Mason Family Papers, 1820-1982 (CA6555)
5.4 cubic feet, 5 oversize items
The papers of the Harry Proctor Mason family of Fayette, Missouri, largely contain correspondence written during the early to mid-twentieth century. Also includes genealogical materials, photographs, postcards, and miscellaneous material.
Masonic Home of Missouri Reports, 1887-1907 (S0648)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains annual reports of the Masonic Home of Missouri (One bound volume, 1887-1907)
Gerald R. Massie Photographs, 1860-1980 (P0016)
0.83 linear feet
Photographs of scenes across Missouri, many taken as part of Massie's work as Missouri's state photographer. Events highlighted include Winston Churchill's visit to Fulton, Governor Hearnes' inaugural celebrations in 1965 and 1969, and the Battle of Pilot Knob Centennial commemoration in 1964. The collection includes extensive coverage of the Missouri State Capitol building. Geographically, the collection covers much of Missouri, with particular focus on tourist destinations: St. Louis, Kansas City, Hannibal, Ste. Genevieve, and the Ozarks.
George A. Maston Papers, 1873-1901 (CA6509)
0.1 cubic feet, 1 roll of microfilm
Diaries and scrapbooks of a teacher and minister from Union, Missouri, and Lincoln, Nebraska.
William L. H. Matkin Papers, circa 1865-1922 (R0784)
(1 folder)
This collection contains photocopies and typscripts of the memoranda book of Reverend William L. H. Matkin, a Baptist minister in Madison County, Missouri. Included are notes on persons baptized and married, funerals preached, notations on personal finances, and an inventory of a blacksmith shop.
Leonard Matthews Family Papers, 1861-2003 (S0841)
1 cubic foot, 38 photographs
The Leonard Matthews Family Papers contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and Leonard Matthews's autobiography "A Long Life In Review," pertaining to the lives of Leonard Matthews, Leonard Matthews Jr., and William Matthews.
Lizzie Blanche Matthews Papers, 1885-1920 (C0832)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)
Correspondence of Lizzie B. Matthews, with George H. Brooks, between 1889 and 14 August 1900, their wedding date. Topics include teaching school, teachers' salaries, smallpox outbreaks, local court cases, small town entertainment, weather, road conditions, and operating a dry goods store in Salisbury. Miscellaneous programs. Also includes photographs of the Matthews store in Salisbury, Matthews family members and teachers from Salisbury schools.
Matthews-Chambers Papers, 1860-1970 (S0440)
0.4 cubic foot, 29 folders
The Matthews-Chambers papers document the work, social activities, and travels of the Chambers family from 1811-1974. The collection also reflects social and political conditions in St. Louis, England, and India during the 19th century and early 20th century. Included in the collection is Correspondence (1877-1884) among members of the Chambers family reveals inter-familial tensions over child rearing, education and finances. These letters also describe military duties, social activities, living conditions, and attitudes toward natives among British Army officers and British planters living in India during the late 19th century.
May Department Stores Company Records, 1883-2004 (S1130)
8 cubic feet
The May Department Stores Company Records contain annual reports, newsletters, photographs, and scrapbooks relating to the Railway Exchange Building and David May, the founder of the company. May founded the May Department Stores Company in 1878 to buy and merge retail stores throughout the country. Some of May's most notable acquisitions occurred in 1911 when he purchased the famous Clothing Store and the William Barr Dry Goods Company and merged them into Famous-Barr. Macy's purchased the May Department Stores Company in 2006.
Thomas J. Mayes Photograph Collection, 1870-1900 (P0654)
4 photographs
Photos of Ironton, MO in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
McCanse Brothers Records, 1886-1933 (R0355)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The McCanse Brothers Records contain microfilm copies of journals, cash books, and ledgers from the mercantile operations of the McCanse family at Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri. Included are records of the firm styled McCanse Brothers, 1886-circa 1899, and those of Charles A. McCanse, circa 1899-1933.
Mike W. McClurg Photograph Collection, 1895-1995 (K0847)
1.5 c.f.
Glass plate negatives taken in the Rockville, Bates County, MO area and the Kansas City area. Primarily document rural and agricultural activities.
James McComb Papers, 1852-1926 (R0238)
(1 roll of mircofilm)
These are papers of Dr. James McComb, an early physician of Laclede County, Missouri. The papers include medical notebooks and treatment records, Civil War papers, McComb's autobiography, and family correspondence following his death.
Laura Marsh McConn Scrapbooks, 1875-1950 (C1412)
0.4 cubic feet (2 oversize volumes)
The scrapbooks of Laura Marsh McConn contain McConn family memorabilia, as well as newspaper clippings of travel articles by Charles A. McConn.
Jasper S. McConnell Insurance Policies, 1886-1917 (C2212)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Tornado policy on house for Archibald McLemone with the Home Insurance Company, New York, 1886-1891. Fire and lightning insurance for Jasper S. McConnell on horses, mules, and dwelling house with the Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Dade County, MO, 1910-1915, 1917-1922.
Mamie J. McCormick Papers, 1818-1952 (C2094)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Genealogical material gathered by McCormick concerning the McCormick and other related families who settled in Pettis County, MO. Includes photocopy of pension application of Revolutionary War veteran George McCormick; will of George McCormick; deposition of Massina Moreau McCormick, an early Missouri settler; and lists of those buried in family cemeteries in Pettis County and from family Bibles.
McCoy Family Papers, 1855-1896 (C1017)
0.15 cubic feet (7 folders)
Family letters and business correspondence concerning real estate in Utica, Missouri; memoranda; personal accounts; and legal papers of Willard J., John C., and Lucius McCoy.
John Calvin McCoy Collection, 1871-1950 (K0296)
0.25
The collection consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to John Calvin McCoy’s writing for the Kansas City Journal and various other newspapers. The scrapbook also contains a biography, obituaries, and memorials of McCoy, which were published after his death in 1889. The scrapbook includes an index compiled by the Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City. Additional materials include correspondence and typescript copies of writing by McCoy and his daughter, Nellie McCoy Harris.
Joseph McCoy Papers, 1815-1908 (C2144)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Eight land deeds (3 to land in St. Louis, 1815-1820; 5 to land in Clark County, 1856-1866). Power of attorney and land purchase receipt, 1844. Daybook of McCoy's business transactions in Waterloo, MO, 1841-1842.
McCraw-Turner Family Papers, 1837-1919 (C0145)
0.1 cubic feet
Letters, deeds, land surveys, tax receipts, and several miscellaneous items of the McCraw and Turner families of Tennessee and Greene County, MO.
Samuel Johnson McCulloch Papers, 1887-1905 (K0023)
0.20 c.f. (4 folders)
Business and household financial accounts for McCulloch, a Kansas City lawyer, and his wife, Nellie B. McCulloch. Also letters to McCulloch with regard to his published books.
McDaniel Family Papers Papers, 1812-1940 (K0626)
0.75 c.f.
Papers and genealogy relating to the family of McDaniel, Civil War soldier, farmer, insurance agent, and minister.
Archibald J. McDonald Papers, 1878-1894 (C0376)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter of recommendation, teaching certificate, recipe for pickled pork, and commission as probate judge.
Anderson McFall Papers, 1898-1914 (R0365)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Anderson McFall Papers contain transcripts of the journal of a resident of Phillipsburg in Laclede County, Missouri. The brief entries note marriages, births, injuries, illnesses, and deaths in the community, and contain news on fires, weather conditions, visitors, and residents moving away from or returning to the Phillipsburg area.
McGee Family Papers, 1838-2000 (C4271)
3 cubic feet (60 folders), 6 oversize items, 15 film reels, 1 video cassette
Genealogical material in the form of correspondence, notes, photographs, slides, obituaries, histories, marriages, and funerals of the McGee and other related family members. Also includes Civil War muster rolls.
James E. McGhee Civil War Research Papers, 1848-2020 (CG0047)
6.0 c.f.
Research materials, mainly reproductions of originals, accumulated by James E. McGhee, who was a preeminent historian and Civil War scholar from Missouri. Photocopied material includes journals, correspondence, maps, images, chapters from books, essays, newspaper articles, and so on. There are also 11 CDs, two microfiche rolls, two panoramic photos, a WWI-era journal, and one flash drive containing research materials.
Evelyn May Whitcomb McGregor Collection, 1892-1947 (S0311)
0.5 cubic foot
This collection contains five diaries written by Evelyn May Whitcomb McGregor from 1892 to 1947. In the diaries, McGregor recounts her life in Boston, Massachusetts, her marriage to George McGregor, and their subsequent life in Maplewood, Missouri, where George McGregor owned and operated the McGregor Baking Company. Also included in the collection is a book, '"Then We Went to Powhatton's" Evelyn May Whitcomb McGregor Diaries 1892-1947,' which contains complete transcripts of the diaries.
Mcguire Family Collection, 1895-1925 (S0713)
0.4 cubic feet, 1 scrapbook
This collection consists of a photograph album containing images of family life and buildings in Stallings, Illinois. Includes grave sites of C.F. Briggs and Mary A. Filbert.
Ann Bryan Mariano McKay Papers, c. 1892-2009 (C4009)
16.25 cubic feet (937 folders), 26 audio cassettes, 1 16 mm film, 10 rolls of microfilm, 1 computer disc
The papers of Ann Bryan Mariano McKay, a journalist and Vietnam War correspondent, consist primarily of material relating to her work on the independent newspaper, Overseas Weekly, and include newspapers, newspaper copy, photographs, correspondence, and legal materials regarding a lawsuit over distribution of the newspaper in Vietnam. Other materials in the collection document her work with Vietnamese orphanages, as well as various aspects of both her personal and professional life, including a return trip to Vietnam in 1995 with her adopted daughter.
McKee Family Papers, 1860-1916 (C3411)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
The papers of the McKee family of Oxford, Mississippi, contain letters, deeds, contracts, and wills. The materials include frequent reference to William McKee, sheriff of Lafayette County, and Frank McKee, owner of local hardware store; as well as one miscellaneous newspaper page from Green Forest, Arkansas.
Hayes McKinney Papers, 1789-1897 (C0146)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)
Six land grants, 1825-1836, signed by John Q. Adams and Andrew Jackson. Also several pamphlets, annual catalog of Bellevue Collegiate Institute and Episcopal Methodist College, 1873-1874, and two surveying textbooks.
John D. McKown Papers, 1851-1897 (C2335)
0.23 cubic feet (11 folders)
Personal correspondence, business papers, Civil War military papers, and documents concerning construction of Saline County, MO, courthouse.
William H. McLane Papers, 1836-1893 (C1020)
1.2 cubic feet
Personal and business correspondence of a merchant in Appleton and Clinton, MO, who also served as a representative in the Missouri General Assembly, curator of the University of Missouri, deputy U.S. marshal, and colonel in the Civil War.
James S. McLoed Papers, 1813-1903 (C3667)
0.2 cubic feet (15 folders)
Papers of James S. McLoed, his father, William, and family. McLoed was a farmer, carpenter, county clerk, justice of the peace, road commissioner, and school trustee in Calumet Township, Pike County, Missouri.
William Fletcher McMurry Papers, 1885-1934 (C3487)
4.0 cubic feet (76 folders, 12 volumes)
Correspondence, sermon notes, sermons, pastor's books, daybooks, and scrapbooks of a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, bishop, and president of Central College, Fayette, Missouri.
John McNeil Papers, 1861-1891 (C4719)
0.04 cubic foot (9 folders), 6 oversize items
The papers of a brigadier general who served in the Union Army during the Civil War include letters, certificates, railroad passes, a biographical sketch, a tintype, and miscellaneous material.
Max M. McNulty Papers, (C4406)
0.3 cubic feet (7 folders)
Photographs and miscellaneous papers of a WWI veteran who later worked at the Missouri Division of Employment Security. Photographs depict family members, WWI experiences, and professional and civic activities in Columbia, Missouri.
Allen McReynolds Papers, 1842-1970 (C3605)
6.0 cubic feet (515 folders), 3 audio tapes, 3 audio cassettes
The papers of a Carthage, Missouri, lawyer, state senator, Democratic candidate for governor, president of the State Historical Society of Missouri, and member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators. The correspondence concerns civic, legal, political and business interests, family, and friends. The papers include correspondence of the McReynolds family dating from the 1840s through the 1940s.
McRoberts Family Papers, 1851-1892 (C0377)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)
Correspondence to Arch and W. B. McRoberts in Monticello, Missouri, concerning the state legislature. Also includes an account book, 1851-1874, Lewis County, Missouri, Board of Education record book, 1866-1870, book of sermons and home medicines, and a U.S. INFANTRY & RIFLE TACTICS BOOK, 1861.
Edwin P. Meiners Collection, 1825-1960 (C3722)
7.1 cubic feet (407 folders)
The papers of a St. Louis physician and entomologist include personal correspondence with amateur and professional entomologists concerning entomology and the exchange of specimens for Meiners's insect collection and collections of correspondence of nineteenth and twentieth century entomologists, naturalists, and natural history organizations.
Barbara Mellers Photograph Collection, 1870-1900 (P0231)
1 photograph
66 unidentified cabinet cards and carte de visites of Missouri families and individuals.
Emory Melton Papers, 1880-1980 (SP0065)
20 cubic feet
The Emory Melton Papers contain the personal and professional papers of attorney and long-time state Senator Emory Melton of Cassville, Missouri.
Mildred Fourt Melton Photograph Collection, 1895-1950 (P0400)
1 folder
Photos of Cyrus Houston Frost portrait, Hannah Leek Frost portrait, Houston Institute ca. 1890, Houston Public school 1894, Big Piney River Bridge near Houston, confederate reunions, Edna Ruth Starling, Texas County Courthouse (2), The Narrows, and O'Possum Trot School.
Memorial Methodist Church (St. Louis, Mo.) Records, 1844-1981 (C1071)
1.25 cubic feet
Records of the church from its beginning as the South St. Louis Mission (German Methodist) in 1844 to 1981. Includes quarterly conference reports and minutes; membership, baptism, and marriage records; church board and organization meeting minutes; Sunday School records; some financial records; and photographs.
Mercantile Bancorporation Records, 1859-1999 (S1242)
45.5 cubic feet
This collection contains meeting minutes, property appraisal cards, annual reports, VHS tapes, and photographs pertaining to the Mercantile Bancorporation’s mission to provide financial services to customers in the Midwest. Materials of interest include property appraisal cards for residential homes in the St. Louis Metropolitan Region. The cards contain information about the lot size, construction material, and estimated value for each individual property. The materials in this collection date from 1936 to 1999.
Mesker Brothers Iron Works Records, 1879-1953 (S0331)
3 microfilm rolls
The Mesker Brothers Iron Works Records were loaned for microfilming and document the founding and early development of the company and the personal lives of members of the Mesker family. The records include correspondence, company licenses, shares and checks, catalogues, a patent, an account book and publications relating to the building trades. The collection contains early correspondence between Frank and Ben Mesker from 1882-1886, biographical information, birth and graduation announcements, obituaries, and news clippings regarding members of the Mesker family.
Messerly Family Papers, 1896-1902 (CA6713)
0.2 cubic feet
The papers of a Sedalia, Missouri, family include a baby book for Charles Edward Messerly Jr. and John McRoberts Messerly, 1896. Also included is a certificate appointing Charles Edward Messerly as the presiding judge of Pettis County, 1902, and an undated photograph of Hospital Day.
Methodist Episcopal Church South Lane's Prairie Charge Records, 1889-1893 (R0432)
1 volume
These are records of quarterly conferences of the Lane's Prairie Charge, Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. The charge consisted of congregations in Maries County, Missouri. The records
include minutes of meetings, reports on the status of churches, Sunday schools and missions, and
financial statements.
Methodist Episcopal Church South, St. Louis Conference, Farmington Circuit, Conference Minutes, 1877-1890 (C3002)
2 rolls of microfilm
Conference minutes of the Farmington Circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Includes member information, fund raising statements, and names of those licensed to preach.