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American Dialect Society Records, 1859-2007 (CA6105)
37.6 cubic feet, 13 audio discs
Papers and organizational records of the American Dialect Society. Charged with investigating spoken English of the United States and Canada, the Society was established in 1889 at Harvard University. Includes correspondence, treasurer reports and material, general organizational records, and research on words.
American Fixture Company Records, 1921-1956 (K0872)
8 c.f.
Full size shop drawings and other supporting drawings for a variety of building details designed and constructed by the American Fixture Company of Kansas City, MO
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American Guild of Organists, St. Louis Chapter Records, 1921-2021 (S0363)
6 cubic feet
This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, chapter yearbooks, program booklets, handbooks, and financial materials documenting the American Guild of Organists, St. Louis Chapter's mission to nourish appreciation and interest in organ music through education, mutual support, and networking for current and future organists.
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American Institute of Architects/Kansas City Chapter (AIA/KC) Records, 1917-1999 (K0636)
76.6 c.f.
Organizational records of the Kansas City chapter of the national professional organization for architects. Includes correspondence;, officer and committee files; financial records; meeting minutes; printed and promotional materials; clippings; membership records; files for the yearly awards for achievement in local design, allied arts, and craftsmanship containing planning materials for the awards programs, slides, and photos of entries and winners; and slides and photos of local architecture and design (including early Kansas City), international sites, and AIA functions; and audio and videotapes of oral histories, guest speakers, lectures, journal reviews, and business self-improvement, as well as recordings of a community television program on architecture AIA/KC produced. Also the business and social records of the KC/AIA Women's League.
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American Legion, Herbert Williams Post 202 (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1919-2009 (C4257)
2.0 cubic feet (27 folders)
The records of the American Legion Post 202 in Columbia, Missouri, chronicle the actions of the veteran organization from 1919-2009. This includes yearly meetings, as well as the different events they hosted and attended. The collections contain letters, documents, photographs, financial documents, newspaper clippings, and two scrapbooks.
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American Public Works Association Records, 1895-2006 (K0651)
756 c.f.
Organizational records of the association that provides technical and educational resources for the public works professional community. Includes a wide range of material relating to the various functions and programs of the association, including membership, awards, finance, administration, departments, chapters, Congresses, and events.
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American Royal Records, 1899-1991 (K0265)
161 c.f.
Organizational records of a premier livestock and horse show, parade, rodeo, and barbeque contest. Contains correspondence and working files, photographs, scrapbooks, magazines, programs, ledgers, motion picture film, videotape, and other items.
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American Sunday-School Union Records, 1917-1930 (R0565)
0.2 cubic foot (6 folders)
The American Sunday-School Union Records are photocopied field work records created by missionaries for the American Sunday-School Union in Christian, Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas, Webster, and Wright counties in Missouri.
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American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Company Records, 1901-1965 (R0010)
157 cubic feet (3700 folders, 27 rolls of microfilm)
The American, Lead and Smelting Company (commonly known as "American Zinc") was a large nonferrous metals firm which mined, processed, smelted, and marketed basic zinc and lead products. It had major mining and milling operations in Missouri, Wisconsin, and Tennessee, smelters in Kansas and Illinois, and interests in ore processing machinery. Founded in 1899, the company became a leader in the zinc industry.
Anchor Milling Company Records, 1882-1937 (C3351)
23.0 cubic feet (343 folders, 118 volumes)
The records contain limited correspondence, invoices, cancelled checks, bank deposit slips, sales receipt books, time books, cash books, order books, day books, and ledgers of the Anchor Milling Company in Tuscumbia, Missouri.
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Dr. Leslie Anders Photograph Collection, 1863-1982 (P0365)
29 photographs
The photograph collection of Dr. Leslie Anders includes photographs of himself and photos of Missouri Civil War regiments and soldiers, his area of research. Dr. Anders was a professor of history at Central Missouri State University.
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Hans Peter Andersen Papers, 1909-1920 (R0832)
0.5 cubic foot (8 folders, 5 photographs)
The Hans Peter Andersen Papers contain the personal correspondence of Dr. Hans Peter Andersen, a physician who graduated from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis. An immigrant from Denmark, most of the letters addressed to Hans are from family members back home, but also include letters from fellow medical students serving in the United States Army Medical Corps during World War I.
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Anderson Photo Company Photograph Collection, 1911-1970 (K0489)
3 c.f.
Photographs and negatives from one of the most active commercial photo firms in Kansas City, MO.
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E.G. Anderson Papers, 1905-1975 (C4046)
5.7 cubic feet (232 folders, 30 lantern slides)
The papers of E.G. Anderson, a plant geneticist who spent most of his career researching corn genetics, including studying the effects of high energy radiation on corn, mainly contain professional material. The collection largely consists of correspondence, research material, and publications.
Marie Anderson Papers, c. 1925-1991 (C4074)
5 cubic feet (152 folders)
The papers of Marie Anderson contain material concerning her work at the Miami Herald, as well as correspondence, photographs, miscellaneous writings, clippings, and other personal and professional material.
William James Anderson, Jr. Westport Scrapbook, 1820-1960 (K0396)
0.1 c.f.
Newspapers clippings and notes pertaining to the history of the town of Westport, MO, now part of Kansas City.
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William James Anderson, Jr. Papers, 1840-1965 (K0058)
10 c.f.
Diaries, letters, business ledgers and records, manuscripts, photographs, and other materials created and collected by Anderson and his family which relate to the history of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Anderson was a local historian and descendent of Thomas Johnson and John Wornall
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Clarice B. Andrews Photograph Collection, 1898-1957 (P0751)
8 photographs
Photos of Madison County: Mine La Motte chimney, Edward Bennet slave cabin, and Gwignon residence/store in Fredericktown.
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Anheuser-Busch Inc. Photographs, 1875-1996 (P0303)
1 folder
Various photos of Anheuser-Busch company and grounds.
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Anna-Beaver Mining Company Photograph Collection, circa 1920s (R1306)
1 cubic foot (2 panoramic photographs)
The Anna-Beaver Mining Company Photograph Collection contains two panoramic views of the Anna-Beaver Mining Company located near Cardin (originally Tar Creek) and Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. The images date from the 1920s and show employees of the mining company.
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Anniversary Club Records, 1915-1978 (S0388)
0 .4 cubic feet
The Anniversary Club is the oldest continuing black men's social organization in St. Louis. Members, who are from business and the professions, meet once a month to socialize and to hear talks on issues of concern to African Americans. The collection includes bylaws, meeting minutes, and two attendance books.
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Anti-Horse Thief Association, Missouri Division Papers, 1882-1925 (C1915)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Minutes of meetings; memoir of John J. Suter, former president; and correspondence of W.W. Graves.
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Apex Convention Photograph, 1921 (K1424)
.1 cubic foot
The Apex Convention Photograph is a photograph of the employees of the Apex Electrical Manufacturing and Distributing Company taken at a convention held in Kansas City in 1921 by Anderson Photo Company.
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Applegate and Smith Families Papers, circa 1873-1992 (R1302)
1 cubic foot (30 folders)
These are the papers of the Applegate and Smith families of Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri. The collection consists of family correspondence, miscellaneous business papers, ephemeral items of historical interest, and selected photographs from family albums.
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Ararat Shrine Band Collection, (K0485)
11.8 c.f.
The Ararat Shrine Band Collection contains materials related to the band and its members, most notably a large volume of sheet music used by the band during performances. The collection also contains photographs of the band, the Ararat Chanters, and Gaylord Bleakley, director of the Ararat Shrine Band, as well as an audio CD and an LP of recorded musical selections performed by the band.
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Architecture Collection, 1928-1989 (S1051)
0.2 cubic feet
The Architecture collection contains three booklets published in 1928 written about the use of marble in various types of buildings found within the urban landscape. The supplemental materials include an architectural bibliography, photographs of various buildings, and a portrait of an unidentified woman.
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Armour Hills Homes Associaiton Records, 1922-2005 (K1395)
0.16 cubic foot (10 folders, 1 oversize folder)
The Armour Hills Homes Association Records contains charter documents and maps related to the association dated between 1922 and 2005.
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O.K. Armstrong Papers, 1912-1987 (C4056)
150.75 cubic feet (151 boxes), 2 audio discs, 1 film strip, 9 oversize items
The papers of O.K. Armstrong, a journalist, author, and politician from Springfield, Missouri, contain correspondence, manuscript drafts, subject files, speech material, research notes, and political material.
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Vaun Arnold Papers, 1920-1958 (K1229)
1 c.f.
Poetry, writings, correspondence and music of a Kansas City poet.
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Arthur and Bull Family Papers, 1842-1996 (SP0061)
0.75 cubic foot (22 folders, 1 volume, 224 postcards, 17 photographs)
The Arthur and Bull Family Papers consist of the correspondence and business papers of John Arthur, the World War I correspondence of Harrison Bull, the World War II correspondence of his son Joseph Bull, the postcard collection of Belva “Bess” Lee Estes, and the music lesson ledgers of Elizabeth Hodges Bull.
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George Clinton Arthur Papers, circa 1914-1939 (R0244)
0.3 cubic foot (3 folders)
The George Clinton Arthur Papers contain the reminiscences and personal papers assembled in connection with George C. Arthur’s work on “Bushwhacker” Bill Wilson during the Civil War in Phelps County, Missouri. There is also genealogical information concerning the Arthur and Turnure families, and correspondence regarding Arthur’s books, Backwoodsmen and Bushwhacker.
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Joseph Ashcroft Papers, 1897-1947 (R0281)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Joseph Ashcroft Papers contain photocopied records of a manufacturer of wooden spokes for wheels in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri. Included are a letter from the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company concerning the spoke business, letters from R. M. Good of the School of the Ozarks, and an address delivered to a trade association meeting in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Ashlar Masonic Lodge No. 306 Records, 1868-1882, 1928, 1937 (CG0035)
0.1 c. f.
The Ashlar Lodge No. 306 Records contain photocopies of the minute book of the Masonic lodge from 1868 to 1882. Also included are two photocopies of the "History of the Ashlar Lodge No. 306" from 1928 and 1937.
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Associated Industries of Missouri Photographs, 1926-1928 (P0315)
2 photographs
Group photo of the first annual meeting of the Missouri Committee of Women in Industry of the Associated Industries of Missouri, St. Joseph, Mo., May 7, 1926.
Group photo of the third annual meeting of the Missouri Committee of Women in Industry of the Associated Industries of Missouri, St. Joseph, Mo., May 24, 1928.
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Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, Centennial Office Records, 1911-1964 (C3452)
9.5 cubic feet (600 folders)
Correspondence, reference materials, minutes of meetings, special events, and media material used in planning commemoration of Morrill Land-Grant Act.
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Association of Young Republicans of Missouri Collection, 1926, 1935 (R1035)
(1 folder)
These are program booklets for the Association of Young Republicans of Missouri's annual Lincoln Day Banquets, held on February 12, 1926 and February 12, 1935 at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. Governor Sam A. Baker and Senator George H. Williams were featured speakers in 1926, while United States Representative Hamilton E. Fish and Dewey J. Short headlined the event in 1935.
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David Rice Atchison Papers, 1837-1953 (C0071)
0.4 cubic feet, 5 oversize volumes, 1 roll of microfilm
Correspondence and diaries of U.S. Senator David Rice Atchison. Correspondents include A.E. Hannegan, C.F. Jackson, James H. Birch, Jefferson Davis, Stephen W. Kearney, and J.W. Denver. Politics, including the slavery issue and Thomas Hart Benton; personal and family correspondence. Diaries concerning weather and farming are on microfilm.
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Athenaean Literary Society Records, 1842-1925 (C0447)
1 cubic foot, 3 volumes
Minutes and records of the organization, constitutions, membership lists, censors' reports, a history, and scrapbook.
Lewis E. Atherton Papers, 1919-1979 (C3848)
3 cubic feet
Papers of Lewis E. Atherton, a professor of history at the University of Missouri, Columbia. The papers consist of correspondence, notes, notebooks, photograph books, publications, and miscellaneous material.
Lewis E. Atherton Papers, 1865-1974 (C3603)
13.7 cubic feet (1014 folders)
Papers of a University of Missouri professor of history and author. Personal, professional and editorial correspondence, departmental and committee papers, syllabi, lectures, exams, research notes, manuscripts of speeches, articles and books, records of students and copies of historical documents.
James F. Atkisson Photographs, 1918-1960 (P0364)
25 photographs
18 photographs of Lake of the Ozarks area, 7 additional photographs on various subjects
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John Atteberry Papers, 1902-1934 (C2061)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Report card and teaching certificates.
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James D. Attebery Collection, 1844-1966 (C2398)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)
St. Clair County, MO, papers relating to the Civil War Citizens Guards Company; Cole family, particularly Abraham Cole; warranty deed, homestead certificates, title bonds, land certificates and other papers involving land transactions. Also included are minute books of literary and social clubs, 1911-1914.
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James D. Attebery Photographs, 1878-1963 (P0095)
90 photographs
Images of Benton, Cedar, Vernon, and St. Clair County historic sites and buildings, mainly from ca. 1951-1960.
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Frank Ely Atwood Papers, 1888-1943 (C3131)
21 cubic feet
Correspondence, reports, case records, judicial opinions, speeches, articles, news clippings, pamphlets and books covering Atwood's professional and political careers and his work as an active layman in the Southern Baptist Church.
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Audibert Family Papers, 1816-1932 (R0473)
(3 folders)
This collection contains papers of the Audibert and Tickell families of New Madrid, Missouri. Included are miscellaneous papers, 1816-1932, the store ledger of Aime Audibert, 1850-1860, and shipping receipts of M. J. Tickell and Son, 1872-1880.
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Aulsbury Chapel Free Will Baptist Church (Bonne Terre, Mo.) Records, 1889-1944 (C2977)
1 roll of microfilm
Record book of a church organized in 1889 in St. Francois County, by John Wood and W.R. Aulsbury. Record book contains membership lists, often including dates of baptism, death, or dismissal, and meeting minutes (1890-1933) dealing with the running of the church.
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Aurora Community Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1924 (R0813)
(1 folder)
This is "Aurora Missouri: Summit City of the Ozarks", a booklet published by the Aurora Community Chamber of Commerce to promote the economic development of Aurora in Lawrence County, Missouri.
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Aurora Grocer Company Records, 1906-1962 (R0334)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Aurora Grocer Company Records contains a minute book and miscellaneous papers of a wholesale grocery business located at Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings of stockholders and directors, certificates of incorporation and dissolution, proxy authorizations, real estate papers, and an agreement to sell the remaining inventory in 1961.
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Edward Everett Ayer Reminiscences, 1924 (C2694)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains reminiscences of his first trip away from home, and itinerary across the plains to California, and descriptions of people met, work in the mines, enlistment in the army and subsequent service, and the return home in 1864.