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Benjamin F. Kemper Records, 1885-1888 (R0441)
1 volume

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This is an indexed account ledger of B. F. Kemper, a blacksmith at Fredericktown in Madison
County, Missouri. The volume includes accounts receivable for services rendered, 1885-1888, and
"cash book" records of daily transactions, January 1887 -- January 1888.

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Edward J. Kemper Collection, 1877-1920 (C4388)
0.9 cubic feet (9 folders, 4 oversize items, 207 glass plate negatives)

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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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Lyle Kennedy Papers, 1885-1983 (K0050)
6 c.f.

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Research notes and papers, maps, books, newspaper clippings, photographs, and slides related to local historian Kennedy's studies of Kansas City history.

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Thomas Henry Kenny Papers, 1816-1997 (C4131)
5 cubic feet

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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)

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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

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Various images of Glenwood and Lancaster, Missouri including street scenes, churches, schools, train wrecks, and gatherings.

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George Edward Kessler Papers, 1886-1923 (K0355)
1 c.f.

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Personal and business papers of George Kessler, noted landscape and city planning architect who among many national and international projects designed the Kansas City, Missouri, park and boulevard system. (Microfilm from the Missouri History Museum.)

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John Kiefner Collection, 1819-1912 (C0352)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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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.

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Joseph C. and Charles A. Killian Papers, 1821-1935 (C0124)
0.4 cubic feet (28 folders)

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Legal papers and letters of J.C. Killian and his son, Perry County, MO, lawyers. Diary of J.C. Killian describes people of Perryville. Also material on early German immigration.

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King General Store (Oak Grove, Mo.) Account Book, 1888-1893 (C4313)
0.2 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The records of a general store owned by John and Abigail King in Oak Grove, Missouri. The accounts were kept by their son, Herbert King. An index is included.

Eleanor Ann King Papers, 1856-1898 (C1862)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The papers of Eleanor Ann King contain letters written to Eleanor Ann King after she was arrested as a Confederate Spy, and imprisoned in the Female Prison at St. Louis, MO. The collection also contains photographs of Eleanor Ann, her first and second husbands--J.M. King and William Pennington Ferrell--and her children.

Elijah King Papers, 1873-1888 (C0351)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters written to King in Iowa from Munn and Farwell, land agents in Grant City, MO, giving prices and description of land. Broadside advertising cheap western homes in the Grand and Platte River country of northeast Missouri, and a genealogy of the King, Munn, and Farwell families.

George King Papers, 1778-1924 (C0125)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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The papers of a family from Boone and Callaway Counties, Missouri, contain genealogy, correspondence, legal papers, and a newspaper, The Connecticut Courant, from 1778.

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Roy T. King Photograph Collection, 1885-1957 (P0099)
0.5 linear feet

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Photographs of Columbia, primarily 1927-1941 and including the University of Missouri, fraternity and sorority houses, Broadway and downtown, Stephens College, homes, and aerial views. Additional images of Boone County, Rocheport, the Ozarks, and Cooper, Iron and Jackson County buildings, people and miscellaneous places. Many of the photographs in this collection are by Leon Waughtel.

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Lilburn A. Kingsbury Collection, 1816-1983 (C3724)
9.2 cubic feet (528 folders), 16 oversize volumes, 6 card files, 4 rolls of microfilm

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The personal papers and collected materials of Lilburn A. Kingsbury of Howard County, Missouri. Kingsbury was an insurance agent, farmer, orchardist, bank clerk, local historian, writer, genealogist, musician, and antique collector.

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John H. Kinyoun Account Books, 1859-1898 (C3863)
0.17 cubic feet (8 folders)

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Six ledgers, cash book and miscellaneous bills, receipts, certificates and advertisements of Dr. John Hendricks Kinyoun from Centerview, Johnson County, MO.

James M. Kirby Civil War Material, 1862-1896 (C0203)
1 roll of microfilm

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Union army muster roll, 1862, Dade County, MO; solicitation by G.A.R. Department of Missouri for membership, 1886; certificate of service in the Union army issued by Adjutant General's office, 1896; and ordnance inventory, 1864.

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Kirby-Ridgway-Lightholder Family Papers, 1845-1996, 2003 (C4404)
2.4 cubic feet (48 folders, 1 volume, 5 artifacts), 14 oversize items

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Correspondence, photographs, wills, military records, leases, contracts, and miscellaneous material of the Kirby, Ridgway, Lightholder, and related families. The papers document the lives of a Quaker family from Shelltown, New Jersey, and the life of Col. Ellwood Kirby, who moved westward to Missouri.

Kay Kirkman and Roger Stinnett Photograph Collection, 1838-1984 (P0178)
0.75 linear feet

283 photographs collected by Kay Kirkman in preparation for Joplin: A Pictorial History by Kay Kirkman and Roger Stinnett (1981).

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C.G. Kleinschmidt Account Books, 1882-1898 (C0291)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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Five account books of a hardware store in Corder, Missouri. Household utensils, farm implements, and building supplies are listed.

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Henry Klinge Papers, 1859-1915 (C4323)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Civil War diary, photograph, pension papers, marriage certificate, and passport of Henry Klinge. Also includes a history of the 49th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.

Louis O. Kloeckner Papers, 1864-1965 (C1797)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Photographs and awards regarding Kloeckner's career as a pharmacist. Also Civil War military service and pension records of his father, who had the same name. Part of the German Heritage Archives.

Eugene and Earline Knackstedt Papers, 1880-1980 (S0255)
6 cubic feet

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The Eugene and Earline Knackstedt Papers contains correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, 16 mm films, and Kodachrome slides relating to the operation of Shaw Camera Shop, owned by Eugene and Earline Knackstedt from the early 1960s until 1985. The materials document the construction of the Arch and the St. Louis Science Center, as well as photographic work Earline Knackstedt performed for the, The United States Army, Missouri Botanical Garden, and Falstaff Brewing Corporation. The materials in this collection date from the 1880s to the 1980s.
 

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Knell Family Photographs, 1884-1967 (P0708)
42 photographs

Copy photos of and relating to the Knell family and Knell Mortuary in Carthage, MO.

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Andrew J. Knight Papers, 1866-1896 (C2264)
0.21 cubic feet (10 folders)

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The papers of Andrew J. Knight contain miscellaneous legal papers concerning the purchase and transfer of land in Kirksville, Adair County, MO, and Lawrence County, Dakota Territory. Also included are poems and essays.

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Knights of Labor, Phillipsburg, Missouri Records, 1888-1896 (R0198)
(1 roll)

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The Knights of Labor, Phillipsburg, Missouri Records consists of a minute book and miscellaneous papers of the local chapter of the Knights of Labor at Phillipsburg in Laclede County, Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings, membership information, miscellaneous correspondence, and circulars.

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Gilbert Knipmeyer Papers, 1861-1968 (C4196)
3 cubic feet (196 folders)

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The papers of a former State Archivist for the Secretary of State in Jefferson City, Missouri, and amateur Civil War historian. The papers contain correspondence, research material, newspaper clippings and some photographs. The majority of the collection consists of Civil War research material.

Koehler and Jorn Families Papers, 1886-1980 (R0230)
(2 rolls of microfilm)

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The Koehler and Jorn Families Papers contain a microfilm copy of the correspondence, biographical materials, and personal papers of Emma Koehler and Charles G. Jorn of Naylor, Ripley County, Missouri. The correspondence, mostly in German, was received from relatives and friends in southern Illinois coal mining towns and from relatives in Bad Tennstedt, Germany.

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Kountz Family Papers, 1862-2003 (S1180)
3 cubic feet

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The Kountz Family Papers contains photographs, scrapbooks, yearbooks, certificates, and 8mm home movies documenting the lives of the Kountz family.

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August Kreilich Papers, 1886 (R0022)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The August Kreilich Papers contain a photocopy of a contract with instructions for August Kreilich regarding being lighthouse keeper. Kreilich was the keeper of the lights at the Saline Rocks on the Mississippi River in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. The contract was issued on March 27, 1886 by the U.S. Light House Establishment.

Kroeger Family Papers, 1850-1960 (S0482)
0.8 cubic foot, 34 folders, 142 photographs

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Dr. Ernest Kroeger (1862-1934) was a composer, educator, and musician who founded and directed Kroeger School of Music and directed musical programs for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The collection contains correspondence, publications, documents, and photographs relating to Dr. Kroeger and his family.

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Kuemmel Family Books, 1859-1927 (C1135)
1.1 cubic feet (19 volumes)

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Account books, cash books, and letter books of the family of George F. Kuemmel.

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George Frederick Kuemmel Papers, 1875-1922 (C1138)
0.25 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Papers pertaining to George Kuemmel’s time as a music instructor and other financial dealings, as well as miscellaneous papers and news clippings.

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George Frederick Kuemmel Record Book, 1872-1881 (C1137)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)

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A few pages contain garden and miscellaneous accounts, and remainder of book consists of paragraphs about murders and suicides written in German.

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Frederick August Kullman Papers, 1855-1980 (R0120)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders)

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The Frederick August Kullman Papers contain photocopies of the miscellaneous papers and Civil War diary of Frederick A. Kullman, a resident of Cole Camp, Benton County, Missouri, and a soldier in the 13th Missouri Cavalry. His papers include confirmation and emigration certificates from Bavaria, military service records, correspondence, photographs, and genealogical information on the Kullman family. The wartime diary covers service at Rolla and Licking, Missouri in 1865.

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James R. Lackland Papers, 1840-1896 (C2643)
0.21 cubic feet (10 folders)

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The papers of James R. Lackland contain miscellaneous correspondence and family papers, and accounts to 1874.

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Lafayette County Medical Association Book, 1879-1903 (C0860)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Minutes, register of doctors, accounts, copy of medical fee bill, and photograph. Association was located in Higginsville, Missouri.

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Lafayette County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1884, no date (P1135)

An artificial collection of photographs of Lafayette County, Missouri.

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J. Sam Lail Papers, 1839-1911 (C0700)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Reminiscences of Civil War days and historical sketch of the Christian Church at Liberty, Missouri. Lail lived in Shamrock, Callaway County, Missouri.

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Lake Creek United Methodist Church (Pettis County, Mo.) Records, 1844-1976 (C3698)
1 roll of microfilm

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The records of the Lake Creek United Methodist Church contain histories, minutes and membership, baptism, marriage, and funeral lists of the Versailles Mission; Florence District; later Lake Creek District; and the Lake Creek Church, Pettis County, of the Methodist Episcopal, later United Methodist, Church, founded in 1843. Volumes 1 and 2 are in German and volume 3 is partially in German.

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Lake Spring Cemetery Association Records, 1878-1945 (R0128)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Lake Spring Cemetery Association Records contains a microfilm copy of minutes of meetings of the trustees, cash accounts, and miscellaneous records of the Lake Spring Cemetery Association at Lake Spring in Dent County, Missouri.

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Lake Spring Mercantile Records, 1866-1941 (R0171)
(2 rolls of microfilm)

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The Lake Spring Mercantile Records contains microfilm copies of account ledgers and daybooks of a general store at Lake Spring in the northwestern corner of Dent County, Missouri. The business was operated, first by John Hyer and John R. Flora, and then by Alexander C. Donnan.

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Lamine (Mo.) School and Community Club Records, 1887-2003 (CA6438)
0.6 cubic feet, 3 oversize volumes

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Records of the Lamine School in Cooper and Pettis Counties. The school was consolidated into the Smithton School District in 1952, at which point the community purchased the building and it became a community center. The records include minutes of the Lamine Community Club.

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J. Clayton Lamkin Photograph Collection, 1882 (P0930)
1 folder

Photos of tornado damage in Sweet Springs, 1882.

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Harvey Lamme Papers, 1840-1888 (C0361)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Personal financial records, including state and county tax receipts.

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Landrum and Reams Families Papers, 1866-1883 (R1439)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Landrum and Reams Families Papers consists of three letters written by members of the Landrum/Landram and Reams family. They span the period of 1866-1883.

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Richard Hundley Landrum, "The Immigrant's Guide", 1882 (R0374)
1 folder

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This is a promotional newspaper published by R. H. Landrum and Euphrates Boucher at Mount
Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri. The publication contains articles promoting agriculture and
stock-raising in southwestern Missouri and the opportunities for immigrants to Lawrence County.

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Richard Hundley Landrum Papers, 1865-1929 (R1328)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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These are letters written to Richard H. Landrum of Mount Vernon in Lawrence County, Missouri, from family and friends in Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, and Texas. They touch on politics, land, crops, Civil War and family matters.

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Larwill Family Papers, 1794-1947 (C0129)
0.4 cubic feet, 1 roll of microfilm

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Political, business, and private correspondence, account books, family history, and essays of an early Ohio family active in Ohio River commercial ventures, land transactions, and Jacksonian politics and bank reforms. Folders contain typed copies of items on microfilm plus some originals not on film.