Compiled by Cynthia Hudson, Reference Student Assistant and Jeannette Pierce, M.S.L.I.S, M.A.. 
Maintained by Jamie Schmid, M.S.L.I.S., Reference Librarian and History Liaison Librarian
Updated March 3, 2008
 

Billon, Frederic.  The First American Frontier:  Annals of St. Louis in Its Early Days 1764-1804.  St. Louis, MO:  Arno Press and The New York Times, 1971.
     Ref. F474 .S2 B58 1971

Billon, Frederic.  The First American Frontier:  Annals of St. Louis in its Territorial Days from 1804-1821.  St. Louis, MO:  1888.
     Ref. F474 .S2 B58 1888

Corbett, Katharine T.  In Her Place:  A Guide to St. Louis Women's History.  St. Louis, MO:  Missouri Historical Society, 1999.
     Ref.  HQ 1439 .S87 C67 1999 (Additional copy in Circ.)

Corbett, Katharine T. and Howard S. Miller.  St. Louis in the Gilded Age.  St. Louis, MO:  Missouri Historical Society, 1993.
     Ref. F474 .S257 C67 1993 

Faherty, William Barnaby.  St. Louis:  A Concise History.  St. Louis, MO:  St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission, 1990.
     Ref.  F474 .S2 F3 1990 (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

Gill, McCune.  The St. Louis Story:  Library of American Lives.  Hopkinsville, KY:  Historical Record Association, 1952.  3 vols.
     Ref. F474 .S2 G5 1952

Gray, Rockwell.  A Century of Enterprise:  St. Louis, 1894-1994.  St. Louis, MO:  Missouri Historical Society, 1994.
     Ref. F474 .S243 G73 1994  (Additional copies in Circ. and the St. Louis Room)

Hagen, Harry M.  This is Our Saint Louis.  St. Louis, MO:  Knight Publishing Co., 1970.
     Ref. F474 .S2 H15  (Additional copies in Circ. and the St. Louis Room)

Hyde, William.  Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis, a Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference.  New York, NY:  The Southern History Company, 1899. 4 vols.
     Ref. F474 .S2 H9  (Additional copy in Circ.)

Jackson, Patti Smith.  The St. Louis Arena Memories.  St. Charles, MO:  GHB Publishers, 2000.
     Ref. GV416 .S365 J23 2000

Kirschten, Ernest.  Catfish and Crystal.  Garden City, NY:  Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1960.
     Ref. F474 .S2 K5  (Additional copy in Circ.)

McNulty, Elizabeth.  St. Louis Then & Now.  San Diego, CA:  Thunder Bay Press, 2000.
     Ref. F474 .S243 M38 2000 (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

Peterson, Charles E.  Colonial St. Louis:  Building a Creole Capital.  St. Louis, MO:  Missouri Historical Society, 1949.
     Ref. F474 .S2 P4 1949

Primm, James Neal.  Lion of the Valley:  St. Louis, Missouri.  Boulder, CO:  Pruett Publishing Company, 1998.
    Ref. F474 .S257 P75  (Additional copies in Circ. and the St. Louis Room)

Religions in St. Louis:  A Strong Heritage.  Robert P. Jacobs, ed.  St. Louis, MO:  Interfaith Clergy Council, 1976.
     Ref. BR560 .S2 R44 1976  (Additional copy in Circ.)

Scharf, John Thomas.  History of Saint Louis City and County, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Day.  Philadelphia:  L.H.  Everts and Company, 1883.  2 vols.
     Ref. F474 .S2 S3

St. Louis:  The First 200 Years.  St. Louis, MO:  First National Bank in St. Louis, 1964.
     Ref. F474 .S2 F57 1964  (Additional copies in Circ. and St. Louis Room)

Stadler, Frances H.  St. Louis Day by Day.  St. Louis, MO:  Patrice Press, 1989.
     Ref. F474 .S257 S83 1989  (Additional copy in Circ.)

Stevens, Walter B.  St. Louis, the Fourth City, 1764-1909.  St. Louis, MO:  S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909. 2 vols.
     Ref. F474 .S2 S846 

Van Ravenswaay, Charles.  St. Louis:  An Informal History of the City and its People, 1764-1865.  St. Louis, MO:  Missouri Historical Society Press, 1991.
     Ref O'size F474 .S275 V36 1991  (Additional copies in Circ. O'size and St. Louis Room O'size)

Winter, William C.  The Civil War in St. Louis:  A Guided Tour.  St. Louis, MO:  Missouri Historical Society Press, 1994.
     Ref. F474 .S257 W56 1994 (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

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Corbett, Katharine.  In Her Place:  A Guide to St. Louis Women's History.  St. Louis, MO:  Missouri Historical Society, 1999.
     Ref. HQ1439 .S87 C67 1999

Detjen, David.  The Germans in Missouri: 1900-1918.  Columbia, MO:  University of Missouri Press, 1985.
     Ref. F475 G3 D48 1985  

Dictionary of Missouri Biography.  Lawrence O. Christensen, ed.  Columbia, MO:  University of Missouri Press, 1999.
     Ref. CT244 .D53 1999   (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

Johnson, Anne-Andre.  Notable Women of St. Louis, 1914.  St. Louis, MO:  Woodward, 1914.
     Ref. F474 .S2 J67

Kimbrough, Mary.  Movers and Shakers: Men who Have Shaped St. Louis.  Tucson, AZ:  Patrice Press, 1992.
     Ref. F474 .S253 F34 1992 (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

Leonard, John.  The Book of St. Louisans:  A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of St. Louis and Vicinity.  St. Louis, MO:  The St. Louis Republic, 1912.
     Ref. F474 .S2 B691  (Additional copies in Circ. and the St. Louis Room)

Lift Every Voice and Sing: St. Louis African Americans in the Twentieth Century: Narratives.  Columbia, MO:  University of Missouri Press, 1999
     St. Louis Room. O'size F474 .S29 N41 1999 (Additional copy in Circ.)

Schiavo, G. The Italians in Missouri.  Chicago, IL:  Italian American Publishing Company, 1929.
     Ref. F475 .I8 S35 1929  (Additional copy in Circ.)

Show Me Missouri Women:  Selected Biographies.  Mary K. Dains, ed.  Kirksville, MO:  Thomas Jefferson University Press, 1989.
     Ref. CT3260 .S46 1989

Wright, John A.  Discovering African-American St. Louis:  A Guide to Historic Sites. 2nd ed.   St. Louis, MO:  Missouri Historical Society Press, 2002.
     Ref. F474 S29 N485 2002

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100 Historic Buildings in St. Louis County.  W. Philip Cotton, ed.  Clayton, MO:  St. Louis County Dept. of Parks and Recreation, 1970.
     Ref. F472 .S3 S5 1970

Architecture in St. Louis.  St. Louis Chapter American Institute of Architects, 1961.
     Circ. NA735. S2 A7

Art work of St. Louis.  St. Louis, MO:  W.H. Parish, 1895.
     St. Louis Room F474 .S2 A7 1895

Bartley, Mary.  St. Louis Lost.  St. Louis, MO:  Virginia Publishing. 1994.
     Ref. NA735 . S2 B37 1994  (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room.)

Branner, Robert.  St. Louis and the Court Style in Gothic Architecture.  London:  A. Zwemmer, 1965.
     Circ. NA5543 .B7

Built St. Louis

Coyle, Elinor M.  Old Saint Louis Homes, 1764-1865.  St. Louis, MO:  Folkstone Press, 1979.
     Ref. F474 .S2 C89 1979  (Additional copy in Circ.)

Coyle, Elinor M.  Saint Louis Homes, 1866-1916.  St. Louis, MO:  Folkestone Press, 1971.
     Ref. F474.S2 C893  (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

Coyle, Elinor M.  Saint Louis Treasures.  St. Louis, MO:  Folkestone Press, 1986.
     Ref. NA 735 .S2 C68 1986  (Additional copies in Circ. and the St. Louis Room)

The Historic House Museums of St. Louis.  

Landmarks Association of Saint Louis.

Lowic, Lawrence.  The Architectural Heritage of St. Louis 1803-1891.  St. Louis, MO:  The Washington University Gallery, 1982.
     Ref. NA735 .S2 L68 1982

McCue, George and Frank Peters. A Guide to the Architecture of St. Louis.  St. Louis, MO:  St. Louis Chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1989.
     Ref. NA735 .S2 P47 1989  (Additional copies in Circ. and the St. Louis Room.)

McCue, George.  The Building Art in St. Louis:  Two Centuries.  St. Louis, MO: Knight Publishing, 1981.
     Ref. NA735. S2 M3 1981  (Additional copies in Circ. and the St. Louis Room)

McCue, George.  Sculpture City, St. Louis:  Public Sculpture in the "Gateway to the West."  New York:  Hudson Hills Press, 1988.
     Ref. O'size NB235 .S75 M3 1988  (Additional copies in Circ. O'size and St. Louis Room O'size.)

Savage, Charles.  Architecture of the Private Streets of St. Louis:  The Architects and the Houses they Designed.  Columbia, MO:  University of Missouri Press, 1987.
     St. Louis Room NA7238 .S28 S28 1987

Stiritz, Mary M.; with Cynthia H. Longwisch and Carolyn H. Toft.  St. Louis:  Historic Churches & Synagogues.  St. Louis, MO:  St. Louis Public Library and Landmarks Association of St. Louis, 1995.
     Ref. BR560 .S2 S75 1995

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General

Fox, Tim.  Where We Live:  A Guide to St. Louis Communities.  St. Louis, MO:  Missouri Historical Society Press, 1995.
     Ref. F474 .S23 W48 1995  (Additional copies in Circ. and the St. Louis Room)

Hannon, Robert E.  St. Louis:  Its Neighborhoods and Neighbors, Landmarks and Milestones.  St. Louis, MO:  St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, 1986.
     Circ. F474 .S257 S8 1986  

Magnan, William B & Marcella C.  The Streets of St. Louis.  St. Louis, MO:  Virginia Publishing Company, 1996.
     Ref. F474 .S275 A24 1996 (Additional copies in Circ. and the St. Louis Room)

St. Louis City

Bryan, John A.  Lafayette Square:  The Most Historic Old Neighborhood in St. Louis.  2nd ed., rev.  St. Louis, MO:  Landmarks Association of St. Louis, 1969.
     Ref. F474 .S2 B79 1969

Carondelet:  The Ethnic Heritage of An Urban Neighborhood.  Carolyn H. Toft, ed.  St. Louis, MO:  Social Science Institute, Washington University, 1975.
     Ref. F474 .S2 C37 1975   (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

Conley, Timothy G.  Lafayette Square:  An Urban Renaissance.  St. Louis, MO:  Lafayette Square Press, 1974.
     Circ.  F474 .S2 C6 1974

Eberle, Jean F.  Midtown:  A Grand Place to Be.  St. Louis, MO:  Mercantile Commerce Trust Company, 1980.
     Ref. F474 .S2 E2  (Additional copy in Circ. - F474 .S2 E24)

Gruss, Richard.  Down by the Gravois:  The Photography of Richard Gruss, South St. Louis, 1900 through the 1920's.  St. Louis, MO:  H. Bartholomew, 1976.
     Ref. F474 .S2 G85  (Additional copy in Circ.)

The Hill:  The Ethnic Heritage of an Urban Neighborhood.  Carolyn H. Toft, ed.  St. Louis, MO:  Social Science Institute, Washington University, 1975.
     Ref. F474 .S2 H5 1975

Loughlin, Caroline.  Forest Park.  Junior League of St. Louis; Columbia, MO:  University of Missouri Press, 1986.
     Ref. F474 .S2 L65 1986  (Additional copy in Circ.)

McCue, George.  Street Front Heritage:  The Bremen/Hyde Park Area.  St. Louis, MO:  1976.
     Ref. F474 .S2 M28

Montesi, Albert and Richard Deposki.  Central West End, St. Louis.  Chicago, IL:  Arcadia Publishing, 2000.
     Circ. F474 .S26 C46 2000   (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

Montesi, Albert and Richard Deposki.  Lafayette Square, St. Louis.  Charleston, SC:  Arcadia Publishing, 1999.
     Circ. F474 .S2 M66 1999  (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

Montesi, Albert and Richard Deposki.  Soulard, St. Louis.  Chicago, IL:  Arcadia Publishing, 2000.
     Circ. F474 .S2 S693 2000 (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

Smith, JoAnn.  Selected Neighbors and Neighborhoods of North Saint Louis and Selected Related Events.  St. Louis, MO: Friends of Vaughn Cultural Center, 1988.
     Ref. F474 .S2 S6 1988

Soulard:  The Ethnic Heritage of an Urban Neighborhood.  Carolyn H. Toft, ed.  St. Louis, MO:  Social Science Institute, Washington University, 1975.
     Ref. F474 .S2 S69 1975  (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

Toft, Carolyn and Osmund Overby.  Laclede's Landing:  A History and Architectural Guide.  St. Louis, MO:  Landmarks Association of St. Louis, 1977. 
     Ref. F474 .S2 T6 1977  (Additional copies in Circ. and the St. Louis Room)

Toft, Carolyn.  The Ville:  The Ethnic Heritage of an Urban Neighborhood.  St. Louis, MO:  Social Science Institute, Washington University, 1975.
     Ref.  F474 .S2 V5 1975  (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

Urban Oasis: 75 years in Parkview, a St. Louis Private Place.  St. Louis, MO:  Boar's Head Press, 1979.
     Ref. F474 .S2 P378  (Additional copy in Circ.)

Wayman, Norbury L.  History of St. Louis Neighborhoods... (series)  St. Louis, MO:  St. Louis Community Development Agency, 1978-1981.
     See print copies listed below. (Additional copies in circulating collection and the St. Louis Room)

Arlington and Walnut Park.  Ref. F474 .S2 W32
Baden-Riverview.  Ref. F474 .S2 W3202
Cabanne.  Ref. F474 .S2 W3203
Carondelet.  Ref. F474 .S2 W3204
Central West End.  Ref. F474 .S2 W3205
Compton Hill.  Ref. F474 .S2 W3207
Downtown.  Ref. F474 .S2 W3208
Fairground.  Ref. F474 .S2 W32082
Grande-Prairie.  Ref. F474 .S2 W3209
Hyde Park & Bissel College Hill.  Ref. F474 .S2 W323
Kingsbury.  Ref. F474 .S2 W324
Lafayette Square & Benton Park.  Ref. F474 .S2 W325
Marquette-Cherokee.  Ref. F474 .S2 W3252
Midtown.  Ref. F474 .S2 W326
Oak Hill & Morganford.  Ref. F474 .S2 W327
Oakland & Clifton.  Ref. F474 .S2 W328
Old North St. Louis & Yeatman.  Ref. F474 .S2 O53 1979
Shaw.  Ref. F474 .S2 W3292
Soulard.  Ref. F474 .S2 W33
Southwest.  Ref. F474 .S2 W332
The Hill.  Ref. F474 .S2 W322

St. Louis County

Harris, Nini. Legacy of Lions.  University City, MO:  Historical Society of University City, 1981.
     Ref. F474 .U5 H3  (Additional copy in Circ.)

Longo, Jim.  A University City Album:  Remembrances and Reflections of Seventy-Five Years.  University City, MO:  Citizens Committee for the Seventy-fifth Anniversary, 1981.
     Ref. F474 .U5 U5  (Additional copy in Circ.)

Smith, Irene S.  Ferguson:  A City and Its People.  Ferguson, MO:  Ferguson Historical Society, 1976.
     Ref. F 474 .F45 S6 1976

Start, Clarissa.  Webster Groves.  Webster Groves, MO:  s.n., 1975
     Ref. F474.W38 S68 1975 

Terry, Dickson.  Clayton:  A History.  Clayton, MO:  City of Clayton, 1976.
     Ref. F474 .C67 T47 1976  (Additional copy in the St. Louis Room)

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America:  History & Life.  1964- . ABC-Clio.  In-library and remote access.
Updated three times per year. Covers the world's scholarly literature on the history of the United States and Canada. Includes abstracts of articles and citations to book reviews and dissertations.  Remote access is available to Saint Louis University students, faculty and staff only.  

The Bulletin - Missouri Historical Society.  1944-1979.
     F 461 .B86
Published by the Missouri Historical Society.  Bound issues are shelved by call number in the book stacks on Level 2.

Gateway Heritage Magazine.  1980 - present.
     F461 .G37
Continues The Bulletin.  Current issues available in Serials on Level 2.  Back issues are shelved by the same call number in the book stacks on Level 2.

Historic Missouri Newspapers Project (1835-1988)
Online archive of several Missouri newspapers. Primarily covers the mid to late 19th century but there is some coverage of the 20th century.

19th Century U.S. Newspapers (1800-1899)
Includes several Missouri and St. Louis newspapers.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1988- .  NewsBank.  In-library and remote access.
Updated daily. Access to archival articles back to 1989. Remote access is available to Saint Louis University students, faculty, and staff only.  Go the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Web site for late-breaking news and articles available only on their Web site.  Back issues of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch are available on microfilm on Level 2 of the Library, Microfilm AP2 .S256.  See below for available indexing before 1989:

     Index to St. Louis Newspapers.  1975-1979
          Ref. AI 3 .I64  East Index Shelves, shelved with St. Louis Post-Dispatch Index

     St. Louis Post-Dispatch Index.  1980 - present
          Ref. AI 21.S25 S25 East Index Shelves

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Directories

Directory of Archives and Manuscripts Repositories in the St. Louis Area (Association of St. Louis Area Archivists)

Directory of Local Historical, Museum, and Genealogical Agencies in Missouri (State Historical Society of Missouri)  

Selected Local Collections

Library and Archives - Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (JNEM)
Includes holdings related to St. Louis History, including information on the Lewis & Clark expedition.

Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center
The premier research collection for St. Louis history.

Pius XII Memorial Library - St. Louis Room
The St. Louis Room in Pius XII Memorial Library includes many materials of local interest, including archival materials related to Saint Louis University, some papers of local notables, and a collection of books on St. Louis history.

St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis
Founded in 1846, the Mercantile library offers outstanding historical collections.  The collections are particularly strong in waterway and railroad transportation history.  The Mercantile Library also houses the archives of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.  More information can be found in their brochure at http://www.umsl.edu/mercantile/brochure/brochure.html.

St. Louis Public Library
St. Louis Public Library has extensive holdings related to St. Louis history.  They also offer assistance with genealogical research.

Western Historical Manuscript Collection (Thomas Jefferson Library, University of Missouri-St. Louis)
The collection includes a variety of manuscripts that reflect St. Louis history.

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