Special Collections
City Directory Collection

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The Department of Special Collections houses original city directories for Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas. A comprehensive list is accessible through the inventory link above. City directories are also cataloged in the library's online catalog (MERLIN).

Kansas City, Missouri: 1870-1994 (incomplete run)

Kansas City, Kansas: 1960-1991 (incomplete run)

Special Collections is a non-circulating and non-browsing resource center. The Special Collections Reading Room is open to researchers Monday through Friday during the academic year. Public service hours for the current semester are listed at http://library.umkc.edu/spec-col/index.html#hours but researchers are encouraged to call ahead for verification of hours due to University intersessions and other events. Special Collections is located on the fourth floor of the Miller Nichols Library at 5100 Rockhill Road in Kansas City, Missouri. All inquiries concerning access to the collections should be addressed to Special Collections Library Information Specialists Teresa Gipson or Kelly McEniry.