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Louise B. Trigg Photograph Collection, 1908, 1914, no date (P0163)
9 photographs

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Nine original photos of John William "Blind" Boone and members of his touring company, including John Lange, Jr.

Trimble Family Papers, 1876-1948 (C4269)
0.25 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The papers of the Trimble family contain clippings related to the Trimble and Duncan families, correspondence between the families, and the diary from 1876 to 1879 of Susan Duncan, the mother of Martha Duncan who married into the Trimble family.

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Mrs. J.N. Trotter Postcard Collection, 1909 (P0450)
8 postcards

Postcards of University of Missouri football ca. 1909, Glasgow (MO), Springfield (MO), and The Benton, Excelsior Springs, MO

Belle Alexander Troxell Collection, 1857-1951 (C3460)
0.18 cubic feet (9 folders)

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Programs, clippings, photographs, postcards, and miscellaneous items, collected by a Columbia, Missouri, resident and member of several women's organizations.

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Cyrus R. Truitt Scrapbooks, 1893-1963 (C1432)
0.6 cubic feet (6 volumes)

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Scrapbooks of photographs of Novinger and Adair County, Missouri, 1893-1963, with explanations and captions by Truitt. Pictorial history of coal mining in western Adair County. Truitt titled the scrapbooks “Mostly Ghosts.”

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William Lawrence Truman Memoir, 1906, 1976 (C4592)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Recollections of a Confederate soldier, who served in the 1st Missouri Light Artillery from 1861 to 1865, consisting of a 1906 typescript and a 1976 transcription with notes from his great-grandson.

D.M. and J.H. Tucker Papers, 1833-1902 (C0178)
0.2 cubic feet

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Records of a mercantile firm in Fulton, MO. Business, the Civil War, state insane asylum, and politics are discussed. Records of the Tucker and Harris mercantile firm, later the D.M. and J.H. Tucker firm.

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Frank Tull Collection, 1901-1960 (C3212)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Miscellaneous bills, receipts, articles, and genealogical notes regarding the Tull and Neidermeyer families of Boone County, MO.

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S.C. Turnbo Clippings, 1899-1907 (C0821)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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The collection contains clippings of articles written by S.C. Turnbo of southern Missouri. They give accounts of hunting wild animals, such as panthers, bears, and wolves, in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas, also a bit about pioneer life.

Maude Turnbow Collection, 1852-1965 (C2924)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters, written in 1853, concerning the McHargue family in Missouri and Oregon. Newspaper clippings, genealogy, and random notes of Madam Dorian.

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Turner Family Papers, 1894-1925 (SP0041)
.9 cubic foot (9 folders)

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The Turner Family Papers consists of correspondence between Thirza Smerdon Turner, her daughter Leona Turner, and other family and friends. The letters discuss travel, social interactions, and local gossip.          

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J.E. Tuthill Letter, 1901 (C2068)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To R.H. Jesse, Columbia, MO, from Salina, KS, Aug. 26, 1901.

Inquiring about facilities at Missouri University library for study in medieval and modern history about the demand for teachers. Letter referred to Isidor Loeb.

Tuttle Family Collection, 1906-1973, 2019-2020 (CA6576)
1.7 cubic feet, 4.2 MB of digital files

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The collection contains material concerning a prominent farming family in Cooper County, Missouri. Includes World War II correspondence of Joseph Tuttle; correspondence concerning the family’s ham business; farm ledgers of Morton Tuttle; a timeline and history of Woodland Farms compiled by William Ellis Tuttle Jr.; and miscellaneous material.

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U.S. Post Office (Blunt, Mo.) Records, 1907-1913 (C3787)
0.1 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The collection contains account and record books kept by the postmaster at Blunt, Washington County, Missouri, from 1 January 1907 to 3 April 1913. The volumes contain quarterly stamp accounts, quarterly postal accounts, and inventories.

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U.S. Post Office (Palmer, Mo.) Records, 1903-1907 (C3786)
1 oversize volume

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The collection contains a record of registered letters taken by the postmaster at Palmer, Washington County, Missouri, from 1903 to 1907. Includes such information as the date a letter was received for registration, the name of the sender, and the name and address of the recipient.

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U.S. Post Office (Rockbridge, Mo.) Records, 1902-1935 (C0064)
0.5 cubic feet

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Two record books kept by the postmaster: the official postmaster's account book, 1905-1918, and the register of money orders issued, 1902-1916. Papers include accounts, audit sheets, federal communications, money order forms, orders for stamps, and registered mail forms.

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Uljee Family Papers, 1884-2007 (S0350)
6 cubic feet, 1322 photographs, 21 audio tapes, 43, audio disks, 44 audio cassettes, 1 object

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The collection contains correspondence, diaries, photographs, musical programs, military papers, vital records, and school papers chronicling the lives of Albert Martin Uljee I, Eleanor Gorges, Albert M. Uljee II, and Eileen Rue who lived in St. Louis. Materials of interest include correspondence to and from Albert M. Uljee II discussing his World War II experience, and materials documenting the musical career of Eleanor Gorges, who performed as a concert pianist under the pseudonym Olga Boris.

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Lyle Welles Underhill Architectural Records, 1909-1939 (K0136)
3.12 c.f.

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Architectural drawings, specifications, contracts, photographs, correspondence, and related memorabilia of Underhill, a woman architect in Kansas City, MO who specialized in school buildings in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. However, other types of buildings are also included.

Union Cemetery Association Records, 1857-1954 (K0385)
1 c.f.

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The records of Union Cemetery Association contain minutes, financial and legal documents, correspondence, lists of plot owners, a scrapbook of clippings, a stock book, and photographs concerning the cemetery shared by the towns of Kansas City and Westport, Missouri, dated 1857-1954.

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United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten Records, 1908-1980 (S0127)
0.01 cubic foot

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This collection contains articles of incorporation and bylaws of a fraternal, benevolent association of African-American men and women in Missouri.

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United Confederate Veterans Records, 1903-1922 (C4706)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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Records of United Confederate Veterans in Missouri that includes reports, resolutions, rosters and correspondence.

United Confederate Veterans Camp No. 662 (Nevada, Mo.) Minute Book, 1908-1927 (C1275)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Minutes of meetings and miscellaneous papers.

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United Confederate Veterans Springfield, Missouri Records, 1894-1915 (R0060)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The United Confederate Veterans, Campbell Camp No. 488 Records contains a microfilm copy of a volume with the records of the United Confederate Veterans, Campbell Camp No. 488 in Springfield, Missouri. The volume includes the constitution and bylaws, minutes of meetings, lists of the members, and miscellaneous papers.

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United Confederate Veterans, Springfield, Missouri Records, 1903-1919 (R0273)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The United Confederate Veterans, Springfield, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of records of the United Confederate Veterans Campbell Camp No. 488 located in Springfield, Missouri. The records, dating from 1903 to 1919 contain meeting minutes, membership and visitor rosters, and other organizational records.

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Missouri Division Records , 1898-2019 (CA3031)
2.5 cubic feet

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Addition of convention proceedings, minutes, programs, and miscellaneous chapter material.

United Garment Workers of America, Local 47 Records, 1898-1915 (K0458)
1 c.f.

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Organizational and membership records (Membership List and Receipt Accounts, and Membership Register) of the labor union. Includes minutes of a few meetings, a day-book of expenses and income, receipts and notes, and a general ledger.

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United Methodist Church, Missouri East Conference Records, 1836-1984 (C3727)
6.5 cubic feet (317 folders), 2 rolls of microfilm, 2 audio cassettes, 1 audio tape

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Records of conference, districts, and individual churches. Includes annual reports, minutes, financial and historical information, information on church-related institutions and organizations, ministerial candidate information, and histories of individual churches. Also includes some materials from antecedent conferences and other Missouri conferences.

United Methodist Church, Missouri East Conference Records, 1800-1972 (C3308)
3.4 cubic feet (161 folders, 6 volumes)

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Correspondence, printed brochures, pamphlets, periodicals, journals, and books of the Missouri East Conference, United Methodist Church, including papers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Evangelical United Brethren Church.

United Methodist Church, Missouri East Conference Records, 1850-1977 (C3595)
12 cubic feet (592 folders)

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Records in the form of minutes, journals and correspondence of boards, committees, and churches in the Missouri East Conference, United Methodist Church. Includes church histories, papers of early Methodist ministers, biographies, periodicals, books, and Hendrix Hall dormitory papers.

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United Methodist Church, Missouri East Conference Records, 1813-2010 (CA5745)
107.2 cubic feet, 3 oversize volumes, 10 oversize items, 3 audio discs, 87 audio cassettes, 229 audio tapes, 5 DVDs, 1 film, 34 video cassettes

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Addition of annual conference journals, correspondence, newsletters, meeting programs, committee files, publications, and the records of individual churches, including Fry United Methodist Church in St. Louis.

United Mine Workers of America, Local No. 298 (Richmond, Mo.) Records, 1901-1945 (C3044)
9 rolls of microfilm

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Membership records for the organization known locally as the Welsh Miners' Union. Contains members' names, record of dues payments, suspensions, transfers, and death claims.

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United Service Organizations Club, Rolla, Missouri Collection, 1943 (R1084)
(1 folder)

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This is a dance card booklet for the First Anniversary Military Ball held at the USO Club at Rolla in Phleps County, Missouri, on February 6, 1943. Included are the names of the club's managers, the staff, and the officers of the Hostess Corps.

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United States Daughters of 1812, Missouri Chapter Records, 1784-2008 (C4219)
7 cubic feet (222 folders), 2 oversize volumes, 2 oversize items

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The papers consist of the meeting minutes, pamphlets, officer reports, and other business materials pertaining to the operation of the United States Daughters of 1812, Missouri Chapter. Also included in the collection is the correspondence of Mary Miller Smiser, who served briefly as president of the organization.

United States Daughters of 1812, Missouri State Chapter Scrapbooks, 1907-1940 (C2997)
7 volumes

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The collection contains lists of officers, newspaper clippings, articles, and programs.

Unity Baptist Church (Platte County, Mo.) Records, 1840-1909 (C3029)
1 roll of microfilm

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Records of Unity Baptist Church. Contains church covenant, articles of faith, rules of decorum, meeting minutes and lists of members.

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University Medical College of Kansas City Records, 1892-1937 (K0185)
0.12 c.f.

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The University Medical College of Kansas City Records contain directories, annual announcements, attendance records, programs, publications, and photographs, from 1892 to 1937.

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University of Missouri Fortnightly Club Records, 1894-2022 (C3670)
4.4 cubic feet (77 folders), 34 oversize volumes, 2 card files, 1 video cassette, 3 audio cassettes

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The records of the Fortnightly Club, a women’s organization for wives of University of Missouri faculty and female faculty members, which consist of materials surrounding membership and recruitment, finances, board meetings, committees and interest groups, and events and trips. Also included are bulletins and newsletters published by the group.

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University of Missouri Horticultural Department Photographs, 1908 (P0504)
11 photographs

Copy photos of Columbia area schools, ca. 1908.

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University of Missouri Photograph Collection, 1848-1995 (P0088)
272 photographs

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An artificial collection of photographs of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, its students, faculty, and administrators.

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University of Missouri Reports to U.S. Bureau of Education, 1892-1900 (C3329)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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These records include three types of reports: 1) reports listing expenditures, number of faculty and students, value of property/equipment, and library holdings; 2) scholastic reports giving breakdown of students into various fields, kinds of degrees offered, and University’s income; and 3) supplementary statistical reports. Reports for University and School of Mines.

University of Missouri School of Journalism Scrapbook, circa 1909-1913 (P0162)
725 photographs

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The Journalism school scrapbooks (circa 1909-1913) contain images believed to have been taken by one of the student photographers for the University yearbook, the Savitar. In addition to showing everyday academic and student life, photos depict a tour of the state prison in Jefferson City, athletic events, fraternity hazing, the Farmers' Fair, St. Patrick's Day events and homecoming parades. Other areas covered include Christian College and Stephens College, including images of students at Lake Okoboji, Iowa.

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University of Missouri Scientific Association Records, 1895-1916 (C0161)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)

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Constitutions of the organization, correspondence, lists of speakers and their subjects, and forms for the speakers to fill out in connection with their speech. Constitution, minutes, and roll of the organization from 2 February 1895 until 19 January 1916.

University of Missouri, Agricultural Extension Service Records, 1908-1963 (C2513)
1.5 cubic feet

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The records of the University of Missouri Agricultural Extension Service contain histories, letters, reports, memoranda, speeches, maps, publications, newspaper articles, and pictures concerning Missouri Agricultural Extension Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture policies; agricultural, home economics, and 4-H extension work; and the College of Agriculture.

University of Missouri, Board of Curators Records, 1839-1932 (C0920)
125 rolls of microfilm

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Minutes of meetings, records, and papers of the Board.

University of Missouri, Business Operations Records, 1868-1959 (C0982)
343 rolls of microfilm

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Material from various University offices which handle business operations. Early material is from the secretary's office.

University of Missouri Charts, 1843-1925 (C1708)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Three charts about the University of Missouri. One lists the number of men and women enrolled, 1843-1925; the second lists names, addresses, and degrees granted the first women graduates, 1870-1922; the third lists total number of students who received degrees, 1870-1924.

University of Missouri Collection, 1859-1962 (C3763)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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Miscellaneous printed material pertaining to the university. Includes an 1859 catalog of students, graduates, faculty, and courses; photograph of cadets, 1880s; and items from the Colleges of Arts and Science (1946) and Education (1916, 1962) and School of Journalism (1923, 1926).

University of Missouri, College of Agriculture Records, 1889-1941 (C3471)
10.75 cubic feet (553 folders, 179 lantern slides), 2 oversize volumes

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Office correspondence of Henry J. Waters, who from 1895 to 1909 was dean of the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, professor of agriculture, and director of the experiment station at the University of Missouri.

University of Missouri, College of Agriculture Records, 1879-1948 (C0921)
50 rolls microfilm

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The records of the University of Missouri, College of Agriculture include records and correspondence of students, faculty, and the administration mostly during the tenure of Dean Frederick B. Mumford.  The records document programs such as Farmers’ Week, College exhibits at the Missouri State Fair, and cooperation with the U.S. Council of National Defense during World War I. 

University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Photographs, 1909-1921 (P0154)
0.25 linear feet

Various views of agriculture, buildings, students, and other related images taken from an early filmstrip developed by the college.

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