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=== Contact Information  ===
=== 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> &nbsp;[mailto:archref@sos.mo.gov archref@sos.mo.gov] <br>  
'''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" />  
'''Address:'''<ref name="CI" />  
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:600 West Main Street<br>P.O. Box 1747<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102<br><br>
:600 West Main Street<br>P.O. Box 1747<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102<br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="CI" /> &nbsp;573-751-3280<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;573-526-5327<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="CI" /> 573-751-3280<br>'''Fax:''' 573-526-5327<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="CI" /> <br>  
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="CI" /> <br>  
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'''Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:'''<br>  
'''Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:'''<br>  


:*'''''Driving directions:&nbsp;''''' 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>  
:*'''''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:&nbsp;''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Missouri+State+Archives/@38.5837679,-92.1824949,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87db5e511a08b3ed:0xd8f61abb3aad9b78 Missouri State Archives]<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:&nbsp;''''' 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>  
:*'''''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:&nbsp;''''' 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'''.
:*'''''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>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
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=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===
 
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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.  
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.  


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=== Guides  ===
=== 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}}.  
*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)}}. {{FSC|674029|item|disp=FS Library 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/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/civilwar/intro.asp Guide to Civil War Resources at the Missouri State Archives]  
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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  
'''''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>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>  
*[[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>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)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library 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>
*[[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>


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*[[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>  
*[[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>  
*[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>
*[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 FamilySearch 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>  
'''''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/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 ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref>  
*[http://www.colecounty.org/336/Circuit-Court Cole County Clerk of the Circuit Court], Jefferson City, divorce, and court records from 1821,<ref name="HBG230">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 230. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> and probate records from 1834.<ref name="rdb393">Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 393. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library 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/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.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.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.  
*[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.  
*[https://www.mrrl.org// Missouri River Regional Library], Jefferson City, has Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest Online.  
*[[Jefferson City Missouri Family History Center]] has [[Family History Center Portal|premium online services]] for free, can offer research suggestions, and can locate genealogical microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.<ref>[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 29 February 2016).</ref>
*[[Jefferson City Missouri FamilySearch Center]] has [[FamilySearch Center Portal|premium online services]] for free, can offer research suggestions, and can locate genealogical microfilms from the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch 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" />  
*[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]].  
*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]].  
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*[http://www.lutheranhistory.org/ Concordia Historical Institute], St. Louis, Department of Archives and History of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.  
*[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.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.  
*[https://centralmethodist.edu/academics/library/missouri-united-methodist-archives.html 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]].  
*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>  
*[[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>  

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Missouri State Archives
Missouri State Archives

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1] archref@sos.mo.gov

Address:[1]

600 West Main Street
P.O. Box 1747
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Telephone:[1] 573-751-3280
Fax: 573-526-5327

Hours and holidays:[1]

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8-5
  • Thursday: 8-8
  • Saturday: 9-3
  • Missouri holidays

Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:

  • 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.[1]
  • Google map: Missouri State Archives
  • Parking: Visitor parking is available at no charge in close vicinity to the building. Handicap parking is immediately in front of the building.[1]
  • Public transportation: The JeffTran bus High Street West Route has a stop a block and a half from the Missouri State Archives.

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

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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

  • 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>
  • St. Louis County Library, a Missouri collection including the National Genealogical Society, and 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 FamilySearch microfilms.[6]

Neighboring Collections

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Contact Information in Missouri Secretary of State (accessed 24 February 2016).
  2. Research Room in Missouri Secretary of State (accessed 7 March 2014).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Vital Records in Kansas City Public Library (accessed 2 Feb 2016).
  4. William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 67. At various libraries (WorldCat). FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d.
  5. About the Midwest Genealogy Center in Mid-Continent Public Library (accessed 5 May 2010).
  6. Online guide to St. Louis sources in the History and Genealogy Department in St. Louis County Library (accessed 2 February 2016).
  7. 7.0 7.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 230. WorldCat 812163213; FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999.
  8. Alice Eichholz, ed., Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 393. Ancestry digital copy ($); WorldCat 55947869; FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004.
  9. Eichholz, 383 and 393.
  10. Dollarhide and Bremer, 47 and 67.
  11. Special Collections in Kansas City Public Library (accessed 7 March 2014).
  12. Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.
  13. Genealogists in St. Louis Public Library (accessed 3 February 2016).
  14. Genealogy Center Collections in Genealogy Center (accessed 27 February 2015).
  15. Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.
  16. Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.