1900s

Miners Bank (Joplin, Mo.) Records, 1877-1915 (C0280)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Incorporation papers, notice of meetings, resolutions, 1915 report, and correspondence.

Ministerial Alliance of Springfield, Missouri, Records, 1903-1914 (C1371)
0.12 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Printed copy of constitution, names and addresses of members, and treasurer's reports, as well as minutes of meetings.

Minneapolis, Little Rock and Gulf Railway Company Map Collection, 1902 (R0849)
(1 oversize map)

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This is a "Map of Part of Dent county, Mo. showing route adopted by the Minneapolis, Little Rock and Gulf Railway Co., 27 August 1902." Lewis S. Reed was president of the company; Wellington B. Johnson was chief engineer.

Minnick Family Papers, 1872-1949 (C4559)
1.4 cubic feet (24 folders)

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The collection contains correspondence, account books and other financial records, ephemera, personal papers, photographs and tintypes of the Minnick family members, who lived in Chillicothe, Missouri.

Ruth E. Minor Photograph Collection, 1900-1930 (P0561)
7 photographs

Seven photographs of University of Missouri agriculture students and activities, 1900-1930.

Mississippi County (Mo.) School District #1 Records, (CG0063)
0.5 c.f.

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A collection of records and personal papers regarding the organization and procedures for a rural school that covered the Texas Bend and Thompson Bend, MO townships. The records include student attendance for multiple years at this school. There are also record books that include the meeting notes and district information from the school board of District No. 1, Township No. 27 & 18, Range No. 16 &17, Mississippi County, MO. Additional documents include correspondence and county clerk records.

Mississippi County Teachers Association Records, 1903 (R1468)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Mississippi County Teachers Association Records contain a program for the Mississippi County Teachers Association event held October 29-31, 1903, at the courthouse in Charleston, Missouri.

Missouri & Illinois Mineral & Land Company Records, 1834-1900 (R0058)
0.75 cubic foot (9 folders, 2 oversize folders

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These are records of the acquisition and disposition of lands in a speculative industrial development scheme in Jefferson, Ste. Genevieve, Perry, Cape Girardeau, and Madison Counties in Missouri.

Missouri Architectural Collection, 1903-2003 (K0009)
48.53 c.f.

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Architectural drawings and other items from various donors relating to buildings designed by Kansas City architects and/or in the Kansas City area.

Missouri Artists Portraits, 1906, no date (P1199)

Portraits of Missouri artists; artists either born in Missouri or who created works on Missouri topics.

Missouri Association for Social Welfare Records, 1908-1971 (C3475)
79.0 cubic feet (6,647 folders), 23 oversize volumes, 6 card files

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Records of an association organized to improve and extend the health and welfare of the people of the State of Missouri, and to promote the improvement of public and private social services and the prevention of poverty, crime, and disease in the state. The records consist of correspondence, minutes, committee records, newsletters and conference materials.

Missouri Association of Mexican War Veterans Reunion Notice, 1904 (C3267)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Announcement of a reunion of the National Association of Mexican War Veterans by the president of the Missouri Association, Odon Guitar, to be held in St. Louis, 16-17 September 1904.

Missouri Church Records, 1811-2023 (C0558)
123.3 cubic feet (1424 folders), 3 computer discs

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The Missouri Church Records consist of newsletters, conference proceedings, reports, directories, journals, and other publications of various religious denominations in Missouri including the Methodist, Baptist, Disciples of Christ (Christian), Presbyterian, and Catholic churches.

The Missouri Collection, 1771-2024 (C3982)
18.6 cubic feet (850 folders, 892 photographs), 34 oversize items, 9 audio cassettes, 7 audio discs, 9 CDs, 1 computer disc, 1 film, 6 film strips, 9 DVDs, 3 video cassettes, 583 MB of digital files

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The Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous small acquisitions related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events.

Missouri College and University Print Materials, 1836-1986 (C4281)
12 cubic feet (322 folders), 13 oversize items

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The materials contain pamphlets, catalogs, guides, speeches, programs, yearbooks, periodicals and books produced by Missouri colleges, universities, academies, and other educational institutions.

Missouri Collegiate Oratorical Association Records, 1895-1940 (CA5892)
0.5 cubic feet

Constitutions and by-laws, programs, copies of speeches and miscellaneous records of an organization of colleges in Missouri which held annual oratory competitions.

Missouri Congress of Parents and Teachers Records, 1899-2013 (CA6595)
14.5 cubic feet, 1 audio cassette, 2 video cassettes, 18 oversize items, 2 oversize volumes

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Addition of records includes executive committee meeting minutes, publications, reports, photographs, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.

Missouri Council of Churches Records, 1866-1980s (CA4558)
29 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume

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The records of an organization concerned with legislation and social welfare programs in addition to religious concerns include convention materials, committee files, minutes, publications, correspondence, and miscellaneous material. Includes records of the Missouri Sunday School Association.

Missouri Department of Natural Resources Photographs, 1890-1988 (P0136)
1.08 linear feet

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Photographs and postcards of historic sites and buildings in Missouri. Includes photographs of the dedication for the Harry S. Truman birthplace site in Lamar.

Missouri Equine & Equestrian Collection of Photographs, 1856-1938 (P0993)

Photographs of mules, horses, and equestrians. Many of the photographs were taken in mid-Missouri, but images of notable race horses of the early to mid-20th century are also included. Broadacres Farm in Liberty, Missouri, is heavily featured. Shows included are the National Belgian Horse Show, the International Livestock Exposition,

Missouri Extension Homemakers Association Records, 1909-2013 (C4696)
29.3 cubic feet (919 folders) 268 audio cassettes, 5 35mm film negatives, 3 oversize items, 21 oversize volumes

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Material pertaining to the women’s extension clubs in Missouri include meeting minutes, programs, lists of officers, annual records, handbooks, project reports, histories, publications, correspondence, scrapbooks, project files, and miscellany of the state organization and various chapters. Includes oral histories collected for the organization’s 50th anniversary.

Missouri FarmHouse Library Papers, 1906-1971 (C2959)
2.2 cubic feet

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The papers of the Missouri FarmHouse Library contain minutes of the organization, 1913-1971; histories of the fraternity in speeches and excerpts of diaries of prominent members. Also included are constitutions and bylaws of the organization, 1922-1971, and correspondence of the organization and associated auxiliary groups (e.g. FarmHouse Foundation and FarmHouse Alumni Association).

Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs Records, 1909-1926 (CA6436)
0.4 cubic feet

Addition of yearbooks, programs, and miscellaneous material. See also C1172 and CA6745 preliminary inventory.

Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs Records, 1896-1933 (C1172)
5 volumes

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Missouri Folklore Society Records, 1906-2016 (C2045)
14.4 cubic feet (649 folders), 306 jpgs, 357 audio cassettes, 10 audio tapes, 3 audio discs, 32 video cassettes, 4 DVDs, 1 reel 16 mm film

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The records of the Missouri Folklore Society include early materials such as constitutions, programs, and publications. However, the bulk of the collection consists of organizational materials beginning in 1977 when the Society was reactivated, including correspondence, meeting minutes, publications, photographs, audio and audiovisual materials, clippings, membership lists, and annual meeting materials.

Missouri General Assembly Portraits, 1871-1991 (P0217)
978 photographs

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Portraits of members of the Missouri General Assembly, 1871-1941.

Missouri Governors Portraits, 1876-1994 (P1091)

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Portraits of Missouri Governors

Missouri Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Records, 1850-2009 (CA6254)
82 cubic feet, 4 oversize volumes, 8 oversize items

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Records of the Missouri lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Assembly. Included are account books, minutes, annual membership and financial reports, encampments reports, petitions submitted to the state Grand Lodge, and publications about the organizations. The collection also includes records of the Modern Woodmen of America, Brotherhood of American Yeomen, and Theta Rho Girls Club.

Missouri Historic Mining Photograph Collection, circa 1880s-1900s (R0620)
0.22 cubic foot (4 folders, 110 photographs)

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The Historic Mining Photographs Collection contains images concerning mining industries in Missouri, with an emphasis on the Old Lead Belt of southeastern Missouri, and the Tri-State Mining District centered on Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The subjects include surface installations of various mines, mining equipment, mills, and general views of the mining areas.

Missouri Judges Portraits, 1845-1938 (P1085)

Portraits of Missouri judges.

Missouri Library Association Records, 1900-1994 (C0515)
32.2 cubic feet (1325 folders); 107 rolls of microfilm

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The organizational records of the Missouri Library Association consist of by-laws and constitutions, correspondence, financial and membership records including account books, journals and ledgers, handbooks, miscellaneous newsletters and other publications, minutes and reports, newspaper clippings, promotional materials, programs, resolutions, photographs, and scrapbooks.

Missouri Lumber and Mining Company Records, 1853-1945 (C2557)
114.6 cubic feet (7109 folders, 194 volumes, 1 roll of microfilm)

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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.

Missouri Lumber and Mining Company Photographs, 1906-1916 (C3875)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Photographs of various Missouri Lumber and Mining Company operations in and around the Ozark town of Grandin, MO. Taken and collected by Harry M. Griffith, a company physician.

Missouri Methodist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1906-1938 (C2148)
1.0 cubic foot (11 volumes)

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Records of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Columbia, formerly the Broadway Methodist Church.

Missouri Military Portraits, 1860-1950 (P1197)

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Portraits of military servicemembers and officers from or with connection to Missouri.

Missouri National Guard Photographs, 1893-1932 (P0076)
0.2 linear feet

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Images of Charles Lindbergh, aerial photos of Columbia, MO, Fort Riley (KS), Lambert Airfield, 35th Division Aviation, Digital images of Fort Riley, national guard officers under Gov. Wm. J. Stone.

Missouri Nurses Association Records, 1902-1993 (CA4451)
95 cubic feet

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The records of a professional organization include correspondence, insurance records, convention materials, reports, committee material, legislative files, membership records, publications, and miscellaneous materials.

Missouri Pacific Railroad Records, 1905-1945 (CA6365)
4.7 cubic feet

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Records of the railroad largely consist of field books containing survey information. Also includes valuation notes.

Missouri Patriotic Associations Collection, 1893-2010 (C4704)
0.4 cubic foot (18 folders), 1 roll of microfilm

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Records of state and local chapters of various patriotic and heritage associations in Missouri.

Missouri Postcard Collection, 1870-1997 (P0032)
1 cubic foot

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An artificial collection of postcards depicting a broad selection of Missouri landscapes, towns, and cities.

Missouri Postcard Collection, 1907-1971 (SP0016)
.5 cubic feet (9 folders)

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The Missouri Postcard Collection contains postcards featuring images from around the state of Missouri. Materials continue to be added to the collection.

Missouri Press Association Papers, 1866-1915 (C1822)
0.31 cubic feet (15 folders)

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Papers about the annual meetings of the Press Association: agendas, lists of participants, and information discussed.

Missouri Press Association Photograph Collection, 1867-1985 (P0475)

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Photos of the Missouri Press Association and newspaper journalists and editors.

Missouri Press Association Records, 1880s-2015 (CA6189)
54.6 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume, 5 oversize items, 13 DVD, 1 video cassette

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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.

Missouri Press Portraits, 1872-1924 (P1196)

Portraits of journalists, including many newspaper editors, from Missouri, or who have written significantly on Missouri topics.

Missouri Railroad Collection, 1874-1915 (R1457)
0.5 cubic foot (19 folders)

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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)

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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 Construction Company Records, 1896-1901 (CA5006)
0.4 cubic feet

Ledger, minute book, and letters and statements of the company, 1896-1901.

Missouri School of Mines Photographs, circa 1900 (P1202)

Six negatives of the Missouri School of Mines and students in labs and residence areas.

Missouri School of Religion Papers, 1896-1967 (C2791)
5.8 cubic feet

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Correspondence of Deans G.D. Edwards, 1907-1937; Carl Agee, 1930-1949; and Seth Slaughter, 1949-1967. Correspondence of George Wetherell, extension minister, and James Wyker, director of the Rural Church Extension Service. Minutes of board of trustees' and faculty meetings, treasurer's reports, annual reports, and audits.