Facilities and Resources - History Department - School of Humanities and Social Sciences - Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

Strong Hall, with the Citizen Scholars statue in the middle.

History's home

We're located inside Strong Hall (fourth floor), a state-of-the-art facility for instruction and research.

Locate Strong Hall

Rooms and features

Strong Hall has:

Atrium lobby
Classrooms
Conference and seminar rooms
Computer, media and technology labs
KSMU Radio and Ozarks Public Television
Offices

Strong Hall opened in 1998 and was named in honor of the Strong Family.

Bolster your research with vast archives

Just a short walk away, Meyer Library has a dedidcated space for special collections and archives. You can access a variety of regional historical documents, rare books and literature collections.

Also, MSU serves as a United Nations depository featuring official records of General Assembly meetings, treaties, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council.

These archives and collections provide a diverse selection of primary source materials for your research papers.

EXPLORE COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES

Delve into Ozarks history

History professor Brooks Blevins at the Jacob Wolf House in Norfork, Arkansas. He's holding a copy of his book, "A history of the Ozarks"

Missouri State is located in an area with a long, rich history: the Ozarks.

At MSU, you can find a unique collection of Ozarks history:

The Ozarkiana collection.
The only minor in Ozarks studies.
Renown Ozarks historian, Dr. Brooks Blevins.

Through a partnership with the History Museum for Springfield-Greene County, MSU now cares for and maintains an extensive archive collection of Springfield-specific historical documents.