Missouri Government Agencies, Universities, and Historical Associations
Missouri State Archives
Missouri Constitutions, 1820-1945: Introduction.
Missouri Digital Heritage (the search box here is most valuable)
The State Historical Society of Missouri
Accessing the Newspaper Collection.
Missouri Constitutional Convention Election Data
Valentine, David C., Constitutional Amendments, Statutory Revision and Referenda Submitted to the Voters by the General Assembly or by Initiative Petition, 1910–2010, Missouri Legislative Academy, December 2010.
Cox, E.C., 1954. Origin, drafting, and ratification of the Missouri Constitution of 1945. Washington University in St. Louis.
Previous Elections, Missouri Secretary of State. Begins on Nov. 5, 1996.
Missouri Secretary of State
Calling Constitutional Conventions – “Missouri’s Best Kept Secret”, Missouri Secretary of State Press Release, Sept. 1, 2002.
Missouri Attorney General
1943 Missouri Attorney General (This is the major year for opinions on the constitutional convention process)
1942 Missouri Attorney General
1941 Missouri Attorney General
University of Missouri-Kansas City Libraries
Missouri Constitution Collection (Materials in this collection pertain to the formation of Missouri’s fourth constitution, adopted in 1945. Inclusive dates in the collection are 1944-1945.)
Debates of the 1943-1944 Constitutional Convention of Missouri.
Missouri Senate Communications Office
Nov 17, 2018: This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Nov. 17, 1845, the day Missouri‘s second constitutional convention begins. This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications’ Dean Morgan.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/OPek6EtavgU?feature=player_embedded
May 02, 2018: This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews May 2, 1820, the day delegates to Missouri‘s first constitutional convention were elected. This feature report is narrated by Senate Communications’ Dean Morgan.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/OHGMTPy86z8?feature=player_embedded