Boone

Joseph C. Meisner Papers, 1958, 1968-1980 (C4729)
11.4 cubic feet (411 folders), 4 audio cassettes, 4 audio tapes

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The papers of an agricultural economist who worked for the University of Missouri Agricultural Extension and with Catholic farm groups.

Jesse Mellon Letter, 1839 (C1730)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Mary Ewers, Philemont, VA, from Columbia, MO, May 24, 1839.

Mellon brought his family from Virginia to Missouri. He wrote his mother about the trip, arrival in Columbia, health, rent, soil, land and commodity prices. He purchased a 160-acre farm with improvements. Inquiries about family and friends.

Mid-Missouri Alternatives to Violence Project (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1989-2009 (CA6234)
4 cubic feet

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Records of the Columbia, Missouri, branch of the anti-violence organization. Includes workshop materials, grant files, newsletters, financial records, and administrative files.

Miller's Shoes Account Book, 1905-1924 (C1104)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)

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

George C. Miller Photograph Collection, 1910-1960 (P0081)
4 photographs

1974 color photo of Conley House, Columbia, MO. 2 b/w fashion photos, a wedding dress and "ornate" gown. B/w cabinet card of two unnamed children from St. Joseph, MO.

Miller-Stephens Family Papers, 1811-1960 (C3229)
0.3 cubic feet

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Correspondence between members of the P.T. Miller family and the E.W. Stephens family, as well as Personal, business, and civic letters of Hugh Stephens. Several letters from 1811 to 1814, one 1839 letter, then resumes with a few Civil War letters. Traces the courtship of Nick E. Miller and Sallie "Birdie" Fisher until their marriage in 1874. Also includes the 1902 foreign travel letters of James H. Moss, a relative of the Stephens family.

Milton E. Harper Jr. Papers, 1960-2016 (CA6764)
0.75 c.f, 2 oversize items

The papers of a local Columbia, Mo. prosecuting attorney, circuit judge, and talent booker. The records include photographs, contracts, publications, financial documents, and miscellaneous materials, 1960-2016.

James L. Minor Letter, 1841 (C1602)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To [Roger N. Todd], Columbia, MO, from City of Jefferson, [MO], Feb. 23, 1841. Request to Boone County circuit court clerk for information about the Mormon difficulties, for state publication by secretary of state's office.

Ruth E. Minor Photograph Collection, 1900-1930 (P0561)
7 photographs

Seven photographs of University of Missouri agriculture students and activities, 1900-1930.

Missouri Art Education Association Records, 1939-2025 (C4721)
7.0 cubic feet (133 folders), 9 oversize volumes, 5 oversize items, 2.23 GB of born digital files, 1 video cassette

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Records of the organization include correspondence, photographs, publications, scrapbooks, financial records, Show Me Art, color slides, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.

Missouri Christian Leadership Forum (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1979-2013 (CA6070)
2 cubic feet

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Conference proceedings, correspondence, policy statements, publicity pamphlets, committee and assorted other business meeting minutes, assorted committee and task force materials, financial records, and miscellaneous papers. Originating in 1981, the Forum included a wide range of Christian denominations in one ecumenical body. The organization dissolved in 2013.

The Missouri Collection, 1771-2024 (C3982)
18.6 cubic feet (860 folders, 924 photographs), 37 oversize items, 9 audio cassettes, 7 audio discs, 9 CDs, 1 computer disc, 8 reels of film, 6 film strips, 9 DVDs, 3 video cassettes, 585 MB of digital files

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

Missouri Desegregation and Civil Rights Oral History Project Records, 2013-2014 (C4116)
0.2 cubic feet (15 folders), 35 CDs, 1 computer disc

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The collection largely consists of interviews with people who attended Douglass and/or Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri. The collection consists of digitally recorded interviews, audio logs, and photographs. The collection is ongoing and open to interviews concerning any school and/or civil rights topic in Missouri.

Missouri Division of Tourism Photographs, 1945-1980 (P0452)
0.08 linear feet

Photos of Thomas Hart Benton and Missouri Historic Sites, monuments, markers, and memorials.

Missouri Equine & Equestrian Collection of Photographs, 1856-1938 (P0993)

Photographs of mules, horses, and equestrians. Many of the photographs were taken in mid-Missouri, but images of notable race horses of the early to mid-20th century are also included. Broadacres Farm in Liberty, Missouri, is heavily featured. Shows included are the National Belgian Horse Show, the International Livestock Exposition,

Missouri Extension Homemakers Association, Inc., Sacred Stones and Stained Glass Windows Project Records, 1977-1980 (C3723)
7.1 cubic feet (334 folders)

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Statewide documentation of local churches by county. Includes cultural arts reports, church histories, floor plans, architectural details, clippings, slides, photographs, and miscellany.

Missouri Forestry Records, 1929-1994 (R1341)
2.25 cubic feet (53 folders)

The records of Missouri Forestry contain materials from the administration of directors George O. White, Osal B. Capps, and Jerry Presley. This includes materials related to Smokey Bear, fire safety, and the promotion of science, practice, and standards of forestry.

Missouri German Heritage Corridor Oral History Project, 2018 (C4354)
0.4 cubic feet (6 folders), 9CDs

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A collaborative project between the State Historical Society of Missouri and the Missouri Humanities Council, this collection emphasizes the past and present influence of German heritage in Missouri, including historic sites, past people, notable conflicts, religious influence, agriculture, music, art, and architecture. The German Heritage Corridor will focus on the counties north and south of the Missouri River, from St. Charles and St. Louis, to Chariton, Saline, and Lafayette. This corridor includes several distinct German communities, including New Melle, Herman, Dutzow, and Westphalia.

Missouri Lives Oral History Project Records, 2014-2018 (C4249)
0.01 cubic feet (13 folder), 27 CDs, 1 DVD, 80.1 GBs

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The collection consists of interviews with a wide array of Missourians who have had an interesting personal history and life. The collection consists of digitally recorded interviews, transcripts, and ephemera.

Missouri Methodist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1906-1938 (C2148)
1.0 cubic foot (11 volumes)

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Records of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Columbia, formerly the Broadway Methodist Church.

Missouri Music Teachers Association Records, 1910-2004; bulk 1963-1995 (C4670)
7.0 cubic feet (141 folders) 4 audio tapes

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The records of the organization include correspondence, financial reports, membership lists, newsletters, board meeting minutes, promotional materials, convention records, publications, audio tapes of original musical compositions, and miscellaneous material.

Missouri National Guard Photographs, 1893-1932 (P0076)
0.2 linear feet

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Images of Charles Lindbergh, aerial photos of Columbia, MO, Fort Riley (KS), Lambert Airfield, 35th Division Aviation, Digital images of Fort Riley, national guard officers under Gov. Wm. J. Stone.

Missouri Native Plant Society, Hawthorn Chapter (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1984-1986 (C4564)
0.02 (1 folder)

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Correspondence pertaining to the establishment of the Hawthorn Chapter (Columbia) of the Missouri Native Plant Society.  Also includes copies of the chapter's  newsletter, "The Hawthorn News,"  bylaws, minutes of board meetings, and membership lists.

Missouri Peace Studies Institute Records, 1965-1979 (C3694)
6.8 cubic feet (495 folders)

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The records of a Columbia-based organization established in 1968 to discover ways to implement peace, to promote and encourage peace research and education, and to work with other peace organizations, include the group’s organizational records and subject files.

Missouri Place Name Survey Papers, 1954-1982 (C4390)
1.2 cubic feet (35 folders)

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Correspondence, newsletters, notes, research material, papers, proposal, and publications of a committee of professors who undertook a Missouri Place Name Survey, building largely on the work of Professor of English Robert L. Ramsay, whose students compiled a survey of Missouri places in the 1930s. The survey was intended to produce a dictionary of Missouri place names.

Missouri Place Names Study Papers, 1927-1928 (C3459)
0.6 cubic feet (40 folders)

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Missouri Postcard Collection, 1907-1971 (SP0016)
.5 cubic feet (9 folders)

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The Missouri Postcard Collection contains postcards featuring images from around the state of Missouri. Materials continue to be added to the collection.

Missouri Prairie Foundation Records, 1959-2010 (C4714)
5.0 cubic feet (151 folders), 5 oversized items, 2 audio cassettes, 1 CD, 1 DVD, 1 film reel , 1 video cassette

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Records of an organization founded in 1966 to acquire and preserve native prairie lands in Missouri. Records consist of correspondence, subject and project files, brochures and other promotional materials, membership lists, financial records, and publications.

Missouri Retired Teachers Association, Boone County Unit Records, 1998, 2006-2023 (CA6572)
1.2 cubic feet, 2 oversize volumes, 2 DVDs, 855 MB of digital files

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The records of the organization include directories, board meeting materials, a scrapbook, audiovisual material, and miscellaneous administrative material.

Missouri River Cultural Conservancy Cooper-Wheeler Collection, 2005-2019 (C4603)
0.2 cubic feet (6 folders), 4.39 TB of digital files, 6 external hard drives, 778 MiniDV cassettes

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The collection contains audio and video recordings of musical, dance, and spoken word performances by local and regional artists documenting the Central Missouri River Region. Includes catalogs of the performances.

Missouri School of Religion Papers, 1896-1981 (C2791)
13.0 cubic feet (322 folders)

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Correspondence, administrative records, lecture notes, student papers, and miscellaneous publications from a Christian college in Columbia.

Missouri Symphony Society Records, 1970-2012 (CA5698)
40.5 cubic feet, 4 oversize volumes, 3 oversize folders, 23 oversize items, 20 audio cassettes, 23 video cassettes

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Board meeting minutes, financial records, planning documents, programs, publicity materials, and miscellany of a Columbia, Missouri, organization.

Missouri Theatre (Columbia, Mo.) Glass Slides Collection, 1920s (CA6403)
30 glass slides

Glass color slides featuring cartoon advertisement for the Missouri Theatre, c. 1920s.

Missouri United Methodist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1903-2021 (CA2573)
18.8 cubic feet, 1 audio cassette, 3 video cassettes, 1 oversize volume

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The records of the church include bulletins, church histories, membership directories, correspondence, minutes, reports, legal documents, photographs, church newsletters, financial records, yearbooks, records of women’s groups, and miscellaneous material.

Missouri United Methodist Church Photographs, 1940-1962 (P0580)

Photographs related to the congregation of Missouri United Methodist Church, Columbia, MO. Original order according to accompanying list. Some photographs in oversize.

Missouri United Methodist Review Records, 1981-2002 (CA5986)
10 cubic feet

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Photographs and church histories used in the publication of the Missouri United Methodist Review and church directories.

Missouri University Political Action Committee Records, 1989-2002 (C4656)
1. 0 cubic feet (52 folders)

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Assorted records include correspondence; lists of members, volunteers, legislators and political contacts; newsletters;  meeting agendas, notes and special events materials; and  fundraising, publicity and newspaper clippings.

Missouri, Boone County, Prosecuting Attorney Records, 1948 (CA5603)
0.1 cubic feet

Correspondence, affidavits, testimony, and other investigative materials regarding sexual activities at the University of Missouri and in Columbia, MO.

Boone County, Missouri, Circuit Court Records, 1839 (C2690)
0.2 cubic feet (22 folders)

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Records of the Boone Circuit Court in three cases against Joseph Smith, Jr., Caleb Baldwin, Parley P. Pratt, King Follett, and others resulting from the Mormon War. Others are on file in the Circuit Court Office, Boone County, MO.

Missouri. Columbia. Police Records, 1882-1946 (C2380)
12 rolls of microfilm

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Police court dockets, 1882-1939; call books, 1931-1939; records of arrests, convictions, and fines, 1931-1946; and miscellaneous papers, 1929-1937.

Persia, Missouri, Bond, 1820 (C2551)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Bond for purchase of land in town of Persia, signed by town trustees Obadiah Babbitt, John Lefler, and Nathaniel Patten.

Missouri. Militia, 26th Regiment Fine Assessment Book, 1824-1830 (C1174)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)

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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.

Missouri. Militia, Boone County, General Order No. 1, 1862 (C2879)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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General Order No. 1 requiring all persons subject to military duty in Boone County to report for enrollment.

Frances Pearle Mitchell Papers, 1858-1919 (C1703)
0.3 cubic feet (10 folders)

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The papers of a resident of Rocheport, Missouri, consist of appointments, certificates, correspondence, invitations, programs, and dance cards.  Mitchell, a graduate of Stephens College, was involved in many civic and women’s organizations, including the Missouri Women Farmers’ Club.

Pearle Mitchell Photograph Collection, c. 1890-1895 (P0514)
5 photographs

Photographs of the University of Missouri campus and early Columbia.

Donald C. Mitzel Architectural Collection, 1961-2006 (C4527)
62.75 c.f. (250 folders, 18 architectural boxes, 7 oversize folders)

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Architectural drawings, blueprints, sketches, project files, and related material of Columbia (Mo.) firms Architects-Engineers-Planners; C. Wynn Brady; Mitzel & Associates; and Mitzel & Scroggs. Includes plans for businesses, residences, and public buildings in Missouri.

Modern Woodmen of America, Camp No. 4219 (Sapp, Mo.) Records, 1915-1923 (CA5871)
2 volumes

Financial and membership records, 1915-1923.

Rusty Monhollon Oral History Collection, 2001 (C4652)
0.2 cubic feet (8 folders), 8 audio cassettes

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Audio recordings and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by students for a University of Missouri course on post-1945 U.S. history.

Haskell M. Monroe Jr. Oral History Collection, 1994-1996 (C3980)
1.8 cubic feet, 483 audio cassettes, 17 CDs

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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.

Christine Montgomery Photographs, 1992-2008 (P0144)
0.08 linear feet

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.