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Frank Young Papers, 1854-1956 (C4214)
0.3 cubic feet (4 folders)
The papers of Frank Young contain genealogy research of the Shoemaker family, beginning with Johann Heinrich Schumaker (John Henry Shoemaker) who came to Berlin, Pennsylvania, from Germany in 1768. Mr. Young traced the family through at least four generations and several hundred descendants. The papers include correspondence from his genealogy research, such as letters from relatives with information for the family tree. The papers also include a few wills, deeds of estates, and some obituaries and newspaper clippings about the Shoemaker family.
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Kenneth Franklin Young Papers, 1936-2005 (K1039)
2.5 c.f.
Young was a radio and television broadcast engineer and cameraman with KCMO radio and KCTV. He also performed in plays with a variety of theater companies. Includes correspondence, negatives, photographs, broadcasting materials, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and video.
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Rosemary Claypool Young Papers, 1934-1997 (K0344)
1 c.f.
Personal papers of church and civic leader and advocate for family, women, children and automobile safety.
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Theodore Mansfield Young Papers, 1935-1938 (R1373)
0.25 cubic feet (4 folders)
The Theodore Mansfield Young Papers contain information regarding Young's mining company, Paramount Mining-Milling-Smelting and Refining Corporation. The company operated in the West. It owned many subsidiaries that operated mines. The collection contains many pieces of correspondence with Young, the business history of Paramount Mining, maps of claims and mines, and records of the company's claims.
YouthBridge Community Foundation Records, 1876-2003 (S0243)
7.5 cubic feet
The YouthBridge Community Foundation Records (formerly the German General Protestant Orphan’s Home and General Protestant Children’s Home) contain meeting minutes, ledgers, and scrapbooks relating to its history as a home for impoverished orphans. Materials of interest include intake record books, documenting the child’s name, birth date, the reasons for their admittance and dismal from the orphanage, as well as the names of their parents. Also included in the collection are photographs depicting the cornerstone laying of YouthBridge’s former campus at 12685 Olive Street Road and an essay on the history of YouthBridge, titled Still Caring: the Evolution of a St. Louis Orphanage, by Glenn J. Sartori. The materials in this collection date from 1877 to 2003.
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David R. Zeff Collection, 1939-1950 (K0927)
.08 c.f.
The David R. Zeff Collection contains newspaper clippings, newsletters, and memorabilia from the Aleph Zadik Aleph B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, the Jewish Youth Federation, Southwest High School, and features photographs of the contestants of the 1945 Yom Kippur Dance Night's Sweetheart contest, as well as personal photographs.
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Frank Zeisler Photograph Collection, 1914-1945 (S1210)
0.4 c.f.
Collection of photographs and postcards depicting scenes in Europe during and shortly after World War I, including monuments, tourist sites, gas attacks, trench warfare, and combat. Also included in the collection is a series of German photographs from World War II, and a book, 'The Horror of It: Camera Records of War's Gruesome Glories' by Frederick A. Barber, Historical Foundations, New York, 1933.
Lydia Zilgitt Papers, 1884-1970 (C4633)
0.6 cubic feet (13 folders)
The papers of a registered nurse contain school notebooks and textbooks, as well as assorted German language religious booklets, greeting cards, correspondence, and miscellaneous material.
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Orville Zimmerman Papers, 1922-1962 (C0863)
4.1 cubic feet (309 folders)
Correspondence and other papers from Zimmerman's terms as a Democratic congressman from Missouri's 10th district, 1935-1948. Zimmerman's major committee assignments included the Agriculture, Flood Control, and Post-War Economic Policy and Planning Committees.
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Zion Baptist Church (Montgomery County, Mo.) Records, 1841-1953 (C4537)
0.3 cubic feet (4 folders)
Record books of the church, including minutes of meetings and membership records, 1841-1953. Also index of surnames, volumes I-III.
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Zion United Church of Christ, Lawrence County, Missouri Records, 1880-2001 (R0714)
(1 roll of microfilm)
These are records of the Zion United Church of Christ near Freistatt in Lawrence County, Missouri. Included are minutes of church council meetings, registers of members, officers, pastors, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, and miscellaneous items. Some of the records are in German. Included is one volume of records from Union United Church of Christ, 1947-1998.
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Zumwalt Family Papers, 1862-1992 (C4048)
0.5 cubic feet (15 folders)
The Zumwalt family papers consist of genealogical materials, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, local church histories, and miscellaneous articles relating to a family that settled in Boone and Callaway Counties around 1800.
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Zwick Family Papers, 1860-1965 (C4199)
0.25 cubic feet (6 folders)
The Zwick family papers contain photographs, correspondence, financial documents, and genealogical information on the Zwick family.