About the Missouri State Archives
Created by the legislature in 1965, the State Archives serves as the repository for state records of permanent historical value. Its holdings date from 1770 and include: executive, legislative, and judicial records; records of state departments and agencies; land records; military records; state publications; photographic collections; county and municipal records on microfilm; and manuscript and reference collections.
The Archives identifies, collects and preserves those records and makes them available to state government officials, historians, students, genealogists, and the general public. Currently, the Archives holds more than 336 million pages of paper; 400,000 photographs; 9,000 maps; 61,000 reels of microfilm, 560 cubic feet of published state documents and 1,000 audio/video items.
Access to the Archives is provided through the research room. Written requests are answered by the reference staff. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Saturday hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Microfilm and published materials are available in the research room; records from the Archives' stacks should be requested in advance for use on Thursday evenings, Saturdays or holidays.
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Special Projects
- African American History Initiative
The initiative aims to create a broad public awareness of the rich contributions of African Americans to the state. - Archives Alive! Performances
The performance group Archives Alive! will bring Missouri history to life for your fourth-sixth grade students. These forty minute performances will take place at the Missouri State Archives in Jefferson City, just minutes from the Capitol. Performances and tours are free of charge.
Missouri Electronic Records Education and Training Initiative