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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Genealogical notes, letters, transcribed copies of historical documents and other materials relating to family lines of interest to Dr.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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Fannie Blair Long Papers, 1834-1944 (C2222)
0.5 cubic feet (25 folders)

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Miscellaneous correspondence, legal papers, photographs, genealogy, mementos, accounts, books, and diary of Fannie Blair Long and family. Includes settlement of Isaac Long estate, Keswick, VA.

Martha White Long Reminiscences, 1904 (C2693)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains reminiscences describing memories of early childhood, teaching experiences, and life after her marriage until her husband's death. Also included is an obituary of Cornelia C. White.

Rufus E. Longan Papers, 1879-1936 (C0358)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Miscellaneous papers of a brigadier general in the U.S. Army, who was a member of a pioneer family of Pettis County, MO. Papers include a school report; marriage license and certificate; will; several letters; messages of sympathy and news clipping of Longan's funeral; and "The Dirigible," an army newsletter edited by Longan.

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Rufus Estes Longan Collection, 1873, 1893-1936 (C4684)
0.8 cubic foot (19 folders) 12 oversize items, 2 oversize volumes

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The papers of a U.S. Army General from Sedalia, Missouri, who attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from 1893 to 1897, include photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, certificates and awards, and miscellaneous material.

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Kate Lonsdale Letter, 1905 (C3317)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Penelope, from Columbia, Missouri, June 26, 1905. Letter discusses local news and neighborhood events.

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Meron G. Mayhew Lonsdale Papers, 1847-1927 (C0130)
0.2 cubic feet

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Family letters; bills; Boone County tax receipts for the Civil War period; Missouri University commencement programs, 1880-1881; Christian College catalogue; and newspaper clippings pertaining to family.

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Lorie Family Papers, 1889-1981 (K1414)
0.17 c.f.

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This collection contains materials of the Lorie family, a Jewish family from Kansas City. Members of the family whose materials are in this collection lived in the area from the late 19th century through the 20th century. Materials include military records, Boy Scout records, family correspondence, personal documents of various kinds, a photograph, newspaper clippings, and documents pertaining to the wider Jewish community.

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Philipp Lotz Papers, 1872-1955 (C3741)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The papers contain pages from the family bible listing births and deaths of children of Philipp and Christina Lotz; obituary of Christian Lotz; miscellaneous receipts and clippings; and religious cards and literature. Most of the material is in German. The Lotz family lived in and near California and McGirk in Moniteau County, Missouri, and Kansas City.

Louisiana Central Lumber Company (Clarks, La.) Records, 1901-1956 (C3660)
72.0 cubic feet (3836 folders), 156 rolls of microfilm (268 volumes)

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Records of the Louisiana Central Lumber Company and associated companies. Includes correspondence, financial records, company reports, maps, photo­graphs, and other materials related to the southern lumber industry.

Louisiana Purchase Exposition Photograph Collection, 1904 (P1153)

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An artificial collection of photographs of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the 1904 World's Fair held in St. Louis, MO.

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Louisiana Purchase Exposition Collection, 1902-1904 (S0085)
6 volumes

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The Louisiana Purchase Exposition Collection is an artificial collection of publications chronicling the World's Fair in St. Louis. Publications of interest include three volumes of the Worlds Fair Bulletin, published from 1900 to 1904 to promote the fair.

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Louisiana Purchase Exposition Photograph Collection, 1904 (P0093)
87 photographs

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Snapshots, 87 at 3"x4", of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (World's Fair) in St. Louis, MO.

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Louisiana Purchase Exposition Photograph Collection, 1904 (P1064)

Fifty photographs of buildings and views of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904, St. Louis.

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Louisiana Purchase Exposition Collection, 1890-1904 (C4123)
5 cubic feet, 5 volumes

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The papers contain pamphlets, catalogs, guides, speeches, programs, and books documenting all aspects of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, otherwise known as the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, including information on the participation of other countries in the event.

Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Missouri Commission, Dairy Department Visitors' Register, 1904 (CA6492)
1 volume

Visitors' register for Missouri's dairy exhibition, 25 June-1 December 1904.

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Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis, Mo.) Pictures, 1904 (C0806)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Twenty-four views of various buildings and exhibits of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Consists of black and white miniatures in the form of a souvenir booklet.

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Asa A. and Opal Love Papers, 1903-1982 (C4616)
1.5 cubic feet (29 folders, 1 audio cassette)

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The papers of a farming family from Windsor, Missouri, include correspondence, financial records, funeral materials, and miscellaneous material.

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James A. Love Papers, 1836-1913 (C0131)
0.4 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume

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Personal papers and business records of an educator in Callaway County, MO. Includes a journal, clippings, and miscellaneous items. Volumes include personal and tuition accounts, student registers, and records of Tippecanoe Club and the lyceum.

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Blanche Beal Lowe Papers, 1858-1933 (C3083)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of Blanche Beal Lowe contain personal letters between the Marr and Lowe families, originals and typed copies; genealogies of Absalom Smith family and of William Fletcher Lowe family; and a newspaper clipping with typed addenda about Mrs. Samuel Perry.

Donald Robert Lowe Papers, 1898-1970 (K0223)
0.5 c.f.

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Material collected by Lowe for his dissertation about Sir Carl Busch (1862-1943), noted Kansas City musician. Most are photocopies from local libraries and museums. Also microfilm of Carl Busch's extensive correspondence at the Royal Danish Library (some translations of the Danish); miscellaneous clippings and papers.

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Joshua George Lowe Papers, 1908-1911 (K0380)
1 c.f.

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Correspondence to and from Lowe during his time as General Agent for the Union Pacific Railroad.

Edna Hazel McCullough Lowery Photograph Collection, 1900-1935 (P0680)
10 photographs

Photos, mainly copy prints and photo copies, of Hendrickson School and McCullough School children, 1900-1935, Stone County. Copy photo Stone County Officials, 1913.

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Larry Lowic St. Louis Architecture Collection, 1803-1995 (S0565)
14 cubic feet, 161 folders

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This collection contains secondary source material and notes Lowic accumulated for his book "The Architectural Heritage of St. Louis, 1803-1891." Subjects of interest include St. Louis neighborhoods, buildings, churches, and the cultural influences of the French and Germans on the city's built environment.

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Ralph F. Lozier Papers, 1855-1945 (C2655)
65.75 cubic feet, 5 volumes

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Correspondence, pamphlets, speeches, and newsclippings related to Lozier's legal, agricultural, and political careers. Research notes for and copies of Lozier's two historical novels (check contract if publication request occurs). Campaign papers of Lue C. Lozier.

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Earl H. Lubensky Papers, c. 1890s-2000s (CA6241)
50 cubic feet, 1 computer disc, 26 oversize items

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Personal and professional papers of a soldier, diplomat, and archaeologist who was a native of Marshall, Missouri. Includes papers of the Biesemeyer family of Osage County, Missouri, and Missouri Archaeological Society materials.

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Lucille Eslinger Collection, 1878-1963 (C4596)
0.1 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The collection contains historical material collected by Lucille Eslinger largely concerning Albany, St. Joseph, and Columbia, Missouri, including material on the Women’s Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church in Albany; photographs of buildings in St. Joseph; and programs from schools and organizations in Columbia.

Luckett Family Scrapbook, 1854-1936 (C0872)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Items collected by Maria Rees Luckett of Pettis County, Missouri, and her daughter, Susan Magoffin Luckett Longan, including pictures, clippings, greeting cards, letters, and other miscellaneous material.

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William Lybarger Photograph Collection, circa 1890-1900s (SP0064)
0.25 cubic foot (2 folders, 7 plate glass negatives

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The William Lybarger Photograph Collection contains seven plate glass negatives possibly belonging to William Lybarger taken when he lived near Ash Grove, Missouri. The negatives include images of family members, homes, the Ash Grove school, and a brewery. Also included is a copy of “The Lybarger Family: Descendents [sic] of Johann Adam Leberger through his son Nicholas,” by Nadyne Gilmore Bridges.

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Lydia Christian Church (Stephens, Mo.) Ledger, 1902-1921 (C2559)
0.11 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The collection contains financial records of the church.

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Lykins Family Papers, 1841-1950 (K0294)
0.16 c.f.

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Scrapbooks and other items, chiefly clippings, documenting Mrs. Lykins' promotion of the establishment of the Home for Widows and Orphans of Confederate Soldiers: an account book kept for the Potawatomi Baptist School and Mission, which Lykins, missionary, businessman, mayor of Kansas City, MO, took over from his first father-in-law, Isaac McCoy; an account book by Lykins and Brent; and clippings of material written by Mrs. Lykins, Lykins, and others.

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Lynch Family Papers, 1765-1929 (C4117)
0.1 cubic feet

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The papers of the Lynch Family of Howard County, Missouri, contain correspondence, photographs, land records and other legal papers, financial documents, genealogical data, and Civil War service papers. The correspondence within this collection is primarily between members of the Lynch family.

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James Lewis Lynch Memoirs, 1838-1923 (C0132)
0.7 cubic feet

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Memoirs written by Lynch about his family in Howard and Saline Counties. Genealogy from Austria to Virginia to Missouri, farm life, education, Civil War experiences, and tobacco exporting, 1864. Essays for children on citizenship, study, and the Christian life.

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Ransom B. Lynch Journals, 1816-1957 (R1518)
1.5 cubic feet (29 folders)

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The Ransom B. Lynch Journals consist of 42 journals written by Dr. Ransom B. Lynch of Texas County, Missouri, from 1875 to 1934. The journals describe Dr. Lynch’s daily activities, finances, medical practice, and weather conditions.

William Henry Lynch Papers, 1859-1905 (R0202)
(3 rolls of microfilm)

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The William Henry Lynch Papers contain microfilm copies of the diaries and personal papers of an educator in southern Missouri. Lynch was a native of Houston, Texas County, Missouri. He served in the 32nd Missouri Infantry during the Civil War, and was principal of schools in Steelville, St. James, Salem, West Plains, and Mountain Grove, Missouri, following the war.

Beth Ripley Lyon and Leslie Michael Lyon Papers, 1890-1998 (K0811)
0.3 c.f.

Papers and photographs of the Lyon/Barnett and extended families. Includes correspondence, diaries, genealogy notes, legal documents, and photographs.

M. Fred Lyon Collection, 1870-1991 (C3853)
34 cubic feet, 16 rolls of microfilm

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A collection of Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad operating papers, equipment records, promotional materials, photographs and slides, publications, and newspaper clippings concerning the company. The collection also contains similar but less extensive materials of other American and foreign railroads, American railroad industry publications, and railroad enthusiast periodicals.

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M. Born and Company (Chicago, Ill.) Sample Books, 1905-1928 (C3777)
0.26 cubic feet (13 oversize folders)

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Clothing sample books of M. Born and Company, a men's clothing supplier located in Chicago, Illinois. Includes illustrations of the company's line of day and evening wear. The company was established in 1876 by Moses Born, a German immigrant.

M.M.M. Club (Fayette, Mo.) Records, 1893-1989 (C4250)
0.7 cubic feet (16 folders)

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The records of the M.M.M. Club of Fayette, Missouri, contain minute books, book lists, yearbooks, and other organizational materials for the club. The collection includes information related to individual meetings and the club’s long-term planning related to finances, membership, and future topics of discussion.

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Mabrey Family Papers, 1854-1964 (SP0018)
.5 cubic feet 69 folders

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The Mabrey family papers consist of the diaries and letters of Henry Yeakley Mabrey and his son, George Henry Mabrey.                 

Machette-Scott Family Papers, 1791-1940 (C4486)
2.8 cubic feet (81 folders)

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Correspondence, financial records, postcards, journals, scrapbooks, photographs, genealogical records, and chapters of an unpublished book regarding a middle-class Victorian family from Fulton, Missouri.

Macke Store Records, 1835-1972 (C0043)
26 rolls of microfilm (2,192 folders, 24 volumes on microfilm)

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The business records of a Gordonville, Missouri, dry goods store, which grew into a general merchandise and farm service operation, follow this family-owned business from Vicksburg, Mississippi, through its move to Cape Girardeau County in 1840 and trace its development there into the 1970s.

LeRoy Daniel MacMorris Papers, 1893-1980 (K0107)
9 c.f.

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Correspondence, clippings, notes, photographs of work, and some original art by MacMorris, nationally known portrait painter, muralist, illustrator, decorator and designer from Kansas City.

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Macon County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1871-1909 (P1143)

An artificial collection of photographs of Macon County, Missouri.

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Maffitt Family Papers, 1900-1953 (S1132)
0.5 cubic foot

The Maffitt Family Papers contain financial correspondence, a map of St. Louis, as well as a street guide. 

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Louis T. Maguire Jr. Scrapbooks, 1906-1938 (P0007)
2 volumes

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Two scrapbooks depicting life in Maguire's hometown of St. Louis and his hiking tours around Missouri, mostly in the eastern part of state.

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Elliott W. Major Papers, 1860s-1950 (C4039)
0.3 cubic feet (9 folders)

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The collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets, telegrams, and memos relating to Elliot Major's campaign for governor of Missouri in 1912, and major events that occurred during his administration.

Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Papers, 1798-1981 (S0452)
25 cubic fet, 1321 folders, 268 photographs, 39 glass slides, 17 volumes

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Edward Mallinckrodt was an Industrialist, scientist, and philanthropist in St. Louis. He Served as Mallinckrodt Chemical Works director (1901-1965), vice-president (1918-1928), and board chairman (1928-1965). The collection Documents family and business history, Mallinckrodt’s contributions to medicine, conservation, and education. Included in the collection are correspondence, reports, biographies, speeches, notes, scrapbooks, publications, blueprints, patents, and photographs.

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Loucile Malone Postcard Collection, 1900-1910 (P0125)
1 folder

Fourteen postcards from around Missouri, particularly Jefferson City and Marshall.

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Manchester Fire Insurance Company of England Record Book, 1894-1903 (C2317)
0.13 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The collection contains a record book of a Glasgow, MO, agency, George B. Harrison, Jr., agent.

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