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Doris L. Yelton Political Button Collection, 1860s-1990s (C4604)
0.35 cubic feet (8 folders)

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Political buttons, ribbons, and miscellaneous items collected by Doris "Sally" Yelton, an antique collector and dealer from Jefferson City, Missouri, 1860s-1990s.

Young Family Papers, 1793-1958 (C3123)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Brief history of the Young, Croft and Scouller families. Two letters of millwright Andrew Young, Rockbridge County, VA, to John Scouller, 1793-1794. Miscellaneous letters containing family genealogy. Scrapbook containing news clippings and genealogical notes on the Croft family.

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Young Men's Christian Association (Independence, Mo.) Papers, 1887 (C0568)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Charter and constitution of the Young Men's Christian Association, Independence, Missouri, June 18, 1887.

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Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) of Kansas City Records, 1878-2006 (K0332)
80 c.f.

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Minutes, newspaper clippings, printed materials, publications, administrative files, reports, surveys, studies, photographs, slides, audio/visual media, memorabilia, and scrapbooks.

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Frank Young Papers, 1854-1956 (C4214)
0.3 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The papers of Frank Young contain genealogy research of the Shoemaker family, beginning with Johann Heinrich Schumaker (John Henry Shoemaker) who came to Berlin, Pennsylvania, from Germany in 1768. Mr. Young traced the family through at least four generations and several hundred descendants. The papers include correspondence from his genealogy research, such as letters from relatives with information for the family tree. The papers also include a few wills, deeds of estates, and some obituaries and newspaper clippings about the Shoemaker family.

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Cole and James Younger Papers, 1885-1897 (C0443)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters from Cole Younger in the Stillwater, MN, prison to his aunt and to W.C. Bronaugh. Letters from Missouri officials, 1897, and a petition signed by members of the 39th General Assembly to the Minnesota Board of Pardons asking for the Youngers' release.

YouthBridge Community Foundation Records, 1876-2003 (S0243)
7.5 cubic feet

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The YouthBridge Community Foundation Records (formerly the German General Protestant Orphan’s Home and General Protestant Children’s Home) contain meeting minutes, ledgers, and scrapbooks relating to its history as a home for impoverished orphans. Materials of interest include intake record books, documenting the child’s name, birth date, the reasons for their admittance and dismal from the orphanage, as well as the names of their parents. Also included in the collection are photographs depicting the cornerstone laying of YouthBridge’s former campus at 12685 Olive Street Road and an essay on the history of YouthBridge, titled Still Caring: the Evolution of a St. Louis Orphanage, by Glenn J. Sartori. The materials in this collection date from 1877 to 2003.

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Zevely Family Papers, 1858-1922 (C1189)
0.2 cubic feet

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The papers of the Zevely family, including L. Zevely and E. M. Zevely, contain correspondence, tax receipts, election and political material, and handwritten manuscripts.

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Lydia Zilgitt Papers, 1884-1970 (C4633)
0.6 cubic feet (13 folders)

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The papers of a registered nurse contain school notebooks and textbooks, as well as assorted German language religious booklets, greeting cards, correspondence, and miscellaneous material.

Zion Baptist Church (Montgomery County, Mo.) Records, 1841-1953 (C4537)
0.3 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Record books of the church, including minutes of meetings and membership records, 1841-1953. Also index of surnames, volumes I-III.

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Zion United Church of Christ, Lawrence County, Missouri Records, 1880-2001 (R0714)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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These are records of the Zion United Church of Christ near Freistatt in Lawrence County, Missouri. Included are minutes of church council meetings, registers of members, officers, pastors, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, and miscellaneous items. Some of the records are in German. Included is one volume of records from Union United Church of Christ, 1947-1998.

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Zoar Baptist Church Records, 1867-1886 (C0900)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The records contain minutes of church meetings, including financial reports, dismissal of members for various reasons, such as dancing, drinking, immoral conduct; rules of decorum; articles of faith; church membership; and a church history from 1827-1867.

Lorene W. Zolg Photographs, 1884 (P0967)
2 photographs

Photos of monuments for the Battle of Westport and the Battle of Camden Point

Zumwalt Family Papers, 1862-1992 (C4048)
0.5 cubic feet (15 folders)

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The Zumwalt family papers consist of genealogical materials, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, local church histories, and miscellaneous articles relating to a family that settled in Boone and Callaway Counties around 1800.

Zwick Family Papers, 1860-1965 (C4199)
0.25 cubic feet (6 folders)

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The Zwick family papers contain photographs, correspondence, financial documents, and genealogical information on the Zwick family.

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