RESEARCH · COLLECTIONS HUB

Who works on what.

The Society's curatorial team is organized by subject area. Contact the right department before you arrive — it speeds up your research and lets curators pull related materials in advance.

  • Costume & Textiles

    [CURATOR · COSTUME]

    1820s–present. Notable holdings: 1904 World's Fair fashion, civic event regalia, civilian work-wear.

  • Manuscripts

    [CURATOR · MANUSCRIPTS]

    Family papers, business archives, organizational records.

  • Photographs

    [CURATOR · PHOTOGRAPHS]

    Sievers, Polk-Stuart, Massie collections. The largest regional collection in the Midwest.

  • Cartography

    [CURATOR · MAPS]

    Plat maps, atlases, urban planning maps, hand-drawn neighborhood maps.

  • Oral History

    [CURATOR · ORAL HISTORY]

    Mill Creek Valley recordings, AAHI partnerships, We Are St. Louis testimonials.

  • Military History

    [CURATOR · MILITARY HISTORY]

    Anchored at Soldiers Memorial; cross-references civilian collections at the Library.