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Phelps County, Missouri Collection, 1921-2012 (R1303)
1.25 cubic foot (41 folders, 2 oversize, 3 photographs, 130 negatives)
The Phelps County Collection is an ephemeral collection containing materials related to the history of Phelps County. Those materials include information on local businesses, civic and social organizations, schools, churches, historical information on the county and towns, and photographs.
Phelps County, Missouri Hospital Collection, 1946 (R0337)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Phelps County, Missouri Hospital Collection contains a leaflet promoting a bond issue for construction of a public hospital in Phelps County, Missouri. The proposition was accepted by voters in the general election of 5 November 1946. The Phelps County Memorial Hospital opened at Rolla in 1951. In the 1980’s the name was changed to Phelps County Regional Medical Center, and in 2019 the name was changed again to Phelps Health.
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Phi Delta Kappa, Gamma Chapter Papers, 1909-1957 (C3362)
7.1 cubic feet (426 folders)
The papers contain correspondence and financial records including correspondence about the election of and the personal histories of members of the chapter.
Phi Delta Kappa, Gamma Chapter Records, 1913-1965 (C3601)
3.2 cubic feet (189 folders)
Minutes, business and financial records of the chapter of a national professional fraternity for men in education located at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Includes personal histories, newsletters, correspondence and proceedings of meetings of national councils.
Phi Kappa Psi, Missouri Alpha Chapter Papers, 1869-1959 (C0979)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Materials pertaining to a social fraternity at the University of Missouri. Includes a list of members, 1869-1913.
Phillips Family Papers, 1853-1942 (C4008)
0.3 cubic feet (13 folders)
The papers of the Bryan and Phillips families of New Madrid, Missouri, include various wills, deeds, accounts, genealogy, miscellaneous material, and photographs.
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Eva Lena Anson Phillips Collection, 1921-1963 (C4651)
0.25 (5 folders)
Programs and announcements from concerts, recitals, plays, and graduation ceremonies from the 1920s and 1940s. Also includes church newsletters from the 1960s.
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Sidney B. Phillips Papers, 1916-1941 (C4303)
0.5 cubic feet (15 folders)
The papers contain photographs of the 4th Missouri Infantry Machine Gun Company of the National Guard during their service along the Mexican border in Laredo, Texas, in 1916. Sidney B. Phillips served with the 4th Missouri Infantry from 1916-1918. The papers also include army manuals issued to soldiers in 1913 and 1941.
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Vivian E. Phillips Constitutional Convention Papers, 1924-1967 (C2609)
0.8 cubic feet
Letters, clippings, speeches, journals, reports, and miscellaneous papers of a delegate-at-large to the Missouri constitutional convention, 1943-1944. Pertains to the convention and the work of the Constitutional Convention Study Committee after the adoption of the 1945 Missouri constitution.
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Vivian E. Phillips Constitutional Convention Papers, 1937-1949 (C0025)
3.5 cubic feet (334 folders)
Correspondence, notes, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings collected by a delegate-at-large to the Missouri constitutional convention of 1943-1944.
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Pi Lambda Theta, Central Missouri Alumnae Chapter Records, 1920s-1990s (CA4973)
7.6 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume, 4 oversize items
Meeting and executive board minutes, correspondence, reports, membership lists, financial records, scrapbooks, and newsletters of a national scholastic association for women in education.
Joseph Piatchek Papers, 1927-1976 (S0663)
0.4 cubic foot, 10 folders, 110 photographs
The Joseph Piatchek papers contain correspondence, certificates and newspapers pertaining to St. Louis area unions, including the Textile Workers Union of American (TWUA) and the St. Louis Cordage Mills Company.
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Frank Piepenbring, Jr. Papers, 1933-2009 (K0585)
5 c.f.
Personal papers of Kansas City area resident, businessman and World War II veteran. Includes correspondence, publications and printed materials, and World War II military training materials, maps, and photographs.
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Margaret E. Pierce Papers, 1917-1972 (K0328)
0.25 c.f.
Minutes and membership records of the Cora Lyman Chapter, Past Presidents Assembly of the National Federation of Music Clubs; Curriculum for music classes in the Kansas City, KS Public Schools and the Wichita Public Schools; the Kansas City Musical Club Bulletin; and various programs, directories and other items relating to music in Kansas City area.
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Elmer F. Pierson Papers, 1938-1981 (K0084)
0.5 c.f.
Photocopied scrapbooks compiled following Pierson's retirement from the Vendo Company, a manufacturer of vending machines. They are items Pierson felt to be of greatest personal interest dealing with Vendo and Pierson philanthropic and civic activities.
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C. Terence Pihlblad Papers, 1941-1978 (C3814)
2.0 cubic feet (93 folders)
Papers of a sociology professor at the University of Missouri, 1930-1967. Concerns primarily Pihlblad's research in gerontology. Includes correspondence, papers, and articles by Pihlblad and other sociologists, and material on aging studies conducted in Missouri during the 1960s.
Gladys K. Pihlblad Papers, 1906-1981 (C3843)
2.4 cubic feet (70 folders)
Papers of Gladys K. Pihlblad, Director of Student Affairs for Women at the University of Missouri from 1952 to 1973. Her papers cover such subjects as women, Black people, homosexuals, student unrest, university organizations, and university events. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, and reports.
Barbara Sandra Pittel-Katz Papers, 1917-2010 (K0661)
0.6 c.f.
A teacher and musician, Katz is an active member of Kansas City's Jewish Community. Includes sorority publicity, Heritage Center art, and the musical "Letters to Russia" composed by Pittel-Katz. Also certificates of scholarship for Bertha Glazer and David Pittell from Jefferson School and Woodland School in Kansas City, MO; correspondence; and materials related to the "Save Union Station" event.
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Harold and Miriam Pittell Papers, 1900-1986 (K0951)
0.14 c.f.
The family papers include photographs, programs, marriage announcement and ketuba (marriage contract).
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Walter Leo Pitts Papers, 1944-1945 (R1389)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Walter Leo Pitts Papers contain photocopies of four form letters belonging to Walter Leo Pitts during World War II. The letters describe the role the USS Texas played in Operation Overlord, and Operation Dragoon on the coast of France; and the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific.
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Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri Records, 1930-1990 (S0195)
6 cubic feet, 109 folders, 22 photographs, 13 scrapbooks, 2 audio tapes, 2 16mm films, 2 45 RPM records, 5 microfilm rolls
The Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri Records document the group's founding in 1932 as the Maternal Health Association of Missouri, its transformation to Planned Parenthood Association of Missouri in 1943, and growth in the post-war period. The collection contains annual reports, correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, and two reel-to-reel tapes.
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Plassmeyer Family Papers, 1862-1987 (C4226)
4.4 cubic feet (105 folders); 2 oversize items
The papers of an Osage County family that includes correspondence, photographs, military records, Osage County history, and genealogy records for the Plassmeyer and related families.
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Platte County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1907, 1940 (P1113)
An artificial collection of photographs of Platte County, Missouri.
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Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church Programs, 1945, 1975-1980 (S0120)
0.1 cubic foot
The Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church Programs contains church service programs and anniversary booklets documenting the church’s history as one of the oldest Black churches in St. Louis.
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Pleasant Grove Cemetery Association Records, 1943-1983 (C3867)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
The records of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery association consist of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings and notes.
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Pleasant Grove United Baptist Church, Iron County, Missouri Records, 1856-1972 (R0400)
3 volumes microfilmed
These are record books of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church near Viburnum in Iron County,
Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings and membership rolls beginning with the organization
of the church on 12 April 1856 and continuing through its dissolution on 15 October 1972.
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Venta Plummer Photograph Collection, 1869-1968 (P0047)
26 photographs
Early images of Seneca in Newton County.
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Rose Kentner Poehlman Collection, 1922-1960 (C3836)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Collection of Rose Kentner Poehlman concerning the Isaac Hinton Brown Award for Missouri women in undergraduate education. Poehlman was a recipient of the award from 1930 to 1934. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and a scrapbook.
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Rose Kentner Poehlman Papers, 1930s-1990s (CA5683)
3.4 cubic feet
Correspondence, travel materials, and other papers. Includes papers of University of Missouri agronomist John Milton Poehlman. Mostly correspondence with family and friends.
George Pohlman Collection, 1615-1953 (C3476)
1.6 cubic feet
The papers of George Pohlman contain material on Macon County and other northern Missouri counties. Included are original survey maps of roads, records from county officials, school and church records, land entries, estate, business and legal papers, biographies and rare English documents.
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John Henry Pohlman Papers, 1938-1949 (S0282)
2.4 cubic feet (52 folders, 16 photographs, 1 photographic negative)
The John Henry Pohlman Papers contain correspondence, military orders, and case files pertaining to Pohlman's service in the United States Army during and after World War II. The papers include the case files Pohlman created while working as a legal officer prosecuting Nazi war crimes cases in 1947 as part of the 7708 War Crimes Group.
Eugene M. Poirot Papers, 1923-1989 (R0385)
5 cubic foot (231 folders, 2 rolls of microfilm)
These are papers of a farmer and environmentalist of Lawrence County, Missouri. Topics include agriculture, fish-culture, soil conservation, and farm legislation. Included are family papers, correspondence, writings, speeches, photographs, and motion pictures on videocassette.
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Political Ephemera, Campaign Posters, and Bumper Stickers Collection, 1930-2008 (S0789)
1 cubic foot
The Political Emphemera collection contains posters and bumper stickers collected by Senturia, largely from the 1970s through the present with a few from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1960s.Most posters support political candidates standing for office in the state of Missouri or its political subdivisions. The remainder support presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Topical posters advocate or oppose propositions to enact state and local laws, or support particular social issues. Most relate to Missouri or St. Louis.
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Braxton Pollard Collection, 1930-1945 (P1014)
Photographs of St. Louis, including the MUNY and St. Louis Art Museum, and a portrait of Sally Rand.
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Jerry Wayne Ponder Papers, 1865-2004 (R1260)
13 cubic feet (580 folders, 1 box photographs)
These are correspondence, papers, and research materials of a genealogist and local historian from Ripley County, Missouri. The collection covers the descendants of Abner Ponder and allied families, the history of Ripley County, and the Civil War in southeastern Missouri. Much of the information was incorporated in publications by Ponder Books, 1987-1999.
Poplar Bluff Municipal Library Collection, 1791-1959 (CG0042)
2.0 c. f.
The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library Collection includes title records, court documents, and other papers primarily from Butler County, Missouri. This collection also contains register books from the Edgewood Home for Children in Poplar Bluff and personal items belonging to William B. Adams, such as farm workers’ time schedules and a divorce memorandum journal.
Sylvia F. Porter Papers, 1939-1991 (C3977)
16.0 cubic feet (601 folders), 3 video cassettes, 6 audio cassettes
The papers of Sylvia Porter, a personal finance columnist who wrote for the New York Post and New York Daily News, consist of her columns, books, speeches, and other writings. Also included are correspondence and other publicity clippings concerning the Sylvia Porter Organization and her involvement in President Ford's efforts to curb inflation in the 1970s.
Post Family Papers, 1884-1940 (CA6592)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of a St. Louis family include estate papers pertaining to Erastus and Justus Post, land transactions with Samuel N. Adie, and family genealogy of John and Elizabeth Post.
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Postcard Collection, 1902-1956 (S0064)
0.15 cubic foot, 1 folder
This collection contains postcards of Missouri cities and towns from 1902 to 1956. Subjects include Charles Lindbergh, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the St. Louis riverfront, buildings, parks, and streets.
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Potosi Civic League Records, 1921-1961 (R0187)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Potosi Civic League Records contain a microfilm copy of meeting minutes, financial and membership records, miscellaneous papers, and yearbooks of a woman’s club in Potosi, Washington County, Missouri. The records include a set of yearbooks from a similar organization, the Potosi Woman’s Study Club dating from 1927 to 1943.
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Howard C. Potter Constitutional Convention Scrapbooks, 1944-1946 (C2411)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
The collection contains clippings collected by a Republican delegate to the 1943 Missouri constitutional convention. They cover the convention, campaign for the approval of the proposed charter, and revision of statutes by the General Assembly to conform to the new constitution.
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Kay L. Potter Papers, 1939-2000 (K0630)
0.5 c.f.
Photographs and collected materials of former J.C. Nichols Company employee and amateur photographer.
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John Benjamin Powell Papers, 1910-1952 (C3662)
2.9 cubic feet (199 folders)
The papers of a journalist include correspondence, literary works, printed material, photographs, and a scrapbook. Drafts for My Twenty-Five Years in China and Powell’s articles (1941-1947) predominate. Information on China, Japan, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Central Asia, India, Philippine Islands, World War II, and the Washington Conference.
Benjamin Mathew Powers Papers, 1916-1965 (K0894)
1 c.f.
Powers was Assistant City Counselor and on several occasions served as acting City Manager of Kansas City, MO. Includes files relating to City legal actions. Also files from the Union Electric Land condemnations for Bagnall Dam and receivership files, including two circuit court cases for the Commercial Savings Co. & related entities.
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Earl Powers Photographs, 1942-1965 (P1041)
3.6 linear feet
Photographs by Earl Powers, a photographer and farmer who lived in Columbia, MO. Coverage includes people, events, and places in Columbia and Van Nuys, CA. Additional photographs cover Powers' Air Force service in the South Pacific during WWII.
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Prairie Grove Baptist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1874-1955 (C1318)
6 volumes
Records include church constitution, articles of faith, rules of decorum, church covenants, registers of officers, church minutes, membership lists, financial statements, and Women's Missionary Society minutes.
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Prairie Point Baptist Church (Cooper County, Mo.) Records, 1842-1949 (C3281)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Original church record book of the Prairie Point Baptist Church, dating from 1842 to 1897. Includes the articles of faith, rules of decorum, covenant, monthly business meetings, subscription pledges, and current members. Renamed three times--Pleasant Grove, Ebenezer, and Blackwater Baptist Church. Miscellaneous items from 1913 to 1949.
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Albert Edward Prather Photograph Collection, 1919-1940 (K0612)
0.3 c.f.
Prints and negatives taken by an amateur Kansas City photographer. Included are close up images of race car drivers at the Kansas Speedway Board Track at 95th and Troost, and other car race photographs
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Paul William Preisler Papers, 1902-1971 (S0235)
22 cubic feet, 322 folders, 597 photographs
The Paul William Preisler Papers document Preisler's career as a union organizer, lawyer, photographer, and biochemist in St. Louis. They contain correspondence, legal papers, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Subjects of interest include civil liberties, legislative redistricting, and Socialism. Photographs include images of Hooverville, Labor leaders, strikes and protests, and political parties.
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Presbyterian Church Farmington, Missouri Records, 1832-1982 (R0114)
(3 rolls of microfilm)
The Presbyterian Church of Farmington, Missouri Records contains a microfilm copy of minute books, membership rosters, papers of clerks of Session, and miscellaneous business and historical materials of the Presbyterian Church in Farmington, Missouri.