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John L. Pfeiffer Photograph Collection, 1869-1870 (P0982)
2 photographs

Copy photos of Boone County: Exchange National Bank, Trimble, Fyfer & Co. Dry Goods

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Phelps County, Missouri Ledger Collection, 1869-1923 (R0013)
0.03 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Phelps County, Missouri Ledger Collection contains photocopies of a ledger possibly kept by Johnathan Marber. The ledger was possibly contains the records for a mill and/or general store. Entries include sales of goods and payments for services and labor. Some entries an identified as being from Phelps County, Missouri and entries from Wellsville and Frankfort, Kansas in the 1880s.

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John Smith Phelps Receipt, 1864 (R0562)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The John Smith Phelps Receipt is a receipt given by John S. Phelps at Ozark, Christian County, Missouri, to Jesse Jennings, administrator of the estate of George Yocum.

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Phi Kappa Psi, Missouri Alpha Chapter Papers, 1869-1959 (C0979)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Materials pertaining to a social fraternity at the University of Missouri. Includes a list of members, 1869-1913.

Phillips Family Papers, 1853-1942 (C4008)
0.3 cubic feet (13 folders)

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The papers of the Bryan and Phillips families of New Madrid, Missouri, include various wills, deeds, accounts, genealogy, miscellaneous material, and photographs.

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Phillips Family Papers, 1863-1935 (R0169)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Phillips Family Papers contain photocopies of miscellaneous personal papers of the Phillips family of New Madrid County, Missouri. Included are the inventory and sales records of the estate of Shapley R. Phillips and a letter from Robert E. Lee concerning the attendance of Murray Phillips at Washington College in Lexington, Virginia.

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Edward D. Phillips Papers, 1865-1938 (C3091)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The papers contain teaching certificates, grade reports, and Civil War reminiscences of a prominent Kansas City educator. Also includes newspaper clippings about Phillips, including his obituary, as well as a diary.

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Perry C. Phillips Papers, 1882-1909 (K0085)
0.23 c.f.

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Photographs and papers including a diary and autograph book concerning the personal life of Phillips, and attorney and president of the Inola Oil and Gas Company of Kansas City, MO for which there are also some records.

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Garrott Philpott Papers, 1825-1913 (R0924)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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These are the papers of Garrott Philpott of Henry County, Virginia, and Cedar County, Missouri, including promissory notes, tax receipts, and business papers. There are also papers from the estates of the related families of Hezekiah Perkinson and William H. clark, and the correspondence and papers of Thomas W. M. Montgomery.

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Gideon Johnson Pillow Letters, 1861 (K0231)
0.02 c.f.

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Correspondence from Confederate Brigadier General Pillow, headquartered at New Madrid, MO, to Major General Leonidas Polk, CSA, including a note from A.B. Gray, Captain CSA. Also included is a report from Captain Rich. P. J. Pe[r]son, Co. B 21st TV at Camp Polk, Columbus, KY, to Gen Pillow and a small photograph of General Gideon Pillow.

Pilot Knob, Missouri, Civil War Telegram Collection, 1862-1863 (R0137)
0.04 cubic foot (2 folders)

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The Pilot Knob, Missouri Civil War Telegram Collection contains photocopies of telegrams sent and received by Colonel John B. Gray, commander of the Union post at Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri. The dispatches include communications with district headquarters at Saint Louis, and with detachments throughout southeastern Missouri, especially those at Fredericktown, Patterson, Van Buren, and Barnesville. The telegrams cover the period from November 1862 to April 1863.

Pipkin Family Papers, 1853-1877 (S0532)
0.25 cubic feet

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The Pipkin Family Papers consist of correspondence sent to and from members of the Pipkin Family of Hillsboro, Missouri, including Philip Pipkin, a local attorney, his wife, Sophia Brickey Thomas Pipkin, and her brother, John Lilburn Thomas. Subjects of interest include the Civil War in Jefferson County, Missouri, land sales, and court cases handled by Philip Pipkin. 

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Plassmeyer Family Papers, 1862-2001 (C4226)
4.4 cubic feet (107 folders); 2 oversize items

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The papers of an Osage County family that includes correspondence, photographs, military records, Osage County history, and genealogy records for the Plassmeyer and related families.

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Pleasant Grove United Baptist Church, Iron County, Missouri Records, 1856-1972 (R0400)
3 volumes microfilmed

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These are record books of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church near Viburnum in Iron County,
Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings and membership rolls beginning with the organization
of the church on 12 April 1856 and continuing through its dissolution on 15 October 1972.

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Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church (Harrison County, Mo.) Records, 1857-1920 (C3059)
1 roll of microfilm

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Records of a church organized in May 1857. Volumes one and two contain church history, covenant, business meeting minutes, and membership lists dating from 1874-1916. Volume three contains Sunday school records for 1894 to 1898.

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Venta Plummer Photograph Collection, 1869-1968 (P0047)
26 photographs

Early images of Seneca in Newton County.

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George Pohlman Collection, 1615-1953 (C3476)
1.6 cubic feet

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The papers of George Pohlman contain material on Macon County and other northern Missouri counties. Included are original survey maps of roads, records from county officials, school and church records, land entries, estate, business and legal papers, biographies and rare English documents.

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David Wilson Pollock Letters, 1861-1863 (C2569)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters from an enlisted man and officer of the 18th Missouri Infantry. The letters comment on the Civil War in Illinois, Mississippi, and Tennessee, as well as personal family matters.

Thomas Pollock Letters, 1862-1863 (C2570)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters from the first wagonmaster of the 18th Missouri Infantry, to the members of his family. Letters deal with the Civil War in the South.

Pommer Family Papers, 1831-1874 (C1852)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The Pommer Family papers contain genealogical information, documents in German, a deed for a lot in Hermann, MO, and estate papers. The material pertains primarily to Frederick William Pommer and William Henry Pommer. The latter taught music at the University of Missouri, 1907-1922.

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Jerry Wayne Ponder Papers, 1865-2004 (R1260)
13 cubic feet (580 folders, 1 box photographs)

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These are correspondence, papers, and research materials of a genealogist and local historian from Ripley County, Missouri. The collection covers the descendants of Abner Ponder and allied families, the history of Ripley County, and the Civil War in southeastern Missouri. Much of the information was incorporated in publications by Ponder Books, 1987-1999.

Poplar Bluff Municipal Library Collection, 1791-1959 (CG0042)
2.0 c. f.

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The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library Collection includes title records, court documents, and other papers primarily from Butler County, Missouri. This collection also contains register books from the Edgewood Home for Children in Poplar Bluff and personal items belonging to William B. Adams, such as farm workers’ time schedules and a divorce memorandum journal.

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Thomas M. Powel Papers, 1833-1886 (C1204)
0.23 cubic feet (7 folders)

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Papers of the owner of a gristmill and blacksmith shop on the Big Fabius near Newark, Knox County, MO. Includes Powel family genealogical material.

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Amber Haley Powell Collection, 1853-1896, n.d. (C1845)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The collection contains letters, receipts, and army passes from the Civil War, and miscellaneous material of the Gregory, Haley, and Wood families of Sullivan County, Missouri, including letters from California; an obituary of Elijah M. Gregory; pictures and history of Boonville, Missouri; a description of Locust Street in Boonville about 1840; and undated genealogies of the Gregory, Haley, and Wood families.

Josiah Y. Powell Papers, 1803-1927 (C4558)
0.2 cubic feet (8 folders)

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Papers of Josiah Y. Powell, a carpenter-farmer-surveyor from Chillicothe, Missouri. Included are correspondence, speeches, poems, clippings, and an obituary for Powell.

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Powers Museum (Carthage, Mo.) Collection, 1836-1916 (C3052)
2 rolls of microfilm

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Collected papers of the Powers Museum. Principally Wright family genealogical research done by Curtis Wright of Carthage and Wright family correspondence. Also includes Captain George W. Roby, U.S. Army Commissary of Subsistence documents, 1864-1865; and manumission documents from St. Louis, MO, 1836-1854.

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John Poyntz Order, 1863 (C1955)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Headquarters of District of the Border, Kansas City, MO, orders John Poyntz out of the state for the duration of the war, 19 September 1863.

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Prairie Point Baptist Church (Cooper County, Mo.) Records, 1842-1949 (C3281)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The records contain the original church record book of the Prairie Point Baptist Church, dating from 1842 to 1897. Includes the articles of faith, rules of decorum, covenant, monthly business meetings, subscription pledges, and current members. Renamed three times: Pleasant Grove, Ebenezer, and Blackwater Baptist Church. Miscellaneous items from 1913 to 1949.

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Benjamin Franklin Pratt Papers, 1861-1862 (R0329)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Benjamin Franklin Pratt Papers contain photocopies of Civil War letters written at Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri, by Benjamin F. Pratt of the 13th Illinois Infantry. Pratt commented on the march to and skirmish at Linn Creek in Camden County, camp life, rations, and sickness.

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Presbyterian Church Farmington, Missouri Records, 1832-1982 (R0114)
(3 rolls of microfilm)

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The Presbyterian Church of Farmington, Missouri Records contains minute books, membership rosters, papers of clerks of Session, and miscellaneous business and historical materials of the Presbyterian Church at Farmington in St. Francois County, Missouri. Organized in 1832, the church is one of the oldest of its denomination west of the Mississippi River.

Presbytery of Missouri Records, 1817-1920 (C1354)
1.4 cubic feet, 6 oversize volumes

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The records of the Presbytery of Missouri contain minutes, reports, and other records of an organization composed of ministers and representative elders of Presbyterian churches in Missouri. Volumes 1-6 have been microfilmed. Volume 7 is available onsite. See also collection 1353.

Preston Family Papers, 1827-1937 (K0135)
0.3 c.f.

Miscellaneous correspondence, papers and photographs of the Preston family while in Rocheport, Fayette, and Walker, MO.

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Prewitt Family Papers, 1836-1907 (C2919)
0.2 cubic feet

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Business and personal papers of Moss Prewitt, Robert T. Prewitt, and Sallie Rubey Prewitt. Contains business records, correspondence, receipts, and miscellaneous material.

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Price's Branch Presbyterian Church Records, 1867-1907 (C1363)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Minutes of sessions and lists of members and baptized children.

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James A. Price Letters, 1864-1890 (C2617)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Seven letters concerning Price's role at the Battle of Shiloh.

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James A. Price Papers, 1861-1890 (C3639)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)

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The papers contain copies of correspondence and official documents of a Missourian who served in the Civil War as a captain, major, and colonel in Union regiments. Included is correspondence concerning a pension Price requested for an injury sustained during the war.

Newton Jasper Price Papers, 1866 (R0818)
(1 folder)

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This is a holograph letter dated February 27, 1866 from N. J. Price at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, to "Bro. John." the letter concerns a legal matter and a forthcoming move.

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Sterling Price General Orders, 1861 (C1494)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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General Order No. 8 from Headquarters, Missouri State Guard, for procurement of equipment for the State Guard within the individual military districts. Chart of equipment allowances. Directives about flags, drummers, and buglers.

Sterling Price Papers, 1861-1866 (C0483)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Proclamation assuring southern sympathizers in Missouri of General Price's protection. Photocopy of a letter from Price to his son Edwin discussing raids made on the outskirts of the colonies and comments on the Mexican government.

Sterling Price Proclamation, [1861] (C1748)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Proclamation to the people of central and north Missouri. Price pleads for the enlistment of 50,000 men to defend the southern cause; also requests blankets, clothing, and guns.

Price-Sebree-Jackson Letters, 1779-1910 (C0381)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Typed copies of letters which appeared in THE SUNNY SOUTH. Cover such subjects as the Revolution, Episcopal Church, politics, and Sebree family genealogy. Also personal letters.

Priest Family Letters, 1863-1864 (C3591)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains copies of letters written by Benjamin E. Priest and William M. Priest to their sister while they were federal prisoners during the Civil War.

Pritchett College Board of Trustees' Proceedings, 1868-1926 (C1209)
0.4 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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Articles of association; certificate of incorporation; charter granted by secretary of state of Missouri; by-laws; and reports of the president and treasurer and the director of Morrison Observatory, as incorporated in the minutes of the meetings of the board of trustees of the Pritchett School Institute (later Pritchett College) in Glasgow, MO.

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Pritchett College (Glasgow, Mo.) Cash Book, 1868-1917 (C1207)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Cash book of a college in Glasgow, Missouri.

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Pritchett Family Papers, 1753-1984 (C4013)
0.6 cubic feet (15 folders)

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The papers consist of correspondence, published volumes, genealogical information, legal documents, and miscellaneous materials of Carr Waller Pritchett, Henry Smith Pritchett, and Ida Pritchett.

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Pritchett School Institute (Glasgow, Mo.) Records, 1868-1906 (C0603)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The records of the Pritchett School Institute contain yearly reports, correspondence concerning scholarships and hiring of teachers, expense accounts, and material relative to the Morrison Observatory.

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Providence Baptist Church (Madison County, Mo.) Record Book, 1813-1898 (C3021)
1 roll of microfilm

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Record book of Providence Baptist Church. Contains names of newly received members.

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Providence Baptist Church (Washington County, Mo.) Record Book, 1831-1894 (C3023)
1 roll of microfilm

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Records of Providence Baptist Church, Washington County, MO. Contains minutes and lists of members.

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Provident Behavioral Health Records, 1848-2002 (S0360)
26 cubic feet, 16 microfilm rolls

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The Provident Behavioral Health Records contain annual reports, meeting minutes, press releases, scrapbooks, presentations, videotapes, relating to mental health and social services in the St. Louis Area. Found in 1860 by James Yeatman, Provident Behavioral Health's mission is mental health services to St. Louis area residents. The collection also contains the records of Provident's predecessor organizations: The Family and Children's Services of Greater St. Louis, the Family Service Society of St. Louis County, and the St. Louis Children's Aid Society.

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B.G. Pulliam Daybook, 1836-1860 (C4332)
0.2 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The daybook of the B.G. Pulliam Dry Goods store in Middletown, Montgomery County, Missouri, contains names of dry goods store customers and an itemized list of goods purchased and prices paid.

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