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Nancy K. Smith Postcard Collection, 1900-1970 (P0029)
268 postcards
Postcards, all views of hospitals and clinics and some sanitariums across Missouri.
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William Ernest Smith Papers, 1860, 1915-1968 (C2999)
0.2 cubic feet (8 folders)
The papers of William Ernest Smith contain correspondence of Smith, a history professor at Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1926-1934; department chairman, 1934-1957; graduate school dean, 1950-1959; research professor of history, 1959-1962; and author. The collection includes correspondence with other history and economics professors concerning Southwest Missouri State Teachers College, Springfield; the University of Wisconsin, Madison; and Miami University.
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Sons of the Revolution, Missouri Society, Springfield Chapter Collection, 1915 (R0718)
(1 folder)
This is the program for the Fourth Anniversary Service of the Springfield Chapter, Sons of the Revolution, held at St. Paul Methodist Epioscopal Church, South, at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, on February 21, 1915.
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Soroptimist International of Springfield, Missouri, Records, 1942-1983 (C4435)
2.0 cubic feet (50 folders)
This collection contains correspondence, newsletters, meeting minutes, membership records, service projects, and conference materials concerning Soroptimist International of Springfield, Missouri. It also includes magazines, newsletters, and convention materials from regional clubs and the national organization.
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Sorosis Club of Springfield, Missouri Collection, 1951-1984 (R0840)
(1 folder)
These are the yearbooks for 1951-1952, 1980-1981, and 1984-1985 for the Sorosis Club of Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. Included are club calendars, the constitution and bylaws, lists of departments and officers, and membership rolls.
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South-Western Stage Company Papers, 1867 (C2238)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copies of form letters and contracts used by the South-Western Stage Company. Includes rules and regulations for road agents, station agents, drivers, shop men, and barn men.
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Southwest Missouri Church Records, 1839-1991 (SP0123)
0.5 cubic foot (16 folders)
The Southwest Missouri Church Records is an artificial collection combining acquisitions related to various churches and individuals, focusing on church records such as record books, minutes, marriage records, and church histories. The collection features the counties of Barry, Christian, Greene, Newton, Ozark, and Webster.
Southwest Missouri Library Service, Inc., Records, 1957-1982 (SP0084)
1.5 cubic feet (37 folders, 2 photographs)
The Southwest Missouri Library Service, Inc., Records contain the by-laws, meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, and membership papers of Southwest Missouri Library Service, Inc., headquartered in Bolivar, Missouri.
Southwest Missouri Resource Conservation and Development Records, 1964-2011 (SP0009)
28 cubic feet
The records consist of the financial documents, correspondence, project notes and publications pertaining to the operation of the non-profit environmental organization known as Southwest Missouri Resource Conservation and Development.
Southwest Missouri State University Photographs, 1902 (P0615)
2 photographs
Photos of Southwest Missouri State University: plans for College of Business Administration building, and Hammons House Residence Hall,
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Southwest Missouri Collection, 1831-2014 (SP0017)
1.5 cubic feet (50 folders, 39 photographs, 1 volume, 1 oversize box)
The Southwest Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous small acquisitions related to southwest Missouri individuals, places, organizations, and events. Material continues to be added to the collection.
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Southwest Missouri Map Collection, 1833-2003 (SP0047)
5 cubic feet (29 maps)
The Southwest Missouri Map Collection contains city, county, highway, geographical, topographical, and mining maps. The maps focus on the southern and western counties in Missouri including Barry, Greene, Henry, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone, and Taney counties.
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Springfield Business College Collection, 1908-1927 (R0765)
(1 folder)
These are booklets promoting the Springfield Business College, a commercial trade school located at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri.
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Springfield Chamber of Commerce Photograph Collection, no date (P0616)
7 photographs
Photos of Springfield area caves, creeks, and springs.
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Springfield Community Teachers Association Collection, 1943 (R1018)
(1 folder)
This is a program for a performance by "Devi Dja and her Bali-Java Dancers, with Native Gamelan Orchestra," on Tuesday evening, March 30, 1943 in the Senior High School auditorium at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The Springfield Community Teachers Association sponsored the appearance.
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Springfield Contemporary Theatre Collection, 1995-2019 (SP0060)
12 cubic feet, 4 oversize boxes
The Springfield Contemporary Theatre Collection includes posters, programs, photographs, marketing materials, and video recordings of productions performed by the company from 1995 to 2019. The collection also contains theatre files and newspaper articles.
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Springfield Iron Furnace (Potosi, Mo.) Ledger, 1834-1836 (C1264)
0.15 cubic feet (1 volume)
Ledger of an iron works.
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Springfield Kiwanis Club Collection, 1936 (R1072)
(1 folder)
This is a program booklet for "Joyland" an evening of musical and dance entertainment presented as a fundraiser for the Springfield Kiwanis Club's Crippled Children's Fund under the direction of the Physical Education Department of Southwest Missouri State Teachers College. The event was held in the Shrine Mosque at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, on December 16, 1936.
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Springfield Kiwanis Club Ministrel Show Collection, 1946-1952 (R0954)
(1 folder)
These are program booklets for minstrel shows presented by the Springfield Kiwanis Club at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, on February 22, 1946, February 24-25, 1950, and February 22-23, 1952. The fundraising performances were staged at Springfield's Shrine Mosque auditorium, with net proceeds going to children's charities.
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Springfield Ladies Saturday Club Records, 1921-1928 (R0071)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Springfield Ladies Saturday Club Records contains a microfilm copy of a minute book of a women's club in Springfield, Missouri. The volume includes meeting minutes and lists of members.
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Springfield Manufacturing Company Papers, 1872 (C1943)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Articles of association and resolution pertaining to liquidation of stock.
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Springfield Mill Company Records, 1872-1877 (R0584)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Springfield Mill Company Records consist of an account ledger for the Springfield Mill Company, owned and operated by Allen Mitchell and J. W. Caynor in Springfield, Missouri.
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Springfield Normal School and Business College Collection, 1902 (R1246)
(1 folder)
This is the "Ninth Annual Catalogue" of the Springfield Normal School and Business College at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The presidents of the proprietary school were Allen Moore and John A. Taylor. In addition to the normal and commercial courses the college included a conservatory of music and an approved summer school.
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Springfield University Club Book, no date (C1265)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
List and pictures of markers placed at historic sites in Greene County. Original at Springfield Public Library.
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Springfield Wagon Company Collection, 1878-1888 (R1188)
(1 folder)
This collection contains photocopies of papers dealing with the Springfield Wagon Company at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. Included are letters to the company from wagon dealers and parts suppliers in Arkansas and Missouri.
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Springfield Wagon Company Records, 1873-1972 (R0059)
(9 rolls of microfilm)
The Springfield Wagon Company Records contain microfilm copies of twelve volumes and fifty folders of records for the Springfield Wagon company. These records include account books and ledgers, correspondence from travel agents, dealers, supplies and customers. Also included is the master's thesis documenting the history of the company written by Steven L. Stepp in 1972.
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Springfield Wagon Company Time Book, 1888-1891 (SP0105)
0.5 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Springfield Wagon Company Time Book contains names, hours worked, and wages paid to employees of the Springfield Wagon Company in Springfield, Missouri, from October 6, 1888, to December 12, 1891. The time book also records contract works such as woodworking, painting, and blacksmithing.
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Springfield Yacht Club Collection, 1939 (R0941)
(1 folder)
These are official race programs for outboard-engine motorboat races held on Lake Taneycomo at Branson in Taney County, Missouri, on June 4 and September 9-10, 1939. The Springfield Yacht Club sponsored the regattas.
Springfield-Branson, Missouri, Metropolitan Area, Photograph Collection, 1884-1965 (P1109)
An artificial collection of photographs of Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster, Stone, and Taney Counties.
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St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Company Collection, 1852, 1916-1984 (R1506)
18 cubic feet (14 folders, 81 volumes, 33 oversize volumes)
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 Collection, 1920-1980 (R1491)
0.5 cubic foot (19 folders, 1 photograph)
The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Collection contains a sales kit, business records, and photographs for the St. Louis-San Francisco "Frisco" Railway Company. The collection includes train and freight schedules, specifications for rail cars and lines, promotional materials, maps, sales manuals, and images of railcars and stations.
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St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Promotional Booklet Collection, 1925 (R0816)
(1 folder)
These are "Dairying in the Ozarks" and "Fruit Growing in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas along the Frisco Lines", published by the St. Louis-San Francisco "Frisco" Railway company to promote economic development along its routes in southern Missouri and northern Arknasas.
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Records, 1859-1980 (R0362)
(178 cubic feet)
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)
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.
St. Paul Methodist Church, Springfield, Missouri Collection, 1939 (R0886)
(1 folder)
This is an issue of the "St. Paul Beacon", the weekly newsletter of the St. Paul Methodist Church at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. Dated October 27, 1939, it includes inspirational messages, news items, and advertisements for local businesses.
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Frank H. Stacy Records, 1924-1925 (R0509)
2 folders
These are the account books of a farmer at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The books
include itemized accounts of income and expenditure from 1 January through 1 May 1924, and
estimated budgets for May 1924--February 1925. Record categories include poultry, garden and
fruit, improvements, vehicles, and personal expenses.
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Reba Staggs Papers, circa 1928-1933 (R0586)
(1 folder)
This is the scrapbook of Reba Staggs of Newburg, Phelps County, Missouri. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, photographs, programs for theatrical productions and other events, and miscellaneous materials concerning Newburg High School, and Drury College in Springfield, Missouri.
STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, USS Discovery Chapter, St. Louis, Missouri, Records, 1985-2017 (S0310)
3.25 cubic feet
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.
State Normal School, Springfield, Missouri, May Day Collection, 1917 (R1297)
(1 folder)
This is a program for the May Day Festival held on the grounds of the State Normal School (formerly the Springfield Normal School) at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, May 1, 1917. The program lists the various components of the celebration and the names of participants.
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Mark Stauter Collection, 1852-1980 (R1432)
2 cubic feet (120 folders)
The Mark Stauter Collection consist of materials donated by Dr. Mark Stauter, the former director of the State Historical Society of Missouri's Rolla Research Center. The papers cover a variety of topics related to Missouri history.
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James Blain Stone Papers, 1943-1945 (R1189)
(1 folder)
This is correspondence written during World War II between James. B. "Stoney" Stone, who served in an Ordnances Battalion in the United State Army in the Southwest Pacific Theatre, and his parents, who lived in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. The letters include news of friends and family, and a few newspaper clippings.
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Edward E. Stout Genealogical Collection, 1890-2002 (SP0068)
3 cubic feet (67 folders, 2 volumes)
The Edward E. Stout Genealogical Collection contains correspondence, genealogical research, family charts, photographs, and manuscripts related to the Fulbright and Stout families.
Strafford High School Collection, 1920 (R0853)
(1 folder)
This is the catalogue and course of study for Strafford High School at Straford in Greene County, Missouri, for the academic year 1920-1921.
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Strafford, Missouri Bank Books, 1910-1938 (C0056A)
26 rolls of microfilm (114 volumes only on microfilm)
Records of the bank include balance books, collection register, daily statement registers, day books, deposit certificate register, discount registers, distribution of expense accounts register, draft registers, inventory book, ledgers, notes due books, record book containing minutes of the stockholders meetings, statement books, and stock certificate register.
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Tom C. Strickland Photographs, 1880 (P0612)
5 photographs
Stereographs images of Springfield town square ca. 1890, unidentified house, and and Fort No. 1 historic site; Marshfield tornado damage, 1880; still life.
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Dillard Surbrugg Papers, 1925 -1931 (R1448)
(4 folders)
The Dillard Surbrugg Papers contain letters of correspondence between the Order of the Eastern Star, Webb City Chapter and other chapters in the United States, correspondence between the Springfield Republican and Dillard Surbrugg, correspondence from the Joplin Globe Publishing Company and Mr. Surbrugg and miscellaneous papers.
John Jacob Sutter Collection, 1865-1871 (R0624)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
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.
Austyn Swenson Collection, 1960 (R0897)
(1 folder)
This is a promotional booklet for Austyn "Aut" Swenson's "Thrillcade" professional stunt driving show. The troupe made its headquarters at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri.
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Fay Colleen Swyers Photograph Collection, 1885, 1925 (P0357)
2 photographs
Group photograph of Springfield, Missouri, firefighters, ca. 1885, and portrait of John Barry, a St. Louis firefighter