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BIRTHS
St. Louis City
Births, 1850-October 1910 (Drawer 1)
Index to St.
Louis City Births, 1910-1929 (Drawer
1)
St. Louis County
Births, 1883-1910 (Drawer 2)
MARRIAGES
- St. Louis City
Marriages, 1808-1883 (Drawer 69)
- Index to St.
Louis City Marriages, 1806-1965
(Drawers 68 & 69)
- St. Louis County
Marriages, 1881-1980 (Drawers 69 &
71)

- Index to St.
Louis County Marriages, 1877-1980
(Drawer 69)
DEATHS
- St. Louis City
Deaths, Feb. 1850-Jan. 1909 (Drawer
1)*
- Index to St. Louis City Deaths (CD #27B)
- St. Louis City
Coroner's Records, 1845-1900 (Drawers
7 & 8)**
- St. Louis City
Burial Certificates, 1882-Oct. 1908;
Jan. 1900; July 1960-Sept. 1960
(Drawer 8)**
(Consult the
online guide for this set to determine the roll of film for a specific date and certificate number.)
- St. Louis County
Deaths, 1883-1910 (Drawer 2)
- Index to St.
Louis County Deaths, 1910-1936 (Drawer
2)
FUNERAL HOMES
- Records from more
than 20 St. Louis funeral homes from
the late 19th century to
the late 20th century
(Drawer 2)**
CEMETERIES
- Records from
Catholic, Lutheran, Evangelical and
United Church of Christ, and other St.
Louis cemeteries (Drawer 96, LDS
cabinet and microfiche carousel and
CDs)**
CHURCH RECORDS
- Records from
Catholic, Lutheran, United Church of
Christ and other St. Louis churches
(Drawers 2-5 and LDS cabinet)**
PROBATE RECORDS
- St. Louis City and County Will Books
and Indexes, 1816-1880 (Drawer 108)
- St. Louis City Will Books and
Indexes, 1880-1967 (Drawers 108 & 109)
- St. Louis County Wills, 1878-1969;
indexes through 1976 (Drawer 107)
- St. Louis City and County Probate Index Prior to 1890 (Drawer 97)
- St. Louis County Probate Case Files
[Prior to 1877] (includes City of St.
Louis) (Drawers 109-116)**
- St. Louis County Probate Case Files
[After 1876] #1–2194 (Fiche Drawers
A & B)
- St. Louis County Probate Court
Closed Estate Files (Drawers 107 & 108)
- St. Louis City Probate Index, 1890-1989 (Drawer 97)
- St. Louis City Probate Case Files
1877 and Later (Drawers 116-118)
- St. Louis City Index to
Administrators' Account Books, #18-39;
49-79 (Drawer 109)
- Index to Administrators' Accounts,
Probate Court (Drawer 109)
- St. Louis County, Missouri Estate
Index, 1877- (microfiche carousel)
- St. Louis County Probate Court,
Index to Deceased, 1876-1973 (Drawer
107)
CITY DIRECTORIES
- St. Louis City
Directories, 1821-1935; 1967-1975
(Drawers 73 & 74; microfiche
carousel)
- St. Louis County
Directories, scattered years from
1893-1979 (Drawers 74 & 75)
- Missouri State
Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1860
(microfiche carousel)
CENSUS RECORDS
- Federal Census of
Missouri, 1830-1930 and Soundex for
1880-1920 (Drawers 53-66)
- Census
Enumeration District Descriptions for
1830-1930 (67 & 68)
- Missouri State
Census Enumerations for Carondelet,
1857 and 1858 (67)
- Carondelet Census
of 1869 (67)
- Federal Census of
Missouri Agricultural, Industrial;
Manufacturing, and Mortality
Schedules, 1850-1880; Defective,
Dependent, and Delinquent Classes,
1880 (Drawers 66 & 67)
- St. Louis Census
Books, 1847, 1850-51, '53, '56, '57,
'58, '60, '63, '64, '65 & '66
(Drawer 67)
LAND RECORDS
- Index to French
and Spanish Archives, 1771-1803
(Drawer 103)
- French and
Spanish Archives, vols. 1-5 (Drawer
103)
- Archives Records
(translated), vols. 1-6 (Drawer 103)
- General Index to
Deeds, 1766-1834 (Drawer 103)
- St. Louis Lands:
Blocks of the city of St. Louis and
Carondelet and Common Fields of St.
Louis, 1840 (Drawer 103)
- Record of Sales,
City Commons: City of St. Louis, 1842
(Drawer 103)
- Record of Deeds
for Lots Sold in Commons Under
Ordinances, 1843, City of St. Louis
(Drawer 103)
- Record of Deeds
to City of St. Louis, 1830-1888
(Drawer 103)
- Record of Land Titles in Missouri: Private Land Claims,
1804-1867 (Drawer 103)
- Record of Land Titles in Missouri: French & Spanish land
Grants, 1804-1829 (Drawer 103)
- Land
Commissioners' Minutes and Land
Commissioners' Books (Drawer 103)
- O. W. Collet's
Indexes, St. Louis County Archives,
1804-1854; Index to Alleys; Contractor
Plats (Drawer 103)
- Collet's Index to
Deeds, Grantors, vols. A-Z, 1804-1854
(Drawer 103)
- Collet's Index to
Deeds, Grantees, vols. A-Z, 1804-1854
(Drawer 103)
- Direct Indexes to
Deeds, vols. A-W, 1804-1895 (Drawer
103)
- Inverted Indexes
to Deeds, vols. A-W, 1804-1900 (Drawer
103)
- Deeds and
Indexes, vols. A-R, 1804-1832 (Drawer
103)
- St. Louis City
Plat Books, 1972 (Drawer 103)
- St. Louis County Direct and Inverted Indexes to Deeds,
1887-1930 (Drawers 103-104)
- St. Louis County
Missouri Deeds (1877- ) (Drawers
103-107)
MILITARY RECORDS
- Union and
Confederate Soldier Indexes
(Aisle 1A)
- Organization
Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who
Served Between 1861 and 1900
(Aisle 1A)**
- Compiled Service
Records: Volunteer Union Soldiers Who
Served with the U. S. Colored Troops
and Index (Aisle 1A)**
- Blacks Awarded
the Congressional Medal of Honor:
Civil War to Spanish-American War
(Aisle 1A)**
- Confederate
Pension and Home Applications (Aisle
1A)
- World War I Draft
Cards, Army and Navy Discharge Cards,
and National Guard Service Cards
(Aisle 1A)**
NATURALIZATIONS
- St. Louis
Naturalizations and Index
(Drawers 118 & 119)**
NEWSPAPERS
(see newspaper list for precise date coverage)
- 14th St. White Way News — see North St. Louis Community News
- Amerika (German): 1903-1914
- Amerika Sunday Edition: (German Catholic) 3 Sept 1876 – 13 Oct 1878

- Amerika Weekday Edition: (German Catholic) 23 Oct 1872 – 31 Dec 1902

- Anzeiger des Westens (German): 1842-1898
- Baden News — see North St. Louis Community News
- Baden News Press: 16 June 1948 – 29 Dec 1964

- Carondelet News: 1903-1935
Index
- Carondelet Progress: 26 Nov 1898 – 29 Apr 1899

- Daily Missouri Democrat: 1853
- Free Press (Jewish): 1885-1887 (incomplete)
- Herald des Glaubens: (German Catholic) 16 Oct 1889 – 27 Sept 1899

- Jewish Light: 1947-1977
- Jewish Tribune: 1879-1884 (incomplete)
- Jewish Voice: 1888-1920
- La Lega Italiana: (Italian) 9 Oct 1914 – 25 Dec 1920

- La Revue de l’Ouest (French): 1854
Index 303k PDF
- Le Patriote (French): 1878-1887 (incomplete)
Index 249k PDF
- Maplewood Champion / Maplewood News Champion, 12 Dec 1912 – 22 Dec 1935

- Missouri Democrat: 1853
- Missouri Republican News: 1828-1838
- Naborhood Link News: 1930-1969
- North St. Louis Community News — includes 14th St. White Way News, Baden News, and West Florissant News 1931 – 1933

- St. Louis Argus (African American): 1919-1997
(incomplete)
- St. Louis Bugle: 1945-1972
- St. Louis Christian Advocate:
(Methodist)1850-1931***
- St. Louis Countian: 1951-1985
- St. Louis Countian: (Kirkwood) 24 Jan 1919 – 27 Dec 1952

- St. Louis Daily Record: 1890-1985
- St. Louis Globe-Democrat: 1853-1986
- St. Louis Newspapers, Part 2 — Microfilm roll includes scattered and single issues of various titles. Inquire at the Special Collections Department Reference Desk on Tier 5 for more information.

- St. Louis Palladium (African American):
1903-1907
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 1874 to date
- St. Louis Republican: 4 Jan 1850 – 26 Dec 1851 and Jan – June 1854

- St. Louis Star Times: 1910-1950
- Watchman Advocate: 1881-1985 (title varies)
Index
- Webster Groves News / Webster Groves News-Times: 7 Jan 1916 – 22 Dec 1960

- West Florissant News — see North St. Louis Community News
- Westliche Post (German): 1857-1938
MISCELLANEOUS
- St. Louis City
Register of Voters, Voter Affidavits,
Canceled Voter Affidavits, and
Abstracts of Votes (Drawers Q-Z)**
- Partial Index to
St. Louis Records, 1850s-1970s (Drawer
5)
- St. Louis City
Registrar: Journal of Commitments to
House of Refuge, 1854-1899 (Drawer
2)
- German General
Protestant Orphan's Home Intake
Records (Drawer 2)***
- St. Louis County,
Missouri Ward Books (Dependent on
County Support), 1890-1939 (Drawer
107)
- St. Louis County,
Missouri Probate Court, Index to
Wards: Minors or Incompetent
Individuals, 1879-1973 (Drawer 107)
- St. Louis County,
Missouri Probate Court, Register of
Wards (Minors or Incompetent
Individuals), vols. 1-6 (Drawer 107)
- St. Louis County Court Records, 1824-1928; index, 1824-1877; 1918-1928 (Drawer 97)
- Earliest St.
Louis Families (Aisle 1B)
- Territorial
Papers of the United States: The
Territory of Louisiana-Missouri,
1803-1821 (Aisle 1B)
- Territorial
Papers of the U. S. Senate, 1789-1873:
Louisiana-Missouri, 1804-1822
(Aisle 1B)
- State Department
Territorial Papers: Missouri,
1812-1820, (Aisle 1B)
- Tax Assessment Lists for Collection Districts in the
State of Missouri, 1862-1865 (Drawer 72)
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