The records include audio cassettes and transcripts of the interviews.
Tapes are closed, use transcriptions.
The Politics in Missouri Oral History Project is conducted by the State Historical Society of Missouri and is funded by the Missouri General Assembly. Missouri political history remains an under-studied field, and this project addresses this void by making a large new resource available to the public and the scholarly community. Details surrounding historical topics not documented in official or other written sources become the unique domain and value of these interviews. The project's initial phase seeks to interview as many former legislators, governors, lobbyists, and other political participants as possible, representing the widest variety of personal, professional, and political backgrounds. A later stage of the project will include second sessions with original interviewees as well as expansion into related fields, such as judiciary appointments.