University Archives is the depository of official records of the University of Missouri at Columbia as well as of the administrative records of the University of Missouri System. University Archives also houses and preserves private papers, organizational records, and manuscripts that relate to the history of the University, the University community, and the University System.
University Archives is part of the Division of Special Collections and Archives in the University Libraries at the University of Missouri.
Starting December 18th, 2025, the Archives Reading Room will be located in 4A41 on the east side of the 4th floor of Ellis Library.
University Archives will be closed for Winter Break starting December 25th, 2025. The Reading Room will reopen at 8AM on January 5th, 2026.
Please send any information requests to muarchives@missouri.edu or leave them at
(573) 882-7567 during this time, and a staff member will handle your inquiry just as soon as possible upon our return to the office.
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