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Many of the archives of Missouri have collections of published biographical information. The public libraries in St. Louis and Kansas City also have good collections. Also search the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories.

Family History Library[edit | edit source]

Conrad, Howard Louis, Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, a Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference (New York, New York: Southern History Company, 1901) FHL films 1000272-73, fiche 6051492–97, book 977.8 H2c

The Family History Library has a collection of biographies particular to Missouri. To access these use the Place-names search in the FHL catalog for:

MISSOURI - BIOGRAPHY - PERSONAL NARRATIVES

MISSOURI,[COUNTY] - BIOGRAPHY

MISSOURI,[COUNTY],[TOWN] - BIOGRAPHY

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

http://history.umr.edu/usefullinks/usefullinks.html

http://web.umr.edu/~christen/mobio.html

http://press.umsystem.edu/mobio.htm

v • d• e Links to Missouri-related articles

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 Many of the archives of [[Missouri]] have collections of published biographical information. The public libraries in St. Louis and Kansas City also have good collections. Also search the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories.
-The Family History Library has a large collection of biographical sources. Selected volumes are on Family History Library films {{FHL|148095|title-id|disp=1000272}}-79, including Howard Louis Conrad, ''Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, a Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference ''(New York, New York: Southern History Company, 1901; Family History Library book {{FHL|148095|title-id|disp=977.8 H2c}}; films {{FHL|148095|title-id|disp=1000272-73}}; fiche {{FHL|148095|title-id|disp=6051492}}).
+=== Family History Library ===
-=== Web Sites<br> ===
+*Conrad, Howard Louis, ''Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, a Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference ''(New York, New York: Southern History Company, 1901)  {{FHL|148095|item|disp=FHL films 1000272-73, fiche 6051492–97, book 977.8 H2c}}
+*The Family History Library has a collection of biographies particular to Missouri.  To access these use the Place-names search in the FHL catalog for:
+:MISSOURI - BIOGRAPHY - PERSONAL NARRATIVES
+:MISSOURI,[COUNTY] - BIOGRAPHY
+:MISSOURI,[COUNTY],[TOWN] - BIOGRAPHY
+=== Web Sites ===
 http://history.umr.edu/usefullinks/usefullinks.html
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 http://web.umr.edu/~christen/mobio.html
-http://press.umsystem.edu/mobio.htm
+http://press.umsystem.edu/mobio.htm {{Missouri|Missouri}}
 [[Category:Missouri|Biography]]
-{{Missouri|Missouri}}