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Chinese-American History in St. Louis

Primary and secondary sources for researching the Chinese-American community of St. Louis, Missouri.

Contact Info

contact special collections

Archive, Manuscript & Rare Book collections are accessed in Olin Library at the Special Collections reading room.

HOURS:  Monday - Friday 9:00-5:00 by appointment

LOCATION:  Olin Library, 1st floor, Danforth Campus

REQUESTS / APPOINTMENTS:  314-935-5495  spec@wumail.wustl.edu

*collections stored offsite require advance notice for retrieval and use

Questions about a specific topic? Contact:

University Archives: Sonya Rooney

Rare Books: Cassie Brand

Manuscript: Joel Minor 

Local History: Miranda Rectenwald

Dowd Illustration Research Archive: interim curator

Film & Media Archive: Andy Uhrich

Archive Collections


Busch Stadium and the surrounding area, which displaced the St. Louis Chinatown area in 1966, is mentioned in some of the following collections:

St. Louis World's Fair and China

For general sources about the 1904 World's Fair, see also: http://libguides.wustl.edu/1904

e-journals

Bookshelf: St. Louis Chinese-American Community

City Directories

Each directory is slightly different in contents and layout to search for a name or address.  They are a good primary source for St. Louis history.

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