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

Internet sites and databases:


 * St. Louis Public Library. 
 * Genealogy
 * St. Louis Public Library Catalog online. Search by author, subject, ISBN, title, or call number. Also available in WorldCat.
 * Repository database.
 * other(s).

Collection Description
The St. Louis Public Library has an on-line Obituary Index for the years 1880–1927; 1942–1945; 1992–2006.

Tips
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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]