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Missouri Archives and Libraries

United States Missouri  Archives and Libraries

These archives, libraries, societies, and museums preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Missouri.

National
National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)

The National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). It is the central repository for both the military and civil services personnel-related records. It maintains military personnel records from WWI to the present. Records prior to WWI are in Washington, D.C.

National Archives at Kansas City 400 West Pershing Road Kansas City, MO 64108 Telephone: 816-268-8000


 * Collects federal agency and court records for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. They have all federal censuses 1790-1940 and most indexes, photos, maps, naturalization records, immigration, military records, and federal land records. Specialties include frontier and territorial history, and American Indians of the Northern Great Plains.

Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center 3440 S. Lee's Summit Road Independence, MO 64055-1923 Telephone: 816-836-5200 Fax: 816-521-7253


 * One of America's most complete genealogical centers including censuses and indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and newspapers. Surrounding states are well represented. The Mid-Continent Public Library shares its genealogical materials through interlibrary loan.

State
Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center 225 South Skinker Blvd (P.O. Box 11940) St. Louis, MO 63112-0040 Telephone: 314-746-4500 Fax: 314-746-4548


 * They have a collection about early Missouri settlers and immigrants through Illinois. . The library has an online genealogy index. Copies of records can also be ordered online. See:
 * Beverly D. Bishop and Janice L. Fox, A List of Manuscript Collections in the Archives of the Missouri Historical Society (St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society, 1982). ..

Missouri State Archives 600 West Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65102 Telephone: 314-751-3280 Fax: 573-526-7333


 * All Missouri counties have county records on microfilm at this "user- friendly" facility. Microfilm and published materials are available in the research room; records from the Archives' stacks should be requested in advance for use on Thursday evenings, Saturdays or holidays.fckLRfckLR:The holdings of the Missouri State Archives date from 1770 and include executive, legislative, and judicial records; records of state departments and agencies; land records; military records; state publications; photographic collections; county and municipal records on microfilm; and manuscript and reference collections. See:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; fckLR::*Missouri State Archives, A Guide to the County and Municipal Records on Microfilm (Jefferson City, Missouri: Missouri State Archives, [1997]). . . fckLRfckLR:Through the Missouri Digital Heritage Initiativebegun in 2007, the Missouri State Archives and the Missouri State Library, in partnership with the State Historical Society of Missouri, are assisting institutions across the state in digitizing their records and placing them online for easy access.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;fckLRfckLRState Historical Society of Missouri&lt;br&gt;1020 Lowry&lt;br&gt;Columbia, MO 65201-7298&lt;br&gt;Telephone: 573-882-7083&lt;br&gt;Fax: 573-884-4950&lt;br&gt;(located at Ellis Library, Univ. of Missouri campus) fckLRfckLR::Western Historical Manuscript Collection&lt;br&gt;23 Ellis Library&lt;br&gt;Universi[ty of Missouri&lt;br&gt;Columbia, Missouri 65201-5149&lt;br&gt;Telephone: 573-882-6028&lt;br&gt;Fax: 573-884-0345fckLRfckLRNote: Records kept at the state capitol were lost by fires in 1837 and 1911. Several counties in Missouri have also lost records due to fire, war, and other destruction. fckLRfckLRMissouri State Genealogical Association&lt;br&gt;P.O. Box 833&lt;br&gt;Columbia, MO 65205-0833&lt;br&gt;Telephone: 816-747-9330fckLRfckLR=== Regional ===fckLRfckLRKansas City Public Library Special Collections&lt;br&gt;Heart of America Genealogical Society&lt;br&gt;311 East 12th Street&lt;br&gt;Kansas City, MO 64106-2454&lt;br&gt;Telephone: 816-221-2685&lt;br&gt;Fax: 816-421-7484 St. Louis County Library fckLRfckLR:Their collection includes holdings from the St. Louis Genealogical Society, the National Genealogical Society and parish records from the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the Archdiocese of Belleville, Illinois.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;fckLRfckLRSt. Louis Public Library (City) fckLRfckLR:The St. Louis Public Library has an on-line Obituary Index for the years 1880–1927; 1942–1945; 1992–2006.fckLRfckLR::For further information regarding the St. Louis Library, see George Gambrill, Genealogical Material and Local Histories in the St. Louis Public Library, Rev. ed. (St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Public Library, 1965; (Worldcat); ;  items 7-8, 1965/66 catalog and 1971 supplement).fckLRfckLRSaint Louis Mercantile Library fckLRfckLR[Springfield-Greene County Library] fckLRfckLR[Ozarks Genealogical Society Library] fckLRfckLR=== Outside Missouri  ===fckLRfckLR[[Image:Old Harrison Co Courthouse in Marshall, TX.JPG|right|250px|Old Harrison Co Courthouse in Marshall, TX.JPG]]Harrison County Historical Museum &lt;br&gt; Old Harrison County Courthouse &lt;br&gt;117 East Bowie (P.O. Box 1987) &lt;br&gt;Marshall, Texas 75671&lt;br&gt;Phone: &amp;nbsp;903-938-2680 &lt;br&gt; E-mail: [mailto:info@harrisoncountymuseum.org info@harrisoncountymuseum.org]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLR:A key repository for locating selected early Missouri&amp;nbsp; and Texas&amp;nbsp; settlers. This was a center for Missouri Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. It has a great collection of family folders, books, letters, diaries, journals, and surname lists.&lt;ref name="DB67" /&gt; &lt;ref&gt;Our Collection in Harrison County Museum (accessed 7 March 2014).