Clay County Archives

Our Mission

To procure, preserve, restore, maintain, study, and promote manuscripts, instruments, records, charters, evidence, and documents of a public or private nature which may have statistical, legal or historical significance to Clay County, Missouri, its government or residents, or such documents as might be desirable to the association and to encourage public interest therein.

Organization Profile

Clay County Archives is a non-profit corporation, organized as a depository and research center for original Clay County Records. The Board of Directors is composed of representatives of Clay County Museums, Genealogical Groups, Historical Societies and Patriotic Organizations.

The 2014 Board of Directors:

Officers:

President: Stuart Elliott
1st Vice President: Steve Olson
2nd Vice President: Shirley Fansher
Recording Secretary: Donna Root
Corresponding Secretary: Ann Henning
Treasurer: Scott Cole

Directors:

Keith Nelson
Joyce Schumacher
Raymond Brock
Bob Corum
Patricia Rendon
Nancy George

Committee Chairs:

Cemetery: Ken Neth
Computer Use: Stuart Elliott
Coordinator of Volunteers: Jane Shepherd
Membership: Shirley Fansher
Newsletter Editor: Keenan Barker
Properties: Steve Olson and Bob Corum
Records Use and Preservation: Nancy George
Ways and Means: Steve Olson

Organizational Representatives:

City of Liberty: Jonna Wensel
Clay County Parks: Emily Vandendaele
William C. Corum Chapter, SAR: Frank McMillian
Clay County Patriots Chapter, DAR: Lois Long
Alexander Doniphan Chapter, DAR: Jerre Robertson

Services

Hours of Operation

9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Wednesday
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm on the first Wednesday of each month
Closed on holidays and during Christmas week

Research

On-site or through correspondence
On-site research free to members, $5 daily for non-members
Correspondence: preliminary research is $10 per surname then $10/hour for additional research

Copies

We can provide copies or scans of the material you need. Please be aware that we need to charge even if you make your own images; we do need to be able to pay our bills after all!
Original records, other published material, over-size copies, microfilm printouts, photos

Description	Price
Original Records	$1 per page
Other published material (black and white)	25¢ per page
Other published material (color)	75¢ per page
Over-size copies	50¢ per page
Microfilm print-outs	25¢ per page
Photos – photo-quality	$5 each
Photos – draft-quality	50¢ each

Other Research

Specialty research
With our extended holdings, we are able to do research for community concerns, businesses, etc.
Negotiated fee

These holdings are available on-site (free for members, $5/day for non-members)

Information you may not find anywhere else

Contact Information

Telephone

816-781-3611

Street Address

210 E Franklin, Liberty, MO 64068

Mailing Address

P. O. Box 99, Liberty, MO 64069

Electronic mail

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