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Ezekiel Comer Hickam Papers, 1835-1904 (C3610)
0.2 cubic feet (12 folders)

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Papers of a Boone County, Missouri, farmer and mule trader, including several ledgers of mule breeding and sale records. Also contains a book of Lycurgus P. Hickam, his son, listing construction workers on a Boone County road, 1868-1869.

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Young and John Ryland Hicklin Papers, 1876-1929 (C0115)
0.7 cubic feet

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Accounts, receipts, and correspondence of members of the Hicklin family, Lexington, MO, pioneers.

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Hickman Family Papers, 1827-1890 (C1009)
0.3 cubic feet, 2 rolls of microfilm

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Business accounts and receipts, tax receipts, correspondence, legal papers, deeds, and church repair pledge lists.

Hickman-Bryan Family Papers, 1796-1920 (C0045)
2.8 cubic feet (297 folders, 3 volumes; also available on 13 rolls of microfilm)

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This collection contains the papers of two families named Hickman, one of Boone County, Missouri, and the other of Alexandria, Louisiana. Related by marriage, the families had business dealings in slaves, agriculture, and livestock. The papers of the Bryan family, related to the Boone County Hickmans by marriage are also in this collection.

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James C. Higbie Photograph Collection, 1860-1961 (P0106)
32 photographs

4 b/w photos of Boonville Homes: Judge Roy D. Williams and James Higbie. 23 b/w photos of Boonville locals, especially Roy D. Williams and Family, ca. 1880s-1961. Additional unidentified portraits, 4 depicting children in the 1860s-1880s; 2 of women in 1877 and 1890.

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High Hill, Missouri, School Roll Book, 1880-1881 (C0851)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains the attendance and grades of students of High Hill School and the text books used. Not completely filled.

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Claibourne Hill Papers, 1840-1881 (C3082)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The papers of Claibourne Hill contain land grants, deeds, and tax receipts belonging to Claibourne Hill of Saline County, MO.

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Commodore Perry Hill Collection, 1885-1982 (R0125)
2.5 cubic foot (106 folders, 3 volumes, 91 photographs)

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The Commodore Perry Hill Collection contains newspaper clippings, maps, miscellaneous items, and photographs pertaining to lead mining and related railroad development in the Old Lead Belt, principally of Saint Francois and Madison counties in southeastern Missouri. The collection is a result of a thirty-year avocational interest in the history of the Old Lead Belt by Commodore Perry Hill, Jr.

Hiller Family Papers, 1785-1993 (C3856)
7.2 cubic feet (357 folders), 2 oversize volumes

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Papers of a family of farmers, lawyers, bankers, doctors, and business people of Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri.  The collection includes correspondence, photographs, genealogical records, estate records, diaries, personal account books, deeds, military records, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, manuscripts, and miscellaneous material.

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Hinchey-Cochran Collection, 1876-1993, n.d. (CG0059)
0.4 c.f.

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This is an artificially created collection of materials pulled from the Katherine J. Hinchey-Cochran Family Papers (R1280) which were related to the southeast area of Missouri, especially Cape Girardeau and Jackson, Missouri. Materials include photographs, excerpts of legal documents, historical preservation efforts in Cape and Jackson, three-quarters of a printed article about Kaskaskia, Illinois, and a handwritten log-book detailing roofs, fencing, and other small construction efforts at an unnamed home.

Katherine J. Hinchey-Cochran Family Papers, 1790-1999 (R1280)
20 cubic feet (501 folders, 14 oversize folders, 27 volumes, 3 oversize volumes)

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The Katherine J. Hinchey-Cochran Family Papers consisted of family papers, photographs, correspondence, and business records of the extended Hinchey family. Also included are the correspondence and sketches of William J. Hinchey.

Hinde Family Papers, 1864-1978 (C4573)
0.1 cubic feet (4 folders, 1 oversize item)

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Correspondence, receipts, financial documents, and miscellaneous material of the Hinde and Nelson families from Hannibal, Missouri, including Bessie Nelson Hinde and Mary Hinde, 1860s-1970s.

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Charles F. Hinrichs Papers, 1862-1902 (C0335)
2 rolls of microfilm

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Papers and records of a German American who lived in Cape Girardeau and Butler Counties in Missouri. Records concern Hinrich's Civil War service in Company L, 10th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry. Other papers document his agricultural interests, the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and his efforts to establish a German colony at Carola, Butler County, Missouri.

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Hinrichs-Bauerrichter Letters, 1854-1906 (C3852)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Letters of the extended Hinrichs-Bauerrichter family living in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony, Germany, as well as in Nelsonville and Steffenville, Missouri, with some letters from Louisiana, New York, and Illinois.

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"The Historical Background of Harriet Beecher Stowe's UNCLE TOM'S CABIN," James Allison, 1881 (C2796)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Article by James Allison for Evansville, IN, JOURNAL discussing the historical background of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN in Kennedy plantation, Garrard County, KY. Interview with former mistress of Lewis George Clark (George Harris).

Hochstatter School, Washington County, Missouri Records, 1879-1897 (R0226)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Hochstatter School, Washington County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of a district clerk’s record book and attendance register for School District No. 3, Hochstatter School in Washington County, Missouri. The rural school district was located south of Potosi.

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John A. Hockaday Papers, 1864-1896 (C3438)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The papers of John A. Hockaday contain newspaper clippings and personal items kept by a Fulton, Missouri, lawyer and his wife, Edith Langstaff Hockaday. Hockaday held the offices of city and county attorney, state senator, and attorney general of Missouri.

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Veryl Hoenig Papers, c. 1770s-1990 (C4181)
0.4 cubic feet

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The papers of Veryl Hoenig contain genealogical research pertaining to the Burton, Searcy, Scott, Finnell, Sutliff, Forbes, Green, and Duncan families of Kentucky, Virginia, and Missouri. Documents include lineage records, copies of indentures, wills, and estates, a hand-drawn family chart, payroll information for service in the Revolutionary War, and excerpts from written histories.

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William Davidson Hoff Papers, 1878-1880 (R1174)
(1 folder)

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These are three letters from W.D. Hoff, an attorney at Stockton in Cedar County, Missouri, to D. C. Entrekin at Independence in Jackson County, Missouri. They concern back taxes on land in Cedar County owned by the estate of Entrekin's late son, Torbert.

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C. W. Hoffman Papers, 1887-1896 (K0122)
0.20 c.f. (6 folders)

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The collection consists of six volumes written and illustrated by C.W. Hoffman. The volumes present Hoffman's interpretation of the origins of man and the earth, along with his views of evolution, religion, and ethics.

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Hiram Holler Papers, 1878-1892 (C3293)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of Hiram Holler contain a land grant, deeds, and abstract title, entered in Taney County, MO.

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Fred G. Hollis Scrapbook, 1884 (C2670)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The collection contains news clippings, poems, articles of interest and personal memorabilia.

Holm Family Papers, 1873-1920 (R1311)
(1 folder)

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The collection consist of Anton Holm's declaration to become a United States citizen at Manitowoc County, Wisconsin in 1873, and a receipt to Holm regarding a Phelps County civil court case in 1905. There is also a letter from an attorney for the University of Missouri regarding a sale of sixty acres to the University by Anton J. Holm in 1920.

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Holman Family Papers, 1832-1918 (R1403)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders)

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The Holman Family papers contains personal papers for the Holman family including the military records of John H. Holman who served with the United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War and a letter from Private Walter J. Caffery written in Paris, France, in 1918.

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Holt County, Missouri, Papers, 1862-1893 (C2894)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of Holt County Missouri contain four oaths of loyalty to the United States and the State of Missouri, by Daniel Ganghan, George P. Hedrick, and Phillip W. Shambaugh, in the presence of the Holt County clerk in 1862. Also included is a ferryman's bond giving Olney Graham authority to keep a ferry across the Missouri River at Boswell, NE, 1893.

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Ivan Lee Holt Papers, 1835-1966 (C2553)
8 cubic feet, 6 audio cassettes, 4 audio tapes, 8 records

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Papers of Ivan Lee Holt, Methodist bishop and a leader of the ecumenical movement. The papers contain correspondence, speeches and sermons, church records, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs, and audio recordings of addresses by Holt. Also included are the papers of Eugene Russell Hendrix, a Methodist bishop from Missouri.

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Theresa M. Holt Collection, 1858-2011 (K1218)
0.1 c.f.

Holt is a resident of Leavenworth, KS, and the caretaker of Mount Zion Cemetery. Includes research notes concerning the history of the Jewish Community in Leavenworth, particularly Mount Zion Cemetery, the Society of the Sons of Truth, First Jewish settlers in Leavenworth, and Orthodox Temple history.

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Holtschneider Family Photograph Collection, 1830-1938 (P0198)
0.3 linear feet

Photographs collected by the Holtschneider family in Osage County of the town of Rich Fountain and surrounding areas. Includes photographs of churches, houses, buildings and people, including First Communion photographs.

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Holy Cross Lutheran School Photographs, 1889-1897 (S1165)
0.1 cubic foot, 1 folder, 13 photographs

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This collection contains thirteen sepia-tone photographs of grade school classes at Holy Cross Lutheran School, dating from 1889 to 1897.

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Mary Rockwell Hook Papers, 1878-1994 (K0010)
0.14 c.f.

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Architectural drawings, photographs, news clippings, and autobiography of Mary Rockwell Hook., a Kansas City woman architect.

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Hooper Institute (Clarksburg, Mo.) Papers, 1879-1894 (C0605)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Papers of a Moniteau County school, originally called the Clarksburg Select School. Class notes, programs, copy of school journal "The Visitor," examination book, and miscellaneous.

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Hopewell Presbyterian Church (Macon County, Mo.) Records, 1854-1903 (C3827)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Record book of the Hopewell Congregation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Kirksville Presbytery; includes information on the organization of the church, minutes, and membership lists.

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Hopkins Family Photographs, 1870-1952 (P0082)
29 photographs

Hopkins family photos, mostly groups but some individual (children's cabinet cards), people mostly unidentified. Earliest date given is 1882.

Jennie Hopkins Scrapbook, c. 1880s-1910s (CA6289)
1 volume

Scrapbook of clippings, correspondence, and miscellanea related to Blackburn and Saline County, Missouri.

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Ida Houck Letters, 1869-1927 (C0119)
0.25 cubic feet

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Family letters concerning daily activities, personal business and family affairs of a farm woman living near Bedford, IA.

Howard County Bank (Glasgow, Mo.) Books, 1877-1897 (C2314)
0.71 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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The collection contains records of a Glasgow, Missouri bank. Volume 1 is a Discount Register and volume 2 is a Ledger.

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Howard Family Papers, 1859-1975 (R1375)
0.25 cubic foot (3 folders)

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The Howard Family Papers contain documents from several generations of the Howard family. The Howards were a prominent family from New Madrid County in the 19th century. Many of the documents in the collection relate to their involvement on the Confederate side of the Civil War. The papers include a deed for a slave, letters written during the Civil War, receipts from the Missouri State Guard, and essays and newspaper
clippings about family members.

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John Howard Account Book, 1872-1908 (C0864)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Records of wages paid, money expended for lumber and supplies, and other accounts. Also reports on the weather and the breeding of jacks. Probably from Jackson County, Missouri, area.

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Spencer M. Hubbard Papers, 1849-1902 (R0676)
0.25 cubic foot (4 folders)

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The Spencer M. Hubbard Papers contain the personal and business papers of Spencer M. Hubbard, physician and county clerk of Texas County, Mo. Also include is the medical account book of Spencer's father, Dr. John H. Hubbard, 1849-1852, and minutes of the Texas County Medical Association, 1888.

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George Hubbert Papers, 1875-1881 (C1899)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The George Hubbert Papers contain text of an address given by George Hubbert at a 4th of July picnic in Neosho in 1875 and apparently revised in 1881.

Hubble Family Papers, 1833-1937 (C0121)
0.35 cubic feet

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Letters and documents collected by Janie Hubble while compiling the family history. Family names include Morehead, Jones, Turner, Massey, and Hubble.

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Huber Family Papers, 1839-1977 (C4607)
0.4 cubic feet (13 folders)

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Deeds, receipts, correspondence, news clippings, and genealogical material of the Huber family of Howard County, Missouri, and the related Salzer and Sigmund families, 1830s-1970s.

Hughes Family Papers, 1812-1993 (C4421)
1.6 cubic feet (35 Folders)

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Papers of the Hughes and Latimer families from Keytesville, Chariton County, from 1812 to 1993, including early twentieth-century Democratic Party materials and a myriad of correspondence.

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Hughes Family Papers, 1824-1896 (C4049)
0.2 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The papers of the Hughes family primarily consist of correspondence, along with a few miscellaneous items. Includes letters received by Daniel Hughes of Clay County, Missouri from relatives and friends in Bourbon County, Kentucky, 1824-1859, and letters sent to him and his sons, 1870-1896.

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Bela M. Hughes Letter, 1885 (C0520)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Wells-Fargo Company, from Denver, July 1885. Introducing George A. Hughes of Richmond, Missouri.

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Rachel Wall Hughes Papers, 1823-1893 (C0331)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The papers contain photostatic copies of letters and a court order appointing Elizabeth Gross administratrix of an estate in 1823. The letters are from Virginia, Ohio, California, and Missouri. They comment on politics, religion, home life, and lead mining in California.

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Hughes-Savage Family Papers, 1842-1963; 2022 (C4567)
0.4 cubic feet (13 folders, 1 oversized item)

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Photograph albums, family Bible pages, receipts, account books, and miscellaneous papers of a family from Warsaw, Missouri. Includes material on the related Graham and Reeder families.

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Hughes/Simmons Drug Store Records, 1872-1960 (K0133)
27 MR

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Business records of a drug store in Liberty, Missouri: daybooks; journals; want books; an inventory book; a poison register; and invoices for goods purchased by store, which display late nineteenth and early twentieth century illustrated letterheads with representations of the buildings and goods of the firms.

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Huiskamp Family Papers, 1858-1990 (C3009)
1.6 cubic feet

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Correspondence of Gerard L. Huiskamp, his future wife, Lillian M. Barr, and various other family members and friends. Also included are letters written by Henrik Huiskamp, while on a trip to Europe in the late 1800s, genealogical information and photographs of the Werth family, patents for an airplane wing, and various writings by Gerard L. Huiskamp, including an unpublished text about government, labor, and communism.

John K. Hulston Papers, 1858-1983 (C4554)
0.4 cubic feet (11 folders)

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The papers collected by John K. Hulston include correspondence, research materials, and drafts relating to the article, “John Trousdale Coffee: Lawyer, Politician, Confederate.” The article was published in the April 1983 issue of the Missouri Historical Review.