Columbia Manuscript Collections

Copies of photographs depicting black businesses and residential communities in Columbia, Missouri.

Papers and related materials of the Missouri Commission on the Status of Women. The papers include minutes of meetings, meeting agendas, correspondence, annual reports, press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, federal publications, and miscellaneous material.

Professional papers of Dorothy Misener Jurney, a reporter and editor on newspapers in Indiana, Miami, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. The papers consist of newspaper and magazine clippings, correspondence, speeches, photographs, slides, and miscellaneous material.

The records of St. John's United Church of Christ include the constitution, minutes, and annual reports of the church. The records are in German. A translation of the records is included in the collection.

The records of the Concordia Baptist Church consist of minute books of the congregation and the sister society, and the constitution of the church. The records are in German. A translation of the records is included in the collection.

The records of the Freedom Zion Methodist Church consist of the quarterly annual conference minutes of the church. The records are in German. A translation of the records is included in the collection.

Booklets, pamphlets, books, and photographs concerning Turnverein history, activities, competitions in St. Louis, MO, the United States, and as part of the 1928 Turnfest and Olympic games. The majority of the material belonged to Louis Kittlaus, Sr. or Louis Kittlaus, Jr. The ephemera includes a 50 year membership card for Louis Kittlaus, Sr., and attendance medals. Also included are family photos of the Louis Kittlaus, Jr. family.

The papers of Maude Williams Martin, a collector of Missouri folk songs and ballads, and a writer of short stories and poetry; include correspondence, school lecture notes and papers, poems, short stories, essays, and travel material. Also included is material regarding the Missouri Folk-Lore Society, and published book of Martin's poems entitled, SELECTED POEMS.

Papers of an associate professor of German, University of Missouri, 1926-1966. Includes correspondence with family, friends, and soldiers during World War I and World War II. Also present are newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous items related to the Nagel and Meusch families.

Records of an organization that had the purpose of educating the public on prison conditions and promoting programs of education and rehabilitation in cooperation with the Missouri State Division of Corrections. MCCJ was a cooperative effort of many organizations and individuals but, Dr. J. Noel Heermance, professor of English at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, was the director and driving force.

Joan M. Krauskopf was a law professor at the University of Missouri . Her papers relate to the women's movement, the campaigns for the Equal Rights Amendment in Missouri and in the U.S. Congress, and to her specialty of family law. Included in the collection are correspondence, promotional literature, articles/testimonies by Krauskopf, and many articles and newspaper clippings concerning the ERA.

The papers of Alma Sioux Scarberry, a reporter, novelist, script writer, publicist, and entertainer, include correspondence, clippings, photographs, newspaper serials, books, manu­scripts, sheet music, audio tapes, and material documenting her career and personal life.

The records of Temple Beth El, a synagogue in Jefferson City, MO, include legal papers, by-laws, minutes, newspaper clippings, and correspondence that document the temple's history from its origination as the Jefferson City Hebrew Cemetery Association to its 100th Anniversary in 1983.

Papers of John C. Schuder, an officer of the Columbia, MO, Chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and member of the Anti-War Moratorium Committee. The Schuder Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous material.

Records of a committee that campaigned for passage of a sales tax to provide funds for soil conservation and Missouri's state park system. Records include bank statements, campaign reports, lists of contributors and contributions, ledger sheets, publicity releases and clippings, treasurer's reports, correspondence, contracts, and miscellaneous material of the committee.

Papers of Rex M. Whitton, Chief Engineer of the Missouri State Highway Department and Federal Highway Administrator under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Papers consist of speeches, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, photographs, and miscellaneous material relating to his position and activities as Federal Highway Administrator.

Minutes of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors, annual conventions, and committees of the federation. The records focus on politics, fund raising, education, and lobbying. See also collection 3525, Federated Republican Women's Club, Columbia, MO, Papers, for records and scrapbooks dating from 1934 to 1969.

Alice Irene Fitzgerald was Professor of Education at the University of Missouri from 1961-1981. Her papers contain correspondence with faculty, students, and friends; records of her activities at the university and in many professional organizations such as the American Association of University Women and the Missouri State Teachers Association; and manuscripts of articles and of her book, MISSOURI'S LITERARY HERITAGE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

Papers of a St. Louis, MO, lawyer active in the St. Louis Civil Liberties Committee, the American Civil Liberties Union, and other organizations relating to the Bill of Rights and civil liberties. Harris specialized in litigation on union issues and free speech during the period of the Un-American Activities hearings, segregation, and the rights of married women to continue teaching.

Photographs, negatives and caption notebook of a University of Missouri professor of soils, 1904-1938; and dean of the College of Agriculture, 1838-1945; depicting scenes of the Ozarks; European landmarks and agriculture; a North American tour of the International Society of Soil Science; and various Missouri, Columbia, and University of Missouri scenes. Also included are correspondence to and from Miller, postcards he collected while visiting Europe, and miscellaneous papers.

Correspondence, meeting minutes, maps, newspaper clippings, and newsletters related to marking the route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806. A portion of the materials relate to the Lewis and Clark Trail Commission established by Congress in October 1964.

The papers of a Mexico, MO, attorney who served on the Missouri Conservation Commission, was active in state and national environmental organizations, and a Curator of the University of Missouri. The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, financial records, minutes of meetings, publications, and other records of the various organizations in which he was active during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

The 1865 journal of William H. Gallaher, kept during his journey from St. Charles, MO, up the Missouri River to Montana Territory, and while living in southeast Montana.

Student attendance records of a black elementary and high school in Mexico, MO.

Records of the John H. Walters Hospice of Central Missouri. The collection consists of correspondence, financial and administrative records, committee reports, minutes, meeting agendas, memos, personnel records, organization and dissolution records, and miscellaneous.

Papers of the Jopling family from Pettis County, MO. The papers consist of personal and business records and correspondence, including genealogical information, financial and legal papers, cattle records, patent records, and medical recipes.

The records of the Bootheel Project document the art, culture, and heritage of the Missouri Bootheel. The records include photographs, color slides, audio cassettes, transcripts, and video cassettes of interviews with Bootheel residents. Sound recordings, planning documents, field workers’ notes, and miscellaneous items collected throughout the project are also included.

Interviews with Missouri legislators, politicians, aides, and others involved in Missouri politics. The records include audio cassettes, compact discs, and transcripts of the interviews.

Papers of the Stewart family consist of a small group of genealogical documents prepared by twentieth century family members, and a larger, incomplete body of correspondence of family members, family friends, and a small number of businessmen.

Newspaper clippings, photographs, and a memoir of Missouri Civil War veteran Charles G. (Gus) Loesch.

Papers of a Democratic, U.S. Representative from the first congressional district of Missouri containing constituent, patronage, political, campaign, legislative, administrative, and personal files that primarily document north central and northeastern sections of that state from 1916 to 1942.

The records of the Women's Cancer Control Program Auxiliary consist of organizational and legal papers, publicity and informational materials, financial records, correspondence, membership lists, and scrapbooks. Information pertaining to the local chapters of the auxiliary is provided as well.

Records of the association, a professional organization of speech and theatre educators that promotes education and public awareness of speech and theatre issues in Missouri. The records consist of correspondence, minutes, publications, financial records, photographs, and miscellaneous records. See also collection #2961, Speech Association of Missouri, Papers, 1942-1964.

The papers of Hampton B. Ball of Troy, MO, while in the United States Armed Forces in 1918-1919. The papers consist of letters and a postcard addressed to family members and a brief history of his battalion during the Meuse-Argonne offensive.

Papers of Edward Zahn, of Canton, MO, and Arenzville, IL, who undertook a tour of the U.S., and countries of the Pacific region, Asia, North Africa, and Europe in 1899 and 1900. The papers consist of a travel journal, passport, travel schedules, certificate of initiation from Zahn's Masonic lodge, and miscellaneous items.

Papers of J.J. Bowers, a medical doctor who practiced in the 1850s. The papers consist of one small notebook in which Bowers recorded travel accounts and patient records.

Papers of Thomas Swain Barclay, a member of the American Red Cross during World War I, and member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at the University of Missouri. Personal and professional correspondence, wartime diary, overseas duty related papers, newsletters and programs, photographs, and miscellaneous material collected from his various associations. Also research material on Champ Clark.

Correspondence, articles, research files, personal papers, audio tapes, and word files of a noted etymologist and neologist of San Francisco. The collection primarily relates to the study of American colloquial language and neologisms but also includes rare jazz journals and materials on sports.

The Jane Froman Collection consists of recordings of performances and interviews of Jane Froman.

The papers of Lucie Ebeuhoh, of St. Louis, MO, consist of personal correspondence with her future husband Phillip Ebeuhoh in 1897 and 1898, and to Phillip while she was on a European trip in 1908.

The papers of Combs, a Baptist preacher in Kentucky in the mid-nineteenth century, consist of a journal describing his preaching and pastoral obligations, which was also used for financial transactions, recipes and cures. The papers also include sermon texts, essays, and legal papers.

The diary of Patrick J. Quirk relates the details of a trip made in 1865 by railroad and steamboat from Springfield, Massachusetts, to Yankton, South Dakota, on the way to the Montana Territory.

Audio cassettes and transcripts of speeches, photographs, and advertisements documenting the Peter Tamony Memorial Lecture series at the University of Missouri.

A one volume diary of Mary H. O'Neill, a resident of DeKalb County, MO, kept during 1899.

Personal and professional papers of a professor of speech at the University of Missouri-Columbia, include correspondence; manuscripts of two of his books, HURRY HOME WEDNESDAY and FINALLY IT'S FRIDAY; other writings and speeches; and travel memorabilia.

Records of the First Baptist Church of Walker, Vernon County, MO.

Murphy writes a short, February 1862 letter from New York City to a friend and Union prisoner of war relaying news of family and friends, the possibility of a prisoner exchange, and mentioning recent Federal victories and the prospect of England supporting the South.

Papers of George M. Butler, a surveyor, owner of the Lexington, MO, TELEGRAPH, and officer in the 1st Regiment, Missouri Volunteers. The papers consist of surveyor's notes, correspondence, military commission certificates, and financial records.

Records of the church consisting of record books containing minutes of meetings and church registers, and a church history. Includes similar records of the Stony Point Presbyterian Church, Morgan County, MO.

Papers of the Palmer-McCauley family of Missouri. The papers consist of Civil War correspondence, a daguerreotype, and miscellaneous tax, financial, and other family documents.

The papers of Clara Baldwin, a trade reporter and published author of poetry and children’s books, consist of personal correspondence, biographical materials, published trade journal articles and poetry, and photographs.

Records produced by a University of Missouri project to document the history of the state's mule industry, consisting of oral history recordings and transcripts of interviews with men and women concerning their experiences with the Missouri mule, project produced publications, and promotional materials.

Papers of A. Sterl Artley, professor at the University of Missouri College of Education. Artley was one of three authors of the "Dick and Jane" primers and an expert in the field of reading education. The papers consist of correspondence, his autobiography, publicity and newspaper clippings, photographs, lecture notes, and publications.

The papers of Sanford Conley Hunt and his wife, Margaret Josephine Bright Hunt, include correspondence, genealogy, military records, Civil War histories, organizational memberships, probate documents, wills, land patents, and deeds.

Papers of Pam Rich, lobbyist for Women's Political Caucus, 1979-1980, an organization which advocated ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment by Missouri. Includes correspondence with state legislators, campaign brochures, publicity clippings for and against ERA, newsletters, and notes on various legislators.

The records of the Washington Press Club Foundation, Women in Journalism Oral History Project includes transcripts of interviews with fifty-three women journalists whose careers span from the 1920s to the 1990s.

Newspaper clippings, mostly from Missouri newspapers, about Democratic State Senator Albert M. Spradling, Jr. and Missouri politics. Also included are articles published in periodicals, campaign advertisements, signed petitions, photographs, and miscellaneous Federal Bureau of Investigation career documents.

Papers concerning the community and state-wide activities of Carolyn and David Leuthold of Columbia, MO, relating to politics, mental health, energy, and other issues. Includes committee and organizational records, personal papers, publications, and miscellaneous.

Term papers about historical houses in Missouri, written by students of Gaddis for his course, History of the South, at Central Methodist College in Fayette, MO.

The Kirkwood, Missouri, Oral History Project was an attempt to supplement the book, Kirkwood, Missouri: The Greentree City. A Pictorial History, edited by Barbara J. Byerly and J.B. Lester, which was published in 1994. The interviews were to emphasize events after 1960.

The State Historical Society of Missouri Oral History Project is a collection of miscellaneous interviews, lectures, and speeches collected over the years.

Papers of Rosemary Lucas Ginn, Republican Committeewoman, President of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, Ambassador to Luxembourg. Includes correspondence, photos, memoranda, newspaper clippings, and publications relating to her work with the Republican National Committee, Missouri Republican Party, and UNESCO.

Interviews with Missouri newspaper people regarding the history and evolution of newspapers in Missouri. The records include audio cassettes, transcripts, logs, notes, correspondence, and related ephemera.

Interviews with Missouri land use and natural resource professionals and other individuals related to the environment in Missouri. The records include audio cassettes, CDs, audio logs, and transcripts.

The records of the Missouri Press Women consist of award and scholarship information, by-laws, correspondence, financial and membership records, and minutes.

Hunting logs, photographs, and related materials of a private hunting camp in north central Missouri.

Records of a protestant church in a German community in Gasconade County, MO. The collection also includes records of the neighboring St. James Evangelical and Bethel Evangelical churches.

Papers of Reba Staggs, a graduate of Drury College and the University of Missouri and Director of the Department of Home Economics of the National Live Stock and Meat Board in Chicago, Illinois. The papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous materials.

The Christeson Collection contains sheet music, song books, and other publications related to square dancing and folk dances, publications on the history of violins and fiddles, catalogs of instruments and musical recordings, correspondence, photographs and family papers, fiddle organization newsletters, fiddle contest flyers and folk festival information, and the working papers of volumes I and II of The Old-Time Fiddler's Repertory. In addition, this collection contains Christeson's original wire recordings, audio tapes, and audio discs of fiddle tunes, jam sessions, fiddle contests, and other folk genres.

The papers of Theodore R. Wilson, trial reporter for the New York Daily News, consist of newspaper articles, trial notes, awards, correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous items spanning her 60-year career as a reporter and writer.

Records of an organization consisting of affiliated state professional associations of press women, which promotes the professional development of journalists. Includes correspondence of officers, annual convention materials, histories of the organization and its members, publications, and affiliate information.

The records of the Linguistic Society of America, an organization dedicated to research and publication in the scientific analysis of language, include committee minutes, correspondence of officers and administrators, publications, grant applications, correspondence with affiliated organizations, and planning documents on Linguistic Institutes and annual meetings.

Interviews with ex-prisoners of war (POWs). The records include audio cassettes, compact discs, and transcripts.

The papers of the editor of COMMENT, a publication that disseminated information on research about women, include correspondence, issues of COMMENT, grant applications and reports, and notes from conferences Hartley attended.

The papers of Sylvia Porter, a personal finance columnist who wrote for the New York Post and New York Daily News, consist of her columns, books, speeches, and other writings.  Also included are correspondence and other publicity clippings concerning the Sylvia Porter Organization and her involvement in President Ford's efforts to curb inflation in the 1970s.

The Douglass Family Collection consists of land deeds, personal and business correspondence, oral history transcripts, photographs, volumes, and other miscellaneous items dealing with farm life and agriculture in McBaine, Missouri. There are also records dealing with a flourmill belonging to Northcutt & Brothers in Mexico, Missouri, and an account book for the Oakdale Graveyard in Shelby County, Missouri.

This collection contains material pertaining to the class of 1951 from William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri. The bulk of the records come from 1948 to1951 and include such items as yearbooks, photographs, playbills, graduation announcements, and commencement programs.

Interviews produced by Haskell Monroe and University of Missouri students to document Columbia, Missouri, in the 1930s and 1940s. The collection includes audio cassettes, transcripts, and miscellaneous material.

The papers of Howard A. Rusk, who developed the field of rehabilitation medicine, include correspondence, photographs, writings, publicity clippings, photographs, speeches, and other materials documenting his work in the field.

The Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous small acquisitions related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events.

Record books of the Y.M.C.A. consisting of a ledger containing names of young men who lived at the Columbia, Missouri, Y on Elm Street and financial records of the association

Walter Williams' scrapbooks are four volumes of photographs from trips that he took to Europe, the Holy Land, and South America, and a scrapbook of photographs of students, faculty, and the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia. Williams was dean of the School of Journalism and president of the University of Missouri.

The Harold F. Kaufman Papers consist of correspondence, projects and studies, course materials, and manuscript of a professor of sociology at Mississippi State University.

The Mollie and Alice Garr Papers consist mostly of letters written from 1875 to 1896 by a mother and daughter from Lafayette County, Missouri, to relatives in Virginia, primarily to William Benjamin Plunkett of Greene County. Also included are photocopies of various explanatory materials, such as obituaries, death certificates, printed articles, and genealogical lists of the Garr and Slusher families, compiled by the donor of the papers in 1991.

Two diaries of Sgt. Francis M. Gordon, who served with Company D, 2nd Colorado Cavalry, describe escort duty and encounters with bushwhackers in Jackson and Cass Counties, Missouri, and Sterling Price’s raid in September and October 1864. Miscellaneous notes and account figures are included in the back of both volumes.

The papers consist of correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, certificates, and military insignias relating to Tech. Sgt. John J. Mixer's military service in World War II, his death in Germany and burial in the Netherlands in 1945, and the subsequent adoption of his grave by a Dutch family.

The records contain local, regional, and national newsletters, financial records, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, correspondence, administrative information, publicity, and photographs of the student exchange program.

The church records include minutes of administrative boards and committees, ministers' and administrators' papers, papers of the Christian Student Congregation, publications, the Bear Creek Church record book, the record book of the Construction Committee, and papers of several affiliated clubs and committees. Documents especially cover the period from the 1920s to 1964. In addition, this collection contains drafts and notes by Mary K. Dains for her history of the First Christian Church published in 1996. Her research includes interview recordings with church members.

The papers of a University of Missouri English professor, well-known for his lectures on the pronunciation of “Missouri” and other dialect research, contain extensive professional correspondence, research data, articles, presentations, teaching materials, and materials related to his work with professional organizations.  Audio cassettes include interviews with Germans in Missouri and with decorated U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Byrl D. Taylor, Missouri folk musicians, and examples of English language dialects.

The papers contain correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, newspapers, yearbooks, and miscellaneous material of Orestes Mitchell Jr., an attorney and member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators; and his father, Orestes Mitchell Sr., also a lawyer. Both men were active in the St. Joseph, Missouri Rotary Club and Freemasons.

The papers of Beth Campbell Short, a journalist from Oklahoma who primarily worked in Washington, D.C. covering Eleanor Roosevelt for the Associated Press, consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, reports, and photographs.

Papers relating to the Baltzell-Chambers family of Deer Ridge, Missouri. The papers consist of correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, and a genealogy, as well as graduation memorabilia, land deeds, and military discharge papers from the Civil War.

Papers relating to a Kansas City area woman, who was a lifelong employee of Sears Department Store and enjoyed travelling across North America and Europe. The collection consists mainly of photographs and slides from her travels, as well as travel notes, postcards, and brochures. The collection also contains materials concerning the family burial plots at the Huntsville Cemetery in Huntsville, Missouri and materials from her retirement party.

The papers of Huynh Quang Nhuong, a Vietnamese author who lived in Columbia, Missouri, consist mainly of Huynh's writings and include drafts of plays, novels, short stories, poetry, and screenplays. The collection also includes photographs, newspaper clippings, book reviews, and correspondence with publishers, as well as fan letters from children regarding his book, The Land I Lost.

The papers contain the World War II correspondence of Wallace “Wally” Daetwyler of Lamar, Missouri, to his wife, Ruth A. Daetwyler.  Wallace Daetwyler served as an information technician with the U.S. Army Medical Corps in the European Theatre from 1943 to1945.

The collection contains the personal and professional papers of four generations of the Bode family, many of whom were ministers in the Evangelical Church Society of the West (Evangelischer Kirchen Verein des Westens), now the United Church of Christ. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, sermons, publications, and publicity clippings.

The papers of Colonel Eugene W. Tucker, staff member and later executive officer of Kemper Military School, include lecture material, articles, speeches, correspondence, school catalogs, financial reports, and miscellaneous items.

The collection contains correspondence, notes, publications, and miscellaneous material compiled by Daniel McKinley for a biography of Otto Widmann, an ornithologist from St. Louis, Missouri.