Columbia Manuscript Collections

Ledger, minute book, and letters and statements of the company, 1896-1901.

Manuscript, research materials, photographs, and other materials relating to her book Read All About It, an account of a day at the Boston Globe. Includes a copy of the book.

Photographs and negatives of early Missouri forestry and wildlife conservation projects. Includes some views from other states.

Primarily the papers of Earl Wilson Rusk. Includes correspondence, radio program materials, agricultural publications, and clippings. Also included are chapter histories, mailing list materials, issues of Pearls and Rubies, and miscellaneous material.

Four long-play recordings of folk music and fiddle music entitled MISSOURI FIDDLIN' nos. 1-4.

Addition to papers of former chairman of poultry husbandry department at the University of Missouri. Includes articles written by Kempster and images used in various publications. See also C3404.

Copies of printed and handwritten sheet music collected in the Bethel, MO, area.

The papers of a journalist and women's rights activist include correspondence and documents relating primarily to AAUW, Missouri Press Women, the Equal Rights Amendment, University of Missouri Office of Public Information, and women's issues.

Recordings of Missouri area fiddlers. Includes programs, promotional materials, newspaper clippings, and articles.

Addition of papers relating to the South Pacific Commission, the National Defense Education Act, U.S. Naval Flight Preparatory Schools, the University of Missouri, and other topics. Includes photos and slides.

The professional papers of a journalism educator contain correspondence, photographs, teaching materials, papers relating to professional organizations, and miscellaneous.

Recordings of fiddle music by Teague.

Addition of personal and professional papers of Jane Froman, including photographs, correspondence, and personal papers of Rowland H. Smith.

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, Edmund J. Eckel, and Harvey Ellis; and African-American musician and composer, Major N. Clark Smith.

Fiddle music and folk tunes played and recorded by Swigert.

Recordings of fiddle music.

An estimated 1.3 million 4x6 dictionary citation slips collected and used primarily for updating World Book and Thorndike Barnhart dictionaries. Arranged in two alphabetical series A-Z. Includes work of Clarence Barnhart and Ethel Strainchamps.

The records of an honorary organization for women teachers include histories, meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, state convention programs and materials, yearbooks, newsletters, membership materials, chapter materials, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.

Audio recordings of folk and bluegrass music from Missouri and the Ozark region, primarily 1960s and 1970s. Also includes student research papers and course materials in fields of folk life, material culture, architecture and historic preservation, as well as miscellaneous material.

The professional and personal papers of a history professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia include correspondence, publications, research and teaching materials, biographical information, photographs, poetry, financial records, and miscellaneous material.

Addition of correspondence, writings, publications, and photographs to the papers of a professor of zoology at the University of Missouri. Includes some papers of zoology professor George Lefevre.

The records of the organization include correspondence, minutes, reports, questionnaires, directories, project records, publicity materials, newsletters, position papers, financial records, clippings, committee materials, photographs, and miscellaneous administrative material.

Papers of a physics professor at State Normal School at Warrensburg, MO. Includes a typed manuscript of "Physics in the Secondary Schools" and State Normal School Bulletin of 1915-1916.

Audiovisual material, correspondence and miscellaneous papers of a University of Missouri journalism instructor. Mostly about international and minority journalism.

Correspondence and records of the D.S.N.A. meeting held in Columbia, MO, in August 1991. Papers of Donald Lance, the program chairman of the meeting.

Records of the Missouri state chapter of a national honorary Extension fraternity. Includes minutes, reports, by-laws, newsletters, financial records, meeting programs, and other materials.

Papers of a rural sociologist and University of Missouri-Columbia professor. Includes speeches, lectures, writings, subject files, correspondence and other materials. Most materials from later career.

The papers of a Hungarian-American author, scholar, and leader from St. Louis include correspondence, manuscripts, collected materials, articles, publications, scrapbooks, photographs and miscellaneous material.

Field research materials for a Dictionary of American Proverbs compiled under the directorship of Margaret Bryant. Includes materials from most of the United States and several Canadian provinces.

Records associated with the educational desegregation case.

Addition of union publications, meeting minutes, and membership records.

Addition includes correspondence, symposium financial documents and planning materials, membership information, photographs, and material on the American Society of News Editors.

Constitution, by-laws, minutes, financial records, incorporation papers, and stock certificates of the company.

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.

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.

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.

The family papers of a musician and music teacher. 

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.

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.

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.