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{{Block indent|St. Louis Mercantile Library - University of Missouri<br>Thomas Jefferson Library Building<br>One University Blvd.<br>St. Louis, Missouri 63121-4400<br><br>}} | |||
'''Telephone:''' 314-516-7240 or 314-516-7247 <br> | '''Telephone:''' 314-516-7240 or 314-516-7247 <br> | ||
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'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<br> | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<br> | ||
{{Block indent|1=*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Saint+Louis+Mercantile+Library/@38.7161424,-90.3228521,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87df3590f8868a85:0x10d432662b8d71f1 St. Louis Mercantile Library]|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''''Public transportation: ''''' The [http://www.metrostlouis.org/Default.aspx Metro Transit-St. Louis] bus route '''[http://www.metrostlouis.org/Libraries/Metrobus_Maps/Map04031416.pdf 4-Natural Bridge]''' stop (Natural Bridge @ University) is 1100 feet south of the Library. The '''Metro Link train [http://www.metrostlouis.org/Libraries/Metrolink_Station_Schedules/UMNO112612.pdf UMSL North]''' stop is 1750 feet northeast of the Library. The '''''North Hanley Transit Center ''''' a mile to the northwest connects bus routes '''4-Natural Bridge''', 35, 37, 38, 39, 47, 49, 61, 77, 79, 98, and the '''Metro Link train'''.}} | |||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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''<u>St. Louis COUNTY offices</u>:'' | ''<u>St. Louis COUNTY offices</u>:'' | ||
{{Block indent|1=*[http://www.stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/BirthandDeathCertificates St. Louis County Office of Vital Records], Berkeley, has all Missouri births since 1920, St. Louis ''County only'' births 1883-1910; all MO deaths since 1980, and St. Louis ''County only'' deaths 1883-1910.<ref name="Eichholz" /> <ref name="SLCHW" /> |2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*[http://www.stlouisco.com/YourGovernment/CountyCouncil/CountyClerk St. Louis County Clerk], Clayton, has births 1877-1910.<ref name="HBG" /> <ref>[http://www.stlouisco.com/YourGovernment/CountyCouncil/CountyClerk St. Louis County Clerk] in ''St. Louis County, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> |2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*[http://www.stlouisco.com/LawandPublicSafety/CircuitCourt/CircuitClerk St. Louis <u>County</u> Recorder of Deeds], Clayton, has marriages and land records since 1876, and military discharges. Marriage, court, and land records of St. Louis County '''prior to 1876 are only available''' via the [https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/recorder/ St. Louis <u>City</u> Recorder of Deeds and Vital Records Registrar].<ref name="Eichholz" /> |2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*[http://www.stlouisco.com/LawandPublicSafety/CircuitCourt/ St. Louis County Circuit Court Clerk], Clayton, has court records since 1876, and divorces.<ref name="HBG" /> <ref>[http://www.stlouisco.com/LawandPublicSafety/CircuitCourt/ St. Louis County Circuit Court Clerk] in ''St. Louis County, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> |2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[http://www.stlouisco.com/YourGovernment/CountyDepartments/StLouisCountyCircuitCourt/probatecourt St. Louis County Probate Court], Clayton, has probate records and an online index.<ref>[http://www.stlouisco.com/YourGovernment/CountyDepartments/StLouisCountyCircuitCourt/probatecourt St. Louis County Probate Court] in ''St. Louis County, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[http://www.stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/MedicalExaminer St. Louis County Office of the Medical Examiner], St. Louis, has selected death records.<ref>[http://www.stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/MedicalExaminer St. Louis County Office of the Medical Examiner] in ''St. Louis County, Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>}} | |||
''<u>Mixed City and County of St. Louis repositories</u>:'' | ''<u>Mixed City and County of St. Louis repositories</u>:'' | ||
Latest revision as of 07:23, 20 August 2025
 Contact Information[edit | edit source]Email: Reference/Research Request Form Address: Telephone: 314-516-7240 or 314-516-7247 Directions, maps, and public transportation: Internet sites and databases: about, membership, research, collections, events and exhibitions, tours, maps, and A-Z index.
Collection Description[edit | edit source]The University of Missouri St. Louis Mercantile Library has collections that concentrate on Westward Expansion, American rail and river transportation history as well as the history, development, and growth of the St. Louis region, and broadly developed subjects related to the humanities, with a core collection numbering over 250,000 books. The special collections of the library consist of over 400 individual collections with archival materials numbering in the millions, including over 100 historic newspaper titles, presidential letters, early travel diaries and civil war era letters, fur trade records and the newspaper and printing morgue of the St. Louis Globe Democrat.[1] The Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library focuses on United States river and inland waterways history. It has 2,500 books and a large pictorial/photographic collection.[2] The John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library is one of the largest (45,000 volumes) and finest railroad history collections focused on railway economics, finance, corporate history, management practice, regulatory history, mergers, labor relations, operations, and engineering.[3] Founded in 1846, and chartered by the State of Missouri in that year, the St. Louis Mercantile Library is the oldest general library in continuous existence West of the Mississippi River. Established by civic leaders and philanthropists wishing the citizens of frontier St. Louis to have a fine library even in the city's earliest days, the Mercantile, as it has now been known by generations of Missourians, exists today as a vibrant, active community asset, celebrating its heritage while making great collections accessible to new scholars. The Mercantile Library has been from its inception a membership library, with members today having access to millions of books in the University of Missouri's catalog (also available in WorldCat). Mercantile Library members are also entitled to other benefits, including special lectures, openings of special exhibitions of the collections, receptions, informal talks and discounts on library services and publications. Tips[edit | edit source]
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Other Libraries at the St. Louis Mercantile Library[edit | edit source]Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the St. Louis Mercantile Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
Neighboring Collections St. Louis CITY offices: In 1876 St. Louis City separated from St. Louis County, but retained all of the original St. Louis County records prior to 1876.
St. Louis COUNTY offices: Mixed City and County of St. Louis repositories:
Outside of St. Louis:
Outside of Missouri:
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