1850s

Ewing Young Mitchell Jr. Papers, 1840-1949 (C1041)
0.4 cubic feet, 101 rolls of microfilm

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Papers of a Springfield, MO, lawyer active in Democratic Party politics, who served as assistant secretary of commerce in Franklin Roosevelt's first administration. Material concerns family affairs, law practice with emphasis on county indebtedness, Ozark land speculation, and Democratic politics on the state and national levels.

Frances Pearle Mitchell Papers, 1858-1919 (C1703)
0.3 cubic feet (10 folders)

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The papers of a resident of Rocheport, Missouri, consist of appointments, certificates, correspondence, invitations, programs, and dance cards.  Mitchell, a graduate of Stephens College, was involved in many civic and women’s organizations, including the Missouri Women Farmers’ Club.

Mockbee-Chiles Family Papers, 1842-1885 (K0473)
0.01 c.f.

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Papers of the Thomas Mockbee and Elizabeth Ann (Eliza) Chiles Mockbee family. Includes letters, land deeds, bills of sale, documents and newspaper articles.

Justus R. Moll Collection, 1855-1952 (C4468)
2.0 cubic feet (140 folders)

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Collection contains genealogy materials, correspondence, photographs, and materials related to general history. The genealogy materials relate to the Moll family, relatives of the Moll family, and other families researched by Moll.

Montgomery County, Missouri, Danville Township Pollbooks, 1848-1851 (C1673)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Pollbooks for election of circuit attorney and special election of state senator, November 1848. Pollbook for election of county surveyor, supreme and circuit court officials, and the vote on a new courthouse building, August 1851.

John Montgomery Letter, 1851 (C0544)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To William Montgomery, Carrollton, Missouri, from Weberville, California, March 11, 1851. Written to his brother by a young miner in the California gold fields, concerning his returning home.

Samuel Montgomery Papers, 1854-1887 (CG0014)
0.2 cubic feet

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This collection contains letters, military documents, family genealogy information, and copied pages from published material.

Frederick W. Moody Collection, 1838-1869 (K0347)
0.01 c.f.

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The collection contains the memoir of Frederick W. Moody. The memoir contains stories regarding his immigration to the United States from England in 1857, his travels to New Mexico, Colorado, and early life in Kansas City and Westport.

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.

T. Clifford Morgan Collection, 1853-1983 (C4338)
0.25 cubic feet (6 folders)

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The collection contains documents, books, and ledgers collected by T. Clifford Morgan for research of his wife’s family.

Wick Morgan Journal, 1854 (C3817)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Journal of Wick Morgan describing his trip to California from Dade County, Missouri, with a wagon train. The notes detail the availability of food, the conditions of the roads, and the mileage traveled daily by the group.

Morisse Family Papers, 1854-2023 (S0269)
22.3 cubic feet

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The Morisse Family Papers contain correspondence, photographs, reel-to-reel tapes, and citizenship papers of the Morisse, Zimmerman, Walter, and Rosenthal families of St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as well as Quincy, Illinois. Materials of interest include photograph albums compiled by Herbert Ernest Morisse, documenting the Morisse families' involvement with Boy Scout Troop 21 of the Ethical Society of St. Louis and their outings at Herb Ella cabin along the Black River. The albums also contain photographs chronicling Herbert Ernest Walter Morisse's years as a student at Washington University in the early 1930s. Other materials of interest include correspondence between Marian Morisse and her brothers, Walter and Henry Hoener, during World War II.

MORNING STAR Records, [1856-1859 (C2392)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The records contain a bill of fare and timetable for St. Louis to St. Joseph, MO, and return of the Missouri River Thursday packet, MORNING STAR. T.H. Brierly, master, and J.B. Weaver, clerk. The MORNING STAR was built in 1856 and destroyed by fire June 21, 1859.

Morris Family Papers, 1837-1943 (R0390)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Morris Family Papers contain photocopies of promissory notes, land papers, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers of the Morris family of Greene and Webster counties in Missouri.

Joseph Morris Family Letters, 1840-1908 (C0426)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder, 1 roll of microfilm)

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Letters from Joseph Morris and daughter, Sara Morris Mottram, from England to relatives in Tennessee. Political affairs in England, and general family news.

Morrison Family Papers, 1800s-1950; bulk dates 1840s-1880s (C4731)
1.0 cubic foot (42 folders), 2 oversize items

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Family and business papers of the Morrison family of Howard County, Missouri. Largely concerns Alfred Williams Morrison (1802-1883), as well as his sons, James P. and Preston E. Morrison.

Morrow and Skaggs Families Papers, 1843-1995 (R1520)
3 cubic feet (109 folders, 1,139 photographs, 75 negatives, 5 tin types)

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The Morrow and Skaggs Families Papers contain materials related to the Morrow and Skaggs families predominantly of Miller County, Missouri. The bulk of the materials is an expansion of Joe Morrow’s genealogical compilation, Ancestors and Descendents [sic] of George & Ethel (Skaggs) Morrow, privately printed, June 1980. The materials include correspondence, family trees, photographs, certificates, and personal documents.

Lynn Morrow, Johnboats & Riverways Collection, 1809-2012, bulk 1871-1930 (R1523)
2.5 cubic feet (109 folders)

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The Lynn Morrow, John Boat & Riverways Collection contains research, correspondence, maps, photographs, slides, newspaper clippings, published articles, interviews, and memoirs about the Missouri Ozarks with a particular emphasis on the origins of the John Boat, including the name itself and the emergence and lasting popularity of float fishing and hunting/fishing clubs at the turn of the 20th century in Missouri. This collection also includes a large selection of postcards and ephemera related to boating, hunting and fishing in 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.

W.I.I. Morrow Papers, 1839, 1852 (C2051)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Positive Photostat copy of a day by day account of the journey of Morrow, attending physician to a party of Cherokee Indians, during the forced migration between c. 20 February-24 March 1839. Two typescript copies of a diary also included. Copy of 1852 letter from Morrow regarding use of liquor among Seneca Indians near Enterprise, Missouri.

Mary Jane "Mollie" Moss Memory Books, 1852-1853 (CA6449)
0.2 cubic feet

Memory books belonging to a resident of Hannibal, Missouri, contain autographs, poetry, and notes from friends and family.

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.

Frank Luther Mott Papers, 1824-1962 (C2343)
0.5 cubic feet

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Papers of a journalism educator, dean of University of Missouri School of Journalism, and noted author. Includes autographs, correspondence, information on Japanese journalism education after World War II, congratulatory letters on Mott's appointment to the University, and manuscript and galley proof for TIME ENOUGH.

Mount Gilead Church Records, 1853-1983 (K0165)
0.4 c.f. (5 folders)

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Photocopy of a minute book of the Church. Also included deeds for land which became the Mount Gilead Church Cemetery, and a series of news clippings relating the history of the Church, the adjoining school and their eventual transfer to Clay County to become part of the County Parks system.

Mount Gilead School Records, 1854-1859 (K0164)
0.02 c.f. (1 folder)

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Photocopies of minutes, tax levies and tax receipts for the Mount Gilead School District in Clay County, Missouri. Also is an "Inventory of Sale of Personal Property of T.M. Gosney, Deceased."

Mount Horeb Presbyterian Church (Monroe County, Mo.) Record Book, 1852-1875 (C1355)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The records contain minutes, membership records, and record of infant baptisms.

Mount Lebanon Baptist Church Records, 1847-circa 1967 (R0382)
0.06 cubic foot (2 folders)

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The Mount Lebanon Baptist Church Records contain photocopies of minutes of meetings, 1847-1909, and membership records, circa 1852-1967, of the Mount Lebanon Baptist Church near Thornfield in Ozark County, Missouri. The church was founded in 1847 as the
Mount Lebanon Church of General Baptists. 

Mount Nebo Baptist Church (Cooper County, Mo.) Records, 1829-1855 (C3037)
1 roll of microfilm

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The record book of Mount Nebo Baptist Church contains the articles of faith and church covenant in addition to meeting minutes. The minutes, for the most part, document new members being received into the church.

Mount Pleasant United Baptist Church (Hartsburg, Mo.) Records, 1858-1950 (C2990)
2 rolls of microfilm (8 volumes on microfilm)

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Meeting minutes and membership lists dating from organization in 1858 through May 1950 for a Boone County, Missouri, church. Minutes deal with construction and maintenance of church building, fund raising, member discipline, officers, delegates to the Little Bonne Femme Association of the Southern Baptist Church, and searches for ministers.

Mount Prairie Presbyterian Church (Ralls County, Mo.) Record Books, 1831-1881 (C1357)
0.06 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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The records of the Mount Prairie Presbyterian Church contain the church organization, 1831; covenant and confession of faith; session minutes beginning in 1833; roll of members; finances; and baptismal records.

Mount Vernon Union Sabbath School (Mount Vernon, Mo.) Book, 1851 (C0710)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The first book of rules of the Union Sunday School at Mount Vernon, MO, organized in October 1851. Typed copy also included.

Mount Zion Baptist Church Records, 1829-1853 (R0195)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Mount Zion Baptist Church, Washington County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the Mount Zion Baptist Church established in 1829, northwest of Potosi,
Missouri. The church was renamed Fourche-à-Renault Baptist Church in 1834. Its records include membership rolls and minutes of monthly church business meetings.

Mount Zion Baptist Church (Howard County, Mo.) Records, 1830-1948 (C3036)
1 roll of microfilm

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The records contain a photograph of the church, articles of faith, and church covenant. Also included are meeting minutes that document transgressions of members such as drunkenness and fighting and the actions taken by the church leaders.

Mount Zion Regular Baptist Association Record Books, 1842-1908 (C1314)
0.13 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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The records contain minute books including the constitution, abstract of principles, rules of decorum, and minutes of the first through sixty-seventh meetings of the Mount Zion Regular Baptist Association.

Mount Zion Regular Baptist Church Records, 1841-1850 (R1354)
(1 oversize voluem)

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The Mount Zion Regular Baptist Church minutes book contains minutes from monthly meetings 1841-1850. This church record book contains 65 pages of minutes from the monthly meetings held by Mount Zion Regular Baptist Church, Pulaski County, August 1841 to January 1850.

Henry Thomas Mudd Papers, 1850-1879 (C1023)
0.25 cubic feet

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Correspondence and papers of Henry T. Mudd of Kirkwood and St. Louis, MO. Mudd was a businessman; politician, member of the Missouri General Assembly, delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention in 1875, and a curator of the University of Missouri.

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.

William Muldrow Papers, 1848-1869 (C1902)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Deeds, copies of deeds, and other legal papers pertaining to a suit of Muldrow against John A. Sutter.

Munday-Henderson Family Papers, 1827-1891, 1946 (C0144)
0.2 cubic feet

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Personal letters, business papers, and newspaper clippings pertaining to members of the Munday family. Letters to David P. Henderson about the ministry, the Civil War, and Christian University at Canton, MO, which he founded in 1856.

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.

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.

Reuben S. Nance Records, 1838-1903 (R0183)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Reuben Saunders Nance Papers contains photocopies of a notebook belonging to Reuben S. Nance of Collins, Saint Clair County, Missouri. The notebook includes accounts receivable from mercantile operations, records of school attendance, and personal memoranda.

W.B. Napton Letter, 1857 (C1879)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To C.F. Jackson, Oct. 3, 1857. Letter discussing at length the necessity of salaries to attract good Missouri Supreme Court judges; combating the growing discussion of emancipation of the slaves; Missouri politics; and the completion of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad.

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.

Native Sons of Kansas City Photograph Collection, 1855-1955 (K0528)
3 cubic feet (147 folders, 771 photographs, 66 postcards, 159 stereograph cards, 47 glass plate negatives)

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This is an artificial collection of photographs from a variety of sources collected by the Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City. It includes photos of famous Kansas City buildings, street views, arts and culture, commerce and industry, damage from natural disasters, and notable Kansas Citians. The collection primarily contains materials from the 1870s to the 1920s, although there are both earlier and later photographs included in the collection.

Native Sons of Kansas City Scrapbooks, 1820-1960 (K0395)
14 c.f.

Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, photographs, manuscript materials, publications, and research notes of a variety of Kansas City area events and topics, such a early settlers and civic leaders, built environment, art and culture, education, government, and commercial activities.

John G. Neihardt Papers, c. 1858-1974 (C3716)
9.4 cubic feet, 41 video cassettes, 52 DVDs, 57 audio cassettes, 3 CDs, 3 audio discs (558 folders also available on 18 rolls of microfilm)

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Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, news clippings, audio and video cassettes, and miscellaneous material of poet. Neihardt was most famous for his epic, A CYCLE OF THE WEST, and BLACK ELK SPEAKS. He was poet laureate of Nebraska, literary editor of the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 1926-1938, and instructor at the University of Missouri, 1949-1965.

John H.B. Neill Papers, 1850-1860 (C1778)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters to his wife describing his overland journey to California in 1850, military land warrant in the name of Nancy Neill, and document explaining J.H.B. Neill's ownership of certain land, 1860.

New Hope Baptist Church (Howard County, Mo.) Minutes, 1820-1859 (C1315)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The records contain the constitution, principles, rules of decorum, and minutes of meetings of the New Hope Baptist Church, later called the Old School Baptist Church of Christ at New Hope, Howard County, Missouri.

New Hope Old School Baptist Church (Howard County, Mo.) Records, 1820-1859 (C1327)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Abstract of principles, minutes of meetings, and membership lists.