Family and Personal Papers

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Richard Patrick Coleman Papers, no date (K1150)
5.2 c.f.

manuscript materials of book "A Midlands Establishment", not completed, also research notecards

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Roger Coleman Papers, 1970-1975 (CA6724)
0.05 cubic feet

The papers of Roger Coleman include correspondence, poems, miscellaneous notes, and newspaper clippings on social issues, 1970-1975.

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Charles Collins Papers, 1836-1954 (C3209)
0.16 cubic feet (8 folders)

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Miscellaneous letters and clippings regarding the Royall, Switzler, Price, and Henderson families; article about John Price by Eva Grant Maloney; typescript copies of "A Trip to the South," and "My Second Tour in the South," by William F. Switzler in 1836; Mary Jane Royall Switzler's album of memories filled with prose and poetry.

Elise Guignon Collins Collection, 1861-1986 (K0704)
0.25 cf

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Clippings, correspondence, photographs, and papers concerning the history of Kansas City, the area around Visitation Church at 52nd and Main, researched by Collins; and pamphlets, newspaper clippings, regarding the Guignon and Boussier families.

Tom Collins Papers, 1908-1985 (K0830)
0.5 c.f.

Collins was a noted humorist and author. Includes newspaper clippings, brochures, magazines, photographs and a phonograph record relating to Collins career.

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Colman-Hayter Family Papers, 1839-1900 (C0084)
0.2 cubic feet

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Correspondence and miscellaneous material of a northwest Missouri family. Includes letters from family members while in the Mexican War, in Oregon, traveling down the Mississippi River, and serving in the Confederate Army.

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Columbia Cemetery Association Deed, 1859 (C2620)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Deed of lot number 66 to Ann Gentry.

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Deleta Condray Papers, 1933 (R1094)
(1 folder)

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This is a letter dated March 27, 1933, from Deleta Condray of Bangert in Dent County, Missouri, to the directors of the Adams School District in Phelps County, Missouri. In the letter Condray applies for a teaching job at the school.

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Conley-Miller Family Papers, 1792-1977, 1983 (C3693)
5.4 cubic feet (324 folders, 6 oversize volumes)

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Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, account books, ledgers, financial and personal records, genealogical materials, photographs, and miscellaneous material of the Conley and Miller family of Boone County, Missouri.

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John Connelly Papers, 1810-1888 (C0257)
0.15 cubic feet (7 folders)

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Patent issued under act of Congress providing relief for losses in the New Madrid earthquake; certificates of title and transfer of land originally belonging to Wilson Cummings; oath of allegiance, 1865; report of losses to a raiding band; tax receipts.

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William Elsey Connelly Letters, 1900-1911 (K0203)
0.01 c.f.

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Letters written by Connelley, noted Kansas historian, to Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, journalist, author, and reformer, relating to Connelley's research into the life of John Brown and other projects. Gives his candid opinions about prominent political and literary personalities in Kansas, and some insight into Connelley's personal life.

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R.F. Connor Letter, 1861 (C2018)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To James Shambaugh, from Clarinda, IA, Sept. 2, 1861.

Requests ten sacks of flour.

Thomas Connor Papers, 1893-1909 (C0244)
0.3 cubic feet (1 folder, 1 volume)

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Connor's will and other papers connected with his estate. Lead and zinc ore register, 1893-1909, from Joplin, MO.

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David G. Cook Papers, 1874-1908 (C4197)
0.75 cubic feet (11 folders)

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The papers of David Gillaspy Cook consists of books pertaining to the Valley Spring School located in Boone County, Missouri, of which Mr. Cook was a director, as well as some personal papers.

Warren Cook Collection, 1782-1978 (R0043)
0.25 cubic foot (5 folders)

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The Warren Cook Collection contains photocopies of papers of the Smith, Havins, Roseberry, and Cook families of southwestern Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. The collection includes correspondence, estate papers, and genealogical records. Also included are two farm diaries from 1875-1876.

Polly Cooley Letter, 1935 (C0838)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letter dated 1851 to her husband, N.G. Cooley, who was in Idaho prospecting for gold. Reprinted in Carrollton Democrat, 1935.

Joanne Coontz Photographs, 1876-1912 (P0283)
49 photographs

Photographs include: wreck of train, Engine #313 Missouri Pacific; the Gehlken Mill in Morgan County; the Curry Farm and farmhouse in Morgan County; the Gehlken Store in Pettis County, and the Gehlken and Penning families.

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Benjamin C. Cooper Account Book, 1856-1860 (C2975)
1 roll of microfilm

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Miscellaneous accounts for purchases and boarding; a few diary-like entries. Cooper was apparently living in Fredericktown, Madison County, MO.

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Coorts Family Papers, 1948-1976 (C4630)
0.4 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Farm ledgers of the Ralph and Hannah Coorts family of Linn County, Missouri.

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Copher and Stidham Family Papers, 1784-1974 (C4290)
0.2 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The records of the Copher and Stidham families contain dates of births, deaths, and marriages, wills, and military records. The volume contains both original records and transcriptions created by J.H. Stidham.

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Coppage Family Papers, 1880-1976 (C2384)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The papers of the Coppage family contain one letter, 1880, written in Carterville, MO, from a young bride to her mother; correspondence between several members of the Coppage family living in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, from 1910 to 1914; and miscellaneous items from the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1935-1936, and World War II, 1942.

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Corby Family Papers, 1804-1905 (C0086)
0.8 cubic feet

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Papers of a pioneer St. Joseph, MO, family: deeds, bills of sale for slaves, tax receipts, legal papers, stock certificates, Pony Express bills; and material on early St. Louis area. Record book of the Mercantile Company, 1856; bank book, 1861-1869; volume of clippings concerning St. Joseph, 1881-1903.

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Corder-Thomas Family Papers, 1867-1961 (C3697)
11 rolls of microfilm (9 folders, 56 volumes), 1 oversize item

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The Corder-Thomas Family Papers consist of the diaries of Leslie Walker Corder, a Waverly, Missouri, farmer and civic leader; his wife Nellie Perry Buck Corder; and her aunt Susan Buck Cooper Thomas. The diaries contain routine entries about life in Waverly; weather statistics; farm and rental accounts; expense records; genealogies; and comments on building roads and railroads. The papers also include family letters, news clippings, and miscellaneous items.

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Cornett Family Papers, 1920s-1970s (CA5919)
6 cubic feet

Addition of correspondence; financial records; photographs; school records, Linn County, Missouri; and miscellaneous Cornett family papers. See also C3808.

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Cornett Family Papers, 1847-1981 (C3808)
5.1 cubic feet (210 folders), 3 oversize volumes

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The papers of the Cornett family of rural Linn County, Missouri, including William and Martha; their children, Bracy, Winifred, Jo Lee, and Carl; and Martha’s family, the Moores and Roots. Letters, household and farm records, photographs, and other family papers, along with the early records of the Moore School near Linneus, document the social, cultural, and agricultural life of a northern Missouri family and the teaching careers of two of their daughters.

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Mary E. Rawlings Cornine Papers, 1900s-2000s (CA6219)
16.9 cubic feet, 11 computer discs, 4 oversize items

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Papers of Cornine, Morton, Rawlings, and related families. Includes correspondence, photographs, diaries, notes, and other papers.

Cortelyou Family Papers, 1826-1964 (C2463)
1 cubic foot (40 folders)

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Real estate leases, New Jersey, 1826-1846, and records of estates administered by James and Peter Cortelyou, New Jersey, 1842-1882. Personal correspondence received by Kansas banker Luther M. Cortelyou, Jr., 1895-1964; his high school papers and memorabilia; and diaries kept by him and his father, 1869-1900.

Robert W. Corum Papers, 1878-1892 (C1767)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Bills, receipts, and correspondence pertaining to fatal illness and burial of Sam Henderson.

Laurentia M. Cosgrove Papers, 1936-1944 (R1508)
0.04 cubic foot (4 folders)

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The Laurentia M. Cosgrove Papers contain the personal papers of Laurentia M. Cosgrove a resident of Saint Louis, Missouri. The papers include correspondence, writings, and
World War II ration books.

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Cote Sans Dessein Township (Callaway County, Mo.) Justice of the Peace Docket Book, 1816-1827 (C0966)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Record of court proceedings, marriages, and stray livestock. Cases concern settlement of debts, loan repayments, estates, land ownership, and assault and battery. Volume was begun by William H. Dunnica, the first justice of the peace (1821-1823), as a mercantile accounts record.

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Counts Family Papers, 1797-1926, 1954 (CG0002)
0.2 cubic feet

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The Counts Family Papers contain Bible records, tintypes, correspondence, and a family history book of the family that lived in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri.

Walter Lilley and Agatha Daniel Cox Papers, 1901-1951 (C3791)
0.28 cubic feet (14 folders)

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Papers of the Walter and Agatha Cox of Osceola, Missouri, consisting of yearbooks and minutes of the Twentieth Century Club, Osceola, 1901-1941; minutes and accounts for the Works Progress Administration County Relief and Reemployment Committee for St. Clair County, 1933-1935; and miscellany. This is a companion collection to C792, Daniel Family Papers. Genealogical information can be found in the information folder for that collection.

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Tolliver Craig Papers, 1821-1850, 1986 (C4394)
0.1 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Notebook and autobiography of Tolliver Craig; Shopping lists; Letter from Tolliver Craig to his son, Larkin Craig; Booklet: A History of The Craig Reunion, by Mary Louise Fricke.

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Ada E. Crain Papers, c. 1860-2003 (C3067)
1.3 cubic feet (33 folders)

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The papers of a schoolteacher consist of correspondence, genealogical materials, photographs, yearbooks, an 1878 diary, and a manuscript written by Crain. The material details the first half of Crain’s life while living and teaching in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Michigan.

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Billie Crawford Papers, 1878 (R0388)
1 folder

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This is a typescribed copy of a diary of an overland journey from St. Clair County, Missouri, to
Camp Verde, Arizona, 29 May to 17 September 1878. The travelers included Billy Crawford, Alfred
L. Gash, George Fain, their families, and a few neighbors. Related genealogical material is
included with the diary.

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Creager Family Papers, 1871-1938 (R1501)
0.25 cubic foot (6 folders)

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The Creager Family Papers contain personal documents of the Creager family of Shannon County, Missouri. These materials include photographs, land records, wills, tax and insurance information.

Benjamin H. Creamer Papers, 1890-1969 (R0476)
10 folders

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These are papers of a farmer and stock raiser in Maries County, Missouri. The collection includes
family correspondence, obituaries and funeral home cards, election poll books, and records
pertaining to Creamer's work with the Maries County office of the Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service and the Maries County Highway Commission.

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Thomas Francis Creamer Papers, 1910-1941 (K1220)
1 c.f.

Creamer was a railroad fireman. Includes family photographs, correspondence, and papers relating to the Creamer family in Illinois and Missouri. Also materials related to his work with the Baltimore and Ohio/Chicago and Alton Railroad.

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Crede Family Papers, 1818-1939 (C3065)
1.6 cubic feet (93 folders, 8 volumes), 2 oversize volumes; also available on 4 rolls of microfilm

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Personal correspondence, genealogical records, and business records of a German-American family living in Osage County, MO. The bulk of the collection concerns Hermann Crede; other papers pertain to his brothers, Wilhelm and Carl; all three immigrated in the 1850s. Much of the correspondence is in German; the business records are in English.

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J.H. Creighton Letters, 1884-1888 (C0255)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters from J.F. and G.A. Gross in North Carolina to Eliza Money. Receipt for a coffin and suit of clothes.

Cresswell Family Papers, 1823-1979 (R0007)
1.25 cubic foot (51 folders, 2 oversize volumes)

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The Cresswell Family Papers contain the personal, legal, and business papers of the Cresswell family of Washington County, Missouri. The papers include correspondence, land documents, legal papers, slave documents, tax receipts, account books from the furnace and store owned by the family, miscellaneous business papers, local school records, and personal papers.

M. J. Crews Collection, 1885 (R1238)
(1 folder)

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This is a certificate, dated October 24, 1885, for M. J. Crews as a Master Mason and member of Iron Mountain Lodge No. 430, Free and Accepted Masons, at Iron Mountain in Saint Francois County, Missouri.

Thomas Theodore Crittenden Letter, no date (C1514)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a letter written to Ben Perley Poore. It includes a list of the counties which compose the 7th Congressional District of Missouri and an autobiographical sketch of Crittenden.

Crockett-Richardson Family Postcards, 1908-1941 (C4460)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Picture postcard collection compiled by Bates County, Missouri, native Jessie Marie Sturgeon Wirt and her daughter Lois Marie Wirt, Lompoc, California. Includes postcards showing Missouri towns, other states, holiday greetings, jokes, landscapes, and historic sites and buildings both in the U.S. and in Europe.

S.H. Crosman Letter, 1838 (C2436)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a letter to J.R. Campbell, St. Francisville, MO, from Keokuk, [IA], May 26, 1838, concerning land deeds he is bringing with him to St. Louis, business, and estate of Isaac Antaga.

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Asa Beebe Cross Papers, 1855-1940 (K0082)
5 c.f.

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Correspondence, diaries, photographs, financial and business records of Cross, an early Kansas City architect, and his immediate family

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William Lee Crotty Papers, 1913-1919 (K0293)
0.5 c.f.

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Research notes and writings of a local historian focused on the southern part of Kansas City and Jackson County, MO.

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George W. Crum Memorial Service, 1971 (C3418)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a summary of the memorial service for a Kansas City businessman and brother-in-law of William Bradshaw of Columbia, MO.

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Crump Family Journals, 1838-1886 (C3146)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Extracts from the journals of the Crump and Dupuy families. Includes family record of Crump family, and sale bill of their belongings with list of items and amounts paid for each.