Pettis

Rufus Estes Longan Collection, 1873, 1893-1936 (C4684)
0.8 cubic foot (19 folders) 12 oversize items, 2 oversize volumes

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The papers of a U.S. Army General from Sedalia, Missouri, who attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from 1893 to 1897, include photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, certificates and awards, and miscellaneous material.

Loughlin Studios Architectural Records, 1976-2019 (K1398)
4.09 c.f.

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Loughlin Studios paper drawings and AutoCAD files dated 1976 to 2019.

Asa A. and Opal Love Papers, 1903-1982 (C4616)
1.5 cubic feet (29 folders, 1 audio cassette)

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The papers of a farming family from Windsor, Missouri, include correspondence, financial records, funeral materials, and miscellaneous material.

Luckett Family Scrapbook, 1854-1936 (C0872)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Items collected by Maria Rees Luckett of Pettis County, Missouri, and her daughter, Susan Magoffin Luckett Longan, including pictures, clippings, greeting cards, letters, and other miscellaneous material.

R. J. Martin Papers, 1946-1955 (SP0095)
4 cubic feet (103 folders, 1 oversize folder, 60 photographs)

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The R. J. Martin Papers contain records, correspondence, contracts, and photographs from Ralph Joseph “Joe” Martin’s tenure as Missouri-Arkansas representative for the United States Department of the Interior Southwest Power Association office in Springfield, Missouri.

Sherman Matthews Papers, 1923-1930 (C4275)
0.4 cubic feet (16 folders)

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Kansas City Bridge Company business correspondence of Sherman Matthews and H. M. Jopling, Jopling’s Nelson High School physics experiment workbooks, and a standard two-week time book to calculate wages owed, 1923-1930.

Mamie J. McCormick Papers, 1818-1952 (C2094)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Genealogical material gathered by McCormick concerning the McCormick and other related families who settled in Pettis County, MO. Includes photocopy of pension application of Revolutionary War veteran George McCormick; will of George McCormick; deposition of Massina Moreau McCormick, an early Missouri settler; and lists of those buried in family cemeteries in Pettis County and from family Bibles.

McDaniel Family Papers Papers, 1812-1940 (K0626)
0.75 c.f.

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Papers and genealogy relating to the family of McDaniel, Civil War soldier, farmer, insurance agent, and minister.

Mercantile Bancorporation Records, 1859-1999 (S1242)
45.5 cubic feet

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This collection contains meeting minutes, property appraisal cards, annual reports, VHS tapes, and photographs pertaining to the Mercantile Bancorporation’s mission to provide financial services to customers in the Midwest. Materials of interest include property appraisal cards for residential homes in the St. Louis Metropolitan Region. The cards contain information about the lot size, construction material, and estimated value for each individual property. The materials in this collection date from 1936 to 1999.

Messerly Family Papers, 1896-1902 (CA6713)
0.2 cubic feet

The papers of a Sedalia, Missouri, family include a baby book for Charles Edward Messerly Jr. and John McRoberts Messerly, 1896. Also included is a certificate appointing Charles Edward Messerly as the presiding judge of Pettis County, 1902, and an undated photograph of Hospital Day.

Methodist Church, Southwest Missouri Annual Conference Records, 1941-1959 (R0555)
(15 volumes)

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These are published minutes of sessions of the Southwest Missouri Annual Conference of the Methodist Church. Included are membership rolls and pastoral assignments, minutes, reports, obituaries, and statistics.

The Missouri Collection, 1771-2024 (C3982)
18.6 cubic feet (854 folders, 893 photographs), 37 oversize items, 9 audio cassettes, 7 audio discs, 9 CDs, 1 computer disc, 1 film, 6 film strips, 9 DVDs, 3 video cassettes, 583 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 Department of Agriculture Photographs, 1920-1978 (P0203)
10 photographs

Photos of the Missouri State Fair.

Missouri Department of Transportation Photographs, 1929-1972 (P0453)
0.5 linear feet

Photos of State Highway Commision members, Ronald Reagan speaking at the Missouri State Fair, the Missouri State Highway Takeover program, and Missouri bridges, businesses, and historic sites.

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 Trust Company (Sedalia, Mo.) Debenture, 1891 (C1600)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Debenture for fifty pounds to Lionel Fitzgerald Kirwan, Collin, Castle Douglas, Great Britain, from the Missouri Trust Company.

Missouri. 6th Circuit Court, Pettis County, Record Book, 1870-1875 (C1202)
0.14 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Record book of court cases, containing synopsis of each case, listing witnesses, and giving the outcome.

Modern Woodmen of America, Camp No. 6697 (Dunksburg, Mo.) Records, 1899-1953 (C3106)
0.8 cubic feet, 2 rolls of microfilm

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Correspondence, reports, and financial material of the Dunksburg, Missouri, chapter of Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal beneficiary insurance society founded in 1883. Record books have been microfilmed.

Louis M. Monsees Papers, 1900-1947 (C0139)
0.1 cubic feet

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Advertisements from various periodicals for some champion jacks and jennies; clippings describing honors taken by Monsees' stock; correspondence concerning the purchase of jacks; and guest book. Monsees' farm was located in Pettis County, Missouri.

Lynn Morrow Papers, 1804-2015 (R1000)
24 cubic feet (1051 folders, 5 oversize folders, 11,170 photographs, 852 negatives)

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The Lynn Morrow papers contain correspondence and research papers, with an additional significant collection of late twentieth-century promotional and advertising items. The papers reflect major areas of Morrow’s research on the southwest Missouri region; Iron, Shannon, and Washington counties; Theodore Pease Russell and his writings; and the writings of Silas C. Turnbo. The collection also includes a large selection of promotional publications and ephemera associated with late 20th century tourism in Missouri and Arkansas.

National Park Service, Missouri Historic Sites Photographs, 1884, 1947-1956 (P0214)
0.16 linear feet

Photos of historic sites and properties in Missouri, especially St. Joseph.

Arthur T. Nelson Collection, no date (C3745)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains twenty-six photographs of the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, taken by A.B. Duncan of Springfield, Missouri. Views include architecture and livestock exhibitions. Photos were apparently taken in the early years of the fair.

Rose M. Nolen Papers, 1873-2004 (C4227)
1.0 cubic foot (41 folders)

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The papers of Rose Nolen contain clippings, research materials, and manuscript drafts of a Sedalia, Missouri, journalist. Topics include the Katy Depot in Sedalia, the Methodist Inner City Church in Kansas City, Black Panthers and the Black Power Movement, Bothwell Regional Medical Center, and Sedalia history.

David W. Petefish Commission, 1871 (C1625)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Commission as public administrator for Pettis County, MO, to complete unexpired term of James S. Porter. Signed by B. Gratz Brown.

Pettis County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1902-1977 (P1138)

An artificial collection of photographs of Pettis County, Missouri.

Pettis County, Missouri, School Subdistrict No. 4, Township 47, Range No. 23, Record Book, 1870-1873 (C1203)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Record of expenses incurred by the local directors. Receipts and expenditures.

Prairie Grove School, Pettis County, Missouri Records, 1910-1914, 1952-1961 (R0258)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Prairie Grove School, Pettis County, Missouri Records contain microfilm copy of daily and term attendance records of Prairie Grove School in southern Pettis County, Missouri. Included are records for 1910-1914 and 1952-1961.

Ramsay Place Names File, 1928-1945 (C2366)
6 cubic feet (12 boxes), 4 rolls of microfilm

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Card file of origins of Missouri place names, compiled by students of Robert L. Ramsay, University of Missouri professor of English. Cards are in alphabetical order by place name.

Irwin Raut Papers, 1871-1927 (C2410)
0.19 cubic feet (9 folders)

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The papers of Irwin Raut contain miscellaneous material, including price lists for trunks (1874-1879), railway schedules, information on Sedalia and St. Louis, and a scrapbook of poetry.

Rebekah Assembly of Missouri Collection, 1932-1990 (R0616)
(8 rolls of microfilm)

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The Rebekah Assembly of Missouri Collection contains microfilm copies of printed minutes of the annual meetings of the Rebekah Assembly of Missouri. The minutes include lists of state officials, delegates and alternates, financial information and committee reports, matters concerning the Odd Fellows Home in Liberty, Missouri, and a listing of the names and local addresses of all Rebekah lodges in Missouri.

Religious Newsletter Collection, 1874-1903 (C4425)
0.1 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Religious newsletters and bulletins from various denominations, including Lutheran, Presbyterian, and Methodist churches, largely from the Sedalia, Missouri, area.

Harry and Opal Mae Rice Postcard Collection, 1909-1946 (P0497)
18 postcards

Postcards of Missouri scenes: St. Joseph, Gallatin, Lebanon, Slater, Maryville, Branson, Jefferson City, Sedalia, St. Louis, and Kansas City.

William E. Rider Papers, 1893-1953 (K0014)
0.3 c.f.; 23 folders

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Correspondence which Rider, a farmer in Pettis County, MO., received from family and friends concerning farming and personal matters.

Rotoscope Collection, 1938-1981 (R1499)
11 cubic feet (23 folders, 50 reels 35mm film)

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The Rotoscope Collection contains the personal papers of Rowe Carney Jr., photographs, patents, schematics and design materials, promotional material, and 35mm reels of film related to the Rotoscope. Invented by Rowe Carney Jr. of Rolla, Missouri, and Tom Smith of Urbana, Missouri, the Rotoscope is a single camera, single projection system capable of taking and projecting a scope of 180 degrees on one reel of film. The collection also includes film scripts written by Rowe 'Doc' Carney and correspondence related to the production of two of his films.

Joanie Melton Seale Papers, 1971-2006 (SP0098)
0.4 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The Joanie Melton Seale Papers contain materials related to the Lester E. Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, collected by registered nurse Joanie Melton Seale. The collection consists of publications, a medical directory, and a calendar celebrating the hospital’s centennial. The collection also includes a program for the 1971 Missouri State Fair.

Sedalia Commercial Club Guest Book, 1889-1895 (C1250)
0.18 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The collection contains a register of club visitors.

Sedalia Democrat Photographs, 1942, 1977 (P0781)
9 photographs

Photos of May 1977 tornado in Sedalia, Pettis County.

Sedalia Library Association Minute Book, 1871-1874 (C1249)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The records contain minutes, roll of members and subscribers, constitution, and articles of association. Also some Pettis County historical data.

Sedalia Real Estate and Loan Men's Association (Sedalia, Mo.) Papers, 1922-1926 (C0587)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The papers contain correspondence, clippings, minutes of meetings, and a city ordinance of this organization.

Sedalia, Missouri, Board of Trade Proceedings, 1872-1888 (C1247)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Sedalia, Missouri, Credit Record Book, 1873-1881 (C1248)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The records contain credit records of individuals and businesses in Sedalia. Includes newspaper clippings of business transactions or any items of information affecting the financial status of the businessmen.

George R. Smith Papers, 1835-1899 (C1028)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The papers of George R. Smith contain correspondence, miscellaneous personal and business papers, and speeches of a Sedalia, Missouri, lawyer and businessman. Smith was influential in the establishment of the Missouri Pacific Railway.

Nancy K. Smith Postcard Collection, 1900-1970 (P0029)
268 postcards

Postcards, all views of hospitals and clinics and some sanitariums across Missouri.

Smith-Cotton Family Papers, 1834-1929 (C0399)
0.15 cubic feet (7 folders)

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Papers of George R. Smith, a Missouri pioneer lawyer and politician, and his daughters, Sarah E. Cotton, and Mrs. M.E. Smith. Some letters about the George R. Smith College. Smith was the founder of Sedalia, Missouri.

Smithton United Methodist Church (Smithton, Mo.) Records, 1865-1954 (C3704)
2 rolls of microfilm

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The records of the Smithton United Methodist Church contain church membership records and minutes for the Ladies Aid Society, the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, and the Woman's Society of Christian Service, of the English and German churches which united in 1924 to form the Smithton United Methodist Church of Smithton, Pettis County, Missouri.

Noelle Louis Soren Papers, 1904-2008 (K0525)
3.84 c.f.

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South Side School, Pettis County, Missouri Records, 1914-1917, 1955-1958 (R0259)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The South Side, Pettis County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the daily and term attendance records of South Side School in southern Pettis County, Missouri. Included are records for 1914-1917 and 1955-1958.

Smith A. Sterett Papers, 1861-1899 (C2074)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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The papers of Smith A. Sterett contain letters from business associates, friends, and family; business papers; Sterett's Confederate Army discharge; and an elementary spelling book. Sterett was a Montana Territory prospector, Helena, MT, merchant, and Nevada, MO, hardware merchant.

Alan H. Stricker Papers, 1935-2023 (S0643)
5.6 cubic feet

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The Alan H. Stricker Papers contain correspondence, photographs, VHS tapes, and LPs documenting his involvement with the St. Louis Ragtimers, a musical group dedicated to playing traditional Ragtime and traditional Jazz.

William Franklin Switzler Scrapbooks, no date (C1444)
0.64 cubic feet (6 volumes)

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Miscellaneous newspaper clippings attributed to William F. Switzler. Volume 3 contains a handwritten description of Sedalia, MO, around 1865 with pictures of Sedalia buildings and countryside.