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Lead Mining Companies (Washington County, Mo.) Records, 1809-1954 (C3893)
0.5 cubic feet, 29 rolls of microfilm

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This collection contains business records of lead mining companies and company stores in Washington County, MO. The companies include R. Smith and Company; Stone Manning and Company; Manning, Smith and Company; the Missouri and Pennsylvania Lead Company; the Palmer Lead Company; and the Renault Lead Company.

Lenoir-Nifong Family Papers, 1797-1964 (C3835)
0.2 cubic feet (11 folders)

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The papers of a Boone County, Missouri, family with roots in North Carolina include school notebooks, genealogical material, photographs, and account books of the Lenoirs and Frank G. Nifong, a physician who married Lavinia Bradford Lenoir.

Lenoir-Nifong Family Papers, 1813-1955 (C3656)
1.6 cubic feet (44 folders)

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The papers of a Boone County, Missouri, family with roots in North Carolina, include correspondence, genealogical information, and daybooks of a physician, Frank G. Nifong, who married Lavinia Bradford Lenoir.

Abiel Leonard Papers, 1782-1932 (C1013)
16.4 cubic feet (1245 folders)

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The papers contain the personal and business papers of the Leonard family of Fayette, Missouri, including correspondence, deeds, legal cases, bills, accounts, receipts, and Missouri Militia correspondence. Abiel Leonard was a lawyer, farmer, landowner and prominent Whig, who served on the Missouri Supreme Court.

Nathaniel Leonard Papers, 1800-1896, 1927 (C2525)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 2 rolls of microfilm

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The papers of Nathaniel Leonard, a stock breeder and farmer from Cooper County, Missouri, and his family consist of land papers, account and other record books, correspondence, Civil War papers, an 1824 fur memorandum, and an 1875 diary of Lon V. Stephens.

Lesieur Family Papers, 1795-1866 (C3449)
0.15 cubic feet (1 oversize volume)

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Robert L. Lindsay Papers, 1799-1909 (C2801)
0.4 cubic feet

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Correspondence, stock certificates, abstracts, and deeds.

Lawrence D. Lingle Collection, 1811-1885 (C2260)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Miscellaneous correspondence concerning families in Ohio, Michigan, Vermont, and Missouri relating to family and social gossip, weather, livestock, crops, road construction, and teaching in a private school.

John W. Lister Papers, 1818-1911 (S0830)
0.01 cubic foot, 3 folders

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The papers of John W. Lister contain photocopies of his memoirs as a Captain in the United States Navy during the Civil War. Lister served in the Mississippi River Brigade as a carpenter and recounted his experiences in the Siege of Vicksburg and the Red River Campaign.

Logan Wood Genealogical Records, 1700-1980 (K0181)
0.2 c.f.

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Genealogical notes, letters, transcribed copies of historical documents and other materials relating to family lines of interest to Dr. Logan Wood, a physician in Bolckow, Andrew County, Missouri.

James A. Long Papers, 1819-1848 (C3241)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of James A. Long contain letters from Long to his family in Manchester, St. Louis County, MO, while in the University in Columbia, describing everyday student life, professors, preachers, the Whig party in Columbia, James S. Rollins' gubernatorial campaign, and family news.

Louisiana Territory, District of St. Charles Grand Jury Papers, 1811 (C1750)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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True presentments of the grand jurors, November term, 1811, Court of Quarter Sessions, District of St. Charles, Territory of Louisiana. Resolutions concern giving the people of the district a voice in the making of laws and protection from Indians on the frontier.

Larry Lowic St. Louis Architecture Collection, 1803-1995 (S0565)
14 cubic feet, 161 folders

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This collection contains secondary source material and notes Lowic accumulated for his book "The Architectural Heritage of St. Louis, 1803-1891." Subjects of interest include St. Louis neighborhoods, buildings, churches, and the cultural influences of the French and Germans on the city's built environment.

Lynch Family Papers, 1765-1929 (C4117)
0.1 cubic feet

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The papers of the Lynch Family of Howard County, Missouri, contain correspondence, photographs, land records and other legal papers, financial documents, genealogical data, and Civil War service papers. The correspondence within this collection is primarily between members of the Lynch family.

Ransom B. Lynch Journals, 1816-1957 (R1518)
1.5 cubic feet (29 folders)

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The Ransom B. Lynch Journals consist of 42 journals written by Dr. Ransom B. Lynch of Texas County, Missouri, from 1875 to 1934. The journals describe Dr. Lynch’s daily activities, finances, medical practice, and weather conditions.

Machette-Scott Family Papers, 1791-1940 (C4486)
2.8 cubic feet (81 folders)

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Correspondence, financial records, postcards, journals, scrapbooks, photographs, genealogical records, and chapters of an unpublished book regarding a middle-class Victorian family from Fulton, Missouri.

John Machir Papers, 1791-1899 (C2893)
0.6 cubic feet (27 folders)

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The papers of John Machir, a businessman and landowner who lived in St. Louis and Columbia, Missouri, consist of the legal papers of his father, Henry Machir, business correspondence, bills of sale for enslaved people, deeds, tax bills, surveys, personal correspondence, and account books.

Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Papers, 1798-1981 (S0452)
25 cubic fet, 1321 folders, 268 photographs, 39 glass slides, 17 volumes

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Edward Mallinckrodt was an Industrialist, scientist, and philanthropist in St. Louis. He Served as Mallinckrodt Chemical Works director (1901-1965), vice-president (1918-1928), and board chairman (1928-1965). The collection Documents family and business history, Mallinckrodt’s contributions to medicine, conservation, and education. Included in the collection are correspondence, reports, biographies, speeches, notes, scrapbooks, publications, blueprints, patents, and photographs.

David Manchester Letter, 1819 (C2064)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Lydia, Washington County, NY, from Chariton, MO, Apr. 19, 1819. Writes his sister about land and corn prices, and admission of Missouri Territory as a state.

Mariska Pugsley Marker Papers, 1813-2008 (K0500)
8 c.f.

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Family papers of descendants of John Campbell of Kansas City, in particular the Frederic and Charlotte Pugsley family and their daughter Mariska.

Orran Maybray Land Grant, 1819 (C3783)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a military land grant for land in the Missouri Territory given to Maybray for his service in the War of 1812. Maybray served in Lane's Company, 39th Regiment, Infantry.

Mayes-McMahon Family Letters, 1815-1816 (C0940)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Two letters written by B.V. Mayes, St. Louis, to his cousin Nancy McMahon in Henderson, KY. Both letters concern family matters and Mayes's dislike of St. Louis. He remarks on the absence of any American women in the city and on the poor living and working conditions he faces as a clerk in a mercantile house.

McCormack Family Papers, 1777-1873 (C2338)
0.21 cubic feet (10 folders)

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Letters from John Burgoyne to Horatio Gates about treatment of wounded and noncombatants during the Revolutionary War, 1777. Correspondence about immigration to Texas from Missouri, 1842-1844; economic conditions; politics; J. Cox estate in Jefferson County, MO; business accounts, 1841-1852; weather and farm labor journal; marriage and death records; and diary of James McCormack.

John Steele McCormick Collection, 1809-2004 (R0877)
5 cubic feet (112 folders, 15 volumes)

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These are the personal papers, correspondence, research, and writings of genealogist and local historian John Steele McCormick, a descendant of Cyrus Russell and Rebecca Pease Russell of Iron County, Missouri. Primary topics are Crawford County, the Forest Hill neighborhood, the Russell and McCormick families, and the Goodman Wonder Show.

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.

Joseph McCoy Papers, 1815-1908 (C2144)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Eight land deeds (3 to land in St. Louis, 1815-1820; 5 to land in Clark County, 1856-1866). Power of attorney and land purchase receipt, 1844. Daybook of McCoy's business transactions in Waterloo, MO, 1841-1842.

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.

William E. McGready Papers, 1817-1875 (C1018)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Correspondence, legal papers, bills, receipts, and other miscellaneous items of the McGready Family of Potosi, Missouri.

John Philip McGuire Papers, 1808-1838 (C1019)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Receipts, legal papers, business and personal correspondence of J.P. McGuire.

Hayes McKinney Papers, 1789-1897 (C0146)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)

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Six land grants, 1825-1836, signed by John Q. Adams and Andrew Jackson. Also several pamphlets, annual catalog of Bellevue Collegiate Institute and Episcopal Methodist College, 1873-1874, and two surveying textbooks.

James S. McLoed Papers, 1813-1903 (C3667)
0.2 cubic feet (15 folders)

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Papers of James S. McLoed, his father, William, and family. McLoed was a farmer, carpenter, county clerk, justice of the peace, road commissioner, and school trustee in Calumet Township, Pike County, Missouri.

McMahon Family Letters, 1810-1827 (C0947)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Four letters from relatives of Nancy McMahon, from Maury County, TN, and Henderson County, KY. Letters concern family matters. See also Mayes-McMahon Family, Letters, 1815-1816 (C0940).

Pierre Menard Sr. Collection, 1805-1905 (K0275)
0.5 c.f.

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Microfilm of the Menard incoming and outgoing personal and professional correspondence in the Illinois State Historical Library and the Illinois Historical Survey. Letters deal with Menard's involvement in the fur trade and other businesses. Of particular interest are the letters from his daughter Berenice and her husband Francois Chouteau from their home at the mouth of the Kansas River.

Miller-Stephens Family Papers, 1811-1960 (C3229)
0.3 cubic feet

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Correspondence between members of the P.T. Miller family and the E.W. Stephens family, as well as Personal, business, and civic letters of Hugh Stephens. Several letters from 1811 to 1814, one 1839 letter, then resumes with a few Civil War letters. Traces the courtship of Nick E. Miller and Sallie "Birdie" Fisher until their marriage in 1874. Also includes the 1902 foreign travel letters of James H. Moss, a relative of the Stephens family.

Seth Millington Account, 1815-1817 (C1796)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a bill of Doctor Millington against the estate of John Scott for the amount of $72.25 due for visits and medicines.

Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1781-1892 (C2293)
0.23 cubic feet (11 folders)

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The collection contains poems, receipts, documents, newspapers and correspondence concerning business, law, appointments, teaching, politics, insurance, pensions, land, health, cholera, medicine, weather, news of friends and relatives, degrees, autographs, letter of introduction, and the Civil War: secession, orders and battles.

Missouri Church Records, 1811-2023 (C0558)
123.3 cubic feet (1424 folders), 3 computer discs

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The Missouri Church Records consist of newsletters, conference proceedings, reports, directories, journals, and other publications of various religious denominations in Missouri including the Methodist, Baptist, Disciples of Christ (Christian), Presbyterian, and Catholic churches.

The Missouri Collection, 1771-2024 (C3982)
18.6 cubic feet (850 folders, 892 photographs), 34 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-Iowa Border Dispute Collection, 1815-1862 (R1374)
(1 folder)

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The Missouri-Iowa Border Dispute records collect 23 miscellaneous documents relating to the disputed Missouri-Iowa border. The collection contains documents in French, English, and Spanish that pertain to the underlying causes of the conflict and the eventual resolution. The collection consists of letters, land deeds, and proclamations that deal with the background and events of the conflict.

Joseph C. Moore Papers, 1818, 1858 (C3688)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of Joseph C. Moore contain an honorable discharge from service with O'Fallon's Regiment of Riflemen, U.S. Army; and a commission from Governor Robert M. Stewart to the position as justice of the county court of Linn 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.

Frank Luther and Vera I. Mott Papers, 1775-1987 (C2344)
44.75 cubic feet, 6 audio cassettes, 1 roll of microfilm

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Papers of a journalism educator, dean of University of Missouri School of Journalism, and author of Pulitzer Prize-winning HISTORY OF AMERICAN MAGAZINES; and his wife.

Mount Pleasant Baptist Association Records, 1818-1849 (C1328)
0.2 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The record book of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Association, an organization of churches in central Missouri, containing minutes, rules of decorum and an abstract of principles.

Siegmar Muehl Collection, 1778-1992 (C4075)
0.25 cubic feet (7 folders)

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Collection of genealogical research materials compiled by Siegmar Muehl documenting the Strehly family of Hermann, Missouri, particularly focusing on Joseph Carl Strehly (1778-1860) and Maria Strehly Wolff (1822-1906), including family photographs, correspondence, a travel diary, wills, clippings, genealogical charts, and biographies.

Augustus Murphy Papers, 1813-1859 (C0366)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Papers of a tobacco plantation owner who moved from near Louisville, Kentucky, to Callaway County, Missouri, about 1828. Family affairs and farming are discussed.

George Murrel Papers, 1814-1822 (C1605)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of George Murrel contain two photocopied letters. The first is a letter to George Murrel, Barren County, KY, from William Murrel, Greenville, [KY], 11 June 1814, about business, family, local, national, and international situation, defeat of Bonaparte. The second is a letter to Murrel, from Sam[uel] Blain, Springfield, KY, 20 August 1822. Blain wrote of trading hemp for salt, instructions about purchasing hogs.

Betty J. Mussell Collection, 1811-1851 (C0370)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letter, 1811, from Eunice Lowell to her children inquiring as to their health. She speaks of the religious conversion to Christ of several of her neighbors which took place "on the mountain." Reference to the conversion of a hundred or more others as well. Also an urgent request for money to buy wool. Letter, 1851, to Ira Smith from Joseph Smith concerning family health, his desire to see them, and the possibility of employment in a new saw mill.

Native Sons of Kansas City Collection, 1790-1990 (K0465)
30 c.f.

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Manuscripts, documents, photographs, books, maps, and oversize materials relating to the history of the Kansas City area collected by the Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City.

North Kansas City Levee District v. Forever Green of Missouri, LLC Papers, 1819-2009 (K1111)
80 c.f.

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Research files including legal documents, government records, corporate records, correspondence, minutes, photographs, maps, and plans.

Zera Oldham Papers, 1819 (C1904)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Papers pertaining to the settlement of the estate of Zera Oldham by B.F. Thompson.