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Daughters of Rebekah, Julia Lodge No. 72, Springfield, Missouri Records, 1889-1937 (R0613)
0.3 cubic foot (3 volumes)
The Daughters of Rebekah, Julia Lodge No. 72 Springfield, Missouri Records contain two membership registers and a visitor’s register containing records from 1889 to 1937.
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Daughters of Rebekah, Pierce City, Missouri Collection, 1910 (R1237)
(1 folder)
This is the program booklet for the second annual meeting of the fiftieth District of the Daughters of Rebekah, held at Peirce (now Pierce) City in Lawrence County, Missouri, on February 22, 1910. Mollie Clutter of Monett served as president.
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Daughters of Rebekah, Wentworth Lodge No. 384, Wentworth, Missouri Records, 1915-1922 (R0710)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Daughters of Rebekah, Wentworth Lodge No. 384, Wentworth, Missouri Records contains a microfilm copy of a minute book of the Daughters of Rebekah, Wentworth Lodge No. 384 at Wentworth in Newton County, Missouri. It includes records of meetings conducted between January 18, 1915 and January 16, 1922.
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Daughters of Rebekah, Zinc Lodge No. 369, Joplin, Missouri Records, 1904-1987 (R0556)
14 volumes MICROFILM
These are minute books of the Daughters of Rebekah Zinc Lodge No. 369 at Joplin in Jasper
County, Missouri. The records begin with the organizational meeting, and continue through 10
December 1987. Routine business included the acceptance and initiation of new members, installation
of officers, and planning for special events.
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Daughters of the American Colonists Records, 1907-2009 (C0725)
5.6 cubic feet, 25 oversize volumes, 1 video cassette
The records of a patriotic, historical, and educational organization include documents from the Missouri state organization, individual chapters, and the national society. They consist of by-laws, minutes, programs, newsletters, chapter yearbooks, and scrapbooks.
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Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Nancy Hunter Chapter Papers, 1902-2014 (CG0089)
1.6 cubic feet
Meeting minutes, membership lists, yearbooks, financial records, and miscellaneous records of the chapter; and directories, bulletins, and programs of the state and national organizations, 1902-2014. Oversized display board of chapter history included in the collection.
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Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)-Elizabeth Benton Chapter Records, 1915-1992 (K0412)
7 c.f., 28 v (MR)
Minutes, financial records, and printed and published material including yearbooks/directories, newsletters/magazines, and scripts. Also biographies and service records of Kansas City soldiers who served in World War I. Scrapbooks have been microfilmed.
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Daughters of the American Revolution, St. Louis Chapter Records, 1895-1985 (S0204)
0.15 cubic feet, 8 rolls of microfilm
The Daughters of the American Revolution, St. Louis Chapter Records document the chapter's activities from 1895-1985. The collection contains minute books, a treasurer's book, scrapbooks, correspondence, artifacts, and photographs.
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Daughters of the American Revolution, Columbia, Missouri, Chapter Records, 1902-2010 (C4705)
3.0 cubic feet (66 folders) 8 oversize volumes, 20 audio cassette tapes
Meeting minutes, log books, scrapbooks, yearbooks, financial records, and miscellaneous records of the chapter; and directories, bulletins, and programs of the state and national organizations, 1902-2003. Also included are oral history interviews conducted in 2002.
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Daughters of the American Revolution, Joplin Chapter Records, 1912-1988 (R0561)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Daughters of the American Revolution, Joplin Chapter Records are the secretary’s record books of the Daughters of the American Revolution chapter in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.
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Daughters of the American Revolution, Mexico (Mo.) Chapter Records, 1904-2000 (C4711)
2.0 cubic feet (30 folders), 2 oversize volumes
Minute books, treasurer’s records, membership records, lineage materials, and chapter yearbooks of the Mexico, Missouri, chapter.
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Daughters of the American Revolution, Missouri State Society Records, 1899-1982 (C4709)
1.0 cubic foot (21 folders), 13 oversize volumes
Records and scrapbooks compiled by state historians of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution, Phelps County, Missouri Records, 1909-1984 (R0291)
10 volumes, 46 booklets microfilmed
These are minutes of meetings, scrapbooks, and yearbooks of the Noah Coleman Chapter of the
DAR. Members from Phelps County organized the chapter at Rolla in 1909.
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Dauwalter Family Papers, 1849-1969 (CA6665)
1.0 cubic foot
The papers of a family from Boonville, Missouri, that owned a saddlery and grocery store include photographs, land records, estate papers, notebooks, a cross-stich sampler, and miscellaneous papers.
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Herbert J. Davenport Papers, 1909-1916 (C3768)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Undated biographical sketch, reprints of articles published in professional journals on economic theory and taxation, and typescripts of lectures on economic aspects of fashion and feminism. Davenport, a noted economist, was the first dean of the University of Missouri School of Commerce and, later, chair of the Cornell University Department of Economics.
Florence Davidson Photograph Collection, 1918 (P1181)
Four copy photos of a railroad tie yard in Bagnell, MO, ca. 1918.
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James Franklin Davidson Papers, 1868-1917 (C0089)
0.4 cubic feet
Diaries, newspaper clippings, and papers of a lawyer and farmer of Chicago and Hannibal, MO. Papers concern court cases, politics, recreation, opera, the theater, and actors. Includes records of farming and animal breeding in Missouri and North Dakota.
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Robert L. Davidson Jr. Scrapbook, 1918 (C0869)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains one scrapbook of newspaper clippings kept by Davidson's parents of Sedalia, Missouri, about his experiences while a 1st Lieutenant during World War I. Also includes articles about Davidson's father, pastor of the First Baptist Church, who did YMCA work in France.
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Robert L. Davidson Jr. Papers, 1915-1919 (C3154)
0.18 cubic feet (9 folders)
The papers of Robert L. Davidson contain letters written by 1st Lieutenant Robert L. Davidson, Jr., to his family during World War I, most of which were published in the Sedalia Democrat newspaper; typewritten descriptions of some incidents occurring during his training period, and later in France; and two copies of the Stars and Stripes, the army newspaper published in France during the War.
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Wesley S. Davidson Papers, 1858-1984 (K0167)
0.08 c.f. (6 folders)
Photocopied genealogical research concerning Wesley S. Davidson and his family. It includes Davidson's civil war documents, some correspondence, records pertaining to family members and research correspondence.
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William Lusk Davidson Papers, 1854-2005 (C4124)
1 cubic foot
The William Lusk Davidson papers contain records regarding Davidson's education, including primary, military academy, and college, as well as papers regarding his career as a civil engineer with the railroad. There are several records pertaining to Davidson genealogy and business information, as well as papers concerning the John Wilbourn Hobbs and Myrene Houchin Hobbs Civic Award.
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Davidson-Mills Family Papers, 1875-1976 (C4708)
4.5 cubic feet (110 folders), 14 oversized items
The Davidson-Mills Family Papers include letters, cards, photographs, physician’s records, and ephemera of two Worth County, Missouri, families.
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Amanda Davis Papers, 1895-1917 (C0090)
0.3 cubic feet
Family letters, Cottey College material, contracts, certificates for school teaching, tax receipts, and sales bulletins.
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Blevins Davis Papers, 1918-1955 (K0031)
35 c.f. + 24 scrapbooks
Research materials, scripts, plays, photographs, printed materials, correspondence, scrapbooks, and memorabilia of Davis, an internationally prominent playwright and producer.
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Chester Charles Davis Papers, 1917-1953 (C0014)
6 cubic feet (398 folders, 17 volumes); also available on 20 rolls of microfilm
Correspondence, minutes, proceedings, literary productions, lists, printed material, financial and legal documents pertaining to the farm parity movement led by George Peek and Chester C. Davis. The photographs and the volumes, mainly newspaper clippings, deal almost exclusively with Davis’ career, 1933-1953.
Donald Dwight Davis Papers, 1912-1997 (K0934)
14 c.f.
Personal and business papers of Davis who was president of WHB radio and KMBC-TV. Also included are some papers of his wife, Harriet Treash Davis (1909-1997).
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Ernest A. Davis Papers, 1846-1990 (C2606)
0.3 cubic feet
Personal papers of Davis consisting of letters sent by Davis to his mother Gertrude while he was in the army during World War I. Photographs depict him and his family, and group photographs of Davis's army units. Two volumes of church records document the Providence Baptist Church in Johnson County, Missouri. Other records document the genealogy of Davis's family through newspaper clippings and a photocopy of family records.
George Davis Family Papers, 1856-1997 (S0606)
0.4 cubic foot, 16 folders
The Davis family has resided in Kirkwood, MO, for nine generations. Papers include emancipation and Civil War papers; a letter from Thomas Hart Benton Jr., license and information about the city of Kirkwood, Booker T. Washington School, Olive Chapel AME, Unity Baptist Church, baseball player Al Smith, and the James A. Mitchell family. The papers of the George Davis Family contain photocopies of correspondence, emancipation and Union Army papers, and photographs documenting the lives of this African-American family in Kirkwood, Missouri.
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Julia Davis Papers, 1917-1988 (S0142)
0.4 cubic feet, 21 folders
The Julia Davis Papers are a research collection compiled by African-American educator and activist Julia Davis, documenting the educational and cultural activities of the black community in St. Louis between 1917 and 1988. The papers include articles, reports, lesson plans, programs, and literature from black educational institutions, as well as biographical material and tributes to black educators.
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Lewis C. Davis Permit, 1918 (C2254)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Military motorcycle permit.
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Paul Grant Davis Papers, 1908-1988 (R1357)
0.5 cubic foot (17 folders)
These are the personal papers of Paul Grant Davis consisting of correspondence, photographs, and papers relating to his work in the insurance business.
Davis-Hughes Family Papers, 1842-1963 (C0834)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Papers of two Missouri families represented by William Thompson Davis and his brother-in-law, Joseph Taylor Juan Hughes. Collection consists mainly of Davis' letters, his diploma, and a program from the Davis Institute. Also includes genealogical material.
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Dawes Family Photographs, 1911, no date (P0542)
13 photographs
Photos related to the Dawes family and related families.
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Fred Morris Dearing Papers, 1897-1961 (C2926)
22.4 cubic feet (1624 folders, 28 volumes)
Memoirs, editorial notes, news clippings, personal and general correspondence, bills, and receipts, original poetry, essays, short stories, and a collection of annotated books of a career diplomat.
John G. Deatherage Memoir, 1916 (C3268)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Civil War reminiscences of a Union soldier who went with men from his neighborhood at Talbert Ferry on White River to Salem, Arkansas, to fight with Colonel Marshall of the 1st Illinois Cavalry.
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William Newton Deatherage Photograph Album, c. 1910s (C4410)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder, 168 photographs)
Photograph album created by the superintendent of Fractional School District No. 1 contains photographs of school buildings and their outhouses and water facilities in Stone County, Missouri. Includes names of teachers and their salaries.
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Nancy J. DeBoer Photograph Collection, 1888-1982 (P0322)
Commercially produced stereographs, depicting Italy, Canada, Switzerland, 1892 World's Fair, early 20th century US Presidents, military leaders, Scenes from the Life of Christ, New York City, WWI, and the American West.
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Perl D. Decker Papers, 1897-1939 (C0092)
0.7 cubic feet, 3 oversize volumes
Speeches, news clippings, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials of a Joplin, MO, lawyer and Democratic congressman. Scrapbooks containing clippings, letters and other items related to his career. Also Anti-Saloon League material and platforms of the two major parties.
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Carl F. Deeg Photographs, 1890-1939 (P0862)
0.6 linear feet
Photos of Missouri representatives and senators by Carl Deeg.
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Eliga and Mae Dees Papers, 1917-1920 (R1453)
0.5 cubic foot (11 folders)
The letters of Eliga and Mae Dees contain correspondence between the couple as well as correspondence to Eliga from other family members.
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John T. Delich Collection, 1914-2001 (K0592)
4 c.f.
Architectural drawings, maps, photographs and aerial photos, and job specifications, primarily concerned with the Muehlebach Hotel, the Empire Theater, Gayety Theater, and other buildings in Kansas City, MO area.
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Edward Buehler Delk Collection, 1917-1962 (K0243)
1 c.f.
Personal and professional photographs and some personal papers belonging to Delk, a prominent Kansas City architect, and his wife, Jane Willis Delk. They relate to the Delks' travels around the world; with a strong focus on the architecture; and photos of residences and buildings designed by Delk.
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L. Walter Dempsey Stenographer's Notes, 1917 (C3016)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Shorthand notes taken during the investigation of the Lead Belt Riots in St. Francois County, Missouri, in 1917.
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Robert N. Denham Papers, 1919-1954 (C0012)
19 cubic feet (1,753 folders)
The papers include material on Denham’s legal practice in Florida; his work as trial examiner and general counsel for NLRB, including material on Taft-Hartley legislation, speeches, and participation in President’s Conference on Administrative Procedures; and personal papers.
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Franklin Spilman Denny Papers, 1853-1917 (R0548)
0.1 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Franklin Spilman Denny Papers contain photocopies and typescripts of family correspondence, a Civil War diary, and military service and pension records of Franklin Spilman Denny of Company C, 1st Missouri Cavalry.
James H. Denny Papers, 1891-1931 (C0094)
0.2 cubic feet
Correspondence, receipts, bills, and miscellaneous papers of James H. Denny, a lawyer in Glasgow, MO, who was prosecuting attorney of Howard County and treasurer of Pritchett College, and was at one time in legal partnership with Thomas Shackelford. Also a few letters of his son, Thomas S. Denny.
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William R. Denslow Collection, 1841-1929 (C0822)
0.4 cubic feet (21 folders)
The collection contains materials collected by William R. Denslow, including his father’s memoirs, articles on local history, letters dated 1859-1861 written by a young boy working on a whaling ship, and a typescript copy of an 1898 diary describing the Yukon gold fields.
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William R. Denslow Photograph Collection, 1898-1966 (P0023)
184 photographs
Photographic prints of events from ca. 1900: University of Missouri Agriculture and Engineering student activities, St. Louis World's Fair including construction of various buildings and people, Macon and Trenton scenes and scenes of Washington, D.C.
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Lena Kathryn Alton Depher Collection, 1869-1946 (K0090)
2 f
Photocopied material, primarily of newspaper clippings, relating to Ruben F. Mastin and his family and home, Mastin Hall, near of Grandview, MO. Photographs of the family and home are also included
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Charles A. Deppe Photograph Collection, 1890-1949 (P0083)
Photos of Gasconade county and members of the Volz family. Photographs correspond to Autobiography by Charles A. Deppe.