Callaway

Sarah Guitar Collection, no date (C3391)
1.5 cubic feet (5 card files); also available on 2 rolls of microfilm

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Card file compiled by Sarah Guitar, reference librarian of the State Historical Society of Missouri, as a guide to county boundaries of Missouri, 1812-1929; Missouri congressional district boundaries, 1845-1933; Missouri senatorial districts, 1820-1931; and Missouri judicial circuits, 1815-1915.

Sarah Guitar Papers, 1931-1944 (C3563)
1.2 cubic feet

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Correspondence and miscellaneous information on Missouri compiled by Miss Guitar during her employment as reference librarian for the State Historical Society of Missouri.

John Hall Abstract of Title, 1836-1876 (C1547)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Statement of transfers of land in Callaway County, MO, October 27, 1836-November 30, 1867.

Charles Henry Hardin Letter, 1851 (C2079)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a form letter to the Boone County Court, Columbia, Missouri, from Hardin, Fulton, Missouri, July 16, 1851, requesting a list of the county's impoverished mentally ill residents, known at the time as the "insane poor". Hardin was secretary of the board of managers of the State Lunatic Asylum.

Jack S. Harrison Papers, 1874-1943 (C0048)
6 cubic feet (311 folders)

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Papers of an Equine Research Specialist on the staff of the Missouri State Museum and former horse breeder. The papers consist of research materials gathered for a history of Missouri livestock, the bulk of which concern horses. A small quantity of personal papers is included.

Thomas Harrison Papers, 1860-1894 (C0329)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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General account and stud book, 1860-1873; stud book, 1876-1894; weight certificate, 1889; check, 1890; and three miscellaneous items.

Thomas Harrison Sr. Letters, 1831, 1835 (C1553)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Joseph Barnett, Christiansburg, Montgomery County, VA, from Callaway County, MO, June 20, 1831 and October 7, 1835.

Harrison wrote his son about Missouri climate, settlement of a friend, William Pauley, on Barnett's place. Land prices, crops, livestock, weather, ill health of people, fevers. Growth of county seat, Fulton. Business, news of family and friends. Includes a typescript of the 1835 letter.

Hatcher-Suggett Family Collection, no date (CA6666)
0.2 cubic feet

Genealogical material of the Judson Noel Hatcher and Rev. James Suggett families of Callaway County, Missouri.

Alden F. Hays Photographs, 1946 (P0211)
5 photographs

Snapshots of the parade for Winston Churchill and Harry S. Truman's visit to Fulton, MO.

Russell Henderson Papers, 1945-1948 (C4342)
0.25 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The notebooks of a horticulturalist for the Fulton State Hospital in Fulton, Missouri. Please note that these are purely notes pertaining to the business of horticulture. There is no material on the state institution.

Henderson-Marr Family Papers, 1898-1992 (C4449)
0.9 cubic feet (22 folders, 1 oversize item)

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Writings of Augusta Henderson-Marr with photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other genealogical research concerning the Henderson, Marr, and related families of Callaway County, Missouri.

Dan B. Hoagland Photographs, 1983, no date (P0150)
0.58 linear feet

580+ photos of mid-Missouri towns, including many small and abandoned locales, and Boone County churches, ca. 1983.

"The Hockaday House," Jack Marshall, 1963 (C3497)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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History of a house built in Fulton, MO, about 1870, and occupied until 1963 by the Hockaday family.

John A. Hockaday Papers, 1864-1896 (C3438)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The papers of John A. Hockaday contain newspaper clippings and personal items kept by a Fulton, MO, lawyer and his wife, Edith Langstaff Hockaday. Hockaday held the offices of city and county attorney, state senator, and attorney general of Missouri.

Nancy Nash Holeman Papers, 1865-1877 (C0117)
0.1 cubic feet

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Diary (104 pages), 1869-1877, gives account of life in Callaway County, MO. Daily activities, family matters, recipes. Original and typed copy.

Laban Hull Letters, 1850-1851 (C2737)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains two letters written from Sacramento, CA, containing descriptions of mining camps and information about other men from Callaway County who attempted to find gold on the West Coast.

Harry M. Hyatt Papers, 1792-1956 (C4301)
3.8 cubic feet (105 folders)

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The papers contain material generated or received by Harry M. Hyatt, a genealogist. The material consists of family lineage charts, family correspondence, journals, photographs, and correspondence between Harry Hyatt and other genealogical researchers. Families researched are predominately the Richardson and Baker families, but other related families are included, such as the Miller and Walton families.

David A. James Papers, 1790-2008 (C4126)
5 cubic feet

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The research material of a hotel management instructor, whose work resulted in the publication Historic Hotels of Missouri: Hotels, Inns, and Taverns of 19th Century Missouri.

C.S. Johnson Genealogical Collection, 1924-1963 (C4330)
1.25 cubic feet (27 folders)

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The papers of C.S. Johnson contain genealogical research material on the Johnson and other related families. The material includes genealogical correspondence, research notes, family lineage charts, wills, deeds and abstracts.

W.R. Johnson Account Book, 1859-1862 (C2152)
0.3 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The collection contains an account book of a general storekeeper in the Fulton, MO, area.

Ned Kehde Collection, no date (C3537)
0.1 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The collection contains materials, including photographs, on the life of Jesse Howard, sign painter of Fulton, Missouri.

George King Papers, 1778-1924 (C0125)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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The papers of a family from Boone and Callaway Counties, Missouri, contain genealogy, correspondence, legal papers, and a newspaper, The Connecticut Courant, from 1778.

Young-Hie Nahm Kromm Papers, 1958-2021 (S0449)
11 cubic feet

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The Young-Hie Nahm Kromm Papers consist of architectural plans, correspondence, site specifications, floor plans, photographs, and meeting minutes documenting Kromm’s career as a Korean-American woman architect with Kromm, Rikimaru, and Johansen Inc.  

Elijah Lail Papers, 1854-1857 (C0357)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letter to Lail from Adniram Allen, Bourbon County, KY; deposition of John Wells; and bill of sale to Lail from Decatur H. Harris for an enslaved African American girl.

J. Sam Lail Papers, 1839-1911 (C0700)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Reminiscences of Civil War days and historical sketch of the Christian Church at Liberty, Missouri. Lail lived in Shamrock, Callaway County, Missouri.

James A. Love Papers, 1836-1913 (C0131)
0.4 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume

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Personal papers and business records of an educator in Callaway County, MO. Includes a journal, clippings, and miscellaneous items. Volumes include personal and tuition accounts, student registers, and records of Tippecanoe Club and the lyceum.

Macfarlane Family Letters, 1828-1844 (C3127)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Originals and typed copies of letters of the Macfarlane family of Stewarton, Scotland, to George Macfarlane in Callaway County, MO. Letters tell of family and local news, reform movement and changes in Stewarton.

Machette-Scott Family Papers, 1791-1940 (C4486)
2.8 cubic feet (81 folders)

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Correspondence, financial records, postcards, journals, scrapbooks, photographs, genealogical records, and chapters of an unpublished book regarding a middle-class Victorian family from Fulton, Missouri.

Gerald R. Massie Photographs, 1860-1980 (P0016)
0.83 linear feet

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Photographs of scenes across Missouri, many taken as part of Massie's work as Missouri's state photographer. Events highlighted include Winston Churchill's visit to Fulton, Governor Hearnes' inaugural celebrations in 1965 and 1969, and the Battle of Pilot Knob Centennial commemoration in 1964. The collection includes extensive coverage of the Missouri State Capitol building. Geographically, the collection covers much of Missouri, with particular focus on tourist destinations: St. Louis, Kansas City, Hannibal, Ste. Genevieve, and the Ozarks.

Franc L. McCluer Constitutional Convention Papers, 1943-1944 (C0022)
1.5 cubic feet (150 folders)

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Correspondence and reports of 10th senatorial district delegate. McCluer was chair of the Committee on State Finance (except Taxation)--Expenditures, Public Indebtedness and Restrictions Thereon. He also served on committees for education, Congressional districting, public health and welfare, and scheduling.

Opal B. McCollum Collection, 1967-1993 (C4565)
4.25 cubic feet (158 folders)

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Research papers of Opal B. McCollum, a genealogist, working in northeast and central Missouri. The records consist of correspondence; birth, marriage, death, and cemetery records; newspaper clippings; publications; and research forms and notes.

Aurelius C. McManaway Journals, 1920s-1930s (CA6601)
0.2 cubic feet

The collection contains journals written by a day laborer, who was born in 1876 in Holt's Summit, Callaway County, Missouri, and later resided in Columbia, Missouri. McManaway writes about his friends, neighbors, and people from church, as well as makes notes on the weather, gardening, and daily activities. He lived with his sister Maggie, who is mentioned often. McManaway also intersperses his journal entries with repeatedly copied quotes, aphorisms, and verses, such as "The good fairy can not beat this," "Who runs may read," and "Cleanliness is next to godliness," among many others. It is unclear whether these lines and phrases are penmanship exercises or if they were used as a means of self-improvement.

William Meeter Letter, 1827 (C2200)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a letter to John McClure, Greenville, Augusta C[oun]ty, VA, from William Meeter, Callaway County, MO, Dec. 20, 1827. The letter includes a description of a trip from Virginia to Missouri titled "A Virginia Youth's Impressions of Missouri," discussing the appearance of the country, people, water, industry, prices, and marriageable women.

Millersburg Elementary School (Millersburg, Mo.) PTO Records, 1957-1983 (C4340)
0.2 cubic feet (6 folders)

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The records of the Millersburg Elementary PTO contain financial records, meeting minutes, and general information regarding the Parent-Teacher Organization, such as family lists, a school schedule, and lesson plan.

Missouri Coalition For The Environment Records, 1967-2007 (S0421)
256 cubic feet

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The Missouri Coalition for the Environment was incorporated in St. Louis in 1969 as a volunteer citizen's organization whose mission includes education, communication, planning and action on issues involving the environment; notably clean air, energy, open space/land use, solid waste, transportation, and clean water. The records document the founding of the organization, its administration, and the environmental issues it studied, protested, supported, and criticized.

The Missouri Collection, 1771-2024 (C3982)
18.6 cubic feet (850 folders, 892 photographs), 32 oversize items, 9 audio cassettes, 7 audio discs, 9 CDs, 1 computer disc, 1 film, 6 film strips, 9 DVDs, 3 video cassettes, 583 MB of digital files

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The Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous small acquisitions related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events.

Missouri Division of Tourism Photographs, 1945-1980 (P0452)
0.08 linear feet

Photos of Thomas Hart Benton and Missouri Historic Sites, monuments, markers, and memorials.

Missouri Extension Homemakers Association, Inc., Sacred Stones and Stained Glass Windows Project Records, 1977-1980 (C3723)
7.1 cubic feet (334 folders)

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Statewide documentation of local churches by county. Includes cultural arts reports, church histories, floor plans, architectural details, clippings, slides, photographs, and miscellany.

Missouri German Heritage Corridor Oral History Project, 2018 (C4354)
0.4 cubic feet (6 folders), 9CDs

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A collaborative project between the State Historical Society of Missouri and the Missouri Humanities Council, this collection emphasizes the past and present influence of German heritage in Missouri, including historic sites, past people, notable conflicts, religious influence, agriculture, music, art, and architecture. The German Heritage Corridor will focus on the counties north and south of the Missouri River, from St. Charles and St. Louis, to Chariton, Saline, and Lafayette. This corridor includes several distinct German communities, including New Melle, Herman, Dutzow, and Westphalia.

Missouri Hybrid Corn Company (Fulton, Mo.) Records, 1932-1981 (C2966)
5 cubic feet

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The business records of the first hybrid corn company in Missouri include early company histories, scrapbooks, Italian POW labor records, and extensive financial records.

Missouri Place Names Study Papers, 1927-1928 (C3459)
0.6 cubic feet

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Correspondence, term papers, and information collected by graduate students at the University of Missouri during a study of the origin and history of place names in forty-two Missouri counties.

Missouri Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb (Fulton, Mo.) Report, 1851 (C2080)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a report on the organization, facilities, regulations, and proper pupils of the asylum at Fulton.

Missouri. Hospital No. 1, Fulton, History, 1914 (C2713)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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An informal history of the state mental hospital, 1847-1912.

Lynn Morrow Papers, 1804-2015 (R1000)
24 cubic feet (1051 folders, 5 oversize folders, 11,170 photographs, 852 negatives)

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The Lynn Morrow papers contain correspondence and research papers, with an additional significant collection of late twentieth-century promotional and advertising items. The papers reflect major areas of Morrow’s research on the southwest Missouri region; Iron, Shannon, and Washington counties; Theodore Pease Russell and his writings; and the writings of Silas C. Turnbo. The collection also includes a large selection of promotional publications and ephemera associated with late 20th century tourism in Missouri and Arkansas.

Mosley Family Papers, 1912-1941 (C4200)
0.25 cubic feet (10 folders)

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The Mosley Family Papers contain documents from the lives of multiple individuals from Missouri. The collection contains the letters of Lucius McAndrews, written while serving abroad during World War I. It also includes the school mementos of Treva Maddox and William Dee Mosley. Also included is a lease for native Missourian Warrenetta "Etta" Linenschmidt and her son Elmer.

Augustus Murphy Papers, 1813-1859 (C0366)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Papers of a tobacco plantation owner who moved from near Louisville, Kentucky, to Callaway County, Missouri, about 1828. Family affairs and farming are discussed.

William Nash Diary and Account Book, 1821-1849 (C0841)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The collection contains a record of daily activities and personal accounts kept by a Callaway County, Missouri, farmer. A few diary entries, 1848-1849, were made by someone other than William Nash.

New Life Evangelistic Center Records, 1949-2022 (S1236)
64.58 cubic feet

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The New Life Evangelistic Center (NLEC) Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting NLEC’s mission to provide Christian hospitality to the poor through social service programs and spiritual care. The collection is divided into five series: Administration; Larry Rice; Penny Rice; Chronological Files; Publications; Jim Barnes; Photographs; and Scrapbooks. The Chronological Files series consists of materials Larry Rice and his son, Chris Rice, gathered during their research for their five-volume history of NLEC. This series contains Rice’s handwritten drafts of the book, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, and photographs, arranged chronologically by year. Other series of interest include the publications series, which consists of issues of the ZOA Free Paper, which NLEC published from 1972 to 2005. The materials in this collection date from 1949 to 2019. 

New Providence Presbyterian Church (Guthrie, Mo.) Records, 1823-1964 (C4213)
0.4 cubic feet (10 folders)

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The records of the New Providence Presbyterian Church contain the church constitution, minutes, records of births, deaths, baptisms, and marriages, as well as Sunday School minutes and a few miscellaneous letters regarding church members.

"Northeast and East," and "Seven Hundred Twenty-five Plus," T. Thistle McKinney, 1928-1929 (C4263)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The records of T. Thistle McKinney contain two travel logs, one of an automobile trip taken in 1928 through the northeastern states, Canada, and the eastern states. The other was made in 1929, through parts of northeast Missouri and into some Ozark counties.