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:'''''Note:''''' &nbsp;Records kept at the state capitol were lost by fires in 1837 and 1911. Several counties in Missouri have also lost records due to fire, war, and other destruction.<br><br>
:'''''Note:''''' &nbsp;Records kept at the state capitol were lost by fires in 1837 and 1911. Several counties in Missouri have also lost records due to fire, war, and other destruction.<br><br>


[[Image:Missouri State Historical Society.jpg|right|250px|Missouri State Historical Society.jpg]]'''[[State Historical Society of Missouri]]'''<br>1020 Lowry<br>Columbia, MO 65201-7298<br>Telephone: 573-882-7083<br>Fax: 573-884-4950<br>(located at Ellis Library, University of Missouri campus)<br><br>  
[[Image:Missouri State Historical Society.jpg|right|250px|Missouri State Historical Society.jpg]]'''[[State Historical Society of Missouri]]'''<br><br>University of Missouri Ellis Library<br>1020 Lowry Street<br>Columbia, Missouri, 65201-7298<br>Telephone: 573-882-1187<br>Fax: 573-884-4950<br>E-mail: [mailto:shsofmo@umsystem.edu shsofmo@umsystem.edu]<br>Internet: [http://shs.umsystem.edu/about/index.shtml About SHSMO] become a member, donate, events, exhibitions, research requests, and visitor information.<br><br>  


:Good genealogy collection with historic Missouri manuscripts and reference books<ref name="DB67" />, collection of 460,000 books, 500,000 [http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ manuscripts], 150,000 archival records, 2,900 [http://shs.umsystem.edu/map/ maps], databases, [http://shs.umsystem.edu/art/ art], [http://shs.umsystem.edu/census/ census], [http://statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org/ digital collections], [http://shs.umsystem.edu/newspaper/ newspapers], [http://shs.umsystem.edu/oralhistory/ oral history], and [http://shs.umsystem.edu/photograph/ photographs].<ref>[http://shs.umsystem.edu/research/ Collections and Research] in ''State Historical Society of Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> This Society has research centers at Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla, St. Louis, and Springfield.<br><br>
:Good genealogy collection with historic Missouri manuscripts and reference books<ref name="DB67" />, collection of 460,000 books, 500,000 [http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ manuscripts], 150,000 archival records, 2,900 [http://shs.umsystem.edu/map/ maps], databases, [http://shs.umsystem.edu/art/ art], [http://shs.umsystem.edu/census/ census], [http://statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org/ digital collections], [http://shs.umsystem.edu/newspaper/ newspapers], [http://shs.umsystem.edu/oralhistory/ oral history], and [http://shs.umsystem.edu/photograph/ photographs].<ref>[http://shs.umsystem.edu/research/ Collections and Research] in ''State Historical Society of Missouri'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> This Society has research centers at Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla, St. Louis, and Springfield.<br><br>
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