Sentinel, Sept 1985.

“Easing of Federal Controls on Highway Billboard Seen.” Unknown source,

Oct 1985.

“Route 66 is Gone, But the Memories Haven’t Faded.” Houston Chronicle,

Oct 1985.

Articles: 1986-1989

4 “Route 66: American Institution Vanishes in Conversion.” Unknown source,

Oct 1986.

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“America’s Main Street.” The Tulsa Tribune, Apr 1987.

“Hot Rod’s Route 66 Tour. Part 1: Chicago to St. Louis.” Hot Rod, Dec

1987.

“New Kicks on Route 66 [Four part series].” Chicago Sun-Times, Dec 1987.

“Spinning Memories on a Golden Oldie – Route 66.” The Dallas Morning

News, Dec 1987.

“Hot Rod’s Route 66 Tour. Part 2: St. Louis to Oklahoma City.” Hot Rod,

Jan 1988.

“The Highway Into America’s Past.” Minneapolis Tribune, Jan 1988.

“Hot Rod’s Route 66 Tour. Part 3: Oklahoma City to Albuquerque.” Hot

Rod, Feb 1988.

“Women in Waiting. Faces in the Roadside Diners of Route 66.” American

Way, Jul 1988.

“The Road Where America Got Its Kicks.” Unknown source, Jul 1988.

“The Land of the 44-Lane Highway.” Preservation News, Aug 1988.

“Gridlock!” Time, Sept 1988.

“America’s Street. A New Book Traces the LegendC.” OKMagazine, Oct

1988.

“In Search of Nat King Cole, Tom Joad, and Buzz and Tod. Business Week,

Jan 1989.

“OMNI’s Five Star Travelogue.” Mar 1989.

“Route 66 Revisited. A Few Kicks Remain on RoadC” Unknown source,

Mar 1989.

“High-Tech Maps to Change Way Americans Travel.” Tulsa World, Mar

1989.

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“Oklahoma Planning to Get New Kicks on Old Route 66.” Tulsa World, Jun

1989.

“Route 66.” Goldmine, Jun 1989.

“Listeners Send Votes for Top Cruising Tunes.” Seattle Times, Jun 1989.

“A New Lease on Light.” American Way, Jul 1989.

“The A List.” Self, Aug 1989.

“Happy Trails.” Editorial, Preservation News, Oct 1989.

“Route 66 Revisited.” Albuquerque Journal, Nov 1989.

“Country Singer is Getting His Kicks on Old Route 66.” San Bernardino

Weekend Sun, Dec 1989.

“Tacky Nostalgia? No, These Are Landmarks.” Time, Dec 1989.

Articles: 1990-1991

5 “Michael Martin Murphy, California and Route 66 on the Move.” Route 66

News, Jan 1990.

“Help From Western Cities Sought in Effort to Revive Interstate 66.”

Bartlesville Examiner, Jan 1990.

“Route 66 ‘Main Street of America’.” The Signal, Jan 1990.

“Reviving Route 66.” The Tulsa Tribune, Feb 1990.

“Will They Forget Route 66? Nix!” Tulsa World, Mar 1990.

“Route 66 Reunion.” Corvette Fever, Apr 1990.

“They Still Get Kicks on Route 66, US Memory Lane.” Los Angeles Times,

Apr 1990.

“US Route 66. Once a Main Artery, It’s Now a Road of Memory.” Fort Worth

Star-Telegram, Apr 1990.

“America’s Road. Route 66 Love LetterC.” Tulsa World, May 1990.

[The Illinois Association Motor Tour is On a RollC.Down the Road.] Desert

Life Magazine, May 1990.

“The Song of the Open Road.” The Tulsa Tribune May 1990.

“Remembering 66.” Editorial, The Tulsa Tribune, May 1990.

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“Route 66 a Dream to the Young, Nightmare to Graybeards.” The Sunday

Oklahoman, May 1990.

“Some 66 Tales Are a Real Gas.” The Tulsa Tribune May 1990.

“The Highway That Spells ‘Mother’.” The New York Times, May 1990.

“Route 66 Backers Keep Rolling Along.” St. Louis Dispatch, May 1990.

“On the Road Again.” Entertainment Weekly, May 1990.

“You Can Still Get Some Kicks on Old Route 66.” The State Journal-

Register, Jun 1990.

“Retracing Gateway to West Stirs Memories.” The Sun, Jun 1990.

“Route 66: Highway of Memories Without Number.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

Jun 1990.

“Romantic Highway Weaves a Ribbon Across the US.” The New Mexican,

Jul 1990.

“The Story of US 66, ‘The Mother Road’.” The Daily Ardmoreite, Jul 1990.

“Route 66 May Win Preservation.” Tulsa World, Aug 1990.

“Illinois Honors Its Stretch of the Once-Famous Route 66.” Old Cars &

Marketplace, Aug 1990.

[Route 66. Old Treasure High Way.] Goods Press, Oct 1990.

“Hoping for Kicks from a New 66.” Boston Globe, May 1991.

“Take a Trip Into America’s Past On This Nostalgic Search for The Original

‘Interstate’.” Touring America, Summer 1991.

“Overseas Visitors Discovering Heartland, Startling Experts.” Meriden-

Wallingford CT Record-Journal, Oct 1991.

“Overseas Tourists Flock to Heartland of United States.” The Oregonian, Oct

1991.

“Foreigners Traveling Off the Beaten Path.” The Dallas Morning News, Oct

1991.

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[Route 66: Chicago to Los Angeles]. Goods Press, Nov 1991.

“Many Overseas Tourists Are Now Visiting the American Heartland.”

Kalamazoo, MI Gazette, Nov 1991.

“Get Your Kicks OnC.” Hollywood Independent, Nov 1991.

[Route 66: Chicago to Los Angeles]. Goods Press, Dec 1991.

Articles: 1992

6 [Route 66: Chicago to Los Angeles]. Goods Press, Jan 1992.

“Get Your Kicks on Route 66.” Times/Post Intelligencer, Jan 1992.

“Route 66: A Driving Heritage Tour.” Austin American Statesman, Jan 1992.

“Mother Road Still Giving Kicks.” Unknown source, Jan 1992.

“Nostalgia Up to Speed on Route 66.” Los Angeles Times, Jan 1992.

[Route 66: Chicago to Los Angeles]. Goods Press, Feb 1992.

“Students Get Their Kicks on Route 66 – Route 66 Study Will Take 2 Years.”

Post-Tribune, Feb 1992.

[Route 66: Chicago to Los Angeles]. Goods Press, Mar 1992.

“Perris to Pekin.” European Car, Mar 1992.

“Still Getting Their Kicks.” The Denver Post, Mar 1992.

“On the Road From Chicago to LA on the ‘Main Street’ of America – Route

66.” Chicago Tribune Magazine, Mar 1992.

[Route 66: Chicago to Los Angeles]. Goods Press, Apr 1992.

“Get Your Kicks: Route 66 Still LivesC.” Travel & Leisure, Apr 1992.

“’The Mother Road’.” The Dallas Morning News, Apr 1992.

“No More Kicks on Route 66.” The Beacon Journal, Apr 1992.

“On the Road Again. Musical Tour Celebrates Route 66.” St. Louis Post-

Dispatch, May 1992.

“’The Mother Road’ Turns 66.” Palm Springs Desert Sun, May 1992.

“America a la Carte. A Curmudgeon Finds Bliss on Lonesome Roads Out

West.” The Dallas Morning News, May 1992.

“Get Your Kicks.” CondéNast Traveler, Jun 1992.

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“La Madre di Tutte le Strade.” Domenica, Jul 1992.

“Route 66 Road Warriors Keep Spirit of Old Gateway to the West Alive.”

Post-Tribune, Aug 1992.

“Route 66: Unmarked, but Not Unsung.” The New York Times, Aug 1992.

“Hard Times on Route 66.” Restaurant Hospitality, Oct 1992.

“The Highway That’s the Best.” Newsweek, Nov 1992.

“Route 66 Turns 66.” Oklahoma Today, Dec 1992.

“Chasing Route 66.” Esquire, Dec 1992.

“Route 66 [Legendary Road Rolls On Among Fans]”. The Milwaukie Journal,

Dec 1992.

Articles: 1993-1995

7 “Eating Route 66.” Goods Press, Jan 1993.

“Different Kicks From Route 66.” SBC Update, 1993.

“Through Darkest America.” American Heritage, Jul/Aug 1993.

“A Stop on the Mother Road.” AC Current, Fall 1993.

“The Magic of Route 66.” Vista USA, Spring 1994.

“Rediscovering Our National Routes.” AAA World, May/Jun 1994.

“In Search of the Lincoln Highway.” American History, Aug 1994.

“On the Road With Alice.” American History, Aug 1994.

“Great Ghosts.” Yippy-Yi-Yea, Fall 1994.

“The Lost Highway.” Unknown source, article series, 1994/1995; 1995;

1995-1996.

“Westward on the Old Lincoln Highway.” American Heritage, Apr 1995.

“Planning a 66 Sojourn.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jul 1995.

“The Mother Road: Leaving the Comfort Zone.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jul

1995.

“Crash Fatal at 66 Raceway.” Tulsa World, Jul 1995.

“Help Us Save route 66!” Historic Preservation, Jul/Aug 1995.

“Get Your Kicks on Route 66.” Inside Source, Aug 1995.

“Take the High Road – Route 66.” TV World, Aug 1995.

[Mother Road]. TravelAmerica, Sept/Oct 1994.

“Cruising Route 66.” Country Living, Oct 1995.

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“Mayors Want to Right Wrong. Seeking Addition of Route 66 Signs.” West

County Journal, Nov 1995.

“Interstate Highway System One of Seven Wonders of US.” Tulsa World,

Dec 1995.

Box 2

Articles: 1996-1997

1 “For Old Road, There’s New Romance.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan

1996.

“Get Your Kicks on Route 66.” Travelin’ Magazine, Jan/Feb 1996.

“Mutter Aller Strassen: Wahnsinn USA Land der Extreme.” Spiegel, 1996.

[Advertisement]. American Heritage, Apr 1996.

“Visa ATM Roots for Route 66 as Road Marks 70th.” Advertising Age, May

1996.

“Get Your Kicks on RouteC60? Route 66 Magazine, Summer 1996.

“Greetings From Route 66.” Insight, Sept 1996.

“Hit the Road. Travel on Route 66C.” Car Stage, Oct 1996.

“Highways Built in ‘60s Can’t Meet ‘90s Needs.” Tulsa World, Nov 1996.

“Taking 66 to the Limit.” Unknown source, Feb 1997.

“Memories of The Mother Road.” Southern Living, Mar 1997.

“Route 66: A Skybum’s Tour.” Flying, Mar 1997.

“The Highway That’s the Best.” Home & Away, Mar/Apr 1997.

“Hit the Road. Travel on Route 66C.” Car Stage, Feb 1997.

“Route 66: A Way of Life.” Home & Away, Mar/Apr 1997.

“Best of the West: Route 66, a 2,400-mile Art Adventure.” Southwest Art,

May 1997.

“America. The Inside Story.” Time, Jul 1997.

“Route 66 Still Kicking!” Tulsa World, Oct 1997.

Articles: 1998-1999

2 “Riding the Mother Road.” Unknown source, circa 1998.

“Paradise Lost?” American Heritage, Feb/Mar 1998.

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“The Road of Flight. Route 66 Has Given Generations a DreamC” Pontiac

Driving Excitement, Spring 1999.

“Paying Homage to Route 66.” The Washington Times, Apr 1999.

“Panel Green-Lights Route 66 Bill.” Los Angeles Times, Apr 1999.

“Riding the Ghost of Route 66.” Chicago Tribune, 30 May 1999.

“King of the Roads.” People, Jul 1999.

“Take a Nostalgic Look Back at Oklahoma’s PastC.” Odyssey, Aug 1999.

Articles: 2000-2012

3 “US – 66: Why Not Penn Pike?” Toll Roads Newsletter, Nov/Dec 2000

“MIA: Route 66.” Hog Tales, 2001.

“Two-Lane Blacktop – 2000 Style.” Smoke Signals, Feb 2001.

“Route 66: Photographs from the Mother Road.” SCA News, Spring 2001.

“Traveling Down the Buy-way Highway.” El Palacio, Summer/Fall 2001.

“Forty-five Ways to Remember 66’s 75th.” Alibi, Jul 2001.

“Road Trip.” My Generation, Jul/Aug 2001.

“Restoring Route 66.” On the Road, Jul-Sept 2002.

“Sixth Street Rocks for Route 66 Anniversary.” Accent West, Aug 2001.

“Book gives Glimpse of Mother Road Through SF.” Unknown source, Oct

2001.

“Get Your Hits on Route 66.” AAA Midwest Traveler, Mar/Apr 2002.

“Master of the L.A. Division.” Classic Trains, Summer 2002.

“The Son of Route 66.” Tulsa People, 2004.

“The Mother Road. Locals Make Second TripC.” Riverstyle, Jul 2005.

“Highway Highlights.” Home & Away, Jan/Feb 2009.

“Some Maps go Astray with Route 66.” Tulsa World, Mar 2012.

Articles: Undated

4 “3 Hurt in Blaze at ‘20s-era Hotel.” Tulsa World.

“Still the Way West.” US 66: An American Adventure, press release.

“Reinstating the Interstate.” Unknown source.

“One for the Road.” Unknown source.

“Route 66: The End of the Road.” Unknown source.

“Real America, Where Sky is Blue and Buildings Run Wild.” Unknown

source.

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“Getting Kicks on Route 66.” Unknown source.

“Get Your Kicks” advertisement. Gift Reporter.

“Route 66 Revisited.” Letter to the editor, Cowboys & Indians.

“Etats-Unis. Route 66: la Grande Virée vers L’Ouest.” Geo.

“The Mystical Bohemians.” Unknown source.

“Fixing the Horse Highways.” Unknown source.

“So Long, Old 66.” Unknown source.

“Mythic Miles.” Past Perfect.

“Going, Going, GoneCRoute 66 Scenic Sites Are Vanishing.” Unknown

source.

“Highway 66 Signs Vanishing as Thieves Take Part of History.” Unknown

source.

“Decaying National Highway.” Partial article only, unknown source.

“US 66, America’s Main Street, Now Merely a Road to Nowhere.” Partial

article only, unknown source.

“Video Revives Memories, Hope of Route 66 Fans.” Inland Empire.

“End of the Line, End of a Legend.” The Sacramento Bee Final.

“The Road Ain’t What It Used to Be.” Unknown source.

“Groups Offer State Maps of Route 66.” The Sunday Oklahoman.

“Signs for Sale.” Unknown source.

“New Interest in an Old Highway.” Country News.

“The Interstate’s Shadow is Overtaking Route 66.” The New York Times.

“Wealth of Details Can Define Whole.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

“US Highway 80 Revisited in Art.” Arizona Daily Star.

“The Mother Road: Leaving the Comfort ZoneC.” Unknown source.

“Route 66: Main Street of America.” Unknown source.

Articles pulled from LexisNexis: 1980-1996

5 Various LexisNexis computer printouts circa 1980s.

“Route 66 Journal: Now, Only Ghosts Ride on Highway of Dreams.” The

New York Times, Mar 1990.

“A Highway That Spells ‘Mother’.” The New York Times, May 1990.

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“Older Writers Share How They Got Their Kicks.” Unknown source, Jun

1991.

“America’s Main Street.” Chicago Tribune, Mar 1992.

“Corvette Owners to Converge on Santa Monica PierC.” PR Newswire

Assoc., May 1993.

“On Television: ‘Route 66’.” The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Jun 1993.

“Friendships, Beautiful and Otherwise.” The New York Times, Jun 1993.

“Part V – On Route 66: Get Your KicksC” CBS News transcripts, Aug 1993.

“All Along Route 66 Writer Fuels a LegendC.” Chicago Tribune, Mar 1994.

“Storied Old Route 66 is Still Kicking for Nostalgia Fans.” The Plain Dealer,

May 1994.

“Route 66 Watchers Remember ‘The Grapes of Wrath’.” Cable News

Network, Oct 1994.

“In Performance: Jazz.” The New York Times, Feb 1995.

“Network Bus Makes Stop at Metro Diner.” Tulsa World, Mar 1995.

“Taking Up Where Steinbeck Left OffC.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Mar 1995.

“Route 66 – 2,400 Miles of Pure America.” Gannett News Service, Jul 1995.

6 “Nicest Number AroundC.” The News Tribune, Jul 1995.

“Route 66 is On Its WayC.” Information Access Company, Mar 1996.

“Route 66 Resonates with V-Twin.” The Phoenix Gazette, Jun 1996.

“En Route to a Simpler TimeC.” Los Angeles Times, Jun 1996.

“Route 66.” ABC News transcripts, Jun 1996.

“Route 66 Leads to Hog Heaven.” Arizona Daily Sun, Jun 1996.

“Route 66 is Being Rediscovered on its 70th Birthday.” The Denver Post, Jun

1996.

“Books to Go: Driving Still Reigns as American Obsession.” Los Angeles

Times, “Sept 1996.

“O.C. Live: Spirit of 66C.” Los Angeles Times, Dec 1996.

“Taking 66 to the Limit.” Albuquerque Journal, Feb 1997.

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“You Can Still Get Some Kicks on Route 66.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jul

1997.

“Get Your Kicks: Glories of Route 66 Revisited at Two-Day Symposium.”

Tulsa World, Jul 1997.

“On Route 66, the $66 Signs Become Favorite Souvenirs.” The Arizona

Republic, Aug 1998.

“Route 66: How to Save America’s Main Street.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

Nov 1998.

“Get Your Kicks – On Cyber 66.” The Arizona Republic, Dec 1998.

“Just the Facts: Cyber-Travelers on Route 66.” Los Angeles Times, Jan

1999.

“The Road Traveled Award-Winning Author WallisC.” Tulsa World, Feb

1999.

“Focus on Summer Travel: Route 66 Lives OnC” Los Angeles Times, May

1999.

“Getting Our Kicks: Route 66 and the Highway SystemC” St. Louis Post-

Dispatch, Jun 1999.

“House OK’s Bill for Route 66 Preservation.” Albuquerque Tribune, Jul 1999.

“Motorists Will Get Their Kicks on the Refurbished Route 66.” Albuquerque

Journal, Aug 1999.

“Route 66 Fans Get a Lift in Congress.” Agence France Presse, Jul 1999.

“D.C. Connection.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jul 1999.

“King of the Roads: Route 66C.” People, Jul 1999.

“Q and A.” The New York Times, Aug 1999.

“Signs of Life.” Albuquerque Journal, Aug 1999.

“Funding Preserves Chance to Get Route 66 Kicks.” Albuquerque Journal,

Aug 1999.

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“Carmentary. Follow-up: $10 Million Slated for RestorationC” Los Angeles

Times, Aug 1999.

“It’s Drive Time: Getting Reacquainted with the Real US.” Chicago Tribune,

Oct 1999.

“NPR Names Century’s 100 Most Significant SongsC.” Los Angeles Times,

Jan 2000.

“A Page From History: Old Route 66 Hasn’t ChangedC.” Chicago Tribune,

Feb 2000.

“Some Still Savor the Slower Side of Old Route 66C.” Chicago Tribune,

May 2000.

“Site Showcases Scenic Highways Across America.” St. Louis Post-

Dispatch, Jun 2000.

“Asphalt Blues.” The New York Times, Jul 2000.

“How the Government Will Get Its KicksC.” Chicago Tribune, Aug 2000.

“Valley PerspectiveC.” Los Angeles Times, Sept 2000.

“Time Russert Knows Better.” Daily News (New York), Sept 2000.

“Kmart Doyenne-Ybrook, Martha: Retail Deal Leaves Room for

Improvement.” The New York Post, May 2000.

“Monster in the Box Takes Many Forms Over 50 Years.” Los Angeles

Times, Sept 2000.

Articles printed from internet sources

7 “Route 66 Turns 66 – An Overview.” Tom Snyder.

“Route 66: The Legends and Lore of ‘the Mother Road’.” Interview.

“Route 66 to be Refurbished.” Richard Benke.

Thunderbirds of Route 66. “Get Your (T-Bird) Kicks on Route 66!!!” Sky

Silverton.

“The 50’s.” US Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management.

“History of Route 40 and the National Road.” Frank Brusca website.

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“Why is This Road So Important to America?” National Historic Route 66

Federation.

“Postcards from the Road.”

“Historical Background. And Then CameC.” Special Resource Study Route

66, US Dept. of the Interior.

“Highway of Dreams.” Photocopied with permission of American

Motorcyclist.

“Lulu’s Big Adventure.” Jeff Meyer and Lynn Bagdon.

“News You Can Use: Travel [Route 66].” Linda Kulman..

“Historic Route 66 Writing Down the Mother Road.” Raymond Dussault.

[Jack Kerouac and the ‘Beat Generation’.”

“America’s Original Literary Thoroughfare.” Raymond Dussault.

“US 66 At a Glance.”

Automobiles

1 Chevrolet

Promotional catalogs for apparel and accessories. 1995.

2 Corvette

“Look At That ‘Vette.” Tulsa World, Apr 1996.

“Express Delivery: The Story of Picking Up 1953 Corvette #003.”

Howard R. Kirsch.

Corvette Quarterly, Route 66 Special Issue. Summer 1990.

Promotional materials from Corvette Program Headquarters.

3 Edsel, Ford

“They Bought Edsels!” Tulsa World, Jul 1996.

“An Edsel by Any Name.”: The New York Times, Jul 1997.

“1947: Fifty Years Ago. End of the Road.“ Henry Ford obituary.

Home & Away. Cover photo featuring vintage Fords.

4 General

“Sculpture on Wheels.” Smithsonian, Jul 1993.

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“100 Years of the Automobile in America.” American Heritage,

Special edition, Nov 1996.

“Hot for the Road: 100 Years of the Automobile in America.” Life

Magazine, collector’s edition, Winter 1996.

“Art From the Driver’s Seat: Americans and Their Cars.” Exhibit

announcement, 1997.

Box 3

Autry, Gene

“Gene Autry: The Singing Cowboy Who Discovered Gold in California.”

Yippy-Yi-Yea Western Lifestyles, undated.

Gene Autry, Singing Movie CowboyC” Obituary. The New York Times, Oct

1998.

Battle, Michel

“Amer Indien”. Exhibit catalog.

“Visages des Warriors: Imaginary Portraits of Departed Indians.” Exhibit

flyer.

2 original ink sketches, both of which are signed by M. Battle, and inscribed

to Michael and Suzanne Wallis by Battle.

Books and videos

Bibliographic information, book reviews, publication and production

announcements—all relating to Route 66.

Bunion Derby

See: All Around: International Trans-Continental Foot Race.

Burma Shave

The Legend of Burma Shave. Accordion-fold booklet.

Brief history of Burma Shave included in a promotional brochure for Once

Upon a Time Collections.

Burma Shave jingles from 1927-1963, photocopied from an unknown source.

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Handwritten notes (not Wallis’s) on the first signs, jingles, and the way they

worked, 3p.

Handwritten verse, (not in Wallis’s hand) remembering the Mother Road, 7p.

Burma Shave bumper sticker.

“Whatever Happened to the Burma Shave Signs?” Letter to the editor

regarding the article. Home & Away, Nov/Dec 1989.

“Burma Shave Man Finds Road’s End.” Obituaries.

“Burma Shave.” American History, Feb 1997.

“Those Catchy Signs Return.” Unknown source, Jul 1997.

Cary, Harry

1 “So Long, Everybody.” Chicago Tribune, Feb 1998.

“Harry Caray Dies.” Chicago Sun-Times, Feb 1998.

“Harry Caray.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb 1998.

“He Took Us Out to the Ballgame.” Chicago Tribune, Feb 1998.

“Harry Caray.” Obituary. Tulsa World, Feb 1998.

[Harry Caray]. Commentaries appearing in Chicago Tribune, Feb 1998.

“Caray Farewells Begin.” Chicago Sun-Times, Feb 1998.

“Old Announcers Just Fade Away.” Chicago Sun-Times, Feb 1998.

“Radio Days Made Caray the Fans’ Man.” Chicago Sun-Times, Feb 1998.

“Restaurant Will Remain Special Place for Fans.” Chicago Sun-Times, Feb

1998.

“Don’t Cry for Harry: It’s Celebration Time.” Chicago Sun-Times, Feb 1998.

“Hats Off to Harry.” Chicago Sun-Times, Feb 1998.

“Harry Caray: A Baseball Life.” Chicago Tribune, Feb 1998.

2 “Caray’s Pals Bid Farewell.” Chicago Sun-Times, Feb 1998.

“Cheers Amid the Tears as Caray’s Fans Say So Long.” Daily Herald, Feb

1998.

“It Was Harry’s Kind of Funeral.” Chicago Tribune, Feb 1998.

“One Final Toast to Harry.” Chicago Sun-Times, Mar 1998.

“Trib Owes Harry a Title.” Chicago Sun-Times, Mar 1998.

“So Long, Harry.” USA Today Baseball Weekly, Feb/Mar 1998.

“The Best Summer Love: Harry and Baseball.” Unknown source, Apr 1998.

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“Caray’s Widow Leads Tribute to Broadcaster.” The Daily Oklahoman, Apr

1998.

“Cubs Caray the Day.” Chicago Sun-Times, Apr 1998.

“Hearing Sing-a-long is Believing Anything Can Happen on North Side.”

Chicago Tribune, Apr 1998.

“Trachsel Rides Out Moment. Caray Outpouring Distracts Veteran.”

Chicago Tribune, Apr 1998.

“Caray Tributes Amaze Grace.” Chicago Sun-Times, Apr 1998.

“Unforgettable, That’s What He Is.” Chicago Sun-Times, Apr 1998.

“Caray’s Legacy Lives On.” Chicago Sun-Times, Apr 1998.

“Hey, Harry, Did It Sound As Good Up There?” Unknown source, undated.

“Only One Tribute Would Do Justice to Harry’s Legacy.” Unknown source,

undated.

“Harry Era Ends in Tears, Chants, Cheers.” Chicago Tribune, undated.

“Another Harry? Not In This Age.” Chicago Tribune, undated.

Cline, Patsy

“Unfaded Love.” Tulsa World, Aug 1997.

Cole, Nat King

Biographical information acquired from an internet source.

“The Unforgettable ‘King’.” Unknown source, Feb 1995.

Cowboys and cowgirls

“An Udder Shame.” Texas Monthly, Nov 1995.

“Cowboys Not Vanishing, They’re Just Off Beaten Path.” Unknown source,

undated.

Diners

“Fast Food Stands.” Excerpt from Main Street to Miracle Mile: American

Roadside Architecture. Chester H. Liebs. 1995.

“Reliving Lunch by the Side of the Road.” New York Times, Jan 1999.

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Where Have You Gone, Starlight Café? Promotional brochure for Roadside

Books by Will Anderson.

Restaurant Directory and Pocket Menu. Steak n’Shake restaurants across

the US.

Drive-Ins (theatres)

“The Drive-In, at Twilight.” The New York Times, Sept 1988.

“Big Screen, Night Sky—Good Times.” Smithsonian, May 1994.

Evans, Dale

See: All Around: Rogers, Roy.

Ford, Beryl

“Tulsa’s Past Is Safe in Beryl Ford’s Hands.” The Tulsa Tribune, Mar 1986.

Guthrie, Woodrow Wilson “Woody”

“Woody Guthrie’s Home Town is Divided on Paying Him Homage.” The New

York Times, Dec 1972.

“Okemah: This Town Was His Town.” The Tulsa Tribune, Dec 1988.

“Okemah Gives Tribute to Native Son Woody Guthrie.” Tulsa World, Dec

1988.

“Woody Guthrie: Controversy, Legend Follow Oklahoma’s Populist Poet.”

Tulsa World, Jan 1989.

“This Town is Your Town. Okemah Begins to Open Its Arms to Woody

Guthrie.” The Dallas Morning News, Apr 1989.

“Arlo Helps Okemah Honor Woody Guthrie.” Tulsa World, Apr 1989.

“Guthrie Draws Polite Crowd.” Unknown source, May 1989.

“In Search of Woody.” The Tulsa Tribune, May 1990.

“Pastures of Plenty.” American Heritage, Jul/Aug 1991.

“Woody Guthrie and His Oklahoma Hills.” The Journal of the Mid-American

Folklore Society and the Kansas Folklore Society, Spring 1991.

“Looking for Woody.” Oklahoma Today, Mar/Apr 1991.

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“Mother Road, Migrant Road: Dorothea Lang on US 66.” Landscape, 1992.

“This Land is His Land.” Tulsa World, Oct 1993.

“Aloha, Arlo!” People Magazine, Jun 1994.

“Braggin’ Rights.” Tulsa World, Jul 1998.

“(In?) Famous Oklahoman’s Legacy Preserved.” Tulsa World, Jul 1998.

“All His Life Woody Spoke for the People.” Tulsa World, Jul 1998.

“Hard Travelin’ .” Unknown source, undated.

“Last Refrain. Okemah Still Quarrels Over Woody Guthrie.” Oklahoma

Monthly, undated.

“Folk Singer Slated to Perform.” Announcement regarding performance by

modern day Woody Guthrie, Larry Long. Sponsored by Sapulpa Arts.

“Oklahoma Hills.” Typed lyrics to the Woody Guthrie song.

Harvey, Fred

“Three Thousand Miles of Hospitality: The Fred Harvey Story.” Persimmon

Hill, Spring 1988.

“The Harvey Girls.” Texas Highways, Feb 1992.

“Fred Harvey and His Girls.” True West, Dec 1993.

“Londoner Fred Harvey Built a Western EmpireC.” Wild West, Apr 1994.

“Far From Home. West By Rail with the Harvey Girls.” Persimmon Hill,

Summer 1994.

“Fred Harvey Kept the West in Food and Wives.” Slow Lane Journal, Feb

1995.

“Harvey Girls.” Typescript by Michael and Suzanne Wallis, with handwritten

corrections and revisions, 3p.

Wallis’s handwritten notes, 1p.

Harvey Girls, The

See: All Around: Harvey, Fred.

Holly, Buddy

“Holly: Not Fade Away.” The Tulsa Tribune, Feb 1989.

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House trailers

“America’s Home Away from Home is Still a Good Motel.” Smithsonian, Mar

1986.

“House Trailers.” Smithsonian, Jun 1998.

International Trans-Continental Foot Race

Official Program. C.C. Pyle’s First Annual International Trans-Continental

Foot Race. Price 25¢. Pay no more. Photocopy of the original. 24 Mar

1928.

History of the race, maps and points of interest, acquired from an internet

source.

[Pyle Pounders Due at 8 p.m. in Weehawken]. Acquired from an internet

source.

“Bunion Derby Opened Up Sooner’s Races.” The Daily Oklahoman, Sept

1977.

“She Recalls Bunion Race On Old 66.” Daily Oklahoman, Aug 1989.

“The Great Bunion Derby.” Route 66 Magazine, 1995/96.

“Birthing the NFL.” Sky, Jan 1997.

“Red Grange (1903-91).” Unknown source, undated.

“Foyil Memorial to Honor 1928 Bunion Run Winner.” Unknown source,

undated.

Jackalope

Texas Jackalope. Souvenir postcard.

Western Jackalope. Souvenir postcard.

Jackalope Folk Art by the Truckload. Brochure in 2 versions.

Famous Wyoming Jackalope. Advertisement. Yippy-Yi-Yea Western

Lifestyles, Winter 1995.

Photocopies of letters regarding the “mounted head” referred to as the

“Deerab” that was ordered by C.H. Weaver and sent to Frank Phillips.

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Logsdon, Guy

Logsdon’s vita. Photocopied typescript, 3p.

Biographical and professional information from various sources.

Maps

1 “Main Street of America. Official Route from Los Angeles to Chicago.”

Photocopy of an early map, in 3 versions.

“Main Street Across America.” The Daily Oklahoman, Feb 1927.

Road Atlas map. Photocopy.

“Get Your Kicks on Route 66—America’s Main Street.” Photocopy of a

pictorial map.

2 America’s Byways. All-American Roads & National Scenic Byways.

Have Some Fun Along the Way. Complimentary US map from Cracker

Barrel. 2012.

Official Map of Route 66. 1998 edition.

American Automobile Association Triptik. 1986 edition.

3 Become King of the Road. Questionnaire and pictorial map. In French and

English.

Rand McNally Route 66 – 66th Anniversary 1926-1992 map.

Road Map of Historic Route 66, Collector’s edition.

4 Rand McNally Dist-O-Map Automatic Mileage Dialer.

Rand McNally Road Atlas and Travel Guide. 1989 edition.

Box 4

Memorabilia and collectibles

1 Merchandise catalogs for souvenirs and collectibles.

Route 66 stamp, postmark and print summary.

Official, stamped and postmarked envelopes from Amarillo Station, TX (2

copies) and Oatman Station, AZ (3 copies); addressed and mailed to Michael

Wallis from M.S. Arn (Ardmore, OK).

2 Merchandise catalogs for “Back to the 50’s” memorabilia.

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Car and motorcycle merchandise and promotional material.

Route 66 clothing catalogs.

Route 66 jewelry, signs, clocks, and perfume.

3 Postcards and note cards.

13 individual postcards.

7 note cards.

3 postcards by Hiroshi Hanamura.

Terence Moore’s Route 66 Postcards. Set of 12. Copyright 1983.

Advertisements featuring postcards related to Route 66.

Nostalgic views of Route 66 easel desk calendar for 2011

featuring vintage postcard images.

4 Decals and bumper stickers.

12 decals.

4 bumper stickers.

Signage

3 hand-held Route 66 emblems.

Small plastic 66th anniversary sign.

Route 66 vinyl banner with grommets.

5 Route 66 emblems and “The Mother Road” text with adhesive

backing, possibly for reproduction layout purposes.

6 Route 66 “The Oak Ridge Boys” color sign. Jim Halsey Group,

Tulsa. Circa 2001.

“I Drove Route 66 with Michael Wallis on July 11, 1990C.”

“Historic Old Route 66C.Business.” Paper [flyer] designed by R.

Waldmire.

7 Miscellaneous

Pencil rubbing on paper of a US Highway 66 [medallion] plus a

color snapshot of the actual [medallion] and photocopy of the

same with handwritten notes.

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“US 66. 2,200 Miles of 4 Lane Highway. Discover America by

Car. Main Street of America. Shortest and FastestCYear

RoundC..” Pictorial guide booklet, compliments of the Carlyle

Motel, Oklahoma City, OK.

“Route 66 on a Penny.” Souvenir copper piece stamped with the

Route 66 emblem.

Route 66 Amber Ale paper coaster.

White paper luncheon-sized napkin bearing the Route 66 emblem.

Route ’66 Day menu.

2 color snapshots of “HIWAY 66” vanity license plates.

“Too Kool Collar” screen printed with the Route 66 map.

8 3 Weyerhaeuser Fine Paper promotional packets with printed

matter relating to Route 66.

McMurtry, Larry

“I’ve Written Enough Fiction.” Texas Monthly, Dec 1997.

Miller, Roger

Biographical information acquired from the Roger Miller official website and

other internet sources.

Moon Pies

“Happy Birthday, Moon Pie!” Americana, Oct 1992.

Motorcycles

Hog Tales, Vol. 14, No. 2, Mar/Apr 1996.

“The Mild One.” Outside, Jul 1997.

Sturgis Rally News. Official publication of The Sturgis Rally & Races.

Summer 1997.

Sturgis Guide ’97. Directory to the 57th cycling event.

“Chrome Home. Cycle Dealer Moves.” Tulsa World, Jul 1998.

“Riders Who Write: Meditations on Harley’s.” BMW Owners News, Aug

1998.

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H.O.G. Calls. Tulsa Area Chapter newsletter. Oct, Nov-Dec 1997; Jul-Aug

1998.

Harley Davidson product catalog, advertisements.

Box 5

Page, Patti

“Singing Rage.” Tulsa World, Feb 1999.

Pies

“A Reporter at Large: The Great American Pie Expedition.” The New

Yorker, Mar 1989.

“For ‘Pie-eyed’ Pilgrims All Roads Lead to Rock Springs.” Arizona

Highways, Jun 1995.

“Mother’s Kitchen: The Lost Art of the Pie.” Mother Earth News, Oct/Nov

1997.

Puroff, John J.

Obituary of a “Route 66 personality”. Tulsa World, Aug 1991.

Restaurants

“Pig Stands. The Beginning of the Drive-in Restaurant.” SCA NewsJournal,

Winter 1991-92.

“The Taste of the Times.” American Heritage, Apr 1997.

Rogers, Roy (and Dale Evans)

Biographical information photocopied from various sources.

Typescript about Roy Rogers written by Michael Wallis, dated Dec 23 1992,

2p.

“A Talk with Roy Rogers.” Autograph Collector, Nov 1992.

“This Time I Want to be Roy Rogers.” Yippy-Yi-Yea, Winter 1992.

“The Roy Rogers StoryC” Yippy-Yi-Yea, Summer 1994.

“Roy Rogers.” Persimmon Hill, Sprint 1995.

“King of the Cowboys.” Obituary. Tulsa World, Jul 1998.

“The King of the Cowboys! Roy Rogers.” Advertisement.

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Dale Evans. Biographical information photocopied from various sources.

“Dale Evans: America’s Queen of the West.” Yippy-Yi-Yea, Winter.

“American Movie Classics Relives Happy Trails of ‘King of the Cowboys’.”

Tulsa World, Nov 1992.

“Roy and Dale.” Wild West, Aug 1995.

The Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum. Brochure.

Wallis’s handwritten notes, 1p and 1 index card.

Rogers, Will

1 Special Collection series of 7 souvenir photo-postcards featuring Will

Rogers.

“Who’s Who” on Will Rogers Highway. Photocopy of a vintage official

publication of the US 66 Highway Association.

2 “Will Rogers SaysC.” Claremore Daily Progress, May 1935.

“Will Rogers, Wiley Post Instantly Killed as Plane Crashes in Alaska.” The

Tulsa Tribune, Aug 1935.

“Body of Will Rogers to Be Returned Home.” The Tulsa Tribune, May 1944.

“Memorials Dedicated to Will Rogers During 1952.” Claremore Progress,

Nov 1952.

“Will Rogers: Who Was That Guy?” The Tulsa Tribune, Oct 1979.

“Favorite Horse’s Theft Muted Will Rogers’ Humor.” The Sunday

Oklahoman, Aug 1984.

Marjorie D. Sydebottom, Lodge Manager. [Essay on Will Rogers]. Woolaroc

Bulletin, Jan 1986.

“Plans Set for Will Rogers’ Site.” Tulsa World, Aug 1986.

“Were the Old Rodeo Cowboys Better? Empty Saddles.” American West,

Jan/Feb 1987.

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“Will Rogers: Look Back in Laughter.” Tulsa World, Apr 1987.

“At Home with Will Rogers.” Travel-Holiday, Jul 1987.

“Rogers Still a Big Draw in Oklahoma.” Unknown source, Oct 1988.

“Daughter of Will Rogers, Mary Brooks, Dead at 76.” Tulsa World, Dec 1989.

3 “Will Revisited.” The Tulsa Tribune, Nov 1991.

“Will Rogers Remembered.” Persimmon Hill, Autumn 1992.

“Will Rogers’ Eldest Son Dead at 81.” Tulsa World, Jul 1993.

“Rogers to be Buried Next to Wife in ArizonaC.” Jul 1993.

“Will Rogers Jr., Humorist’s SonC.” Obituary. New York Times, Jul 1993.

“Will Rogers the Cherokee Kid.” Native People, Fall 1993.

“Will Rogers: The Texas Connection.” Texas Highways, Jan 1994.

“Will’s Admirers Cool to Rush Comparison.” Unknown source, Apr 1994.

“Will’s Wild West Showplace.” Country Sampler’s West, Sept/Oct 1994.

Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. 1994 Annual report.

“Oklahoman Sculpts National Art.” Kamoalbum, Autumn 1994.

“Will Rogers’ Oklahoma.” Chicago Tribune, Jul 1995.

“Will Rogers: Oklahoma’s World Class Favorite Son.” Ponca City News,

Aug 1996.

“Claremore Collectibles.” Tulsa World, Feb 1997.

“Will Rogers Memorial Opens New Exhibit.” Tulsa World, Nov 1998.

“Webber Given ‘Will Rogers Spirit Award’.” Tulsa World, Nov 1998.

“An American Life: Will Rogers.” The Daily [Sunday] Oklahoman, undated.

“Fans Come A-Callin’.” Unknown source, undated.

“Will Who?” Unknown source, undated.

“Will Rogers, Jr. Parade Grand Marshall.” Unknown source, undated.

“Amazing Americans: Will Rogers.” Unknown source, undated.

“Will Rogers’ Birthplace.” Unknown source, undated.

“HorsesCHorses as Far as You Could See.” Unknown source, undated.

4 Will Rogers Gala.

Gala celebrating Will Rogers’ 119th Birthday, Nov 4, 1998.

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Will Rogers. Announcement.

Facsimile of the format for the program plus related

correspondence regarding Wallis’s guest appearance as speaker.

Official invitation with envelope.

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“Will Rogers Speech.” Typescript with handwritten revisions,

30p.

5 Wallis’s handwritten and typed notes, 16 pieces.

Wallis’s typed notes on his interview with Paul Endicott regarding Will Rogers

and Wiley Post, 3 pieces.

“Route 66” (Television series)

Photocopy of a promotional ad featuring Martin Milner, George Maharis, and

the Route 66 emblem.

“Route 66: The American Adventure.” Promotional ad for the television

series.

“Route 66, the TV Show (1960-1964). Information acquired from internet

sources.

“Follow the Boys. George Maharis and Martin Milner ReturnC” Los Angeles

Times, Apr 1985.

“Child Have Everything? Give Him a $12,000 Mini-Car.” Los Angeles Times,

Sept 1985.

“Composer Nelson Riddle Dies.” Obituary. Chicago Tribune, Oct 1985.

“Nelson Riddle is Dead at 64C” Obituary. The New York Times, Oct 1985.

“Milestones.” Nelson Riddle obituary. Time, Oct 1985.

“In Step with Martin Milner.” Parade Magazine, Oct 1989.

“Stirling Silliphant, 78, Writer; Won ‘Heat of the Night’ Oscar.” Obituary. The

New York Times, Apr 1996.

“Leonard Katzman, 69, Producer, Director and Writer for ‘Dallas’.” Obituary.

The New York Times, Sept 1996.

“Julie London; Torch Singer, Movie and Television Actress.” Obituary. Los

Angeles Times, Oct 2000; Tulsa World, Oct 2000.

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“Artist biography: George Maharis.” Information from an internet source.

Corvette convertible gift wrap, still in shrink wrap with American Greetings

label.

Sons of the Pioneers

The Original Sons of the Pioneers. The Masters of Western Music!

Brochure. 1993.

“Cowboy Singer Ken Carson Dead at 79.” Obituary. Unknown source, Apr

1994.

Steinbeck, John

“Steinbeck: Few Have Forgotten; Some Won’t Forgive.” [The Sun], Jan

1987.

“Route 66 Was Mother Road to Immigrants.” [The Sun], Jan 1987.

“Okieville: End of the Road.” [The Sun], Jan 1987.

“Travels With Steinbeck, on View in Salinas.” The New York Times, Jun

1998.

“Take It Easy”

Typed lyrics to the song by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, 1p.

Tour guides

1 Cruisin’ Route 66. A Hometown History. A Educational Journey Down the

Legendary Road. Rebecca Ransom. Photocopy.

A New Complete and Factual Travel Guide Along Route 66E” Booklet.

1965.

“Personal66 Tour.” 10-day itinerary from Chicago to Santa Monica, for

Summer 2011.

“The Road: 66 Travel Tips.” Flyer. Written and illustrated by Robert

Waldmire, 1992. 2 copies (copy 1 includes a handwritten note from

Waldmire to Suzanne Wallis on verso).

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“Route 66 Hot Spots: Secret Corners and Hidden Places.” Typed list with

descriptions in 2 versions; 6p each.

2 “Route 66: The Scenic Southwest.” 1993.

“Route 66 Calendar of Events.” 1996.

Route 66 Dining and Lodging Guide. 1998.

Historic Route 66—National Back Country Byway. Brochure.

The Complete Traveler’s Companion to America’s Main Street. Brochure.

Route 66 Anniversary Shield Relay. 66th Anniversary. Oct-Nov 1992.

Program.

Mother Road Ride/Rally. Come Ride the Mother Road. Jun 1999. Brochure

and registration.

Route US 66. Ridin’ Route 66. Photographs by Walter Ashworth.

Promotional brochure.

Troup, Bobby

“Bobby TroupCIn a Class Beyond Compare.” Photocopy of the text from a

record jacket.

Photocopies of family album photographs featuring Bobby and Cynthia Troup

on Route 66, Feb 1946.

“Route 66.” Lyrics and music by Bobby Troup. Photocopy of the handwritten

lyrics to the song, 1p; typed lyrics of the song, 1p.

“Bobby Troup, Writer of Classic Song ‘Route 66’, Dies.” Los Angeles Times,

Feb 1999.

“Bobby Troup.” Obituary. Tulsa World; The New York Times; The

Washington Post; Feb 1999.

“A Tribute to Bobby Troup.” Acquired from an internet source.

Wallis’s handwritten notes, 9 pieces.

Trucks

Wallis’s handwritten and typed notes on pickup trucks, 5 pieces.

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“Pickup Trucks.” Excerpt from Encyclopedia of Pop Culture by Jane and

Michael Stern.

Color snapshot of Don Koss and unidentified woman, pictured in front of his

big rig truck, with a side view of a vintage pickup in the background.

Advertisement for Peterbilt Walk-in Sleeper trucks.

1957 Fageol Route 66 Mailbus. Photocopy of an image and description of

the truck.

Taylor & Martin Tractors and Trailers Auction program. Amarillo, TX, 1980.

“Country Busses.” Penthouse, Jun 1975.

“Me and My Truck.” Texas Monthly, Oct 1976.

“Memphis School Trains Truckers.” The New York Times, Nov 1979.

“To a ‘Truck Family’, Home is Where the Rig Is.” Unknown source, 1980.

“Pickup Trucks: Sooner’s Version of Sporty Hot Rod.” Tulsa World, Apr

1994.

“The Tricks Trailers Will Pull.” American Cowboy, Jan/Feb 1995.

“Our Old Reliables, Still Rolling on Across the Years.” Smithsonian, Nov

1996.

“The Pickup Craze.” Home&Away, Mar/Apr 1997.

“Should Big Trucks Get Bigger?” Parade Magazine, Jul 1997.

“Asleep at the Wheel.” Tulsa World, Sept 1997.

“Trucking Industry Predicts Growth.” Tulsa World, Sept 1997.

“Breaker, Breaker—Chapels Welcome Sight for Truckers.” Tulsa World, Oct

1997.

“The Truck of Your DreamsCand How to Keep It for 50 Years!” Mother

Earth News, Nov 1997.

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US Highway Route 66

1 “Information for the Press: US Department of Agriculture, Office of

Information, Press Service.” Photocopy of a press release on 21 Jun

1931,14p.

“Single-Vehicle Accidents on Route 66.” Highway Research Record, No.

188, 1967.

“Still the Way West.” Press release, US66 An American Adventure, 3p.

2 “Drive US66CShortest, Fastest Year ‘round Best across the Scenic WestC.”

Photocopy of a vintage brochure with pictorial map.

The Open Road. A Celebration of the American Highway. Phil Patton.

Excerpts including bibliography.

Relocation of United States Highway 66, Mojave Desert, California. Donald

William Josif. Dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the

requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Geography, University

of California Los Angeles. 1973.

3 National Old Trails Road and US Highway 66. Alternatively titled, National

Old Trails Road, New York City, New York to Los Angeles, California. U.S.

Highway 66 Chicago Illinois to Los Angeles, California and Major Connecting

Roads. Compiled by Touring Bureau, Automobile Club of Southern

California. 1933. Photocopy.

4 US 66 Highway trivia

Photocopies of handwritten personal essays, 5 pieces.

Photocopies of encyclopedia-like entries, 2p.

Historical chronologies acquired from internet sources.

“’Get Your Kicks on Route 66!’ A Song Map of Postwar

Migration.” Journal of Cultural Geography, Vol 18:1, Fall/Winter

1998.

“History of Route 66: Route 66 is Rapidly Disappearing. Why is

This Road So Important to America?” Printout from an internet

source.

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“A Comparison of the National Road and Route 40 with the

Lincoln Highway and Route 66.” Printout from an internet source.

“Canonical List of Interstate Business Loops and Spurs.” Printout

from an internet source.

5 “Special Resource Study Route 66.” Reprint and overview from a

report by the US Department of the Interior, National Park

Service, Jul 1995. Acquired from internet sources.

“National US 66 Highway.” Photocopy of a typed history of the

highway, 4p.

General information about the highway, acquired from internet

sources compiled by the Route 66 Association.

Route 66 2007 Calendar. Photographs by Terrence Moore,

BrownTrout Publishing. (Located in map case)

Route 66 2008 Calendar. Photographs by Terrence Moore.

BrownTrout Publishing. (Located in map case.)

Route 66 2009 Calendar. Graspo CZ. (Located in map case.)

Pics on Route 66 2011 Calendar. Photographs by David J.

Schwartz. (Located in map case.)

Route 66 2012 Calendar. Photographs by Terrence Moore,

BrownTrout Publishing. (Located in map case.)

Route 66 2011 Calendar. Photographs by Terrence Moore,

BrownTrout Publishing. (Located in map case.)

Warrick, Harley

“His Paintings Are National Treasures—Sort of, Anyway.” Unknown source,

undated.

Wigglesworth, Albert M.

1 Albert M. Wigglesworth – Frontier Doctor (1872-1964). Compiled by John H.

Wright (nephew of Dr. Wigglesworth), 1986.

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2 Graduation class of Durango High School, Colorado, 1892. Photocopy of a

group photo of the graduating class, including Albert M. Wigglesworth;

photocopy of the graduation program.

“Doctor Albert M. Wigglesworth: Pioneer Doctor Among the Navajo Indians.”

Excerpt from The American Indian Then and Now. Gertrude Golden.

“Indian Health Care. Coming Full Circle.” National Geographic Society

News Feature.

“Pioneer Doctor Dies.” Obituary. Padre’s Trail, Jun-Jul 1964.

“Dr. Wigglesworth to Leave Rutland.” Boston Daily Record, Mar 1936.

Wigglesworth, Thomas H.

Biographical information about the engineer for the Denver & Rio Grande

Railroad, from Railway Officials of America and other sources.

“Ride the High Iron to Yesterday: The Saga of the Live Steam ‘Silverton’.”

Article from an unknown source, undated.

“The Pathfinder of the San Juan. Part 1: Surveying San Juan Railroads.”

Excerpt from Pioneers of the San Juan County, Vol. 3.

“Race of People Before the Cliff Dwellers.” Deseret Evening News, Jan

1900.

“The D&RG Finally Makes It to Silverton.” The Silverton Standard, Jul 1982.

Typed and signed letter from Fred Blackburn (Wetherill Projects) to John M.

Wigglesworth regarding the archaeology of the Montezuma Valley. Jan

1994.

Wills, Johnnie Lee and the Texas Playboys

“Wills’ LegacyC” Obituary. Tulsa Tribune, Oct 1984.

“The King of SwingC” Tulsa World, Aug 1997.

“Legendary Guitarist Eldon Shamblin Dies.” Obituary. Tulsa World, Aug

1998.

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World War II

“Invasion OnC.” Tulsa Daily World, 1994 Special Edition of Tuesday, Jun 6,

1944.

“D-Day 4a.m.” Newsweek, May 1994.

“Onto the Beach.” People Magazine, May 1994.

“Nazi Sailors, Captors Reunite in Pryor.” Tulsa World, Oct 1995.

“Code Talkers.” American History, Feb 1997.

“Chaplain Kidder’s Song.” American Heritage, May/Jun 1994.

“War Paint.” Texas Monthly, Aug 1994.

[Nuremberg trials.] Smithsonian, 1996.

“The Day That Has Lasted a Lifetime.” Life Magazine, undated.

Miscellaneous and unidentified

Handwritten notes and lists, not all in Wallis’s hand; sign-in sheet dated 23

Oct 1993; notes, addresses, etc. written in a Cozy Drive In & Supply Co.

pocket notebook.