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Bethel Baptist Church Records, 1840-1980 (K0178)
microfiche
Minutes of regular meetings of the Church in Cosby, Andrew County, MO, lists of members, pastors who served the Church, and other information on the activities of the Church.
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Bethel Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Records, 1888-1982 (C1266)
0.1 cubic feet
The records of the Bethel Baptist Church, founded in 1855, include a photocopy of the minute book, membership lists, church histories, and news clippings.
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Bethel Presbyterian Church (Audrain County, Mo.) Records, 1868-1980 (C4650)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
Typed copies of the minutes of church meetings. Includes organization information, membership records, and records of the day-to-day business of the church.
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Bethlehem Baptist Church (Morgan County, Mo.) Records, 1877-1997 (C3701)
2 rolls of microfilm
Records of the Bethlehem Baptist Church, Florence, Morgan County, Missouri, consisting of membership lists, minutes of meetings, association letters, and miscellaneous records.
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Morgan County, Missouri Records, 1875-1963 (R0547)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Morgan County, Missouri Records are records of Bethlehem Lutheran (“Nolting”) Church in Morgan County, Missouri.
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Big Rock Primitive Baptist Church, Versailles, Missouri Records, 1827-1968 (R0416)
4 volumes microfilmed
These are records of the Big Rock Primitive Baptist Church and its predecessor, Bethlehem
Baptist Church, near Versailles in Morgan County, Missouri. The records include minutes of church
business meetings and membership rosters, 1827-1942, and a history of Big Rock Church, 1968.
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Mary Biggs Collection, 1868-1915 (P0067)
0.2 linear feet
Postcards and photos of Missouri scenes, the bulk of which depict Mexico and Columbia.
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Betty Lipsitz Bikson Family Papers, 1916-2000 (K0898)
.19 c.f.
Personal papers of Bikson including newspaper clippings, magazines, photographs, certificates, and family history.
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Billings Centennial Historical Committee Photograph Collection, 1885-1925 (P1073)
Copy photographs from those collected by the Billings Centennial Historical Committee for use in the publication, Billings Centennial 1871-1971.
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Billings, Missouri Fair Collection, 1906-1966 (R0717)
(1 folder)
These are eight program booklets for annual street fairs and livestock/agricultural shows at Billings, Christian County, Missouri.
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John Irwin Billman Collection, 1892-1933 (K0126)
0.12 c.f. (2 folders)
Scrapbook of clippings, letters, photographs, and memorabilia related to Billman and his work with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) for which he served as the national historian for at least fourteen terms.
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Bingham Family Papers, 1814-1930 (C0998)
0.35 cubic feet (27 folders)
Correspondence of members of the Bingham family of Virginia and then of Missouri and Texas. References to friends, deaths, marriages, travel prices, estates and personal affairs of the Bingham family.
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Rudolph and Charles Bircher Papers, 1856-1924 (C0583)
0.05 cubic feet (3 folders), 40.1 MB of digital files
The papers contain business records of the owners of the Laclede-Bircher Hotel and farms in St. Louis, Missouri, and Civil War documents for the St. Louis Central Guard, Missouri State Militia. Also contains a record of school funds, 1851-1852; account of the City of St. Louis Fire Department, 1866-1867; and an account of the German American Bank, 1888-1894.
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Bird Family Papers, 1831-1959 (R0170)
0.1 cubic foot (5 folders)
The Bird Family Papers contain photocopies of miscellaneous correspondence, estate papers, land records, business records, and biographical materials pertaining to the Bird, Byrd, Moore, and Hunter families of southeastern Missouri. The papers concern the business and estates in Mississippi, New Madrid, and Scott counties in Missouri and the Bird estate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Laura E. Birkhead Papers, 1917-1920 (C1707)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Five letters written by Miss Birkhead from Paris, France, to Isabelle Stark of Neosho, MO. Miss Birkhead was involved with refugee work and providing clothing for children. Her letters describe devastated areas, evacuation and camps for refugees, expenses, rationing, and mail service. She also describes the volunteer groups, sponsored agencies, and military units assisting soldiers and civilians.
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Leon Milton Birkhead Papers, 1893-1980 (K0280)
5 c.f.
Papers of Birkhead, popular, progressive figure in religious and civic affairs documenting his professional and public career. Birkhead was pastor of All Souls Unitarian Church in Kansas City from 1917 until 1939 when he resigned to begin the Friends of Democracy, an "anti-propaganda" organization.
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Rev. Maury Whipple Bishop Photograph Collection, 1864-1968 (P0660)
41 photographs
Photos of Bishop family members, Ben and Alice Dixon, dedication ceremonies for General Pershing's Home (1960, Laclede) and Liberty Memorial (1961, Kansas City), the 1949 Missouri State Fair, Longview Farm (Lee's Summit), and fountains in Forest Park (St. Louis). Postcards of Independence.
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Roy Bisman Photographs, 1905-1967 (K1364)
.25 c.f.
Personal photographs of Roy Bisman and wife Sarah (Sally) Bisman Greenberg. Includes oversize photos of Nat'l Assoc of Waste Material Dealers mtg, KC, MO, June 1950.
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Bismarck, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1904-1931 (P1049)
Seven photographs of Bismarck, Missouri, collection on the occasion of the city's bicentennial and published in the book The Sign of a Good Town.
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Black and Veatch Engineers/Architects Records, 1917-1954 (K0236)
1 c.f.
Engineering project files, including reports, maps, technical drawings, and contracts pertaining to roads, bridges, waterworks, utilities and sewerage in various Missouri cities and counties, particularly Jackson County.
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Blackburn Family Photographs, 1909-1940 (P0193)
0.17 linear feet
Blackburn and Janes family photographs, miscellaneous photos. Some photos taken by Belle Johnson of Monroe City, MO.
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Sue Moshontz Blackman and David Blackman Collection, 1916-1984 (K1208)
2 c.f.
The Blackmans were members of the Beth Shalom Synagogue of Kansas City, MO. Includes Wengrover family photographs, prayer books in Hebrew and English, and other items relating to the Synagogue.
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John A. Blackwell Papers, 1852-1940 (C3732)
2.3 cubic feet (59 folders)
Contains the correspondence, diaries, writings, Civil War papers, and medical practice records of a doctor from Bedford, Indiana, who later lived in Foristell and Wellsville, Missouri. Also included are family letters, Woman’s Christian Temperance Union records, and a history of the Clover family.
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Maxwell Blake Papers, 1910-1944 (C0075)
0.2 cubic feet
Correspondence, clippings, periodicals, speeches, State Department reports, and other government documents related to the career and duty stations of Maxwell Blake, a Foreign Service officer from 1906 to 1941.
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Blake-Britton Family Papers, 1880s-1980s (CA6581)
0.3 cubic feet
The papers of a family from Cass, Clay, and Jackson Counties, Missouri, include photographs, an autograph album, postcards, correspondence, school papers, clippings, birth and death certificates, and miscellaneous material. Includes the World War II military papers of Harold L. Blake.
Richard Charles Blanchard Collection, 1890-1940 (K0787)
35 c.f.
Architectural and engineering drawings for various track and yard layouts for Kansas City area railroads.
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Bland Commercial Bank (Bland, Mo.) Records, 1894-1921 (CA6434)
4 cubic feet
Records of a bank in Bland, Missouri, include ledgers, journals, and a minute book.
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Mary Johnson Bland Papers, 1821-1964 (K0139)
3 c.f.
Photocopy of, Bits and Pieces from the Mary Johnson Bland Files on The Cox, Harris and Johnson Families of St. Clair County, Missouri, 1700-1925. Also included is research on the Bland family and a Mrs. Bland's journal kept while in England and France with the Red Cross in 1944. Other materials concerning her work with the Red Cross and other organizations.
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William J. Blanton Papers, 1682-1997 (C3829)
2.0 cubic feet (66 folders)
The papers contain Blanton family genealogical research, including correspondence, census records, tax lists, land grants, deeds, and genealogical charts, as well as marriage, birth, and death records.
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Billie S. Bledsoe Photograph Collection, 1913 (P0772)
4 photographs
Photos and postcards of Victor School and Meta, Osage County.
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Bertha Bless Papers, 1894-1985 (C1740)
4.3 cubic feet (273 folders)
The papers of Bertha Bless consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, convention materials, and other miscellaneous materials related to her participation in various press organizations, including the Missouri Press Women and the National Federation of Press Women. Bless, along with her husband, B.J. Bless, Jr., published the Weston Chronicle, Weston, Missouri.
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Blind Boone Memorial Foundation, Inc. Papers, 1886-1976 (C3664)
0.4 cubic feet (60 folders)
Included in this collection are some of the compositions of John William "Blind" Boone, a musician and composer of classical and ragtime music. Also included are orchestrations and choral arrangements of Boone's music, correspondence, programs, and posters from a memorial concert in 1961. Correspondence concerning recovery of Boone's piano and posters and tickets from some Boone concerts are also part of the collection.
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Louise Marie Bliss Papers, 1894-1971 (S0008)
2 cubic feet, 7 folders, 33 diaries
The papers of Louis Marie Bliss contain diaries, correspondence, and manuscripts regarding her life as an author and pacifist. Bliss was a member of the Fellowship for Reconciliation and worked for the Civil Liberties Committee. The materials in this collection date from 1894 to 1971.
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Rita Copaken Blitt Papers, 1908-2003 (K1152)
0.5 c.f.
Blitt is an internationally renowned artist and sculptor. Includes exhibits brochures, booklets, and portfolios; newspapers and magazines articles; books, CDs, and VHS tapes relating to her life and art.
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Wells Howard Blodgett Letter, 1916 (C1586)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To [Benjamin McAllister] Anderson, [Columbia, MO], from St. Louis, MO, March 3, 1916. Blodgett sent Anderson a copy of the "Act to incorporate the Louisiana and Columbia Railroad," approved January 27, 1837.
Blooming Rose School, Phelps County, Missouri Photograph Collection, 1916 (R0577)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 1 photograph)
This is a copy photograph of a class group in front of Blooming Rose School in Phelps County, Missouri, November 29, 1916.
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Blount Family Papers, 1861-1947 (C0047)
4 cubic feet (246 folders, 82 volumes), 15 oversize volumes
Business papers recording farming, mining, and mercantile activities in southeast Missouri, particularly Potosi and Washington County. The collection contains family correspondence, legal and financial records, as well as medical notebooks from Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.
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Thomas F. Blount Papers, 1889-1916 (R1366)
(1 folder)
The Thompson F. Blount papers consists of letters received and sent by Thompson F. Blount. Blount was an influential businessman in Washington County, Missouri.
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Blue Family Papers, 1818-1973 (R0105)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Blue Family Papers contain photocopies of correspondence, legal papers, and miscellaneous papers of John W. Blue and his daughter, Minnie Blue and Anna Lloyd of Farmington, Missouri.
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Blumenhorst Family Papers, 1586-1959 (S0442)
1.2 cubic foot, 117 folders
The Blumenhorst Papers contain correspondence, bills of sale, wills, and a diary, chronicling the histories of the Craig, Lewis, Watts, Wallace, and Woodson families from 1586 to 1959.
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Fern Boan Collection, 1915-1956 (C4168)
0.2 cubic feet (7 folders)
A collection of play programs from theaters in St. Louis, Chicago, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, and New York, which include a variety of advertisements.
H. Riley Bock Collection, 1853-1970 (CA6725)
0.2 cubic feet
Material collected by H. Riley Boch, of New Madrid, Missouri. The bulk of the items are oversize and concern the city of New Madrid and New Madrid County, Missouri. They include a special car bill, c. 1921; Sheriff commission certificates, 1892-1919; circuit and county court appointment certificates, 1865-1942; land deeds and records, 1853-1857. Also included are certificates and miscellaneous records for members of the Bock family; reproductions and photographs of the New Madrid County Courthouse and jail house, the city of New Madrid, and of H. Riley Bock. Lastly, the collection includes Civil War letters sent to Colonel A. C. Riley, 1862-1864; miscellaneous material collected by Helen Wilson from the University of Missouri, 1936-1938; and personal items of H. Riley Bock.
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Lynn Bock Research Collection, 1856-2000 (CG0062)
4.0 c.f.
This collection contains mostly copied materials and excerpts from published materials, nearly all relating to the creator’s research on the Battle of Island No. 10 and New Madrid, Missouri, in 1862. It also includes two manuscript versions of his book, “Island No. 10: Struggle for the Mississippi Valley” (co-authored with Larry J. Daniel, published in 1996,) and materials related to his efforts to get that book published. There are also folders of correspondence, related to his research, several reissues of newspapers that dealt with the battle for Island No. 10, and some materials related to his research for the article “Constitutional Warfare in Missouri.”
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Bode Family Account Book, 1846-1962 (C2461)
1 roll of microfilm
Account book of Bode family, containing genealogical data, court records of family land in Osage and Cole counties, description of farm, inventory and expense records, William Bode's description of drowning of two sons, certificate of service in Enrolled Missouri Militia, permit to leave Germany issued to J.H. Lutkewinklemann. Entries in German and English.
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Bode Family Papers, 1754-2010 (C3999)
7.0 cubic feet (228 folders), 1 audio cassette, 2 audio tapes
The collection contains the personal and professional papers of four generations of the Bode family, many of whom were ministers in the Evangelical Church Society of the West (Evangelischer Kirchen Verein des Westens), now the United Church of Christ. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, sermons, publications, and publicity clippings.
Bartlett and Mary Boder Photographs, 1880-1962 (P0927)
8 photographs
Photos of St. Joseph: Missouri Valley Trust Co. and St. Joseph museums.
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Laurel Boeckman Collection, 1860-2002 (P0238)
1 folder
Large postcard collection showing various tourist areas in Missouri as well as places outside Missouri. Other images include photos of Virginia Mayo, the Boone County Fair, St. Louis, and Columbia images.
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Ashleigh P. Boles Papers, 1886-1960 (C2431)
10 cubic feet
The papers of Ashleigh P. Boles contain correspondence, photographs, and publications of horticultural agent and director of Agricultural Development Department of the Missouri Pacific Lines. The collection also contains similar materials relative to his participation in short courses on railroad transportation of agricultural products; and membership in Friends of the Land Society, Civitan Club, and American Railway Development Association.
Boller Brothers Architectural Records, 1910-1982 (K0065)
9.31 c.f.
Architectural drawings and other supporting documents for the Boller Brothers firm who specialized in theater design
Bollinger County, Missouri School Records, 1889-1929 (R0072)
0.2 cubic foot (2 volumes)
The Bollinger County, Missouri School Records contain photocopies of records for two rural school districts. The records include meeting minutes, school censuses, and other data kept by local officials.