Greene

James B. Tatum Papers, 1852-2016 (SP0122)
3 cubic feet (51 folders, 17 photographs, 6 volumes)

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The James B. Tatum Papers contain the personal papers of James Bernard Tatum, an Anderson, Missouri, native and founder of Crowder College. The collection also includes materials related to McDonald County history, Crowder College, and servant-leadership theory.

The Passerby Newsletter Collection, 1932-1939 (R1524)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Passerby Newsletter Collection contains a copied mimeograph monthly family newsletter that circulated among the descendants of John H. Pummill and Lydia Eliza (Matthews) Pummill. In circulation from 1932 to 1939 the newsletter was edited by James E. Pummill, Superintendent of Schools in Eureka, Missouri, it was based on letters received from family members. The newsletters focus on the Pummill family of Shannon County, Missouri and life during the Great Depression.

The Southwest Magazine Collection, 1900-1903 (R0760)
(1 folder)

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This collection contains nineteen issues (January-October 1900) of the Southwest magazine, a semi-monthly publication devoted to commercial fruit-growing, published at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. There is also a single issue fo Practical Fruit Grower, a successor to the Southwest.

Elizabeth Remay Dabbs Thompson Papers, 1850-1932 (R0671)
0.25 cubic foot (5 folders)

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The Elizabeth Remay Dabbs Thompson Papers contain the personal and family papers collected by Elizabeth Remay Dabbs Thompson from 1850 to 1932. This collection includes photocopies of family correspondence, legal documents, and business papers for the Dabbs and Thompson families of Greene County, Missouri.

Tri-State Exploration Company Collection, 1927 (R1041)
(1 folder)

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This is a certificate for one share of stock in the Tri-State Exploration Company, which had offices at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, and mineral leases on land in Lawrence County, Missouri. The certificate was issued to L.M. Miller on November 4, 1927.

Mrs. J.N. Trotter Postcard Collection, 1909 (P0450)
8 postcards

Postcards of University of Missouri football ca. 1909, Glasgow (MO), Springfield (MO), and The Benton, Excelsior Springs, MO

U.S. Post Office, Battlefield, Missouri Money Order Registers, 1910-1939 (SP0113)
1 cubic foot (3 volumes)

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The U.S. Post Office, Battlefield, Missouri Money Order Registers contains the money order registers for the U.S. Post Office of Battlefield, Missouri, including the date of issue of the money order, names of the remitter and payee, the post office drawn upon, and the amount paid.

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 Confederate Veterans Springfield, Missouri Records, 1894-1915 (R0060)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The United Confederate Veterans, Campbell Camp No. 488 Records contains a microfilm copy of a volume with the records of the United Confederate Veterans, Campbell Camp No. 488 in Springfield, Missouri. The volume includes the constitution and bylaws, minutes of meetings, lists of the members, and miscellaneous papers.

United Confederate Veterans, Springfield, Missouri Records, 1903-1919 (R0273)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The United Confederate Veterans, Springfield, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of records of the United Confederate Veterans Campbell Camp No. 488 located in Springfield, Missouri. The records, dating from 1903 to 1919 contain meeting minutes, membership and visitor rosters, and other organizational records.

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Springfield, Missouri, Chapter No. 625 Records, 1918-1982 (SP0117)
0.5 cubic foot (7 folders)

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This collection contains yearbooks, membership applications, and transfer requests for admittance to Chapter No. 625 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Springfield, Missouri.

Lucile Morris Upton Papers, 1823-1986 (C3869)
1 cubic foot, 25 rolls of microfilm (599 folders, 71 volumes), 1 video cassette

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The personal and professional papers of a Springfield, Missouri, journalist and writer consist of newspaper clippings, correspondence, research notes, manuscripts, pamphlets, photographs, and scrapbooks.  The papers are especially strong in the history of Springfield and the Ozarks region, and in Ozark folklore.

Valuation for People Enslaved by Richard Nowlin, 1844 (SP0102)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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Valuation for three people enslaved by Richard Nowlin of Ray County, Missouri.

Kathleen Van Buskirk Papers, 1845-2003 (SP0096)
7 cubic feet (294 folders, 1 video cassette, 21 audio cassettes, 2,271 photographs, 2,607 negatives, 327 slides)

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The Kathleen Van Buskirk Papers contain manuscripts, correspondence, research, genealogy, cemetery records, publications, and photographs from Kathleen Van Buskirk, a journalist and regional historian who spent most of her career writing about the people, culture, and history of the Ozarks and White River Valley.

W. N. Veirs Realty Company Records, 1910 (R0737)
(1 oversize volume)

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This is a brief real estate record index kept by W. N. Beirs Realty company of Springfield, Missouri, in 1910. It includes descriptive entries for individual parcels, located mostly in Springfield.

Samuel Spencer Vinton Collection, 1864-1939 (R0819)
(2 folders)

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This is a freight receipt book of Samuel Spencer Vinton (1828-1890), and a reminiscence by his son, Samuel Spencer Vinton (1857-1951). The receipt book reflects a freighting business from Sedalia to southwestern Missouri, 1864-1865. The reminiscence, written in 1939, concerns life around Springfield, Missouri, circa 1875-1890.

Waddell Canning Company Label Collection, no date (R1014)
(1 folder)

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This is a label for Nancy Jane Justice brand tomatoes packed by the Waddell Canning Company at Ash Grove in Greene County, Missouri.

Walnut Grove Booster Club, Old Timers Reunion Collection, 1964 (R0767)
(1 folder)

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This is a booklet published by the Walnut Grove Booster Club for its Old Timers Reunion celebration held on June 15-20, 1964. Walnut Grove is in northwestern Greene County, Missouri.

War Time Recipes, 1917 (SP0034)
.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The War Time Recipes Cookbook collection consists of a cookbook, featuring meals that conserve wheat, meat, sugar, and fats because of World War I rationing. The cookbook also features a display of advertisements for local companies and public service announcements made by the United States Government.

Wesley Bates Wasson Ledgers, 1888-1915 (SP0104)
2 cubic feet (4 volumes)

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The Wesley Bates Wasson Ledgers consist of four volumes that belonged to Dr. Wesley “W. B.” Bates Wasson of southwest Missouri. The ledgers contain his patient’s accounts, including names, dates, locations, services provided, and corresponding fees. The counties represented are Barry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, and Stone.

Where to Go in the Ozarks Booklet Collection, 1930 (R1443)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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Where to go in the Ozarks is a booklet written for tourists that was published in the 1930s. It included information about the different towns and locations in the Ozarks.

Thomas Houston Wiles Records, 1906-1945 (R1234)
(1 volume)

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This is a record book kept by the Reverend Thomas Houston Wiles, a Baptist minister or several congregations in Missouri, Colorado, and Kentucky, most notably at Grant Avenue Baptist Church in Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. Included are records of sermons, baptisms, marriages, funerals, and 'conversions and additions' to the membership of his churches.

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.

Inabell Stewart Williams Papers, 1892-2006 (SP0162)
3 cubic feet (98 folders, 4 photographs)

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The Inabell Stewart Williams Papers contain genealogical research created and compiled by Inabell Stewart Williams, including surname files, correspondence, family histories and charts, and newspapers. The materials date from 1892 to 2006 and relate to families throughout the Ozarks of both the Stewart and Williams surnames.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams Photograph Collection, 1871-1945 (P0535)
45 photographs

Copy photo of Presbyterian Church, ca. 1871, Boonville. Photos of Phelps, Franklin, Carter, Greene, and Crawford counties, focusing particularly on caves and other natural features.

Jacob P. Williamson Papers, 1862 (R0664)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Jacob P. Williamson Papers contain a Civil War letter written February 27, 1862, from Camp Rolla in Phelps county, Missouri , by a soldier in the 13th Illinois Infantry. The letter notes the Union capture of Springfield, Missouri, by soldiers who had marched from Rolla, and rumors of future movements.

Wilson's Creek Battlefield National Park Commission Deed, 1964 (C2193)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains photocopied documentation of land deeded by the State of Missouri in Greene County.

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Papers, 1926-1949 (C4221)
0.2 cubic feet (7 folders)

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The papers consist of correspondence and descriptions regarding the Civil War Battle of Wilson’s Creek that took place in Springfield, Missouri, on August 10, 1861. Also included are maps, letters from the Shepard of the Hills Association, Lebanon, Missouri, Chamber of Commerce Commercial Club, Civic Groups, the Missouri State Legislature, and other organizations endorsing efforts to make Wilson’s Creek Battlefield a National Park/Memorial.

Marion C. Wollard Papers, 1894-1938, 1972 (SP0126)
0.2 cubic foot (8 folders)

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The Marion C. Wollard Papers contains the personal papers of Marion Conway “Connie” Wollard, including livestock records, Polk County, Missouri taxpayers list, education and farming manuals, and newspaper articles.

Charles S. Yancey Letters, 1839-1865 (C0192)
0.16 cubic feet (8 folders)

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Letters of a circuit court judge from Greene County, Missouri, largely written to his wife in Springfield. Tell of the court; discusses Benton; Clay Compromise; and the slavery question. Other family letters. Originals in possession of donor.