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Eulenhorst Society (St. Louis, Mo.) Records, c. 1907-c. 1961 (CA4846)
1 volume

Meeting records, historical sketches, music, poetry, memorials and other records of the Society; the "literary branch" of a St. Louis Turner Society from ca. 1907 to ca. 1961. The Society included a women's auxiliary and kept their records in German.

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Evangelical Bethel Congregation (Concordia, Mo.) Records, 1872-1947 (C1292)
0.22 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The records of the Evangelical Bethel Congregation consist of minutes of congregational meetings, church constitutions, membership lists, and other church records. Recorded primarily in German, an English translation of the records is included in the collection. These records are part of the German Heritage Archives.

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Priscilla Evans Photograph Collection, 1914-1971 (P0545)
29 photographs

Copy photos of Lon Hogan, photographer, and the Hogan family. Copy photos of lumber companies and related milling and trucking activities, particularly the Cordz & Fisher Lumber Co. in the Winona area.

Rella Bright Evans Papers, 1715-1971 (C3626)
2.2 cubic feet (188 folders)

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Personal papers, genealogical notes, and correspondence of a professional genealogist in Columbia, Missouri. Main names researched are Bright, Carter, and Haden. Secondary names are Bell, Black, Cave, Hansford, McClung, Turner, and Wood. Information on many other families is included.

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Robert S. Everitt Papers, 1915-1989 (K1155)
21 c.f.

Everitt was an architect and his wife Paulina Everitt an artist. Includes architectural drawings, specifications and related documents for buildings Everitt designed. Also personal papers: correspondence, memberships, printed materials, photographs and school documents.

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Eversmann Family Papers, 1810-1982 (C3743)
0.3 cubic feet

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Family history and genealogy of the Eversmann family in Germany. Biographical sketches of Alexander, Ludwig, and Julius Eversmann. Correspondence, financial and legal records of Ludwig Eversmann and Gottfried Duden of Warren County, MO. Also poems, home remedies, and other miscellaneous items. Mostly in German with some English translations.

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Mary E. Bugg Eversole Papers, 1822-1952 (R1268)
5 cubic feet (76 folders)

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This collection consists of corresondence, legal papers, journals, ledger books, and ephemera of Mary E. Bugg Eversole and the Bugg, Cole, and Eversole families of Potosi, Washington County, Missouri. The bulk of the collection consists of Mary E. Bugg's personal correspondence, 1883-1941, financial records 1912-1952, and miscellaneous ephemera, 1863-1938.

Ruth Martin Ewing Papers, 1925-1992 (C3815)
1.5 cubic feet (23 folders)

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The diaries of a Grand Pass (Mo.) woman from 1936 to 1992 as well as some miscellaneous personal materials such as her marriage certificate and grade school diploma

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Execution Invitation, 1936 (C0984)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Invitation to attend the execution of George McKeever at the county jail in Fulton, MO. Mourning envelope addressed to Miss Annabel Brooks, New Bloomfield, MO.

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Arthur Henry Rolph Fairchild Papers, 1900-1963 (C3526)
0.16 cubic feet (8 folders)

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Papers of a professor of English at the University of Missouri from 1904 to 1946. Diplomas, writings, and speeches, and bills and receipts relating to the building of his house in Columbia, Missouri.

Fairview Friends Sabbath School, Jasper County, Missouri Records, 1884-1979 (R0892)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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These are minute books of the Sabbath School at the Fairvew Friends church, six miles northwest of Carthage in Jasper County, Missouri. The minutes note the number of teachers and studens in attendance.

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Fairview School, Phelps County, Missouri Records, 1901-1966 (R0595)
2 rolls (28 volumes)

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These are the records of the district clerks and the teachers of Fairview School, a rural school near Rolla in Phelps Co., Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings, annual enumeration of students, reports to the county superintendent, financial records, and teachers' reports.

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Falor, Crabb, and McGennis Family Papers, 1850-1985 (K0707)
11 c.f.

Business records relating to the operation of the families' farms in Hopedale, IL; Sprague, MO; and Rich Hill, MO. Includes financial records for goods and services purchased; account books; commissions on livestock and crops; other legal documents; and business correspondence on a variety of subjects. Also personal correspondence, chiefly the Crabb family, and diaries kept by Mary Ann McGennis.

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Family Service of Columbia, Inc. Records, 1900-1978 (C0868)
3.25 cubic feet (147 folders)

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The records of the earliest social service agency in Columbia, Missouri. Name changes include Charity Organization Society, 1901-1922; Public Welfare Society, 1922-1934; Social Service Society, 1937-1957; and Family Service of Columbia, 1957-1984. Contains financial records, administrative records, casework files, correspondence, proposals, and publicity materials.

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Hans Fantel Papers, c. 1925-2006 (C4003)
3.2 cubic feet (188 folders), 5 video cassettes, 1 DVD, 565 MB of digital files

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The papers of Hans Fantel, a freelance writer, contain the articles he wrote for the New York Times and many other publications about high fidelity, home electronics, and music. Correspondence, photographs, and audiovisual materials make up the remainder of the collection.

Leland J. Farley Papers, 1859-1936 (R0014)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Leland J. Farley Collection contains a land grant deed for land in Texas County, Missouri, Texas County maps, and documents describing the Intercounty Electric Cooperative.

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Farmers and Merchants Bank, Humansville, Missouri Records, 1901-1932 (R0407)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Farmers and Merchants Bank, Humansville, Missouri Records contain the minutes and monthly meetings of the Board of Directors of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Humansville, Polk County, Missouri. The minutes include certifications of elections of directors, appointments of officers, lists of past due loans and overdrawn accounts, and reports of state bank examiners.

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Farmers Bank (Mt. Vernon, Mo.) Papers, 1844-1931 (C0044)
5 cubic feet (280 folders, 19 volumes), 28 oversize volumes

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Records of a bank organized in 1890 and liquidated in 1930. Also records of local businesses and schools.

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FarmHouse Fraternity, International Records, 1905-2022 (CA5015)
1.6 cubic feet

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Primarily the papers of Earl Wilson Rusk. Includes correspondence, radio program materials, agricultural publications, and clippings. Also included are chapter histories, mailing list materials, issues of Pearls and Rubies, and miscellaneous material.

Farrelly Family Papers, 1884-2003 (CA6412)
2 cubic feet

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Papers of the Farrelly family of Allenton and St. Louis, Missouri, include correspondence, business papers, genealogy, photographs, poetry, religious material, and miscellaneous papers. The papers include material concerning Thomas Farrelly's life as a monk in Kentucky, Utah, and Israel. Also included is genealogical material concerning the related Linton and Gross families. The family farm in Allenton was called "Pinook."

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Father Dickson Cemetery Burial Books, 1904-1983 (S0337)
3 microfilm rolls

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Founded in 1903 by the Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor, a black philanthropic organization. The 13-acre cemetery served African Americans from Webster Groves and Kirkwood. It fell into disrepair in the 1960s. The Friends of Father Dickson Cemetery organized in 1988 to restore the cemetery and promote its heritage.

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Don Faurot Papers, 1919-2004 (C2971)
1.6 cubic feet (28 folders), 1 audio tape, 11 video cassettes, 21 oversize items

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The papers of Don Faurot, University of Missouri football coach and athletic director, consisting of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and publications documenting his life and career.

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Martin L. Faust Papers, 1932-1953 (C2354)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The papers of Martin L. Faust, professor of political science at the University of Missouri, contain a book on personal materials compiled by Faust, and two student papers.

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Fayette Bank (Fayette, Mo.) Minute Book, 1870-1938 (C0276)
1 roll of microfilm

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Minutes of meetings of board of directors of the Fayette Bank which was called the Payne and Williams Bank prior to 1907. Some items such as financial statements, reports of bank examiners, and newspaper notices of board meetings have been tipped into the volume.

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Federated Republican Women's Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1934-1969 (C3525)
0.7 cubic feet (14 folders, 3 oversize volumes)

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Minutes, scrapbooks, and award of a Republican women's club organized in 1932.

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Feely Family Papers, 1934-1987 (S0557)
0.8 cubic foot

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The Feely Family Papers primarily consist of correspondence, campaign materials, and bound St. Louis City Board of Alderman meeting minutes books documenting Edgar J. Feely's career as a St. Louis alderman who represented the 20th Ward from 1939 to 1959.

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Feingold Family Papers, 1928-1995 (K1268)
2.5 c.f.

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Family papers and photographs from the families of Bertha and Morris Feingold, Elaine and Harry Feingold, and Philip Feingold. Includes yearbooks, event programs, plaques, video, and photographs.

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Leo Feingold and Ida Rose Luke Feingold Papers, 1927-2012 (K0638)
11 c.f.

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Photographs, clippings, programs, scrapbooks, and books on childhood education and poetry relating to the lives, careers, and interests of the Feingolds.

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Fellowship of America's Loyal Irish Record Book, 1928-1930 (S0025)
0.25 cubic foot

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The Fellowship of America’s Loyal Irish Record Book contains a constitution, by-laws, meeting minutes, correspondence, and membership list of a St. Louis Irish organization. The organization was founded to promote “good fellowship” amongst St. Louis Irish Americans.

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Ferguson Cookbook, 1939 (S1214)
0.25 cubic foot

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Some Favorite Recipes Compiled By St. Stephen's Service League, First Edition, published in Ferguson, MO 1939

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Gladys Finlayson Letters, 1926-1966 (K0486)
20 f

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Letters written to Mariska Pugsley Marker from her childhood tutor, Finlayson, an Englishwoman residing in China.

Joseph Firestone Collection, 1935-2001 (K0796)
0.52 cubic foot (26 folders, 2 DVDs, 57 photographs, 2 oversize folders)

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The Joseph Firestone Collection contains materials primarily focused on Firestone’s affiliation with the Y-Bac Chapter of Masada, the Youth Zionist Organization of America. Additional collection materials include photographs, items related to Congregation Ohev Sholom, and programs for musical and theatrical performances in Kansas City, Missouri.

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First Baptist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1823-2019 (CA6553)
1.68 GB of digital files

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Records of the First Baptist Church of Columbia, Missouri, include annual reports, brief sketches of members, scans of minute books and other church documents, transcriptions, and miscellaneous material.

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First Baptist Church of Edgar Springs, Phelps County, Missouri Collection, 1886-1954 (R1227)
(2 folders)

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This is the record book and accompanying transcript of the First Baptist Church of Edgar Springs in Phelps County, Missouri, containing minutes of business meetings, and membership records, circa 1894-1954. Also in the volume are earlier records of the Corn Creek Baptist Church in Phelps County, 1886-1887.

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First Baptist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1823-1972 (C3617)
3 rolls of microfilm

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Minutes and chronological register.

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First Baptist Church, Rolla, Missouri Collection, 1938-1974 (R0493)
2 folders

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This collection includes minutes of the Business Women's Circle (1938-1944), a capital campaign
booklet (1954), a "Centennial Record" (1970), directories (1960, 1970), other printed material,
and items concerning member Sadie Goggin (1884-1965), including three Sunday School class
records (1952-1955), and an obituary.

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First Baptist Church, West Plains, Missouri Records, 1892-1956 (R0348)
(2 rolls of microfilm)

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The First Baptist Church, West Plains, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the First Baptist Church at West Plains in Howell County, Missouri records. The records include minutes of meetings, membership registers, and statistical data. Also included are minute books from the Sunday school program, 1899-1914, and the record book of the Baptist Young People’s Union, 1907-1914.

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First Christian Church Photographs, 1875-1960 (P0851)

Photos of and relating to First Christian Church

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First Christian Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1824-1997 (C3991)
16.75 cubic feet (1009 folders), 18 audio cassettes

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The church records include minutes of administrative boards and committees, ministers' and administrators' papers, papers of the Christian Student Congregation, publications, the Bear Creek Church record book, the record book of the Construction Committee, and papers of several affiliated clubs and committees. Documents especially cover the period from the 1920s to 1964. In addition, this collection contains drafts and notes by Mary K. Dains for her history of the First Christian Church published in 1996. Her research includes interview recordings with church members.

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First Christian Church (Independence, Mo.) Centennial History, 1935 (C1331)
0.003 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Brief historical sketch of the church, and program for the celebration held on July 4, 1935.

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First Christian Church, West Plains, Missouri Records, 1893-1983 (R0349)
(2 rolls of microfilm)

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The First Christian Church, West Plains, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy, of the church’s records. Included are membership, marriage, and death records, lists of officers, and minutes of meetings of the church board, 1893-1954. There are also records of the women’s auxiliaries of the church, 1918-1983.

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First Evangelical Covenant Church Records, 1880-2001 (K0708)
26 cubic feet

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The First Evangelical Covenant Church Records contains organizational records for a Swedish community church located in Kansas City, Missouri. The collection includes administrative and financial records, photographs, printed and published material, general historical material, and audiotapes.

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First National Bank of Kansas City Collection, 1906-1961 (K0975)
0.25 c.f.

clippings, articles related to the history of the bank

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First Presbyterian Church (Columbia, Mo.), Presbyterian Women Records, 1905-1985 (C4386)
0.8 cubic feet (21 folders)

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Presbyterian Church and Presbyterian Women's Auxiliary history; meeting minutes; reports; sponsored events; and information on kitchen appliances.

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First Presbyterian Church of Rolla Records, 1864-1997 (R0668)
(4 rolls of microfilm)

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These are records of the First Presbyterian Church at Rolla, Missouri. Included are minutes of meetings of the church Session, membership and marriage records, minutes of meetings of Board of Deacons and the Board of Trustees, and church bulletins.

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First Presbyterian Church, Fredericktown, Missouri Records, 1880-1985 (R0322)
7 volumes microfilm

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These are minutes of meetings of the Session and the congregation, church registers, and the
centennial history of the First Presbyterian Church of Fredericktown in Madison County, Missouri.
Since 1964 Fredericktown has shared pastors with churches at Cornwall and Ironton.

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First Presbyterian Church (Independence, Mo.) Records, 1936-1948 (C1874)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Brief history of Cumberland Presbyterian Church traces major events from founding in 1826 to 1865, when church records were lost. Alphabetical list of church members, both black and white, from 1865. List of pastors to 1897. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church merged with the First Presbyterian Church in 1913.

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First Presbyterian Church, Ironton, Missouri Records, 1856-1986 (R0295)
38 volumes microfilmed

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These are records of the Presbyterian Church at Ironton in Iron County, Missouri, which was
organized as part of the Potosi Presbytery in 1855. The records include minutes of meetings of the
church Session, the Board of Trustees, and the congregation, registers of membership, and records of
the women's auxiliary societies.

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First United Methodist Church, Cole Camp, Missouri Records, 1896-1983 (R0157)
(2 rolls of microfilm)

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The First United Methodist Church of Cole Camp, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the church’s records. This collection includes meetings minutes, financial
records, membership rolls, and miscellaneous materials. Also included are rerords of the Ionia, Missouri United Methodist Church, whose pastor was supplied by the Cole Camp church after 1965.

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First United Methodist Church, Rolla, Missouri Records, 1899-1969 (R0570)
(3 rolls of microfilm)

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The First United Methodist Church, Rolla, Missouri Records are historical records of the First United Methodist Church of Rolla, Missouri. Included in the records are a general history of the church, membership rolls and vital records, and records of the Official Board and Quarterly Conferences.

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