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Corona Hibbard Briggs Marriage Record Book, 1872-1931 (C1056)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
A record of 373 marriages solemnized by C.H. Briggs, primarily in Pettis and Greene counties, MO.
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Frank P. Briggs Papers, 1900-1992 (C3950)
6.0 cubic feet (295 folders), 2 audio tapes, 3 audio cassettes, 2 films, 9 audio discs
Clarkson Joel Bright Papers, 1856-1966 (C3719)
1.1 cubic feet (39 folders)
Correspondence, diaries, photographs, and related materials of a career U.S. Navy officer. Includes items on family history.
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Brightwell Family Papers, 1860-1996 (SP0002)
1 cubic feet (11 folders, 1 oversized)
The Brightwell Family Papers consist of the personal papers and business ledgers of the Brightwell family, particularly those pertaining to the land deeds and business dealings of John Brightwell from Taney County. Also included is genealogical information for the Brightwell family and family stories as told by Hillary Brightwell.
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John Quincy Brink Family Papers, 1868-1963 (C2885)
0.1 cubic feet
Papers of the Brink family including John Quincy Brink, his son John Robert Brink, their children and grandchildren. The Brink family lived in Holt and Nodaway counties in northwest Missouri. Includes family letters and receipts from various businesses in and around Maryville, Missouri, in addition to reminiscences and genealogical information on the family.
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Bristol Shoe Company Collection, 1928 (R0939)
(1 folder)
This is a certificate for six shares of capital stock in the Bristol Shoe Company at Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri. The certificate was issued to E. H. Kraft on August 18, 1928 and was signed by William Pennington, president and Hazel E. Knapp, secretary.
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Dorothy Bristow Memory Book, 1925 (S1179)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains a hardcover book titled "A Girl's Graduation Days," owned by Dorothy Bristow. Bristow filled in the information and attached various invitations and mementos in connection with her experiences at Grover Cleveland High School in St. Louis, Missouri. Dated June 1925, the book contains writings by classmates, descriptions, and mementos of school programs, activities, sports, and social events, photographs of classmates, and names of teachers and courses Bristow took while attending Grover Cleveland High School.
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Wiley Britton Papers, 1878-1997 (C4401)
0.2 cubic feet (5 folders), 14 MB of digital files (4 jpegs)
The papers contain memoirs, correspondence, financial records, newspaper clippings, and genealogical information collected by Wiley Britton and his children.
Lennis Leonard Broadfoot Collection, 1909-2005 (R1277)
(3 rolls of microfilm)
This collection consists of correspondence, personal and legal papers, ledger book, scrapbook and ephemera of artist Lennis Leonard Broadfoot. The collection predominately focuses on his artwork and publications, as well as his promotion of the Ozarks region in Dent and Shannon Counties through the creation of a national park, the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, and the promotion of the arts in general.
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A.L. Brock Papers, 1923-1965 (C2191)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of A.L. Brock contain personal reminiscences of A.L. Brock; Wyoming Masonic history; Brock family genealogy; a history of Wyoming, 1868-1933; and cattle, sheep, and horse herding history.
Dorothy Brockhoff Papers, 1901-1998 (S1221)
0.25 cubic foot
The Dorothy Brockhoff Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, magazine and newspaper articles, and photographs, pertaining to Brockhoff’s career in journalism and public relations in the St. Louis area from 1948 to the 1990s. Known affectionately among her colleagues as “Scoop” for her enterprising reporting, Brockhoff wrote for a variety of publications, including the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, the Washington University Magazine, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Brockhoff’s articles for the Washington University Magazine garnered national attention, resulting in the National Women’s Press Association awarding her first prize for best interview story in 1974. Other materials of interest include speeches Brockhoff ghostwrote for Monsanto Chemical Company executives, as well as photographs of Brockhoff and her relatives. The papers date from 1901 to 1996.
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Harry Broermann Photograph Collection, 1890-1970 (P1066)
Copy photos of Atchison County, especially relating to the Rankin Farm and Mule Barn.
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Bronaugh-Bushnell Family Papers, 1852-1930 (C0079)
1.2 cubic feet
Personal and business correspondence of the Bronaugh and Bushnell families, landowners and business operators near Clinton, Henry County, Missouri.
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Dutton Brookfield Papers, 1844-1979 (C2732)
72.4 cubic feet (5702 folders, 5 audio cassettes, 2 volumes, 1 microfilm reel)
The papers of Dutton Brookfield contain the business, political and personal papers and photographs of a Kansas City, MO, community leader. Brookfield was President of Unitog Company (1953-1979), a mayoral candidate (1963, 1971), and on boards of numerous corporations and educational and civic organizations. Family papers include letters from the Civil War, World War I and II, and Vietnam.
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Brooks Family Papers, 1866-2011 (C4476)
9.4 cubic feet (196 folders), 2 audio cassettes, 1 audio tape, 12 oversize items
Diaries, travel journals, genealogical material, correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous material from the family of Iris J. Trump and Robert F. Brooks, including their four daughters and grandchildren as well as their extended family.
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Theodore Bross Ledgers, 1899-1956 (C4215)
4 volumes
The business records of Theodore Bross, consisting of four volumes of a general blacksmith in Flint Hill, Missouri. The ledgers include name of customer, services rendered, such as horse shoes, wagon repairs, parts and various farm tools sold, and prices charged.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Lodge No. 634 Records, 1916-1932 (C0885)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The recording secretary’s books for Lodge 634 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen in Brookfield, Missouri.
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Brown Family Papers, 1883-1941 (C2274)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Family papers of Brown family of Ashland, Centralia, and Hartsburg, MO, including birth, marriage, and death records. Records removed from mutilated Bible, New Liberty Baptist Church, Ashland, MO.
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Brown Hill School, Texas County, Missouri Records, 1905-1938 (R0589)
1 roll
These are the clerk's records of District No. 42, known as Brown Hill School, in Texas County, Missouri. The records include minutes of annual, special, and board meetings, annual enumeration of students and lists of taxpayers, warrants issued, teachers' contracts and monthly reports, and the district clerk's reports to the county.
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Bergun H. Brown Papers, 1861-1972 (C3798)
0.2 cubic feet (1 volume)
A collection of letters, diary, service documents, short histories, anecdotes, maps, excerpts from books, and newspaper articles compiled by Guy M. Brown and entitled Bergun H. Brown’s Civil War Days. Material concerns Bergun Brown’s Civil War service as a private in the 29th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry; some family history material is also included. Includes photocopies of Brown's manuscript letters and diary, with typescript copies. The annotations, short histories, and anecdotes were written by Guy M. Brown, Bergun’s son.
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Dwight H. Brown Papers, 1928-1944 (C2529)
9.8 cubic feet
The collection contains the papers of Dwight H. Brown, Missouri secretary of state, 1932-1944. The papers are arranged alphabetically by topics.
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H. Clifford Brown Chemistry Laboratory Notebook, 1920 (C0652)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A notebook kept by a student in chemistry, describing experiments and giving equations.
Harry Gunnison Brown Papers, 1921-1986 (C3109)
1.0 cubic feet (27 folders)
Correspondence of economist and professor of economics at the University of Missouri in Columbia who supported the theories of Henry George and was an advocate of land value taxation. Also included are some of Brown’s papers from his time as chairman of the Department of Economics in the 1930s.
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Joseph Brown Marriages Records, 1886-1920 (R0168)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Joseph Brown Marriages Records contain photocopies of records of marriages performed by an itinerant Baptist minister. Most of the marriages recorded took place at Newburg in Phelps County, Missouri, and involved residents of Phelps, Pulaski, and Dent counties.
Joy L. Brown Photograph Collection, 1897-1960 (P0728)
6 photographs
Copy photos of Pierce City and Lawrence County, MO, early 1900s.
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Marshall Dwight Brown Papers, 1917-1992 (K1066)
5 c.f.
Includes architectural drawings by Marshall and Brown Architects; Kansas City area related books; issues of "Kansas City Happenings", a newspaper published Marshall Brown, Jr. and Jerry Plantz.; small desk blotters 1930-1950s with KC company names; a photographs album; clippings; and certificates awarded to Brown.
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Robert C. Brown Photograph Collection, 1900-1971 (P0004)
51 photographs
Photographs of Missouri railroad depots, primarily for the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad. Photographs relating to A.F. Schliecker of Kansas City, Missouri.
Stiles Clifford ""Red"" Brown Papers, 1919-1952 (K1207)
2 c.f.
Scrapbooks, including correspondence, photographs, printed and published material, and ephemera, of Brown's Marine Corps service. Also a scrapbook compiled by his mother, Lessie Brown, containing postcards, correspondence, and ephemera; correspondence to his wife, Orvetta, and his school records.
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James Raymond Browne Papers, 1919-1966 (C3479)
0.7 cubic feet (21 folders)
Manuscript by an American lawyer who lived in Asia. Correspondence pertaining to Browne's estate. Articles written by Browne's brother-in-law, Henry Kinyon.
Warren Browne Papers, 1892-1957 (C3454)
0.4 cubic feet (12 folders, 1 oversize volume)
The papers of Warren Browne contain the original manuscript of “Titan vs. Taboo: The Life of William Benjamin Smith” and letters and materials used by Browne in writing his book about Smith, mathematician, philosopher, poet, and Biblical critic.
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Browning Society of Kansas City Records, 1927-1980 (K0003)
2 c.f.
Correspondence, bylaws, minutes, ledgers, yearbooks, programs and other materials relating to the Brownings and poetry.
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George W. Brownson Papers, 1929 (K0346)
0.1 c.f.
Correspondence and telegrams congratulating Brownson upon his retirement from Western Union Telegraph Company after 55 years. Also a brief history of the telegraph in Kansas City.
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Bruhl Family Photographs, 1902-1984, 1994-1996 (CG0037)
0.2 c. f.
The Bruhl Family Photographs include individual and family portraits of this family and the related families of Ritzenthaler, Caldwell, and Anderson from 1902-1984.
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Mabel Brummet Papers, 1924-1927 (R0398)
1 folder
This is correspondence from friends and relatives of a former resident of Ava, Douglas County,
Missouri. The topics include community events, mutual acquaintances, and family news. Also
included is a report card from the Douglas County Public Schools for the school year 1923-1924.
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Bruner-Dixon Family Papers, c. 1900s-1920s (CA6532)
0.2 cubic feet
Addition of Bruner-Dixon family photographs. Primarily pertains to Columbia, Missouri. See also C4137.
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Bruner-Dixon Family Papers, c. 1860s-2004 (C4137)
0.6 cubic feet (30 folders)
The papers of the Bruner-Dixon family contain correspondence, clippings, diaries, notebooks, photographs and slides, ephemera, and genealogies relating to the Bruner and Dixon families of Missouri, particularly Elizabeth Dixon Hanks and her immediate relatives.
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Brunson-Wilson Family Collection, 1860s-2000s (CA6670)
0.5 cubic feet
Genealogy and family photographs collected by Peggy Wilson Gidding of the Brunson, Wilson, and related Anderson, Smith, and Hustain families of St. Clair and Henry Counties, Missouri.
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Brunswick, Missouri, Fire Department Records, 1894-1939 (C3061)
1 roll of microfilm
The records of the Brunswick Fire Department contain meeting minutes, election of officers, lists of members, financial records, and lists of fires, dating from organization in November 1894, through January 1939.
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The Brunswicker Photograph Collection, 1920-1939 (P0506)
16 photographs
Copy photos from The Brunswicker of Brunswick, Missouri in the 1920s-1930s.
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Brush Creek Presbyterian Church (Montgomery County, Mo.) Records, 1849-1944 (C1346)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)
Minutes of sessions; registers of baptisms; marriages and deaths; financial records; registers of elders and deacons; roll of communicants; and names from cemetery. The name of the church was changed from Bear Creek to Brush Creek in 1855.
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Bill Brush Lantern Slide Collection, ca. 1890-1970 (S1105)
12 cubic feet, 343 lantern slides
The Bill Brush Lantern Slide Collection consists mainly of glass lantern slides dating from approximately 1890 to 1970 which provide a visual record of St. Louis and the surrounding area. The slides came from St. Louis Public Schools, Schwarz Taxidermy Studio, and the St. Louis Naturalists Club. Highlights include images of steamships such as the Admiral and the Robert E. Lee, the 1904 World’s Fair, the St. Louis Zoo, and historic buildings in St. Louis. Both photographic images and drawings are used in the slides, and some slides are title cards. Contained with boxes located off-site are images pertaining to major events in United States and world history. Also included are 35mm film slides, and small number of nitrate film photographic negatives.
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Bryant Building Collection, 1917-1966 (K0903)
1 c.f.
Business records including leases, insurance policies, and various contracts related to the building in downtown Kansas City, MO. Also documents concerning the last will and testament of Harriet M. Bryant (1849-1920), owner of the Harriet M. Bryant Realty and Improvement Company.
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Eugene Buchanan Architectural Records, 1911-1998 (K1373)
14.17 c.f.
Drawings from Eugene Buchanan Architects.
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Buchholz Family Papers, 1912-2004 (S0490)
2 cubic feet
This collection contains correspondence, photographs, newsletters, and a funeral record book primarily pertaining to William Buchholz's interests in genealogy and the histories of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. Materials of interest include a funeral record book of the Ellis Undertaking Company and issues of The Alhambran, a magazine published by the Alhambra Grotto in St. Louis.
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Besse Belle Buckeridge Papers, 1911-1960s (R1312)
(4 folders)
This collection consists of correspondence to Besse and her mother from friends, Besse's letters and postcards from travels in Europe in the 1920s, and miscellaneous papers and postcards. There is also a reminiscence of early days in the Lycoming Valley of Pennsylvania by her grandfather, J. W. Heylmun, circa 1911.
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Leslie Leroy Bucklew Papers, 1897-1997 (S0625)
0.4 cubic foot, 5 folders, 7 photographs, 2 audio tapes
The Leslie Leroy Buckley Papers consists of photocopied biographical material about the life of Leslie LeRoy Bucklew. The collection features correspondence between Bucklew and soldiers he served with during the Spanish-American War and World War I, and letters from President Harry S Truman and Bess Truman. Other materials of interest include 1917 photographs of World War I servicemen serving at Camp Doniphan and Fort Sill. The collection also contains two oral history interviews of Bucklew recounting his childhood in St. Louis, his mother's friendship with Mary Todd Lincoln's sister, and his experiences in the Spanish-American War.
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Buckner Hill Cemetery Association Records, 1910-1968 (K1357)
0.04 c.f.
The records contain a record of internments in the Buckner Hill Cemetery in Buckner, Missouri.
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John D. Buckner Papers, 1875-1981 (S0468)
2 cubic feet, 121 folders, 14 photographs
John D. Buckner was a St. Louis-area educator and civic leader. Throughout his career as an educator, Buckner served in various position in St. Louis City Public Schools: Sumner High School Faculty (1943-1960, 1964-1968); Sumner principal (1968-1971); Supervisor of secondary education, St. Louis Public Schools (1960-1964); and curriculum specialist for city schools (1971-1977). The papers contain minutes, reports, financial statements, high school yearbooks, and photographs documenting Buckner's activities in educational, civic, and fraternal organizations.
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John Buckner Papers, 1891-1995 (S1114)
6 cubic feet, 267 folders, 119 photographs
The John Buckner Papers contain correspondence, reports, photographs, yearbooks, and scrapbooks pertaining to John Buckner's career as an educator in the St. Louis Public Schools system. The collection also contains materials on Julia Davis and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
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Eugene Buder Papers, 1902-1992 (S0854)
0.8 cubic foot, 27 folders
The Eugene Buder Papers contain subject files, newspaper clippings, and publications documenting Buder's involvement in St. Louis-area civic affairs, including his interests in police reform, the unification of St. Louis City and County, and the development of the St. Louis County parks department. Buder's papers also chronicle his efforts as an attorney to defend individuals against charges of supporting communism.