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    Jefferson

    National Expansion Memorial Missouri

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    Extended Summer Hours for Jefferson National Expansion Memorial starting Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 25, 2013, through Labor Day, September 2, 2013, the Gateway Arch hours are 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. More »

Archival Collections

The following is a list of JNEM Archives collections that are processed and available for research. Each title will link to a description of the collection and a full finding aid.

Record Unit 101 Indian War Widows Project, Records c.1864-1965
Record Unit 102 Streckfus Steamers Inc. Records, 1888-1970
Record Unit 103 United States Territorial Expansion Memorial Commission Records, 1933-1973
Record Unit 104 Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Records. c.1930-1975
Record Unit 107 Fur Trade Illustration Project, 1945-1948
Record Unit 111 Donald M. Dosch Collection, c.1969-c.1979
Record Unit 112 Richard E. Lemen Photograph Collection
Record Unit 113 Mechanics' Institute of St. Louis Records, 1816-1894
Record Unit 115 St. Louis Recorded Archives Transcription Project, 1938-1940
Record Unit 116 Grace Lewis Miller Papers
Record Unit 118 Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Research Reports
Record Unit 119.00 Newspaper Clippings: Creation of the Memorial
Record Unit 119.01 Newspaper Clippings: Superintendency of Superintendent John L. Nagle
Record Unit 123 Richard Bowser Papers
Record Unit 125 Administrative History Collection
Record Unit 126 Adeline Smith Boyd Papers
Record Unit 136 Harold A. Bulger Western Forts Collection

The Archives also contains unprocessed collections that are currently being arranged and made ready for research use. If you have any questions regarding archives holdings, please contact our archivist, Jennifer Clark, at (voice) 314-655-1600. Researchers are encouraged to make appointments in advance, if possible.

Did You Know?

1843 letter

The Museum of Westward Expansion at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial contains over 150 quotes from diaries, journals, letters and speeches. The designers of the museum felt the actual words of nineteenth century pioneers were the most powerful way to tell their story. Click to learn more. More...