The resources listed here are pointers to libraries, archives, and manuscript repositories outside of Washington University and St. Louis. See the Finding Aids section of the University Archives homepage for links to archival resources at Washington University.

Archives and Special Collections in Missouri

Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the St. Louis Area. From the Association of St. Louis Area Archivists. Hours, collections, and services of more than 120 repositories in the bi-state area. Below are direct links to a few of the larger local repositories:

• Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (The Gateway Arch)
• Mercantile Library - now located on the campus of UM-St. Louis
• Missouri Historical Society
• St. Louis Art Mueum
• St. Louis Genealogical Society
• St. Louis Public Library
• St. Louis Science Center
• St. Louis University Archives
• St. Louis University, Vatican Microfilm Collection
• UM-St. Louis, Western Historical Manuscript Collection

Directory of Kansas City Area Repositories - From the Kansas City Area Archivists

Missouri State Archives - located in Jefferson City.

State Historical Society of Missouri - located in Columbia. Not affiliated with the Missouri Historical Society, which is in St. Louis.

Directory of Local Historical, Museum, and Genealogical Agencies in Missouri - Maintained by the State Historical Society of Missouri.

Missouri Museums - From the Missouri Museums Association.

Archives in the U.S and around the world

• Archives and Special Collections Departments on the Internet - From the University of Idaho
• Library of Congress
• National Archives and Records Administration - Includes links to the presidential libraries. NARA's genealogy page is a helpful source for family history research.
• National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections - From the Library of Congress.
• United States Newspaper Program, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. See also the Missouri Newspaper Project, sponsored by the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the State Historical Society of Missouri.
• Primary Sources on the Web - From the UC Berkeley Library

Universities and university libraries

• Bernard Becker Medical Library - W.U. School of Medicine
• W.U. Law Library
• Library Information Servers on the WWW.
• American universities on the web
• FindASchool.org/ - links to hundreds of international universities.

Other resources

For information on archival organizations, see Ready, Net, Go!, maintained by Lee Miller of Tulane University.

Virtual Exhibits on the WorldWide Web - From the Smithsonian Institution Libraries.

Clearinghouse of Image Databases - From the University of Arizona

Portrait Gallery of Historical Figures - From the Perry-Castaneda Library, University of Texas at Austin. All the portraits in this gallery are in the public domain and are available for downloading.

builtstlouis.net - A wonderful resource for the study of St. Louis architecture. Site is authored by a Washington University alumnus.

Virtually Missouri - Digitized collections from libraries and archives across the state.