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Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) of Kansas City Records, 1878-2006 (K0332)
80 c.f.

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Minutes, newspaper clippings, printed materials, publications, administrative files, reports, surveys, studies, photographs, slides, audio/visual media, memorabilia, and scrapbooks.

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Frank Young Papers, 1854-1956 (C4214)
0.3 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The papers of Frank Young contain genealogy research of the Shoemaker family, beginning with Johann Heinrich Schumaker (John Henry Shoemaker) who came to Berlin, Pennsylvania, from Germany in 1768. Mr. Young traced the family through at least four generations and several hundred descendants. The papers include correspondence from his genealogy research, such as letters from relatives with information for the family tree. The papers also include a few wills, deeds of estates, and some obituaries and newspaper clippings about the Shoemaker family.

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YouthBridge Community Foundation Records, 1876-2003 (S0243)
7.5 cubic feet

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The YouthBridge Community Foundation Records (formerly the German General Protestant Orphan’s Home and General Protestant Children’s Home) contain meeting minutes, ledgers, and scrapbooks relating to its history as a home for impoverished orphans. Materials of interest include intake record books, documenting the child’s name, birth date, the reasons for their admittance and dismal from the orphanage, as well as the names of their parents. Also included in the collection are photographs depicting the cornerstone laying of YouthBridge’s former campus at 12685 Olive Street Road and an essay on the history of YouthBridge, titled Still Caring: the Evolution of a St. Louis Orphanage, by Glenn J. Sartori. The materials in this collection date from 1877 to 2003.

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Zevely Family Papers, 1858-1922 (C1189)
0.2 cubic feet

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The papers of the Zevely family, including L. Zevely and E. M. Zevely, contain correspondence, tax receipts, election and political material, and handwritten manuscripts.

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Zion Baptist Church (Montgomery County, Mo.) Records, 1841-1953 (C4537)
0.3 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Record books of the church, including minutes of meetings and membership records, 1841-1953. Also index of surnames, volumes I-III.

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Zoar Baptist Church Records, 1867-1886 (C0900)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The records contain minutes of church meetings, including financial reports, dismissal of members for various reasons, such as dancing, drinking, immoral conduct; rules of decorum; articles of faith; church membership; and a church history from 1827-1867.

Zoar Old School Baptist Church (Howard County, Mo.) Records, 1871-1879 (C1326)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Articles of faith, rules of discipline, acts of the church, minutes of meetings, list of original subscribers, and deaths of members.

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Zumwalt Family Papers, 1862-1992 (C4048)
0.5 cubic feet (15 folders)

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The Zumwalt family papers consist of genealogical materials, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, local church histories, and miscellaneous articles relating to a family that settled in Boone and Callaway Counties around 1800.

Zwick Family Papers, 1860-1965 (C4199)
0.25 cubic feet (6 folders)

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The Zwick family papers contain photographs, correspondence, financial documents, and genealogical information on the Zwick family.

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