Kent Library, Room 308
(573) 651-2245 (phone)
(573) 651-2666 (fax)
URL: http://library.semo.edu/archives
Email: semoarchives@semo.edu
Browse or search our online collection descriptions and finding aids to locate materials for your next research trip.
We also offer subject-specific guides to get you started if you have a research topic in mind.
A growing number of documents and images from the collections are now also available online.
Special Collections and Archives is the official repository for regional history research materials on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Our collecting interests include:
Special Collections and Archives houses more than 400 regional history collections, consisting of over 1200 linear feet of materials, including maps, historical site surveys, clippings, postcards, oral histories, newspapers, business and organizational records, architectural records, and over 60,000 photographic images.
Researchers will be asked to observe the following procedures:
Photocopying and scanning services are available. Digital cameras and handheld scanners are not permitted with archival materials.
If you have records or papers that you or your organization are interested in donating to Special Collections, please contact us. All offers will be evaluated based on:
Researchers will be asked to sign an official deed of gift.
Special Collections may not give appraisals or estimates of value for any materials.
The American Society of Appraisers publishes a directory of certified appraisers by state and by specialty.