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Joseph Anderson Family Letters, 1873-1908 (C0199)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)
Letters in Swedish to an immigrant who settled in Buffalo, MO, with his brother. The letters are from relatives in Sweden and from a brother in Hermitage, Missouri, Illinois, and Michigan, giving early wages, positions, settlements, prices of voyages, crops, and farm animals. Also included is a Lutheran catechism and biblical reference sheet.
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Thomas L. Anderson Speech, 1904 (C3734)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a typed copy of a speech given by Anderson before the Democratic State Convention in Jefferson City on 19 July 1904, nominating Harry B. Hawes for governor of Missouri.
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William James Anderson, Jr. Westport Scrapbook, 1820-1960 (K0396)
0.1 c.f.
Newspapers clippings and notes pertaining to the history of the town of Westport, MO, now part of Kansas City.
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William James Anderson, Jr. Papers, 1840-1965 (K0058)
10 c.f.
Diaries, letters, business ledgers and records, manuscripts, photographs, and other materials created and collected by Anderson and his family which relate to the history of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Anderson was a local historian and descendent of Thomas Johnson and John Wornall
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Clarice B. Andrews Photograph Collection, 1898-1957 (P0751)
8 photographs
Photos of Madison County: Mine La Motte chimney, Edward Bennet slave cabin, and Gwignon residence/store in Fredericktown.
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Anheuser-Busch Inc. Photographs, 1875-1996 (P0303)
1 folder
Various photos of Anheuser-Busch company and grounds.
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Robert Anschuetz Postcard Collection, 1907-1908 (P0423)
5 postcards
Postcards of the University of Missouri, Columbia
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Applegate and Smith Families Papers, circa 1873-1992 (R1302)
1 cubic foot (30 folders)
These are the papers of the Applegate and Smith families of Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri. The collection consists of family correspondence, miscellaneous business papers, ephemeral items of historical interest, and selected photographs from family albums.
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Lisbon Applegate Collection, 1819-1903 (C0996)
2 cubic feet, 18 volumes
Correspondence and business papers of Lisbon and Lewis M. Applegate of Keytesville, MO. Letters from George W. Applegate in California, 1848-1873, describing prospects for ranching, gold mining, and wine-making ventures; politics; and impact of Civil War and abolitionists. Civil War in Missouri; politics in Missouri and Chariton County; economic conditions and opportunities in Chariton County.
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Ararat Shrine Band Collection, (K0485)
11.8 c.f.
The Ararat Shrine Band Collection contains materials related to the band and its members, most notably a large volume of sheet music used by the band during performances. The collection also contains photographs of the band, the Ararat Chanters, and Gaylord Bleakley, director of the Ararat Shrine Band, as well as an audio CD and an LP of recorded musical selections performed by the band.
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Armory Theatre Association Collection, 1908 (R1118)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This collection contains certificate number 20 dated October 22, 1908, for twenty shares of stock in the Armory Theatre Association at Aurora in Lawrence County, Missouri. The shares were sold to N. B. Pearman, who also signed as secretary of the coporation, along with N. V. H. Walker, president.
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Arthur and Bull Family Papers, 1842-1996 (SP0061)
0.75 cubic foot (22 folders, 1 volume, 224 postcards, 17 photographs)
The Arthur and Bull Family Papers consist of the correspondence and business papers of John Arthur, the World War I correspondence of Harrison Bull, the World War II correspondence of his son Joseph Bull, the postcard collection of Belva “Bess” Lee Estes, and the music lesson ledgers of Elizabeth Hodges Bull.
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Arthur Family Photograph Album, 1896-1919 (K1262)
0.25
Photograph album inscribed, "Miss Willie Arthur, Kansas City, Kansas Jan. 4, 1896". Includes Arthur, Broadwell, Orbison, Holt and other families.
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Ash Grove Public School Collection, 1900 (R0956)
(1 folder)
This is a Christmas souvenir for the Ash Grove Public School at Ash Grove in Greene County, Missouri. Dated 1900, it lists the names of the Board of Education, faculty, and students a the school. The students are listed in approximate alphabetical order.
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Joseph Ashcroft Papers, 1897-1947 (R0281)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Joseph Ashcroft Papers contain photocopied records of a manufacturer of wooden spokes for wheels in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri. Included are a letter from the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company concerning the spoke business, letters from R. M. Good of the School of the Ozarks, and an address delivered to a trade association meeting in Memphis, Tennessee.
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David Rice Atchison Papers, 1837-1953 (C0071)
0.4 cubic feet, 5 oversize volumes, 1 roll of microfilm
Correspondence and diaries of U.S. Senator David Rice Atchison. Correspondents include A.E. Hannegan, C.F. Jackson, James H. Birch, Jefferson Davis, Stephen W. Kearney, and J.W. Denver. Politics, including the slavery issue and Thomas Hart Benton; personal and family correspondence. Diaries concerning weather and farming are on microfilm.
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Athenaean Literary Society Records, 1842-1925 (C0447)
1 cubic foot, 3 volumes
Minutes and records of the organization, constitutions, membership lists, censors' reports, a history, and scrapbook.
Athens Hotel (Columbia, Mo.) Record Books, 1903-1918 (C3984)
0.4 cubic feet (2 volumes)
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Lewis E. Atherton Papers, 1865-1974 (C3603)
13.7 cubic feet (1014 folders)
Papers of a University of Missouri professor of history and author. Personal, professional and editorial correspondence, departmental and committee papers, syllabi, lectures, exams, research notes, manuscripts of speeches, articles and books, records of students and copies of historical documents.
John Atteberry Papers, 1902-1934 (C2061)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Report card and teaching certificates.
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James D. Attebery Collection, 1844-1966 (C2398)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)
St. Clair County, MO, papers relating to the Civil War Citizens Guards Company; Cole family, particularly Abraham Cole; warranty deed, homestead certificates, title bonds, land certificates and other papers involving land transactions. Also included are minute books of literary and social clubs, 1911-1914.
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James D. Attebery Photographs, 1878-1963 (P0095)
90 photographs
Images of Benton, Cedar, Vernon, and St. Clair County historic sites and buildings, mainly from ca. 1951-1960.
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Audibert Family Papers, 1816-1932 (R0473)
(3 folders)
This collection contains papers of the Audibert and Tickell families of New Madrid, Missouri. Included are miscellaneous papers, 1816-1932, the store ledger of Aime Audibert, 1850-1860, and shipping receipts of M. J. Tickell and Son, 1872-1880.
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Audrain County Historical Society Photograph Collection, 1877-1905 (P0362)
1 folder
20 color slides of interior and exterior of A.P. Green House, restored by Frank Kent. Additional images of Mexico, MO, late 19th to early 20th century.
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Francis F. and Harriet Elizabeth Audsley Papers, 1862-1912 (C2374)
0.2 cubic feet
Correspondence of Francis F. and Harriet E. Audsley during the Civil War; letters from Sarah Ann Audsley, a cousin living in Australia, and Mary Ellen Harding, a cousin in England. Miscellaneous items.
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Aurora Grocer Company Records, 1906-1962 (R0334)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Aurora Grocer Company Records contains a minute book and miscellaneous papers of a wholesale grocery business located at Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings of stockholders and directors, certificates of incorporation and dissolution, proxy authorizations, real estate papers, and an agreement to sell the remaining inventory in 1961.
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Lindsay Bagnall Collection, 1900, 1994-1995 (R1510)
0.5 cubic foot (7 folders, 1 photograph)
The Lindsay Bagnall Collection contains materials collected by Lindsay Bagnall. The materials include the family Bible with genealogical information of the Brown and Burton
families of Kansas and Missouri, copies of The Good Life, and a photograph of women in a garment factory.
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Ray Baird Papers, 1897-1985 (C0749)
0.6 cubic feet
Papers of a Missouri professional youth work director, 1925-1956; businessman, 1956-1974; and amateur band leader, 1974-1982. Includes personal papers, genealogical materials on the Baird family, diaries, correspondence, poetry, award presentations, photographs, and newspaper clippings.
Baird-Welsh-Chisholm Family Papers, 1894-1922 (K0655)
0.5 c.f.
The papers contain various scrapbooks such as photograph albums, baby books, and commemorative books of other events such as deaths and weddings. Also contained are personal papers such as letters and certificates pertaining to the family and family-friends as well as individual photographs of members of the family.
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Martha Baker Papers, 1890-2014 (S0308)
0.5 cubic foot
The Martha Baker Papers is a genealogical collection containing correspondence, photographs, family trees, family histories, and a marriage certificate pertaining to the Baker, Owens, Smelser, Dieffenbach, Eoff, and Grinstead families.
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Bakers' Union, Local 4 Records, 1897-1958 (S0182)
7 microfilm rolls
St. Louis German bakers sent delegates to the first national meeting of bakers in Pittsburgh in February 1886 and received a charters as No. 15. The local supported the eight-hour movement and helped organize the Central Trades and Labor Union. Rivalry with the English-speaking local was resolved in 1906 when both united as Local No. 4. The collection includes executive board membership and social club minutes, financial records, and membership lists. Some volumes are in German.
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Evelyn B. Baldwin Scrapbooks, 1898-1929 (C1381)
0.14 cubic feet (1 volume)
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, letters, and telegrams relating to Baldwin's Arctic explorations with the Wellman polar expedition, 1898-1899, and the Baldwin-Ziegler polar expeditions of 1901-1902. Two copies.
Fred R. Balsiger Collection, 1904 (P0092)
90 photographs
90 b/w and color lantern slides of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904.
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Betsy Balsley Collection, 1865-2009 (SP0062)
6 cubic feet (51 folders)
The Betsy Balsley Collection contains the personal and professional papers of Joplin, Missouri, native and Los Angeles Times Food Editor, Betsy Barr Balsley. The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper articles, and various publications such as magazines and cookbooks.
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Baltzell-Chambers Family Papers, 1857-1981 (C3995)
0.4 cubic feet (23 folders)
Papers relating to the Baltzell-Chambers family of Deer Ridge, Missouri. The papers consist of correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, and a genealogy, as well as graduation memorabilia, land deeds, and military discharge papers from the Civil War.
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Baltzer Photograph Collection, 1890-1920 (S1223)
0.25 cubic foot
The Baltzer Photograph Collection contains approximately 450 photographs and negatives chronicling the lives of two brothers who were born in St. Louis, Victor and Arwed Baltzer.
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Bank of Buffalo Records, 1891-1916 (R0593)
1 folder
This is a miute book of the Bank of Buffalo at Buffalo city in Dallas County, Mo. Included are minutes of annual meetings of the stock holders and regular meetings of the board of directors.
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Bank of Carthage Records, 1907-1935 (R0693)
(1 roll of microfilm)
These are minutes of the Board of Directors' and stockholders' meetings, and miscellaneous papers of the Bank of Carthage in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri.
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Bank of Carthage Records, 1896-1913 (R0736)
(1 roll of microfilm)
This volume contains minutes of the Board of Directos and related papers for the Bank of Carthage in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, from 1896 to 1913.
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Bank of Willard, Missouri Records, 1906-1916 (R0659)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Bank of Willard Records contain a microfilmed minute book of the Bank of Willard at Willard, Greene County, Missouri. The volume includes minutes of monthly meetings of the directors and annual meetings of stockholders, and reports by bank examiners.
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Hartley H. Banks Papers, 1876-1928 (C3228)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)
Newspaper clippings of book reviews, speeches, and poems. Letters received on death of brother, Lynn S. Banks, 1928. Speeches on inauguration of Samuel S. Laws as president of the University of Missouri, 1876, and other speeches. Tribute to John T. Mitchell, 1921. 1883 pencil drawing of scene on University campus by J.J. Fowler.
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Baptist Association Annual Meeting Records, 1882-1933 (R0644)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Baptist Association Annual Meeting Records contain microfilm copies of annual meeting minutes of Primitive Baptist associations in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, and Oklahoma. The most complete series are for the Center Creek and Ozark associations of Missouri. The minutes include the proceedings of the associations, lists of churches, officers, and representatives, the articles of faith and rules of decorum, and correspondence with other associations.
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Barclay-D'Arcy Family Papers, 1907-1940 (S0267)
1 cubic foot
The Barclay-D’Arcy family papers consist of correspondence, photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, school records, and ephemera pertaining to the Barclay and D'Arcy family's involvement in World War I, the American Red Cross, the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, and the University of Missouri. Key figures included in this collection are George Reppert Barclay, Lillie Isadora Barclay, Thomas Swain Barclay, and Julia D’Arcy. Of note are letters sent from Thomas to his mother and father describing the economic, political, and social climate in postwar Europe.
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Mary Barile Photograph Collection, 1890-1910 (P0878)
4 photographs
Late 19th century studio portraits from Boonville, MO
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Barker Chapel Methodist Church (Benton County, Mo.) Records, 1893-1968 (C3717)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Includes four Sunday school record books for a church near Windsor. The dates for these books are December 3, 1893-August 27, 1897, October 24, 1915-December 30, 1917, November 3, 1935-July 28, 1940, and May 3-September 20, 1942. Also includes photograph of Southwest Missouri Conference Methodist Episcopal Church South delegates, Warrensburg, Missouri, 1908, and brief church history written in 1968.
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Rosa Barker Papers, 1900 (K0035)
0.01 c.f. (1 folder)
A series of letters from L.J. Rogers and a correspondent identified only as George to Mrs. Barker written from the 4th District Hospital, San Isidro, Philippine Islands.
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T. Clayton Barlow Photograph Collection, 1895-1958 (P1183)
Copy photographs of Adam-Ondi-Ahman, a Mormon Shrine at Gallatin, MO.
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Dale C. Barnard Photograph Collection, 1900-1909 (P1038)
Photographs from Dale C. Barnard, a Missouri-native by way of Kirksville and Kansas City. Barnard attended the Missouri School of Mines in Rolla and worked as an mining engineer for El Barreno Mining Company in Mexico City, Mexico, and the Iron King Mine in Arizona.
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William Fletcher Barnds Papers, 1900s-1920s (C3444)
0.2 cubic feet (5 folders)
The Barnds papers consist of an undated memoir and a scrapbook of a farmer who lived in St. Charles and Saline Counties, Missouri. Barnds writes about early Methodism, his family before and after marriage, and the hardships of farm life.
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Barnes Medical College Notebooks, 1902-1905 (S1075)
0.4 cubic foot
The Barnes Medical College Notebooks document the classroom experiences of students who attended Barnes Medical College from 1902 to 1905.