Columbia Manuscript Collections

Log books and maps from U.S. Corps of Engineers survey of the Missouri River. Log books include observations of topography, hand drawn maps, and notes documenting the journeys and dredging operations along the river. The bulk of the collection relates to the upper Missouri River.

Records of state and local chapters of various patriotic and heritage associations in Missouri.

Meeting minutes, log books, scrapbooks, yearbooks, financial records, and miscellaneous records of the chapter; and directories, bulletins, and programs of the state and national organizations, 1902-2003. Also included are oral history interviews conducted in 2002.

Records of United Confederate Veterans in Missouri that includes reports, resolutions, rosters and correspondence.

Memoir written by engineer officer Daniel P. Griffin to honor his commanding officer John W. Payne upon his death in a plane collision over the Grand Canyon in 1956.

The Davidson-Mills Family Papers include letters, cards, photographs, physician’s records, and ephemera of two Worth County, Missouri, families.

Records and scrapbooks compiled by state historians of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Programs, posters, photographs, correspondence, production reviews, and other materials relating to workshop performances.

Minute books, treasurer’s records, membership records, lineage materials, and chapter yearbooks of the Mexico, Missouri, chapter.

Research files, personal papers, and family materials of a professional historian who taught at Lincoln University from 1933-1972. Includes materials of his wife, Thomasina Talley Greene, a concert pianist and music teacher, 1942-2003.

Secretary's minute book of committee meetings.

Records of an organization founded in 1966 to acquire and preserve native prairie lands in Missouri. Records consist of correspondence, subject and project files, brochures and other promotional materials, membership lists, financial records, and publications.

Six nature photographs taken in Camden and Morgan Counties of Sampson and a Mr. McCullough of the U.S. Geological Survey.

Ledger, scrapbook, and notebook for the Wakanda Record newspaper, published in Carrollton, Missouri. Includes expenses and accounts for the newspaper, which was edited at the time by A.T. Combs. Also includes newspaper clippings, notes, articles, and essays on morality.

Research notes, course notes, articles, correspondence, and other papers of a journalist and editor.

Family papers and other materials collected by Gary W. Beahan, genealogist and former Missouri State Archivist, largely pertain to several families from the Mid-Missouri area.

The papers of a brigadier general who served in the Union Army during the Civil War include letters, certificates, railroad passes, a biographical sketch, a tintype, and miscellaneous material.

The records of the organization contain photographs, publications, correspondence, planning materials, and audiovisual material. The Salute to Veterans Air Show held an annual Memorial Day celebration to honor military veterans in Columbia, Missouri, until 2019.

Records of the organization include correspondence, photographs, publications, scrapbooks, financial records, Show Me Art, color slides, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.

Quarterly conference minutes and financial records of the A.M.E. church.

The papers of a family from Cass, Clay, and Jackson Counties, Missouri, include photographs, an autograph album, postcards, correspondence, school papers, clippings, birth and death certificates, and miscellaneous material. Includes the World War II military papers of Harold L. Blake.

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.

Oral history of the life of Raymond W. Lansford. Landsford served in the United States Air Force during World War II and flew 30 missions over Europe. There are recorded interviews along with transcripts of the recordings. Additionally, there are materials that detail portions of Raymond's life before and after his time in the military.

Photographs and miscellaneous family papers pertaining to Burton Ellsworth Thixton, Deliah Comer Thixton and their descendants in Moniteau, Morgan, and Benton Counties, Missouri.

Manuscripts, publications, and subject files of Walter L. Bargen, an author and the first Poet Laureate of Missouri (2008-2010).

Posters, advertisements, and ephemera pertaining to musical and social groups and events at venues located in Columbia, Missouri, and surrounding areas. Additional materials pertaining to events in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Lawrence, Kansas. Part of the CoMo Music Project.

The papers of an agricultural economist who worked for the University of Missouri Agricultural Extension and with Catholic farm groups.

Interviews with musicians, artists, business owners, and fans who participated in the local Columbia music scene during the 1980s-2010s.

Family and business papers of the Morrison family of Howard County, Missouri. Largely concerns Alfred Williams Morrison (1802-1883), as well as his sons, James P. and Preston E. Morrison.

Constitutions and by-laws, programs, copies of speeches and miscellaneous records of an organization of colleges in Missouri which held annual oratory competitions.

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 and Harvey Ellis; and Black bandmaster and composer, Major N. Clark Smith.

The collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Meredith Ludwig for the Boonville Women’s Club, including audio and transcripts. Ludwig compiled many of the interviews into a 2008 readers’ theatre production, “Women’s Words: Memories of Boonslick.” Promotional and supporting material relating to the stage production is also included.

Audio and video recordings of interviews and performances; audio logs and transcripts; field notes; posters; and miscellaneous material related to French settlement and culture in Missouri and the Mississippi valley.

A collection of folklore oral histories and stories gathered by students of Raymond Summerville, an instructor and Ph.D. candidate in the English Department at the University of Missouri. Includes transcripts and audio of the interviews and stories, as well as an ethnography on the Broadway Diner, Columbia, Missouri.

The papers of a professor of economics at the University of Missouri from 1961 to 1985 include his memoirs; professional correspondence and letters from students; news articles and editorials; speeches; and miscellaneous documents.

Family bible records, photographs, correspondence, and miscellaneous genealogical material of a family from St. Louis, Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa. Includes photographs of James B. Eads and letters from Susannah Leonard to William Eads, Jr.

The papers of Joann S. Lublin, author and longtime columnist for The Wall Street Journal, include scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and recordings of interviews conducted for her books Earning It and Power Moms. Also included are manuscript drafts, research material, and publishing material for Earning It.

The personal and professional papers of a rural sociologist and University of Missouri professor.

The genealogical papers of a Columbia, Mo. librarian and amateur genealogist, 1980-1989.

Records of a chapter of the Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA) include by-laws, constitution, meeting minutes, correspondence, membership and financial records, workshop and training materials, administrative files, newsletters, photographs of the organization, and seminar information.

The records of an annual documentary film festival held in Columbia, Missouri, contain program books, promotional material, posters, and miscellaneous material.

The records of an independent theatre include film catalogs, publications, promotional material, posters, and advertisements for film showings and other cultural events.

This collection consists of two account books belonging to an unknown person living in or around Gasconade County, Missouri. The bulk of the material documents the owner’s purchases and amounts of money owed to various people. There is also documentation about an enslaved person named Isaac, and a list of enslaved persons with their perceived value.

The records of the Cole Family Association consist of minutes from the annual Cole family reunion, the Cole Family Newsletter, newspaper clippings on the Cole family reunion, genealogies of William Temple Cole, Stephen Cole, and Hannah Allison Cole, articles discussing Hannah Allison Cole’s role as an early settler of Boonville, Missouri, and sketches of maps outlining historic locations in Boonville.

The collection consists of emails, family genealogy sheets, and histories of the families of Judson Noell Hatcher and Reverend James Suggett, two prominent people who lived in Callaway County, Missouri. Includes histories of several Baptist churches that were served by James Suggett in Callaway County.

Genealogies, obituaries, family histories, and news stories relating to the Bass-Hickman family; correspondence belonging to Thaddeus Hickman; photographs of family members and acquaintances found in the Bass family album; photographs of the Hickman family; Missouri land grants issued to William Hickman.

The collection contains scrapbooks, photographs, and newspaper clippings compiled by Ruth Barton, Cathy Barton, and David Para. Cathy Barton and David Para of Columbia and Boonville, Missouri were folk musicians who founded the Big Muddy Folk Festival in 1991.

The records of the church include bulletins, church histories, membership directories, correspondence, minutes, reports, legal documents, photographs, church newsletters, financial records, yearbooks, records of women’s groups, and miscellaneous material.

Ledgers, minutes, membership lists, and roll of officers of a secret sisterhood consisting primarily of wives, mothers, daughters, and widows of Knights of Pythias. Records are from defunct Missouri Temples.

Correspondence, clippings, printed material, photographs, and miscellany primarily concerned with Moore's role in establishing the General John J. Pershing Memorial State Park in Laclede, Missouri.

The records include minutes, annual reports, yearbooks, by-laws, programs, correspondence, histories, clippings, printed material, brochures, material on missionary work, ephemera, journals, prayer calendars, and miscellaneous material.

Correspondence, minutes, conference materials, reports, newsletters, financial records, membership lists, photographs, and miscellany.

Correspondence, speeches, China trip materials, budgets, New York Herald information, and miscellany of owner of the Mexico Ledger, Mexico, Missouri.

Addition to records of the club include articles on incorporation, by-laws, policies, membership directories, nomination materials for the Mamie L. Bass service award regarding the clubs involvement in the Shelter for Battered Women and Children, a scrapbook commemorating “Our Golden Years of Service,” and highlights of the clubs histories and events entitled, “Year by Year.” 

Papers of a Stephens College professor consisting primarily of research notes, with other research materials, for historical publications on Columbia and Boone County, MO, Stephens College, and health services in Missouri.

Record books of a St. Louis Company include purchase books, sales books, ledgers, cash books, and stock books.

Papers of a Missouri State Senator, including correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, state publications, campaign materials, speeches, and photographs, concerning state politics and legislation in the 1930s and 1940s.

The collection contains correspondence, diaries, photographs, and miscellaneous material of Anna Louise Sanford Myers and the Sanford and Myers families.

Genealogical charts. Missouri families of Koken, Hennon, Hawkins, Walpole, and related families.

Records of a chapter in St. Louis consisting of minutes of chapter and board meetings, 1918-1988; state annual convention programs; by-laws, 1980s; membership lists, 1980s-1990s; HISTORY OF THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY, 1894-1955; and miscellaneous publications concerning the Civil War.

Addition of convention proceedings, minutes, programs, and miscellaneous chapter material.

Records of a civic organization consisting of meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, financial records, correspondence, and materials on events and projects sponsored by the group.

Applications, correspondence, minutes, membership lists, publications, financial records, convention and program materials, chapter records, photographs, and other material of the organization.

Papers of a Republican state senator, representing the 29th Senatorial District. Includes constituent, legislative, and general correspondence, photographs, election and campaign material, and subject and legislative files.

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Material on the study and teaching of livestock, annual reports, and reports on the improvement of permanent pastures.

Records pertaining to rules and regulations of the university and information on gifts to the university.

General correspondence and extension teaching course files, 1950s-1960s.

Addition to records largely consists of material on the accreditation of schools and colleges in Missouri.

The papers of a professor of education at the University of Missouri include correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous professional material.

Correspondence, publications, and miscellaneous files of a professional in community development, active in teaching and in the field. Biddle was long associated with Earlham College.

Correspondence, news clippings, printed material, faculty meeting papers, and miscellaneous material concerning the organization.

Case files and ledgers of Harris and Price, Attorneys at Law, Columbia, MO.

Biographical research material collected by C. Herschel Schooley in preparation for a book on Clarence Cannon. During the Eisenhower administration, Schooley served as Director of the Office of Public Information, Department of Defense, from 1953 to 1958.

Addition of material on the organization’s regional divisions, committees, and task forces; annual conference material; correspondence; reports; board materials; photographs; publications; subject files relating to aging, health, children, housing, homelessness, and criminal justice; membership records; financial records; and miscellaneous material.

The records include material on medical care, economics, and state Medicare; correspondence; project files; annual reports; committee meetings, agendas, and minutes; publications; material on the Kidney Foundation; and miscellaneous material.

Business records of a Louisiana, Missouri, company include correspondence, reports, catalogs, printed materials, photographs, and miscellaneous material. Also included is material pertaining to varieties of fruits and plants developed by Luther Burbank.

The papers of a professor of surgery and chief urologist at the University of Missouri.

Addition to papers of a University of Missouri agricultural geneticist.

Addition of scientific writings and professional and personal correspondence of Charles Claude Guthrie, Sr., Fannie Guthrie, and Richard Emberson. Includes family photographs and negatives, postcards, clippings, and journals. See also C3549.

Postcard collections, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous writings. Shoemaker was a newspaper librarian.

Papers from Burlison's terms as a Democratic representative from Missouri's 10th District.

Papers of the president of William Woods College, Fulton, Missouri.

The papers of a Missouri Supreme Court Judge contain notes and summaries on various cases before the Supreme Court of Missouri, conference materials, and miscellaneous material.

Addition of Xerox copies of materials. See also C3700.

The papers of a professor of theology and president of Stephens College include correspondence, class notes, research, writings, sermons, speeches, publications, and materials concerning Stephens College and various professional and civic organizations. Also contains material from Smith’s career prior to Stephens College.

The records of a professional organization include correspondence, insurance records, convention materials, reports, committee material, legislative files, membership records, publications, and miscellaneous materials.

Personal and professional papers of an officer of the Missouri Farmers Association.

Correspondence and records of the organization.

The records of an organization concerned with legislation and social welfare programs in addition to religious concerns include convention materials, committee files, minutes, publications, correspondence, and miscellaneous material. Includes records of the Missouri Sunday School Association.

The records of a child and family welfare agency involved with the White House Conferences on Children and Youth include correspondence, task force materials, publications, subject files, reports, public hearing testimony, office files, and miscellaneous material.

Addition to papers of a pioneer in farm management includes correspondence, photographs, news clippings, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.

The records of a professional organization concerned with nursing and nursing education include minutes, reports, state review board materials, workshop materials, programs and evaluations, convention materials, and miscellaneous material.

Addition of research data, reference files, class lecture materials, and some correspondence of a professor of biochemistry interested in germ free research and nutrition. See also C3119.

Papers of a prominent archaeologist and professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Includes correspondence, research, and teaching materials.

Clippings and printed material pertaining to elections, schools, fair housing, home rule, and Columbia and Boone County issues gathered by Schmidt in the course of her work with the League of Women Voters and other groups.

The records of the Columbia Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) contain chapter and leader correspondence, informational materials on women’s issues, conference materials, administrative material, membership records, news clippings, event fliers, state and national legislation updates, newsletters, financial reports, and miscellaneous material. Also includes materials from the Green Hills Area Chapter in Chillicothe, MO.

Student papers, research materials, and audio cassettes pertaining to folklore research and women's studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Student papers and related materials received by a former University of Missouri-Columbia folklore professor.

Correspondence, minutes, reports and archaeological site surveys of the Big Bend Archaeological Society of Marshall, Missouri. See also C0780.