University Archives
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University Archives
The University Archives is the official repository for records of permanent administrative value created by the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus, and for materials of historical value related to university functions. The University Archives supports UMKC’s teaching, research, service, and administrative activities by collecting and managing archival, manuscript, audiovisual, electronic, print, and object collections related to the university’s history and traditions. The archives also document prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters’ careers and activities. Records in University Archives date from 1895, beginning with the Lincoln and Lee University movement to establish a university in Kansas City, to the present. The archives’ mission is to ensure both current and future researchers will have access to UMKC historical resources to understand and interpret the university’s history and campus experiences.
History of the Archives
What to expect
Room 326, the reading room for LaBudde Special Collections and University Archives, is a quiet study area and all library users are welcome.
- We only allow water in our space to prevent pests and protect materials
- We have different hours than the rest of the building, please check to make sure we’re open before you plan a visit
- Appointments are strongly recommended due to records’ boxes being stored off-site at the UM System Records Management Center in Columbia
- Are you in charge of transferring your office’s administrative records to University Archives? See documentation on Transferring Records to University Archives
- Consult our collections policy for additional information regarding the collections held in the University Archives.
University Archives
- Located on the third floor of Miller Nichols Library
- 800 E 51st Street, Kansas City, MO 64110
- (816) 235-1532
- Contact University Archives
- Student, staff, and metered parking lots are located on the north side of the building.
- Plan your visit
Scope of Holdings
Official records, catalogs, and publications from any unit of the University
Personal and professional papers of faculty and faculty publications
Records and publications of University affiliated organizations
Oral histories, films, photographs and negatives
Records of student organizations, papers and publications
Scrapbooks and news clipping relating to the activities, events, and history of the University
Notable Collections
Edgar Parks Snow Papers
Lincoln and Lee University Movement
Material related to the predecessor to the University of Kansas City.
Professional Schools (Law, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Conservatory of Music)
Material prior to their mergers with the University.
E. Grey Dimond
Personal and professional papers of the Provost of the School of Medicine and Special Consultant to the Chancellor, and of his wife, Mrs. Mary Clark Dimond.
History of the Archives
The UMKC University Archives was formally established in 1977 as an independently administered unit reporting to the Office of the University Provost. In 2014, University Archives relocated physically and administratively to the University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives Division, moving its operations to the Miller Nichols Library.