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Lathrop (Mo.) School District Records, 1870-1906 (C1148)
0.2 cubic feet (3 volumes)

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Vol. 1, Board minutes, tuition payments, 1870-1886; Vol. 2, Minutes, expenses, tuition, officers, 1873-1882; Vol. 3, 1882-1906.

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Lawrence County Bank Records, circa 1880-1896 (R0980)
(2 oversize volumes, 1 folder)

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These are records of the Lawrence County Bank in Pierce City, Missouri. Included are an account book, ca.1880-1896; an Exchange Register, 1891-1893; and a few miscellaneous papers, 1881.

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Lawrence County Bank Records, 1873-1924 (R0543)
2 volumes, 1 folder MICROFILM

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This collection consists of two corporate minute books (1873-1903 and 1903-1913) and miscellaneous
correspondence (1920-1924) of the Lawrence County Bank in Peirce (now Pierce)
City in Lawrence County, Missouri. The bank was, for the most part, owned and managed by
Lewis L. L. Allen and his son, L. L. Allen.

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Josephine R. Lawrence Collection, 1844-1986 (C3792)
0.4 cubic feet (26 folders)

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The papers of the Jackson and Lawrence families of Pennytown and Marshall, Missouri, include newspaper clippings and unpublished manuscripts on the history of Pennytown, a Black community near Marshall. There are also funeral cards, copies of legal documents, church and school records, and photo­graphs of Pennytown and its residents.

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Samuel S. Laws Memorandum, 1889 (C2741)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Review of governing bodies of Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Michigan Universities. Proposals for change in selection of University of Missouri board of curators and administrative heads.

Bazel F. Lazear Papers, 1851-1904 (C1014)
0.31 cubic feet (15 folders)

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Letters to wife from California gold fields and while on duty with Missouri State Militia during the Civil War, describing encounters with guerrilla forces, battles, and personal relations with fellow soldiers; letters about his dismissal from job with Railway Mail Service and about his Civil War pension claim.

Ashley Lea Letters, 1839-1884 (C0354)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters of a pioneer Missouri family discussing conditions on the journey to the California gold fields, family news, and crop conditions in Mississippi in 1857.

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Lead Mining Companies (Washington County, Mo.) Records, 1809-1954 (C3893)
0.5 cubic feet, 29 rolls of microfilm

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This collection contains business records of lead mining companies and company stores in Washington County, MO. The companies include R. Smith and Company; Stone Manning and Company; Manning, Smith and Company; the Missouri and Pennsylvania Lead Company; the Palmer Lead Company; and the Renault Lead Company.

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Harold H. and Dorothy V. Leake Papers, 1841-1990 (C4011)
40.25 cubic feet (2288 folders), 4 card files, 9 audio discs, 8 video cassettes

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The papers of Harold H. Leake, music teacher, radio broadcaster, and Episcopal priest, and Dorothy V. Leake, educator and biologist, consist of correspondence, radio scripts, manuscripts, diaries, subject files, and other materials relating to the personal and professional lives of the Leakes and their family.

Lebanon Shakespeare Club Records, circa 1882-1982 (R0300)
(23 folders, 4 volumes)

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These are records of a women's literary club at Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri. The collection includes minute books, financial reports, attendance records, annual programs, scrapbooks, photographs, and miscellaneous papers.

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Lecoma Mill Company Records, 1882 (R0129)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Lecoma Mill Company Records contain a microfilm copy of individual accounts and records of cash received by the Lecoma Mill Company at Lecoma at Dent County, Missouri.

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Alfred Lee Papers, 1827-1931 (S0605)
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This collection contains narratives and correspondence on the life of Alfred Lee and his family. Lee was a partner at Shapleigh Hardware in St. Louis and lived in Webster Groves.

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Lehman and Miller (Glasgow, Mo.) Ledger, 1884 (C2315)
0.10 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The collection contains the ledger of a general store, called Lehman Brothers prior to 1881.

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Lehman Brothers (Glasgow, Mo.) Record Book, 1874-1884 (C2311)
0.14 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Daybook of a general store owned by Henry, Monte and William Lehman.

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Leib Family Photograph Collection, 1880, 1944 (R1456)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Leib Family Photograph Collection contains a copy of a photograph of Jacob S. Leib's sons circa 1880, and a copy of a photograph of Leib family members in 1944, in a group shot of the Oakland Christian Church in Joplin, Missouri. The photographs were identified by Jack Leib.

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Ricka Leimkuehler Papers, 1849-1912, 1964-1966 (C2127)
0.1 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The Leimkuehler Papers consist of photocopies of the records of the Pin Oak Creek Baptist Church, Mount Sterling, Missouri, 1849-1858, typescripts of those records, and articles by Leimkuehler about early German Baptists in Missouri.

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Lenoir-Nifong Family Papers, 1797-1964 (C3835)
0.2 cubic feet (11 folders)

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The papers of a Boone County, Missouri, family with roots in North Carolina include school notebooks, genealogical material, photographs, and account books of the Lenoirs and Frank G. Nifong, a physician who married Lavinia Bradford Lenoir.

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Lenoir-Nifong Family Papers, 1813-1955 (C3656)
1.6 cubic feet (44 folders)

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The papers of a Boone County, Missouri, family with roots in North Carolina, include correspondence, genealogical information, and daybooks of a physician, Frank G. Nifong, who married Lavinia Bradford Lenoir.

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Leonard D. and Marie H. Rehkop Collection of Algert T. Peterson Photographs, 1860-1939 (C3888)
40.4 cubic feet, 18 rolls of microfilm (8670 glass plate negatives, 95 film negatives, 63 photographic prints. Access copies on 18 rolls of microfilm)

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The collection consists of studio portraits of groups, families and individuals; and scenes of the Higginsville and Concordia areas in western Missouri.

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Abiel Leonard Papers, 1782-1932 (C1013)
16.4 cubic feet (1245 folders)

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The papers contain the personal and business papers of the Leonard family of Fayette, Missouri, including correspondence, deeds, legal cases, bills, accounts, receipts, and Missouri Militia correspondence. Abiel Leonard was a lawyer, farmer, landowner and prominent Whig, who served on the Missouri Supreme Court.

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Nathaniel Leonard Papers, 1800-1896, 1927 (C2525)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 2 rolls of microfilm

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The papers of Nathaniel Leonard, a stock breeder and farmer from Cooper County, Missouri, and his family consist of land papers, account and other record books, correspondence, Civil War papers, an 1824 fur memorandum, and an 1875 diary of Lon V. Stephens.

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Charles John Joseph Leopold Papers, 1836-1884 (C1016)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Correspondence (several letters in German with translations); business and legal papers; and receipts.

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Adison P. Lester Papers, 1879-1880 (C2117)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Lester's petition for divorce from Mary J. Lester, and summons for her to appear before Moberly Court of Common Pleas.

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Robert Ridenour Lester Papers, 1874-1997 (K1158)
5 c.f.

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Correspondence, photographs, ephemera, and some printed and published material related to Lester and the Ridenour Family. Seventeen scrapbook volumes depict travel in the U.S. and Europe, as well as Lester's involvement in France in WWI.

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A.A. Lesueur Scrapbook, 1889-1892 (C1408)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Clippings about Missouri business and politics.

Lewis Family Papers, 1838-1888 (C4059)
0.3 cubic feet (13 folders)

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The papers of the Lewis family consist of family records, legal documents, financial documents, correspondence, and miscellaneous material of a family from Osceola, Missouri.

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Eugene R. Lewis Papers, 1853-1901 (K0326)
0.24 c.f. (12 folders)

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Scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the medical field, railroads, politics, and items Kansas City physician Lewis personally found interesting. Topics include the University of Kansas City Medical department (not to be confused with UMKC), various medical associations, historical sketches of people, papers written by Dr. Lewis, and the Women's Medical College of Kansas City, MO.

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Lexington Turner Society (Lexington, Mo.) Records, 1859-1965 (C3070)
1 roll of microfilm

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Minutes and accounts for German-American athletic and social club founded in 1859 as Turn Verein (gymnastic society). Records to 1906 are in German. Includes translation by Turner member Nicholas Haerle. Subjects include memberships, balls, music groups, building construction and maintenance, and German-American relations.

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William Jefferson Lhamon Papers, 1882-1952 (C2464)
1.2 cubic feet (36 folders, 4 volumes, oversize)

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Papers of a minister of the Christian Church and former dean of the Bible College of Missouri, Columbia, under whose leadership Lowry Hall was built. Typescripts of Lhamon's essays on religion and a short autobiography. Clippings include Lhamon's articles and editorials for religious periodicals as well as sermon synopses from newspapers.

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Liberty Baptist Church Records, 1884-1952 (R0196)
(1 roll)

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The Liberty Baptist Church Records contian record books and miscellaneous papers of the Liberty Baptist Church northwest of Potosi in Washington County, Missouri. The records consist of minutes of meetings and membership information, 1884-1952, and a few pieces of correspondence, 1891-1936.

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Liberty Christian Church Records, 1824-1987 (K0235)
0.25 c.f.

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Administrative records including minute books, treasurer's records, building fund drive records, scrapbooks, correspondence, roll books and miscellaneous printed materials, and other items relating to the Liberty Christian Church, Liberty, MO.

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Genevieve Lichtenwalter Papers, 1889-1951 (K0210)
3 c.f.

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Personal papers and collected items of a prominent musician and music teacher in Kansas City, MO. Contains concert programs, meeting programs from local, state and national music societies, and other material representing Lichtenwalter's interest in classical music. Also correspondence from other musicians and photo albums contain family photos and travel photos from East Asia.

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Lick Creek Presbyterian Church (Ralls County, Mo.) Records, 1854-1881 (C1352)
0.13 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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The records contain minutes of session meetings and a membership list. The church voted to join with the Mount Prairie Church and be reconstituted as the Perry Presbyterian Church in 1880.

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Lincoln Family Papers, 1878-1919 (C0364)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Diary and scrapbook concerning movements of the U.S.S. NEW ORLEANS, from 30 April-30 June 1898; Spanish-American War clippings; printed copy of 1878 address; THE U.S.S. SAINT LEWIS WEEKLY; naval academy chapel bulletin; and short story.

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Robert L. Lindsay Papers, 1799-1909 (C2801)
0.4 cubic feet

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Correspondence, stock certificates, abstracts, and deeds.

Julius Lingenfelder Papers, 1876-1934 (C4167)
0.5 cubic feet (17 folders), 1 oversize volume

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The papers of Dr. Julius Lingenfelder contain a typescript copy of his book, The Physician as Leader of the New Era, family correspondence, a scrapbook containing correspondence and news clippings, 1915-1920, and school certificates, including his medical diploma.

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Lawrence D. Lingle Collection, 1811-1885 (C2260)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Miscellaneous correspondence concerning families in Ohio, Michigan, Vermont, and Missouri relating to family and social gossip, weather, livestock, crops, road construction, and teaching in a private school.

Adolph Gustav Lipp Papers, 1839-1944, 1958 (S0046)
0.05 cubic foot, 32 folders, 13 photographs

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The Adolph Gustav Lipp Papers contain marriage certificates, photographs, newspaper clippings, and theater programs documenting the life of Adolph Lipp, who immigrated from Germany to St. Louis, Missouri, between the late 1880s and 1890s.

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Lippstadt Evangelical Church (Warren County, Mo.) Records, 1849-1933 (C3643)
1 roll of microfilm (3 volumes)

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The marriage, baptismal, confirmation and funeral records of a German evangelical church located near Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri. Volume three also contains the rules of the congregation and list of its members. The records are written almost entirely in German script.

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John W. Lister Papers, 1818-1911 (S0830)
0.01 cubic foot, 3 folders

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The papers of John W. Lister contain photocopies of his memoirs as a Captain in the United States Navy during the Civil War. Lister served in the Mississippi River Brigade as a carpenter and recounted his experiences in the Siege of Vicksburg and the Red River Campaign.

Litherbury/Beck Family Letters, 1857-1964 (K0781)
0.3 c.f.

Letters written among the members of a farm family in Atchison County, MO concerning family matters such as farming, activities of children, the weather, and news of extended family. Some letters are from family men to home while they were in the military during war. Also genealogy and family history files.

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Little Piney Baptist Association Records, 1837-1935 (R0283)
0.5 cubic foot (90 folders)

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The Little Piney Association of Regular Predestinarian Baptists Records contain minutes of annual meetings of the Little Piney Association, which was composed of churches in Camden, Cole, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Miller, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, and Texas counties in Missouri. At various times, the organization was titled a “United” and “Primitive” Baptist association.

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Little Zion Primitive Baptist Church (Macon County, Mo.) Records, 1836-1974 (C3640)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Record books containing lists of members of the church, the constitution, and the abstract of principles. A synopsis of each meeting of the congregation is also included.

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Lock Brothers Milling Company Papers, 1861-1935 (C3630)
3 rolls of microfilm (3 folders, 14 volumes)

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Daybooks, ledgers, and payroll records of a family-owned milling company in Loose Creek, Osage County, Missouri. Operations included a sawmill, winery and flour mill. Most of the mill's business was done with local German immigrant farmers and their descendants. Early records are in German shorthand script and there are some gaps.

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David A. Lockmiller Papers, 1880-1964 (C0405)
0.2 cubic feet

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The papers of the biographer of General Enoch H. Crowder, administrator of the Selective Service during World War I and ambassador to Cuba, primarily consist of correspondence from the 1940s and 1950s pertaining to the biography. The papers also include correspondence written to Crowder from prominent political and military figures, publicity materials, book reviews, and miscellaneous records. See also C1046, the Enoch H. Crowder Papers.

Anita Boresow Loeb Jewish Cemetery Project, 1866-1999 (K0430)
14 (MR)

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Microfilm of note cards prepared by Loeb recording vital data, and when available obituaries for persons buried in Jewish cemeteries in Greater Kansas City. Much of the data, but not all, appears in Mrs. Loeb's book, Gone But Not Forgotten: a History of the Burials in the Jewish Cemeteries of Kansas City, Missouri.

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Charles Gustavus Loesch Collection, 1862-1996 (C3931)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Newspaper clippings, photographs, and a memoir of Missouri Civil War veteran Charles G. (Gus) Loesch.

Logan Club Records, 1888 (R0065)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Logan Club Records contain photocopies of the financial records of a political club in Marble Hill, Bollinger County, Missouri. The group supported the Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton national Republican ticket in the presidential election of 1888.

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Logan Wood Genealogical Records, 1700-1980 (K0181)
0.2 c.f.

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Genealogical notes, letters, transcribed copies of historical documents and other materials relating to family lines of interest to Dr. Logan Wood, a physician in Bolckow, Andrew County, Missouri.

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Edgar H. Logan Photograph Collection, 1880-1890 (P0432)
6 photographs

Photographs of Boone County, Columbia area: Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Rockbridge Cave, McConathy House. Photos of Mercer Co.: Logan family farm.

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