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3rd Missouri Volunteer Cavalry Collection, 1861 and 1864 (R1376)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The records contain papers from two members of the 3rd Missouri Volunteer Calvary. The records contain papers related to Francis M. Poore and John Harris. The two individuals are not connected and did not serve at the same time. The records of John Harris include a military court document listing charges and findings against Harris.

Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service Aerial Photographs, 1938-1979 (P0335)
107.5 linear feet

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Missouri county aerial photographs produced by the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service.

American Revolution Bicentennial, Missouri Committee for Agriculture Papers, 1974-1976 (C4276)
1.2 cubic feet (42 folders), 1 audio tape

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The papers of the committee contain correspondence, newsletters, reports, updates, events awards programs, lists of elected members, historical information on “Centennial Farms” and “Liberty Trees,” meeting minutes, announcements, newspaper clippings, and audiovisual material for a slide presentation entitled “The Spirit of ’76.”

J.W. Barrett Papers, 1855-1950 (C1896)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of J.W. Barrett contain a receipt to J.W. Barrett for $500 from John T. Robinson, April 3, 1855; a letter from Barrett to George W. McClellan, Second Assistant Postmaster-General, regarding mail service from Palmyra to Keokuk, March 1, 1864; a proof of publication for tax suit, 1879; miscellaneous membership cards and passes; and a letter from Jesse W. Barrett to F.C. Shoemaker explaining the material.

Becky Thatcher Bookshop Postcards, 1975, no date (P0754)
1 folder

Photo postcards of Hannibal area, taken and published by John Winkler and the Becky Thatcher Bookshop.

Belle Johnson Studio Photographs, 1895, no date (P0912)
17 photographs

Photographs taken by photographer Belle Johnson of Monroe City, MO.

Bird Family Papers, 1829-1841 (C1802)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of the Bird Family contain data on the Bird family and their property in Hannibal, MO.

Boller Brothers Architectural Records, 1910-1982 (K0065)
9.31 c.f.

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Architectural drawings and other supporting documents for the Boller Brothers firm who specialized in theater design

William L. and Doris Crump Bradshaw Papers, 1872-1979 (C4268)
1.4 cubic feet (63 folders)

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Correspondence, research material, announcements, photographs and postcards of Doris Crump Bradshaw, and her husband, William L. Bradshaw, a professor in the Department of Political Science and later Dean of the School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

Brown Drug Store (Hannibal, Mo.) Prescription Book, 1858-1860 (C0579)
1 oversize volume

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Prescriptions, as received from doctors, filled by J.B. Brown and Company, Hannibal, Missouri.

Robert C. Brown Photograph Collection, 1900-1971 (P0004)
51 photographs

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Photographs of Missouri railroad depots, primarily for the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad. Photographs relating to A.F. Schliecker of Kansas City, Missouri.

Bryan Family Papers, 1840-1911 (C4160)
0.1 cubic feet

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The papers of the Bryan family contain numerous deeds and personal financial records particularly pertaining to land in Marion County, Missouri.

Civil War Documents, 1861-1865 (C4274)
0.2 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Photocopies of miscellaneous papers including discharges, enlistments, Confederate bills and notes, stamps, insignia, orders, and mustering out papers of soldiers, including officers, mostly from Missouri.

John D. Cooper Photographs, 1900-1920 (P0165)
142 photographs

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Photographs by John D. Cooper of northeast Missouri and Cheyenne Wells, Colorado.

Cooperation of Christian Churches of Boone County, Missouri, Records, 1908-1966 (C4273)
0.4 cubic feet (17 folders)

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The records contain minutes, programs, church reports, histories of some individual churches, correspondence, financial records, resolutions, and newsletters. The material largely concerns churches located in Boone County, but also includes other Missouri counties as well.

John Croll Photograph Collection, 1890 (P0753)
4 photographs

Copy photos of Wabash Hospital (Moberly), N. Missouri R.R. Locomotive, Hannibal railroad yards and depot.

James Franklin Davidson Papers, 1868-1917 (C0089)
0.4 cubic feet

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Diaries, newspaper clippings, and papers of a lawyer and farmer of Chicago and Hannibal, MO. Papers concern court cases, politics, recreation, opera, the theater, and actors. Includes records of farming and animal breeding in Missouri and North Dakota.

John G. Deatherage Memoir, 1916 (C3268)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Civil War reminiscences of a Union soldier who went with men from his neighborhood at Talbert Ferry on White River to Salem, Arkansas, to fight with Colonel Marshall of the 1st Illinois Cavalry.

Drescher-Weatherly Memoirs, 1933-1954 (C0151)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Memoirs of a mother, Bennie Howell Drescher, and a daughter, Rose Drescher Weatherly. The Drescher memoir briefly recounts Civil War events in Paris, MO. The Weatherly memoir is the longer and describes growing up in Hannibal, MO, around the turn of the twentieth century.

George W. Dulany Jr. Papers, 1900-1949 (C0310)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Copies of family biographies and letters concerning history of the Dulany family and lumber industry in Hannibal, Missouri, and the Middle West.

Jennie Ellis Postcard Collection, 1905-1917 (SP0075)
.2 cubic foot (2 folders, 62 postcards)

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The Jennie Ellis Postcard Collection contains postcards sent to Jennie (Raymond) Ellis and her family between 1905 and 1917. The postcards include images of various cities and landmarks throughout Missouri and the United States.

Feaster Family Papers, 1840-1852 (C2139)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The Feaster Family papers contain two letters to William H. Feaster, Palmyra, Marion County, MO, from his brothers, Daniel F. and Jonathan and sister Ann L., Jefferson, Frederick County, MD. The letter from 1852 announces the death of sister Martha in childbirth. Both letters contain news of family members, weather, and crop prices in Maryland.

Laura Hawkins Frazer Photograph, 1915 (P0252)
1 photograph

Original photo by H. Tomlinson, identified as "Becky Thatcher serving tea in Mark Twain's Home, Nov. 30, 1915." Photo is of Laura Hawkins Frazer, childhood sweetheart of Mark Twain who Thatcher character is supposedly taken from.

John H. Fresh Letter, 1851 (C0501)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Mary Fresh, Hannibal, Missouri, from Chastey Valley, California, July 6, 1851. Letter to his wife discussing lack of success in the gold fields and plans to get a job before moving elsewhere.

Mildred Griffen Scrapbooks, no date (C1402)
0.75 cubic feet (4 oversize volumes)

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Newspaper and magazine clippings of pictures and articles of Missouri scenes, the Ozarks, and Hannibal. Volume 4 contains souvenir postcards.

Sarah Guitar Collection, no date (C3391)
1.5 cubic feet (5 card files), 2 rolls of microfilm

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Sarah Guitar Papers, 1931-1944 (C3563)
1.2 cubic feet (87 folders, 1 card file)

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Correspondence and miscellaneous information on Missouri compiled by Sarah Guitar during her employment, under the direction of Floyd C. Shoemaker, as Reference Librarian for the State Historical Society of Missouri.  Includes one card file of reference notes.

J. Hurley and Roberta Roland Hagood Papers, no date (CA6049)
12.1 cubic feet, 77 audio cassettes

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Subject files documenting the history of Hannibal, Missouri. Also oral history interviews with several prominent residents.

Hannibal Ferry Company Papers, 1858-1902 (C0576)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Bills of sale, deeds, and reports concerning the company; ferry operator's license; and minute book containing records of the directors' and stockholders' meetings.

Hannibal Presbytery Synod of Missouri Records, 1833-1954 (C1362)
0.11 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Records of the Hannibal Presbytery, formed in 1923 from the presbyteries of Salt River, McGee, and Kirksville. Pages 1-239 contain the records of the Salt River Presbytery; pages 240-460, of the Hannibal Presbytery.

Hannibal Railway and Electric Company (Hannibal, Mo.) Records, 1917-1939 (C0577)
1 roll of microfilm (3 volumes, 1 folder)

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Minutes of directors' and stockholders' meetings, 1917-1927, for an electric street railway system. Adjudged bankrupt in 1927, it operated under the Referee in Bankruptcy. The company was sold by order of the Federal Court in 1930 and ceased operation. Includes a record of loans, a scrapbook, and information on final court actions in 1931.

Hannibal Savings Bank Records, 1869-1890 (C1243)
0.16 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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Volume 1: Articles of association and minutes, 1869-1890; "Life of Constantine," part 2, by John L. Robards. Volume 2: Account book of Hannibal Savings Bank, 1872-1878; "Life of Constantine," part 1, by John L. Robards, secretary of the bank.

Hannibal, Missouri, Minute Book, 1839-1845 (C1115)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Contains an act to incorporate the town of Hannibal, index of ordinances, minutes of board of trustees, and minutes of the city council.

Hannibal, Missouri, Order of Provost Marshal, 1864 (C2819)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Order of the Office of Provost Marshal, 18 January 1864, legitimizing citizens arrests and seizure of bushwhackers and horse thieves.

Hannibal, Missouri, Stereographs, 1885 (P0756)
6 photographs

Stereoscopic views of Hannibal, MO, ca. 1885

George B. Harris Papers, 1901 (K0213)
0.2 c.f.

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Notebooks compiled by/for Harris, president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad: "Statistics" includes tables and notes such as "assets and liabilities", "classification of locomotives", "dining car earnings", "mileage of track by states and road". "Contracts" have synopsis of contractual agreements pertaining to various railroad lines. Each of the books has its own index.

William H. Hatch Papers, 1870-1887 (C0113)
0.2 cubic feet

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Letters to Hatch, a congressman from Hannibal, MO, about political matters. Hatch was responsible for the establishment of the agricultural experiment station at the University of Missouri in 1887.

Also a few letters to his brother George, a lawyer in Hannibal.

John B. Helm Papers, 1818-1868 (C0589)
0.5 cubic feet (45 folders)

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The papers of a merchant, lawyer, judge, and builder in Kentucky and Hannibal, Missouri, consist of correspondence relating mainly to business interests; financial and legal documents such as receipts, promissory notes, contracts, and legal briefs; and account books.

Helm-Davidson Family Papers, 1824-1970 (C3434)
2.5 cubic feet (101 folders, 1 oversize volume)

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Lizzie M. Powell Hereford Papers, 1817-1880 (C4152)
1.3 cubic feet (10 folders, 21 items)

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The papers of Lizzie M. Powell Hereford, a Confederate sympathizer from Northeast Missouri, who was imprisoned during the Civil War, include her prison diary and correspondence along with transcriptions. Also included are family photographs, miniature portraiture, jewelry, miscellaneous artifacts, family genealogy, and the papers of her daughter, Stella.

Hinde Family Papers, 1864-1978 (C4573)
0.1 cubic feet (4 folders, 1 oversize item)

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Correspondence, receipts, financial documents, and miscellaneous material of the Hinde and Nelson families from Hannibal, Missouri, including Bessie Nelson Hinde and Mary Hinde, 1860s-1970s.

Robert Hoester Papers, 1983, 1991 (C4363)
0.6 cubic feet (14 folders)

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Correspondence and manuscript material used in writing the book, Judicial Tyranny, the Palmyra Incident and the Mary Susan Goodwin case. Manuscript material includes revision material, editing, and handwritten notes.

William N. Hoskin Civil War Diary, 1862-1865 (C1121)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Diary of a Confederate soldier from Palmyra, MO, who served under Sterling Price and fought in battles in Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Hoskin's diary describes these battles and the mundane routine of military life. Includes original and typescript of diary.

Mary Smith Huggins Genealogical Collection, 1927-1976 (C4648)
3.4 cubic feet (154 folders, 1 oversize item)

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This collection contains genealogical materials on the Smith and related families. The material was collected by Mary Smith Huggins, of Hannibal, Missouri. Items include correspondence, photographs, research notes, and family pedigree charts, 1950s-1970s.

Harry M. Hyatt Papers, 1792-1956 (C4301)
3.8 cubic feet (105 folders)

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The papers contain material generated or received by Harry M. Hyatt, a genealogist. The material consists of family lineage charts, family correspondence, journals, photographs, and correspondence between Harry Hyatt and other genealogical researchers. Families researched are predominately the Richardson and Baker families, but other related families are included, such as the Miller and Walton families.

W. Smith Ingham Letters, 1859-1866 (C2368)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Three letters to William Titus, Moravia, NY, from Hannibal, MO. Concern shipping and prices of hides, crops, politics, and personal news.

J.J. Cruikshank Lumber Company Books, 1885-1893 (C2322)
0.71 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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Records of a Hannibal, MO, lumber company.

David A. James Papers, 1790-2008 (C4126)
5 cubic feet

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The research material of a hotel management instructor, whose work resulted in the publication Historic Hotels of Missouri: Hotels, Inns, and Taverns of 19th Century Missouri.

Hezekiah Jones Land Grant, 1835 (C0493)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Grant of 40 acres in Palmyra, Missouri, by order of Andrew Jackson.

Willard Keyes Journal, 1817-1855 (C2748)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Travel to Wisconsin and Illinois from Newfane, Windham County, VT, 1817-1820; occupations and experiences on frontier; description of Indians, wilderness, logging operations on Mississippi and Black Rivers; travel from Quincy, IL, to New England by stage, boat, and train with itemized account of expenses, 1852.