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The ''Official Manual - State of Missouri'' (often referred to simply as ''The Missouri Blue Book'') is a biennial publication from the

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. The Blue Book was first published in 1889. It contains historical, political, and statistical information about the state of

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. The book cover had traditionally been blue (with the exception of it being red, white and blue in 1976 during the

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) although thanks to the Irish roots of Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick it was green from 1969 until he left office in 1985. Secretary of State Judith Moriarty made it

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for one year in 1993. In March 2011, the

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voted to stop hard copy printing of the book but continue publishing it online. At the time, 40,000 copies were printed, with 23,000 going to legislators and the rest being mailed on request. It was 1,500 pages long.

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External links

Missouri Blue Book OnlineMissouri Official Manuals 1878-2000Historic Missouri Bluebook Photograph Collection
History of Missouri Politics of Missouri 1889 establishments in Missouri 1889 non-fiction books American non-fiction books {{Missouri-stub