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James S. Cowan Letter, 1847 (C0496)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To John W. Ellis, Salisbury, Rowan County, Virginia, from St. Louis, Missouri, July 25, 1847. Description of St. Louis in 1847, advice, and an invitation for Ellis to come west.
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Cox-Kingsborough Family Papers , 1848-1938 (CA6777)
1 cubic foot
Photographs, land patents, and collages created by the Cox-Kingsborough family from Macon County Missouri, 1848-1938.
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Tolliver Craig Papers, 1821-1850, 1986 (C4394)
0.1 cubic feet (4 folders)
Notebook and autobiography of Tolliver Craig; Shopping lists; Letter from Tolliver Craig to his son, Larkin Craig; Booklet: A History of The Craig Reunion, by Mary Louise Fricke.
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Crede Family Papers, 1818-1939 (C3065)
1.6 cubic feet (93 folders, 8 volumes), 2 oversize volumes; also available on 4 rolls of microfilm
Personal correspondence, genealogical records, and business records of a German-American family living in Osage County, MO. The bulk of the collection concerns Hermann Crede; other papers pertain to his brothers, Wilhelm and Carl; all three immigrated in the 1850s. Much of the correspondence is in German; the business records are in English.
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Cresswell Family Papers, 1823-1979 (R0007)
1.25 cubic foot (51 folders, 2 oversize volumes)
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George Cresswell Letters, 1823-1860 (C3269)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copies of letters from England to George Cresswell of Pennsylvania and Washington County, Missouri, regarding economic conditions in England and slavery.
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John Jordon Crittenden Letters, 1820-1860 (C0973)
1 roll of microfilm
Letters pertaining to the Whig Party, particularly in Missouri. Originals in the Library of Congress.
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Crump Family Journals, 1838-1886 (C3146)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Extracts from the journals of the Crump and Dupuy families. Includes family record of Crump family, and sale bill of their belongings with list of items and amounts paid for each.
Spencer Crutcher Letters, 1847-1917 (C0242)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Written from Jessamine County, KY, to William N. Crutcher, Frankfort, KY, concerning national politics, farming, and family life. Includes an 1886 letter about a gold prospecting trip to California. Miscellaneous items.
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Cuivre-Siloam Regular Baptist Association Records, 1822-1922 (C4325)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)
The records of Cuivre-Siloam Regular Baptist Church Association contain meeting minutes, which also include some church history and brief biographies of some of the church elders.
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Romulus E. Culver Papers, 1846-1886 (C2612)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers of Romulus E. Culver contain letters from Culver, who marched with Doniphan in the Mexican War, from the New Mexico Territory, and from individuals gathering information about Culver's death at the hands of Mexican insurgents in Mora, NM. Also included are miscellaneous documents, an interview with William Matney, and receipts.
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Isaac Curd Papers, 1827-1862 (C0241)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters and papers of a Fulton, MO, doctor, politician and member of the General Assembly in 1838.
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J.M. Cutts Letters, 1846 (C2120)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To John C. Payne, Esq., Haskinsville, Green County, KY, from Wash., July 12, 1846. Cutt's house guest, Anna Payne, was seriously ill and he informed her father that all possible medical treatment and care were being provided, but her condition was not improving.
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Henry Clay Daniel Papers, 1846-1920 (C1002)
0.6 cubic feet (43 folders)
Correspondence, miscellaneous papers, Civil War claims, printed materials, and account books.
Daughters of the American Revolution, Rachel Donelson Chapter Springfield, Missouri Collection, 1929-1978 (R1078)
0.1 cubic foot (24 volumes)
These are yearbooks and other publications related to the Rachel Donelson Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The yearbooks include lists of national, state, and local officers, schedules of programs, and membership rosters.
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Dauwalter Family Papers, 1849-1969 (CA6665)
1.0 cubic foot
The papers of a family from Boonville, Missouri, that owned a saddlery and grocery store include photographs, land records, estate papers, notebooks, a cross-stich sampler, and miscellaneous papers.
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Davis Family Papers, 1828-1894 (C0308)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Collection of miscellaneous papers, mostly bills and accounts of wheat and tobacco sales. Included is a manuscript history of Pike County, Missouri, written by Ada Reid White; letters; newspaper clippings; pictures of St. John’s Episcopal Church; and typed copies of three magazine articles written in 1948 concerning Meriwether Lewis and correspondence pertaining to them.
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Albert G. Davis Papers, 1841-1877 (C3207)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Miscellaneous land grants, land warrants, correspondence, receipts and deeds.
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Ernest A. Davis Papers, 1846-1990 (C2606)
0.3 cubic feet
Personal papers of Davis consisting of letters sent by Davis to his mother Gertrude while he was in the army during World War I. Photographs depict him and his family, and group photographs of Davis's army units. Two volumes of church records document the Providence Baptist Church in Johnson County, Missouri. Other records document the genealogy of Davis's family through newspaper clippings and a photocopy of family records.
John Davis and William O. Colburn Papers, 1838-1890 (C0091)
0.18 cubic feet (9 folders)
Accounts, legal papers, promissory notes, and receipts, of John Davis of Pleasant Hill and Warrensburg, MO, and William O. Colburn of Miller County and California, MO.
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Davis-Hughes Family Papers, 1842-1963 (C0834)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Papers of two Missouri families represented by William Thompson Davis and his brother-in-law, Joseph Taylor Juan Hughes. Collection consists mainly of Davis' letters, his diploma, and a program from the Davis Institute. Also includes genealogical material.
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David Lewis Day Papers, 1762-1885 (K0114)
0.3 c.f.
Letters, diary, account books, poems and newspaper clippings belonging to Day, a Civil War veteran from Milford, MA. Much of the material deals with the Civil War or with veterans' organizations such as the Grand Army of the Republic.
Defoe Family Papers, 1840-1867 (C0309)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Primarily land grants and deeds.
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William R. Denslow Collection, 1841-1929 (C0822)
0.4 cubic feet (21 folders)
The collection contains materials collected by William R. Denslow, including his father’s memoirs, articles on local history, letters dated 1859-1861 written by a young boy working on a whaling ship, and a typescript copy of an 1898 diary describing the Yukon gold fields.
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Desloge Mining Collection, 1840-1956 (R1370)
0.1 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Desloge Mining papers consist of documents pertaining to the Desloge Consolidated Lead Company. The mining operation was located in Desloge, which is in St. Francis County, Missouri. Business documents and letters about the company, a family tree of the wealthy Desloge family, and newspaper clippings about the company are included in the collection.
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Robert L. Dillard Papers, 1849-2016 (SP0072)
1 cubic foot (10 folders, 4 volumes, 30 photographs)
The Robert L. Dillard Papers contain historical records related to the Dillard and Dennis families of Greene and Webster counties in Missouri. The records include marriage and death certificates, land deeds, pension applications, correspondence, and photographs. The collection also contains a manuscript written by Dr. Robert L. Dillard on his family history and genealogy.
Mary Stakes Dines Diary, 1849-1931 (S0524)
0.2 cubic foot, 2 folders
The Mary Stakes Dines Collection contains a photocopy of a diary written by Mary Stakes Dines, the wife of Reverend Tyson Dines, a Confederate sympathizer Also included in the collection are photocopies of the history of the Stratton family and a Civil War parole of Reverend Tyson Dines.
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Disciples of Christ State Convention Minutes, 1845 (C2138)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Minutes of the state meeting of the Missouri Churches of Jesus Christ held in Columbia, October 17 and 18, 1845. List of the ministers present, the congregations represented, and those represented in 1844 but not in 1845.
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Michael M. Dively Papers, 1839-1898 (K0476)
0.2 c.f.
Correspondence and legal documents of Dively, wholesale and retail groceries, City Council member, and banker in Kansas City, MO.
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Dodge-Melick Family Papers, 1838-1922 (C0096)
0.18 cubic feet (9 folders)
Papers of Leonard Dodge of Bates County, Missouri, primarily pertaining to land. Copies of his will. Also papers of Wesley Melick of Horton, Missouri, a son-in-law of Dodge who was an army surgeon during the Civil War.
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Elsie L. Doke Papers, 1770-1988 (SP0147)
2.5 cubic feet (93 folders)
The Elsie L. Doke Papers contain genealogical research created and compiled by Elsie L. Woods Doke, including surname files, correspondence, family histories and charts, and newspapers. The materials date from 1770 to 1988 and relate to families throughout the Ozarks of both Elsie’s lineage and the lineage of her husband, Galen Doke.
Doniphan-Moss Family Papers, 1818-1920 (C4655)
0.1 cubic foot (4 folders), 7 oversize items
Correspondence and land records concerning a family largely from the St. Joseph and Clay County, Missouri, areas. Includes land deeds, miscellaneous papers, and letters between members of the Doniphan, Moss, and Thornton families.
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Douglass Family Collection, 1838-1990 (C3978)
1.4 cubic feet (39 folders), 13 audio cassettes
The Douglass Family Collection consists of land deeds, personal and business correspondence, oral history transcripts, photographs, volumes, and other miscellaneous items dealing with farm life and agriculture in McBaine, Missouri. There are also records dealing with a flourmill belonging to Northcutt & Brothers in Mexico, Missouri, and an account book for the Oakdale Graveyard in Shelby County, Missouri.
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Downing and Whinrey Families Papers, 1837-1929 (R0049)
0.25 cubic foot (11 folders)
The Downing and Whinrey Families Papers contain photocopies of receipts and correspondence of the Downing and Whinrey families of southwestern Missouri. Both families had members who went to California to mine gold in the 1850s, some of whom remained to settle in the West. Most of the collection consists of letters written to relatives in Missouri.
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Drake and McGraw Families Papers, 1829-1918 (R1371)
0.25 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Drake and McGraw Familes Papers document the personal and professional lives of several members of Drake and McGraw families. The McGraw family lived in Greene County, Missouri, and the Drake family lived in Benton County, Missouri. The collection consists of professional documents, correspondence, and a journal collected from multiple members of these families.
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Charles D. Drake Autobiography, 1811-1879 (C1003)
1 cubic foot (43 folders, 1 roll of microfilm)
Autobiography of a lawyer, U.S. senator from Missouri, radical Republican, and principal author of the Missouri State Constitution of 1865, the "Draconian Code."
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Joseph Drake Letter, 1844 (C1525)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Margaret P. Jackman, Rocheport, MO, from Monticello, MO, May 19, 1844.
Drake wrote his niece about health and fortune of family, condition of crops, weather, hard times. Hoped Henry Clay's election would improve crop and stock prices.
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Draper-McClurg Family Papers, 1838-2009 (C3069)
5.2 cubic feet (199 folders), 5 rolls of microfilm, 24.6 MB of digital files
The Draper-McClurg family papers are comprised of correspondence, photographs, Civil War diaries and records, and other personal papers of the families of Philander Draper and Joseph W. McClurg. The papers document the families' involvement in politics, farming and orchards, lead mining and smelting, the Civil War, and frontier life in Missouri, the Dakota Territory, and several western states.
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Nathan Dresser Letters, 1837-1841 (C2066)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters to Dresser's parents in Vermont and his sister in New Hampshire, written from St. Louis. Concern family members.
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Dry Fork Regular Baptist Church, Lake Spring, Missouri Records, 1834-1903 (R0406)
1 volume, 1 folder microfilmed
These are a record book and papers of the Dry Fork Regular Baptist Church in the Lake Spring
community of Dent County, Missouri. The volume includes the rules of decorum, articles of faith,
membership records, and minutes of church business meetings, 1834-1879. The papers include
letters of dismission and church correspondence
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Hugh Dunbar Deed of Emancipation, 1846 (C0513)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Deed of Emancipation for Charlott, an enslaved woman, March 26, 1846. Hugh Dunbar, the enslaver, freed her for $1.00.
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Henry Timberlake Duncan Papers, 1838-1844 (C0304)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Negative photostats of three land grants issued in Vandalia, Illinois, for nearby tracts.
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Duncan-Hardin-Jenkins Family Papers, 1821-1860 (C0307)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Copies and transcriptions of letters between family members in Missouri and Kentucky relating to family business, crops, neighbors, and romantic interests. Mention of Bonne Femme Academy, Boone County, Missouri. Bible class organized by Mary B. Jenkins Hardin, including list of members.
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Duncan-Lowman Family Papers, 1847-1952 (C0487)
0.4 cubic feet (15 folders)
Papers of Levin O. Duncan, blacksmith and farmer, and William O. Lowman, tanner and farmer, of Shelby County, MO, and families; correspondence from family and friends in Maryland, Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, and Illinois; ledgers; miscellaneous business receipts; and scrapbook of Shelby County happenings, 1902-1952. Kept by Ida Lowman.
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Daniel Dunklin Papers, 1815-1877 (C0097)
0.6 cubic feet
The correspondence, financial, and miscellaneous papers of the fifth governor of Missouri and a leading Missouri Democrat. The correspondence is especially rich in discussion of Missouri elections and of the leading political issues in Missouri and in the United States from 1829 to 1835.
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Dunlap Family Papers, 1780-2002 (C4004)
1.9 cubic feet (91 folders)
The papers of the Dunlap family include genealogical records, a Civil War journal, photographs, maps and land surveys, and other research materials compiled to produce histories of the Dunlap and Kofahl families of Licking, Missouri.
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John N. Dunlap Journal, 1847 (C0306)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Part of a journal kept by a doctor during the Mexican War. Describes nature, climate, health, war, and peace activities, traveling conditions, and his companions.
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Durand-Thomure Family Papers, 1792-1938 (R1527)
0.5 cubic foot (12 folders, 2 photographs)
The Durand-Thomure Family Papers contain correspondence, financial records, property deeds, and legal documents related to the Durand and Thomure families of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The collection also includes similar documents concerning the LaRose family, as well as Ste. Genevieve land records and French songs.
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Duree Family Papers, 1847-1888 (C0303)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Receipts for taxes and money received, notes, and letters concerning a trip west and family health and affairs.
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Dyson-Bell-Sans Souci Papers, 1845-1880 (S0016)
0.2 cubic foot, 1 microfilm roll
The papers contain 83 letters written by or to Absalom Roby Dyson (1832-1864) and his wife, Louisa Johnson Dyson (1833-1898), between 1850 and 1880 regarding their life in Steelville and Franklin County, Missouri, before the Civil War and Absalom Dyson’s service as a Confederate soldier. Also included are various teaching contracts, business and employment records, and other documents related to Absalom Dyson’s work as a farmer, postmaster, and teacher.