1930s

Charles A. Morgenthaler Papers, 1870-1981 (C3004)
3.4 cubic feet

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The papers of Charles A. Morgenthaler, a commercial artist and illustrator from Hallsville, Missouri, consist of photographs, sketches, scrapbooks, account books, and correspondence relating to his artwork. Family papers and photographs are also included in this collection.

Morisse Family Papers, 1854-2023 (S0269)
22.3 cubic feet

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The Morisse Family Papers contain correspondence, photographs, reel-to-reel tapes, and citizenship papers of the Morisse, Zimmerman, Walter, and Rosenthal families of St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as well as Quincy, Illinois. Materials of interest include photograph albums compiled by Herbert Ernest Morisse, documenting the Morisse families' involvement with Boy Scout Troop 21 of the Ethical Society of St. Louis and their outings at Herb Ella cabin along the Black River. The albums also contain photographs chronicling Herbert Ernest Walter Morisse's years as a student at Washington University in the early 1930s. Other materials of interest include correspondence between Marian Morisse and her brothers, Walter and Henry Hoener, during World War II.

Christopher Morley Letter, 1939 (C0774)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains one letter to a Mr. Sabel from New York City, 13 January 1939. Letter to autograph seeker declining to sign name to item written by Don (Marquis); this letter to serve as his autograph instead.

Morris Family Papers, 1837-1943 (R0390)
(1 folder)

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These are promissory notes, land papers, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers of the Morris family of Greene and Webster Counties in Missouri.

Morris Family Papers, 1880-1946 (C0369)
1 cubic foot

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Financial records, correspondence, notary public records, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items of Byron V. Morris and Frank B. Morris, Rockbridge, Ozark County, MO. Account books from B.V. Morris' businesses.

Ann Morris Papers, 1927-2000 (S0767)
1 cubic feet, 37 folders, 36 cassette tapes

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The papers of Ann Morris contain oral histories and subject files pertaining to the history of St. Louis in the 20th-century. Topics of interest include the development of the Gateway Arch, the Metrolink, and Tom Curtis.

Joe Alex Morris Sr. Papers, 1926-1979 (C0229)
1 cubic foot (69 folders), 1 oversize volume

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The papers of Joe Alex Morris, Sr., a journalist and author from Lancaster, MO, include story drafts and notes, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper and magazine clippings.

Leona Morris Collection, 1900-1986 (P0404)
0.125 linear feet

Yarrow Mill, Macon County, MO; postcards and photographs of historic sites across Missouri.

Ralph L. Morris Papers, 1911-1990s (C4367)
0.75 cubic feet (20 folders)

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The papers chronicle the lives of Ralph L. Morris and his wife, Alice “Billie” Morris, and include photographs, newspaper articles, a scrapbook, and genealogical material.

Morrison Family Papers, 1840s-1940s (CA6400)
1.2 cubic feet

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Family and business papers of the Morrison family of Howard County, Missouri. Largely concerns Alfred Williams Morrison (1802-1883), as well as his sons, James P. and Preston E. Morrison.

Morrison, Missouri, Board of Trustees Records, 1899-1942 (C2979)
1 roll of microfilm

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Two volumes consisting of board minutes, 1919-1942, and treasurer's ledger dating from incorporations in 1899 to 1919. Minutes deal with general administration of this Gasconade County village. Ledger contains income and expense accounts and lists of taxation and business licenses. Loose items include a 1918 ordinance for the extension of the corporate limits and information on village electrification, 1917.

Ruth Morrison Papers, 1924-1953 (R1446)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders)

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The Ruth Morrison Papers is a collection of newspaper clippings documenting the class of 1927 at St. James High School.

Morrison-Fuller Family Photographs, 1885-1960 (P0589)

Photos of Morrison-Fuller family, Fuller-Connell apartment in Chicago, and Morrison Observatory. Portrait of Enoch Crowder.

Morrow and Johnson Families Papers, 1915-2021 (R1521)
3 cubic feet (85 folders, 1 oversize folder, 1,386 photographs)

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The Morrow and Johnson Families Papers contain the personal and family papers for Jennings and Lois Johnson Morrow, their parents, and their siblings. The papers include family photographs, travel diaries, newspaper clippings, World War II training books and photographs, academic papers, correspondence, and architectural drawings.

Morrow and Skaggs Families Papers, 1843-1995 (R1520)
3 cubic feet (109 folders, 1,139 photographs, 75 negatives, 5 tin types)

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The Morrow and Skaggs Families Papers contain materials related to the Morrow and Skaggs families predominantly of Miller County, Missouri. The bulk of the materials is an expansion of Joe Morrow’s genealogical compilation, Ancestors and Descendents [sic] of George & Ethel (Skaggs) Morrow, privately printed, June 1980. The materials include correspondence, family trees, photographs, certificates, and personal documents.

Howard Ramon Morrow Papers, 1914, 1918-1935 (CG0039)
0.2 c. f.

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The Howard Ramon Morrow Papers includes World War I correspondence to and his parents in Bellevue, Pennsylvania, from 1918 to 1919. This collection also includes six issues of the 320th Infantry's newsletter "The Battalion" Review" from January to February 1919.

Lynn Morrow Map Collection, 1885-2016, bulk 1936-1981 (R1519)
6 cubic feet (16 folders, 194 maps)

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The Lynn Morrow Map Collection contains copies and original Missouri related maps collected by Lynn Morrow. The collection includes atlases, waterway maps, road and train maps, tourist and highway maps, and geological maps.

Lynn Morrow Papers, 1804-2015 (R1000)
24 cubic feet (1051 folders, 5 oversize folders, 11,170 photographs, 852 negatives)

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The Lynn Morrow papers contain correspondence and research papers, with an additional significant collection of late twentieth-century promotional and advertising items. The papers reflect major areas of Morrow’s research on the southwest Missouri region; Iron, Shannon, and Washington counties; Theodore Pease Russell and his writings; and the writings of Silas C. Turnbo. The collection also includes a large selection of promotional publications and ephemera associated with late 20th century tourism in Missouri and Arkansas.

Lynn Morrow Photograph Collection, 1865-1952 (P0183)
8 photographs

Photos of the Draper and McClurg families, Linn Creek School, Missouri United Methodist Church, and Schmidt's Mount Park.

Mosley Family Papers, 1912-1941 (C4200)
0.25 cubic feet (10 folders), 10 oversize items

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The Mosley Family Papers contain documents from the lives of multiple individuals from Missouri, including the letters of Lucius McAndrews, written while serving abroad during World War I. Also includes the school mementos of Treva Maddox and William Dee Mosley, as well as a lease for Warrenetta “Etta” Linenschmidt and her son Elmer.

Mothers and Patrons Club, Flat River, Missouri Records, 1907-1937 (R0070)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Mothers and Patrons Club of Flat River, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of a record book for the Mothers and Patrons Club in Flat River, Missouri. The records include meeting minutes, lists of officers and members, and miscellaneous documents.

Mothers and Patrons Club, Leadwood, Missouri Records, 1911-1992 (R0687)
(3 rolls of microfilm)

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The Mothers and Patrons Club, Leadwood, Missouri Records contain the records of the Mothers and Patrons Club, a women's social and civic organization founded in 1910 at Leadwood, Saint Francois County, Missouri. The records consist of minutes of meetings, membership records, finanacial data, and miscellaneous papers, and yearbooks.

Frank Luther and Vera I. Mott Papers, 1775-1987 (C2344)
44.75 cubic feet, 6 audio cassettes, 1 roll of microfilm

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Papers of a journalism educator, dean of University of Missouri School of Journalism, and author of Pulitzer Prize-winning HISTORY OF AMERICAN MAGAZINES; and his wife.

Frank Luther Mott Papers, 1824-1962 (C2343)
0.5 cubic feet

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Papers of a journalism educator, dean of University of Missouri School of Journalism, and noted author. Includes autographs, correspondence, information on Japanese journalism education after World War II, congratulatory letters on Mott's appointment to the University, and manuscript and galley proof for TIME ENOUGH.

Rosa McCune Mott Postcard Collection, 1907-1965 (SP0070)
0.5 cubic feet

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The Rosa McCune Mott Postcard Collection includes postcards from various cities in Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas, as well as several United States landmarks. The collection also contains postcards sent to Rosa for holidays, birthdays, and general greeting cards.

Moulder Family Papers, 1873-1987 (CG0012)
0.2 c.f.

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Photographs, papers, and letters from the Thomas Valentine Moulder, Wilbur J. Moulder, and Frances Valentine Moulder family from Scott County, Missouri.

Mount Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Randolph County, Mo.) Records, 1873-1979 (C3785)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)

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Records of the Mount Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Randolph County. The documents include information about baptisms, marriages, funerals, and dismissals. Also included are session minutes, church history, and pastoral information. Moreover, the records seem to include some documents from the Cumberland Chapel Church.

Mount Carmel Methodist Church (Marshall, Mo.) Records, 1927-1979 (CA6239)
0.8 cubic feet

Meeting minutes, ledgers, correspondence, and miscellaneous records of a church in Marshall, Missouri, 1927-1979.

Mount Gilead Church Records, 1853-1983 (K0165)
0.4 c.f. (5 folders)

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Photocopy of a minute book of the Church. Also included deeds for land which became the Mount Gilead Church Cemetery, and a series of news clippings relating the history of the Church, the adjoining school and their eventual transfer to Clay County to become part of the County Parks system.

Mount Lebanon Baptist Church Records, 1847-circa 1967 (R0382)
(2 folders)

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These are minutes of meetings and membership records of the Mount Lebanon Baptist Church near Thornfield in Ozark County, Missouri. The church was founded in 1847 as the Mount Lebanon Church of General Baptists.

Mount Pleasant United Baptist Church (Hartsburg, Mo.) Records, 1858-1950 (C2990)
2 rolls of microfilm

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Meeting minutes and membership lists dating from organization in 1858 through May 1950 for a Boone County, MO, church. Minutes deal with construction and maintenance of church building, fund raising, member discipline, officers, delegates to the Little Bonne Femme Association of the Southern Baptist Church, and searches for ministers.

Mount Zion Baptist Church (Howard County, Mo.) Records, 1830-1948 (C3036)
1 roll of microfilm

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Records of Mount Zion Baptist Church. Contains meeting minutes, a photograph of the church, and member information.

Mountain Grove Choral Society Collection, 1936 (R1074)
(1 folder)

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This is a program for a performance of Handel's "The Messiah", presented by the Mountain Grove Choral Society at Mountain Grove in Wright County, Missouri, on Sunday evening, December 20, 1936. Maurice L. Cater was the conductor and Margaret Fuerst was the pianist.

Mountain Grove High School Collection, 1936 (R1076)
(1 folder)

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These are programs for a musical entertainment and the Senior Class play performed by students at Mountain Grove High School at Mountain Grove in Wright County, Missouri. Maurice Cater and Maude Williams were the faculty directors.

Mt. Zion Methodist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Records, 1901-1972 (C4310)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The records of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church contain membership records of the church formerly in existence in northern Boone County near Hallsville, Missouri, including some pastor lists, marriages, and baptisms.

Mu Phi Epsilon, Phi Delta Chapter Records, 1926-1986 (C4225)
0.4 cubic feet, (19 folders), 8 volumes

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Scrapbooks, correspondence, manuals, meeting minutes, memorial foundation guides, and photographs relating to the history and events of the Phi Delta Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, a music honorary for women.

Siegmar Muehl Collection, 1778-1992 (C4075)
0.25 cubic feet (7 folders)

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Collection of genealogical research materials compiled by Siegmar Muehl documenting the Strehly family of Hermann, Missouri, particularly focusing on Joseph Carl Strehly (1778-1860) and Maria Strehly Wolff (1822-1906), including family photographs, correspondence, a travel diary, wills, clippings, genealogical charts, and biographies.

Frederic B. Mumford Photograph Collection, 1904-1936 (P0960)

Photographs collected by Frederic B. Mumford, primarily related to his career in agriculture

Frederick B. Mumford Papers, 1893-1947 (C0040)
2 cubic feet (164 folders)

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The papers of Frederick B. Mumford, instructor and dean of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, include correspondence, speeches, articles, reports, and statistics concerning the College of Agriculture, Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, Missouri Council of Defense, U.S. Food Administration, and Mission Americaine de Rapproachment to France.

Daniel L. and Edith B. Mumpower Papers, 1913-1964 (C3900)
0.8 cubic feet

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Correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous papers of Methodist missionaries to the Belgian Congo. The Mumpower family along with two other couples were the first white missionaries to the Otetela village of Wembo-Nyama in the central region of the Belgian Congo, now Zaire.

Municipal League of Metro St. Louis Records, 1918-2020 (S0279)
1.25 cubic feet

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The Municipal League of Metro St. Louis records consists of member meeting minutes relating to the organization's mission to improve St. Louis County residents' lives by fostering cooperation among St. Louis County government and municipalities. Topics of interest include the League's lobbying of state and federal government for legislation designed to help municipalities better serve their residents, including the proposed implementation of an internet sales tax and the removal of radioactive waste stored in St. Louis City and County. Interspersed throughout the meeting minutes are resolutions, reports, and policy statements regarding recreational opportunities for at-risk youth in St. Louis County, solid waste management policy, and local control of municipal affairs in light of St. Louis County Executive Sam Page's restrictions on businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also included in the collection is a history of the League, written by Charles W. Sisler, a former Crestwood council member (1977-1991). The materials in this collection date from 1918 to 2020.

Ralph W. Murphy Collection of Photographs, 1884-1966 (P0767)
9 photographs

Photos of Newton County by Murphy's Studio, including the Ritchey Mansion in Newtonia, Newtonia Battlefield, the Herman Jaeger property near Neosho, and Jolly Mill near Granby.

Murray/Goede Collection, 1927-1968 (S0802)
0.4 cubic foot, 4 folders, 159 photographs

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The Murray/Goede Collection contains photographs of the St. Louis County area between 1927 and 1975, including photos of the 1927 flood in Fenton, Missouri.

Music Teachers National Association, West Central Division Papers, 1939-1966 (C3577)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Minutes, correspondence, reports, convention programs, and history of a branch of the Music Teachers National Association which included Missouri music teachers.

Musical Research Club Scrapbooks, 1913-1984 (S0496)
20 volumes, 4 microfilm rolls

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This organization was founded in 1912 by twelve women who wished to increase their knowledge and appreciation of music. This collection consists of thirteen scrapbooks and one yearbook. Included are photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, correspondence, and convention material.

Clara Louise Myers Papers, 1911-1988 (C4012)
57 cubic feet (1419 folders), 2 audio cassettes, 6 audio tapes

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The papers of Clara Louise Myers consist mainly of professional material, including course materials for classes she taught at the University of Missouri's School of Social Work. The collection also documents her participation in a variety of professional and community organizations, as well as aspects of her personal life, including her graduate education in social work.

Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, Alhambra Grotto Collection, 1933 (R1253)
(1 folder)

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This is the 20th anniversary souvenir booklet for the Alhambra Grotto of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Alhambra Grotto maintained a county club on the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway west of Newburg along Little Piney Creek in Phelps County, Missouri. The booklet includes history, photographs, portraits, accounts of activities and every-name membership roster.

Elsa Louise Nagel Papers, 1905-1973 (C3910)
0.8 cubic feet

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Papers of an associate professor of German, University of Missouri, 1926-1966. Includes correspondence with family, friends, and soldiers during World War I and World War II. Also present are newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous items related to the Nagel and Meusch families.

Werner O. Nagel Papers, 1907, 1924-1988 (C2544)
3.7 cubic feet (215 folders, 2 volumes, 9 oversize items)

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Papers of a University of Missouri pioneer wildlife student, zoologist, noted conservationist, technical writer for the Missouri Conservation Commission, and philosopher/poet. Material on conservation, pollution, land management, wild game cookery, and technical writing.

Napoleon W. Dible Company Records, 1927-1957 (K1307)
3.25 c.f.

The records of Napoleon W. Dible Company contain architectural drawings, job specifications and abstracts of title for properties built by the N.W. Dible Company of Kansas City.