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=== | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="CI">[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/contact Contact Information] in ''Missouri Secretary of State'' (accessed 24 February 2016).</ref> [mailto:archref@sos.mo.gov archref@sos.mo.gov] <br> | |||
'''Address:'''<ref name="CI" /> | |||
:600 West Main Street<br>P.O. Box 1747<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102<br><br> | |||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="CI" /> 573-751-3280<br>'''Fax:''' 573-526-5327<br> | |||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="CI" /> <br> | |||
:*Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8-5<br> | |||
:*Thursday: 8-8<br> | |||
:*Saturday: 9-3 <br> | |||
:*[https://oa.mo.gov/commissioner/state-holidays Missouri holidays]<br> | |||
'''Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:'''<br> | |||
:*'''''Driving directions: ''''' The '''Missouri State Archives''' is part of the State Capitol complex and is located in the James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center. The Archives is two blocks northwest of the State Capitol on West Main Street.<ref name="CI" /><br> | |||
:*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Missouri+State+Archives/@38.5837679,-92.1824949,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87db5e511a08b3ed:0xd8f61abb3aad9b78 Missouri State Archives]<br> | |||
:*'''''Parking: ''''' Visitor parking is available at no charge in close vicinity to the building. Handicap parking is immediately in front of the building.<ref name="CI" /><br> | |||
:*'''''Public transportation: ''''' The [http://www.jeffersoncitymo.gov/government/transit/index.php JeffTran] bus [http://www.jeffersoncitymo.gov/government/transit/route_maps.php High Street West Route] has a stop a block and a half from the '''Missouri State Archives'''. | |||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | |||
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives Missouri State Archives] research, hours and directions, contact, MSA-St. Louis, volunteers, MO history, education, and exhibits.<br> | |||
*[http://msa.library.net/ Archives Online Catalog] Search by titles, authors, subjects, notes, or "anything." | |||
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/resources Research Room] record types, featured collections, guides, online resources, access, research, and copy fees. | |||
*[http://genealogy.mohistory.org/ Genealogy and Local History Index] references to personal and corporate names (primarily St. Louisans and St. Louis businesses) in selected library, archives, and photograph collections. | |||
*[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/BirthDeath/ Missouri Births and Deaths Database pre-1910] | |||
*[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/deathcertificates/ Missouri Death Certificates 1910-1964] | |||
*[https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/soldiers/ Soldiers' Records: War of 1812 - World War I] | |||
*[http://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/msp/ Missouri State Penitentiary Database 1836-1931] | |||
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mdh_splash/default.asp?coll=mocohist Missouri County History Project] 115 volume digital library | |||
=== Collection Description === | |||
A "user-friendly" facility with original [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/county/croll.asp county records on microfilm] from all counties (61,000 reels), municipal records, 400,000 [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/photo.asp photos], 9000 maps, [http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/ censuses 1752-1940], [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/JudicialRecords/ court], [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/land.asp land], [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/military military], [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/mormon.asp Missouri Mormon War], and [http://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/msp/ penitentiary] records. Additional databases include [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/BirthDeath/ births/deaths pre-1910], [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/coroners/ coroners inquests], [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/land/ land patents 1831-1969], and [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/naturalization/ naturalizations 1816-1955].<ref>[https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/resources.asp#collection Research Room] in ''Missouri Secretary of State'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> Copies of records can also be ordered online. | |||
'''Vital records''' collections '''''vary by county'''''. ''For example'', the Missouri State Archives has the Jackson County birth and death records since 1883 in an online index; Jackson County birth records 1883-1895; and Jackson County marriages 1827-1937.<ref name="VR">[http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/vital-records Vital Records] in ''Kansas City Public Library'' (accessed 2 Feb 2016).</ref> | |||
=== Guides === | |||
*Missouri State Archives, ''A Guide to the County and Municipal Records on Microfilm'' (Jefferson City, MO: MSA, [1997]). {{WorldCat|37587452|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|674029|item|disp=FHL Book 977.8 J5g}}. | |||
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/africanamerican/guide/table.asp Guide to African American History] | |||
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/civilwar/intro.asp Guide to Civil War Resources at the Missouri State Archives] | |||
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/findingaids/default Finding Aids] governors, officials, commissions, committees, courts, land, and manuscript collections. | |||
=== Tip === | |||
Patrons must read and comply with the [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/agreement Patron Resource Agreement] before beginning research activity. | |||
=== Alternate Repositories === | |||
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following. | |||
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | |||
*[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, a great American genealogy collection: censuses, MO federal land sales, penitentiary, St. Louis fur trade, Civil War, passenger lists, plantations, American Indians, city directories, newspapers, [[Draper Manuscript Collection|Draper Manuscripts]], and KY taxes.<ref name="DB67">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 67. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref name="MGCAbout">[http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/genlh/about/#microfilm About the Midwest Genealogy Center] in ''Mid-Continent Public Library'' (accessed 5 May 2010).</ref><br> | |||
*[[National Archives at Kansas City]] federal censuses 1790–1930; selected military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, naturalizations, photos, adoptions, vital records, land, and Indian records.<ref name="DB67" /> | |||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | |||
*[[Missouri History Museum Library]], St. Louis, has regional history sources, St. Louis, Missouri, the Mississippi and Missouri Valleys, the Louisiana Purchase, American West: indexes, guides, catalogs, photos, genealogy workshops. Many records of Missouri settlers from Illinois.<ref name="DB67" /> | |||
*[http://www.slcl.org/genealogy St. Louis County Library], a Missouri collection including the [http://www.ngsgenealogy.org National Genealogical Society], and [http://www.stlgs.org St. Louis Genealogical Society] collections, online databases, federal censuses, births, deaths, cemeteries, church records, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, wills, African American records, yearbooks, and access to LDS microfilms.<ref>[http://www.slcl.org/content/online-guide-st-louis-sources-history-and-genealogy-department Online guide to St. Louis sources in the History and Genealogy Department] in ''St. Louis County Library'' (accessed 2 February 2016).</ref><br> | |||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | |||
*[http://www.colecounty.org/192/Birth-Death-Certificates Cole County Health Department], Jefferson City, births since 1920, and deaths since 1980. | |||
*[http://www.colecounty.org/336/Circuit-Court Cole County Clerk of the Circuit Court], Jefferson City, divorce, and court records from 1821,<ref name="HBG230">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 230. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> and probate records from 1834.<ref name="rdb393">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 393. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref> | |||
*[http://www.colecounty.org/266/Recorder-of-Deeds Cole County Recorder of Deeds], Jefferson City, has marriage and land records from 1821<ref name="HBG230" />; births and deaths 1883-1906,<ref>Eichholz, 383 and 393.</ref> and military discharges. | |||
*[http://www.colecounty.org/417/Medical-Examiner Cole County Medical Examiner], Jefferson City, suspicious deaths. | |||
*[http://www.mow.uscourts.gov/locations.html#jc U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri], Jefferson City, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy court records. | |||
*[http://www.colecohistsoc.org/home.html Cole County Historical Society], Jefferson City, society, displays, photos, cultural displays, from the past, what's new. | |||
*[https://www.mrrl.org/branch-hours-location/ Missouri River Regional Library], Jefferson City, has Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest Online. | |||
*[[Jefferson City Missouri Family History Center]] can offer research suggestions, and can order genealogical microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City. | |||
*[http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/ Missouri Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics], Jefferson City, birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates.<ref name="VR" /> | |||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Boone County, Missouri|Boone]], [[Callaway County, Missouri|Callaway]], [[Miller County, Missouri|Miller]], [[Moniteau County, Missouri|Moniteau]], and [[Osage County, Missouri|Osage]]. | |||
*[[Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections]], The '''Missouri Valley Room''' has a great genealogy collection for Missouri and Kansas with biographies, periodicals, genealogies, diaries, photos, scrapbooks, and newspapers of the Kansas City area.<ref name="DB4767">Dollarhide and Bremer, 47 and 67.</ref> <ref name="SC">[http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/special-collections Special Collections] in ''Kansas City Public Library'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref><br> | |||
*[http://www.mosga.org/ Missouri State Genealogical Association] has donated their books the the Midwest Genealogy Center. | |||
*[[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]], St. Louis, federal government employee and military personnel records starting 1917.<ref name="DB134">Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.</ref><br> | |||
*[[St. Louis Mercantile Library]], early newspapers, railroads, inland waterways, county records, biographies, and genealogies. A premier library for Missouri research.<ref name="DB67" /><br> | |||
*[[St. Louis Public Library]] has an Obituary Index for the years 1880–1927; 1942–1945; 1992–2006, family histories, passenger lists, Heritage Quest, and ''Gateway Family Historian'' publication.<ref>[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117800.asp Genealogists] in ''St. Louis Public Library'' (accessed 3 February 2016).</ref> | |||
*[http://shs.umsystem.edu/research/index.shtml State Historical Society of Missouri], Columbia, census, maps, newspapers, online tools, oral history, photos, historical manuscripts, and reference materials.<ref name="DB67" /> | |||
*[http://jacksongov.org/151/Medical-Examiner Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis Office of Archives and Records] parish christenings, confirmations, marriages, and deaths. | |||
*[http://www.cofchrist.org/visit-library-and-archives Community of Christ Library and Archives], Independence, books, periodicals, letters, and diaries of the of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints/Community of Christ. | |||
*[http://www.lutheranhistory.org/ Concordia Historical Institute], St. Louis, Department of Archives and History of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. | |||
*[http://www.diocesemo.org/ministries/diocesan/communications/diocesan-archives/ Episcopal Diocese of Missouri Archives], St. Louis, a library, extensive document and photograph collections, and parish registers. | |||
*[http://www.centralmethodist.edu/library/moumcarchive.php Missouri United Methodist Archives], Fayette, historical materials on Methodism in Missouri emphasizing ministers. | |||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Iowa Archives and Libraries|Iowa]], [[Illinois Archives and Libraries|Illinois]], [[Kansas Archives and Libraries|Kansas]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries|Nebraska]], [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma]], and [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee]]. | |||
*[[Allen County Public Library]], Ft. Wayne IN, has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref><br> | |||
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]], outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including '''Missouri''', Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107">Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.</ref><br> | |||
*[[Newberry Library]], a large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and British Isles.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> | |||
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United States 
Missouri Cole Archives and Libraries Missouri State Archives
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] archref@sos.mo.gov Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 573-751-3280 Hours and holidays:[1]
Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:
Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]A "user-friendly" facility with original county records on microfilm from all counties (61,000 reels), municipal records, 400,000 photos, 9000 maps, censuses 1752-1940, court, land, military, Missouri Mormon War, and penitentiary records. Additional databases include births/deaths pre-1910, coroners inquests, land patents 1831-1969, and naturalizations 1816-1955.[2] Copies of records can also be ordered online. Vital records collections vary by county. For example, the Missouri State Archives has the Jackson County birth and death records since 1883 in an online index; Jackson County birth records 1883-1895; and Jackson County marriages 1827-1937.[3] Guides[edit | edit source]
Tip[edit | edit source]Patrons must read and comply with the Patron Resource Agreement before beginning research activity. Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Missouri State Archives, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
Similar Collections
Neighboring Collections
Sources[edit | edit source]
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