Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Columbia
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The mission of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia, a joint collection of the University of Missouri and the State Historical Society of Missouri, is to support the research needs of University faculty and students, Missouri residents, and the general public, by collecting, preserving, and making available to them various primary source materials documenting the history of the state, and the region.
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[edit] Address
Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Columbia
23 Ellis Library
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri 65201-5149
[edit] Website
[edit] Telephone
573-882-6028
[edit] Fax
573-884-0345
[edit] Email
whmc@umsystem.edu
[edit] Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:45pm
Saturday 8:00am-3:30pm
Sunday-Closed
Dates WHMC-Columbia is closed.
[edit] Holdings
Professional historians and researchers, students, genealogists, journalists, and anyone with an interest in historical research are invited to utilize the Collection's more than 16,000 linear feet of paper records, over 6,350 rolls of microfilm, 31,000 photographs and images, and approximately 15,000 audio and video cassettes, tapes, and films.
The Columbia Collection has a wide ranging and eclectic scope, with unique, unpublished records of state, regional, and national significance. Its holdings span Missouri's pre-statehood days to the present and chronicle many aspects of the history of the state and the trans-Mississippi West: social and cultural, religious and educational, military and political, economic and legal, business and labor, urban and rural, ethnic, environmental, and many others. The Collection represents present and former Missourians from many walks of life, and includes the correspondence, diaries, photographs, financial records, and other papers of pioneers, soldiers, workers, farmers, business leaders, educators, scientists, doctors, artists, writers, politicians, and itinerant preachers.
The Collection also serves as the archives for numerous state and national organizations and businesses, and holds materials that support the research and teaching interests of University faculty members. It is an approved repository of the Forest History Society, and other specially designated collections include the German Heritage Archives, the Missouri Folklore/Folklife Archives, the National Women and Media Collection, and the Archive of Soil Science.
[edit] Access
All researchers, including those unaffiliated with a university or college, are welcome to use the resources of the Collection. Holdings are non-circulating and must be used on the premises. Researchers must provide two pieces of identification (one with a photo), and read and sign a rules and consent form before using manuscript material.
Some collections require written permission from the donor to use and/or photocopy.
Out-of-town researchers are encouraged to write prior to their visit to make their needs known so materials may be recalled from storage or the other campuses if necessary.
[edit] Permitted and prohibited items
- Prohibited: Cameras, scanners, and pens.
[edit] Document ordering and delivery
Approximately half the collections are stored off-site; they may be recalled and are usually available for use within 24 hours. Materials housed at one branch of WHMC may be loaned to any of the others; transfers from one campus to another usually takes 48 hours. Microfilmed collections may be borrowed through interlibrary loan. Please contact reference staff at whmc@umsystem.edu with any questions.
[edit] Photocopying, photography, microfilming
All photocopying is handled by the staff. Collections will not be reproduced in their entirety. Orders over 200 pages will be photocopied at the staff's discretion. Orders may be subject to Missouri sales tax and postage and handling is charged for orders that are mailed. Audio and video materials held by the Collection are for research use only, but may be reproduced on a case-by-case basis.
Costs may be viewed at: Copy Services
