MU History and Local History

Guides to the mostly on-site (not digital) records on various topics and groups of people in the State Historical Society of Missouri

The best available collection of digitized newspapers and other periodicals from every part of Missouri; oral histories, plat maps, photos, and more.

Recorded lectures, searchable by reg8ion, topic, or series title. Presentation dates begin around 2016.

The Center for Missouri History is the Columbia location of the State Historical Society of Missouri. Researchers must make appointments (Tu-Fri, 12:00-4:30 pm) to conduct research in person.