Research Center
Address
Visitor Access
Use the Jackson Street entrance (between 4th & 5th Streets)
During Research Center hours
Mailing Access
607 4th Street,
Sioux City, IA, 51101
Contact
(712) 224-5001
museumresearch@sioux-city.org
Hours
Wednesday–Friday
1 pm – 5 pm
Appointments are appreciated
Research Resources
Want to research a topic in Sioux City history?
Explore the extensive information that is available online via our Virtual Collections website and our Sioux City History pages.
If you would like to research a topic in person, please contact the Research Center staff to schedule an appointment. Staff will provide requested research materials for use in the Research Center. All materials must remain on-site.
Research requests or questions may be submitted online using the contact form.
Research Subjects
The Research Center has information on over 60,000 subjects.
Research Subjects: Overview
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Advertising
Agriculture
Air Base
Airport
Archaeology
Architecture
Army National Guard
Artists/Art Center
Auditorium
Authors
Automobiles
Aviation History
Banks
Baseball
Big Sioux River
Black Americans
Boat Clubs
Briar Cliff College
Bridges
Bruguier Cabin/Monument
Buildings
Businesses
Cable Cars
Calendars
Carnivals
Celebrations
Centennial Celebrations
Central High School
Chamber of Commerce
Churches
City Hall
City of Sioux City
City Views
(Civil War (Limited
Clubs & Organizations
Colleges
Combination Bridge
Corn Palaces
Council Oak Tree
Crime
Cultural Activities
Disasters
Diving Elk
East High School
Education
Elementary Schools
Elevated Railroad
Entertainment
Ethnic Groups
Explosions
Fairs
Ferries
Fire Department
Fires
First Bride’s Grave
Floods
Floyd River
Floyd, Sgt. Charles Monument
Fourth Street Businesses
Fur Traders
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Genealogical Information
Geology
Government
Grandview Park
High Schools
Highways
Historic Fourth Street
Hockey
Holidays
Hospitals
Hotels
Houses
Immigration
Indians
Industry
Interstate Fair
Iowa History
Iowa National Guard
Junior Highs Schools
Labor & Labor Organizations
Law
Leeds
Lewis & Clark Information
Libraries
Livestock Exchange
Loess Hills
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Manufacturing
Mayors
Meat Industry
Media
Medical History
Mercy Medical Center
Military
Missouri River
Monahan Post
Monuments
Morningside College
Museums
Music
Native Americans
Natural Science
Nebraska
Northwestern Iowa
Nursing
Parades
Parks
Peavey Grand Opera House
People
Perry Creek
Pioneer History
Police Department
Politics
Prospect Hill Monument
Queen of Peace
Radio
Railroads
Real Estate
Religions
River-Cade
Rivers
Riverside
Roads
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Sgt. Bluff, Iowa
Sioux City History
Sioux City Journal
Sioux Indians
Siouxland Information
Social Activities
Social Work
Softball
South Dakota
South Sioux City, Nebraska
Spanish American War
Sports & Recreation
St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center
Steamboats
Stockyards
Stone State Park
Street Cars
Streets
Television
Theaters
Transit System
Transportation
Trinity College
Trinity Heights
Unions
United Flight 232 Disaster
Urban Renewal
Utilities
Veteran’s Groups
War Eagle Monument
White Horse Mounted Patrol
Women
Woodbury County Courthouse
Woodbury County History
(World War I and II (Limited)
YMCA/YWCA
Browse the general list of topics above, or
Download the complete list of Research Subjects
Delve into Sioux City’s History
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Request Photographs
Photographs may be photocopied at 25 cents per sheet. Digital reproductions of photographs are $1.00 each. Other fees apply - see the Photographic Reproduction Form below.
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Request Research
Researchers may submit the Archives Request Form to make an online inquiry or download the printable form.
Programs & Projects
The Research Center maintains special projects in which the community can be involved.
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For this ongoing project, volunteers interview local people to obtain information about Sioux City’s history.
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The George Newman Negative Identification project depends on volunteers to help to identify over 11,000 photographic images taken by the Sioux City Journal photographer, George Newman in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Research Center staff and volunteers give a number of workshops and presentations on Sioux City history. Visit the What’s Happening? page for details of our programs.
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Ways you can support the Research Center
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Volunteer
From greeters and guides to oral history assistants, your time is one of the best things you can give us!
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Intern
Interns are valued additions to the staff and work with supervisors on a variety of tasks and roles within the museum.
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Become a Member
Receive exclusive benefits as well as supporting the ongoing collection and preservation of our history.
Donate an Artifact
Donated artifacts are usually cataloged and stored until they are needed for research or exhibitions. Among the items of interest are:
Sioux City-related photographs
Sports or company uniforms
Sioux City-made items or memorabilia.
If you have a piece of Sioux City history that you would like to donate, please contact the Museum's Research Center.
The value of the donated item may be tax-deductible. The Custody Receipt can be completed in advance, or with our help if you prefer.