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William M. Jenkins Records, 1874-1963 (R0685)
(1 folder)
This a photocopy of the record book of William M. Jenkins, a Baptist minister, road overseer, and justice of the peace at Cross Timbers in Hickory County, Missouri. Included are records of Hickory county Road district No. 2, 1885-1889; records of marriages, 1874-1899; and Jenkins family genealogical data.
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William Jenkins Collection, 1869-1922 (C4211)
0.4 cubic feet (12 folders)
The papers of William Jenkins contain two diaries, a baseball club ledger used as a scrapbook for newspaper clippings, a Missouri license plate, and several miscellaneous publications, programs, and souvenirs.
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Jennings Historical Society Collection, 1843-1981 (S0081)
0.15 cubic foot
The Jennings Historical Society Collection contains photocopies of newspaper clippings, a deed of property, photographs, and the contents of a scrapbook collected by Jennings Historical Society regarding the history of Jennings, Missouri, a north St. Louis County suburb.
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Thomas Jefferson Jennings Diary, 1843-1922 (K0285)
0.1 c.f.
Photocopied typed transcript of Jennings diary, a farmer near Greenwood, Cass County, MO. Brief monthly and daily entries mostly about farm operations: crops, livestock, going to market, weather, hunting, etc. Also his life: attending church, traveling, and family news. Occasionally on larger events, i.e. presidential elections, San Francisco earthquake, and World War I.
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Richard Henry Jesse Papers, 1871-1932 (C3806)
0.6 cubic feet (40 folders), 15 oversize items, 1 oversize volume
Papers of a professional educator and president of the University of Missouri, 1891-1908. Includes correspondence, school records, biographical materials, and manuscript copies of speeches and articles.
Jewel Family Papers, 1859-1878 (S0017)
0.01 cubic foot, 6 folders
The Jewel Family Papers contain photocopies of correspondence between members of the Jewel family during the Civil War. Correspondence between siblings James and Sallie Jewel, the former of whom served as a private in the Confederate army, comprises most of the collection. Also included is correspondence between William, Martha, Mary, and James Jewel Sr., as well as close cousins of the Jewel family. The complete date range of the collection is 1859-1878, with bulk dates from 1862 to 1865.
Johnson Family Papers, 1876, 2010-2021 (CG0045)
3.8GB, 0.1 c.f.
This collection contains digitized photographs of the Flader, Johnson, and McKinney families. Many of the photos are by or of Jessie Mae Johnson, who lived in Bollinger County and the St. Louis area in Missouri. The original photographs were taken between 1910-1980. The collection also includes some of the donor’s extensive genealogical research for the Bridger, Beal, Fadler, Johnson, McKinney, and Yamnitz families. Also contains 95 short audio recordings made by Jessie Mae (“Mae”) Johnson, Birdie E. Scott, and Norma Jean (“Jean”) Bridger in the late 1990s.
Charles Montgomery Johnson Record Books, 1855-1905 (C0271)
4 rolls of microfilm
Collection of twelve daybooks, 1855-1900, and twelve ledger books, 1865-1905, which give a daily record of visits made and fees charged by Dr. Charles M. Johnson and other doctors who practiced with him in St. Charles, Missouri.
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Charles P. Johnson Papers, 1871-1920 (C4229)
0.8 cubic feet (15 folders)
The papers of a criminal lawyer and lieutenant governor of Missouri, 1873-1875. Includes diaries, photographs, a scrapbook of news clippings, and miscellaneous papers.
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James Belton Johnson Ledger, ca. 1877 (C2642)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a personal account book.
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Niel Melvin Johnson Papers, 1830-2007 (K0963)
4.2 c.f.
Research, oral histories, and manuscript materials collected and created by Johnson, archivist and historian, on Swedish-Americans in Kansas City.
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Waldo Porter Johnson Letters, 1839-1872 (C3185)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The collection contains letters to his family and friends concerning family news; law practice; county court sessions; land speculation; service in the Mexican and Civil wars; national, state and local political campaigns; and financial difficulties during reconstruction.
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Waldo Porter Johnson Papers, 1878-1884 (C0586)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Leases of a coal mine, the Hoover Bank, to D.W. Coonce in 1881, to Richard W. Perrin in 1884, and to James A. Paisley in 1878.
Contract for rebuilding a barn and a lease for a farm with Richard Bught. Also a list of law books ordered by Johnson in 1880.
Louisa Poteet Johnston Papers, 1850-2000 (K0650)
30 c.f.
Letters, newspapers, clippings, research and writings, and other materials from great-granddaughter of Alexander Majors concerning the Russell, Majors, and Waddell Freighting company and the Majors Home.
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Ruth M. Johnston Photograph Collection, 1875, no date (P0910)
6 photographs
Photos of Judge Thomas Jefferson Johnston and members of Missouri's Constitutional Convention, 1875.
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T.A. Johnston Speeches, 1872, 1933 (C0573)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
“The Party Spirit,” given at the University of Missouri commencement, June 11, 1872. “The Church of My Childhood,” given at the Presbyterian church, Boonville, Missouri, April 12, 1933. Johnston was on the faculty of Kemper Military School.
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Jones Family Papers, 1839-1923 (C2523)
0.21 cubic feet (10 folders)
The papers of the Jones Family contain military papers of Charles A. Adams, a Civil War officer in the Vermont Cavalry Volunteers and father of state representative Charles F. Adams and Carrie Adams Jones. Also included are family land deeds and business transactions.
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John A. Jones Papers, 1876-1905 (C3748)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of John A. Jones contain a rental agreement for land in Indiana; a trust deed for land in Chariton County, Missouri, and an order of publication for the settlement of Jone's estate.
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William F. Jones Papers, 1819-1928 (C0831)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)
Letters written primarily by William F. Jones from his home in Bloomingburg, Ohio, to cousins living in Montgomery County, Missouri. Jones describes the national political scene, election results, his family, local weather and crops, his Civil War experiences, and the Spanish-American War. The collection also includes the account book (1844-1928) of Wilson P.H. Jones.
William Jones Papers, 1870-1909 (C3572)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers contain correspondence, deeds, checks, and miscellaneous items, most of which pertain to Jones and his promotion of the Chester and Iron Mountain Railway in southeast Missouri, ca. 1874.
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Jones-Lemon Family Papers, 1865-2006 (CA6587)
1.2 cubic feet
The papers of a family from the Nodaway County, Missouri, area include photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, family Bible, clippings, postcards, small artifacts, and miscellaneous material. Includes material on James H. Lemon and Kathleen Jones; World War II correspondence of Frank Paul Jones who was stationed in Arkansas during the war; and photographs of the related Cowden family.
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Joplin Railroad Company Records, 1877 (R0087)
(1 roll of mircofilm)
The Joplin Railroad Company Records contains a microfilm copy of a construction ledger for the Joplin Railroad Company.
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Jopling Family Papers, 1818-1995 (C3927)
0.6 cubic feet (20 folders, 1 oversize volume)
Papers of the Jopling family from Pettis County, MO. The papers consist of personal and business records and correspondence, including genealogical information, financial and legal papers, cattle records, patent records, and medical recipes.
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Joy Family Letters, 1849-1884, bulk 1864-1865 (C4601)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
Correspondence between and pertaining to Lewis D. Joy and Augusta D. [Kent] Joy, 1840s-1880s. Also includes genealogical notes on the family.
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Kane County, Illinois, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1838-1926 (C2360)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Inscriptions from four cemeteries: Garfield Cemetery, Wasco, 1845-1962; Little Wood Cemetery, Dunham Woods, 1838-1962; Thatcher Cemetery, Maple Park, 1842-1962; and Whitney Cemetery, Wasco, 1837-1962.
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Kansas City Assessors Office Records, 1833-1908 (K0373)
1.2 c.f.
Jackson County Court [road]records 1833-1908 includes establishment of roads, vacation of roads, streets, alleys; Assessors Office records 1866-1891 include roads, alleys, streets, roadway and sidewalk tax assessments
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Kansas City Board of Trade Records, 1873-1978 (K0063)
320 c.f.
Administrative records including minutes, correspondence, transportation files, membership, public relations, legal files, reports, "The Grain Market Review" and associated materials from the Kansas City Board of Trade
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Kansas City Star Collection, 1868-1954 (P0116)
A limited collection of images sourced from the photographic collections of the Kansas City Star newspaper.
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Kansas City Ten-Year Plan Records, 1870-1938 (K0272)
2 c.f.
Records relating to the depression era bond issue that resulted in the construction of a number of civic buildings and community improvement projects in Kansas City MO. Includes research, drafts, and photographs for the book, Where the Rocky Bluffs Meet: The Story of the Kansas City Ten-Year Plan.
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Kansas City Turner Society (Socialer Turnverein) Records, 1867-1988 (K0771)
11 c.f.
Organizational records of the primary German social club in Kansas City. Includes minute books, ledgers, correspondence, photographs, and membership records, and national and local printed material and publications, programs, and songbooks Also records of the Turner Development Company and the administration of Turner Park.
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"Kansas City's Memorable Dates and Events, 1803-1920," George Fuller Green, 1803-1920 (C2905)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Brief descriptions of significant dates in the history of Kansas City, 1803-1920.
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Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad Company Records, 1869-1895 (R0088)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad Company Records contains a microfilm copy of the company's financial records and its corporate predecessors. The line became part of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway Company in 1901.
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Kansas City, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1871-1985 (P1116)
An artificial collection of photographs of Kansas City, Missouri.
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Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad Company Ledger, 1872-1873, 1921 (K1420)
0.6 cubic feet
The collection contains a ledger of the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad Company, which notes the information of passengers from 1872 to 1873. The ledger was also used as a scrapbook of newspaper clippings by Aggie Dickinson, dated circa 1921.
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Kansas Town Company Records, 1839-1957 (K0352)
0.27 c.f.
Original records of the Town Company which was the origin of Kansas City, MO. Includes minutes and financial accounts of the corporation: lists of lots sold, notes receivable, distribution of proceeds, holdings, and minutes of the proprietors' meetings. Also research on the town site, the Town Company, its Founders, and the Town of Kansas from its origin until 1850.
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Joseph Van Clief Karnes Papers, 1868-1937 (K0287)
0.2 c.f.
Autobiography of Karnes, an attorney prominent and influential member in the civic and legal community of Kansas City, MO. contains information on his family history and education, people he knew, the Kansas City public school and library system, and city charter reform. Also a small scrapbook comprised of clippings and writings.
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William H. Kavanaugh Papers, 1861-1939 (C4251)
0.1 cubic feet (4 folders)
Wesley Kaylor Papers, 1857-1963 (C0349)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters of a Union soldier in Missouri to his family in Newark, MO. Also letter telling of his death in Ironton, MO, of improper vaccination.
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Mary Paxton Keeley Papers, 1830-1986 (C0848)
13.8 cubic feet (622 folders), 1 audio tape, 4 audio cassettes, 2 oversize items
Papers of the first woman graduate of the University of Missouri, School of Journalism, in 1910. She was active as a journalist, teacher, playwright, poet, fiction writer, and photographer. Material includes correspondence; diaries; manuscripts for Keeley’s articles, fiction, and poetry; clippings; audio cassettes; and photographs.
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Carol Dobkins Keith Papers, 1859-1936 (C4122)
0.5 cubic feet
The papers of Carol Dobkins Keith contain a variety of photographs, correspondences, legal papers, and souvenirs. The majority of the collection consists of photographs depicting several colleges, schools, churches, and religious leaders in Missouri. The correspondences and legal papers date from 1863 to 1876 and primarily discuss the requests of soldiers serving in the military. There is an assortment of souvenir items, particularly from Fulton, Missouri, and Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado in the early 1900s.
Kelley Family Collection, 1815-1996, bulk 1946-1996 (R1348)
2.25 cubic feet (70 folders)
The Kelley Family Collection contains photocopied personal papers of Isaac E. Kelley and James L. Kelley. The collection also includes the genealogical research collection of Patricia Lou Kelley. The research includes information on the Kelley family, but also the connected Barr, Randel, Dyer, Whitson, Bettis, Chilton, Criswell, Huddleston, Payne, Graves, Daniel, and Turley families.
Kellogg and Whaley Records, 1870-1879 (R0332)
(5 rolls of microfilm)
The Kellogg & Whaley Records contain daybooks (1870, 1872-1879), journals (1872-1879), and ledgers of a general merchandise establishment owned by James Madison Kellogg and William W. Whaley. The store was located on the courthouse square in Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri.
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Kemper Family School (Boonville, Mo.) Papers, 1873-1890 (C0604)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers contain announcements, catalogues, and programs of annual examinations and commencement.
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Edward J. Kemper Collection, 1877-1920 (C4388)
0.9 cubic feet (9 folders, 4 oversize items, 207 glass plate negatives)
This collection documents the activities of Edward J. Kemper, particularly Hermann Grape Nurseries and his other business ventures, and his local German-American community in Hermann, Missouri and surrounding Gasconade County in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Thomas Henry Kenny Papers, 1816-1997 (C4131)
5 cubic feet
The papers of a real estate broker, author, artist, treasure hunter, researcher, entrepreneur, and overall Renaissance man include correspondence, legal papers, contracts, publications, photographs, postcards, newspaper articles, and artistic material.
Kensinger Family Papers, 1856-1920 (C3712)
0.2 cubic feet (6 folders)
The papers largely contain correspondence between members of an Ohio family that began settling in western Missouri in the early 1850s. The collection also includes property tax receipts and miscellaneous family papers.
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Keith Kerby Photograph Collection, 1870-1976 (P0229)
0.42 linear feet
Various images of Glenwood and Lancaster, Missouri including street scenes, churches, schools, train wrecks, and gatherings.
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Mary Banks Kermack Photograph Collection, 1876, no date (P0939)
2 photographs
Photos of University of Missouri faculty
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James Keyte Collection, 1818-1876 (C1011)
0.8 cubic feet (12 folders, 13 volumtes); also available on 2 rolls of microfilm
Land records, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers of James Keyte, a Methodist preacher, merchant, and founder of Brunswick and Keytesville in Chariton County.
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John Kiefner Collection, 1819-1912 (C0352)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
The collection contains photostats of a miscellany of Perry County documents; legal papers concerning real estate; training and apprehension of enslaved persons, taxes, Civil War, loyalty of public officials; politics, 1850, 1896-1912; Missouri military orders during the Civil War.