1880s

Thomas Humphreys Diaries, 1857-1886 (C2473)
0.53 cubic feet (11 volumes)

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A daily business and farming record including weather information and occasional references to contemporary social and political events. Provides a case study of farm management in southern Ohio and Saline County, MO, during the nineteenth century. Diaries are not comprehensive for the period.

Hunt Family Papers, 1847-1920 (C3956)
0.4 cubic feet (12 folders)

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The papers of Sanford Conley Hunt and his wife, Margaret Josephine Bright Hunt, include correspondence, genealogy, military records, Civil War histories, organizational memberships, probate documents, wills, land patents, and deeds.

Sanford Conley Hunt Papers, 1856-1962 (C3629)
3.8 cubic feet (220 folders, 1 volume)

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The papers of a Columbia, Missouri, banker and his heirs. Hunt’s other interests included farming and acquiring business and residential property in Columbia. Includes genealogical notes collected by his wife, Margaret Bright Hunt.

Hunter Family Papers, 1864-1880 (R0469)
0.3 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Hunter Family Papers contain photocopies and typescript copies of correspondence of the Hunter and Hagler families of Jasper, Lawrence, and Polk counties in Missouri. The letters were written by Elizabeth Hunter and her daughters, Priscilla A. Hunter and Charlotte Elizabeth (Hunter) Hagler, and were addressed to another daughter, Margaret (Hunter) Newberry. Topics include news of family and friends, turmoil during the Civil War, farm life, and religious matters.

Ben F. Hunter Account Book, 1871-1891 (C1124)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The collection contains accounts of a Sikeston, Missouri, general store.

Howard E. Huselton Papers, 1883-1924 (K0467)
2 c.f.

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Photographs, musical and stage performance programs, and materials for the Turkey Creek Tax Exhibit, by Huselton, music and drama critic of the Kansas City Star, and partner in Baird and Huselton, real estate business.

Marvin Hutchinson Collection, 1857-1904 (C1791)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters, poetry, Civil War documents, and other papers pertaining to the Hagen and Sasse families of Chariton County, Missouri. Part of the German Heritage Archives

Hutchison Family Papers, 1831-1890 (C3713)
0.18 cubic feet (9 folders)

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Personal correspondence of Benjamin F. Hutchison, steamboat captain residing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; his wife, Eliza J.; and their son, William B. The letters describe daily life, behavior at school, relatives, and friends, including illnesses and deaths. Also tax records, primarily from St. Louis County, Missouri, and legal documents, including land grants, deeds, and notes.

Leslie B. Hutchison Papers, 1855-1941 (R1395)
6.75 cubic feet (354 folders)

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The Leslie B. Hutchison Records contain the business records of a Maries County, Missouri based lawyer. The materials include his legal papers, correspondence, some personal political papers, and records from his time as the Special Deputy Commissioner of Finance of the State of Missouri during the 1930s.

Harry M. Hyatt Papers, 1792-1956 (C4301)
3.8 cubic feet (105 folders)

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The papers contain material generated or received by Harry M. Hyatt, a genealogist. The material consists of family lineage charts, family correspondence, journals, photographs, and correspondence between Harry Hyatt and other genealogical researchers. Families researched are predominately the Richardson and Baker families, but other related families are included, such as the Miller and Walton families.

Ira B. Hyde Papers, 1867-1939 (C0122)
6 cubic feet, 2 oversize volumes

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Letterbooks of law firm of Hyde and Orton, later Ira B. Hyde and Sons, of Princeton, MO, and of Ben C. Hyde. Circuit court bar docket, 1869-1939. Land plot of Ravanna, MO. Newspaper clippings and notes dealing with politics.

Ira B. Hyde Papers, 1856-1924 (C2406)
0.4 cubic feet

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The papers of Ira B. Hyde contain school, speech, law and political materials of Hyde, a Princeton, MO, lawyer who attended Oberlin College and was prosecuting attorney for Mercer County, congressman (1873-1874), and a promoter of railroads and banks.

Laurance Mastick Hyde Papers, 1869-1978 (C3390)
16.6 cubic feet (1131 folders)

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The papers of the Missouri Supreme Court Justice, 1942-1966, relate to his activities in the American Bar Association, Conference of Chief Justices, and MissouriBar Association, and in promulgating the Missouri Court plan, Missouri Constitution of 1945, and the Missouri Code. The collection also contains limited Hyde family papers and genealogical materials.

Hyer and Fyan Families Papers, 1875-1888 (R1426)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The collection contains letters written by John Hyer and Robert W. Fyan to various friends, family and colleagues in the Hyer and Bowles family.

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pilot Knob, Missouri Records, 1861-1982 (R0383)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders)

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The Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pilot Knob, Missouri Records contain records of baptisms, confirmations, communicant, marriages, and deaths of members of the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church at Pilot Knob in Iron County, Missouri. The church was formally organized in 1863 and is now part of the Missouri Synod. Most of the records are in German.

Immanuel United Methodist Church (Canton, Mo.) Records, 1853-1939, 1985 (C4326)
1.5 cubic feet (20 folders)

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The records of the Immanuel United Methodist Church, Canton, Missouri, contain quarterly conference minute books, Sunday school records, and Epworth League minute books. Some of the volumes are written in German.

Independence, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1827-1957 (P1115)

An artificial collection of photographs of Independence, Missouri.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Records, Southwestern Missouri, 1868-2008 (K1321)
10 c.f.

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organizational records of several Missouri lodges which merged into the Debolt Lodge, framed items (frames removed), bound ledgers, member registers, account and minute books

Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), Savannah Lodge # 14, Records, 1846-1965 (K0170)
1 MR

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A Degree Book and an Historical Register for the lodge in Savannah, Andrew County, MO.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mount Vernon Lodge No. 151 Records, 1865-1974 (R0689)
(4 rolls of microfilm)

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These are the records of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 151 in Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri. The records consist of minutes of meetings, rolls of officers, reports to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, membership records, and miscellaneous papers.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Ozark, Missouri Records, 1869-1931 (R0601)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Ozark, Missouri Records include microfilm copies of membership registers, roll of officers, and official reports to the state lodge from 1869 to 1931 for the Finley Lodge No. 206.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Tuscumbia Lodge No. 305 Records, 1873-1903 (R0507)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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These are the minute books of the Odd Fellows lodge at Tuscumbia in Miller County, Missouri.
The volumes contain minutes beginning with the organizational meeting on 17 September 1873 and
continuing through 14 March 1903. Routine lodge business consisted of acceptance and dismissal of
members, payments of sick and funeral benefits, and work on the various degrees of the order.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Webb City Lodge No. 79 Records, 1888-1961 (R0502)
(3 rolls of microfilm)

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These are the minute books of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Webb City in Jasper County, Missouri. The minutes begin with the organizational meeting on August 9, 1888 and continue through 31 January 1961. Lodge business included the acceptance of new members, payments of sick and funeral benefits, work on the various degrees of the order, matters concerning the lodge hall, and consolidations of the Alba, Carterville, and Duenweg lodges with Webb City.

Nellie A. Ingram Scrapbooks, 1872-1946 (C2488)
0.3 cubic feet (2 oversize volumes)

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The scrapbooks contain news clippings and memorabilia about Nellie A. Ingram, who was a well-known elocutionist in Sedalia, Missouri, in the 1880s, as well as clippings about her father, Benton H. Ingram, a prominent Mason.

Inland Architect and News Record, 1883-1908 (K0987)
6 (MR)

Published between 1883 and 1908 by the Chicago-based Inland Publishing Co., the magazine featured prime examples of structures from all over the United States, work in Missouri and by Missouri architects.

Insurance Company of North America Policy Register, 1882-1889 (C2319)
0.13 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Records of Glasgow, MO, agency, of which James S. Thomson was agent.

Iron County, Missouri School District No. 2 Records, 1871-1894 (C0853)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Record books of school district, giving minutes of meetings, accounts, lists of taxpayers, teachers, contracts, and other information.

Iron County, Missouri School Records, 1872-1932 (R0159)
0.1 cubic foot (6 folders)

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The Iron County, Missouri School Records contain photocopies of the district clerk’s records for District No. 3, Roselle School and District No. 18, Middlebrook School. Also included are the visiting records of the county superintendent for all of Iron County and teachers’ certificates and contracts.

Irwin Family Papers, 1864-1997 (S0904)
4.5 Cubic Feet

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This collection consists of papers and photographs of Mathew Irwin, primarily documenting his ancestors—the Storch, Wuellner, and Slavik families. The Storch and Wuellner branches immigrated to St. Louis, Missouri, from Germany and Bohemia in 1838 and settled in the St. Louis area. After their settlement in St. Louis, Magnus Storch (1825-1900) and his wife, Elizabeta Steibert (1843-1896), had Louisa Storch (1870-1934). On April 6, 1893, Louisa Storch married George Friederich Wuellner (1864-1955); their union produced Talitha Wuellner (1895-1955). Talitha subsequently married Albert Slavik (1891-1939) on April 10, 1917, which led to the birth of Marjorie Louisa Slavik (1918-1997). Marjorie married Russell Ewing Irwin (1912-1984) in 1940. From this union came Karin Louise Irwin, who had Mathew S. Irwin and Samuel White Swan-Perkins.

John W. Irwin Papers, 1861-1906 (C4228)
0.2 cubic feet (6 folders)

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Letters, receipts, documents of John W. Irwin, 1861-1906. These include receipts for the purchase of merchandise, land taxes, legal/court fees, court summons issued by Justice of the Peace, correspondence regarding land deeds, various tax receipts, and a bond for a deed.

Lyndon Irwin Photograph Collection, 1880-1915 (P0285)
29 photographs

Late 19th century photographs of Montgomery City, Matson, and St. Louis, portraits and group photographs.

Susie M. Coons Isherwood Scrapbook, 1859-1936 (C3104)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The collection contains newspaper clippings and miscellaneous papers about the Isherwood and Coons families of Missouri.

J.J. Cruikshank Lumber Company Books, 1885-1893 (C2322)
0.71 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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Records of a Hannibal, MO, lumber company.

J.N. Rupe and Sons (Edgerton, Mo.) Account Book, 1887-1903 (C2474)
0.15 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Rupe was a general store owner and physician; both types of accounts are entered in the book.

J.S. Hughes and Company (Richmond, Mo.) Banking House Books, 1854-1930 (C0277)
2.1 cubic feet (10 oversize volumes), 1 roll of microfilm

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Five books of a Richmond, MO, bank, earlier called Branch of Union Bank of Missouri, 1859-1903. Three mercantile books, 1854-1865. Index to account book, 1849. Map book of Richmond, MO, 1909.

Jackson County Medical Society Collection, 1859-1938 (K0088)
2 c.f.

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Notes on different medical societies, professional journals, medical colleges, and health facilities in the Kansas City Metropolitan area. Biographical sketches on physicians, surgeons, and some dentists in the area make up the bulk of the collection. Also included are miscellaneous papers and photographs.

William Henry Jackson Photographs, 1870-1890 (P0230)
66 photographs

Photographs of the American West in the late 19th century, including Colorado, New Mexico, and Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks.

James Memorial Library Photograph Collection, 1870s-1992 (R1480)
3.5 cubic feet (52 folders, 4443 negatives, 50 glass plate negatives)

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The James Memorial Public Library Photograph Collection contains negative copies of photographs brought to the library in St. James by residence who lived in town and the surrounding area. The original images date from the 1870s to the 1990s and include family portraits, city scenes, local businesses, area schools, events, parades, weddings, and church activities among many others. The majority of the photographs are from Phelps County with representation from Crawford and Dent counties.

James Napoleon Cox Records, 1887-1926 (R0724)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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These are the personal and official records and papers of James N. Cox, a farmer and justice of the peace of North Dillon Township in Phelps County, Missouri. The first volume primarily contains various business accounts; the second concerns various official matters such as stray livestock, poll taxes, and civil and criminal complaints. The folder contains miscellaneous papers removed from the volumes.

David A. James Papers, 1790-2008 (C4126)
5 cubic feet

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The research material of a hotel management instructor, whose work resulted in the publication Historic Hotels of Missouri: Hotels, Inns, and Taverns of 19th Century Missouri.

Frank James Jury Photograph, 1883 (C2257)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Photograph of the jury that acquitted Frank James at Gallatin, MO.

Larry A. James Photograph Collection, 1870-1980 (P0240)

Copy photos of Pioneer, Newtonia and Stark City, Missouri. Also, copy photo of J.M. Ritchie and an original photo of the Purcell family on steps of home, circa 1910. 35mm slides of southwest Missouri.

Lucy Wortham James Collection, 1801-1895 (C0001)
23 cubic feet (3,032 folders), 234 oversize volumes (volumes also available on 59 rolls of microfilm)

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The records of the Maramec Iron Works in St. James, Missouri, and the papers of the James family, who owned the iron works, includes financial records, correspondence, and account books. The correspondence discusses the hiring of enslaved people, prices, banking and financial conditions, transportation costs and railroads, political conditions, immigration, and the Civil War.

Jameson Family Papers, 1800s-2008 (CA6741)
0.4 cubic feet

The papers of a Fulton, Missouri, family include correspondence, a travel journal, photographs, miscellaneous family papers, and a scrapbook containing obituary clippings. The bulk of the photographs are of Jameson family members and friends from the Fulton area. The correspondence contains letters from Anna Belle Jameson to her mother, Mary E. Jameson.

Jasper County, Missouri Records, 1842-1890 (R0515)
0.5 cubic foot (8 volumes, 1 roll of microfilm)

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These are docket books, marriage records, and stray books, mostly for Marion Township, the collector's forfeiture list, and the clerk's letterpress book for Jasper County, Missouri. The collection is also available on microfilm.

Iola Allen Jasper Papers, 1827-2020 (S0573)
8.25 cubic feet

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The Iola Jasper Papers contain correspondence, photographs, histories, greeting cards, and a diary related to Jasper's interest in family history. Materials of interest include the correspondence and business papers of her Great-Grandfather, William Sumner Jewett, a Jefferson County entrepreneur who shipped fruit and sand to companies in St. Louis and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Jefferson City, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1870-1961 (P1119)

An artificial collection of photographs of Jefferson City, Missouri.

T. B. Jeffery Collection, circa 1880s (R0042)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The T.B. Jeffery Collection contains a photocopy of a brochure, "Descriptive Circular of T.B. Jeffery's Railroad Velocipede or Speeder." The brochure is an advertisement for a manually powered railroad handcar patented in August 1883.

William M. Jenkins Records, 1874-1963 (R0685)
(1 folder)

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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.

William Jenkins Collection, 1869-1922 (C4211)
0.4 cubic feet (12 folders)

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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.