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Osceola Lead and Zinc Mining Company Collection, 1905 (R1028)
(1 folder)

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This is certificate No. 520 for 32 shares of stock in the Osceola Lead and Zinc Mining Company at Webb City in Jasper County, Missouri. The certificate was issued on April 5, 1905 to Dr. W. H. Hawley, and was signed by President T. F. Coyne and Secretary S. R. Snook.

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Lucas Osceola Photograph Collection, 1905 (P1067)

Photographs of Monegaw Springs and the Osage River in St. Clair County.

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Oto Public School, Stone County, Missouri Collection, 1905-1906 (R1229)
(1 folder)

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This is a small souvenir booklet for the 1905-1906 school year at Oto Public School in northern Stone County, Missouri. Blanche O. Pritchard was the teacher and H. B. Cox was president of the local school board.

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Mary Jane Pinson Ott Photograph Collection, 1863-1941 (P0731)
0.23 linear feet

Copy negatives of La Belle, MO, from La Belle's Historical Collection by Mary Jane Pinson Ott.

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Otterville College (Otterville, Mo.) Records, 1885-1908, 1967 (C3066)
0.1 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The records of Otterville College contain a minute book, catalogs, receipts, and miscellaneous material.

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Otterville Presbyterian Church (Cooper County, Mo.) Records, 1849-1996 (C3951)
1 roll of microfilm

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Records of the church consisting of record books containing minutes of meetings and church registers, and a church history. Includes similar records of the Stony Point Presbyterian Church, Morgan County, MO.

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Jason C. Ottinger Papers, 1905-1908 (R1461)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Jason C. Ottinger Papers consists of documents related to Jason C. Ottinger's personal papers. He resided in Milford, Missouri, in the early twentieth century. This collection includes tax receipts, a bill of sale, deed inquiries, and a certificate of membership for the National Co-Operative Burial Association.

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Mayme Hanrahan Ousley Papers, 1889-1967 (R0173)
0.75 cubic foot (42 folders)

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The Mayme Hanrahan Ousley Papers consists of correspondence and miscellaneous papers of a civic leader and mayor of St. James in Phelps County, Missouri. She was the first woman to be elected to the mayoralty of a city in Missouri. The papers include material regarding city business, her position on the board of Missouri State Training Schools, and her activities with the Rebekah Lodge (I.O.O.F.).

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Out of the Ghetto Manuscript, 1900-1930 (S0314)
0.01 cubic foot

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Unpublished manuscript on St. Louis ethnic neighborhoods, 1900-1930.

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Stanley Owen Postcard Collection, 1905-1948 (P0436)
1 folder

Postcards of Boone County: Central Dairy, Miller Shoe Co, Wigwam Café, Wabash Railroad Depot, First Christian Church, and Hinkson Creek.

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Herbert A. Owens Papers, 1880s-1940s (CA5977)
4 folders

Tax receipts, abstracts, financial records, insurance papers, and business correspondence of a resident of St. Joseph, Missouri.

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Ozark Association of Primitive Baptists Records, 1904-1941 (R0995)
(1 folder)

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These are published minutes of annual sessions of the Ozark Association of Primitive Baptists, which consisted of member congretaitions in Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster, and Wright Counties in Missouri. Minutes are available for meetigns in 1904, 1906-1910, 1913-1915, 1917-1924, and 1941.

Ozark Crude Oil Company Collection, 1902 (R0919)
(1 folder)

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This is a stock certificate for 250 shares in the Ozark Crude Oil Company of Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. It was issued on May 13, 1902 to Charles P. Johnson.

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Ozark Land and Lumber Company Photograph Collection, circa 1900-1920 (R0279)
0.05 cubic foot (1 folder, 11 photographs)

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The Ozark Land and Lumber Company Photograph Collection contains images of the Ozark Land and Lumber Company at Fishertown, Shannon County, Missouri. Included are views of the mills, dry kiln, machine shop, lumber yard, employees, and the lumber company’s band. The views are from the collection of Lon Hogan of Winona, Missouri.

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Ozark Prairie Presbyterian Church (Lawrence County, Mo.) Records, 1879-1954 (C3050)
1 roll of microfilm

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Volume one contains minutes of the monthly church business sessions which consist mainly of the names of those present or absent, the current pastor, new members, departing members, and presbytery delegates. Volume two provides a comprehensive record of the pastors, elders, deacons, communicants or members, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and Sunday School statistics.

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Ozark Public School Collection, 1909-1913 (R0791)
(1 folder)

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The two publications in this collection describe the course of study for the Ozark Public School at Ozark in Christian County, Missouri, for the years 1900-1910 and 1913-1914. William H. Lynch was principal in 1909 and Felix J. Appleby was superintendent in 1913.

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P.E.O. Sisterhood, Missouri State Chapter Records, 1890-2010 (CA5409)
9.8 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume, 2 oversize items

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The records of the organization include publications, chapter histories, record books, scrapbooks, directories, yearbooks, photographs, membership records, financial records, convention materials, and miscellaneous material.

Packing House Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon, 1903 (K1348)
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Sterling silver souvenir spoon, circa 1903, commemorating "Packing Houses - Kansas City"

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Ernest Jesse Palmer Papers, 1891-1962 (C3405)
7.0 cubic feet (499 folders)

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The papers of Ernest Jesse Palmer contain correspondence between Palmer and his associates in fields of botany, geology, and archaeology. Most of collection deals with identification of plant species, especially the hawthorn (Crataegus). Also included is correspondence with his family in Webb City, Missouri, and W.D. Rush, a life-long friend.

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Palmer-Driggs Family Photographs, 1867-1949 (P0635)
23 photographs

Photos of members of the Rust, Driggs, Osborn, Palmer, Snyder, and Blair families.

Palmer-McCauley Family Papers, 1858-1915 (C3952)
0.2 cubic feet

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Papers of the Palmer-McCauley family of Missouri. The papers consist of Civil War correspondence, a daguerreotype, and miscellaneous tax, financial, and other family documents.

Palmore Chapel Records, 1894-1976 (R0066)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Palmore Chapel Records contain a typescript of records for the Palmore Chapel in Bollinger County, Missouri. The records include lists of pastors, members, baptisms, marriages, and deaths.

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Pan American Exposition Exhibit Photographs, 1901 (P0996)
7 photographs

Seven views of Missouri exhibits, designed and executed by J.E. Curmbaugh, during Charleston, SC, Exposition.

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Cowan Family Papers, 1855-2013 (SP0007)
1 cubic foot (18 folders)

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The Cowan Family Papers contain correspondence and financial records pertaining to Frank Cowan and his property in Barton County, Missouri. Other materials include documents and photographs relating to the history of the Golden City High School.        

Paris M. Walker Funeral Home (Marshall, Mo.) Records, 1898-1934 (C4279)
1.2 cubic feet (9 volumes)

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The records of the Paris M. Walker Funeral Home, Marshall, Missouri. Volume one is an expense book/ledger, 1898-1904, and 1928-1934. It contains Paris M. Walker
receipts listing materials or services provided, and costs. Volumes 2-9 contain funeral records of individuals covering the years 1902-1920.

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Park College Alumni Office Photographs, 1894-1900 (P0785)
6 photographs

Photos of Park College, Parkville, MO.

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Guy Brasfield Park Papers, 1894-1951 (C0008)
28.2 cubic feet (2,341 folders)

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Official and personal correspondence and papers of Guy B. Park, Democratic governor of Missouri from 1933 to 1937. Also includes his work as an attorney for the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company, 1933-1946, as well as some personal papers of Eleanora Park.

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Della Fleming Parker Papers, 1905-1965 (K0929)
0.2 c.f.

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Playbills and programs (some with autographs) from Kansas City theaters and musical venues. Also is a World War II ration book and newspaper clippings.

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Parkville (Mo.) Ordinance Book, 1888-1926 (C4411)
0.1 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Handwritten ledger of city ordinances passed by the Board of Alderman of Parkville, Missouri, also includes notices published in newspapers.

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Parkville Presbyterian Church Records, 1845-1981 (K0134)
4 MR

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Organizational records of the Church in Parkville, MO, one of the oldest congregations in the Greater Kansas City area. Consists of Session Minutes as well as scattered reports of committees, financial material and documents for the Church; Church Rolls; Correspondence; and Scrapbooks.

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Parnell Family Collection, 1835-1981 (SP0090)
1.5 cubic feet (26 folders, 361 photographs, 1 oversize box)

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The Parnell Family Collection consists of photographs and personal papers of the Parnell family, as well as related families including the Moore, Thompson, and Wilson families of Taney County, Missouri. The collection also contains early images of Taney and Stone County towns and landscapes.

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John C. Parrish Papers, 1877-1954 (C0034)
5.4 cubic feet (515 folders, 8 volumes)

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Correspondence, business papers, and account books of Dr. John C. Parrish of Vandalia, Missouri. He was a member of the board of curators of the University of Missouri, 1905-1917; held interests in the lead and zinc mining industry in Missouri and Oklahoma; and was active in the Republican Party in Missouri.

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Parry and Tilford Families Photograph Collection, circa 1900-1930s (R1295)
0.05 cubic foot (1 folder, 14 photographs)

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This collection consists of fourteen black and white photographs loaned for copying by Carolyn Parry Tilford. The photographs include images common to rural and agricultural life from early 1900 to the 1920s such as a barn-raising, church construction, cattle and mules, steam-powered farm equipment, and a gasoline-powered sawmill. Most of the images are from the Elk Prairie neighborhood of Phelps County, but there are also three views of cattle ranching at the Rhinehart Ranch in Shannon County. Rhinehart Ranch, also known as Spring valley Ranch, is located northwest of Eminence in Shannon County, Missouri. It was most active 1900-1924. the property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its agricultural and architectural significance.

Charles K. Parsons Papers, 1904-1983 (K0117)
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Material related to Parsons' career as a railway mail clerk. It includes photographs of a train derailment in 1914, copies of postal laws, regulations, and schemes, as well as some railroad passes and correspondence related to his retirement in 1950

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John F. Patton Collection, 1847-1937 (C4176)
0.8 cubic feet (15 folders)

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Account books of Dr. William S. Campbell of Albany, Missouri; medical student's notebook, University of Louisville, 1855-1856; two volumes of Physician's Record of Prescriptions, concerning prescribing intoxicating liquors, 1924-1925; Physician's Daily Visiting List and Record, 1927; Jenkins P. Robertson's personal account book, 1847; D.A.R. correspondence, diplomas, and miscellany, 1930-1932.

Patton-Scott Family Papers, 1836-1983 (C3710)
1.2 cubic feet

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Correspondence, financial and legal documents, genealogy, poetry, prose, and miscellaneous volumes of the Patton and Scott families. Describes agriculture, economic conditions, overland travel, daily life, family activities, and tragedies. Firsthand accounts of the Civil War's influence on civilian life in Missouri, Mississippi, and Indiana.

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Marjorie B. Paxson Papers, 1844-2008 (C4078)
7.25 cubic feet (180 folders), 2 oversize volumes, 27 audio cassettes, 2 video cassettes, 2 computer discs

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The papers of Marjorie B. Paxson, a journalist and newspaper publisher who established the National Women and Media Collection, include news articles, correspondence, material on national and international women's conferences, and miscellaneous personal and professional papers.

Grace Price Paxton Collection, 1846-1964 (C4541)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders, 3 oversize items)

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Personal memorabilia of Grace Price Paxton, including programs from Christian College, school certificates, correspondence, diplomas, and legal documents concerning the Price and Holliday families; 1872 land deeds for and in Caldwell County, Missouri, sold by the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad; bill of sale for an enslaved woman, Silvy, and her child; and World War II ration books.

Heather N. Paxton Collection, 1820-2015 (K0721)
2 c.f.

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Advertising flyers to local Kansas City area events and organization, concentrated mostly on the artistic community. Also research and writings by Paxton, a local author and historian.

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William McClung Paxton Papers, 1760-1915 (C1025)
1 cubic foot (72 folders)

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Business and personal correspondence, miscellaneous papers, and genealogical material.

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Payne-Broadwell Family Papers, 1803-1903 (C0983)
4.8 cubic feet, 11 volumes

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The Payne-Broadwell Family papers contain the business, personal, and legal papers of Moses U. Payne and his nephew Moses M. Broadwell. Moses U. Payne resided in Boone County, MO, from 1823 to 1895. Moses M. Broadwell's papers contain significant family letters and revealing correspondence from the Civil War and from the Reconstruction era. Also present are miscellaneous papers of the Oliver C. Roby family.

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Peace Lutheran Church Records, circa 1884-1984 (R0199)
(1 roll of micofilm)

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The Peace Lutheran Church, Phelps County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the records of Peace Lutheran Church at Elk Prairie in Phelps County, Missouri. Included are the constitution, membership rosters, minutes of quarterly meetings, and the centennial history of the church. Records up to 1924 are in German.

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Bettie Peak Papers, 1857-1925 (C4294)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The Bettie Peak Papers include two scrapbooks of poetry and news clippings, as well as a small collection of photographs relating to the Peak family of northern Missouri.

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Pearson Family Papers, 1822-1941 (C0297)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)

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Papers of Isaac Pearson of the mercantile firm of Boon, Pearson, and Smith of Fayette, Missouri, and miscellaneous writings of his grandson, Ben S. Pearson of St. Louis.

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Pease Family Papers, 1892-1912 (R1363)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)

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The Pease Family Papers contain the personal correspondence and papers of Dwight Pease and Sarah Pease. These papers include newspaper articles, a funeral notice for Dwight Pease, and letters between family members.

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George N. Peek Papers, 1900-1947 (C2270)
34.6 cubic feet

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Personal and public papers. Emphasis is on John Deere and Company, agricultural problems and legislation in the 1920s and 1930s, and foreign trade policies of the New Deal. Also material concerning America First, Republican Party politics, and Peek's post World War I reconstruction activities.

Pemiscot County Historical Society Photograph Collection, 1900 (P1160)

Copy photographs of Pemiscot County, Missouri.

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Thomas J. Pendergast, Jr. Papers, 1902-1978 (K0316)
0.33 c.f.

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Miscellaneous papers dealing with business affairs of Pendergast, Sr., political boss of Kansas City, MO, and his son. Also home movies taken by Pendergast Jr.

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James Cash Penney Papers, 1859-1944 (C0384)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Compositions containing biographical material and merchandising information, written by the head of the J.C. Penney chain stores. Pamphlets on the J.C. Penney Missouri farms. Also a reproduction of the PLEASANT RIDGE PEARL, 1859, containing an oration by Penney's father.

Penninger and Bolin Families Collection, 1823-2023 (R1517)
12.5 cubic feet (358 folders, 1 volume, 13 compact discs, 168 photographs, 6 negatives)

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The Penninger and Bolin Families Collection contains genealogical research conducted and collected by Linda Marie Penninger Henry on the Penninger and Bolin families, of whose descendants many settled in Christian, Dent, Greene, Howell, Jackson, Phelps, Shannon, and Stone counties in Missouri.