Free Online Missouri Digital Archives

The Ancestor Hunt has been cataloging and listing links to free online genealogy collections in over 20 different record categories since 2014. These are available for you to view and use via the Resources tab above.

It occurred to me, however, that there is a massive amount of genealogy and historical material that can help us researchers as we discover who belongs in our family tree, and more importantly, what is their life story. But this genealogical and historical material doesn’t fit nicely into a specific genealogy record category.

As researchers, we should avail ourselves of the types of materials listed below. They definitely will help us in our genealogy and family history research  These online resources are available generally at state libraries and archives, larger public libraries, and college and university digital collections. Hence the creation of these lists of free online digital archives. I hope they prove useful to you in your pursuit

Types of Information Available in Digital Archives

• Scrapbooks
• Diaries
• Family Papers, Biographies, and Other Collections
• Letters
• Oral Histories
• Maps
• Bulletins and Newsletters
• Corporate Collections
• Local Community and County Histories
• Photographs and Postcards
• Rare Books and Manuscripts
• Government Publications and Documents
• and Yes, Genealogy Record Collections and Indexes

The Free Online Digital Archives for the state are listed below, preceded by Archives that are available for the region or the country:

Multistate Archives

• A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
• Digital Commons Collections
• Digital Public Library of America
• Documenting the American South
• Library of Congress Digital Collections
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• PastPerfectOnline Collections
• Smithsonian Digital Library

Missouri

• Central Methodist University Digital Collections
• Fontbonne College Digital Collections
• Lincoln University Digital Collections
• Lindenwood University Digital Collections
• Maryville University of St Louis Digital Collections
• Missouri Baptist University Digital Collections
• Missouri Digital Heritage
• Missouri Southern State University Digital Collections
• Missouri State Archives
• Missouri State University Digital Collections
• Missouri Valley Special Collections
• Missouri Western State University Digital Collections
• Missouriana Digital Text Collection
• Northwest Missouri State University Digital Collections
• Park University Digital Collections
• Saint Louis University Digital Collections
• Southeast Missouri State University Digital Collections
• Truman State University Digital Collections
• University of Central Missouri Digital Collections
• University of Missouri – Columbia Digital Collections
• University of Missouri – Kansas City Digital Collections
• University of Missouri – St Louis Digital Collections
• Washington University, St Louis Digital Collections
• Webster University Digital Collections