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Benton Family Papers, 1851-1975 (C3721)
0.2 cubic feet (5 folders)
Personal papers, genealogy, and clippings of a Clinton County, Missouri family. The personal papers are mostly Quit-Claim Deeds, General Warranty Deeds, and Trust Deeds, to a Coleman D. Benton and papers from a Circuit Court case regarding an unpaid financial matter. Genealogy includes a handwritten account of the Benton family history by Rita Benton, wife of Thomas Hart Benton (artist). Clippings are newspaper clippings and magazine articles written about Thomas Hart Benton, a famous Missouri artist.
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Laura H. Benton Account Book, 1913-1932 (C0285)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Itemized sales and expense records for dairy and poultry products, Lexington, Missouri.
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Ula Sharon Robinson Bergfeldt Papers, 1861-1993 (K1223)
8 c.f.
Family, personal and professional materials of Bergfeldt, professional dancer, teacher, producer, and founder of the Kansas City Dance Theatre. Includes family papers: photographs and legal documents for the Sharon and Headlee families, Spring Hill, KS; personal papers: correspondence between Ula and William Harold Bergfeldt (1895-1971) during their courtship and early marriage, as well as Harold's correspondence to his parents and photographs from France following World War I; and professional papers: scripts for ballets and administrative records of the Kansas City Dance Theatre.
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Donald H. Bergman Papers, 1893-2009 (S0827)
7.5 cubic feet, 145 folders, 582 photographs
The Donald Bergmann Papers consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, and photographs, documenting his service in the Army in Korea after World War II and his later involvement in St. Louis businesses, organizations, and charities. Topics of interest include the St. Louis Chapter of the Victorian Society in America, the Landmarks Association of St. Louis, and the German American Heritage Society.
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Roy W. Bergmann Papers, 1932-1996 (S0696)
12 cubic feet, 759 folders, 45 photographs, 4 audiotapes
The Roy W. Bergmann Papers include Bergmann's writings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, law cases, audiotapes, and photographs chronicling Roy Bergmann's career as a lawyer from 1932-1996. Also documented is Bergmann’s involvement in various organizations such as the Rotary Club of Clayton, the Discussion Club and Public Question Club, and Candlelighters of Normandy.
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Carolyn R. Bergseid Postcard Collection, 1906-1944 (P0548)
28 postcards
Postcards of St. Joseph, Kansas City, Springfield, St. Louis, Bolivar, and the University of Missouri Columns.
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Eliot S. Berkley Papers, 1935-2007 (K0103)
12 c.f.
Personal papers and family of Eliot Berkley, PhD, who founded the International Relations Council (IRC).
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Walter J. Berkowitz Papers, 1924-1965 (K0104)
3 c.f.
Personal papers and materials collection and generated by Berkowitz, a prominent businessman and civic leader in Kansas City.
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Estelle Rose Berman and Fred S. Berman Papers, 1910-2008 (K0945)
0.5 c.f.
Papers of Berman family including scrapbooks of Kappa Tau Sorority, family and organizational photographs, diplomas, certificates, clippings, and programs.
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Max and Libbie Rothenberg Bernstein Papers, 1914-1962 (K1304)
1.25 c.f.
papers include photographs of Bernsteins and Rothenbergs, their certificate of marriage, his naturalization certificate and induction to the Scottish Rite, as well as various religious publications. In addition, two news articles are included involving a jewel thief, Fred F. Falkman, who conned Libbie into an engagement in order to steal from a local jeweler, Max Daniels, and $75 from her sister, Annie. In 1925, he was apprehended in Dallas, Texas for defrauding jewelers.
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Berry-Stewart Family Collection, 1870-2000 (SP0074)
1 cubic foot (19 folders, 130 photographs)
The Berry-Stewart Family Collection contains materials related to the Berry and Stewart families of Boone and Greene County, Missouri. Items in the collection include marriage certificates, diplomas, correspondence, funeral announcements, and photographs. This collection also contains material related to businesses in Springfield, Missouri.
Beta Theta Pi, Zeta Phi Chapter Papers, 1921-1963 (C3217)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copies of miscellaneous letters, clippings, and songs of a University of Missouri fraternity.
Bethany United Baptist Church, Madison County, Missouri Records, 1829-1992 (R0725)
(1 roll of microfilm)
These are minute books, membership registers, and papers of Bethany United Baptist Church at Roselle in Madison County, Missouri. Records exist from the founding of Bethany Church in 1829 as an arm of Providence Church of Washington County.
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Bethel Association United Baptist Churches of Jesus Christ Records, 1816-1996 (R0598)
4 rolls (72 volumes)
These are the minutes of the annual meetings of the Bethel United Baptist Association of southeaster Missouri, beginning with the organizational meeting in 1816. The Association consists of chruches in Crawford, Iron, Madison, St. Francois , and Wayne counties.
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Bethel Baptist Church Records, 1840-1980 (K0178)
microfiche
Minutes of regular meetings of the Church in Cosby, Andrew County, MO, lists of members, pastors who served the Church, and other information on the activities of the Church.
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Bethel Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Records, 1888-1982 (C1266)
0.1 cubic feet
The records of the Bethel Baptist Church, founded in 1855, include a photocopy of the minute book, membership lists, church histories, and news clippings.
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Bethel Presbyterian Church (Audrain County, Mo.) Records, 1868-1980 (C4650)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
Typed copies of the minutes of church meetings. Includes organization information, membership records, and records of the day-to-day business of the church.
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Bethlehem Baptist Church (Morgan County, Mo.) Records, 1877-1997 (C3701)
2 rolls of microfilm
Records of the Bethlehem Baptist Church, Florence, Morgan County, Missouri, consisting of membership lists, minutes of meetings, association letters, and miscellaneous records.
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Morgan County, Missouri Records, 1875-1963 (R0547)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Morgan County, Missouri Records are records of Bethlehem Lutheran (“Nolting”) Church in Morgan County, Missouri.
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William W. Biddle Papers, 1930s-1971 (CA3960)
30 cubic feet
Correspondence, publications, and miscellaneous files of a professional in community development, active in teaching and in the field. Biddle was long associated with Earlham College.
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Big Rock Primitive Baptist Church, Versailles, Missouri Records, 1827-1968 (R0416)
4 volumes microfilmed
These are records of the Big Rock Primitive Baptist Church and its predecessor, Bethlehem
Baptist Church, near Versailles in Morgan County, Missouri. The records include minutes of church
business meetings and membership rosters, 1827-1942, and a history of Big Rock Church, 1968.
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Betty Lipsitz Bikson Family Papers, 1916-2000 (K0898)
.19 c.f.
Personal papers of Bikson including newspaper clippings, magazines, photographs, certificates, and family history.
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Bill Allen Chevrolet Photograph Collection, 1927-1965 (K0614)
0.25 cf
Photographs of people, cars, showrooms, shops, and events relating to Bill Allen Chevrolet in North Kansas City, and Chevy dealerships in the Kansas City area.
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Edna Scotten Billings Papers, 1938-1974 (K0941)
0.5 c.f.
Billings was the organist for Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Kansas City, MO. Includes recital programs, order of services, various publications, and music scores.
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Billings, Missouri Fair Collection, 1906-1966 (R0717)
(1 folder)
These are eight program booklets for annual street fairs and livestock/agricultural shows at Billings, Christian County, Missouri.
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John Irwin Billman Collection, 1892-1933 (K0126)
0.12 c.f. (2 folders)
Scrapbook of clippings, letters, photographs, and memorabilia related to Billman and his work with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) for which he served as the national historian for at least fourteen terms.
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Bingham Family Papers, 1814-1930 (C0998)
0.35 cubic feet (27 folders)
Correspondence of members of the Bingham family of Virginia and then of Missouri and Texas. References to friends, deaths, marriages, travel prices, estates and personal affairs of the Bingham family.
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Bird Family Papers, 1831-1959 (R0170)
0.1 cubic foot (5 folders)
The Bird Family Papers contain photocopies of miscellaneous correspondence, estate papers, land records, business records, and biographical materials pertaining to the Bird, Byrd, Moore, and Hunter families of southeastern Missouri. The papers concern the business and estates in Mississippi, New Madrid, and Scott counties in Missouri and the Bird estate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Leon Milton Birkhead Papers, 1893-1980 (K0280)
5 c.f.
Papers of Birkhead, popular, progressive figure in religious and civic affairs documenting his professional and public career. Birkhead was pastor of All Souls Unitarian Church in Kansas City from 1917 until 1939 when he resigned to begin the Friends of Democracy, an "anti-propaganda" organization.
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Rev. Maury Whipple Bishop Photograph Collection, 1864-1968 (P0660)
41 photographs
Photos of Bishop family members, Ben and Alice Dixon, dedication ceremonies for General Pershing's Home (1960, Laclede) and Liberty Memorial (1961, Kansas City), the 1949 Missouri State Fair, Longview Farm (Lee's Summit), and fountains in Forest Park (St. Louis). Postcards of Independence.
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Roy Bisman Photographs, 1905-1967 (K1364)
.25 c.f.
Personal photographs of Roy Bisman and wife Sarah (Sally) Bisman Greenberg. Includes oversize photos of Nat'l Assoc of Waste Material Dealers mtg, KC, MO, June 1950.
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Bismarck, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1904-1931 (P1049)
Seven photographs of Bismarck, Missouri, collection on the occasion of the city's bicentennial and published in the book The Sign of a Good Town.
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Robert I. Bitner and Esther L. Gottlieb Bitner Family Papers, 1932-2000 (K1292)
0.25 c.f.
The family papers of Robert I. Bitner (1918-1995) and Esther L. Gottlieb Bitner (1918-2012) contain materials relating to the history of their childhood, education, marriage, and children, as well as their religious and community activities in Kansas City, Missouri. Materials documenting Robert Bitner's service in the U.S. Army during World War II are also included.
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Black and Veatch Engineers/Architects Records, 1917-1954 (K0236)
1 c.f.
Engineering project files, including reports, maps, technical drawings, and contracts pertaining to roads, bridges, waterworks, utilities and sewerage in various Missouri cities and counties, particularly Jackson County.
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Blackburn Family Photographs, 1909-1940 (P0193)
0.17 linear feet
Blackburn and Janes family photographs, miscellaneous photos. Some photos taken by Belle Johnson of Monroe City, MO.
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Sue Moshontz Blackman and David Blackman Collection, 1916-1984 (K1208)
2 c.f.
The Blackmans were members of the Beth Shalom Synagogue of Kansas City, MO. Includes Wengrover family photographs, prayer books in Hebrew and English, and other items relating to the Synagogue.
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John A. Blackwell Papers, 1852-1940 (C3732)
2.3 cubic feet (59 folders)
Contains the correspondence, diaries, writings, Civil War papers, and medical practice records of a doctor from Bedford, Indiana, who later lived in Foristell and Wellsville, Missouri. Also included are family letters, Woman’s Christian Temperance Union records, and a history of the Clover family.
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Maxwell Blake Papers, 1910-1944 (C0075)
0.2 cubic feet
Correspondence, clippings, periodicals, speeches, State Department reports, and other government documents related to the career and duty stations of Maxwell Blake, a Foreign Service officer from 1906 to 1941.
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Blake-Britton Family Papers, 1884-1988, 2000 (C4723)
0.4 cubic foot (9 folders)
The papers of a family from Cass, Clay, and Jackson Counties, Missouri, include photographs, an autograph album, postcards, correspondence, school papers, clippings, birth and death certificates, and miscellaneous material. Includes the World War II military papers of Harold L. Blake.
Richard Charles Blanchard Collection, 1890-1940 (K0787)
35 c.f.
Architectural and engineering drawings for various track and yard layouts for Kansas City area railroads.
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Mary Johnson Bland Papers, 1821-1964 (K0139)
3 c.f.
Photocopy of, Bits and Pieces from the Mary Johnson Bland Files on The Cox, Harris and Johnson Families of St. Clair County, Missouri, 1700-1925. Also included is research on the Bland family and a Mrs. Bland's journal kept while in England and France with the Red Cross in 1944. Other materials concerning her work with the Red Cross and other organizations.
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William J. Blanton Papers, 1682-1997 (C3829)
2.0 cubic feet (66 folders)
The papers contain Blanton family genealogical research, including correspondence, census records, tax lists, land grants, deeds, and genealogical charts, as well as marriage, birth, and death records.
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Bertha Bless Papers, 1894-1985 (C1740)
4.3 cubic feet (273 folders)
The papers of Bertha Bless consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, convention materials, and other miscellaneous materials related to her participation in various press organizations, including the Missouri Press Women and the National Federation of Press Women. Bless, along with her husband, B.J. Bless, Jr., published the Weston Chronicle, Weston, Missouri.
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Blind Boone Memorial Foundation, Inc. Papers, 1886-1976 (C3664)
0.4 cubic feet (60 folders)
Included in this collection are some of the compositions of John William "Blind" Boone, a musician and composer of classical and ragtime music. Also included are orchestrations and choral arrangements of Boone's music, correspondence, programs, and posters from a memorial concert in 1961. Correspondence concerning recovery of Boone's piano and posters and tickets from some Boone concerts are also part of the collection.
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Louise Marie Bliss Papers, 1894-1971 (S0008)
2 cubic feet, 7 folders, 33 diaries
The papers of Louis Marie Bliss contain diaries, correspondence, and manuscripts regarding her life as an author and pacifist. Bliss was a member of the Fellowship for Reconciliation and worked for the Civil Liberties Committee. The materials in this collection date from 1894 to 1971.
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Rita Copaken Blitt Papers, 1908-2003 (K1152)
0.5 c.f.
Blitt is an internationally renowned artist and sculptor. Includes exhibits brochures, booklets, and portfolios; newspapers and magazines articles; books, CDs, and VHS tapes relating to her life and art.
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Blount Family Papers, 1861-1947 (C0047)
4 cubic feet (246 folders, 82 volumes), 15 oversize volumes
Business papers recording farming, mining, and mercantile activities in southeast Missouri, particularly Potosi and Washington County. The collection contains family correspondence, legal and financial records, as well as medical notebooks from Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.
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Blue Family Papers, 1818-1973 (R0105)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Blue Family Papers contain photocopies of correspondence, legal papers, and miscellaneous papers of John W. Blue and his daughter, Minnie Blue and Anna Lloyd of Farmington, Missouri.
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Blue Mound School Photograph, 1936 (P0242)
1 photograph
One class photo of Blue Mound School in Livingston County, ca 1938.