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Saint Joseph Stockyards Company Records, 1896-1963 (K0192)
0.3 c.f.

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Minutes of the Stockyards Company including attachments and associated items such as the Articles of Incorporation of the organization, proxy statements, contracts, orders to pay dividends, reports to the Board and some correspondence.

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Saint Louis Zoo Records, 1910-2014 (S0194)
30 cubic feet

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The Saint Louis Zoo Records document the evolution of Zoo's philosophy from providing entertainment to educating the public and preserving animal species. The collection contains annual reports, meeting minutes, photographs, films, and scrapbooks. Topics of interest include animal acquisitions, as well as birth and deaths, and construction of new zoo buildings.

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Saint Mary's Jesuit Mission and College Records, 1832-1967 (K0330)
0.02 c.f.

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Records of the Jesuit mission to the Potawatomi Indians located in present Linn County, KS, which moved to present Pottawatomie County, KS and became St. Mary's College (Saint Marys, KS.). Mission and college records, reports sent to superiors, and priests' diaries. Includes early missionary records of births, deaths and marriages in Buchanan, Clay, and Jackson Counties, MO.

Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, Missouri Collection, 1918-1972 (R0524)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, Missouri Collection consists of photocopied records and programs for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cole Camp, Benton County, Missouri.

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Sainte Genevieve Academy Records, 1808-2001 (R1394)
0.3 cubic foot (14 folders)

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The Sainte Genevieve Academy Records consist of photocopied documents pertaining to the founding of and preservation of the Academy, also known as the Old Louisiana Academy in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. These records include a history of the school, construction records, land records, and records kept by the Foundation for the Restoration of Ste. Genevieve during the preservation of the school.

Morning Shade School Records, 1875-1944 (R0097)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders)

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The Morning Shade School Records contain photocopies of the district clerk's records and teacher's class records for the rural Morning Shade School in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. The collection includes nine volumes that contain minutes of annual meetings, school censuses, financial data, and teachers' contracts.

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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Collection, 1885-1967 (R0165)
0.04 cubic foot (4 folders)

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The Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Collection contains photocopies of miscellaneous papers concerning the history of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. The papers include a historical address by Firmin A. Rozier, a printed directory of the Catholic Church, a souvenir program from a production of Shaun Rue, and two architectural reports by Ernest A. Connally on historic homes.

Patricia and Earl Samel Normandy School District Collection, 1944-2002 (S1146)
Approximately 2 cubic feet

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Papers collected by Patricia and Earl Semel (Normandy High School, class of 1944), including newsletters, photographs, publications, ledgers, and VHS tapes pertaining to the Normandy School District, the Normandy High School Class of 1944 reunions, and the history of Normandy, Missouri.

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Frances Asbury Sampson Collection, 1796-1958 (C3813)
12.9 cubic feet (455 folders)

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Collection compiled by Francis Asbury Sampson. Includes Democratic and Republican party campaign literature for national and Missouri elections, 1838-1958; speeches and pamphlets concerning national and state political issues; materials concerning the history of Boone, Schuyler, Pettis and Ste. Genevieve counties and Sedalia; papers of Garland C. Broadhead and William Switzler; and speeches, notes, bibliographies and personal papers of F.A. Sampson.

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John K. Samuel Collection, 1839-1981 (K0081)
0.3 c.f. (12 folders)

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Photocopied scrapbooks of photographs, newspaper clippings, reminiscences and some copies of original material related to the history of Barry, Clay County, Missouri, the Chevis-Samuel Tavern, and Missouri Town-1855. Also material related to the Chevis and Samuel families of Barry, Missouri.

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Karen Sands Photograph Collection, 1910s-1980s (CA6726)
0.75 cubic feet, 4 oversize items

Photographs collected by Karen Sands include the Finkie, Graue, Pietzschke, and related families, 1910s-1980s. Also included are items from Warrenton High School, 1951, and newspaper clippings, 1953, n.d.

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Art Santen Collection, 1940-2010 (S0980)
0.4 cubic foot, 579 photographs

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This collection contains songbooks, scorecards, and photographs pertaining to events, individuals, and places connected to Art Santen, a longtime resident of the Skinker Debaliviere neighborhood and noted collector of bottle caps.

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Sapp Family Papers, (CA6707)
0.05 cubic feet (1 folder)

The papers of a Boone County, Missouri, family include a birth registration, marriage certificate, court documents, death certificates, wills, and stock records.

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Sappington and Breathitt Family Scrapbooks, 1830s-1970s (CA6742)
2 oversize volumes, 1 folder

The collection contains two scrapbooks and a manuscript on the Hall and related families. The first scrapbook contains material on the family of Dr. John Sappington and his wife, Jane Breathitt Sappington. The second scrapbook contains materials on the Breathitt and allied families. The material was compiled by C. Lester Hall, Jr.

Sappington Family Genealogical Collection, 1926-2010s (CA6435)
23 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes, 1 CD, 2 DVDs, 7 oversize items

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The papers in this collection are a genealogical history of the Sappington family who were largely located in central Missouri with likely origins in Maryland, Georgia, and Mississippi.

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Sappington Family Land Records, 1905-2020 (CA6656)
1 folder

Abstracts of title and deeds for land in Saline County, Missouri, once owned by Dr. John Sappington. Includes information on the Arrow Rock Cannel Coal Mining Company and a land auction booklet for the sale of the "Pilot Hickory" Historic Farm.

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David Blake Sasse Collection, 1940-1993 (C4107)
1 cubic foot (27 folders), 5 audio cassettes

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The collection of David Blake Sasse contains mostly correspondence between Sasse and military veterans describing their experience with Missouri National Guard units. Sasse also collected military unit histories and political campaign materials.

David Blake Sasse Collection, 1940s-1990s (CA6736)
1.2 cubic feet

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Addition of letters written by Louis Donald Sasse during World War II. Also includes miscellaneous notes and correspondence relating to the history of small towns in Chariton County.

Dan Saults Papers, 1937-1985 (R0403)
2 cubic feet (44 folders)

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These are papers of a conservationist and outdoor journalist, including material on the Outdoor Writers Association of America, wilderness areas, the "Irish Wilderness" of Oregon County, Missouri, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, and the Ozarks region. There are a typescript of Saults's unpublished novel and copies of many of his articles and speeches.

Saunders Family Papers, 1877-1973 (C4248)
0.1 cubic feet (13 folders), 2 oversize items

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The Saunders family papers contains family photographs, correspondence to and from Eva Pearl and Ed Saunders and other documents related to the Saunders and Danner families of Cass County, Missouri.

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Sawyer Family Papers, 1934-1944 (R1313)
(1 folder)

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The collection consists of eleven school report cards for the children of Thomas M. and Elsie D. Sawyer. The children attended Rogersville Public School at Rogersville in Greene County, Missouri, and Green Hill School, in Webster County, Missouri for elementary education.

Elizabeth Gentry Sayad Papers, 1943-2009 (S0476)
12 cubic feet, 1274 photographs, 7 reel-to-reel tapes, 5 videotapes, 1 scrapbook

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The Elizabeth Gentry Sayad Papers consist of newspaper clippings and correspondence, documenting her activities in St. Louis-area cultural events. Topics of interest include A Fair to Remember, Christ Church Cathedral, the Mayor's Task Force on the Humanities and the Arts, the Mississippi River Festival and Tricentennial, the New Music Circle, and the Repertory Theater.

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Scandinavian Association of Greater Kansas City Records, 1879-1999 (K1180)
7 c.f.

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Organizational records pertaining to the Swedish in Kansas City. Includes meeting minutes, by-laws, and member rosters. Also programs, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and research files for the Association's 50th Anniversary History book.

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Alma Sioux Scarberry Papers, 1899-1990 (C3913)
3.0 cubic feet (107 folders), 41 audio cassettes, 14 audio discs

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The papers of Alma Sioux Scarberry, a reporter, novelist, script writer, publicist, and entertainer, include correspondence, clippings, photographs, newspaper serials, books, manu­scripts, sheet music, audio tapes, and material documenting her career and personal life.

Nathan Scarritt Family Papers, 1839-1962 (K0248)
1 c.f.

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Newspaper clippings, articles, announcements, correspondence, and publication relating to the Scarritt and Chick families, two early families in Kansas City. Deeds and leases concerning the property owned by Scarritt and his estate. Also are family histories and a diary and autobiography of Nathan Scarritt, Methodist minister and missionary and early city builder.

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Scarritt-Royster-Swinney Family Papers, 1818-1989 (K0632)
71 c.f.

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Family papers of three prominent families of Kansas City and Glasgow, MO. Includes a wide variety of materials including letters, postcards, speeches, newspaper articles, poetry, photographs, family items, business and personal papers, tributes to various individuals and historical papers and recollections.

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Schaberg Family Papers, 1894-1974 (C3665)
3.0 cubic feet (193 folders)

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The personal and professional papers of Benjamin F. Schaberg, Sr., who worked as an engineer on the Panama Canal, St. Louis sewer projects, World War II army post construction, and Missouri Public Service Commission studies, include family correspondence between Schaberg and his wife, sisters, and sons. Ben Jr. and John George Schaberg were in China during and after the 1937 Japanese invasion.

Schaeperkoetter Family Papers, 1940s-1980s (CA6735)
0.3 cubic feet

The Schaeperkoetter family papers include photographs of Alvin Schaeperkoetter during his service in the United States Army during World War II. Also included in this collection are records from the Optimist International club and miscellaneous family records.

Dorothy Fulbright Schaper Genealogical Papers, 1905-1999 (CG0031)
2.0 c.f.

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Genealogy family charts, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings related to the Fulbright family of Cape Girardeau County.

Maurice Schechter Papers, 1919-1977 (S0687)
1 cubic foot, 68 folders

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The Maurice Schechter Papers include law cases from 1919-1977 and various awards given to Schecter from 1929-1976. Together they chronicle Schecter's career as a lawyer, Missouri Representative, and Missouri Senator.

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Francis Scheidegger Photograph Collection, 1940-1972 (S0809)
46 cubic feet

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Francis Scheidegger worked as a photographer in his native Kirkwood, Missouri, from 1940 until his death in 2000. Scheidegger was the first local photographer in Kirkwood, opening a storefront studio on South Kirkwood Road in 1941. This collection contains a large collection of photographic negatives documenting much of the local architecture and the Kirkwood appearances of many national celebrities, including presidents and members of Congress.

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Peter Voorhees Schenck Papers, 1859-1964 (C2214)
0.1 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Biographical sketches of Schenck and John S. McCune. Letter to Anna McCune proposing marriage. Schenck's resignation as superintendent of the Female Hospital, St. Louis. Scrapbook of McCune-Schenck clippings and family photographs.

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Elenore Schewe Collection, 1920-2002 (C4266)
1.8 cubic feet (39 folders), 3 audio cassettes, 5 oversize items

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The collection of Elenore Schewe contains material of her research into refractory companies in Missouri, including both institutional records of the companies themselves and the personal papers and records of various important figures in the refractory companies. This collection was created as part of Schewe's work assisting in the research for the book Refractories: the Hidden Industry by Corinne Azen Krause.

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Arthur W.Schisler Photographs, 1938-1955 (P0820)
4 photographs

Photos of the Luther A. Armstrong Home, Kirkwood, St. Louis County.

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Herman Schlundt Papers, 1913-1941 (C0015)
12.5 cubic feet (1,069 folders)

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Files from the University of Missouri chemistry department. Includes some of Schlundt's personal correspondence and papers as well as departmental and personal correspondence of Mary Violette Dover, D.H. Dolley, Henry D. Bent, and Allen E. Stern. Papers contain research notes for Schlundt's work on radioactivity and Dover's work on lubricants.

Dorothy Schneider Papers, 1921-1995 (S0982)
43 cubic feet

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The Dorothy Schneider Papers contain correspondence, diaries, photographs, scrapbooks, and a dissertation pertaining to Schneider's experiences volunteering with the American Red Cross during World War II in the Pacific Theater, as well as her peace activism with the United Nations Day World Holiday.

Irvin Edwin Schnell Papers, 1918-1978 (CA6729)
0.8 cubic feet

The papers of Irvin Edwin Schnell, a greenhouse owner and florist from Fayette, Missouri, include daily diaries, 1918-1978; a financial ledger, 1925-1974; The Valley Farmer, v. 6 and 8, 1954, 1956; and miscellaneous papers.

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J. Milton Shockley Collection, circa 1940-1959 (R0643)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The J. Milton Shockley Collection contains photocopies of “What They Said,” a compilation of stories and anecdotes regarding residents of Maries County, Missouri, by Dr. J. Milton Shockley, a local historian and past president of the Maries County Historical Society.

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Albert Schoenberg Records, 1915-1940 (K0793)
2 c.f.

Schoenberg was owner of Schoenberg Realty and Investment Company active in the downtown real estate business. Includes architectural drawings and photographs of buildings in downtown Kansas City, MO as proposed or built.

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Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis Records, 1923-1985 (S0083)
2 cubic feet

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The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis contains meeting minutes, correspondence, bylaws, and photographs documenting the group's mission to assist St. Louis area students by providing them with interest-free loans to help further their education beyond high school.

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C. Herschel Schooley Papers, 1884-c. 1971 (CA4078)
7 cubic feet

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Biographical research material collected by C. Herschel Schooley in preparation for a book on Clarence Cannon. During the Eisenhower administration, Schooley served as Director of the Office of Public Information, Department of Defense, from 1953 to 1958.

Schopp Family Collection, 1864-1957 (S1217)
0.01 cubic foot

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The Schopp Family Collection contains photographs, probate records, pension and marriage certificates, as well as Musicians’ Club and Musicians’ Mutual Benefit Association membership cards of Valentine and Victor Schopp.

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Ruth B. Schowalter Papers, 1944-2006 (R1488)
0.25 cubic foot (6 folders)

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The papers of Ruth B. Schowalter contain the personal papers of Norma Ruth Baxter Schowalter and genealogical materials related to the Schowalter, Bickey, and Bradford families.

Schrader-Holtschneider Family Papers, 1868-1959 (C3773)
0.8 cubic feet (38 folders)

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The collection contains papers of the Schrader and Holtschneider families of Rich Fountain, Osage County, Missouri. They were farmers, merchants, postmasters, and county judges. Papers include correspondence, business and legal papers, post office records, and school district records.

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Ward Loren Schrantz Papers, circa 1909-1946 (R0361)
(3 rolls of microfilm)

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The Ward Loren Schrantz Papers are microfilm copies of memoirs of military service by a resident of Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, who served in the Missouri National Guard and the U.S. Army before World War I. He was a captain of a machine gun battalion in Europe, 1917-1919, a reserve officer, 1920-1942, and a U.S. Army troopship commander during World War II.

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Adolf E. and Rebecca B. Schroeder Collection, 1550, 1800-1804, 1913-2012 (C4483)
19.0 cubic feet (458 folders), 233 audio cassettes, 28 audio discs, 41 audio tapes, 80 video cassettes, 1 CD, 2 rolls microfilm, 1 film, 8 oversize items, 229 MB of digital files

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The papers of Adolf Schroeder, professor of German at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and his wife Rebecca, editor of the Missouri Heritage Readers, including their work with European-American oral histories and Missouri folklore and folk music.

Victor J. Schroeder Papers, 1891-2010 (CA6496)
4.4 cubic feet, 2 oversize items

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The papers of a Methodist minister from Troy, Missouri, contain a transcription of his journals, along with correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous material. Schroeder served churches in Georgia, Ohio, and Illinois, as well as Warren, Lincoln, St. Charles, and St. Louis Counties, Missouri. The collection also includes family material, including papers concerning his father, John Ernst Schroeder, a chiropractor who served in WWI.

Schroeder-Winkelmann Family Papers, 1847-1990 (S0305)
2.5 cubic feet, 178 photographs

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The Schroeder-Winkelmann Family Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, sheet music, and artifacts chronicling the lives of a German-Catholic family in St. Louis, Missouri. Joseph and Daisy Schroeder were married in 1918, and their daughter Pat married Jim Winkelmann in 1949. The materials in the collection document the family’s involvement in St. Louis’ Catholic community. Also of interest are items related to Missourians’ experiences during World War I, including a German alien registration card and Joseph Schroeder’s military papers and souvenirs.

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Schubert Family Papers, 1834-1996 (C3005)
0.6 cubic feet

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The Schubert Family Papers contain diaries, drawings, prints, and account books related to the immigration and livelihood of family members. There are also genealogical notebooks for families of Atchison County, MO, and documents dealing with the Sociality.

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Schuermann and Droll Family Papers, 1890-1976 (S0318)
0.5 cubic foot

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The collection includes photographs, correspondence, death certificates, and newspaper clippings documenting the Schuermann and Droll families' lives in the Normandy, Missouri, area.

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