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Cold Water Baptist Church (St. Louis County, Mo.) Record Book, 1809-1871 (C1296)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Records of the Cold Water Baptist Church, 1809-1819; Baptist Church of Christ Friends to Humanity, 1834-1838; and Salem Baptist Church, 1841-1871; all on Cold Water in St. Louis County, MO.

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Cole Camp High School, Benton County, Missouri Records, 1870-1910 (R0253)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Cole Camp High School, Benton County, Missouri Records contain the records of Cole Camp High School at Cole Camp in Benton County, Missouri. Included are records of the district clerk, 1870-1910, and daily and term attendance records kept by teachers, 1870-1884 and 1898-1901.

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Cole County Historical Society Photograph Collection, 1850-1954 (P0537)
10 photographs

Photos of Jefferson City and Arrow Rock Tavern.

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Timothy M. Cole Papers, 1872-1991 (R1449)
(3 folders)

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The papers of Timothy M. Cole contain letters, ledgers, names, and an animal disease guide by Timothy Cole. There are also minutes from the Barry County Baptist Association (digital), a class role book for the Newtown Baptist Church, and a hundredth anniversary history for the Northside Baptist Church.

Collapse of the Women's Prison at 15th and Grand Collection, 1863-1956 (K0349)
0.12 c.f.

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Research correspondence and typed transcripts of historical documents, and Photostats of original documents from the National Archives concerning the event in Kansas City, MO on August 13, 1863.

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College Songs, Missouri State University, 1873 (C0809)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Songbook of lyrics of the popular college songs of the day.

Collett Family Papers, 1833-1964 (C2949)
0.22 cubic feet (11 folders)

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Genealogical material about the Collett family of Adair County, MO. Tax receipts, miscellaneous pamphlets and newspaper clippings, poetry and essays.

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Charles Collins Papers, 1836-1954 (C3209)
0.16 cubic feet (8 folders)

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Miscellaneous letters and clippings regarding the Royall, Switzler, Price, and Henderson families; article about John Price by Eva Grant Maloney; typescript copies of "A Trip to the South," and "My Second Tour in the South," by William F. Switzler in 1836; Mary Jane Royall Switzler's album of memories filled with prose and poetry.

Elise Guignon Collins Collection, 1861-1986 (K0704)
0.25 cf

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Clippings, correspondence, photographs, and papers concerning the history of Kansas City, the area around Visitation Church at 52nd and Main, researched by Collins; and pamphlets, newspaper clippings, regarding the Guignon and Boussier families.

Lewis H. Collins Papers, 1861-1915 (C2522)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Records of Collins' service in the 2nd regiment, Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, Merrill's Horse, Company E. There are also applications of Collins and his wife Emily C. Collins for Civil War pensions.

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Colman-Hayter Family Papers, 1839-1900 (C0084)
0.2 cubic feet

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Correspondence and miscellaneous material of a northwest Missouri family. Includes letters from family members while in the Mexican War, in Oregon, traveling down the Mississippi River, and serving in the Confederate Army.

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Columbia Cemetery Association (Columbia, Mo.) Minute Book, 1858-1946 (CA6489)
0.3 cubic feet

Handwritten and typed minutes of the association, as well as lists of lot sales for the Columbia Cemetery.

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Columbia, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1875-1994 (P0078)

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An artificial collection of photographs of Columbia, MO.

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Columbus Christian Church (Columbus, Mo.) Records, 1853, 1870, 1938 (C0716)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The records of the Columbus Christian Church contain a history of the church written by Lulu Simmerman in 1938. Also included are subscription lists from 1853 and 1870, and a receipt, 1870.

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Committee FOR Annexation Records, 1963-1964 (K0086)
0.3 c.f.

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Materials in support of the annexation of the Hickman Mills school district to the Kansas City, Missouri, School District. Also campaign information of an earlier school levy increase is included, as well as research materials related to the advantages of annexation, campaign literature distributed, and news clippings

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Abner Jasper Conant Letter, 1876 (C3157)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letter to Edward Seymour, New York, NY, from Conant, St. Louis, concerning photographs of pottery found in Missouri Indian mounds. Engravings of the photographs enclosed with letter.

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Concord Presbyterian Church (Callaway County, Mo.) Records, 1833-1935 (C1349)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Session minutes; history of the church, whose name was changed from Seven Mile Church in 1840; ministers, elders, and deacons; membership lists; and record of infant baptisms.

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Concordia Baptist Church (Concordia, Mo.) Records, 1861-1922 (C3906)
4 folders, 1 roll of microfilm

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The records of the Concordia Baptist Church consist of minute books of the congregation and the sister society, and the constitution of the church. The records are in German. A translation of the records is included in the collection.

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Conley-Miller Family Papers, 1792-1977, 1983 (C3693)
5.4 cubic feet (324 folders, 6 oversize volumes)

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Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, account books, ledgers, financial and personal records, genealogical materials, photographs, and miscellaneous material of the Conley and Miller family of Boone County, Missouri.

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Dennis Harper Connaway Papers, 1858-1888 (C0248)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)

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Correspondence, Civil War papers, and miscellaneous papers. County collector book of Cedar County.

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John Waldo Connaway Papers, 1878-1944 (C0052)
2.2 cubic feet (111 folders)

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The papers of John W. Connaway contain personal and professional correspondence, research notes and writings, and brief personal material regarding his family. Connaway was Professor of Veterinary Science and Comparative Medicine at the University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station from 1888 to 1947 where he made significant findings in controlling Texas fever, hog cholera, brucellosis or Bang's disease, and other livestock disorders.

John Connelly Papers, 1810-1888 (C0257)
0.15 cubic feet (7 folders)

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Patent issued under act of Congress providing relief for losses in the New Madrid earthquake; certificates of title and transfer of land originally belonging to Wilson Cummings; oath of allegiance, 1865; report of losses to a raiding band; tax receipts.

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Thomas W. Conyers Papers, 1817-1903 (C0755)
0.2 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume

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Papers of a Monroe County, MO, landowner, merchant, soldier, and politician. Included are diaries, an account book, genealogical materials on the Conyers family, and miscellany regarding the daily activities of the Conyers family and their slaves. Particular emphasis is given to everyday farming operations and accounts.

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David G. Cook Papers, 1874-1908 (C4197)
0.75 cubic feet (11 folders)

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The papers of David Gillaspy Cook consists of books pertaining to the Valley Spring School located in Boone County, Missouri, of which Mr. Cook was a director, as well as some personal papers.

Warren Cook Collection, 1782-1978 (R0043)
0.25 cubic foot (5 folders)

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The Warren Cook Collection contains photocopies of papers of the Smith, Havins, Roseberry, and Cook families of southwestern Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. The collection includes correspondence, estate papers, and genealogical records. Also included are two farm diaries from 1875-1876.

Joanne Coontz Photographs, 1876-1912 (P0283)
49 photographs

Photographs include: wreck of train, Engine #313 Missouri Pacific; the Gehlken Mill in Morgan County; the Curry Farm and farmhouse in Morgan County; the Gehlken Store in Pettis County, and the Gehlken and Penning families.

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Cooper County, Missouri, Circuit Court Records, 1876-1884 (C1564)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Indictments and endorsements against Frank and Jesse James, Charles Pitts, and Cole and Robert Younger for robbery and obstructing the railroad, Cooper County Circuit Court, November term, 1876. Warrants for Frank James' arrest, April 2, 1884. Petition for writ of habeas corpus and bonds, April 28, 1884.

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Cooper County, Missouri, Papers, 1819-1905 (C1034)
1.25 cubic feet

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The papers contain oaths of loyalty, 1862-1866, and miscellaneous papers, 1819-1905.

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Cooper County, Missouri, Papers, 1837-1983 (C3051)
2 rolls of microfilm

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History of Cooper County, its churches and cemeteries, schools, domestic architecture, miscellaneous buildings, and architectural structures; material on Cooper County and Howard County individuals and families; maps; clippings; and photographs.

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Cooper County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1860-1965 (P1121)

An artificial collection of photographs of Cooper County, Missouri.

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Copher and Stidham Family Papers, 1784-1974 (C4290)
0.2 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The records of the Copher and Stidham families contain dates of births, deaths, and marriages, wills, and military records. The volume contains both original records and transcriptions created by J.H. Stidham.

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Corby Family Papers, 1804-1905 (C0086)
0.8 cubic feet

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Papers of a pioneer St. Joseph, MO, family: deeds, bills of sale for slaves, tax receipts, legal papers, stock certificates, Pony Express bills; and material on early St. Louis area. Record book of the Mercantile Company, 1856; bank book, 1861-1869; volume of clippings concerning St. Joseph, 1881-1903.

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Corder-Thomas Family Papers, 1867-1961 (C3697)
11 rolls of microfilm (9 folders, 56 volumes), 1 oversize item

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The Corder-Thomas Family Papers consist of the diaries of Leslie Walker Corder, a Waverly, Missouri, farmer and civic leader; his wife Nellie Perry Buck Corder; and her aunt Susan Buck Cooper Thomas. The diaries contain routine entries about life in Waverly; weather statistics; farm and rental accounts; expense records; genealogies; and comments on building roads and railroads. The papers also include family letters, news clippings, and miscellaneous items.

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Cornett Family Papers, 1847-1981 (C3808)
5.1 cubic feet (210 folders), 3 oversize volumes

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The papers of the Cornett family of rural Linn County, Missouri, including William and Martha; their children, Bracy, Winifred, Jo Lee, and Carl; and Martha’s family, the Moores and Roots. Letters, household and farm records, photographs, and other family papers, along with the early records of the Moore School near Linneus, document the social, cultural, and agricultural life of a northern Missouri family and the teaching careers of two of their daughters.

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Cortelyou Family Papers, 1826-1964 (C2463)
1 cubic foot (40 folders)

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Real estate leases, New Jersey, 1826-1846, and records of estates administered by James and Peter Cortelyou, New Jersey, 1842-1882. Personal correspondence received by Kansas banker Luther M. Cortelyou, Jr., 1895-1964; his high school papers and memorabilia; and diaries kept by him and his father, 1869-1900.

Frank Morgan Cortelyou Papers, 1855-1976 (K0042)
1 c.f.

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Personal, family, and business papers of civil engineer Frank M. Cortelyou, co-founded the firm of Harrington and Cortelyou, including financial notes and records, some correspondence, photographs, and field notes.

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Robert W. Corum Papers, 1878-1892 (C1767)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Bills, receipts, and correspondence pertaining to fatal illness and burial of Sam Henderson.

May Bartee Couch Collection, 1853-2007 (CA6422)
49 cubic feet, 2 card files

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Collection of family research files and obituaries of a professional genealogist from Marceline, Missouri, largely concerns Chariton, Linn, and surrounding counties.

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Counts Family Papers, 1797-1926, 1954 (CG0002)
0.2 cubic feet

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The Counts Family Papers contain Bible records, tintypes, correspondence, and a family history book of the family that lived in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri.

Ada E. Crain Papers, c. 1860-2003 (C3067)
1.3 cubic feet (33 folders)

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The papers of a schoolteacher consist of correspondence, genealogical materials, photographs, yearbooks, an 1878 diary, and a manuscript written by Crain. The material details the first half of Crain’s life while living and teaching in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Michigan.

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Cram's Railroad and Township Map, 1874 (C0783)
0.02 cubic feet (1 oversize item)

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Map of Missouri showing railroad lines throughout the state.

Billie Crawford Papers, 1878 (R0388)
1 folder

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This is a typescribed copy of a diary of an overland journey from St. Clair County, Missouri, to
Camp Verde, Arizona, 29 May to 17 September 1878. The travelers included Billy Crawford, Alfred
L. Gash, George Fain, their families, and a few neighbors. Related genealogical material is
included with the diary.

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Creager Family Papers, 1871-1938 (R1501)
0.25 cubic foot (6 folders)

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The Creager Family Papers contain personal documents of the Creager family of Shannon County, Missouri. These materials include photographs, land records, wills, tax and insurance information.

Crede Family Papers, 1818-1939 (C3065)
1.6 cubic feet (93 folders, 8 volumes), 2 oversize volumes; also available on 4 rolls of microfilm

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Personal correspondence, genealogical records, and business records of a German-American family living in Osage County, MO. The bulk of the collection concerns Hermann Crede; other papers pertain to his brothers, Wilhelm and Carl; all three immigrated in the 1850s. Much of the correspondence is in German; the business records are in English.

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Cresswell Family Papers, 1823-1979 (R0007)
1.25 cubic foot (51 folders, 2 oversize volumes)

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The Cresswell Family Papers contain the personal, legal, and business papers of the Cresswell family of Washington County, Missouri. The papers include correspondence, land documents, legal papers, slave documents, tax receipts, account books from the furnace and store owned by the family, miscellaneous business papers, local school records, and personal papers.

Crooked Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Crawford County, Mo.) Records, 1871-1926 (C3718)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Church record book of the Crooked Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which began in Keysville and later moved to Steelville. The church was established in 1834 by John Dunlap, Reuben Vaughn, Mr. Keys, and several others.

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Asa Beebe Cross Papers, 1855-1940 (K0082)
5 c.f.

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Correspondence, diaries, photographs, financial and business records of Cross, an early Kansas City architect, and his immediate family

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John N. Cross Record Book, 1871-1872 (C1086)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)

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A schoolteacher's record of personal expense while attending college. Records he kept at the various schools where he taught and notes on the weather and subjects taught.

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Crump Family Journals, 1838-1886 (C3146)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Extracts from the journals of the Crump and Dupuy families. Includes family record of Crump family, and sale bill of their belongings with list of items and amounts paid for each.