Oklahoma Government Resources: Home
In This Guide
This guide gives sources for information for the state of Oklahoma.
See Oklahoma state agencies A-Z.
For other state information see U.S. States and Territories at the Library of Congress.
Key Sites
Oklahoma Statutes and Session Laws
State of the State
The State Archives have scanned the personal papers of most Oklahoma Governors and their State of the State Addresses can be found under each individual Governor’s entry: https://digitalprairie.ok.gov/digital/collection/governors.
State of the State is sometimes included within the Oklahoma Senate Journal with the date the address was given.
State of Oklahoma salaries
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State Agency SalariesFrom Oklahoma Watch. For OSU, click on 'Looking for university employees' on the bottom right and select Oklahoma State University. Data is from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and is updated annually.
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State of Oklahoma Payroll - 2025From the state of Oklahoma. Click on the quarter, type in employee's last name.
OSU salary information is available in Creative Studios, Edmon Low Library.
Rules
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House of Representatives Rules, Oklahoma LegislatureSee House Rules 6.9 – Carry-over Bills and Joint Resolutions
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Senate Rules, Oklahoma LegislatureSee Senate Rule 6-23 – Pending Legislation at Adjournment of First Regular Session
Land Run 1889
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Land Run of 1889Oklahoma Historical Society
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The First Land RunOklahoma Historical Society
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Homestead Act (1862)National Archives
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The Homestead Act of 1862, Related Primary SourcesNational Archives
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William F. Harn Collection, Oklahoma Historical SocietyProsecuted Sooner cases and other land cases right after the land run.
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Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage CenterEnd, Oklahoma. Have land run information and material.
Chang, David A. The Color of the Land Race, Nation, and the Politics of Landownership in Oklahoma, 1832–1929. Chapel Hill (C.): University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
Circular from the general land office, showing the manner of proceeding to obtain title to public lands under the homestead, desert land, and other laws, July 11, 1899. General Land Office, 1899.