Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

WEB SITE:

LOCATION:

Old Courthouse, 2nd Fl.
11 North Fourth St.
St. Louis, MO. 63102

MAILING ADDRESS:

Archives
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
11 North Fourth St.
St. Louis, MO 63102

TELEPHONE:

(314) 655-1600

CONTACT:

Jennifer R. Clark, Archivist

HOURS:

Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm

ACCESS AND USE:

Available to all researchers, appointment requested. Materials do not circulate.

SPECIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE:

• Photographic services
• Photocopying

GENERAL SCOPE AND CONTENTS:

Records document the establishment and development of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, including acquisition of the riverfront property, demolition of buildings, construction of the Gateway Arch, renovation of the Old Courthouse, and planning and installation of exhibits in the Old Courthouse and the Museum of Westward Expansion. The Archives also includes limited manuscript materials that illustrate the exploration of the American West. The holdings comprise approximately 45 collections, about 500 lin. ft. of material.

MAJOR COLLECTIONS:

1. Office of the Superintendent, Central Files, ca. 1935-1968
2. U.S. Territorial Expansion Memorial Commission Records, 1933-1975.
3. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Association Records, ca. 1930-1975.
4. Museum of Westward Expansion Exhibit Planning Records, ca. 1959-1965.
5. Museum of Westward Expansion Exhibit Planning Records, ca. 1972-1976.
6. Fur Trade Illustration Project, 1945-1948.
7. Mechanics Institute of St. Louis Records, ca. 1830-1894.
8. St. Louis Recorded Archives Transcription Project, Transcriptionsand Indexes, 1938-1940.
9. Grace Lewis Miller Papers.
10. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Research Reports
11. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Newspaper Clippings.

GUIDES:

Published finding aids for selected collections. Online finding aids are available.

(4/2008)

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