Washington

Southern and Central Missouri Map Collection, 1874-2011, bulk 1930-2005 (R1466)
6 cubic feet (30 oversize folders, 145 maps)

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The Southern and Central Missouri Map Collection contains highway, railroad, geological, topographical, mining, tourist, city, county, and state maps. The maps focus on the southern and central counties in Missouri including Crawford, Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Howell, Iron, Jefferson, Laclede, Madison, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Sainte Genevieve, Texas, Washington, and Wright counties.

Springfield Iron Furnace (Potosi, Mo.) Account Books, 1834-1842 (C1262)
0.31 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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Account books of an iron works.

Springfield Iron Furnace (Potosi, Mo.) Day Book, 1834-1835 (C1263)
0.13 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Day book of an iron works.

St. Joseph Lead Company, Southeast Missouri Mining & Milling Division Records, 1950-1968 (R0542)
2 cubic feet (30 folders)

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These are records from the files of Division Manager Elmer A. Jones. Included are development
and production reports, summaries of operations, and administrative materials for a major
lead-producing firm in Missouri. There is also material concerning the Bonne Terre Hospital Association
and the National Research Council's Committee on Rapid Excavation.

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.

Tiff School, Washington County, Missouri Collection, 1910 (R1106)
(1 folder)

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This is a souvenir booklet for the 1909-1910 school year at Tiff School in Union township in Washington County, Missouri. E.P. Randall was the teacher and Burwell Fox was the county superintendent. Also included are the names of the pupils and the members of the local school board.

J.W. Towl Papers, 1917-1944 (R0475)
5 folders

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This collection includes correspondence and business records of J. W. Towl, a businessman at
Potosi in Washington County, Missouri. Included are letters and shipping receipts regarding the
barite industry, mineral lands, and the Southeast Missouri Lead Company, 1918-1939, an inventory
of goods at the Towl store in Potosi, 1928, and receipts for subscriptions to the Missouri War Chest,
Inc., 1944.

Turley Family Historical Research Association Records, 1740-2005 (R1068)
6 cubic feet (182 folders, 66 photographs)

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The Turley Family Historical Research Association Records contain historical and genealogical materials related to the Turley family collected by the Turley Family Historical Research Association. The records include copies of family papers, genealogical research, photographs, correspondence, and financial records of the Association.

Carlisle Payton Turley Papers, circa 1883-1967, bulk 1920s-1950s (R1408)
6.5 cubic feet

U.S. Post Office (Blunt, Mo.) Records, 1907-1913 (C3787)
0.1 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The collection contains account and record books kept by the postmaster at Blunt, Washington County, Missouri, from 1 January 1907 to 3 April 1913. The volumes contain quarterly stamp accounts, quarterly postal accounts, and inventories.

U.S. Post Office (Delbridge, Mo.) Money Order Ledger, 1928-1934 (C3788)
0.1 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a register of all money orders taken by the postmaster at Delbridge, Washington County, Missouri, between the post office's establishment, 2 October 1928, and its closure, 27 November 1934. Contains such information as the date of issue of the money order, the names of the remitter and payee, the post office drawn upon, and the amount of the order.

U.S. Post Office (Palmer, Mo.) Records, 1903-1907 (C3786)
1 oversize volume

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The collection contains a record of registered letters taken by the postmaster at Palmer, Washington County, Missouri, from 1903 to 1907. Includes such information as the date a letter was received for registration, the name of the sender, and the name and address of the recipient.

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 Bureau of Mines, Rolla Research Center Records, 1915-1996 (R1321)
17 cubic feet (372 folders, 4 maps, 3,238 photographs, 68 negatives, 936 slides, 3 volumes)

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The United States Bureau of Mines, Rolla Research Center Records contain the records of the Bureau of Mines office and research facility established in Rolla, Missouri in 1915. The records include correspondence, operational reports, project reports, photographs, newspaper articles, program materials, and maps.

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.

Washington County Bank Records, 1893-1903 (R0194)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Washington County Bank Records contain photocopied meeting minutes of the directors and shareholders of the Washington County Bank in Potosi, Missouri. The minute book includes the bylaws, certifications of elections of officers, monthly reviews of business, and annual examinations by state banking officials.

Washington County Health Council Records, 1932-1969 (R0381)
18 folders, 2 volumes microfilmed

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These are financial records, minutes of meetings, and miscellaneous papers of the Washington
County Health Council, a volunteer organization which began in 1937 as the Advisory Council of
Public Health and Child Welfare. The collection includes papers of the Washington County Nursing
Service, 1939-1942, and the annual reports of the Washington County Health Department,
1949-1958.

Washington County, Missouri Court Records, 1822-1839 (R0633)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Washington County, Missouri Court Records contain a microfilm copy of a record book of the Washington County Court beginning on November 11, 1822 and continuing
through July 8, 1839. Court business generally included appointments of local officials, certifications of elections, assessments, and road matters.

Washington County, Missouri Motion Picture, circa 1936-1940 (R0392)
0.1 cubic foot (1 videocassette)

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The Washington County, Missouri, Motion Picture collection contains a film by Harry F. Blount of Potosi, concerning the barite industry in Washington County, Missouri. Included are views of manual and mechanized mining methods, the refining process, and the standard of living of the miners and their families. The film has been duplicated on ½" videotape (VHS).

Washington County, Missouri Probate Records, 1813-1886 (R0632)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Washington County, Missouri Probate Records contain a microfilm copy of probate records from Washington County, Missouri. The first two volumes contain the statements of administrators of estates and guardians of minor children beginning in 1813 and continuing into August 1843. The third volume includes wills from 1845-1886.

Washington County, Missouri Tax Assessment Records, circa 1854-1855 (R0271)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Washington County, Missouri Tax Assessment Records contains a microfilm copy of a volume that is a record of assessments on personal property in Belleview and Union townships in Washington County, Missouri. Real estate, slaves, cash, and miscellaneous property are listed. An index is available.

Washington Zinc and Lead Company Collection, 1918 (R0050)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Washington Zinc and Lead Company Collection contains a prospectus of the Washington County, Missouri based firm.

Ella White Photographs, no date (P0934)
2 photographs

Photos of the Harrison Long and Martin Ruggles houses, Caledonia.

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.

James A. Wood Motion Picture Collection, 1963 (R1309)
0.1 cubic foot (1 DVD)

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This is 3:33 minute film of the barite mining operation at Dog Patch Mine in Washington County, Missouri. It shows the mechanized period of barite mining and was shot on one of the best days of production at the mine in 1963.

Woods-Holman Family Papers, 1805-1906 (C0191)
0.25 cubic feet

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Letters, documents, notebooks, accounts, and receipts of two southeast Missouri families. Papers concern family news, business, farming, livestock, religion, teaching, Native Americans, fur trade, economics, politics, Gold Rush and Civil War and descriptions of California, Iowa, Kansas, and Texas.