Vernon County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1902, 1939, no date (P1150)
An artificial collection of photographs Vernon County, Missouri.
Verona Baptist Church (Verona, Mo.) Records, 1869-1921 (C3616)
1 roll of microfilm
Rules of decorum, articles of faith, membership records, and minutes.
George Graham Vest Scrapbooks, 1879-1902 (C1435)
0.35 cubic feet (2 volumes)
The scrapbooks of George Vest contain newspaper clippings of speeches made by George Graham Vest as a member of the U.S. Senate, 1879-1903. Selections are titled and dated, and were compiled and edited by Henry M. Rose, chief clerk, U.S. Senate.
George Graham Vest Letter, 1903 (C1665)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Editors of the SAVITAR, Columbia, MO, from Washington, D.C., Mar. 30, 1903.
Vest wrote the University of Missouri yearbook editors thanking them for dedicating the 1902-1903 issue to him and mentioning his view of educational opportunities and his belief in self control and continuous effort.
Margaret Vickery Photograph Collection, 1896-1986 (P0610)
12 photographs
Copy photographs of Dent county homes, businesses, and buildings.
Jonas Viles Photograph Collection, 1853-1933 (P0080)
1 folder
BUST VIEWS of Missouri Governors (Bates, Boggs, Gamble, Lisa, and McNair). Photos of the Royal Gorge, Iron, and tombstone in Cape Girardeau. Bagnell Dam in Miller. Newsclippings from the James Harrison house; photos of Defiance area homes. Missouri State Capitol, 1911, and North Frieze, 1930. McKendree Chapel before 1930 (Cape Girardeau). Madison Mine La Motte. Textile industry, spinning wheel in operation. Photos and postcards of Ozark Scenes. Scenes from Parks, Levees, Riverfronts, Prairie, and other Rural Views from Andrew, Carter, Crawford, Jackson, Schuyler, Taney, and Wheat.
Viles-Hosmer Family Papers, 1814-1948 (C3709)
6.1 cubic feet (464 folders)
This collection contains autograph albums, account books, diaries, and personal and business correspondence of the Viles and Hosmer families. Included are Jonas Viles' professional papers while professor of history at the University of Missouri from 1902 to 1942.
Village Shalom Collection, 1900-2005 (K1315)
14.5 c.f.
papers and photographs from the first 100 years of this retirement community
Samuel Spencer Vinton Collection, 1864-1939 (R0819)
(2 folders)
This is a freight receipt book of Samuel Spencer Vinton (1828-1890), and a reminiscence by his son, Samuel Spencer Vinton (1857-1951). The receipt book reflects a freighting business from Sedalia to southwestern Missouri, 1864-1865. The reminiscence, written in 1939, concerns life around Springfield, Missouri, circa 1875-1890.
Eugene Morrow Violette Collection, 1806-1921 (C1033)
0.4 cubic feet
The papers of Eugene Morrow Violette contain papers collected by a professor of history in Missouri and Louisiana concerning land claims in the Louisiana Territory, 1806-1808; transcript of the inquest of the 5th Circuit Court of Missouri into charges against Joseph Smith, Jr., and other Mormons in Missouri, 1838; papers concerning the Missouri and Mississippi Railroad; and miscellaneous note cards.
John Diedrich Voerster Collection, 1802-2002 (S1115)
0.5 cubic foot
The John Diedrich Voerster collection includes family tree data for the Voerster family. Also included in this collection is family tree data from the descendants of John Diedrich Voerster (1802-1878), Engelbert Voerster (1842-1908), and John Voerster (1870-1936). The collection also includes forty-six photographs of Voerster family members.
Lester A. Vonderschmidt Photograph Collection, 1838-1933 (P0849)
9 photographs
Portraits of Missouri representatives to the General Assembly
Vorwaerts Workmen's Singing Society Records, 1895-1977 (S0237)
3.2 cubic feet, 79 folders
German immigrants formed Arbeiter Gesangverein "Vorwaertrs" to maintain their musical heritage and to promote working-class interests. Voerwaerts and Damenchor Vorwaerts presented regular concerts and participated in national songfests. Walter Hoops edited the Saenger Zeitung, the national journal from 1967 to 1977. The collection contains protocol books, financial ledgers, correspondence, programs, and issues of the Saenger Zeitung.
Maurice E. Votaw Papers, 1909-1978 (C3672)
1.2 cubic feet (55 folders)
The papers of a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism primarily pertain to his years as a professor of journalism at St. John’s University, Shanghai, China, and an adviser to the Nationalist Chinese Ministry of Information. Included are transcripts of oral interviews, correspondence, literary productions, minutes, printed materials, maps, lists, photographs, and books. Topics include Votaw’s life; writers, missionaries, political and military leaders, and events in China (1922-1977); U.S. China policy; Chinese and American journalism and newspapers; the Shanghai Short Story Club; and St. John’s University and the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
W.A. Meyer Mercantile Company Books, 1893-1931 (C2316)
1.22 cubic feet (4 volumes)
The collection contains Glasgow, MO, mercantile company ledgers. W.A. Meyer (b. 1838) was a merchant and agent for Missouri River packet lines. The business was established about 1870.
W.A. Russell and Company Records, 1895-1929 (C2407)
2.13 cubic feet (15 volumes)
The records contain volumes from a general store located at Neelys Landing, Cape Girardeau County, MO. Neelys is a ferry landing on the Mississippi River.
W.E. Berghauser Hardware Company (Fulton, Mo.) Records, 1874-1929 (C2565)
29 rolls of microfilm
Accounting records of the W.E. Berghauser Hardware Company of Fulton, MO.
Charles A. Wade Papers, 1854-1920 (C3237)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Charles A. Wade contain letters, commissions, and miscellaneous material of a captain in Company C, 25th Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry, who was killed at the Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, April 10, 1862. The letters urge his wife to sell out and join him.
Herb Waeckerle Photograph Collection, 1875-1902 (P0110)
8 photographs
8 glossy prints of sites related to Jesse James and family, including the James Farm, graves, and historic markers.
William Tyler Waite Collection, 1870-1934 (K1240)
0.01 c.f.
Biography and photographs of Waite, a piano tuner and violin maker in Kansas City, MO, written by grandson David Murrell Huckett.
C.T. Wallace Album, 1877-1912 (P0309)
64 photographs
64 black and white matte photographs, mostly 5x7, showing views of mainly Pettis, Lafayette and Saline counties. Includes images relating to the Methodist church, cats, farming, the Missouri Pacific Railroad, rivers and creeks.
Maude Orita Wallace Papers, 1906-1949 (CA6119)
0.4 cubic feet
Papers of Maude Orita Wallace who attended the University of Missouri in 1917 and taught school in Mexico, Missouri. Includes a photograph, 1936 Missouri Writer's Guild award plaque, and select plays and music for children written and published by Wallace, primarily during World War I. Also includes limited sheet music.
Walling Family Papers, 1895-1993 (R1396)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders, 15 photographs)
The Walling Family Papers include family photographs and genealogical research on the Cook, Hutson, and Walling families.
Frank C. Wallower Papers, 1877-1966 (R0057)
6 folders
The Wallower papers consist primarily of materials connected with his unfinished autobiography,
"A Review of Sixty Years," which he began writing after his retirement. There are three
separate versions of the autobiography in this collection, each containing both original pages and
carbons. Each version is incomplete and differs slightly from the others. Taken as a whole, they
provide a composite of the intended form of the autobiography
Walnut School, Pettis County, Missouri Records, 1906-1966 (R0260)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Walnut School, Pettis County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the records of the district clerk of Walnut School in southern Pettis County, Missouri. With the exception of 1963 to 1964 the records are complete for the period 1906 to 1966.
Martin Walsh Papers, 1904-2005 (S0834)
0.8 cubic foot, 25 folders
The Walsh Papers Collection consists of brochures, books, photographs, booklets, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets, relating to the history of St. Louis, earthquakes, and the space program.
Frederick Marion Wanger Family Papers, 1890-1956 (K0588)
1 c.f.
Personal papers of Wanger, a Police Judge in St. Joseph, MO including photographs, letters, and family other documents.
James Alexander Ward Memoir, 1908 (C3890)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Typescript of the AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF J.A. WARD, M.D. written by a 19th century, Lincoln County, MO, doctor.
George Woodward Warder Papers, 1877-1900 (K0131)
0.08 c.f. (2 folders)
This collection contains a photocopied scrapbook of prose and poetry written by George Woodward Warder, a Kansas City, Missouri, attorney, real estate investor, and builder and owner of the Warder-Grand Opera House. The collection also contains items pasted into a personal copy of his book, Poetic Fragments, or, College Poems published in 1873.
Warren County (Mo.) Schuetzen Company No. 1 Records, 1893-1950 (C3647)
1 roll of microfilm (5 volumes)
Minutes, treasurer's reports and account books of a German social club established in Warren County in 1856. Books contain membership lists and records of the Schuetzenfest sponsored annually since the club was founded.
Washburne Family Papers, 1825-1900 (C4047)
0.6 cubic feet (17 folders)
The papers of the Washburne family consist of personal and business correspondence concerning their wool business in Lockhart, Texas, advertisements, receipts, and account information. The correspondence deals extensively with family affairs, slavery, the Civil War, and politics. The collection also includes several bills of sale for enslaved persons.
Washington County Bank Records, 1893-1903 (R0194)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Washington County Bank Records contain photocopied meeting minutes of the directors and shareholders of the Washington County Bank in Potosi, Missouri. The minute book includes the bylaws, certifications of elections of officers, monthly reviews of business, and annual examinations by state banking officials.
Washington Savings and Loan Association (Washington, Mo.) Records, 1871-1925 (C3663)
0.45 cubic feet (1 folder, 3 oversize volumes)
Records of a German savings and loan association in Washington, Missouri, organized in 1871 and rechartered twice before it received a permanent charter and took its present name in 1908. Includes charter, bylaws, minutes of board meetings, and lists of stockholders. Minutes were kept in German until September 4, 1918.
Waters Family Papers, 1860s-2021 (CA6619)
0.1 cubic feet
Photographs, correspondence, and genealogical material concerning the Joseph C. Waters family of Boone County, Missouri.
Waters Family Photograph Collection, 1900-1919 (P0164)
0.42 linear feet
Original photographs of musician John William "Blind" Boone; approx. 121 reproductions of photos of prominent citizens from Columbia and Boone County; reproductions of Waters family photos.
Marie Oliver Watkins Papers, 1822-1962 (C2689)
2.8 cubic feet
Genealogical research in preparation for the book TEARIN' THROUGH THE WILDERNESS, MISSOURI PIONEER EPISODES, 1822-1885 by Marie Oliver Watkins and Helen Hamacher Watkins, a genealogy of the descendants of Charles Allen Watkins and Henrietta Rives of Ray County, MO.
Ralph K. Watkins Papers, 1866-1970 (C4551)
1.4 cubic feet (31 folders)
Papers of a University of Missouri education professor including teaching resources, educational publications, information on professional activities and presentations, and family genealogy research material.
Watson-Westlake Family Papers, 1813-1949 (C0186)
0.7 cubic feet
Correspondence, receipts, legal documents, and miscellaneous items of the Watson family of Boone County. Memoir by Thomas W. Westlake of his Civil War and post-Civil War experiences.
Watts Family Papers, 1870s-1979 (CA6121)
2 cubic feet, 5 oversize items
The papers of a family from Putnam County, Missouri, include an autograph book; travel scrapbooks and family photograph albums compiled by Bertha and Christine Watts; diaries composed by the Rev. Samuel S. McWilliams; and poetry and writings.
John J. Watts Papers, 1874-1912 (R0038)
2 cubic feet (38 volumes, 6 rolls of microfilm)
The John J. Watts Papers are notebooks of genealogical records kept by a circuit-riding Baptist minister in the northern Ozarks. The records cover Phelps, Pulaski, Texas, and parts of Maries, and Dent counties in south-central Missouri.
Weathers Family Papers, 1868-1991 (C4014)
3.0 cubic feet (71 folders), 1 audio cassette
The papers document the lives of Virginia “Kate” and Benton H. Weathers of Howard County, Missouri, and the lives of their children and grandchildren. In addition to genealogical materials on the Weathers, Duncan, and Grigsby families, the collection includes some materials on the Weathers Lumber and Hardware Store in Fayette, Missouri, and the Missouri Polled Hereford Association Records.
Weaubleau Christian College Collection, 1902 (R0993)
(1 folder)
This is a biennial catalog for 1902-1903 for the Weaubleau Christian College at Weaubleau in Hickory County, Missouri. John Whitaker was president of the school, which was operated under the auspices of the Christian Church.
Webber Family Papers, 1870-1976 (R1502)
0.25 cubic foot (6 folders, 22 photographs, 9 tintypes, 5 cabinet cards, 1 cartes-de-viste)
The Webber Family Papers contains a family genealogy documents, photographs, and newspaper clippings for the Webber family of Phelps County.
Joseph Webber Photograph Collection, 1898-1916 (P0235)
2 folders
13 photos taken of images of Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis. 32 postcards of various subjects: public buildings, street scenes and scenery in Columbia, Missouri, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Washington, Tucson, Panama, Ontario and New Hampshire.
Weber Family Papers, 1899-1966 (C3113)
0.5 cubic feet
Miscellaneous papers of the Weber family of Farmington, MO, including copy book of Frank S. Weber, obituary of Kossuth W. Weber, and correspondence and newspaper clippings of Nan Gardiner Weber. Genealogy and family photographs.
Wednesday Study Club (Columbia, Mo.) Minutes, 1908-1935 (C0992)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Minutes of a women's organization.
Raymond L. Weeks Papers, 1873-1954 (C1045)
5.4 cubic feet, 10 a.d.
Papers of Raymond L. Weeks containing primarily correspondence regarding his academic career in Romance languages, philology, and phonetics at the universities of Michigan, Missouri, and Illinois; and Columba University in New York City. Royalty statements, postcards, poetry, photographs, newspaper clippings, and articles and scholarly writings concerning languages make up the rest of the collection.
Raymond Weeks Photograph Collection, 1896-1901 (P0233)
0.16 linear feet
Photos of Columbia homes in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Weiss Family Papers, 1906-1919 (CG0048)
0.02 c.f.
The Weiss Family Papers contains ten postcards of the 1906 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, centennial and fourteen postcards of correspondence between Clara Weiss Masters and Wilson Masters from 1909 to 1919.
Austin H. Welch Papers, 1908-1927 (R0824)
(1 folder)
These are business papers of Austin H. Welch of St. Louis, Missouri, regarding investments in Missouri and Arkansas lands through the Dorsey Corporation of Moline, Illinois. Among the papers are reports on a coal property near Bourbon in Crawford County, Missouri, and agricultural land near Texarkana in Miller County, Arkansas.