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'''Missouri State Archives'''<br>600 West Main Street<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102<br>Telephone: 314-751-3280<br>Fax: 573-526-7333<br>Internet: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/ | '''Missouri State Archives'''<br>600 West Main Street<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102<br>Telephone: 314-751-3280<br>Fax: 573-526-7333<br>Internet: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/ | ||
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Saturday hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 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 | |||
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. | |||
Through the [http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative ]begun 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. | |||
A list of county records on microfilm is available at the following [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/county/croll.asp link]. | |||
A helpful guide to the collection is ''A Guide to the Missouri State Archives'' (Jefferson City, Missouri: Missouri Secretary of State, 198-; not at Family History Library). | A helpful guide to the collection is ''A Guide to the Missouri State Archives'' (Jefferson City, Missouri: Missouri Secretary of State, 198-; not at Family History Library). | ||
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp http://www.familysearch.org/] | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp http://www.familysearch.org/] | ||
The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. | The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. {{Missouri|Missouri}} | ||
[[Category:Missouri|Archives]] | [[Category:Missouri|Archives]] | ||