Research Information

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Researchers may come to the Research Center during open hours to find information about Sioux City and the region. Research Center Hours are Wednesday - Friday 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Appointments are appreciated.

The staff will then find materials for the researchers to use in the Reading Room. No materials will leave the Research Center (please use the Jackson Street entrance).

Researchers may also contact the Research Center by phone, letter or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please fill out the Archives Request Form (.pdf). A quick search for answers to research questions is free of charge, but if the search goes beyond 30 minutes, the staff will charge the researcher.

Research Subjects
The Research Center has information on more than 60,000 subjects. Below is a general list of topics. For a complete listing, download a pdf of our Subject List (5447 kB).

Labor & Labor Organizations	Advertising
Law	Agriculture
Leeds	Air Base
Lewis & Clark Information	Airport
Libraries	Archaeology
Livestock Exchange	Architecture
Loess Hills	Army National Guard
Manufacturing	Artists/Art Center
Mayors	Auditorium
Meat Industry	Authors
Media	Automobiles
Medical History	Aviation History
Mercy Medical Center	Banks
Military	Baseball
Missouri River	Big Sioux River
Monahan Post	Black Americans
Monuments	Boat Clubs
Morningside College	Briar Cliff College
Museums	Bridges
Music	Bruguier Cabin/Monument
Native Americans	Buildings
Natural Science	Businesses
Nebraska	Cable Cars
Northwestern Iowa	Calendars
Nursing	Carnivals
Parades	Celebrations
Parks	Centennial Celebrations
Peavey Grand Opera House	Central High School
People	Chamber of Commerce
Perry Creek	Churches
Pioneer History	City Hall
Police Department	City of Sioux City
Politics	City Views
Prospect Hill Monument	(Civil War (Limited
Queen of Peace	Clubs & Organizations
Radio	Colleges
Railroads	Combination Bridge
Real Estate	Corn Palaces
Religions	Council Oak Tree
River-Cade	Crime
Rivers	Cultural Activities
Riverside	Disasters
Roads	Diving Elk
Sgt. Bluff, Iowa	East High School
Sioux City History	Education
Sioux City Journal	Elementary Schools
Sioux Indians	Elevated Railroad
Siouxland Information	Entertainment
Social Activities	Ethnic Groups
Social Work	Explosions
Softball	Fairs
South Dakota	Ferries
South Sioux City, Nebraska	Fire Department
Spanish American War	Fires
Sports & Recreation	First Bride’s Grave
St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center	Floods
Steamboats	Floyd River
Stockyards	Floyd, Sgt. Charles Monument
Stone State Park	Fourth Street Businesses
Street Cars	Fur Traders
Streets	Genealogical Information
Television	Geology
Theaters	Government
Transit System	Grandview Park
Transportation	High Schools
Trinity College	Highways
Trinity Heights	Historic Fourth Street
Unions	Hockey
United Flight 232 Disaster	Holidays
Urban Renewal	Hospitals
Utilities	Hotels
Veteran’s Groups	Houses
War Eagle Monument	Immigration
White Horse Mounted Patrol	Indians
Women	Industry
Woodbury County Courthouse	Interstate Fair
Woodbury County History	Iowa History
(World War I and II (Limited	Iowa National Guard
YMCA/YWCA	Junior Highs Schools