Payne County, Oklahoma Land Records

Collection

Identifier: 1983-012

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains bound volumes and notebooks containing handwritten copies of County Clerk's records. Includes Deed Records, Mortgage Records, Release Records, Assignment Records, and Patent Records. These records are duplicate notes made by a local abstract company. Fire has destroyed many of the records in the County Clerk's office.

Dates

1884 - 1924

Creator

Payne County (Okla.). County Clerk. (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Oklahoma State University Archives will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to Oklahoma State University Libraries, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Copyright for material published by Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College/Oklahoma State University is held by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

Administrative History

Payne County was opened to settlement in the Oklahoma land run of 1889, which occured on April 22, 1889. At the end of the day, Stillwater had approximately 500 residents. In December of 1890, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, now OSU, was founded.

Extent

16.25 Linear feet (13 record storage boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into six series.

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog or contact the Oklahoma State University Archives Reference staff.