Research Requests

Research

	Finding Aids Staff members will search finding aids to the Society’s holdings free of charge for one person, one event, one institution, or one place. Finding aids include card indexes and databases.	Online Newspaper Index Research Request articles from the Index to Selected Missouri Newspapers. Full text of the newspapers is not available online but researchers may order copies of articles found in the index.	Newspaper Research Researcher must provide one name, exact date, and place. Use the Missouri Newspaper Search Request Form.	General Research Staff will conduct up to 60 minutes of research. Up to 3 specific requests totaling 60 minutes.
State Historical Society members:	Free	$1.50 per citation (includes scan and e-mailing of image)	$5.00 & up to ten copies (legal-size paper or smaller)	$10.00 & up to ten photocopies  (legal-size paper or smaller)
Missouri nonmembers:	Free	$1.50 per citation (includes scan and e-mailing of image)	$10.00 & up to ten copies  (legal-size paper or smaller)	$15.00 & up to ten photocopies  (legal-size paper or smaller)
Out-of-state nonmembers:	Free	$1.50 per citation (includes scan and e-mailing of image)	$15.00 & up to ten copies  (legal-size paper or smaller)	$20.00 & up to ten photocopies  (legal-size paper or smaller)

• Submit one request at a time. Do not send another research request before receiving a reply.
• Only requests for Finding Aids Search may be submitted by telepone. All other requests must be in writing by using our research request form (below), e-mail, postal mail, or fax.
• Most inquiries will be answered within two to four weeks.
• You will be contacted concerning additional photocopy costs if necessary.
• Prepayment of research fees is required for requests that incur fees. Research fees are nonrefundable and do not guarantee that relevant information will be found.

• Residency is determined by the return address.
• Please complete the form (below) with:
  • your full name
  • postal address
  • e-mail address

  We will not respond without this information. It is needed for response and reporting purposes only.

Rush Orders

Rush orders are accepted at discretion of senior staff.

Charged in addition to all other fees.

Fee	$25.00 in addition to the usual research fee
Copies and Digital Images	twice the usual price

Research Request Form

Fields marked with an * are required.

Your Name:*
Are you a member?*	Yes No
Membership number, if known:	(The membership number is located on your membership card and on each mailing label you receive from the Society.)
Address:*
City:*
State:*
Zip:*
E-Mail Address:*
Which department do you wish to contact?	Newspaper Collection Reference Collection Map Collection Photograph Collection Art Collection Membership/Book Sales Other/Don't know
Please provide relevant information concerning your research and interest in the State Historical Society of Missouri holdings. Genealogists should include the full names, the locations (city and county), the birth and death dates of ancestors, and the type of information you wish to find.*
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Please type the phrase: (case-sensitive)

 

 

If you are unable to complete and send your request using this form, please put the information requested above in an e-mail and send it to shsofmo@umsystem.edu.

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