The STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY of MISSOURI
RESEARCH CENTER - ROLLA
G-3 Curtis
Laws Wilson Library
Missouri University of Science & Technology
400 W. 14th St.
Rolla,
MO 65409-1420
573/341-4874
whmcinfo [at] mst.edu
Effective on 1 April 2005, if you want the staff of the Research Center-Rolla to search the actual collections for specific items or information, or to make reproductions, those requests will be subject to a non-refundable processing fee of:
Researchers will be limited to three specific requests per communication and fee payment. If more than three names/topics are submitted, the staff will check only the first three.
Those who will NOT be charged include:
The State Historical Society of Missouri's state-wide system of Research Centers is the Show-Me State's most comprehensive repository of primary historical documents. There is a Research Center on each campus of the University of Missouri system (UM-Columbia, UM-Kansas City, Missouri S&T, and UM-St. Louis). Each branch acquires materials and prepares them for use. Collections held at one Research Center are available to researchers at the other Research Centers via a one-day courier service. Collections on microfilm are available through interlibrary loan.
The Research Center-Rolla's collection focuses on the history of southern Missouri and the Ozark Highland. To complement the heritage and curriculum of the Missouri University of Science & Technology, formerly the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy and then the University of Missouri-Rolla, the Research Center-Rolla also collects in the areas of mining, transportation, and technology. Major holdings include the records of the St. Louis-San Francisco ("Frisco") Railway Company, the St. Joe Minerals Corporation, and the American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Company.
PLEASE NOTE: MANY COLLECTIONS ARE HELD IN OFF-CAMPUS STORAGE. AT LEAST TWO DAYS' ADVANCE NOTICE IS REQUIRED FOR THE RESEARCH USE OF THOSE COLLECTIONS. IF A COLLECTION IS IN OFF-CAMPUS STORAGE IT WILL BE NOTED ON THE ON-LINE INFORMATION SHEET.
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If you are familiar and comfortable with Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, and Library of Congress Subject Headings, USMARC cataloging records of the holdings of the Research Center-Rolla are also available on MERLIN, the University of Missouri Library System on-line public access catalog.The Research Center-Rolla is open from 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday, except official holidays.