Columbia Manuscript Collections

Records of the secretary and treasurer of the conference; annual meeting materials; and newsletters.

The records of the organization include president’s files, meeting minutes and agendas, constitution, conference materials, financial and membership records, correspondence, and miscellaneous material. Includes some Missouri Vocational Association materials.

Records, publications, clippings, articles, correspondence, and other materials documenting "a new world information order," international journalism, and press freedom violations. Includes materials created and compiled by Freedom House, as well as materials relating to U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, United Nations Association, and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Published works, videocassettes, and personal papers primarily relating to World War II fliers and prisoners of war.

Material pertaining to the women's extension clubs in Missouri include meeting minutes, programs, lists of officers, annual records, handbooks, project reports, histories, publications, correspondence, scrapbooks, project files, and miscellany of the state organization and various chapters. Includes oral histories collected for the organization's 50th anniversary.

A two-hour history of the Missouri River flood from July 8 to September 7, 1993, filmed between Glasgow and Jefferson City, MO. Includes soundtrack by Bob Dyer.

Meeting minutes, treasurer’s reports, constitutions, yearbooks, newsletters, photographs, weaving notes and patterns, swatches and samples, a scrapbook, and miscellaneous material.

The records of the organization include publications, chapter histories, record books, scrapbooks, directories, yearbooks, photographs, membership records, financial records, convention materials, and miscellaneous material.

Papers and research materials of English language dialectologist and teacher. Also includes family history and World War II papers.

Addition of correspondence, photographs, and biographical materials. Primarily relates to his 40th anniversary at the University of Missouri and retirement.

Records of a state-wide, coordinating organization for various pro-choice groups. Includes administrative records, financial records, minutes, correspondence, publications, newsletters, committee files, project records, and other materials.

Materials relating primarily to sacred music for organ. Includes original music arrangements by Karsch and records of his performances. Karsch, a professor of political science at UMC, also authored the music for "Fight Tiger" in 1946.

Addition of materials relating to the Arizona Project and reporter Danny Casolaro and his investigation of Inslaw, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Materials relating to Eastman's work with Missouri Opinion Analysis which conducted a variety of public opinion polls and surveys. Also contains a variety of Missouri maps, several photographs, and materials relating to development on the Meramec River.

The papers of an NBC News producer and journalist include correspondence, research materials, story files, and miscellaneous material. Includes "Volcano" and "Up Close and Personal" materials.

Research files, personal papers, and family materials of a professional historian who taught at Lincoln University from 1933-1972. Includes materials of his son, Tommy Greene, and his son's family.

Addition of Sellmeyer family genealogical materials, including materials in German. Correspondence, census records, family tree, photographs, map, and miscellaneous. See also C3062.

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, seminar information, and miscellaneous material.

Papers of a professor of speech and theater at Lincoln University, poet, and playwright; member of Missouri Arts Council, Missouri Humanities Council, Mid-America Arts Alliance, and other organizations. Includes manuscripts, correspondence, organizational records, teaching materials, and miscellaneous.

Records of a project of the MU School of Journalism include project and research files; workshop and conference materials; correspondence; surveys; recordings of interviews; promotional materials; and miscellaneous material.

Addition of manuscripts, correspondence, publications, fan mail, photographs, newspaper clippings, published materials relating to the fictional character of Doc Savage, and other materials of a science fiction writer. Also includes over 15,000 jokes collected by Norma Dent and photographs taken for Dent’s aerial photography business, Airviews, c. 1950s.

Administrative procedures, audit, performance evaluation, and board member materials, 1987-1990, 1994. Board materials include correspondence, minutes, reports, financial statements, and miscellaneous.

Financial records, minutes, newsletters, press releases, membership records, and miscellaneous records.

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

Correspondence, affidavits, testimony, and other investigative materials regarding sexual activities at the University of Missouri and in Columbia, MO.

The records of a professional association for school librarians include board minutes, correspondence, reports, membership and financial records, publications, committee work, conference materials, administrative files, and miscellaneous material.

The personal and professional papers of a U.S. Forest Ranger who worked at the Payette National Forest in Idaho contain correspondence, leadership and training materials, meeting and event files, and other records. Includes papers while a student at the University of Missouri-Columbia, family papers, and materials regarding Bedford, Indiana.

Addition of correspondence, archeological and historical research material, photographs, writings, personal and family financial records, and miscellaneous.

Papers of a University of Michigan journalism educator. Includes research and teaching files, manuscripts of publications and unpublished works, correspondence, and other materials. Relates primarily to women in media.

Audio recordings of author and musician, including OLD FISH HAWK and STORIES FROM HOME, volumes I and II. Also includes manuscript of "Hiram" and clippings about Jayne.

Guidelines, instructions, and other materials documenting the origins of Community Action services.

Folk music and materials concerning Clyde Faries and the Faries family.

Addition of research project files; committee files; presidential papers; secretarial papers; annual meeting records; publications; audiovisual material; photographs; program and conference materials; administrative records; and miscellaneous material.

Papers of a lawyer, judge, and political advisor. Includes personal and professional files: correspondence, case files, photographs, financial records, writings, and miscellaneous.

Materials, compiled, collected, and distributed which relate to women's news issues. Topics include abortion, human reproduction, media, politics, and others.

Papers of a University of Missouri athletic trainer.

Addition of office files, manuscript submissions, financial records, galley proofs, correspondence, and miscellaneous material.

Collections of fiddle music by Lonnie Robertson, "Lonnie's Breakdown," and by Fred Stoneking, "Saddle Old Spike." McCann is featured as a performer and producer.

Addition of correspondence, sheet music, audio and video recordings, and miscellaneous material pertaining to Jane Froman.

Correspondence, travel materials, and other papers. Includes papers of University of Missouri agronomist John Milton Poehlman. Mostly correspondence with family and friends.

Addition of records of the state division, including board and annual meeting minutes, officers' and committee correspondence, membership information, publicity files, legislative work, program and conference files, and local branch materials.

Papers of a journalism educator and dean of the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri. Includes correspondence, talks, subject files, teaching materials, papers related to writing projects,and other materials.

Board meeting minutes, financial records, planning documents, programs, publicity materials, and miscellany of a Columbia, Missouri, organization.

Papers relating to organization and functioning of Stephens College Federation of Teachers organization. Also includes a few papers relating to librarianship at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri.

The records of an organization founded to increase and diffuse scientific knowledge include publications; correspondence; meeting minutes; reports; financial records; committee materials; membership records; annual meeting files; and miscellaneous administrative material.

Addition of manuscripts, awards, published stories and poems, photographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.

Sermons delivered by Hyde, a minister of the Episcopal Church, and a few copies of sermons collected by Hyde. Addition of personal correspondence, subject files related to the Episcopal Church, race relations and civic affairs in Columbia, MO, the University of Missouri, and miscellaneous material.

Addition of publications, correspondence, financial records, board meeting minutes, committee materials, annual meeting materials, handbooks, photographs, and miscellaneous material.

Administrative and financial records of the organization.

Papers of associate business editor and columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Contains columns and articles concerning employment and women in the workforce. Also includes other writings such as books, short stories, and poetry, and materials from speeches, and radio and television appearances.

Articles, photographs, correspondence, and other writings of AP reporter Tad Bartimus. Also includes some personal material.

Papers of a professor of journalism and newspaper consultant, consisting of personal and professional correspondence and subject files, research and consulting material, photographs, and family papers.

Addition includes correspondence, meeting minutes, financial records, committee files, scrapbooks, and audiovisual material, as well as reports, studies, and background material related to local conditions in housing, criminal justice, sanitation, and government.

Organizational correspondence, minutes, financial and membership records, newsletters, and promotional materials.

Addition of annual conference journals, correspondence, newsletters, meeting programs, committee files, publications, and the records of individual churches, including Fry United Methodist Church in St. Louis.

Family papers, photographs, and genealogical records of Woods, Edwards, Hanna, and related families, and historical and organizational records of various Methodist churches and communities in and around St. Louis.

Addition of letters of Missouri artist Fred Shane. See also C3843.

Scrapbooks containing photographs, newspaper clippings, programs and other materials related to the University of Missouri sorority. Also includes office files, financial records, minutes, audio cassettes, and miscellaneous material.

Personal papers of a Professor of Sociology, Northwest Missouri State University, consisting of correspondence and other materials concerning Democratic politics in Missouri and Arkansas, military papers, the Red Cross and other community service organizations, and Lowe's autobiography.

Subject files, research materials, and teaching materials related to the Freedom of Information Act, government secrecy, and electronic records of an investigative reporter and professor of journalism.

Audio recording of music composed by African-American John W. "Blind" Boone, performed by Frank Townsell.

Correspondence, teaching and research materials, and administrative records of a professor of linguistics.

The records of the State Historical Society of Missouri include correspondence; state historical marker files; scrapbooks; records of Executive Directors Richard Brownlee, James Goodrich, and Gary R. Kremer; executive committee and annual meeting materials; financial records; audiovisual recordings; and miscellaneous administrative material.

Correspondence, legal documents, clippings, promotional and research material, photographs, and other records of a citizens group supporting a beverage container deposit ordinance.

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.

Addition of Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad operating papers, photographs, and memorabilia; and photographs, promotional material, railroad publications, and miscellaneous material related to American railroads.

Papers of a Missouri environmental and political activist include correspondence, financial and membership records, promotional material, newspaper clippings, background and research material, and other records of Missourians For Safe Energy. Citizens for a Radioactive Waste Policy, Missouri Energy Action and other similar state organizations. Also included is an oral history interview with Mark Haim conducted by the State Historical Society of Missouri in 2010.

Papers of a journalist and member of the United States Information Agency, consisting of copies of news stories, articles and other writings, correspondence, notes, background and research material, and miscellaneous personal records related to Allen's coverage of U.S. foreign policy activities in Central and South America, Europe, and Asia.

Correspondence, press releases and other promotional material, meeting minutes and other administrative records, newspaper clippings, research materials, event programs, photographs, and miscellaneous records of the organization of male descendants of Confederate veterans.

The papers of an educator, political activist, and gay rights advocate include correspondence, meeting and event material, clippings, photograph albums, and miscellaneous records and personal papers. Also included is research material and drafts for Chorlton’s book The First American Republic.

Materials of a professor in the College of Education, University of Missouri-Columbia, whose primary research areas were the history of literacy, teacher education, and reading theory. Includes historical school primers, professional correspondence, publications, and miscellaneous papers.

Collection of U.S. railroad timetables, publications, promotional material, photographs and miscellaneous material, and newsletters of Missouri railroad enthusiast organizations, Mid-Missouri Railfans and the St. Louis chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Also includes some personal and family material.

Records of the state office responsible for the administration of federal funds provided for poverty assistance in Missouri, consisting of correspondence, contracts, reports, and financial records of participating social service agencies, and miscellaneous material.

Records of a Missouri district of the service organization include reports and other material of district clubs, procedures and promotional material, and records of programs and activities.

Newsletters, meeting material, promotional and educational material and other organizational records of the US Committee In Solidarity With The People of El Salvador (CISPES), and similar records, including Spanish language material, related to revolutionary movements in central America.

Sheet music of compositions written and published by Cora Gladish of Higginsville, Missouri, related correspondence, biographical information, watercolors, photographs, and miscellaneous material. Also includes diaries of Ann Eliza Gladish and miscellaneous Gladish family material.

Audio and video recordings of interviews and performances, transcripts, correspondence, field notes, slides, and miscellaneous material related to French settlement and culture in Missouri and the Mississippi valley.

Records of the organization include correspondence, financial and membership records, newsletters, conference material, meeting minutes, and miscellaneous records.

Collection of correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, books, newsletters, posters, photographs, films, video recordings, and miscellaneous instructional and promotional material documenting the development of disc sports nationally and internationally. Disc sports covered include: disc golf, guts, double disc court, freestyle, ultimate, canine events, and others. Etymology of "Frisbee" plus other disc sport history and folklore.

Noteservice notes and student synopses of lectures of first and second year courses at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Courses include anatomy, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, and others.

Issues of the German language periodical, 1893-1904.

A 1999 program produced by a Kansas City television station.

Papers of a Missouri state representative and attorney include subject files, legislative files, historical research material, newspaper clippings, photographs, campaign material, and memorabilia, and other miscellaneous personal items.

Performance by Blind Boone of "Nearer My God To Thee," published by the QRS Company, c. 1920.

Dissertation proposal, chapters, and research material on steamboat transportation in Missouri. Includes navigation maps of the Missouri River.

Records of Columbia Association of Life Underwriters, University of Missouri Alumni Association, Evans Scholars Alumni Association, MU College of Arts and Science Alumni Association, MU Political Action Committee, Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Southside Optimist Club, and DeSmet Jesuit High School, and personal papers.

Correspondence, research material, publications, organizational records, and audio and video recordings of an individual active in the Democratic Party in Missouri.

Scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, awards, certificates, programs, and other material related to the life and career of the longtime University of Missouri men's head basketball coach. Includes episodes of the Norm Stewart Show and various recordings of MU basketball games, interviews, and events.

Genealogical research on Marmaduke, Stephens, and Sappington families. Includes photographs, legal and financial documents, diaries, and miscellaneous materials.

Research material of a Missouri professional genealogist, includes material related to the Chambers and Helmick families, and research guides, reference works, and other genealogical publications.

Compilation of correspondence, subject files, manuscripts, publications, newspaper clippings, teaching material, production material, organizational records, and audio and video recordings related to Vietnam, the Vietnam War and anti-war activity, veterans, and conflict literature.

Concert programs of the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra and other performances under the direction of Hans Schwieger.

The collection contains material from two University of Missouri-Columbia alumni, United States veterans, and federal employees. Mary Folse Hutchison was in the first class of WAVES officers at the start of World War II, and later a CIA staff officer for twenty-five years. Includes a scrapbook related to theater and other activities at the University of Missouri in the 1930s, correspondence, diaries, photographs, travel materials, writings, and miscellaneous items.

Minutes of Board of Directors meetings, newsletters, conference material, and miscellaneous organizational records.

Project files of a Kansas City architect related to historic restoration projects in Missouri. Includes correspondence, photographs, survey material, planning documents, financial records, and architectural drawings.

General purpose record book kept by a Columbia, MO, resident and banker, recording trustee's sales and other transactions, and miscellaneous papers.

Correspondence, proposals and other grant application material, resident contact information and other background material, and oral history recordings, notes, and logs related to a University of Missouri, Department of Art History and Archaeology sponsored architectural/historic survey.

Financial and membership records, 1915-1923.

Manuscript volume of poetry and publication promotional material of an author from Henry County, MO.

Addition to the records of the University of Missouri’s Cooperative Extension Service include minutes, data on personnel and students involved in the programs, newsletters, and studies and research on extension services.