1900s

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Mrs. Grover Young Photograph Collection, 1890-1910 (P0272)
1 folder

Images of Rocheport, Missouri, and MKT Railroad.

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YouthBridge Community Foundation Records, 1876-2003 (S0243)
7.5 cubic feet

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The YouthBridge Community Foundation Records (formerly the German General Protestant Orphan’s Home and General Protestant Children’s Home) contain meeting minutes, ledgers, and scrapbooks relating to its history as a home for impoverished orphans. Materials of interest include intake record books, documenting the child’s name, birth date, the reasons for their admittance and dismal from the orphanage, as well as the names of their parents. Also included in the collection are photographs depicting the cornerstone laying of YouthBridge’s former campus at 12685 Olive Street Road and an essay on the history of YouthBridge, titled Still Caring: the Evolution of a St. Louis Orphanage, by Glenn J. Sartori. The materials in this collection date from 1877 to 2003.

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Edward Zahn Papers, 1899-1900 (C3936)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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Papers of Edward Zahn, of Canton, MO, and Arenzville, IL, who undertook a tour of the U.S., and countries of the Pacific region, Asia, North Africa, and Europe in 1899 and 1900. The papers consist of a travel journal, passport, travel schedules, certificate of initiation from Zahn's Masonic lodge, and miscellaneous items.

Zepf Family Papers, 1900-1920 (S1229)
0.4 cubic foot

This collection contains a photocopied family history of the Zepf, Wieben, Roething families in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Zeta Land and Mining Company Collection, 1902 (R1016)
(1 folder)

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This is a certificate for 150 shares of stock in the Zeta Land and Mining company of Independence in Jackson County, Missouri. The certificate was issued to John P. Jackson, who was the president of the firm. The company owned mineral land and mines in Newton County, Missouri.

Zevely Family Papers, 1858-1922 (C1189)
0.2 cubic feet

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The papers of the Zevely family, including L. Zevely and E. M. Zevely, contain correspondence, tax receipts, election and political material, and handwritten manuscripts.

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Lydia Zilgitt Papers, 1884-1970 (C4633)
0.6 cubic feet (13 folders)

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The papers of a registered nurse contain school notebooks and textbooks, as well as assorted German language religious booklets, greeting cards, correspondence, and miscellaneous material.

Zion Baptist Church (Montgomery County, Mo.) Records, 1841-1953 (C4537)
0.3 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Record books of the church, including minutes of meetings and membership records, 1841-1953. Also index of surnames, volumes I-III.

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Zumwalt Family Papers, 1862-1992 (C4048)
0.5 cubic feet (15 folders)

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The Zumwalt family papers consist of genealogical materials, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, local church histories, and miscellaneous articles relating to a family that settled in Boone and Callaway Counties around 1800.

Zwick Family Papers, 1860-1965 (C4199)
0.25 cubic feet (6 folders)

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The Zwick family papers contain photographs, correspondence, financial documents, and genealogical information on the Zwick family.

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