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Walker Family Papers, 1782-1883 (C0423)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders), 1 oversize item
Wills, tax receipts, letters of character, 1782 bond for service, letters and portraits of a family from North Carolina who moved to Tennessee, then to New Madrid County, MO, and later to the Boone's Lick Country. Also an address given by Nannie Jane Walker Lenoir at Christian College, 1883.
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Addison A. Walker Diploma, [1864] (C1787)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Diploma from the University of Missouri signed by John H. Lathrop, Chairman of Faculty.
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Ann Bracken Walker Tintype, 1860 (P0292)
1 photograph
One encased tintype of Ann Bracken Walker, circa 1860.
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Charles P. Walker, Daily Express Collection, 1861 (R0649)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Charles P. Walker, Daily Express Collection contains Volume 1, No. 29 of the Daily Express, published December 11, 1861 at Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri. Charles P. Walker, editor of the weekly Rolla Express, published the daily sheet for the military market during the Civil War. It contains an address to Congress by President Lincoln, camp news, and official notices.
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Matthew Rankin Walker Papers, 1830-1860 (K0211)
0.03 c.f.
Incoming correspondence, primarily from family members, to Matthew Walker, a member of the Delaware Tribe in Wyandotte County, KS and prominent farmer and civic leader.
Alfred Perry Warfield Papers, 1853-1896 (K0538)
0.01 c.f.
Check payable from C.R. Taylor to Warfield, just prior to his coming to Westport, MO where he becomes a prominent merchant, land owner, and one-time mayor.
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Warrensburg, Missouri, School Board Minutes, 1866 (C3239)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a record of the organizational meeting of the Warrensburg school board.
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Warrenton, Missouri, Old Settlers Reunion Papers, 1859-1894 (C2943)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Correspondence, checks, bills, receipts, and other material regarding plans for the Old Settlers Reunion. Also includes seven bound books and some pamphlets in the State Historical Society stacks. See list in information folder.
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Washburne Family Papers, 1825-1900 (C4047)
0.6 cubic feet (17 folders)
The papers of the Washburne family consist of personal and business correspondence concerning their wool business in Lockhart, Texas, advertisements, receipts, and account information. The correspondence deals extensively with family affairs, slavery, the Civil War, and politics. The collection also includes several bills of sale for enslaved persons.
Washington County, Missouri Probate Records, 1813-1886 (R0632)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Washington County, Missouri Probate Records contain a microfilm copy of probate records from Washington County, Missouri. The first two volumes contain the statements of administrators of estates and guardians of minor children beginning in 1813 and continuing into August 1843. The third volume includes wills from 1845-1886.
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Waters Family Papers, 1860s-2021 (CA6619)
0.1 cubic feet
Photographs, correspondence, and genealogical material concerning the Joseph C. Waters family of Boone County, Missouri.
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Marie Oliver Watkins Papers, 1822-1962 (C2689)
2.8 cubic feet
Genealogical research in preparation for the book TEARIN' THROUGH THE WILDERNESS, MISSOURI PIONEER EPISODES, 1822-1885 by Marie Oliver Watkins and Helen Hamacher Watkins, a genealogy of the descendants of Charles Allen Watkins and Henrietta Rives of Ray County, MO.
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Ralph K. Watkins Papers, 1866-1970 (C4551)
1.4 cubic feet (31 folders)
Papers of a University of Missouri education professor including teaching resources, educational publications, information on professional activities and presentations, and family genealogy research material.
Watson Seminary (Ashley, Mo.) Catalogue, 1866 (C0610)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Eleventh annual catalogue of a Pike County school. Names of faculty members and students, course of study, and aims of the institution.
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Watson-Westlake Family Papers, 1813-1949 (C0186)
0.7 cubic feet
Correspondence, receipts, legal documents, and miscellaneous items of the Watson family of Boone County. Memoir by Thomas W. Westlake of his Civil War and post-Civil War experiences.
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James H. Waugh Record Book, 1862-1898 (CA5866)
1 volume
General purpose record book kept by a Columbia, MO, resident and banker, recording trustee's sales and other transactions, and miscellaneous papers.
William Waye Papers, 1852-1894 (C0440)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters of a German family in both Germany and the U.S.
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Weather Journal, 1830-1890 (C2489)
1 oversize volume, 1 roll of microfilm
A journal giving a day by day account of the weather, the monthly changes of the moon, and any eclipses or extraordinary meteorological events. Dates covered are 1830-1866, January 1868-October 1869, 1875, 1876, 1879, May-July 1888, and May-November 1890.
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Weathers Family Papers, 1868-1991 (C4014)
3.0 cubic feet (71 folders), 1 audio cassette
The papers document the lives of Virginia “Kate” and Benton H. Weathers of Howard County, Missouri, and the lives of their children and grandchildren. In addition to genealogical materials on the Weathers, Duncan, and Grigsby families, the collection includes some materials on the Weathers Lumber and Hardware Store in Fayette, Missouri, and the Missouri Polled Hereford Association Records.
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Frankie Welch Report Card, 1866 (C1888)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Report card from Baptist Female College for the month ending 19 October 1866.
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Samiville Weller Letter, c. 1860 (C2824)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To the Democrats in the Legislature of Missouri, c. 1860. Public letter to the Democrats of Missouri, with a brief review of the candidates of 1860.
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J.W. Wells Papers, 1867-1884 (C3561)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)
The papers of J.W. Wells contain a diary and miscellaneous items of a minister in St. Louis, Missouri, and Buffalo, New York, who helped alcoholics and the needy.
Robert W. Wells Papers, 1826-1863 (C1998)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Primarily letters written by Wells to his daughter containing family news and description of conditions in Missouri prior to and during the Civil War.
William Wengler Account Books, 1854-1880 (C1288)
0.19 cubic feet (3 volumes)
Account books of Forest City Furniture Company, Rockford, IL.
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Stephen Werly Diary, 1862-1864 (C1949)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
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West Kansas City Land Company Records, 1867-1894 (K0345)
0.01 c.f.
Minute books and documents relating to land development company for the West Bottoms area (now called the Central Industrial District) location below the west bluffs of Kansas City, MO.
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Ruth Rollins Westfall Photograph Collection, 1838-1937 (P0020)
0.5 cubic feet
Exhaustive photographic genealogy of the Rollins Family dating back to the 1860s; most photographs with accompanying names and dates.
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Weston Bank of Missouri Record Books, 1859-1878 (C2320)
0.55 cubic feet (2 volumes)
Records of the Glasgow branch of Weston Bank of Missouri.
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Weston City, Missouri, Council Records, 1856-1875 (C3007)
1 roll of microfilm
Records of Weston City Council. Contains meeting minutes, mayor's reports, and committee reports.
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Weston F. Birch & Son Record Books, 1859-1871 (C2310)
0.46 cubic feet (2 volumes)
The collection contains a daybook and an exchange book of a Glasgow, MO, banking house. Vol. 1 Daybook, 1869-1870. Vol. 2 Exchange book, 1859-1871. See also collection 2313, volume 2 of Glasgow Insurance Company Books, for daybook entries, 1868-1869, of Weston F. Birch & Son.
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Westover-Whelen Family Papers, 1854-1914 (C3414)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers of the Westover-Whelen family contain photocopies of court records concerning the Westover and Whelen family estates in St. Francois County, Missouri.
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Aaron Miles Wetzel Papers, 1864 (R1340)
(1 folder)
The Aaron Wetzel papers consist of photocopies of two letters written during the Civil War by Aaron Wetzel, a Union soldier.
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Almeron Wheat Papers, 1841-1860 (C1948)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Letters to a Quincy, IL, lawyer concerning debt collection and legal matters.
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Edwin D. Wheelock Papers, 1862-1901 (R0654)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Edwin D. Wheelock Papers contain photocopied Civil War correspondence written by Edwin D. Wheelock, a soldier in Company G of the 17th Illinois Cavalry. The letters were written from camps at Alton, Illinois; St. Louis, Rolla, and Pilot Knob, Missouri; and Fort Scott, Kansas. There is also a letter written by a friend, Emery F. Farnsworth, who was a soldier in the 37th Illinois Infantry, a photographic copy of Wheelock in uniform, postwar information on veterans of the unit printed by the Nunda Herald, and a brief family record.
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Whitacre Family Collection, 1890-1903 (CA6751)
0.8 cubic feet
Genealogical records, charts, publications, correspondence, booklets, legal documents, biographies, and Leviathan Exercise Books for the Whitacre family of Kirksville, Missouri.
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Green Bery White Letters, 1862-1864 (C3001)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Six letters from a Union soldier in Co. D, 21st Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, from camps at Vicksburg, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Georgia to his parents.
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J.E. Whitehorne Letter, 1862 (C0478)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To his sister, from Cockado Barracks, Mar. 10, 1862.
Relates witnessing the naval battle at Newport News, VA, between the MERIMAC and the Union steamers CUMBERLAND, CONGRESS, MONTICELLO, and PATRICK HENRY. Describes the damage to the vessels, and casualties.
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Whybark and Fisher Store Records, 1868-1870 (R0104)
0.3 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Whybark and Fisher Store Records contain photocopies of the financial records for a general store operated by Levi E. Whybark and Robert W. Fisher at Marble Hill, Bollinger County, Missouri. Included are two ledgers and a daybook/journal.
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Elsie Arline Stults Wiedenhoeft Papers, 1700-1983 (C4173)
0.8 cubic feet (35 folders)
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs and genealogical material of the Stults, Roach, Niedhamer, Middleton, Earhart, and related families.
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Russel Wilbur Papers, 1856-1919 (C4283)
0.25 cubic feet (4 folders)
The papers of Russel Wilbur contain minute books and correspondence from St. Louis organizations attended by Reverend Russel Wilbur. Other volumes include personal diaries and poetry books that belonged to Wilbur's mother, Charlotte Wilbur.
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Mildred Durr Wilcox Papers, 1859-2010 (CA6640)
1.4 cubic feet
The papers of Mildred Durr Wilcox include correspondence, photographs, business records, family papers, genealogy, legal documents, deeds, and miscellaneous material.
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Wilcoxson Family Papers, 1819-1883 (C3047)
1 roll of microfilm
Correspondence, deeds, financial records, and miscellaneous items of the Wilcoxson family of Fayette and Carrollton, Missouri.
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Hiram Wilcoxson Ledgers, 1836-1860 (C4334)
3 oversize volumes
The volumes consist of one cash account ledger and two merchandise ledgers
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Robert S. Wiley Collection, 1869-1994 (R0521)
8.5 cubic feet (177 folders, 639 photographs, 25 slides, 2 audio discs, 13 oversize folders)
The Robert S. Wiley Collection consists of legal documents, publications, promotional material, and ephemera related to Missouri, specifically Stone County, and to travel, tourism and recreation in the White River region of Missouri and Arkansas. The collection also contains material largely focused on Missouri State Representative Dewey Short and the Republican Party.
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Frank Courtney Wilkinson Family Papers, 1862-1958 (K0713)
41 c.f.
Wilkinson was an attorney, banker, real estate businessman, and member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Includes notebooks, photographs, memorabilia, correspondence among family member, high school and college coursework, Navy publications and printed material used in son Frank Lee Wilkinson's training during World War II, and genealogical research and family history.
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William Jewell College Receipt, 1869 (C0638)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Receipt form of William Jewell College, Liberty, MO.
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William Latour Photographs, 1869-1910 (P1192)
Photographs by William Latour of Sedalia, including studio portraits and photos from a tour to Egypt and Jerusalem, ca. 1910.
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Williams Family Papers, circa 1861-2000s (R1308)
(10 folders, 121 photographs)
These are photographs, business papers, genealogical materials, and other items from the Williams, Sturgeon, Watson and allied families of Phelps County, Missouri. Included are papers concerning pyrite mining in Phelps County and a rare view of the village of Beulah around 1906.
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Alice May Williams Diaries, 1863-1867 (S0178)
1 roll of microfilm
This collection consists of the diary of a young St. Louis woman, documenting her daily life, as well as her voyage to Venezuela with her father in 1867.
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Francis Marion Williams Papers, 1862-1866 (R0413)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Francis Marion Williams Papers contain the Civil War documents of a native of Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri. He served in the 4th Missouri Militia Regiment, a unit composed of six-month volunteers under the command of Colonel P. Simpson and later as a sergeant of Co. F of the 50th Missouri Infantry. The collection includes correspondence and military papers concerning duty at the St. Francis Bridge and in Iron and Washington counties in Missouri.