Missouri History Museum

SPECIAL NOTICE:

The Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center will be closed on Saturday, June 1, for a special event. We thank you for your understanding. The LRC will reopen for regular hours on Tuesday, June 4.

The Missouri History Museum Library holds over 90,000 books, periodicals, newspapers, maps and microfilms, including:

• St. Louis-area newspapers
• Fire insurance maps for St. Louis, 1870-1941; many other maps and atlases
• Business and trade catalogs 
• St. Louis city directories, 1821-1980

Subject strengths include:

• St. Louis people, places and events, neighborhood history, urban development, ethnic culture, politics, architecture, business, religion, art and education
• Western fur trade, travel and exploration, river transportation
• Missouri history to 1900
• Native American history and culture
• Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 St. Louis World's Fair)

Find out more about the library's holdings:

• Online Library Catalog
• Description of card catalogs