Missouri State Archives

Based in Jefferson City and located just down the street from the Missouri State Capitol, the Missouri State Archives is the official repository for state records of permanent and historical value. Our mission is to foster an appreciation of Missouri history and illuminate contemporary public issues by preserving and making available the state's permanent records to its citizens and their government.

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Down the Memory Hole: Truman's Hidden Role in the Soviet Invasion of Manchuria (edited)

The History of Anheuser-Busch (recorded 08/28/2025)

Henry and Lucy Fike's Civil War (recorded 07/24/2025)

5:41 Stories of the Joplin Tornado (recorded 05/15/2025)

Gov. Donnelly Nomination Speech for Harry S Truman for President (7/14/1948) [RG005_Donnelly-Truman]

Poet of the Rebellion: Laura Redden Searing and Deaf History in Missouri (recorded 4/17/2025)

Interesting Women of the Capital City (recorded 3/20/2025)

Iron Riders: The Story of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps (recorded 2/13/2025)

Public Service Commission – The Second Half Century (1964-1965) [104_PSC_001]

Department of Natural Resources – Break It Down! The Compost Connection (1995) [110_002]

Department of Natural Resources – Talkin’ Trash: The Buy-Recycled Loop (1994) [110_003]

Department of Natural Resources – Missouri Resource Review Video Magazine: Energy (1991) [110_004]

Missouri State Parks – Seasons (1981) [110_SP_001]

Missouri State Highway Patrol – 1954 Missouri State Penitentiary Riot (1954) [111_MSHP_001]

Missouri State Highway Patrol – To Serve and Protect (c1973) [111_MSHP_002]

Missouri State Highway Patrol – Service and Protection Feat. the Recruit (c1943-1944) [111_MSHP_003]

State Emergency Management Agency – Missouri’s Operation Survival (1962) [111_SEMA_001]

Missouri State Library – The Governor’s Mansion: A Missouri Heritage (1970) [005_MSL_002]

Missouri Department of Conservation – Almanac Program 7: Prairie Chicken (1955) [103_001]

Missouri Department of Conservation – Almanac Program 1: Wildlife Photography (1955) [103_006]

Missouri Department of Conservation – Almanac Program 2: Whose Land? (1955) [103_007]

Missouri Department of Conservation – Almanac Program 3: The Land Needs Wildlife (1955) [103_008]

Missouri Department of Conservation – Almanac Program 4: Ancient Wildlife (1955) [103_009]

Missouri Department of Conservation – Almanac Program 5: Predators (1955) [103_010]

Missouri Department of Conservation – Almanac Program 6: Cottontail (1955) [103_011]

Flip for Fitness with Gov. Mel Carnahan, Ozzie Smith and Jon Hamm (1994) [RG3-51_001]

MoDOT – Drunk Driverz (2004) [107_023]

MoDOT – Snow Removal (1929-1930) [107_022]

MoDOT – Resurfacing Gravel and Stone Roads in Missouri with Bituminous Materials (1929) [107_021]

MoDOT – U.S. Highway 24 Road Construction (1931) [107_020]