With each map, brochure, diary, or photograph we learn more about the highway—what it looked like, who used it, what it was like to drive it.
Learn More about Archives
Location:
History Museum on the Square
155 Park Central Square
Springfield, MO 65806
Phone:
417-832-1200
Web site: History Museum on the Square
Institution Type: Museum, Archive
Collections
Description: Pre-History, Local History, Tourism on Route 66, Roadside Businesses, Route 66 Revival. Most archival material currently housed at Missouri State University Special Collections during museum renovations.
Regions Covered: Route 66 in Missouri
Type of Materials: Photographs, Interviews, Books, Vertical Files, Artifacts, Exhibits, Newspaper Clippings
Time Periods: 19th, 20th, and 21st Centuries
Access
Facility Hours:
Monday-Saturday 10:30am-4:30pm
Online Resources and Finding Aids: