Cape Girardeau

Southeast Missouri District Fair Association Horse Show Collection, 1950 (R0782)
(1 folder)

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This is the program booklet for the horse show at the Southeast Missouri District Fair, held at the fairgrounds in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on September 11, 13-14, 1950.

Southeast Missouri Medical Association Records, 1877-1967 (CG0003)
0.5 cubic feet

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The Southeast Missouri Medical Society Records include a minute book ledger from 1877-1896, issues of the Cape County Journal, an anniversary booklet for the Southeast Missouri Hospital, advertising materials, publication n the history of medicine in Southeast Missouri, and various papers from 1877-1967.

Southeast Missouri Odd Fellow Association Collection, 1892 (R0769)
(1 folder)

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This is a program for the 73rd Annual Celebration of the Southeast Missouri Odd Fellow Associatation held at Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, on April 26, 1892.

Southeast Missouri Teachers Association Collection, 1942 (R0761)
(1 folder)

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This is the victory program for the 67th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Missouri Teachers Association, held at Cape Girardeau, Missouri on October 22-23, 1942.

The Southeast Missouri Collection, 1820-2016 (CG0001)
0.8 c.f.

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The Southeast Missouri Collection is a combination of small acquisitions to the State Historical Society related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events.

Southern and Central Missouri Collection, 1856-2015 (R1442)
5 cubic feet (236 folders, 2 VHS, 7 CDs, 1 45 record, 1 cassette)

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The Southern and Central Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining acquisitions related to individuals, places, organizations, and events. The collection mostly covers the Missouri counties of Crawford, Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, Oregon, Barry, Miller, Taney, Jasper, and Laclede, among others.

"The Spirit of Bethel, 1806-1956," A. Loyd Collins, 1956 (C1299)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Historical pageant written for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the first Baptist church in Missouri, Bethel Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau County. Also a printed program (4 pages).

St. Francis Hospital, Cape Girardeau, Missouri Collection, 1939 (R1092)
(1 folder)

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This is an illustrated booklet concerning the new addition to St. Francis Hospital at Cape Giaradeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Included are photographic views of new rooms and medical equipment, along with a brief history of the hospital.

St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Company Collection, 1852, 1916-1984 (R1506)
18 cubic feet (14 folders, 81 volumes, 33 oversize volumes)

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The St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Company Collection contains records of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Company “Frisco.” These records include AFE completion reports, ICC valuations, equipment registers and inventories, and materials on corporate history.

St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Records, 1859-1980 (R0362)
(178 cubic feet)

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These are corporate minutes and financial account books, and other records of the St. Louis-San Francisco ("Frisco") Railway Company (1916-1980) and predecessor, subsidiary, and constituent companies, most notably the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway (1876-1896) and the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad (1896-1916). The "Frisco" operated in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. It became part of the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1980. Also of note are four architectural drawing boxes that include the blueprints for structures along the St. Louis-San Francisco Line. A detailed inventory of the drawings is included in each of the four boxes.

St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Employee Records, 1930-1977 (SP0057)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders)

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The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Employee Records contain Seniority Rosters and Employee Line-Ups from 1930 to 1977. The records include the names and seniority rank of the St. Louis-San Francisco "Frisco" railroad employees throughout Missouri, as well as Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

Standard Egg Farms Collection, 1929 (R1126)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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This is a promotional sales booklet for chicks marketed by Standard Egg Farms at Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Included are descriptions of the varieties offered, shipping arrangements, and prices. Victor H. Drumm was the owner and manager of the firm.

STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, USS Discovery Chapter, St. Louis, Missouri, Records, 1985-2017 (S0310)
3.25 cubic feet

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The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, reports, and starship schematics documenting the USS Discovery's activities as a chapter of Starfleet: the International Star Trek Fan Association, devoted to the Star Trek Franchise and making creator Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future a reality.

Weldon Stein Papers, 1928-1946, 2016 (CG0008)
0.6 cubic feet

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The Weldon Stein Papers include World War II correspondence with his parents, military service records, a personal diary, high school and college graduation programs, and genealogical information.

Edward E. Stout Genealogical Collection, 1890-2002 (SP0068)
3 cubic feet (67 folders, 2 volumes)

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The Edward E. Stout Genealogical Collection contains correspondence, genealogical research, family charts, photographs, and manuscripts related to the Fulbright and Stout families.

John Jacob Sutter Collection, 1865-1871 (R0624)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)

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The John Jacob Sutter Papers contains photocopies of a notebook and travel journal by John J. Sutter, a native of Germany and resident of Saint Louis, Missouri. The memoranda book covers Sutter’s service as inspector of artillery in the Department of the Missouri in 1865, and inspections at Cape Girardeau, Macon, Rolla, and Springfield, Missouri; and Fort Leavenworth, Fort Scott, and Paola, Kansas. The travel journal documents a trip from Saint Louis to Germany and return in 1871. The travel journal is in German.

A.G. Taubert Photograph Collection, 1882-1920 (P0184)
1 folder

Series of four original photos showing aftermath of train wreck on Frisco Railroad, circa 1920. Additional postcards of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University, and photos of Ha Ha Tonka.

The Fledgling, Flying Training Detachment Collection, 1943 (R1467)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The 73rd Army Air Force Flying Training Detachment Records consists of a United States Army Air Forces flying training detachment graduation book, Fledgling Volume One, for the 73rd Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment in Harris Field, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for class 44-C in October of 1943.

The Purina Poultry Man Booklet Collection, 1926 (R1435)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Purina Poultry Man is a booklet published by the Farmer's Cooperative Association, Inc. in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

John Tlapek Papers, 1897-1935 (R0037)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The John Tlapek Papers contain business correspondence addressed to John Tlapek, as general manager of Louis Houck's Chester, Perryville, Ste. Genevieve, and Farmington Railroad. Also included are correspondence for Tlapek regarding his work as a partner in the Southeast Missouri Telephone Company.

U.S. Work Projects Administration, Historical Records Survey of Missouri, 1935-1942 (C3551)
302 cubic feet (24,282 folders); also available on 817 rolls of microfilm

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Correspondence, records, and working files. Originally designed to survey and inventory all county government records, the survey finally included inventories of church records, manuscript collections, vital statistics, American imprints, and federal archives. Incorporates records of the Federal Writers Project for Missouri.

United States Army Air Forces, Flying Training Detachment, 73rd Collection, 1943 (R0944)
(1 folder)

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This is a single issue of 'Cape Cadet' (Volume 1, Number 37, December 4, 1943), the newsletter of the 73rd Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment. This unit was stationed at Harris field in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The commanding officer was Captain Clarke Simonds.

Vallé Family Papers, 1798-1870 (R1378)
(1 folder)

The Vallé Family Papers document the history of multiple generations of the Vallé Family. The collection contains documents in French and English.  Several versions of the will of François and Marianna Vallé, a family tree, untranslated French writings, and an advertisement for St. Vincent’s Young Ladies Academy in Cape Girardeau are included in the collection.

Charles Van Ravenswaay Papers, 1841-1990 (C3873)
21.8 cubic feet (1,359 folders), 1 audio cassette

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Correspondence, research notes, photographs, and literary manuscripts of historian and author Charles van Ravenswaay, former director of the Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis; Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts; and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and Gardens, Wilmington, Delaware.

Vandeven Family Papers, 1886-1975, 2003 (CG0040)
1.0 cubic feet

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The Vandeven Family Papers include photographs, marriage and first communion certificates for members of the Vandeven family of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as well as ledgers and papers related to the Vandeven Mercantile store.

Vandivort Family Papers, 1910, 1939-1948, 1963-1965 (CG0025)
0.6 c. f.

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This collection contains correspondence from Arthur Clayton Vandivort from 1941-1945. Work related correspondence and membership cards for Leon Vandivort from 1910 and 1943-1944. Also includes genealogical information, graduation announcements, and high school basketball tournament brackets for members of the Vandivort family.

W.A. Russell and Company Records, 1895-1929 (C2407)
2.13 cubic feet (15 volumes)

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The records contain volumes from a general store located at Neelys Landing, Cape Girardeau County, MO. Neelys is a ferry landing on the Mississippi River.

Weiss Family Papers, 1906-1919 (CG0048)
0.02 c.f.

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The Weiss Family Papers contains ten postcards of the 1906 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, centennial and fourteen postcards of correspondence between Clara Weiss Masters and Wilson Masters from 1909 to 1919.

Helen Welshimer Papers, 1933 (R1458)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Helen Welshimer Papers consists of the book, Souvenirs and Other Selected Poems written by Helen Welshimer.

Thomas B. Whitledge Papers, 1874-1916 (R0276)
(22 folders)

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These are letters to Thomas B. Whitledge, an attorney and politician in St. Marys, Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. Correspondents include Edward A. Rozier, Benjamin B. Cahoon, and Richard C. Kerens. Subjects include levee districts, railroads, oil exploration, and the Republican Party. Topics in the latter category include patronage, religious toleration, and the Taft/Roosevelt split of 1912.

Robert S. Wiley Collection, 1869-1994 (R0521)
8.5 cubic feet (177 folders, 639 photographs, 25 slides, 2 audio discs, 13 oversize folders)

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The Robert S. Wiley Collection consists of legal documents, publications, promotional material, and ephemera related to Missouri, specifically Stone County, and to travel, tourism and recreation in the White River region of Missouri and Arkansas. The collection also contains material largely focused on Missouri State Representative Dewey Short and the Republican Party.

William H. Wilkening Photograph Collection, 1900, 1975 (P0467)
2 photographs

Photos of Old Appleton Zion United Methodist Church, Cape Girardeau Co.

James Wilkinson Proclamation, 1806 (C1810)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Proclamation altering the boundary between the New Madrid and the Cape Girardeau Districts of the Louisiana Territory.

The Zouave Register (Cape Girardeau, Mo.), 1861 (C0802)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Fragment of a newspaper dated 4 September 1861 and published by the Missouri Infantry, 8th Regiment, Volunteers (also known as the American Zouaves). Lists field and staff officers and reports on battles.