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Pete McMahan Collection, no date (CA5026)
4 audio discs

Four long-play recordings of folk music and fiddle music entitled MISSOURI FIDDLIN' nos. 1-4.

Milgram Food Stores, Inc. Collection, ca. 1912-1996 (K0325)
4.5 c.f.

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The Records, heavy with photographs, document the business and activities of the company and the Milgram family. Among the many topics are the American Royal, Jazz, the Ban Johnson League and other amateur sport.

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Missouri Broadcasters Association Radio Archives Collection, 1941-2023 (CA6491)
0.2 cubic feet, 19.4 GB of digital files, 28 audio cassettes, 75 audio tapes, 20 CDs, 8 DVDs, 1 NAB cartridge

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Audio recordings of radio airchecks, station IDs, promos, and broadcasts collected by the Missouri Broadcasters Association as part of a pilot program for the Library of Congress’ Radio Preservation Task Force. The collection contains audio digitized by Missouri radio stations, along with some original recordings and other miscellaneous material.

Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Records, 1941-2019 (CA6605)
3.4 cubic feet

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The records of the Missouri Federation of Music Clubs include meeting minutes, scrapbooks, convention materials, directories, yearbooks, and miscellaneous material. The organization supports and promotes music education and appreciation of the arts, as well as sponsors musical events, competitions, and other performing opportunities for all ages throughout the state.

Missouri Legacy Radio Program Records, 1980s (CA6268)
0.2 cubic feet, 50 audio cassettes, 16 audio tapes

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Audio recordings and related material of a 1980s radio program featuring "profiles of traditional artists representing the diverse cultural heritage of Missouri." The series was produced by Susan Newstead and KOPN-FM, with support of the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center.

Missouri Music Teachers' Association Records, 1959-1990s (CA2628)
7 cubic feet, 4 audio tapes

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The records of the organization include correspondence, financial reports, membership lists, convention reports, newsletters, board meeting minutes, promotional materials, convention material, publications, and miscellaneous material.

Missouri River Cultural Conservancy Cooper-Wheeler Collection, 2005-2019 (C4603)
0.2 cubic feet (6 folders), 4.39 TB of digital files, 6 external hard drives, 778 MiniDV cassettes

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The collection contains audio and video recordings of musical, dance, and spoken word performances by local and regional artists documenting the Central Missouri River Region. Includes catalogs of the performances.

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Missouri State Labor Council, AFL-CIO Records, 1891-1975 (C0216)
21.6 cubic feet (1734 folders)

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Correspondence, convention proceedings, financial and membership records, minutes, reports, and records of the Council and its Committee on Political Education, the Missouri State Federation of Labor, and Labor's League for Political Education. Subject file on topics of interest to labor including political, legislative, and civic activities of Council executive officers.

Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association Collection, 1827-2002 (C3715)
0.4 cubic feet (80 folders), 39 audio cassettes, 10 video cassettes, 5 CDs, 1 audio disc

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The collection contains field, commercial, and private label recordings, interviews, newsletters, brochures, broadsides, sheet music, audio and video cassettes, and correspondence of the association.

Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association Collection, 1996 (CA6409)
0.1 cubic feet, 1 computer disc

Addition of photographs taken at the 1996 fiddle camp and contest in Bethel, Missouri. Includes negatives, contact sheets, and digital scans on a computer disc. See also C3715.

Moment Musical Club Records, 1974-2003 (K1091)
0.5 c.f.

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Organizational records of the Club including yearbooks, meeting minutes and programs.

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Monett, Missouri Centennial Collection, 1987 (R0802)
(1 audiocassette)

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This is "The Foggy River Boys Present: A Sentimental Journey," recorded in celebration of the centennial of Monett in Barry County, Missouri. Included are performances by Jack Frost and the Men of Note, and the Monett High School Band and Chorus.

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Mountain Grove Choral Society Collection, 1936 (R1074)
(1 folder)

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This is a program for a performance of Handel's "The Messiah", presented by the Mountain Grove Choral Society at Mountain Grove in Wright County, Missouri, on Sunday evening, December 20, 1936. Maurice L. Cater was the conductor and Margaret Fuerst was the pianist.

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Mountain Grove High School Collection, 1936 (R1076)
(1 folder)

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These are programs for a musical entertainment and the Senior Class play performed by students at Mountain Grove High School at Mountain Grove in Wright County, Missouri. Maurice Cater and Maude Williams were the faculty directors.

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Mu Phi Epsilon, Phi Delta Chapter Records, 1926-1986 (C4225)
0.4 cubic feet, (19 folders), 8 volumes

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Scrapbooks, correspondence, manuals, meeting minutes, memorial foundation guides, and photographs relating to the history and events of the Phi Delta Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, a music honorary for women.

Daniel L. and Edith B. Mumpower Papers, 1913-1964 (C3900)
0.8 cubic feet

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Correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous papers of Methodist missionaries to the Belgian Congo. The Mumpower family along with two other couples were the first white missionaries to the Otetela village of Wembo-Nyama in the central region of the Belgian Congo, now Zaire.

Music Teachers National Association, West Central Division Papers, 1939-1966 (C3577)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Minutes, correspondence, reports, convention programs, and history of a branch of the Music Teachers National Association which included Missouri music teachers.

Musical Research Club Scrapbooks, 1913-1984 (S0496)
20 volumes, 4 microfilm rolls

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This organization was founded in 1912 by twelve women who wished to increase their knowledge and appreciation of music. This collection consists of thirteen scrapbooks and one yearbook. Included are photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, correspondence, and convention material.

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National Association of Negro Musicians Inc. Programs, 1979 (S0378)
0.01 cubic foot

This collection contains convention and souvenir programs for the 60th Annual Convention of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., in St. Louis, August 17, 1979.

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Clyde B. Neibarger Papers, 1920-1963 (K0681)
4 c.f.

Neibarger was at one time music editor Kansas City Star. Includes correspondence, clippings and typed manuscripts of Neibarger's reviews, and programs

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New Music Circle Records, 1959-2008 (S0483)
12 cubic feet, 8 photographs, 1 audio tape, 2 cassettes, 1 grooved single

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Founded in 1951, the New Music Circle (NMC) provides a forum for area composers and musicians. NMC is interested mainly in contemporary and avant-garde music. These records include correspondence, flyers, programs, meeting minutes, one LP recording, one 45 RPM recording, two cassettes, one reel-to-reel, and photographs of the group's activities and concerts.

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Dorothy Richardson Nichols Collection, 1923-1937 (K0320)
0.3 c.f.

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Photographs and motion film of Carl Kay (1901-1945) in his role as musician and photographer depicting big bands, KMBC radio musicians, and the Kansas City places.

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Kay Norton and Marian Peterson Papers, 1984-1995 (K0382)
2 c.f.

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Norton and Peterson were professors in the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri Kansas City. Includes newspaper clippings, reports, scripts, correspondence and other miscellaneous items relating to research project, particularly African American musicians and related programs

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Now That's a Good Tune: Masters of Traditional Missouri Fiddling, 1989 (C3810)
2 audio discs

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Two recordings of traditional fiddle tunes played by thirteen musicians from Missouri. Accompanying illustrated booklet includes introduction to traditional violin playing in Missouri, biographies of the musicians, annotations of the tunes, bibliography, and discography. The project was produced by the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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Marian Ohman Papers, 1929, 1970s (CA5134)
8 cubic feet, 1 16mm film, 1 video cassette, 25 oversize photographs

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Research files on Missouri courthouses and churches, including photographs. Also contains information about the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year; the Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney art collection; architects Morris Frederick Bell, Edmund J. Eckel, and Harvey Ellis; and African-American musician and composer, Major N. Clark Smith.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis Records, 1939-2023 (S0062)
47 cubic feet

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The Opera Theatre of St. Louis Records contains correspondence, programs, and financial materials relating to the history of opera in St. Louis from 1939, including the opera productions, metropolitan opera auditions, and the efforts to raise the public's interest in opera. 

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James W. Orchard Papers, 1958-2016 (R1351)
0.5 cubic foot (10 folders, 1 CD, 4 DVDs, 1 a.c.)

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The James W. Orchard Papers contains the papers of Missouri bluegrass musician Jimmy Orchard including event and festival fliers, photographs, recordings of shows, and music album information.

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Dennis Owsley Papers, 1978-1999 (S1238)
44.0 GB

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The Dennis Owlsey Papers contains filmed lectures, essays, oral history interviews, playlists, and photographs pertaining to his work as a Jazz scholar and critic. Owsley is the long-time host of KWMU's Jazz Unlimited (1983-present), and has written several books on St. Louis Jazz history, including City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973. Materials of interest in this collection include oral histories Owsley conducted with notable St. Louis Jazz musicians, including Clark Terry, Larry Bowie, and Willie Atkins. Other items of interest include photographs Owsley took of Jazz performances in St. Louis, including the St. Louis Jazz Fest in 1988 and the Mid-America Fest in 1983. The materials in this collection are entirely digital and date from 1978 to 2019.

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Ozark All-Stars Photograph Collection, 1960s (R1477)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 1 photograph)

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The Ozark All-Stars Photograph Collection contains the autographed photograph of the Ozark All-Stars, performers from the Country Music Hall at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.

Ozark Mountainwood Express, 1981 (R0949)
(1 folder)

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This is an issue of "Ozark Mountainwood Express", a semiannual publication devoted to Ozark music, culture, and tourism. The editor was J. T. Aubrey Roberts of Harrison, Arkansas. Although unnumbered and undated, this issue contains calendars of events for 1981.

Ozark Opry Booklet Collection, circa 1963-1971 (R0856)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Ozark Opry Booklet Collection contains three souvenir booklets for the Ozark Opry, a country music show founded by Lee and Joyce Mace and located at Osage Beach in Miller County, Missouri.

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Ozark Summit Exposition Collection, 1947 (R0889)
(1 folder)

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This is a booklet for the Ozark Summit Exposition, which was held at Mansfield in Wright County, Missouri, from July 30 to August 2, 1947.

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Ozarks Folksongs Collection, 1919-1957 (C3774)
3.1 cubic feet

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Original copy of the four volumes published by SHS, 1946-1950. Includes photographs used in the publication and a typescript of Chapter XIV, "Unprintable Songs," left out of the printed version. In addition there are two volumes entitled "Unprintable' Songs From the Ozarks" which were sold to the Society in 1956, but without publication rights.

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Regina Entin Pachter Papers, 1946-2006 (K1142)
3 c.f.

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Pachter was owner with her husband, Meyer Pachter of the Pachter Garment Company. she was also a talent pianist who performed widely. Includes correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, scripts, and sheet music pertaining to Pachter's involvement in various Kansas City Jewish organizations.

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Della Fleming Parker Papers, 1905-1965 (K0929)
0.2 c.f.

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Playbills and programs (some with autographs) from Kansas City theaters and musical venues. Also is a World War II ration book and newspaper clippings.

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William E. Parrish Papers, 1972-1977 (C3642)
1.6 cubic feet (107 folders)

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Papers from the chairman of the Missouri American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. Included are correspondence, business papers, programs, and miscellaneous items.

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Robert Martin Perkins Collection, 1925-1932 (K0374)
0.3 c.f.

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Invitations and announcements of club and fraternity parties. Several well-known musicians of the era (such as Bennie Moten) played at these parties. Also a photograph of the Sigma Chi Psi football team and a scrapbook with Fraternity News clippings related to Perkins' Sigma Chi Psi, of which he was a member and an officer.

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Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity-Epsilon Mu Chapter Records, 1962-1976 (K1125)
0.02 c.f. (2 folders)

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Photocopies of the ""Musician of the Year"" awards given by the Kansas City local fraternal society in music.

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Margaret E. Pierce Papers, 1917-1972 (K0328)
0.25 c.f.

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Minutes and membership records of the Cora Lyman Chapter, Past Presidents Assembly of the National Federation of Music Clubs; Curriculum for music classes in the Kansas City, KS Public Schools and the Wichita Public Schools; the Kansas City Musical Club Bulletin; and various programs, directories and other items relating to music in Kansas City area.

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Barbara Sandra Pittel-Katz Papers, 1917-2010 (K0661)
0.6 c.f.

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A teacher and musician, Katz is an active member of Kansas City's Jewish Community. Includes sorority publicity, Heritage Center art, and the musical "Letters to Russia" composed by Pittel-Katz. Also certificates of scholarship for Bertha Glazer and David Pittell from Jefferson School and Woodland School in Kansas City, MO; correspondence; and materials related to the "Save Union Station" event.

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Ann Pittman Collection, 1972-2004 (S0332)
1.8 cubic feet

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The Ann Pittman Papers contain correspondence, program booklets, sheet music, and grant applications, documenting her efforts to preserve African American spirituals.

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James J. Poletti Sheet Music Collection, 1902-1934 (C4145)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Collection of sheet music, 1902-1934.

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William Henry Pommer Scrapbook, 1907-1939 (C1418)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The scrapbook of William Henry Pommer consists of newspaper clippings relating to the life and musical career of William Henry Pommer, director of music at Christian College, 1883-1887, and professor of music at the University of Missouri from 1907-1922.

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Alex Primm Oral History Collection, 1981-2000 (SP0054)
1 cubic foot (113 audio cassette tapes)

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The Alex Primm Oral History Collections contain audio cassette tapes with oral history interviews conducted by Alex Primm in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. The interviews cover a range of Ozark related topics such as Grasshopper Hollow in Reynolds County, Missouri; Palmer, Missouri; Ozark rivers; and Fort Leonard Wood. The project on Ozark rives includes interviews with individuals lived and made their livings on or near the Current, Jacks Fork, Little Piney, and Big Piney rivers. Primm interviewed local residents, many of whom had lived in the Ozarks their entire lives.

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Jerry Rabushka Papers, 1975-2020 (S0299)
11.5 cubic feet

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The Jerry Rabushka Papers contain diaries, scrapbooks, script, program bills, posters and VHS tapes documenting Rabushka's career as a playwright, author, and musician. Materials of interest include scrapbooks and photographs of Rabushka's original plays, including Full Frontal Nudity, Gaywatch, and Woof! The Road Show.

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RadiOzark Record Collection, 1950s-1960s (SP0071)
10 cubic feet (427 audio discs)

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The RadiOzark Record Collection contains 427 phonograph records that were produced and transcribed by RadiOzark Enterprises, Inc., located in Springfield, Missouri. Program titles include Strangest of All with Frank Edwards, The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show, The Bill Ring Show, The Red Foley Show, “Shorty Thompson” in Saddle-Rockin’ Rhythm, “Shorty, Sue, & Sally” Saddle-Rockin’ Rhythm, and The Smiley Burnette Show.

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Jack Leonard Ralston Papers, 1874-1996 (K0424)
21 c.f.

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Research materials, magazine articles that Ralston wrote, books, and sheet music for the Organ that he collected and some he wrote. Much of the material is religious in nature. Also correspondence, scrapbooks, and material that discusses Ralston's personal life and career as music librarian.

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Vance Randolph Letter, 1934 (C2049)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Warren Douglas Meng, Jefferson City, MO, from Pittsburgh, KS, Oct. 16, 1934.

Answer to letter from Meng concerning crime songs sung by Negroes in a Missouri penitentiary.

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Lyle Reed Collection, 1874-1998 (C4382)
1 cubic foot (52 folders)

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Rare fiddle books, magazines, and other items related to the history of fiddle music collected by Lyle Reed and his wife, Marjorie Reed.

Bob Reuter Papers , 1977-2013 (S0368)
4 cubic feet

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The Bob Reuter papers consist of photographs, diaries, flyers, CDs, and a song lyric book, documenting Reuter's life and career as a singer/songwriter, musician, photographer, and host of KDHX's Bob's Scratchy Records. During his career, Reuter belonged to several influential St. Louis-area music groups, including the Dinosaurs (Punk), Kamikaze Cowboy (Alt-Country), and Bob Reuter's Alley Ghost.

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