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Guymon Public Library & Arts Center
Guymon, Oklahoma
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1886 to 2018Dates represented
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667,230Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
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Discover the people, places, and stories of Guymon, Oklahoma.
Get to know Guymon, Oklahoma in earlier years through the newspapers shared in the Guymon Public Library & Arts Center's digital archive. Its forty-five titles include material from 1886 to 2018.
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Selected titles
The titles shared by Guymon Public Library & Arts Center include “Beaver Advocate” and “Tyrone Progress”.
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A closer look
An earlier generation comes into view through the stories its newspapers chose to report, placing familiar names and events within the concerns of their time.
Historical newspapers can connect a family name with the events and everyday concerns of an earlier time, offering more than a date or a name on its own. Bring a family connection, a question about a familiar place or an interest in local history, and see where the sources lead. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
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Titles in this collection
Browse forty-five titles and 667,230 digitized pages, with material from 1886 to 2018. A partnership between Guymon Public Library & Arts Center and Advantage Archives makes this collection available. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Every search for the past starts with a question. Explore the titles below, follow the sources that speak to it, and see what new detail appears.
Beaver Advocate
978 pages from 1893 to 1904
Beaver City Pioneer
8 pages in 1886
Beaver City Tribune
8 pages in 1890
Beaver Herald
8,218 pages from 1895 to 1914
Benton County Banner
8 pages in 1889
Carthage Enterprise
722 pages from 1910 to 1911
Farmers News
120 pages from 1919 to 1920
Gate Valley Star
1,752 pages from 1906 to 1910
Guymon Daily Herald
522,880 pages from 1950 to 2018
Guymon Daily News
13,664 pages from 1934 to 1938
Guymon Gazette
1,232 pages from 2005 to 2006
Guymon Observer
112 pages in 1946
Hardesty Herald
988 pages from 1893 to 1896
Hardesty Times
32 pages from 1931 to 1932
Hooker Advance
318 pages in 1918
Hooker Advance
1,456 pages from 1904 to 1906
Immigrants Guide
464 pages from 1910 to 1913
Newkirk Herald Journal
1,690 pages from 1928 to 1929
Optimist
48 pages in 1907
Oslo Posten
936 pages from 1910 to 1913
Panhandle Collegian
1,038 pages from 1927 to 1935
Panhandle Daily News Herald
5,986 pages from 1949 to 1950
Panhandle Herald
92 pages from 1936 to 1941
Panhandle News Herald
9,974 pages from 1941 to 1948
Panhandle Times
4,570 pages from 1995 to 1997
Texas County News
1,214 pages from 1933 to 1940
The Beaver Journal
1,304 pages from 1904 to 1907
The Farmers Voice
274 pages in 1909
The Forgan Advocate
512 pages from 1951 to 1952
The Goodwell News
996 pages from 1908 to 1919
The Guthrie Daily Leader
26 pages from 1954 to 1984
The Guymon Daily Herald
12,690 pages from 2011 to 2012
The Guymon Democrat
8,022 pages from 1907 to 1919
The Guymon Herald
17,960 pages from 1904 to 1928
The Guymon Observer
28 pages in 1948
The Guymon Tribune
2,328 pages from 1924 to 1926
The Hooker Advance
2,014 pages from 1919 to 1920
The Hooker Republican
16 pages in 1906
The Old Timers News
2,386 pages from 1974 to 1979
The Optimist
2,062 pages from 1909 to 1918
The Panhandle Collegian
32 pages from 1931 to 1932
The Panhandle Herald
26,942 pages from 1925 to 1941
The South And West
808 pages from 1894 to 1897
Tyrone Observer
10,314 pages from 1911 to 1946
Tyrone Progress
8 pages in 1904
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About the Archive
About The Guymon Public Library & Arts Center’s History Archives
- The Beaver City Pioneer (1886-1886)
- The Benton County Banner (1889-1889)
- The Beaver City Tribune (1890-1890)
- The Hardesty Herald (1893-1896)
- The South And West (1894-1897)
- The Hooker Advance (1904-1906)
- The Beaver Advocate (1893-1904)
- The Gate Valley Star (1906-1910)
- The Optimist (1909-1918)
- The Oslo Posten (1910-1913)
- The Farmers Voice (1910-1913)
- The Guymon Tribune (1924-1926)
- The Goodwell News (1908-1919)
- The Guymon Observer (1946-1946)
- The Old Timers News (1974-1979)
- The Panhandle Collegian (1931-1932)
- The Guymon Observer (1948-1948)
- The Guymon Gazette (2005-2006)
About the Library
About The Guymon Public Library & Arts Center
The Guymon Public Library & Arts Center, located at 1718 N. Oklahoma Street, opened its doors on September 3, 2013. The construction of the new building was made possible through a combination of funding sources, including a one-cent sales tax for Capital Improvements in the City of Guymon, a grant from the USDA under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and a generous donation from the Nash Foundation. The library is committed to providing the best service possible to Guymon and Texas County citizens, offering a wide range of resources and programs to engage and educate the community. The history of the Guymon Public Library & Arts Center reflects the growth and development of the Guymon community. Originally established to meet the educational and informational needs of the area, the library has evolved into a central hub for culture, education, and community engagement. The new facility, which opened in 2013, represents a significant milestone in the library's history, providing a modern space for the community to connect and access a wealth of resources. The library's commitment to preserving local history is evident in its partnership with Advantage Archives, which has enabled the digitization of valuable historical documents.
About the Community
About The Guymon Area
Guymon, Oklahoma, is the county seat of Texas County and the largest city in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Incorporated in 1901, Guymon has a rich history that dates back to the late 19th century when Edward T. "E.T." Guymon, president of the Inter-State Land and Town Company, purchased land west of the Beaver River. The town grew rapidly following the construction of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway line from Liberal, Kansas, to Texhoma, Texas. Originally named Sanford, the town was renamed Guymon by postal officials to avoid confusion with another town. Guymon's economy has traditionally been based on agriculture, with cattle feedlots, corporate pork farms, and natural gas production dominating its economy. Recently, wind energy production and transmission have diversified the economic base.
Local History
Did You Know?
The Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, held every May since 1933, is a significant event celebrating the community's pioneer spirit and was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2014. Guymon was the only town in Oklahoma during the 2010 and 2020 censuses where the majority of the population was Hispanic. The worst dust storm in Guymon's history, remembered as "Black Sunday," occurred on April 14, 1935, during the Dust Bowl era. Edward T. "E.T." Guymon, after whom the town is named, was instrumental in its early development due to his investments in land and the establishment of the railway. The discovery of the Hugoton-Panhandle gas field near Guymon created numerous jobs and significantly boosted the local economy in the mid-20th century.
More ways to explore and share local history
Research Guidance
Keep publication context with a finding
Start with something you would like to understand about the past of Guymon. It might be a person, a neighborhood or an event remembered in your family. Use the digital archive shared by the Guymon Public Library & Arts Center to follow that question into the historical record. When using historical newspapers, try alternate spellings and nearby dates, then read the surrounding page to place a local story in its time. Compare later reporting or another available title to explore different perspectives rather than treating one account as the whole story. Note the newspaper title, issue date, and page for a useful report. Compare another account where available, and keep differences in timing or perspective visible rather than blending them into a single version.
Save the newspaper title, issue date, and page, then compare another dated account where available. Keep differences in timing and perspective visible so the source context is not lost. If the accounts disagree, record what each source supports and use the difference to shape a further search rather than smoothing them into one version.
A research trail is most useful when it leaves room for what is not yet known. Record the title, date, and page or item reference where available, along with what remains uncertain and which question you want to follow next. Those details help keep a possible connection from becoming an unsupported conclusion.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Guymon Public Library & Arts Center, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.
Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.
Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.
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