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• Index to St. Louis City Marriages, 1806-1965   (Drawers 68–69)  Includes St. Louis County marriages for 1808–1876
• Index to St. Louis County Marriages, 1877-1980 (Drawer 70) To check for 1808–1876 county marriages, use Index to St. Louis City marriages in drawers 68–69.
• St. Louis City Marriages & Marriage Licenses, 1808-1966 (Drawers 69–70) Includes St. Louis County marriages for 1808–1876
• St. Louis County Marriages, 1877-1980 (Drawers 70–72) For 1808–1876 county marriages, see St. Louis City marriages in drawer 69.

• 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)

• Records from more than 20 St. Louis funeral homes from the late 19^th century to the late 20^th century (Drawer 2)**

• Records from Catholic, Lutheran, Evangelical and United Church of Christ, and other St. Louis cemeteries (Drawer 96, LDS cabinet and microfiche carousel and CDs)**

• Records from Catholic, Lutheran, United Church of Christ and other St. Louis churches (Drawers 2-5 and LDS cabinet)**

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)**

• 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)

• St. Louis Naturalizations and Index (Drawers 118 & 119)**

• 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
  (Index to deaths in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat Newspaper)
• 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

• 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)

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