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 |