Columbia Manuscript Collections

An extensive collection of photographs taken by the staff of the Columbia Missourian newspaper in the 1970s and 1980s, with a focus on Columbia people, places, and events.

The bulk of the collection is aerial photographs of Missouri towns by the Missouri National Guard, from the 1960s and 1970s. Also includes six 3 1/2x5 inch photographs taken by the donor picturing cartoonist Daniel R. Fitzpatrick during a fishing trip on the Current River near Denney's Blue Spring Lodge, ca. 1956-1957. The guide, Dow Knuckles, is also shown in four of the photographs.

3 mounted photos related to St. Theresa's Church of the Little Flower, Kansas City; 88 b/w photos of people and places in and around Adair, Lewis and Knox counties, ca. 1900

Collection primarily of portraits, including images of: Bud Atchison, Mrs. E.P. Bell, Carr Family (14, photos and cabinet cards); E.C and R.J. Lackland, Mrs. Gratz Moses, Celestine Pommerel, Florence Powell, and A.S. Robertson.

4 b/w photos of Boonville Homes: Judge Roy D. Williams and James Higbie. 23 b/w photos of Boonville locals, especially Roy D. Williams and Family, ca. 1880s-1961. Additional unidentified portraits, 4 depicting children in the 1860s-1880s; 2 of women in 1877 and 1890.

A set of unidentified 19th century portraits, in cartes des visite and tintype formats.

Photographs by Ralph Walker, produced for the state of Missouri.

Photos of friends and family of Eleanor Magruder Benecke, with a heavy emphasis on Central College (now Central Methodist University) classmates and a scrapbook from her attendance at Central College.

8 glossy prints of sites related to Jesse James and family, including the James Farm, graves, and historic markers.

Collection of approx 90 b/w and color photos snapshots, polaroid prints and photographs chiefly of Thomas Hart Benton's artworks with a scattering of views of Benton's Kansas City home and studio, Benton 's Cape Cod home and surrounding area.

This collection primarily consists of photographs by Wesley Platner, a professor and physiologist at the University of Missouri, and his daughter, Peggy. Photographs span from the 1940s through the 2000s and include images of Columbia, the University of Missouri, people associated with the physiology department, and travel within Missouri and beyond, to Illinois and Disneyland. Peggy participated in the Jefferson City Camera Club and tours sponsored by the City of Columbia; many photos from the 1990s and 2000s are of their expeditions.

2 b/w photos of grave marker from May 1854, Jefferson City, Missouri, and aerial views of Jefferson City.

7 colour photographs of the Marshall family home (now Ra-K farm) in Sikeston, Missouri. Six in a set of before-and-after, showing the original Marshall home ca. 1972 and now after renovations. The seventh photograph is of the original outhouse.

b/w photograph of young boy (Guy Chestnut, 1879 - ) in/near Windsor, MO.

A limited collection of images sourced from the photographic collections of the Kansas City Star newspaper.

Early 20th century photographs of members of the Hodges, Lippelmann, Anderson, and Dugger families, places of business in Missouri, and a group photograph of the waitresses and waiters at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Photo album of Bast, Davault, and Knox families, ca. 1865, taken around St. Louis, Montgomery City, and Mexico, Missouri.

Postcards of Missouri historic sites printed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

11 b/w photos of the A.B. Chance Manufacturing Company in Centralia, MO. Photos depict aerial and ground views of the factory's exterior, interior views of factory workers, an aerial view of the gardens, and a bust of H.A. Houston.

An artifical collection of photographs of Audrain County, Missouri.

Photos of historic Missouri homes, mainly from the HABS/HAER project. This collection focuses geographically on mid-Missouri and St. Louis.

Collection of cartes de visite, tintypes and prints from the 1950s related to the Slavens family.

Fourteen postcards from around Missouri, particularly Jefferson City and Marshall.

Photo of the foundations for the Columbia Gas Company building, with group of unidentified people.

Photographs of Christian College in Columbia, Missouri, from the college's yearbook "College Widow". The college is now known as Columbia College.

Copy photos from the collection of Edmund Gray, steamboat captain. Includes images of steamboats, the construction of Thebes Bridge, and Gray's Point. See also C3611.

Images from an early film of Columbia, Missouri, ca. 1907. Includes photos of the Cottage Hotel, Hetzler Ice Plant, Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co., Columbia Theater, Hotel Gordon, Church, a Maypole ceremony, men's baseball team, Broadway downtown, and cars/buggies.

Photos of the University of Missouri: the Columns, ca. 1906, Hobo Convention, ca. 1907, St. Patrick's Day, ca. 1909, and students observing machinery, ca. 1907.

Items from Mary Dalton Newell's scrapbook, including photos of the Dalton and and Denman families, ca. 1923-1978, the Osage and Niangua rivers, Ha Ha Tonka, Camden County, Lake Taneycomo, Cape Girardeau, and Bennett Springs. Photos of Columbia and the University of Missouri, ca. 1918-1930, include images of May Day, the Farmer's Fair, football, and the Columns. Postcard of bridges, steamboats, and from travels out-of-state.

2 color postcards of the Missouri State Capitol, Jefferson City, Missouri, postmarked 1908 and 1909.

Photo of the jury for the Frank James trial.

Linn County postcards and photos, many depicting sites related to General John J. Pershing or named after him.

Photo of Rocky Branch Switch Engine, date unknown, with two unnamed men, and several images of a celebration at Higginsville, MO for the centennial of George Washington's inaugeration.

Photographs and postcards of historic sites and buildings in Missouri. Includes photographs of the dedication for the Harry S. Truman birthplace site in Lamar.

Photos of the State Historical Society of Missouri, its staff, facilities, and events.

28 b/w photos of Missouri Training School for Boys in Boonville, Cooper Co., ca. 1900. Exterior and interior views of various buildings on campus, baseball team, school room, brick yard, dormitories, laundry and bath house, and bakery.

Twentieth century photographs of Marshall, Missouri, including several included in Marshall Democrat-News articles.

Photographs by David Marcou, a photojournalist and art photographer, of Missouri scenes and historic sites. Includes several photos of the Nelson-Atkins Museum and the Truman Library.

Assorted color and b/w prints and negatives related to the Campbell Harrison House during the 1960s when it was connected to the MU Home Economics Department

A collection of Missouri postcards, including many from the St. Louis and Kansas City areas.

Photos by Andrew Tau, ca. 1965, including several of the University of Missouri, Columbia and Boone County.

Photographs of Walnut Grove, Sappington, and Bellefontaine Cemeteries, the 1993 Missouri River flood near Boonville, New Franklin area, Soulard Farmer's Market 1999, Johnson's Shut-ins 1994, Saline County Courthouse 1998, Jesse Hall 1997 restoration, 2002 Olympic Parade in Columbia, and Ste. Genevieve.

Photographic postcard depicting William Jennings Bryan speaking at a Maysville Chautauqua.

Photographs of Missouri National Guard people and events.

926 picture postcards of various scenes across Missouri.

This collection consists of 104 images taken by Dante O. Tranquille, a photojournalist who worked at the Utica [New York] Observer-Dispatch in the mid-twentieth century. He visited Missouri in May 1949, likely to attend the Missouri Photo Workshop, and photographed areas in St. Louis, McBaine, and Columbia.

B/w aerial views of Clayton, Hermann, Independence, Joplin, Kansas City, Nevada, St. Louis, Springfield, Webb City, and Weston from around 1955.

580+ photos of mid-Missouri towns, including many small and abandoned locales, and Boone County churches, ca. 1983.

Photographs, primarily of Rocheport, its buildings and residents. 35mm slides of historic sites across Missouri.

8- 35mm slide transparencies showing Mississippi River, migrant workers' housing near Belmont and Dorena, February 1970, and a black housing area in Charlestown

Images of 1930s Jefferson City people and politicians, including many images of Governor Stark, and "Ozark personalities."

Various views of agriculture, buildings, students, and other related images taken from an early filmstrip developed by the college.

Approximately 52 35mm color negatives and prints showing scenes around Macon, Missouri during the mid 1990s. Additional photo album, assembled by Ken Fryer, DOT district manager, showing the 1993 Missouri River flood in Cole, Carroll, Howard, Saline, and Livingston counties.

Various images of Columbia and views of sororities and fraternities.

Photographs of the Kansas City Museum, its exhibits and visitors.

Portrait of Martha Ellen (May) Woods (1856-1941) and a crayon portrait of her son, Granville Columbus "Shorty" Woods (1882-1986), African-American residents of Grundy, Linn, and Livingston counties. Twenty-four photographs by Tharp of Meadville, Missouri, businesspeople, 1963.

Images of the Van Bibber Tavern in Mineola, Missouri, ca. 1914.

Photos by Lee Jellum of people, places, events in and around Livingston County (1920-1930), especially Chillicothe.

Photographs of a 1942 bank picnic, and Ha Ha Tonka castle. Three oversize photos: Bishop Hogan High School senior grads 1954, Francis Xavier Class picture 1950, 1953; three postcard scrapbooks (dissassembled).

The Journalism school scrapbooks (circa 1909-1913) contain images believed to have been taken by one of the student photographers for the University yearbook, the Savitar. In addition to showing everyday academic and student life, photos depict a tour of the state prison in Jefferson City, athletic events, fraternity hazing, the Farmers' Fair, St. Patrick's Day events and homecoming parades. Other areas covered include Christian College and Stephens College, including images of students at Lake Okoboji, Iowa.

Nine original photos of John William "Blind" Boone and members of his touring company, including John Lange, Jr.

Original photographs of musician John William "Blind" Boone; approx. 121 reproductions of photos of prominent citizens from Columbia and Boone County; reproductions of Waters family photos.

Photographs by John D. Cooper of northeast Missouri and Cheyenne Wells, Colorado.

Portraits of musician John William "Blind" Boone, signed on back, and his manager John Lange, Jr; photos of and relating to the Gentry family; photos of Gentry's friends and acquaintances, and several Columbia buildings.

Reproduction of image showing John William "Blind" Boone at Clarksburg depot surrounded by crowd

Print from glass negative in possession of donor, showing imposter who identified himself as musician John William "Blind" Boone

Copy print of a Northern Missouri Railroad locomotive.

Photos of St. Charles street scenes and historic houses.

A series of photographs from the daughter of Governor Guy B. Park, this collection includes numerous photographs of Gov. Park, a 1933 Century of Progress photo album featuring views of the Missouri Commission exhibit, a series of images on the Huckleberry Finn Streamliner dedication in Hannibal, National Governor's Conventions, the Missouri State Fair, Camp Clark in Nevada, MO, Church Prison Farm near Jefferson City, Governor Forrest Smith's Inaugeration, Mark Twain Memorial Bridge dedication, notable Missourians, elected officials, and state government staff.

Copy photo of "Ellington" locomotive on the Missouri Southern R.R. line.

30 images, largely 8x10 or smaller, of Sally Rand, as a performer, actress and in her personal life as child in Hickory County, Missouri. Also includes a scrapbook on Harry S Truman.

two carte de visites: Ella Hogan and S. O. Ellis

Viewmaster reels featuring images of Missouri and the St. Louis Zoo

Unidentified photographs from the DeSoto area.

Photos of mining from Ken magazine (1939), the Berryman CCC Camp No. 3733, agriculture, the Palmer Project, and the University of Missouri (ca. 1932-1934).

283 photographs collected by Kay Kirkman in preparation for Joplin: A Pictorial History by Kay Kirkman and Roger Stinnett (1981).

Photographs of buildings in Columbia and Jefferson City, Missouri, designed by architect Nelle Peters.

Copy photo of Ormsby, Waterman Lilly II

Photographs of Lucinda DeLeftwich Templin. Templin attended the University of Missouri, was a dean at Lindenwood University. She later was the head of the Radford School of Girls in El Paso, TX.

Photos of the Draper and McClurg families, Linn Creek School, Missouri United Methodist Church, and Schmidt's Mount Park.

Series of four original photos showing aftermath of train wreck on Frisco Railroad, circa 1920. Additional postcards of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University, and photos of Ha Ha Tonka.

Series of 9 8x10 b/w glossy photos of flood damage to railroad bridges and tracks from the 1957 Mississippi River flood, 22 5x7 b/w glossy photos of railway accident with burning tank car, 13 3x5 b/w glossy photos of road machinery and miscellaneous outdoor scenes

Copy print of locomotive "Minnesota" from the North Missouri Railroad.

photographs; landscapes and buildings in Noel, Elk Springs, Maysville, El Dorado Springs, and Vernon County, Missouri, Atchison, Kansas, and Sulphur Springs, Eureka Springs, Siloam Springs, Gravette, and Fayetteville, Arkansas. Portraits taken in Maysville, Osborn, and Cameron, Missouri.

Photos of Bernard Dickmann, St. Louis postmaster and mayor. Likely copy prints from one of the other Dickmann collections. Also: Dickmann papers here, Dickmann photographs in St. Louis

7 b/w photos (some with negatives) of bust views for Harry S. Truman, U.S. Senator from Missouri and, in 1952, U.S. President, from 1941 (2), 1952 (3), and 1957 (2). Photos from 1952 contain a written message to the SHS from and signature of Mr. Truman.

Photographs of Fort Bellefontaine and the transfer of remains to Jefferson Barracks, 1904.

One large photo album and several loose photo album pages; the second containing small portraits of students from North Missouri Normal School, c. 1885; larger album with larger photos of children and adults from Clifton Hall, Missouri

Photos of a train accident near Collins, MO, ca 1900, and employees of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Kansas City, 1910.

Blackburn and Janes family photographs, miscellaneous photos. Some photos taken by Belle Johnson of Monroe City, MO.

Photographs of Washington University, ca. 1936 and 1952.

Two real photo postcard views of train wreck near Sedalia, MO 1908 (August 21, 1986) and postcards of mid-Missouri. Photo of El Dorado Springs.

Original photos of projects in Missouri for Bureau of Public Roads.

Copy photos of Chillicothe, ca. 1890-1900. Particular emphasis on the railroad and related structures, and the State Industrial Home for Girls.

Photographs collected by the Holtschneider family in Osage County of the town of Rich Fountain and surrounding areas. Includes photographs of churches, houses, buildings and people, including First Communion photographs.

Snapshots by donor and postcards from World War I showing scenes from everyday life in U.S. Army during time of war; also artillery damaged from overheating and scene of Armistice celebration. Pemberton, from Bevier, served as a sergeant.

Photographs of 1993 floods in Missouri.

Photographs of a 2004 Ioway encampment during Lewis and Clark Commemoration and Mel Carnahan's funeral, 2000.

Copy photos of George Caleb Bingham, ca. 1877, Eliza Thomas Bingham, and Rollins Bingham.

Photos of the Missouri State Fair.