Bill, I hope you are planning for those rosters eventually to go to Missouri Historical Society. Sometimes it is not easy to decide whether to send old materials to Western Historical Manuscript Collection, to State Historical Society or to Missouri Historical Society, but this one is easy. Bob Doerr in the beautiful Missouri Ozarks Bob, What is the difference between the State Historical Society and Missouri Historical Society? And where are each located? Thanks, Sara

The State Historical Society of Missouri (SHS) is at 1020 Lowry, Columbia. The main collection is what is probably the finest newspaper collection (mainly on microfilm) in the Nation. It is an open-stack facility. The every-name index to books is magnificent, but I do not believe it is being expanded to cover post-WW II books. Funding has become a major problem there. The Western Historical Manuscript Collection (WHMC) is related to SHS. Some years ago, most original documents and manuscripts were transferred to WHMC. WHMC has branches in Columbia, St. Louis, Rolla and Kansas City. One can have materials inter-facility loaned, so one can review records at the most convenient location. The Missouri Historical Society (MHS) is at 225 S. Skinker, St. Louis. It is a closed-stack facility, so the user depends on the catalogs. Many original manuscripts are there. They do not have a serious funding problem. The building alone, a former Hebrew temple, is worth a visit. Same for the St. Louis Public Library building. SHS and MHS are unrelated; both are great. I mostly use WHMC at Rolla and MHS. Bob Doerr in the beautiful Missouri Ozarks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sara Stone" <sstone10181@mchsi.com> To: <GERMANS-STLOUIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 10:37 PM Subject: [Germans-STL] Re: GERMANS-STLOUIS-D Digest V04 #29 > Bill, I hope you are planning for those rosters eventually to go to Missouri > Historical Society. > > Sometimes it is not easy to decide whether to send old materials to Western > Historical Manuscript Collection, to State Historical Society or to Missouri > Historical Society, but this one is easy. > > Bob Doerr in the beautiful Missouri Ozarks > > > Bob, What is the difference between the State Historical Society and Missouri Historical Society? And where are each located? > Thanks, > Sara > > > > > ==== GERMANS-STLOUIS Mailing List ==== > OLD-GERMAN-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in German from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old German words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. To subscribe, send subscribe to mailto:OLD-GERMAN-L-request@rootsweb.com (Mail Mode) or mailto:OLD-GERMAN-D-request@rootsweb.com (Digest Mode) > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >