The National Archives at St. Louis is pleased to offer research appointments for the textual records in our holdings.

Research visits are by appointment only and are scheduled no further than one month in advance. New weekly appointment blocks open each Monday at 12 AM . Starting October 11th, the Textual Research Room will be open Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Textual research appointments are limited to one appointment per individual. Multiple appointments booked for the same day will be automatically cancelled. All textual research requests must be submitted in advance of your appointment. You can obtain request forms by emailing stlarr.archives@nara.gov . Patrons that do not contact us at the email address provided, prior to their scheduled appointment, risk having their appointment(s)cancelled.

All researchers must register for a NARA Researcher Card. Researchers are further encouraged to pre-register in advance of a visit. This process includes completing the Online Researcher Orientation which can be found here: National Archives Virtual Researcher Orientation .

Virtual consultations may be requested by emailing us at stlarr.archives@nara.gov at least 45 days prior to your visit. Onsite consultation is limited at this time.

For more information about conducting research at the National Archives at St. Louis, please visit https://www.archives.gov/st-louis .