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Nelle Kitchens Papers, 1929-1933 (C3316)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Tax receipt, postcard, letter, and photographs.

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Kiwanis Club of Columbia, Golden K Records, 1985-2021 (CA6626)
9.5 cubic feet

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The records of the organization include newsletters, membership records, financial records, reports, club histories, meeting minutes, photographs, information on service projects, and miscellaneous material.

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April and Michael Koonse Photograph Collection, 1948-1950 (P0883)
16 photographs

Photos of Bill See and Battery B, 128th Field Artillery Battalion, Missouri National Guard, at Fort Leonard Wood and Columbia, MO, 1948-1950.

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KOPN Radio Records, 1951-2006 (CA5984)
162.8 cubic feet (includes 2,651 audio tapes, 523 audio cassettes, 1 CD, 32 computer disk, 3 DAT tapes), 8 video cassettes, 3 oversize items, 353 GB of digital files

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Records of the organization include audio tapes from the locally produced Children’s Radio Theater, poetry readings, live performances, and assorted miscellaneous recordings; correspondence; newspaper clippings; newsletters; grant materials; staff meeting minutes; brochures; digital audio files; and miscellaneous material. Also includes records of the Midwest Radio Theatre Workshop, including administrative files, grant applications, photographs, scripts, and audio cassettes from the project.

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Krause, Elbrecht, and Woodrow Family Papers, 1917-2025 (C4623)
0.5 cubic feet (11 folders)

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Collection of family materials largely containing letters to Gladys Elbrecht of Streator, Illinois, from H.E. Heineke at West Point during World War I; letters to Charles W. Woodrow of St. Louis, Missouri, 1930s; and letters to Alosia Bell of St. Louis, Missouri, 1930s. Included are Krause family photo albums, 1967-2024, and "Memoir of a Missouri River Rat," by William J. Krause, 2025. 

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Elizabeth Lacy Photograph Collection, 1892 (P0433)
3 photographs

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Photographs of the University of Missouri's Academic Hall ruins after the 1892 fire

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Harvey Lamme Papers, 1840-1888 (C0361)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Personal financial records, including state and county tax receipts.

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Donald M. Lance Papers, 1938-2002 (C3992)
11.3 cubic feet (754 folders), 144 audio cassettes

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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.

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Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1860s, 1956-1962 (C3877)
0.4 cubic feet (23 folders)

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Minutes, resolutions, maps, reports, and legal docu­ments concern­ing the urban redevelopment project in Columbia, Missouri, for the area known as Flat Branch and/or the Douglass School Urban Renewal Area.

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Georgia Arnold Lang Photograph, 1900 (P0320)
1 photograph

Photograph of Miss Joy Fewsmith's primary class at Robert E. Lee Elementary School, Columbia, MO, early 1900s.

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Raymond W. Lansford Oral History Collection, 1985-2010 (C4725)
0.1 cubic foot (5 folders), 7 CDs

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Oral history of the life of Raymond W. Lansford. Landsford served in the United States Air Force during World War II and flew 30 missions over Europe. There are recorded interviews along with transcripts of the recordings. Additionally, there are materials that detail portions of Raymond's life before and after his time in the military.

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Sidney Larson Photograph Collection, 1953-1999 (P0210)
1 folder

A collection of photographs of and relating to the work of Sidney Larson, art curator for the State Historical Society of Missouri. 15 b/w photos, photocopied news clipping feat. Thomas Benton, artist (MO State Fair 1990). b/w photo of Truman, Benton, and Larson (artist; donor) (with negatives). 3 35mm b/w slides, State Capitol restoration. b/w of Rolla mural. b/w Shane Drawings exhibit, 1964. 2 b/w photos of paintings with notes on figures depicted. 4 color photos of Larson's artwork shown at Columbia College, August 1999.

League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County (Mo.) Records, c. 1934-2019 (CA5742)
40.6 cubic feet, 7 audio cassettes, 31 video cassettes, 1 DVD

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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.

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C.E. Lemmon Papers, 1908-1974 (C3472)
56 rolls of microfilm

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Clarence Eugene Lemmon was a Disciples of Christ minister in Columbia, Missouri. Church and limited family correspondence; sermon outlines and typescripts; notes and outlines for articles and books; First Christian Church materials; biographical and financial materials; and religious magazines and books.

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Constance Harlan Lemmon Papers, 1910-1974 (C3474)
6 rolls of microfilm

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Papers of an active churchwoman and wife of C.E. Lemmon, Disciples of Christ, minister. Personal and church-related materials. 

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Lenoir Family Papers, 1832-1860 (C1826)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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Correspondence from Missouri, Tennessee, and North Carolina, but primarily of the Walter R. Lenoir family in Boone County, MO, describing the life of early settlers, prospects for Missouri, and growth of Columbia. Education, farming, land, slaves, churches, and family are also discussed.

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Walter Raleigh Lenoir Letter, 1834 (C0356)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Edmond Jones, Fort Defiance, NC, from Columbia, MO, Dec. 30, 1834.

Description of Columbia and the surrounding country.

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Lenoir-Nifong Family Papers, 1797-1964 (C3835)
0.2 cubic feet (11 folders)

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The papers of a Boone County, Missouri, family with roots in North Carolina include school notebooks, genealogical material, photographs, and account books of the Lenoirs and Frank G. Nifong, a physician who married Lavinia Bradford Lenoir.

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Lenoir-Nifong Family Papers, 1947-1957 (CA6404)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

Addition of Lavinia Lenoir Nifong’s wills and material concerning the establishment of the Lenoir Memorial Home. See also C3656.

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Lenoir-Nifong Family Papers, 1813-1955 (C3656)
1.6 cubic feet (44 folders)

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The papers of a Boone County, Missouri, family with roots in North Carolina, include correspondence, genealogical information, and daybooks of a physician, Frank G. Nifong, who married Lavinia Bradford Lenoir.

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Let's Rally For Recreation Pamphlet, 1965 (C2280)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Pamphlet edited by the League of Women Voters, Columbia, MO, 1965. Includes list of recreational facilities and organizations, outlines needs of Columbia, and suggests solutions.

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Christopher J. Lewandowski Papers, 2003-2016 (R1358)
0.25 cubic foot (7 folders)

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This collection of bluegrass related materials included souvenir programs, booklets, magazines, festival flyers, personal band posters, newspaper articles, band photographs, photo albums related to bluegrass performers.

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William Jefferson Lhamon Papers, 1882-1952 (C2464)
1.2 cubic feet (36 folders, 4 volumes, oversize)

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Papers of a minister of the Christian Church and former dean of the Bible College of Missouri, Columbia, under whose leadership Lowry Hall was built. Typescripts of Lhamon's essays on religion and a short autobiography. Clippings include Lhamon's articles and editorials for religious periodicals as well as sermon synopses from newspapers.

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Library of Congress, Missouri Historic American Buildings Survey, Photograph Collection, 1925-1963 (P0123)
0.834 linear feet

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

Lions Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1960s-1980s (CA5743)
2 cubic feet

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

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Literacy Action Corps of Columbia, Missouri Records, 1969-2022 (C4761)
1.4 cubic feet (26 folders)

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Literacy Action Corps of Columbia Records consists of  correspondence, training materials, membership lists, meeting minutes, newsletters, promotional materials, financial records, and newspaper clippings of the organization from 1969 until its termination in 2022.

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Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Records, 1920-1955 (C3618)
1 roll of microfilm

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Church register, including lists of pastors, clerks, treasurers, deacons and trustees, a chronological register, compilations of statistics, and minutes.

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Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Sesquicentennial Program, 1969 (C3126)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Brief history of church and program listing events of sesquicentennial celebration.

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Edgar H. Logan Photograph Collection, 1880-1890 (P0432)
6 photographs

Photographs of Boone County, Columbia area: Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Rockbridge Cave, McConathy House. Photos of Mercer Co.: Logan family farm.

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Kate Lonsdale Letter, 1905 (C3317)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Penelope, from Columbia, Missouri, June 26, 1905. Letter discusses local news and neighborhood events.

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Meron G. Mayhew Lonsdale Papers, 1847-1927 (C0130)
0.2 cubic feet

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Family letters; bills; Boone County tax receipts for the Civil War period; Missouri University commencement programs, 1880-1881; Christian College catalogue; and newspaper clippings pertaining to family.

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Louis Nevins Papers, 1999-2025 (CA6775)
2 audio discs, 11 CDs, 38.1 GB of digital files

Posters, press, and musical recordings of a Columbia, Missouri, musician. Materials are from eleven Columbia-area bands for which Nevins wrote and provided vocals and instrumentation from the 1990s to 2020s.

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Edward W. Lowrance Papers, 1934-1983 (C4641)
1.0 cubic feet (23 folders, 4 audio tapes)

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The papers of a University of Missouri professor of anatomy include research data, professional and personal correspondence, teaching materials, University of Missouri records, photographs, and audio tapes.

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Lucille Eslinger Collection, 1878-1963 (C4596)
0.1 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The collection contains historical material collected by Lucille Eslinger largely concerning Albany, St. Joseph, and Columbia, Missouri, including material on the Women’s Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church in Albany; photographs of buildings in St. Joseph; and programs from schools and organizations in Columbia.

Lyceum (Columbia, Mo.) Petition, 1847 (C1505)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)

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Petition requesting use of the Boone County Courtroom as a meeting place for the Columbia Lyceum.

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Lydia Christian Church (Stephens, Mo.) Ledger, 1902-1921 (C2559)
0.11 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The collection contains financial records of the church.

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Abel Lyman Letter, 1843 (C1859)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a letter to L.S. Goodno, Braintree, VT, from Rocheport, MO, Nov. 12, 1843, describing Lyman's activities in Missouri and discussing the slavery question.

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Duane Evans Lyon Scrapbooks, 1913-1958 (C4319)
0.75 cubic feet (3 oversize volumes)

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The scrapbooks of a Missouri graphic artist contain original art, programs, exhibit announcements, correspondence, photographs, clippings, souvenir menu art, architectural home designs, contest ribbons, and other miscellaneous artwork.

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Austin R. Lee Mahan Funeral Notice, 1893 (C1714)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Announcement of Mahan's funeral, Baptist Church, Columbia, MO.

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Brian Mahieu Papers, 1980-2016, bulk dates 1987-1999 (C4495)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders, 2 oversize items)

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Personal papers of a plein air landscape painter from Central Missouri include writings, correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous material.

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David Marcou Photographs, no date (P0140)
19 photographs

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.

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Marshall Hayden Harris Store Photograph, 1880 (P0350)
1 photograph

Interior view of Marshall Hayden Harris Store, Sturgeon, Missouri, 1890s

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William Mathis Papers, 1968-2011 (S0662)
38 cubic feet

The William Mathis Papers contain photographs, posters, brochures, booklets, and conceptual drawings created by Mathis throughout his career with MathisJones Communications, a photography and graphic design company based in St. Louis. Materials of interest include photographs of Union Station during its initial rehabilitation during the early 1980s.

Matthews Family Papers, 1862-1863 (C3816)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The papers of the Matthews family of Columbia, Missouri, include a reminiscence written by Mary Matthews Maupin in memory of her father, James L. Matthews, and two letters written during the Civil War by James L. Matthews.

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Cornelius Maupin Handbill, 1853 (C2864)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Handbill issued by Cornelius Maupin during campaign to be elected county court clerk of Boone County, Missouri. OVERSIZE.

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Thomas C. Maupin Handbill, 1842 (C2849)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Handbill to the voters of Boone County from Thomas C. Maupin refuting charges of immorality made against him during the election for sheriff of Boone County, MO. OVERSIZE.

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Andrew W. McAlester 80th Birthday Dinner Program, 1921 (C0751)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Program of dinner tendered Dr. McAlester in celebration of his eightieth birthday by the Boone County Medical Society and the citizens of Columbia, MO.

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Arthur Rocheford McComas Letters, 1937 (C1755)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Two letters to C.B. Rollins, Columbia, MO, from Dr. McComas, Sturgeon, MO, concerning portraits of Henry S. Geyer and his wife painted by George Caleb Bingham, and given to the University of Missouri School of Law.

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Carlisle N. McDavitt Photographs, 1917-1922 (C4432)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Photographs taken by Carlisle McDavitt during his time as a student of the University of Missouri from 1917-1922. The photographs show football games, the marching band, the engineering college, and buildings and scenery across Mizzou's campus.

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Volney McFadden Photographs, 1909-1914 (P0435)
62 photographs

Photographs taken by Volney McFadden, student photographer at University of Missouri in the early 1900s, ca. 1909-1914. Mainly real photo postcards of University of Missouri students, but includes photos of a pageant in Forest Park (St. Louis) and the St.