Columbia Manuscript Collections

Personal account books kept by James Madison Faris (1823-1904) and James William Faris (1852-1928), of Carrollton, MO; also records of marriages, births, and deaths and muster rolls of Captain D. Hoover's company of Carroll County Provisional Militia, 1864-1865.

Copies of letters written from an army post during the Civil War, August 12, 1861-June 4, 1863.

Account book, Miller's Shoes, Columbia, MO, 1905-1924. Monthly cash and credit sales. No names.

Collection of historical and geographical facts used by a private tutor in Casco, Franklin County, MO. The sheets were mounted on cloth and placed in a frame which hung on the wall.

Record of a general merchandise store.

Ledger for 1860, portions of which have been covered over with invoices, 1872-1875, of C.W. Shepherd and Brothers, Plattsburg, MO, a general merchandise firm.

Membership questionnaires.

English translation of "Langer als ein Menschenleben in Missouri," with some changes from the work published in 1877.

Astronomical observations, records of barometric pressure and thermometer readings. Written in German

Officer lists and minutes of Lodge No. 76 which became Prosperous Lodge No. 512 in 1873.

Records of a Boonville, MO, Post.

Reminiscences of service under William Clarke Quantrill until the winter of 1863-1864.

History of Company C, 23rd Missouri Infantry, Volunteers, organized August 26, 1861, and mustered out July 18, 1865. The author's father, William W. Hampshire, and two uncles, Henry C. and Francis M. Selsor, served in the company.

Contains an act to incorporate the town of Hannibal, index of ordinances, minutes of board of trustees, and minutes of the city council.

Accounts of a general merchandise firm.

Stories concerning the Missouri River written by William L. "Steamboat Bill" Heckman.

John E. Myers and James Hutchinson were business partners in St. Louis, MO.

Financial records of a St. Louis, MO, liquor merchant.

Ph.D. dissertation prepared at the University of Chicago in the Department of Church History.

Diary of a Confederate soldier from Palmyra, MO, who served under Sterling Price and fought in battles in Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Hoskin's diary describes these battles and the mundane routine of military life. Includes original and typescript of diary.

Financial records of mercantile business of Solomon Houck and John C. Brickey.

The collection contains a list of Negroes set free during the period 26 January 1836-1 April 1861 in Howard County, Missouri.

The collection contains accounts of a Sikeston, Missouri, general store.

The records contain personal accounts of a planter and those of his tenants and farm hands with the firm of Stallcup and Houts, in Winchester, Missouri.

A native of Cole County, MO, Hunziker received his M.A. from the University of Missouri in 1925 and his Ph.D. from the University of California in 1933, and engaged in school work all of his life.

The diaries record major national events for a 35-year period.

The typescript contains anecdotes of steamboats on the Missouri River.

Timber estimator's field book.

The records contain account books of a manufacturer of corn and rye whiskeys from Missouri City, Missouri.

The typescript contains a history of the St. Louis German community written by E.D. Kargau and translated by William G. Bek.

Primarily 1865 entries during Civil War service, recorded at Ironton, Whitewater, Cape Girardeau, Bloomfield, Brunswick, Bowling Green, and St. Louis, MO, and Millers Station, AR. Scattered entries for 1866-1870. Also invitation to New Year's Union Ball, Brunswick, MO, December 30, 1865, and poem. Kimmel served as an assistant surgeon in the 2nd Missouri State Militia Cavalry.

One section of a larger work by Koerner on the German element in the U.S.

Household expenses, recorded in Glasgow, MO.

Brief German-English dictionary compiled by German-born music teacher in Glasgow, MO.

Account books, cash books, and letter books of the family of George F. Kuemmel.

Geometry exercises.

A few pages contain garden and miscellaneous accounts, and remainder of book consists of paragraphs about murders and suicides written in German.

Papers pertaining to George Kuemmel’s time as a music instructor and other financial dealings, as well as miscellaneous papers and news clippings.

Contains weather records, garden and egg accounts, and expenses for chickens.

Jokes, daybook for 1861 and letter record book, 1863-1869.

Owner of a general merchandise firm in St. Louis, Kuemmel emigrated to the U.S. from Germany.

Notes of a steamboat pilot on the Missouri River, primarily map of the river and mileage record.

Records of the group from the time of its organization in 1898, including meeting minutes, reports from committees and proceedings of department conventions.

Records of Department of Missouri, beginning with its organization in 1898.

Proceedings of the county board, which convened on the order of the Military Department to investigate the murder of loyal citizens, 14 August-22 October 1862.

Assessment records for tax purposes, certified by Edward Stratton, clerk of the county court, 19 October 1860.

Diaries of an itinerant pastor for the Missouri Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church. Concerns church locations, members, revivals, meetings, ministers, and living conditions. Includes an edited transcription, with background information, by Theodore H. Wolff.

Vol. 1, Board minutes, tuition payments, 1870-1886; Vol. 2, Minutes, expenses, tuition, officers, 1873-1882; Vol. 3, 1882-1906.

Diary of a mill owner in Carrollton, Carroll County, MO. Also a photograph of Wild Moss Mills.

Letters written to his wife and children while serving in Company I, 26th Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, during the Civil War. Edited by William T. Miller.

Proceedings of the school board. Also a newspaper clipping from the La Grange INDICATOR, August 20, 1931, giving an account of the information in this record.

Road company established to construct an improved road from Louisiana, Pike County, MO, to Middletown, Montgomery County, MO. Early efforts to build and maintain the road are described in detail. Most meetings were held in the road company's office in Louisiana. Also two photographs.

William H. Lynch of Houston, MO, served as commissary sergeant in the 32nd Regiment, Infantry, Missouri Volunteers, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division. Vol. I Civil War, 1864, Vol. II Civil War and University of Missouri, 1865.

Account book of John Morgan McMichael, Plattsburg, MO. Includes inventory of merchandise; accounts due Thomas M. McMichael notes due and description of land owned by Thomas McMichael, September 1867.

John Morgan McMichael, merchant, Plattsburg, MO. Vol. I, Prayer Book, 1861; Vol. II, Prayer Book, 1871.

Real estate ledger kept by Morgan McMichael, Plattsburg, MO. Includes meetings of Board of Trustees of Plattsburg, 1867-1868, when McMichael served as clerk.

Records of Justice of the Peace Caleb Cox.

Includes description and appraised value of stray cattle and horses and names of those claiming the animals.

A history of the Meramec Iron Works, St. James, MO.

Matthews' "souvenir" is a memoir of his time in the Home Guards and "Phelps" regiment, 1861-1862. The guards fought in the battles of Wilson's Creek and Pea Ridge.

Letter copy book of A. Maxwell, Alexandria, MO, records purchase of hogs. Maxwell was apparently a professional buyer. Some letters are signed Maxwell and Roe.

Record of hogs purchased by A. Maxwell and Maxwell and Johnson, Alexandria, MO, 1853-1856. Includes date, number, and weight of hogs; name of seller; and price.

Accounts of a general merchandise firm, Alexandria, MO.

Includes articles of association, bylaws, minutes of board meetings, transfers, and minutes of stockholders' meetings.

Vol. 1, 1856, certified by E.B. Farley; Vol. 2, 1857, certified by E.B. Farley; Vol. 3, 1877, certified by G.B. Robinson.

Civil War order book for southwestern district headquarters, under the command of General Samuel R. Curtis.

The collection contains Civil War orders for the 2nd Regiment, Company B.

The collection contains the letterbook of the auditor of public accounts for Missouri, 1831-1840, from the auditors E. Barcroft, Henry Shurlds, Peter G. Glover, and Hiram H. Baber.

The collection contains Civil War morning reports written from Memphis, Tennessee, by M.H. Lusk, Commander.

Chartered under the laws of Missouri in 1887 as the Missouri State Sunday School Assembly, the name was changed to Missouri Chautauqua Assembly in 1887.

Certified verbatim stenotype transcription of the debates for the period 5 January-29 September 1944. The debates were not recorded for the fifty-five days the convention was in session prior to 5 January. Index to the debates included. Microfilm copy in storage.

Orders and equipment issued at headquarters to members of the regiment, 1859-1869.

Also contains sales book of William Sicher, 1867-1869.

Annual records of the court for the assessment of fines for the Missouri Militia, 26th Regiment. Also contains a membership list of the Magnolia Literary Society, 1874, and recipes.

History and records of national forest movement in Missouri compiled by Robert Good, president of the association. V. 1, Newspaper clippings, 1933-1935; V. 2, Minutes and correspondence, 1933-1934.

County election tickets filed with the office of the secretary of state of Missouri, 1894.

Also newspaper clippings and correspondence.

Description and maps of 220,000 acres of iron, lead, copper, and farming lands on the southeast branch of the Pacific Railroad in Missouri. Township maps show the route of the railroad.

Fees received for township school land patents by Robert McCulloch, register of lands.

Includes candidates of the Socialist Labor, Social Democratic, Independent People's, People's, Democratic, Republican, and Prohibition parties for the election of 1898.

The record book includes a history of the academy, meeting minutes, and lists of members. 

The record book contains the secretary's record, including minutes of meetings and membership.

The record book contains list of members, minutes of meetings, and constitution of a University of Missouri women's literary society.

The records contain the constitution, including charter members, minutes, 1892-1895, and minutes, 1896-1897.

Constitution, minutes of meetings, and membership lists of the club.

Minutes and membership lists of a literary society.

History of Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis County, MO, beginning in 1826. Includes biographies of commanders.

Minutes of meetings of the board of trustees of the town of Mount Pleasant, Miller County, MO.

Report on activities of agencies concerned with the assisting in the relocation of families disturbed by the construction of Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Includes photographs and case studies.

The papers of the Zevely family, including L. Zevely and E. M. Zevely, contain correspondence, tax receipts, election and political material, and handwritten manuscripts.

Register giving hotel guests and weather notations by W.R. Hollingsworth.

Includes description and appraised value of animals and names of persons taking up the strayed livestock.

Invoices of items purchased by a general merchandise firm in Missouri City, MO, mounted on pages of an account book entitled "Richfield, MO, 1851-1852." 

Boone County, Missouri, books listing subscribers to stock in the North Missouri Railroad. 

Ledger of owner of grist, flour and saw mill on the Fabius River in Lewis County, MO. Includes an itemized account of expenditures for erecting the mill, 1832-1834.

Lectures on political philosophy.

Minutes of grange organized November 3, 1873. Includes some loose inserts.

Record of dues and membership of a Liberty Township, Schuyler County, MO, grange.

Minutes of meetings, 1880-1888; by-laws; and financial statements, 1881-1887, of a Liberty Township, Schuyler County, MO, grange. Also some loose items.

A copy of the diary of a Civil War soldier, I.L. Taylor, in the 1st Minnesota Infantry, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac, killed at Gettysburg.

Records of Friends Committee on National Legislation and National Council Against Conscription which fought against universal military training and drafting teenagers. Includes pamphlets, memos, newsletters, and resolutions and statements by various organizations against conscription.

The papers of Fran Harris, a journalist, broadcaster, and president of Women in Communica­tions, Inc. (WICI), consist of correspondence, organizational records, conference materials, and photographs pertaining to Harris’s tenure as WICI vice president and president.