Plan Your Visit
Location Information
- Volker Campus Map
- Miller Nichols Library is located at 800 E. 51st St, Kansas City, MO 64110
- Miller Nichols Library Floor Plans
- Marr Sound Archives are located on the ground floor
- LaBudde Special Collections, GLAMA, and University Archives share a reading room on the third floor
On-Campus WIFI Access
If you are affiliated with another University, you may be able to use the eduroam network with your home institution credentials.
- Network Name: UMKCWPA
- Username: UMKC-visitor
- Password: Please ask our staff
If you are not affiliated, you can use our guest wifi.
Arriving at the library
PARKING
If you are planning to spend more than an hour or two visiting our Special Collections, please ask us for a complimentary parking pass. If you are planning a short visit, you can use:
BUS
The nearest UMKC shuttle bus stops at E 52nd Street and Charlotte Street. A bus line stops at 51st and Rockhill Rd, catty-corner to Miller Nichols Library.
BIKE
Bike racks are available outside all library entrances.
Getting to know KCMO
Nearby Hotels
Places to stay near the Country Club Plaza Area
Restaurants & Attractions
Places to eat surrounding the university
Travel Information
Volker Campus
The Miller Nichols Library is located at 800 E. 51st St, Kansas City, MO 64110. Parking is available in the lot off Rockhill Rd. north of 51st street.
Miller Nichols Library Floor Plans
The Marr Sound Archives are located on the ground floor. LaBudde Special Collections, GLAMA (Gay & Lesbian Archives of Mid-America), and University Archives share a reading room on the third floor.
Parking
If you are planning to spend more than an hour or two visiting our Special Collections, please ask us for a complimentary parking pass. If you are planning a short visit, you can use:
Bus
The nearest UMKC shuttle bus stop (no. 8) is at E. 51st and Troost Avenue. The RideKC Troost MAX bus also stops at E. 51st and Troost Avenue. All RideKC buses are currently free to ride. Plan your bus ride.
Bike
Bike racks are available outside all library entrances.
Nearby Hotels
Other Local Archives
- National Archives at Kansas City
- Black Archives of Mid-America
- Missouri Valley Special Collections at the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch
- State Historical Society of Missouri Kansas City Research Center
Nearby Restaurants and Attractions
Events
Once You're Here
On-Campus WiFi Access
If you are affiliated with another University, you may be able to use the eduroam network with your home institution credentials:
- Network Name: UMKCWPA
- Username: UMKC-visitor
- Password: Please ask our staff
If you are not affiliated, you can use our guest WiFi.
Reading Room Policies
Collections materials are for use only in the library. See the policies below for information regarding in-library use of the archival materials found in the collections:
On-Campus WIFI Access
If you are affiliated with another University, you may be able to use the eduroam network with your home institution credentials:
- Network Name: UMKCWPA
- Username: UMKC-visitor
- Password: Please ask our staff
If you are not affiliated, you can use our guest wifi.
Reading Room Policies
See the policies below for information regarding in-person use of the archival materials found in the collections:
