NEWSPAPER SEARCH REQUEST
FORM
Date__________________ Requestor's Name__________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION REQUESTED:
Name of Person__________________________________________________________________
Town and County of Residence______________________________________________________
Date of Information_______________________________________________________________
Kind of Information_______________________________________________________________
(Death, Birth, Marriage, etc.)
Search for an article will be made on the date given and for two consecutive issues of the newspaper.
Please be specific. We have an extensive collection of newspapers from all areas of the State. There is
no comprehensive index. PLEASE DO NOT PREPAY FOR COPIES. YOU WILL BE CHARGED
WHEN COPIES ARE MAILED. Please limit your request to only one or two articles at one time.
Each request received from an out of state source will be charged
a $15 research Fee
This fee must be paid at the time the request is received and will be non-refundable.
NON-BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION REQUESTED:
Heading or Subject of newspaper article: ______________________________________________
Date of article:__________________ Town of Newspaper: ________________________________
Name of Newspaper _______________________________________________________________
If a newspaper article is needed and the heading is not known, give the names of persons mentioned in the article
and the subject of the article.
STAFF USE ONLY - RESPONSE TO RESEARCHER
Please remit $___________ for the copies enclosed.
______We were unable to locate the requested information. We search the following newspapers:
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
______Before we can undertake a search, more information is needed.
______The newspapers which you need searched are not in our collection
_______ Oklahoma began keeping official birth and death records in 1908. These records are on file at the Division
of Vital Statistics, State Department of Health. P.O. Box 53551, Oklahoma City, OK 73152
_____We do not interlibrary loan our microfilm.
Newspaper staff member:__________________________________________ Date:_______________
NEWSPAPER DEPARTMENT OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 2100 N. LINCOLN BLVD.,
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73105, (405) 521-2491
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