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Charles Golterman and Sons Mill and Machinery Company Records, 1866-1928 (C3491)
0.4 cubic feet (17 folders)
The records contain ledgers, daybooks, and papers pertaining to operation of a farm, grist and sawmill and steam threshing and agricultural implement business by Golterman and his nine sons in St. Charles County, Missouri.
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George M. Chase Papers, 1862-1940 (K0536)
0.01 c.f.
Letter and document ["passport"] identifying Chase, a Kansas City merchant from Maine, interstate travel Maine to Kansas City during the Civil War.
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Ruth Cherrick Class Book, 1926-1930 (S0650)
0.25 cubic foot, 1 volume
Ruth Cherrick kept the class book during her four years at Soldan High School. The book contains invitations to parties, notes, and artwork by friends, classmates and teachers, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, photographs, and diary entries. Also included in the book is one issue of Soldan High School Scribbage.
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Chesmore Seed Company (St. Joseph, Mo.) Records, 1895-1998 (C4045)
2.2 cubic feet (74 folders)
The Chesmore Seed Company was founded in 1878 by Alfred M. Chesmore as a seed, farm implement, wagon, and buggy business in St. Joseph, Missouri. The collection contains historical documents, business papers, company correspondence, seed catalogs, advertisements and price lists, sales receipts, and photographs of the Chesmore Seed Company as well as photographs and personal items of the Chesmore family.
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (Brookfield, Mo.) Records, 1884-1940 (C4216)
0.4 cubic feet (13 folders)
Records of the freight station in Brookfield, Missouri, including train agents and conductor's records of trains on hand and trains passing through; their contents, destination, etc., 1884, 1885, 1891. Also includes the Veteran's Association Annual Reports of the Burlington Lines for 1938 and 1940.
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Chiles/Huston/Kearny Family Papers, 1850-1992 (K0677)
4 c.f.
Newspaper clippings, U.S. maps, magazines, books, and event programs, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, cards, notebooks and diaries pertaining to the families in Kentucky, New England, and Jackson County, MO.
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Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune Photographs, 1843-1937 (P0084)
0.75 linear feet
Photographs of Chillicothe, MO, and Livingston County, including area businesses, farming activity, schools, clubs, homes, and churches.
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Henri Chomeau Papers, 1869-1956 (C2252)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Copies of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and miscellany concerning Chomeau, Roswell M. Field and Eugene Field, activities at the University of Missouri, and social gossip.
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Christ Church Cathedral Photographs, 1845-1980 (P0840)
19 photographs
Portraits of Christ Church Cathedral clergy
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Christ Church Episcopal, Rolla, Missouri Records, 1899-1985 (R0161)
26 folders microfilmed
These are records of Christ Church Episcopal in Rolla, Missouri, and its women's auxiliary, St.
Margaret's Guild. Included are records of church services, minutes of committee meetings, and
financial records, 1899-1970, the records of St. Margaret's Guild, ca. 1910-1983, and miscellaneous
historical materials, ca. 1910-1985.
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Christ Lutheran Church, Stover, Missouri Records, 1871-1995 (R0545)
(6 rolls of microfilm)
The Christ Lutheran Church, Stover, Missouri Records are records of Christ Lutheran Church at Stover in Morgan County, Missouri. Included are minutes of meetings of the church council, membership registers, records of the Ladies Aid Society, financial records, and historical material.
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Robert P. Christeson Collection, 1841-1995 (C3971)
36.0 cubic feet (887 folders), 1387 audio discs, 135 audio tapes, 152 audio cassettes, 112 wire recordings, 3 film reels
The Christeson Collection contains sheet music, song books, and other publications related to square dancing and folk dances, publications on the history of violins and fiddles, catalogs of instruments and musical recordings, correspondence, photographs and family papers, fiddle organization newsletters, fiddle contest flyers and folk festival information, and the working papers of volumes I and II of The Old-Time Fiddler's Repertory. In addition, this collection contains Christeson's original wire recordings, audio tapes, and audio discs of fiddle tunes, jam sessions, fiddle contests, and other folk genres.
Christian College (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1836-1986 (C0038)
30 cubic feet (1,392 folders), 5 rolls of microfilm, 1 card file, 51 lantern slides, 11 audio cassettes
The records of the first women’s college chartered in Missouri, and one of the first chartered west of the Mississippi River, consists of correspondence, catalogs, yearbooks, photographs, and financial records.
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Christian College Photograph, 1921 (P0244)
1 photograph
One large sized photo of Christian College women,
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Christian College Photographs, 1898-1951 (P0509)
15 photographs
Photos of Christian College, now Columbia College.
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Christian County Stock and Agricultural Show and Home Coming Association Collection, 1920 (R0716)
(1 folder)
This is a booklet containing rules, program, advertisments, and other information concerning the Christain County stock and agriculture show and homecoming held at Ozark, Missouri, from September 29 through October 2, 1920.
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Christian Women's Benevolent Association Records, 1899-2011 (S1235)
7.5 cubic feet, 12 oversize volumes, 4 VHS tapes
The Christian Women’s Benevolent Association Records contain Christian Women Benevolent Association (CWBA) Board Meeting Minutes (1899–1952); Christian Old People’s Home Ledgers and Meeting Minutes (1915–1949); Christian Hospital of St. Louis Board Meeting Minutes (1923–1959); and scrapbooks, photographs, videotapes, and ephemera relating to the CWBA’s activities from 1899 – 2011. Most notably, the records include admittance ledgers from the Christian Orphan’s Home as well as the Mothers and Babies Home of St. Louis from 1899 to 1933. The admittance ledgers are a particularly rich source of genealogical information, as they contain applications for entry into the home. Details such as date and place of the child’s birth; vaccination records; parents’ full names, birthplace and occupation, and nationality and religion; and location of the nearest living relative are listed.
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Donald M. Christisen Papers, 1870-2003 (C4054)
18.1 cubic feet (409 folders), 2 audio tapes, 27 audio cassettes
The papers of a wildlife field biologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation. They include correspondence, field diaries, maps, reports, studies, publications, and photographs. Christisen specialized in the study of native prairie ecosystems, prairie chickens, squirrels, and mast (forage nuts). The papers also include railroad timetables, accident reports, photographs, worker's logs, publications, maps, and blueprints documenting his interest in railroads.
Church of Christ (Hallsville, Mo.) Records, 1913-1923 (C3838)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Records of the Church of Christ, Hallsville, Boone County, Missouri. The documents in the collection include information about baptisms, marriages, funerals, expenses, visiting preachers, and dismissals. The records of the Church of Christ pertain to business meetings, church proceedings, and membership lists.
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Church of the Brethren, Missouri-Arkansas District Records, 1891-2008 (CA6293)
17 cubic feet
Magazines, conference minutes, booklets, literature, educational material, manuals, reports, catalogs, notebooks, yearbooks, statistics, and audiovisual material of the Church of the Brethren, founded in 1708 in Schwarzenau, Germany, now with members throughout North America and the world.
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Dean Cimaglia Papers, 1907-2011 (S0336)
15 cubic feet
The collection contains correspondence, photographs, reel-to-reel film, cassette and VHS tapes, and yearbooks chronicling Cimaglia's interests in photography, family history, and involvement with the First Baptist Church of St. John, Missouri.
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Citizens Bank of Bucklin (Mo.) Records, 1915-1937 (C4309)
0.4 cubic feet (11 folders)
The records of the Citizens Bank of Bucklin, Missouri, contain the meeting minutes of the bank's Board of Directors.
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Citizens Bank of New Franklin (Mo.) Minute Book, 1920-1927 (C0274)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Minute book of the meetings of the board of directors of a New Franklin, MO, bank.
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Citizens State Bank of Vichy Records, 1913-1921 (R0511)
0.3 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Citizens State Bank of Vichy Records are photocopies of the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors and shareholders of the Citizens State Bank of Vichy in Maries County, Missouri.
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City of Ashland, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1900-1923 (P0429)
11 photographs
Photographs of Ashland, MO ca. 1900-1920s
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City of Rocheport (Mo.) Records, 1887-2017 (CA6025)
42.2 cubic feet, 83 audio cassettes, 1 computer disc
Records of the city of Rocheport, Missouri, include meeting minutes; financial records; files on sewer, street, and waste water improvements; audio cassettes of council meetings; correspondence; materials pertaining to the 1993 Mississippi/Missouri Rivers flood; and files on city hall renovation, planning and zoning, and recreational trails program.
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Civil Research Institute Records, 1920-1966 (K0071)
15 c.f.
Working papers for the Institute, whose purpose was to study problems in the Kansas City area with regard to politics, health, police, city budgets, charters, and state reorganization, independent of influences of local governments. The work involved preparing in-depth studies of the specific problem, its causes and possible solutions. These records contain much of the raw data collected during the research process.
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Carrie Rogers Clark Papers, 1897-1935 (C0251)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Papers relating to application of William B. Rogers for Trenton postmastership, biographical sketch of Carrie Rogers Clark, and brief description of Trenton, Missouri.
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Dave P. Clark Architectural Records, 1927-1986 (C4461)
3.0 cubic feet (161 folders, 18 oversize folders)
Sketches, blueprints, project files, and office papers of architect Dave P. Clark, including materials from the firms of Berry McAlester, Harry Satterlee Bill, and Deering and Clark.
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Clay County Rural School Records, 1915-1946 (K0479)
0.2 c.f.
Class and pupil grade reports.
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Clay County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1830-1980 (P1112)
An artificial collection of photographs of Clay County, Missouri, including photographs of the James Farm, Excelsior Springs, Liberty, Watkins Mill, and other settlements and features in the county.
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Grace Clay Photograph Collection, 1900-1920 (P0763)
20 photographs
Twenty copy photos of Moniteau (California and Lupus) and Ray counties.
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W.A. Clay Papers, 1917-1926 (C0481)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter to his daughter Grace enclosing an earlier letter from Theodore Roosevelt regarding the dismissal of his volunteer forces.
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Clear Boggy Oil and Gas Company Record, 1892-1930 (K0311)
0.25 c.f.
Minutes, contacts/leases, correspondence, and maps for an oil and coal company which operated in Coal County, OK. Kansas City realtor Newton Booth Childs (1849-1925) was an officer of the company.
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Clemons Family Papers, 1922-1967 (C0488)
0.2 cubic feet
Papers of Clemons family of Harviell, Butler County, MO. Includes correspondence to Suzanna and Charles Clemons of Minneapolis, MN, from their relatives in Harviell. The letters describe farming and family life in the region. The papers also include a postcard, five photographs, and a menu and roster from Jefferson Barracks, MO, Army camp.
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Edwin McKaig Clendening Papers, 1887-1929 (K0262)
8 c.f.
Correspondence, speeches, programs and brochures, meeting minutes, clippings, and photographs, of Edwin Clendening, businessman and Secretary of the Commercial Club, forerunner of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Correspondence deals with a wide range of topics, both personal and relating to the work of the Chamber.
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Cleveland-Gillaspy Papers, 1849-1939 (C0105)
0.4 cubic feet (22 folders)
Correspondence, legal papers, tax receipts, photographs, and miscellany of James C. Gillaspy and James Longstreet Cleveland of Boone County, MO. Includes minute book and constitution of Providence Speas (Spiritual, Physical, Educational and Social) Club, Providence, MO, an organization active during the 1930s.
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Charles V. Clifford Scrapbooks, 1914-1970 (C3619)
1.7 cubic feet (117 folders)
St. Louis Municipal Opera memorabilia, including the history of the summer theatre in Forest Park, programs, articles on musicals held through the years, stars and casts, and photographs.
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Jessie Alice Cline Papers, 1920-1991 (C4459)
8.0 cubic feet (156 folders), 7 oversize items
The papers of a restaurant owner and operator and Professor of Home Economics at the University of Missouri, include correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbook material, and research materials concerning the restaurant industry and food preparation.
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Clinton Daily Democrat Records, 1880s-2008 (CA6644)
2.5 cubic feet
The records of the Clinton Daily Democrat contain photographs, correspondence, printed material, and miscellaneous. The newspaper began operating in Henry County, Missouri, in 1868.
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Coates House Restoration Records, 1886-1982 (K0214)
0.3 c.f.
Relate to the purchase and subsequent resale of the Coates House, a historic hotel in Kansas City, MO by The Historic Kansas City Foundation. includes correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, press releases, Coates House Task Force minutes, contracts, fundraising efforts, and handwritten notes.
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W. J. Cochran Construction Company Records, 1870-1982 (C4469)
13.8 cubic feet (323 folders, 6 oversize folders), 7 audio cassettes
Architectural project files, blueprints, correspondence, estimates, and oral histories from a Boonville, Missouri, construction company that was in existence for over one hundred years from 1870-1981. Includes plans for schools, businesses, residences, post offices, and other public buildings in mid-Missouri counties.
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Cochran-Jeffress Family Papers, 1831-1994 (C4669)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
Family genealogy of the Cochran-Jeffress family of Cooper County, Missouri. Included are pages from the Jeffress family Bible and Cochran family photographs, circa 19th century.
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Ethlyn Cockrell Papers, 1907-1960 (C3419)
0.2 cubic feet (13 folders)
The papers of Ethlyn Cockrell, a Missouri schoolteacher, World War I Army nurse, and Red Cross public health nurse, include material on the American Red Cross and photographs.
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R.I. Colburn Photograph Collection, 1924-1958 (P0765)
17 photographs
Photos of Monroe county, particularly Paris, Florida, and Stoutsville, published in Monroe County Appeal newspaper.
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Cole Camp Public School, Benton County, Missouri Records, 1880-1939 (R0255)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Cole Camp Public School, Benton County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the records of the Cole Camp Public School at Cole Camp, Missouri. Included are records of the district clerk and daily and term attendance records kept by teachers.
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Cole Camp, Missouri Collection, circa 1887-1940s (R0530)
(3 folders)
This is a collection of miscellaneous material pertaining to Cole Camp in Benton County, Missouri. Included are a program celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the Cole Camp Municipal Band, a souvenir booklet produced for the Cole Camp Centennial, and black and white negatives of scenes in Cole Camp.
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Cole County Historical Society Photograph Collection, 1850-1954 (P0537)
10 photographs
Photos of Jefferson City and Arrow Rock Tavern.
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Timothy M. Cole Papers, 1872-1991 (R1449)
(3 folders)
The papers of Timothy M. Cole contain letters, ledgers, names, and an animal disease guide by Timothy Cole. There are also minutes from the Barry County Baptist Association (digital), a class role book for the Newtown Baptist Church, and a hundredth anniversary history for the Northside Baptist Church.