Libraries
- Midwest Genealogy Center, the largest stand-alone public genealogy research library in America.
- The Center for the Study of the Korean War, the largest Korean War archive in the U.S., at Graceland University.
- Merrill J. Mattes Research Library, largest public research library in the U.S. focused on the Overland Trails, and the settlement of the American West. Located at the National Frontier Trails Museum.
- Truman Library Research Center, at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum.
- Jackson County Historical Society Archives & Research Library.
- Mid-Continent Public Library operates two general library branches in Independence.
- Kansas City Public Library operates the Trails West Branch in Independence.
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