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Missouri Judges Portraits, 1845-1938 (P1085)
Portraits of Missouri judges.
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Missouri Land and Live Stock Company and Missouri Land Company of Scotland Papers, 1881-1924 (C0825)
4 rolls of microfilm
Records, reports, and correspondence of companies which had main offices in Edinburgh, Scotland. Their purpose was to obtain land in southwest Missouri to sell or lease.
Originals in Colorado State Archives.
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Missouri Land Records, 1843-1898 (C3680)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Abstract of title to lands in Johnson County, Missouri, 1898; land deeds, Henry and Johnson Counties, Missouri, 1843-1871.
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Missouri Legislators Portraits, 1880-1996 (P1084)
Portraits of Missouri's United States senators and representatives.
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Missouri Lumber & Mining Company Records, 1888-1918 (R0140)
7 volumes, 2 folders microfilmed
These are papers of Dr. Alexander Johnston, Chief Surgeon of the Missouri Lumber and Mining
Company at Grandin, Carter County, Missouri. The collection consists primarily of records of
the Employees Hospital Association of the lumber company, with miscellaneous material from the
Congregational Church at Grandin
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Missouri Lumber and Mining Company Records, 1853-1945 (C2557)
114.6 cubic feet (7109 folders, 194 volumes, 1 roll of microfilm)
The records of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company contain Correspondence, minutes of board of directors' meetings, and financial and operating records of a Grandin, MO, land and lumber company, which operated in Butler, Carter, Reynolds, Ripley and Wayne Counties.
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Missouri Military Portraits, 1860-1950 (P1197)
Portraits of military servicemembers and officers from or with connection to Missouri.
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Missouri Pacific Railway Company, Summer and Winter Health and Pleasure Resorts Collection, 1888 (R1001)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a photocopy of an illustrated promotional booklet published by the passenger department of the Missouri Pacific Railway. It concerns resorts along the rail lines in the western and southwestern states, especially those in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Texas.
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Missouri Postcard Collection, 1870-1997 (P0032)
1 cubic foot
An artificial collection of postcards depicting a broad selection of Missouri landscapes, towns, and cities.
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Missouri Press Association Meeting Photograph, 1884 (P0245)
1 photograph (121 MB of digital files)
Digital scans of 1884 meeting of the Missouri Press Association in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
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Missouri Press Association Papers, 1866-1915 (C1822)
0.31 cubic feet (15 folders)
Papers about the annual meetings of the Press Association: agendas, lists of participants, and information discussed.
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Missouri Press Association Photograph Collection, 1867-1985 (P0475)
Photos of the Missouri Press Association and newspaper journalists and editors.
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Missouri Press Association Records, 1882-1982 (C3714)
1.8 cubic (60 folders), 10 rolls of microfilm
The records of an organization of editors, publishers, and employees of publishing establishments contain histories, correspondence, minutes, annual meeting programs, newsletters, clippings, and photographs. The records also include information on regional associations and the Missouri Press Association confidential bulletins from 1930 to 1982. The bulletins are on microfilm.
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Missouri Press Association Records, 1880s-2015 (CA6189)
54.6 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume, 5 oversize items, 13 DVD, 1 video cassette
Addition of bulletins, clippings, convention and board of directors meeting materials, directories, correspondence, photographs, subject files, and miscellaneous records of an organization founded in 1867. Includes files of executive directors Bill Bray and Doug Crews.
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Missouri Press Portraits, 1872-1924 (P1196)
Portraits of journalists, including many newspaper editors, from Missouri, or who have written significantly on Missouri topics.
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Missouri Railroad Collection, 1874-1915 (R1457)
0.5 cubic foot (19 folders)
The Missouri Railroad Collection is an ephemeral collection of records dealing with the railroad industry in Missouri. Included are records of railroad investments made by the J. & W. Seligman and Company and members of the Perkins, Livingston, Post Company of New York in railroad companies in Missouri and Kansas. These materials contain records for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company; Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railroad Company; the Memphis, Carthage and Northwestern Railroad Company; the Missouri and Western Railway Company; the Oswego and State Line Railroad Company; Pierce City and Kanas Railroad Company; the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company; and the St. Louis, Wichita and Western Railway Company.
Missouri Railroad Records, 1837-2006 (C2358)
39.3 cubic feet (441 folders)
The Missouri Railroad Records consist of reports, bulletins, pamphlets, proceedings, and other materials of railroads and related organizations that were in Missouri or its contiguous states.
Missouri Railway Map, 1888 (C2444)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Commissioners' official railway map of Missouri, completed to 1 January 1888.
Missouri River Commission Records, 1870-1896 (C4703)
1.0 cubic foot (25 folders), 18 oversize items
Log books and maps from U.S. Corps of Engineers survey of the Missouri River. Log books include observations of topography, hand drawn maps, and notes documenting the journeys and dredging operations along the river. The bulk of the collection relates to the upper Missouri River.
Missouri School of Religion Records, 1888-1980s (CA4347)
12.3 cubic feet
Addition of enrollment cards, bulletins, financial statements, trustee meeting minutes, theses and dissertations, lecture notes, bibliographies, reports, publications, and photographs.
Missouri State Capitol Photograph Collection, 1889-1920 (P1118)
An artificial collection of photographs of Missouri state capitol building.
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Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association Collection, 1827-2002 (C3715)
0.4 cubic feet (80 folders), 39 audio cassettes, 10 video cassettes, 5 CDs, 1 audio disc
The collection contains field, commercial, and private label recordings, interviews, newsletters, brochures, broadsides, sheet music, audio and video cassettes, and correspondence of the association.
Missouri State Teachers Association Records, 1837-1997 (CA6123)
10.5 cubic feet, 6 oversize volumes
Records and official papers of the Missouri State Teachers Association. In May 1856, teachers met in St. Louis and established the first U.S. professional organization for state educators. The records include newsletters and other publications, historical materials, committee reports, and oversize scrapbooks.
Missouri State Teachers Association Programs, 1883 (C0630)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Programs of meetings of the association, one dated 23 July 1883 and one undated.
Missouri State Treasurer Portraits, 1843-1957 (P0882)
large portraits of the State Treasurers of Missouri, including most treasurers from the time period from 1843 to 1960
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Missouri Teachers' Academy Record Book, 1886-1899 (C1180)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
The record book includes a history of the academy, meeting minutes, and lists of members.
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Missouri Temperance Union, Prathersvile, Missouri, Records, 1887-1888 (K0109)
0.01 c.f. (1 folder)
Photocopy of the minutes and list of members for the Missouri Temperance Union of Prathersville, Clay County, Missouri.
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Missouri. Columbia. Police Records, 1882-1946 (C2380)
12 rolls of microfilm
Police court dockets, 1882-1939; call books, 1931-1939; records of arrests, convictions, and fines, 1931-1946; and miscellaneous papers, 1929-1937.
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Missouri, Glasgow. Board of Education Records, 1875-1917 (C2327)
0.85 cubic feet (8 volumes)
Record books for District 1, Range 17, Township 51, Howard County. Election of directors and minutes of board meetings; textbooks adopted; minutes of annual school meetings; registered voters; teachers' rolls and salaries; school expenses; district clerk's annual enumeration; rules and regulations for students and teachers.
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Hermann, Missouri, Board of Trustees Records, 1799, 1837-1877 (C2992)
2 rolls of microfilm
Records, in German, of the German Settlement Society of Philadelphia, which founded Hermann. Include land records with maps, bylaws, lists of stockholders, incorporation records, trustees' minutes for 1852-1877, collector and treasurer records, and an architectural drawing of the Town School, 1855.
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Randolph County, Missouri Deeds, 1888-1909 (C3742)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
The collection contains warranty, quitclaim, and trust deeds for properties in Randolph County, Missouri. Also includes a lease for land owned by J.E. Hubbard and a bond for deed.
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Missouri. Randolph County Warranty Deeds, 1879-1910 (C2594)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Miscellaneous warranty deeds and deeds of trust.
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Missouri. Springfield. Abstracts, 1871-1921 (C2340)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Abstracts covering the establishment of Springfield streets and avenues for the period 1871-1921.
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Missouri. Cavalry, 1st Regiment. Company K Records, 1856-1887 (C1022)
0.2 cubic feet (13 folders)
Records created by the Captain and 1st lieutenant, including invoices of ordnance or equipment, reports of quartermaster's property received or lost, special requisitions and legal papers issued to and by Company K of the 1st Missouri Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.
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Missouri. Infantry, 21st Regiment, Volunteers Papers, 1861-1969 (C4255)
0.5 cubic feet (17 folders)
The papers contain copies of pension records, military records, and memoirs of members of the Missouri Infantry, 21st Regiment, Volunteers, and other material pertaining to Civil War soldiers.
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Missouri Register of Lands Account Book, 1879-1888 (C1178)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Fees received for township school land patents by Robert McCulloch, register of lands.
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Allen Mitchell Records, 1859-1889 (R0583)
0.05 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Allen Mitchell Records consist of an account book kept by Allen Mitchell, a contractor and builder at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The entries record expenses and the time worked by stonemasons and laborers on construction projects.
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Ewing Young Mitchell Jr. Papers, 1840-1949 (C1041)
0.4 cubic feet, 101 rolls of microfilm
Papers of a Springfield, MO, lawyer active in Democratic Party politics, who served as assistant secretary of commerce in Franklin Roosevelt's first administration. Material concerns family affairs, law practice with emphasis on county indebtedness, Ozark land speculation, and Democratic politics on the state and national levels.
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Frances Pearle Mitchell Papers, 1858-1919 (C1703)
0.3 cubic feet (10 folders)
The papers of a resident of Rocheport, Missouri, consist of appointments, certificates, correspondence, invitations, programs, and dance cards. Mitchell, a graduate of Stephens College, was involved in many civic and women’s organizations, including the Missouri Women Farmers’ Club.
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Mockbee-Chiles Family Papers, 1842-1885 (K0473)
0.01 c.f.
Papers of the Thomas Mockbee and Elizabeth Ann (Eliza) Chiles Mockbee family. Includes letters, land deeds, bills of sale, documents and newspaper articles.
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Moffett Family Papers, c. 1880s-1985 (C3846)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Papers of the Moffett family of Linn County, Missouri, farmers and merchants who migrated from Kentucky and Illinois around 1840. The papers consist of some correspondence relating to family genealogy, family photographs, wedding invitations, and a typescript family genealogy written in 1985.
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Justus R. Moll Collection, 1855-1952 (C4468)
2.0 cubic feet (140 folders)
Collection contains genealogy materials, correspondence, photographs, and materials related to general history. The genealogy materials relate to the Moll family, relatives of the Moll family, and other families researched by Moll.
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Montgomery County, Missouri, Rural School Records, 1870s-1947 (C4121)
0.5 cubic feet
The records of the Montgomery County Rural Schools largely contain Teacher's Monthly Reports and District Clerk Reports regarding school district number three, township number forty-seven, and range number six. The collection also contains a variety of business records including receipts and teachers' contracts. The teacher and clerk reports date from the 1870s to the 1890s. The miscellaneous personal records are mainly associated with the Tate family.
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George Sneed Montgomery Papers, 1860-1947 (K0716)
0.75 c.f.
Genealogy, correspondence, memos, speeches, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs concerning Montgomery's activities as Presiding Jackson County Judge during the early years of Kansas City's Reform Era.
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Samuel Montgomery Papers, 1854-1887 (CG0014)
0.2 cubic feet
This collection contains letters, military documents, family genealogy information, and copied pages from published material.
Moody Family Photographs, 1880-1900 (P0228)
135 photographs
Photographs of the family of Melville Pinkston Moody, an editor of the Johnson County Democrat. He was born and died in Warrensburg, Mo.
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Moore Family Photographs, 1880-1920 (P0857)
21 photographs
Copy photos of Moore family members, an African-American family from Kansas City, 1880-1920.
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David and William M. Moore Papers, 1876-1930 (C0140)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)
Letters to William M. and David Moore, farmers near Pattonsburg, Missouri, about family affairs; public road near Pattonsburg; Hope Drainage District bonds; diaries for 1907-1908; eight small books with accounts and diary entries for 1879-1884 and 1905; and leaves from general store account book, 1917-1920.
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Mora School, Benton County, Missouri Records, 1870-1957 (R0254)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Mora School, Benton County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the records of Mora School in northern Benton County, Missouri. Included are the records of the district clerk and attendance records kept by the teachers.
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Clara Washburn Morgan Diary, 1885 (C3818)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Diary kept by Morgan, the wife of five-term Missouri Congressman Charles Henry Morgan, in Washington, D.C., during 1885. The diary records such events as a suffrage meeting, Washington politics, and Grover Cleveland's inauguration and provides insight into family life and entertaining.