Archival Library

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The wide variety of primary and secondary sources available at the Archival Library document the history of Madison County. Visit our facility to explore our collections and work with staff to learn about the county’s people and places. The Archival Library is a single story building with a ramp at the entrance and two ADA accessible single-user all-gender restrooms. Service animals are welcome.

 

Hours:

 

Monday -  Tuesday Available  9:00 - 4:00 by appointment
Wednesday - Friday OPEN  9:00 - 4:00
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday OPEN 1:00- 4:00
Holiday Hours and Directions
Madison County Archival Library building
Madison County Archival Library at 801 N. Main St., Edwardsville, IL 62025
1912 Tuxhorn Bros. receipt
Receipt for items purchased in 1912 by newlyweds Henry and Rebecca Heeren from Tuxhorn Bros. to furnish their Bethalto farmhouse.

Some of the types of primary materials in our collections include: photographs, photograph albums, and slides; letters, postcards, and other correspondence; scrapbooks; personal genealogical research; advertising materials, calling cards, fliers, invitations, obituaries, political cards and fliers, posters, programs; and a host of other kinds of ephemera. Our holdings of 4,000 published reference sources include atlases, maps, and plat books; city directories; county, city, and town histories; school yearbooks; and other reference books. Many (but by no means all) of the items in the Archival Library are described in our Online Catalog; some catalog records include access to digitized items.

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