McClure Archives and University Museum

05/07/2026

Last days of "Ancient Art of the Americas." Closes May 15, see it before it is gone!

04/14/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Jason DeLeon events. Now just one month left to see "Art of the Ancient Americas." We're open Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm.

04/01/2026

Jason DeLeon's lecture is only six days away, but that gives you plenty of time to read one of his books. Both "The Land of Open Graces" and "Soldiers and Kings" are available from your preferred book and audiobook suppliers. Bring your book to the lecture on Tuesday for an autograph!

03/25/2026

His book "Soldiers and Kings" is available wherever you get books. If you start now, you'll be ready for the book signing on April 7!

The University of Central Missouri (UCM) and the McClure Archives and University Museum invite the community to a public lecture by anthropologist and award-winning author Jason De León on Tuesday, April 7.

09/23/2025

There were some outages on our web-based research and image request forms. They are fixed, and we look forward to assisting you!

05/28/2025

Today's little known story is about Sarita Ortiz, University of Central Missouri's first international student. Ortiz was a Guatemalan orphan adopted by the Haymaker family. She came to the United States from Guatemala, and was home-schooled until she entered college. She majored in Spanish and Education, graduated in 1929, and returned to Guatemala to become a teacher.

05/20/2025

For our series Summer Stories, we'll be retelling some of the little known tales of UCM and its community. Today, the story of Mildred Wright, a dancer and teacher who died in 1933. She was the first female pilot associated with the University of Central Missouri and was known for stunt flying at county fairs and flying an autogyro across New England. On July 8, 1933, Wright was flying over the Missouri River at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City when her plane stalled. She either jumped or fell from the open cockpit, only to find that her parachute would not open. She fell into the Missouri River and died, along with a local man who died in an attempt to save her. She was 29.