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The State Historical Society of Missouri
1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, Missouri 65201 | 800–747–6366 | shsofmo@umsystem.edu
Collections & Research
Citizens, officials and students interested in Missouri history, biography and genealogy find in the society library unsurpassed reference collections. The library of books, pamphlets and official state publications total more than 460,000 items. There are also more than 500,000 manuscript items and 800 reels of microfilmed manuscripts, more than 150,000 state archival records, and more than 2,900 maps.
- NEW! Online Catalog
Collections
- Art Collection
- Census Collection
- Map Collection
- Newspaper Collection
- Online Resources
- Oral History Program
- Photograph Collection
- Reference Collection
- Western Historical Manuscript Collection
- Advance requests must be made for use of records from the Manuscript Collection
- Print collections are non-circulating, but microfilmed records can be obtained through inter-library loan
- We welcome your visit to the Society
Research Requests
The State Historical Society of Missouri does limited research for patrons who are unable to travel to the society.
Please read the Research Policy before submitting a request.
Prepayment of Research Fee is required and does not guarantee success.
Research requests can be submitted by:
- Newspaper Research Request Form for births, deaths, marriages and the like
- Research Request Form for other research
- e–mail: shsofmo@umsystem.edu
- US Postal Service: The State Historical Society of Missouri, 1020 Lowry, Columbia, Missouri 65201
Policies & Procedures
Please read our policies and procedures regarding use of the Society's facilities.
