St. Louis Public Library

United States Missouri  St. Louis City  Archives and Libraries  

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:help@slpl.org help@slpl.org]

Address:


 * Central Library 1301 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63103

Telephone: 314-241-2288 Fax:  314-539-0393

Hours and holidays: Mon-Thu 10-9; Fri-Sat 10-6; Sun 1-5 (1st floor only); Holidays

Map, parking, and public transportation:


 * MapQuest map:  St. Louis Public Library
 * Central Library Parking
 * Public transportation:  Metro Transit-St. Louis bus routes 10, 32, 41, 74, 94, and 97 stop near the Central Library. The Civic Center MetroBus Center is six blocks (700 yards) south of the Central Library.

Internet sites and databases:


 * St. Louis Public Library card account, calendar, about us, and libraries/hours.
 * For Genealogists obituary search, recent arrivals, passenger lists, family histories, Heritage Quest, and the Gateway Family Historian publication.
 * St. Louis Public Library Catalog online. Search by author, subject, ISBN, title, or call number. Also available in WorldCat.

Collection Description
The St. Louis Public Library has an on-line Obituary Index for the years 1880–1927; 1942–1945; 1992–2006. They also have hundreds of published family histories, passenger lists, and access to the Heritage Quest database. The Gateway Family Historian is published by the Library.

Guides

 * George Gambrill, Genealogical Material and Local Histories in the St. Louis Public Library, Rev. ed. (St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Public Library, 1965) ..

Alternate Repositories
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If you cannot visit or find a source at the , a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections


 * Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}
 * such as: NARA I
 * NARA II
 * National Archives at _____
 * State Archives
 * State Library
 * State Library

Similar Collections


 * National Personnel Records Center
 * LC
 * FHL
 * LC
 * FHL

Neighboring Collections


 * County Vital Records Office
 * City Vital Records Office
 * County Archives
 * County Orphan's Court
 * County Probate Court
 * County Recorder
 * County Coroner
 * U.S. District Court
 * County and local historical societies
 * County and local genealogical societies
 * Public Libraries
 * Museums and heritage societies
 * Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
 * State Vital Records Office
 * State Historical Society
 * State Genealogical Society
 * University Libraries
 * Church archives
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]