Q: What other kinds of libraries are there besides public libraries?

Besides public and school libraries, there are a number of various specialty libraries. These include, medical, art, historical, legal, and even a presidential library, among others. Here are the special libraries, or special collections around town:


American Truck Historical Society
10380 N. Ambassador Dr., Ste 101 Kansas City, MO 64153
816-891-9900
Special Collections: Ernie Sternberg - Sterling Truck, White Motor Company Archives


Blue Springs Historical Society
Dillingham-Lewis House Museum - 101 SW 15th St. Blue Springs, MO 64015
816-224-8979
Blue Springs C&A Depot Museum - 1108 SW Walnut St. Blue Springs, MO 64015
816-876-5369
Special Collections: Oral history

Burroughs Audubon Library
7300 SW West Park Rd. Blue Springs, MO 64015
816-795-8177
mail@burroughs.org
Special interests: Natural history, ornithology; non-circulating collection

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Money Museum
1 Memorial Dr. Kansas City, MO 64198
816-881-2683
KCMoneyMuseum@kc.frb.org


Hallmark Cards, Inc., Creative Resources Library
2501 McGee Tfwy Kansas City, MO 64108
1-800-425-5627
Customer questions

Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum & Library
500 W US Highway 24 Independence, MO 64050
816-268-8200
truman.reference@nara.gov
Special Collections: Papers of Harry S Truman & other individuals
Restrictions: closed stack, non-circulating, Photo ID required for access


Irish Genealogical Foundation Library
PO Box 7575 Kansas City, MO 64116
816-454-2410
irelande@compuserve.com
Special Collections: Journal of the American Irish Historical Society 1898- various by county in Ireland

Jackson County Historical Society
Independence Square Courthouse, 112 W Lexington Ave, Rm 103 Independence, MO 64050
816-252-7454
JCHS research request form
Special interests: Jackson County, MO history, state of Missouri history

Johnson County Law Library
100 N. Kansas Ave., 1st Floor, Olathe, KS 66061
913-715-4154


Linda Hall Library
5109 Cherry St., Kansas City, MO 64110-2498
816-363-4600
Special Collections: History of science; NASA & DOE reports; sci-tech conference proceedings; Soviet & European Sci-Tech publications; Standards & Specifications; US Patent & Trademark Specifications


Midwest Center for Holocaust Education Resource Center
5801 West 115th Street, Suite 106 Overland Park, KS 66211-1800
913-327-8192


National Archives at Kansas City
400 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-268-8000


National Association of Parliamentarians
213 S Main St. Independence, MO 64050
816-833-3892


Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Spencer Art Reference Library
4525 Oak St. Kansas City, MO 64111
816-751-1354
Special Collections: Auction catalogs; decorative arts; Oriental art; prints & drawings
Restrictions: non-circulating


University of Kansas, Clendening History of Medicine
3901 Rainbow Blvd. Kansas City, KS 66160
913-588-7244
Special Collections: Anesthesia, radiology/roentgenology, hematology & microscopy collections; Florence Nightengale & Joseph Lister Letters; Rudolf Virchow Manuscripts; Samuel Crumbine Papers.


University of Kansas Life Span Institute, Research & Training Center on Independent Living Library
Life Span Institute - Dole Human Development Center, Room 1052
1000 Sunnyside Dr, Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-4295
lsi@ku.edu


US Bureau of the Census, Kansas City Federal Statistical Research Data Center
301-763-1264
Special Collections: US Census Data printed reports 1910-2000; varied info from multiple data sources


State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City
302 Newcomb Hall, University of Missouri-Kansas City
5123 Holmes St, Kansas City, MO 64110
816-235-1543
kansascity@shsmo.org
Special interests: History and culture of Kansas City and Western Missouri


Wyandotte County Museum, Trowbridge Research Library
631 N 126th St. Bonner Springs, KS 66012
913-573-5002
Special Collections: Census Records, Early Family Records, Photographic File, Wyandotte County Genealogical Materials
 

 
Last Updated: May 13, 2020     Views: 265
Answered By: Sarah Aanestad