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Beta Phi Mu, Psi Chapter Records, 1971-2001 (C4370)
1 cubic foot (41 folders)

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Records of the Psi Chapter of Beta Phi Mu, the International Library and Information Studies Honor Society. The Psi Chapter is located at the University of Missouri School of Library and Information Science. The records include meeting minutes, correspondence, chapter newsletters, membership and mailing lists, treasurers' reports, and accounting information.

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Bethel Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Records, 1817-1927, 1858-1859, 1898 (C4491)
0.2 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Record book of Bethel Baptist Church from 1817-1827, includes founding articles; membership information; monthly business meeting notes; and records on the establishment of Walnut Grove Academy from 1858-1859. Two letters of dismission provided by members of the church, and three letters to a member of the church or academy, with unknown relevance.

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Bethel Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Records, 1888-1982 (C1266)
0.1 cubic feet

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The records of the Bethel Baptist Church, founded in 1855, include a photocopy of the minute book, membership lists, church histories, and news clippings.

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Mary Biggs Collection, 1868-1915 (P0067)
0.2 linear feet

Postcards and photos of Missouri scenes, the bulk of which depict Mexico and Columbia.

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Florence Harrison Bill Genealogical Pamphlet, 1950 (C0758)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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AS I RECALL, STORIES OF AND FOR THE FAMILY by Florence Harrison Bill, containing unusual stories of Columbia, Glasgow, and Fayette, MO.

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Robert Blackstone Letter, 1860 (C1463)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Description of a Christmas visit to Christian College, Columbia, MO. The students at Christian, except seniors, were permitted to have guests only during the holidays. Stationery letterhead has a photograph of the University of Missouri.

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Blind Boone Memorial Foundation, Inc. Papers, 1886-1976 (C3664)
0.4 cubic feet (60 folders)

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Included in this collection are some of the compositions of John William "Blind" Boone, a musician and composer of classical and ragtime music. Also included are orchestrations and choral arrangements of Boone's music, correspondence, programs, and posters from a memorial concert in 1961. Correspondence concerning recovery of Boone's piano and posters and tickets from some Boone concerts are also part of the collection.

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Blue Star Mothers of America (Sturgeon, Mo.) Scrapbook, 1943-1945 (C1383)
0.11 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Letters and cards of thanks for gift boxes and letters to the Blue Star Mothers of Sturgeon, MO, from men of that area serving in World War II. Scrapbook contains notations identifying the soldier and noting whether he was wounded or killed or imprisoned. Includes rosters of servicemen.

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Laurel Boeckman Collection, 1860-2002 (P0238)
1 folder

Large postcard collection showing various tourist areas in Missouri as well as places outside Missouri. Other images include photos of Virginia Mayo, the Boone County Fair, St. Louis, and Columbia images.

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James E. Boggs Justice of the Peace Record Book, 1900-1902 (C3859)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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A record book concerning crimes and misdemeanors in Boone County, MO, from 1900-1902.

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Lillburn W. Boggs Letter, 1837 (K0221)

This collection was removed and transferred into K0025

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Boone County (Mo.) Home Rule Interviews, 1981 (C4542)
0.05 cubic feet (1 folder, 29 audio cassette tapes)

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Interviews primarily with local government officials on the topic of “home rule,” conducted as part of a 1981 county government political science course at MU.

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Boone County (Mo.) Records, 1821-1914 (C3041)
0.2 cubic feet (9 folders, 13 volumes on two rolls of microfilm)

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Early minutes of the Boone County Court, 1821-1822, 1830-1839. Deposition and will of Ira Nash in early court case, 1844. Minutes and premium book of the Boone County Agricultural and Mechanical Society, 1852-1874, Registration books for physicians, surgeons, dentists and osteopaths, 1874-1914. Books listing marks and brands and dog registrations for Boone County.

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Boone County and Jefferson City Railroad Company Petition, 1866 (C1472)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection consists of a petition for condemning land which James E. Johnson refused to convey to the railroad. Petition to G.H. Burckhartt, Judge of the Boone County Circuit Court, and summons to James E. Johnson to appear at the Columbia Courthouse.

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Boone County Black Archives Collection, 1867-2014 (C4057)
0.6 cubic feet (38 folders), 1 video cassette, 4 compact discs, 1 computer disc, 1 DVD

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The Boone County Black Archives Collection is an artificial collection documenting the lives of Blacks living in Boone County, Missouri. The materials include photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, news clippings, booklets, and other ephemera.

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Boone County Home Mutual Insurance Company Policy, 1859 (C0797)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a policy issued to Mary L. Parker of Columbia, Missouri, and include the charter and by-laws of company.

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Boone County Medical Society Records, 1902-1953 (C2475)
0.29 cubic feet (3 volumes)

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Vol. 1 Minutes of meetings, June 28, 1902- December 21, 1921; lists of members, 1902-1922. Vol. 2 Minutes of meetings, February 1, 1922-December 2, 1947; lists of members, 1934-1940, 1946. Vol. 3 Minutes of meetings, January 6, 1948-December 15, 1953; lists of members, 1948-1949, 1953.

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Boone County Medical Society Records, 1999-2017 (CA5972)
0.8 cubic feet

Addition of the Society's publication, "Prescriptions." See also C2475.

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Boone County (Mo.) Muleskinners Records, 1983-2015 (CA6228)
0.7 cubic feet, 1 audio cassette, 1 computer disc

Programs, meeting minutes, press releases, membership lists, correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial records, newsletters, and annual reports of the Boone County, Missouri, Democratic organization, 1983-2015.

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Boone County Related Agencies Association Records, 1997-2006 (CA6606)
2 cubic feet

Board material, membership forms, financial records, newsletters, conference material, and miscellaneous material of an organization dedicated to enhancing social services in Boone County, Missouri, through networking, collaboration, and professional development.

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Boone County Retired Teachers Association Records, 1973-2014 (C4299)
1 cubic foot (29 folders)

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The records of the Boone County Retired Teachers Association contain meeting minutes, membership directories, newsletters, obituaries, photographs and scrapbooks.

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Boone County, Missouri, Recorder of Deeds Records, 1820-1929 (C3306)
2 cubic feet

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Land grants, deeds, wills, and mortgages recorded in Boone County. Arranged chronologically by decade, alphabetically by seller within each decade.

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Boone County, Missouri, Bond, 1842 (C1474)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Bond for two dollars to Peter Howe, signed by M.R. Arnold, president, and W. Woodson, clerk, June 22, 1842.

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Boone County, Missouri, Citizens' Petition, 1846 (C1777)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains photostats of a petition to Governor Austin A. King requesting that William Rowland and several others indicted for kidnapping slaves be discharged from further prosecution.

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Boone County, Missouri, Court Papers, 1851 (C2076)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains two letters to the judges of the Boone County court as a court of appeals, from James Shannon, president of the University of Missouri, George H. Matthews, professor of Languages, and W.W. Hudson, July 24 and August 2, 1851. The letters request relief from the unconstitutional taxation of the salaries of University of Missouri officers.

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Boone County, Missouri, Courthouse Architectural Drawings, 1962 (C2359)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains design plans for the 1962 expansion of the courthouse, drawn by Marshall and Brown of Kansas City.

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Boone County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1890-1964 (P0787)

An artificial collection of photographs of Boone County, Missouri.

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Boone County, Missouri, Public Notice, 1822 (C2077)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a notice of application to County Court for Richard Gentry or Thomas Duley to be appointed justice of the peace for Columbia township, Boone County.

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Boone County, Missouri, Reception Program, 1917 (C2958)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a "To Our Boys From the Mexican Border," program for a reception by the citizens of Boone County, MO, at Union Building, 6 March 1917.

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Boone County, Missouri, Sheriff's Sale Notice, 1861 (C2846)
1 oversize item

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Notice of sale of real estate by auction as directed by the Boone County circuit court, May term, 1861.

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Boone County, Missouri, Tax Book, 1866 (C1051)
0.12 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Submitted and transcribed by Gard Lathrop, 21 July 1866, for John F. Baker, sheriff, Boone County, MO.

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John William "Blind" Boone and Wesley Boone Papers, no date (C2883)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Publicity poster announcing the appearance of Blind Boone in Columbia, MO. Program of piano concert of Little Blind Wesley, nephew of Blind Boone.

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Boonslick Kiwanis Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1920-2010 (CA6318)
4 cubic feet

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Reports, correspondence, minutes, sponsored events, photographs, and miscellaneous material of the Boonslick Kiwanis Club, Columbia, Missouri, a civic service club which operated both locally and internationally. Also included is an oral history interview (with transcription) of Raymond W. Lansford, World War II veteran, a professor of finance at the University of Missouri and former treasurer, world president, and member of the Kiwanis International Board of Directors.

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Virginia Booth Photograph Collection, 1938, no date (P0560)
1 folder

Two portraits of unidentified man, Columbia, one group photo of women including Miss Virginia Booth

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Daisy Botts Papers, 1901-1905 (C2428)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Certificates of completion issued to Daisy Botts by the Grammar Department of Columbia, MO, Public Schools, 1901. Columbia High School diploma awarded to Daisy Botts, 1905.

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Thomas W. Botts Papers, 1912-1981 (C2686)
3.2 cubic feet

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Correspondence, training information, and track meet programs of the University of Missouri track and cross-country coach Thomas W. Botts.

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Virginia M. Botts Collection, 1890-1992 (C4477)
1.6 cubic feet (47 folders, 3 oversize items)

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Materials surrounding the involvement of Boone County genealogist Virginia M. Botts in local historical and preservation efforts as well as postcards, photographs, and genealogical research papers and correspondence.

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Boy Scouts of America, Columbia Council Papers, 1915-1922 (C3173)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The papers of the Columbia Council of the Boy Scouts of America contain correspondence, lists of members, a songsheet, and the constitution and by-laws.

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Trenton Boyd Collection, 1869-1970 (P0425)
0.17 linear feet

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Postcards and photos of Columbia, MO, New Bloomfield, MO and Cape Girardeau County.

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Doris Crump Bradshaw Papers, 1930-1962 (C3303)
3.0 cubic feet (162 folders, 2 volumes)

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The civic, professional, and social organization papers of Doris Crump Bradshaw include material pertaining to the League of Women Voters, Missouri Library Association, Fortnightly Club, Columbia Garden Club, and Daughters of the American Revolution. Active in the American Association of University Women, Bradshaw served as state legislative chairman, 1945-1949, and state social studies chairman, 1950-1951.

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William L. and Doris Crump Bradshaw Papers, 1872-1979 (C4268)
1.4 cubic feet (63 folders)

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Correspondence, research material, announcements, photographs and postcards of Doris Crump Bradshaw, and her husband, William L. Bradshaw, a professor in the Department of Political Science and later Dean of the School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

Robert Taylor Bray Collection, 1897, 1974-1989 (C4397)
0.2 cubic feet (7 folders, 5 oversize items)

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Architectural elevation drawings of the Sanford F. Conley house; photographs, negatives, and correspondence relating to the house area excavations and lab work; and University Academy grade book, owned by M.R. Conley.

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Helen Brydon Bridges Postcard Collection, 1842-1967 (P0377)
1 folder

Postcards of University of Missouri Columbia, the Missouri State Capitol, St. Louis, Barnes Hospital (St. Louis), Uniontown, and Ellington, MO

Clarkson Joel Bright Papers, 1856-1966 (C3719)
1.1 cubic feet (39 folders)

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Correspondence, diaries, photographs, and related materials of a career U.S. Navy officer. Includes items on family history.

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Mary Dwight Eaman Bright Papers, 1912-1913 (C0960)
0.75 cubic feet

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At age 24, Mary Dwight Eaman spent a year traveling around the world with her cousin, Mary A. Eaman. Traveling westward, they made stops in Hawaii, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, and New York City. The journal, correspondence, photographs, and postcards in the collection relate specifically to this trip.

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Brooks Family Papers, 1866-2011 (C4476)
9.4 cubic feet (196 folders), 2 audio cassettes, 1 audio tape, 12 oversize items

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Diaries, travel journals, genealogical material, correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous material from the family of Iris J. Trump and Robert F. Brooks, including their four daughters and grandchildren as well as their extended family.

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Betty Brooks Photograph Collection, 1870-1915 (P0440)
1 folder

Copy photos of Boone and Moniteau counties, covering the University of Missouri, Columbia, Rocheport, Tipton, and California.

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Brown Family Papers, 1883-1941 (C2274)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Family papers of Brown family of Ashland, Centralia, and Hartsburg, MO, including birth, marriage, and death records. Records removed from mutilated Bible, New Liberty Baptist Church, Ashland, MO.

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Harry E. Brown Papers, 1932-1971 (C4475)
2.0 cubic feet (80 folders)

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The papers of a University of Missouri-Columbia entomology professor, including his teaching materials, B.S. coursework, military information, and research project data.

Harry Gunnison Brown Papers, 1921-1986 (C3109)
1.0 cubic feet (27 folders)

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Correspondence of economist and professor of economics at the University of Missouri in Columbia who supported the theories of Henry George and was an advocate of land value taxation. Also included are some of Brown’s papers from his time as chairman of the Department of Economics in the 1930s.

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