Missouri Biography

Many of the archives of Missouri have collections of published biographical information. The public libraries in St. Louis and Kansas City also have good collections. Also search the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories.

Family History Library


 * Conrad, Howard Louis, Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, a Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference (New York, New York: Southern History Company, 1901)


 * The Family History Library has a collection of biographies particular to Missouri. To access these, use the Place-names search in the FHL catalog for:


 * MISSOURI - BIOGRAPHY - PERSONAL NARRATIVES
 * MISSOURI,[COUNTY] - BIOGRAPHY
 * MISSOURI,[COUNTY],[TOWN] - BIOGRAPHY

Web Sites
http://history.umr.edu/usefullinks/usefullinks.html

http://web.umr.edu/~christen/mobio.html

http://press.umsystem.edu/mobio.htm