Collections

Section of room filled with rolled-up documents and shelves of gray archival boxes.

NPS Photo / Katherine Terry

Collections are maintained at the Gateway Arch National Park Research Center and Library. Staff provide reference services on thousands of artifacts, photographs, papers, and books pertaining to the history of Gateway Arch National Park.

To submit questions regarding museum and library collections, click here.

To submit questions regarding archival collections, click here.

Gateway Arch National Park Research Center

815 OLIVE ST, STE 20
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63101-1507

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

By appointment only.



Gateway Arch National Park Library (CLOSED TILL FURTHER NOTICE)

11 N 4TH ST
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63102-1810

 

Park Collections to Explore

  • Blue shelving with books. A table is in the forefront with information and other supplies.
    Library

    Books and magazines available to researchers studying American westward expansion, St. Louis history, and related subjects

  • Yellowed, torn page from a newspaper or directory. Placed on a bed of paper inside an archival box.
    Archives

    Records documenting the history of the Gateway Arch National Park and its interpretive themes

  • An old-fashioned glass jar labeled
    Artifacts

    Learn here about artifacts that didn't (and did!) make it into the Museum of Westward Expansion or Old Courthouse exhibits

Last updated: February 11, 2026

Contact Info

Mailing Address:

11 North 4th Street
St. Louis, MO 63102

Phone:

314 655-1600

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