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Damon School, Wayne County, Missouri Collection, 1907 (R0702)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Damon School, Wayne County, Missouri Collection contains a souvenir card for Damon School in Wayne County, Missouri. Illustrated with a photograph of the teacher, Pola Myers, the souvenir includes the names of the students in grades one through four.

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Daniel Boone Regional Library Board Records, 1983-1990 (C4499)
0.4 cubic feet (7 folders)

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A collection of records from the Daniel Boone Regional library Board of Trustees. The records include board meeting minutes and board member contacts. The records also contain budgetary proposals and expenditures. There are several records that list the library’s collections and the demography of the institution. The records also contain presented service goals, objective, and strategies for the library’s future operations.

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Herbert J. Davenport Papers, 1909-1916 (C3768)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Undated biographical sketch, reprints of articles published in professional journals on economic theory and taxation, and typescripts of lectures on economic aspects of fashion and feminism. Davenport, a noted economist, was the first dean of the University of Missouri School of Commerce and, later, chair of the Cornell University Department of Economics.

Edward C. Davis Papers, 1854-1855 (C1804)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of Edward C. Davis contain photostats of an oath of office and bond of Edward C. Davis, superintendent of common schools in Missouri.

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Julia Davis Papers, 1917-1988 (S0142)
0.4 cubic feet, 21 folders

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The Julia Davis Papers are a research collection compiled by African-American educator and activist Julia Davis, documenting the educational and cultural activities of the black community in St. Louis between 1917 and 1988. The papers include articles, reports, lesson plans, programs, and literature from black educational institutions, as well as biographical material and tributes to black educators.

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William Newton Deatherage Photograph Album, c. 1910s (C4410)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder, 168 photographs)

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Photograph album created by the superintendent of Fractional School District No. 1 contains photographs of school buildings and their outhouses and water facilities in Stone County, Missouri. Includes names of teachers and their salaries.

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James P. Dee Papers, 1949-1950 (C0093)
0.2 cubic feet

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Correspondence, book reports, reading lists, and University of Missouri M.A. thesis, a rhetorical study of a speech by Nebraska Senator George W. Norris, March 4, 1917, the "armed ship filibuster."

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Delta State, Beta Chapter (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1930s-2010s (CA6458)
1.3 cubic feet

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Records of an honor society for women educators include membership materials, newsletters, yearbooks, a history of the chapter, and miscellaneous material.

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Delta Kappa Gamma Society International-Chi Chapter of Delta State Records, 1955-1996 (K0692)
2 c.f.

Women educators founded the society to recognize the sustained, successful experience of women educators. Includes minutes, scrapbooks, photographs, directories, newsletters, clippings, conference programs, attendance rolls, and international directories.

Delta Kappa Gamma-Missouri Alpha Chapter Records, 1938-1989 (K0930)
2 c.f.

Organizational records of the Chapter, a professional honorary Society of women educators, including meeting minutes, yearbooks, publications and historical background of the Society. Also scrapbooks of clippings, programs, and ephemera, and some correspondence, minutes, and reports.

William R. Denslow Photograph Collection, 1898-1966 (P0023)
184 photographs

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Photographic prints of events from ca. 1900: University of Missouri Agriculture and Engineering student activities, St. Louis World's Fair including construction of various buildings and people, Macon and Trenton scenes and scenes of Washington, D.C.

Elijah Deskin Mortgage, 1870 (C1968)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a mortgage on Deskin's land given as security for $100 borrowed from the capital school fund of Township 52, Range 15, Randolph County, MO.

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Linda S. Devitt Photographs, 1939-1941 (CG0020)
0.01 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Ruth K. Hammersmith taught school at Lutesville, Missouri, (Bollinger County) in the 1940s. There are four photographs of 7th and 8th grade classes at the Lutesville school from 1939-1941.

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Carl J. DiCapo Papers, 1971-2002 (K0666)
29 c.f.

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Dicapo is a prominent businessman and civic leader in Kansas City. Included are personal files concerning his civic, cultural, and community activities such as his service on the Board of Parks and Recreation and Desegregation Monitoring Committee for Kansas City public schools. Business records deal with his Italian Gardens Restaurant. Also are photographs, audio and video tapes, certificates and plaques presented to DiCapo.

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Dillenbeck School of Oratory Catalog, 1912 (K1410)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The collection contains a catalog of the Dillenbeck School of Oratory in Kansas City, Missouri, dated 1912. The catalog outlines courses of study, requirements for entrance, students, and graduates from 1894 through 1912.

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Anthony Graham DiScala Photograph Collection, 1911-1912 (P0724)
2 photographs

Copy photos of Aullville Public School, 1911-1912

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Dixie School, Jasper County, Missouri Records, 1886-1902 (R0617)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Dixie School, Jasper County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the district clerk’s record book for District No. 6 in Jasper County, Missouri. The record book includes minutes of the annual meetings, proceedings of the board of directors, annual enumeration of the district, lists of resident taxpayers, oaths of officers, estimates of school expenses, teachers’ contracts, and records of expenses.

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Ella Victoria Dobbs Papers, 1882-1970 (C0095)
1.10 cubic feet (61 folders, 1 oversize item)

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The papers of a University of Missouri Professor Emeritus of Applied Arts include correspondence, an unpublished manuscript, speeches and essays, and Pi Lambda Theta materials. Also contains teaching notebooks, scrapbooks, and a copy of her biography.

Tatiana Dokoudovska Papers, 1957-1970 (K0255)
0.01 c.f.

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"Miss Tania was a noted ballet dancer, teacher, and founder of the Kansas City Ballet. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, performance programs, posters and photographs relating to the Kansas City Ballet/Kansas City Civic Ballet. Most of the clippings concern performances given by the Company; other ballet-related and publicity articles are also included. There are also photographs of performances.

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Lyle Wesley Dorsett Papers, 1962-1979 (K0039)
2 c.f.

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Manuscript copies of historian and educator Lyle Dorsett's books, working drafts as well as final drafts, and articles, both published and unpublished, relating to the Pendergast political machine and other Kansas City topics. Also research note cards and notes

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Carolyn A. Dorsey Papers, 1972-1995 (C4488)
2.8 cubic feet (58 folders)

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The papers of University of Missouri educator largely concern affirmative action, student affairs, and minority programs.

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Down Memory Lane Manuscript, 1976 (S0020)
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The Down Memory Lane Manuscript is a 50th-anniversary celebration history of the Charles Sumner High School, originally published in June 1959 for the 1909 graduating class, St. Louis, Missouri.

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Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis Records, 1955-2019 (S0270)
1 cubic foot, 20 folders

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Founded in 1970, Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis (DSAGLS) seeks to benefit the lives of people with Down syndrome and their families through individual and family support, education, and public awareness. This collection consists of meeting minutes, financial statements, newsletters, brochures, and newspaper clippings. It also contains legal materials pertaining to Merry vs. Parkway School District, a legal case that DSAGLS participated in during the 1980s and 1990s that involved Parkway School District refusing to give proper education to students with disabilities.

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Maxine Rorabaugh Downey Photograph Collection, 1894-1967 (P0045)
3 photographs

Black and white snapshot of students outside of Prairie View School #27; all students and teacher from 1912-1913 school year listed. Snapshot of exterior front Prairie View School #27. Photograph of Friendship School near Memphis, MO, 1894.

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"Dr. Emmet Starr," Micah Pearce Smith, 1930 (C2106)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Biographical sketch of a Cherokee Indian educator, physician, Indian expert and clerk at the Book World, a second-hand book store in St. Louis, MO.

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Herman Dreer Papers, 1925-1977 (S0167)
1 cubic foot, 35 folders, 1 roll microfilm

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The Herman Dreer Papers contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, plays, and articles written by Dreer, pertaining to his life and career as an author, historian, educator, and minister. Included in this collection are handwritten notes from Dreer's interview he conducted for his Ph.D. dissertation, "Negro Leadership in St. Louis: A Study in Race Relations."

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Dry Hill School, Carter County, Missouri Records, 1923-1958 (R0607)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Dry Hill School, Carter County, Missouri Records contain microfilm copies of the school records for Dry Hill School in Carter County, Missouri. Included are the record books of the district clerks and teachers' registers from 1923 to 1958.

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Dorothy Castle Duggan Diaries, 1930-1939 (K0625)
0.25 c.f.

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Diaries kept by a young women doing high school and her college years at the University of Missouri.

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Duncan and Lambeth Families Genealogical Collection, 1880s, 1918-2019 (R1494)
4.5 cubic feet (72 folders, 330 photographs)

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The Duncan and Lambeth Families Genealogical Collection contains the genealogical research for the Duncan and Lambeth families of central Missouri. Dr. Betty Jo White and Carolyn Lou Ranft compiled the collection with many contributions from Sharon Kay Beckham, Norma Jean Endersby, Carman Sue Grimes, Robert C. Haefner, Ellen Denise Karr Seevers, Cordell Henry Webb, Dorothy Ann Williams, and Shirley Ann Wyatt, descendants of the Lambeth and Duncan families. Included in the collection are vital records, photographs, correspondence, family lineages, contextual research, family stories, and articles on local history topics.

Duncan School (Shelby County, Mo.) Record Book, 1870-1880 (C2487)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Records of Duncan School, including acquisition of land for school and annual enumeration of pupils.

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Dunklin County High School Collection, 1922 (R0936)
(1 folder)

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This is the official program for the Dunklin County high school meet held at Malden, Missouri, on April 28-29, 1922. Included were competitions in piano, violin, voice, spelling, public speaking, and track and field.

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Edmond Jacques Eckel Papers, 1860-1952 (K0258)
0.79 c.f.

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Personal and professional paper, particularly relating to Eckel's architectural training at the Ecole des Beaux Arts (most in French), of a prominent St. Joseph, MO architect. Includes Sketches, photos, notes and other materials and also a few drawings of residences in St. Joseph.

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Doris Tager Edelman Papers, 1940 (K0935)
0.3 c.f.

Photograph of a sorority at Central High School, Kansas City, MO.

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Edmonson School, Benton County, Missouri Records, 1956-1958 (R0266)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Edmonson School, Benton County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the attendance records for the Edmonson School, School District No. 36 in Benton County, Missouri.

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Alberta Price Edmonston Photograph Collection, 1880, no date (P0361)
2 photographs

Group photograph of Christian College graduates, 1890s and group photo of Christian College students, ca. 1880s.

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"Education in Mountain Grove, Missouri, 1835-1913," Paul McDonald Robinett, no date (C2930)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The collection contains a history of the town of Mountain Grove, MO, and its academy, 1835-1913, including brief biographies of superintendents and principals.

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Educational Conference Record Book, 1916-1941 (C0855)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Records compiled in 1941 in attempt to document history of a Missouri educational policy group.

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"Educational Institutions," Willa Mermoud, no date (C2131)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a history of teachers institutes, normal schools, and summer schools in Barry County, MO, 1870-1910, and a list of administrators and teachers who attended the sessions.

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George Ehrlich Papers, 1946-2002 (K0067)
65 c.f.

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Research and personal papers of Dr. George Ehrlich, professor of Art and Art History at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and authority on Kansas City regional architecture.

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Nancy Ehrlich Collection, 1892-1932 (P0013)
0.63 linear feet

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Original photos taken from "Frank James Photo Album", and photos of Marmaduke Military Academy buildings and students.

Ellington High School Student Newspaper Collection, 1934-1936 (R0792)
(1 folder)

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This collection consists of four issues of The Whippet's Tale, the student newspaper for Ellington High School at Ellington in Reynolds County, Missouri.

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Elmer Ellis Papers, 1830-1995 (C4069)
47.5 cubic feet (1412 folders)

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The papers of the fourteenth president of the University of Missouri contain correspondence, reports, research material, speeches, newspaper clippings, publications, teaching materials, awards, degrees, photographs, and miscellaneous material.

Elmwood Seminary (Farmington, Mo.) Records, 1911-1914 (C0602)
0.14 cubic feet (7 folders)

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The records of Elmwood Seminary contain account and record books, papers, and correspondence of a Presbyterian girl's school in Farmington, Missouri.

Benjamin Emmons Authorization, 1841 (C1687)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Authorization to pay John H. Fielding, a teacher at St. Charles College, $500.

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English Speaking Union, St. Louis Branch Records, 1980-2005 (S1156)
3 cubic feet

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The English Speaking Union, St. Louis Branch Records contains agendas, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and newsletters pertaining to the group's mission to provide opportunities for native and non-native English speakers to develop their English comprehension and speaking skills.

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W. Francis English Papers, 1838-1956 (C3358)
1.5 cubic feet

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As educator and administrator at the University of Missouri, English served as director of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection, dean of the College of Arts and Science, and professor of history. Papers include personal correspondence and topical materials.

W. Francis English Papers, 1970s (CA5595)
7 cubic feet

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Addition of various speeches and remarks delivered by English. Most concern higher education and/or the University of Missouri.

Epsilon Sigma Alpha Records, 1955-2007 (S0878)
1 cubic foot

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This collection contains publications of a public service sorority.

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Gilbert F. Esser Papers, 1970-1972 (R0527)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)

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The Gilbert F. Esser Papers are booklets by Gilbert F. Esser, containing descriptions of the people, businesses, and buildings of Cole Camp in Benton County, Missouri.

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Ethnic Heritage Studies Colloquium, Proceedings, 1975 (S0023)
0.25 cubic foot, 1 folder, 109 pages

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This collection contains the transcript of the Ethnic Heritage Studies City-Wide Colloquium proceedings, which was held at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri on May 13, 1975.

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