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Charles Henry Hardin Papers, 1842-1892 (C0111)
0.1 cubic feet (10 folders)
Hardin was a lawyer, governor of Missouri, 1874-1876, and founder of Hardin College in Mexico, Missouri. Collection includes correspondence with wife and friends, essays, speeches, unofficial reports, law notebook, legal cases in Boone, Callaway, Macon, and Randolph Counties, and diary of Mary Hardin, 1854-1856 and 1859.
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I. Hardin Collection, 1823-1857 (C2400)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Application for transfer of pension funds and original claim of Thomas Hardin, Howard County, MO, veteran of the Revolutionary War, who served in a Virginia regiment and Virginia militia, 1776-1800; also pension application papers of heirs of John Long, who served in the North Carolina militia.
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Hardy Family Papers, 1849-1987 (S0380)
0.8 cubic feet, 164 photographs
The Hardy Family Papers contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and research papers of the Hardy family, who founded a salt packing and distribution business in St. Louis in 1914. The collection primarily chronicles the life of Jane Tillman Hardy, Thomas Walter Hardy Jr., and the family’s involvement with Hardy Salt.
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Andrew Jackson Harlan Scrapbook, 1857-1906 (C4100)
0.35 cubic feet (1 oversize volume)
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Moses Harman Papers, 1858-1984 (C3802)
0.1 cubic feet (13 folders), 1 roll of microfilm
Papers of Moses Harman, founder and publisher of Lucifer, the Light-Bearer, later the American Journal of Eugenics. He was a proponent of women’s rights and the eugenics movement during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The papers include typescript copies of speech and articles by Harman, a photograph, articles about Harman, and issues of Lucifer, the Light-Bearer, 1896-1907.
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Harmony Church (Warren County, Mo.) Records, 1843-1919 (C3072)
1 roll of microfilm
The collection contains a record book of a German Lutheran Evangelical Church established in 1842. The collection includes transcriptions from other records, 1843-1881; and original records, 1881-1919, including birth, christening, confirmation, marriage, and death records.
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James Harris Papers, 1806-1918 (C2669)
0.2 cubic feet (13 folders)
The collection contains copies of papers of James Harris, farmer and justice of the peace, Clay County, Missouri, and family. Includes personal correspondence from friends and family and miscellaneous financial and legal documents such as receipts, contracts, court orders, inventories, land deeds, and wills.
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Harrison and Hooker Store Records, 1853-1854 (R0099)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Harrison and Hooker Store Records contain a microfilm copy of a daybook/journal from one of the earliest general stores in Lebanon, Missouri. The proprietors were John B. Harrison and Joseph Thomas Hooker.
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Harshbarger Family Papers, 1800s-2010s (CA6178)
104.8 cubic feet, 8 oversize volumes, 16 audio cassettes, 8 CDs
Correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, diaries, U.S. Naval records, farm records, real estate records, clippings, songbooks, sheet music, and audio recordings of a Boone County, Missouri, family. Includes genealogical materials on the Aydelotte, McVicker, Mossholder, and Tourtillott families.
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Harvey Family Papers, 1834-1873 (C0338)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The collection contains negative photostats of correspondence and estate papers of the Thomas H. Harvey family of Saline County, Missouri. Letters describe the area, give prices for land, enslaved persons, and products, and mention family news. Estate records include a will and an estate inventory, 1852.
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Harvey Family Ledger, c. 1850s, 1940s (C4158)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 1 computer disc
Ledger kept by the Thomas Harvey family of Saline County, Missouri, c. 1850s, 1940s. A patron use copy is available on computer disc.
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Thomas Harvey Jr. Papers, 1852-1865 (C0336)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Letter to Harvey from a friend, describing happenings and dangers of a trip from New York to California by way of Isthmus of Panama, conditions in California, and advantages of working there. Letters from relatives concerning family matters. Letter from brother Richard to brother Warren commenting upon attitude of Texans toward the Confederate Army.
Hashbarger, Ruth, (1917-2004), Papers, 1852-1988, 1852-1988 (C2968)
0.4 cubic feet (12 folders)
The papers of Ruth Hashbarger contain family documents and books from the Goebel, Roesche, and Haeberle families, all of whom immigrated to the United States from Germany. Ruth Hashbarger was a descendent of these families.
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James B. Hassett Papers, 1845-1867 (K0647)
0.01 c.f.
Hasett was a farmer located in Jackson County, MO and Fulton County, KY. Includes land records for a farm near Sibley, MO and a certificate concerning value of his buildings and contents burned by 4th Missouri State Cavalry during the Civil War. Also Hassett's will filed in Fulton Co., KY.
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Hawkins Family Papers, 1835-1879 (C0332)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Miscellaneous letters discuss the Mormon conflict in 1838 and prices, weather, and family news from California and Texas.
J.E. Hawley Letter, 1855 (C1548)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To his wife from Columbia, MO, June 10-12, 1855. Hawley, a Massachusetts physician, traveled to Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas to select a town in which to establish a practice. Trip from St. Louis to Columbia, state university, slavery, medicine in Missouri, cost of living, land prices, climate, weather, business matters, and family and friends.
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Oscar Haynie Papers, 1847-1865 (C1811)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Personal accounts with various merchants.
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Ben F. Headen Letter, 1853 (C0546)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Typescript copy of a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Winchester Payne, Cass County, Missouri, from Santa Clara, California, Sept. 16, 1853. Dr. Headen tells of crops, prices, local conditions, and family affairs. Reports what some emigrants had told him about their trips to California.
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Hebron Baptist Church (Cape Girardeau County, Mo.) Minutes, 1829-1878 (C1311)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume, 1 folder)
The records contain minutes of meetings of the church, including official action taken on matters brought before it and the admission and dismissal of members. Also includes a transcription of the record book.
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Friedrich Hecker Papers, 1825-1986 (S0451)
4 cubic feet, 81 folders, 7 microfilm rolls
Friedrich Hecker led an unsuccessful revolt for a German republic in 1848; emigrated to America; aided a second Baden revolt in 1849; and settled in St. Clair County, Illinois. Hecker commanded two regiments in the American Civil War and was active in Republican party politics. The papers contain correspondence, certificates, newspaper clippings, and artifacts, primarily on the German revolts, the Civil War, and Republican politics. The collection is in German and English.
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John B. Helm Papers, 1818-1868 (C0589)
0.5 cubic feet (45 folders)
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.
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Helm-Davidson Family Papers, 1824-1970 (C3434)
2.5 cubic feet (101 folders, 1 oversize volume)
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Ethelda Henry Genealogical Collection, 1671-1988 (C3881)
34.6 cubic feet (2,364 folders)
Family histories and genealogies of over 400 Boone County and central Missouri families, including the Asbell family. The collection also includes cemetery, census, marriage, school, will, Bible, and church records; clippings, photographs, family and genealogical correspondence, source materials, abstracts, and manuscripts; and miscellaneous.
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John E. Henseler Papers, 1820-1910 (S0833)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
The John E. Henseler Papers contain photocopies of photographs, military service summaries, and certificates pertaining to Henseler's service in the 35th Missouri Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
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Lizzie M. Powell Hereford Papers, 1817-1880 (C4152)
1.3 cubic feet (10 folders, 21 items)
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.
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Herndon Family Letters, 1859-1879 (C0669)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters written from the gold fields and from Texas, describing living conditions and discussing politics.
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Archelaus Herndon Record Book, 1830-1859 (C0876)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Records of the Baptist Missionary Society of Goochland, Virginia. Genealogy of Archie Perkins family, beginning in 1760. List of individuals enslaved by James Herndon. Archelaus Herndon lived in Carrollton, Missouri.
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Herman T. Hesse Account Book, 1855, 1881-1884 (C1119)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Financial records of a St. Louis, MO, liquor merchant.
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Maude Lupe Hewitt Papers, 1800-1968 (R1344)
2 cubic feet (26 folders)
The papers of Maude Lupe Hewlett contain the personal papers of Maude Lupe Hewlett and family photographs.
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Ezekiel Comer Hickam Papers, 1835-1904 (C3610)
0.2 cubic feet (12 folders)
Papers of a Boone County, Missouri, farmer and mule trader, including several ledgers of mule breeding and sale records. Also contains a book of Lycurgus P. Hickam, his son, listing construction workers on a Boone County road, 1868-1869.
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Hickman Family Papers, 1827-1890 (C1009)
0.3 cubic feet, 2 rolls of microfilm
Business accounts and receipts, tax receipts, correspondence, legal papers, deeds, and church repair pledge lists.
Hickman-Bryan Family Papers, 1796-1920 (C0045)
2.8 cubic feet (297 folders, 3 volumes; also available on 13 rolls of microfilm)
This collection contains the papers of two families named Hickman, one of Boone County, Missouri, and the other of Alexandria, Louisiana. Related by marriage, the families had business dealings in slaves, agriculture, and livestock. The papers of the Bryan family, related to the Boone County Hickmans by marriage are also in this collection.
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Claibourne Hill Papers, 1840-1881 (C3082)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers of Claibourne Hill contain land grants, deeds, and tax receipts belonging to Claibourne Hill of Saline County, MO.
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William E. and Bettie Redding Hill Letters, 1851, 1865 (C3831)
0.2 cubic feet (11 folders)
Correspondence between husband and wife concerning Civil War ravages of home and property in Keytesville, Chariton County, Missouri. Hill, a Southern sympathizer, returned to Keytesville to locate and rescue his property, but decided to reopen his mercantile establishment and bring his family home. Relates hazards, sectional animosity, loss of property, Reconstruction politics, friends, and neighbors.
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Hiller Family Papers, 1785-1993 (C3856)
7.2 cubic feet (357 folders), 2 oversize volumes
Papers of a family of farmers, lawyers, bankers, doctors, and business people of Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, genealogical records, estate records, diaries, personal account books, deeds, military records, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, manuscripts, and miscellaneous material.
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Katherine J. Hinchey-Cochran Family Papers, 1790-1999 (R1280)
20 cubic feet (501 folders, 14 oversize folders, 27 volumes, 3 oversize volumes)
The Katherine J. Hinchey-Cochran Family Papers consisted of family papers, photographs, correspondence, and business records of the extended Hinchey family. Also included are the correspondence and sketches of William J. Hinchey.
Hinde Family Papers, 1844-1865 (C3668)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Letters received by Rodney Martin Hinde and his wife, Catherine Scholl Hinde, of Moorefield, Nicholas County, Kentucky, and Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, from Hinde and Scholl relatives in Missouri, Tennessee, Indiana, and Kentucky. Letters discuss farming and family matters.
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Hinrichs-Bauerrichter Letters, 1854-1906 (C3852)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
Letters of the extended Hinrichs-Bauerrichter family living in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony, Germany, as well as in Nelsonville and Steffenville, Missouri, with some letters from Louisiana, New York, and Illinois.
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Hinton and Walker Records, 1855-1856 (K0212)
0.01 c.f.
Bills of lading for shipments of various goods by steamboat. Gives name of the boat, its master, the name of the receiver of the shipment, a description of the goods and the cost of freight are indicated on the form.
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Veryl Hoenig Papers, c. 1770s-1990 (C4181)
0.4 cubic feet
The papers of Veryl Hoenig contain genealogical research pertaining to the Burton, Searcy, Scott, Finnell, Sutliff, Forbes, Green, and Duncan families of Kentucky, Virginia, and Missouri. Documents include lineage records, copies of indentures, wills, and estates, a hand-drawn family chart, payroll information for service in the Revolutionary War, and excerpts from written histories.
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Holman Family Papers, 1832-1918 (R1403)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Holman Family papers contains personal papers for the Holman family including the military records of John H. Holman who served with the United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War and a letter from Private Walter J. Caffery written in Paris, France, in 1918.
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Ivan Lee Holt Papers, 1835-1966 (C2553)
8 cubic feet, 6 audio cassettes, 4 audio tapes, 8 records
Papers of Ivan Lee Holt, Methodist bishop and a leader of the ecumenical movement. The papers contain correspondence, speeches and sermons, church records, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs, and audio recordings of addresses by Holt. Also included are the papers of Eugene Russell Hendrix, a Methodist bishop from Missouri.
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Theresa M. Holt Collection, 1858-2011 (K1218)
0.1 c.f.
Holt is a resident of Leavenworth, KS, and the caretaker of Mount Zion Cemetery. Includes research notes concerning the history of the Jewish Community in Leavenworth, particularly Mount Zion Cemetery, the Society of the Sons of Truth, First Jewish settlers in Leavenworth, and Orthodox Temple history.
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Holtschneider Family Photograph Collection, 1830-1938 (P0198)
0.3 linear feet
Photographs collected by the Holtschneider family in Osage County of the town of Rich Fountain and surrounding areas. Includes photographs of churches, houses, buildings and people, including First Communion photographs.
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Holy Cross Lutheran Church Records, 1842-1875 (R1454)
0.2 cubic foot (4 folders)
The Holy Cross Lutheran Church Records contain photocopies of birth, baptism, and death records copied from the church records of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Benton County. The records include birth, baptism, confirmation, and death records compiled by Irene Cordes Reinhard.
Hopewell Presbyterian Church (Macon County, Mo.) Records, 1854-1903 (C3827)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Record book of the Hopewell Congregation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Kirksville Presbytery; includes information on the organization of the church, minutes, and membership lists.
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Louis Houck Scrapbook, c. 1859-1876 (C0847)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Scrapbook of business cards from lawyers and other businessmen, primarily from eastern Missouri.
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William N. Houston Receipts, 1858-1870 (C2034)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Tax receipts from Monroe and Audrain Counties, MO, and from U.S. Express Company.
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Howard County, Missouri, Freed Negroes Register, 1836-1861 (C1123)
0.09 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains a list of Negroes set free during the period 26 January 1836-1 April 1861 in Howard County, Missouri.
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Howard Family Papers, 1859-1975 (R1375)
0.25 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Howard Family Papers contain documents from several generations of the Howard family. The Howards were a prominent family from New Madrid County in the 19th century. Many of the documents in the collection relate to their involvement on the Confederate side of the Civil War. The papers include a deed for a slave, letters written during the Civil War, receipts from the Missouri State Guard, and essays and newspaper
clippings about family members.