Roseland Theater, Flat River, Missouri, 1940, from Collection R1146

WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT
COLLECTION - 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

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Effective on 1 April 2005, if you want the staff of WHMC-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:

The non-refundable fee will include up to ten (10) photocopies, scans, or microfilm printouts. Requests for photocopies/scans/printouts over that amount, and requests for photographs and other reproduction services will be subject to additional charges.

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:

We will continue to check free of charge all of WHMC-Rolla's finding aids, including:

Please use our Researcher Registration Form to submit your request(s).

The University of Missouri system-wide Western Historical Manuscript Collection is the Show-Me State's most comprehensive repository of primary historical documents. There is a branch of the Collection 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 campus are available to researchers at the other campuses via a one-day courier service. Collections on microfilm are available through interlibrary loan.

The Rolla 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 Rolla branch 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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You can now see information about the holdings of the University of Missouri/State Historical Society of Missouri Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Rolla, arranged in several ways:

Included are scope and content notes ("Information Sheets"), shelf lists, and lists of index entries.

To request information about any of our collections, please fill out and submit a REQUEST FORM.

Researchers should also consider the holdings of:

If you are familiar and comfortable with Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, and Library of Congress Subject Headings, USMARC cataloging records of the holdings of WHMC-Rolla are also available on MERLIN, the University of Missouri Library System on-line public access catalog.

The Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Rolla is open from 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday, except official holidays. 

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revised 30 October 2008
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