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Rose Shapiro Levine Papers, 1920-2000 (K1167)
1 .5 c.f.
Levine was a choral director at Beth Shalom Synagogue. Includes Musical programs of Levine, her son-in-law, Tiberius Klausner, news-clippings, photographs, and memorabilia.
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Sharon Bitner Levitan and Howard Steven Levitan Papers, 1929-2008 (K0803)
2.5 c.f.
Personal and family papers of teacher, small business owner, and leader of local Jewish women's organizations, Sharon Bitner Levitan. Also includes materials concerning Esther Gottlieb Bitner's career as a professional dancer and scrapbooks and items from Howard Levitan.
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Dorothy Roe Lewis Papers, 1926-1984 (C2233)
1.2 cubic feet (72 folders)
Papers of a feature writer for Universal News Service, women's editor for Associated Press, columnist for Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia, editor of the Missouri Republican, and freelance writer. Material on ghostwriting assignments and freelance articles for newspapers and magazines.
Edward Gardner Lewis Mail Fraud Collection, 1945-1907 (S1102)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection consists of photocopies of Library of Congress holdings on the mail fraud trial of E. G. Lewis, founder and first mayor of University City.
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H.H. Lewis Letter, 1950 (C0673)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To the History Department, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, from Cape Girardeau, MO, Mar. 15, 1950.
Concerns alleged conspiracy to repress incriminating information Lewis had collected about government officials. Two-page letter and enclosures.
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Jerry Gene Lewis Photograph Collection, 1952-1956, n.d. (CG0055)
0.2 c.f.
Collection of photographs found by landlord whose former tenant had obtained photos from a dumpster. Included is a letter addressed to Jerry Gene Lewis, congratulating him for finishing high school. Photos of a young man in a cap and gown (assumed to be Jerry) seen across several other photos provides continuity.
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Lexington Turner Society (Lexington, Mo.) Records, 1859-1965 (C3070)
1 roll of microfilm
Minutes and accounts for German-American athletic and social club founded in 1859 as Turn Verein (gymnastic society). Records to 1906 are in German. Includes translation by Turner member Nicholas Haerle. Subjects include memberships, balls, music groups, building construction and maintenance, and German-American relations.
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William Jefferson Lhamon Papers, 1882-1952 (C2464)
1.2 cubic feet (36 folders, 4 volumes, oversize)
Papers of a minister of the Christian Church and former dean of the Bible College of Missouri, Columbia, under whose leadership Lowry Hall was built. Typescripts of Lhamon's essays on religion and a short autobiography. Clippings include Lhamon's articles and editorials for religious periodicals as well as sermon synopses from newspapers.
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Liberty Baptist Church Records, 1884-1952 (R0196)
(1 roll)
The Liberty Baptist Church Records contian record books and miscellaneous papers of the Liberty Baptist Church northwest of Potosi in Washington County, Missouri. The records consist of minutes of meetings and membership information, 1884-1952, and a few pieces of correspondence, 1891-1936.
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Liberty Christian Church Records, 1824-1987 (K0235)
0.25 c.f.
Administrative records including minute books, treasurer's records, building fund drive records, scrapbooks, correspondence, roll books and miscellaneous printed materials, and other items relating to the Liberty Christian Church, Liberty, MO.
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Libra Club, Lebanon, Missouri Scrapbook Collection, 1950-2003 (R1153)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
These are scrapbooks of the Libra Club, a women's club at Lebanon in Laclede County, Missouri. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, annual booklets, photographs, and miscellaneous papers.
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Library of Congress, Missouri Historic American Buildings Survey, Photograph Collection, 1925-1963 (P0123)
0.834 linear feet
Photos of historic Missouri homes, mainly from the HABS/HAER project. This collection focuses geographically on mid-Missouri and St. Louis.
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Genevieve Lichtenwalter Papers, 1889-1951 (K0210)
3 c.f.
Personal papers and collected items of a prominent musician and music teacher in Kansas City, MO. Contains concert programs, meeting programs from local, state and national music societies, and other material representing Lichtenwalter's interest in classical music. Also correspondence from other musicians and photo albums contain family photos and travel photos from East Asia.
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Harrison J. Liebrum Papers, 1928-1972 (S0049)
0.01 cubic foot
The collection contains correspondence, labor agreements, union identification cards, ballots, and programs of Harrison J. Liebrum. Liebrum was an employee of Laclede Gas Company from 1925 to 1971, and a charter member of the Gas House Workers Union, Local 18799.
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Jasper B. Liebstadter Family Papers, 1890-1960 (K0755)
4 c.f.
Personal papers of Liebstadter, a realtor and property manager in Kansas City, his father Bernard Liebstadter (1839-1911), head of a prominent milliner business, and his mother, Mary Edna (Mollie) Loffland Liebstadter (1866-1960) who was a genealogist. Includes correspondence, scrapbooks, genealogies, family memorabilia, and real estate business files.
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Arnold J. Lien Papers, 1908-1963 (C3464)
0.6 cubic feet (31 folders)
John H. Liesveld Papers, 1934-1975 (K0749)
5 c.f.
Scrapbooks documenting Liesveld's Plaza floral shop and other professional activities. Includes correspondence, awards, photographs, clippings, greeting cards, business cards, advertisements, and Jewel Ball and other programs.
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LifeBridge Partnership Records, 1952-2021 (S0280)
2 cubic feet, 1.9 GB
The LifeBridge Partnership Records contain meeting minutes, newsletters, photographs, and histories documenting its mission to help individuals with disabilities become independent and active members in their communities. Materials of interest include a feasibility and need analysis commissioned by LifeBridge in 1983 to evaluate and recommend a centralized recreational facility for the St. Louis Region’s disability community. Also included in the collection are LifeBridge Partnership's born-digital files, including board meeting minutes and resolutions, newsletters, and strategic plans. Topics of interest consist of LifeBridge's reevaluation of its mission, name, and logo; program support services, including transportation services for clients; and LifeBridge's updated health policies and fundraising strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The materials in this collection date from 1952 to 2020.
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LifeWise StL Records, 1902-2019 (S0352)
37 cubic feet
The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, photographs, and VHS tapes chronicling LifeWise StL's (formerly Kingdom House) 120-year history of providing social welfare services to St. Louis's poor and immigrant population. Materials of interest include photographs of the Syrian Pioneers,' a LifeWise StL boy's club that catered to the Syrian youth in the early 1900s.
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Alfred Hart Lighton Collection, 1924-1992 (K0867)
4.75 c.f.
Business and financial records of Woolford Farm and Stables, owned by Herbert M. Woolf; financial records of Woolford Realty Company; and materials concerning Woolf Brothers and members of the Woolf and Lighton families.
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Lincoln County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1940-1954 (P1139)
An artificial collection of photographs of Lincoln County, Missouri.
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Linguistic Society of America Records, 1901-2020 (CA5969)
54.6 cubic feet, 10 audio cassettes, 1 video cassette
Addition of records of an organization dedicated to research and publication in the analysis of language. Includes publications, programs from annual meetings and Linguistic Institutes, publicity clippings, and materials concerning affiliated organizations, various committees, and Ebonics. Also includes correspondence of George M. Bolling and Bernard Bloch, who were both editors of Language and presidents of LSA.
Linguistic Society of America Records, 1896-1998 (C3974)
27.0 cubic feet, 69 audio cassettes, 4 audio tapes, 3 video cassettes, 40 rolls of microfilm
The records of the Linguistic Society of America, an organization dedicated to research and publication in the scientific analysis of language, include committee minutes, correspondence of officers and administrators, publications, grant applications, correspondence with affiliated organizations, and planning documents on Linguistic Institutes and annual meetings.
Linscott Haylett Wheat Architectural Records, 1953-2009 (K0780)
91 c.f.
Architectural drawings, job files, administrative records, and photographs created by the firm whose diversified practice included a broad spectrum of building types, both new construction and renovation work.
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Edgar Allison Linton Photographs, 1910-1973 (K0490)
0.3 c.f.
Travel photographs by Linton, photographer and teacher, taken during his various journeys around the world.
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Linwood Theater Records, 1940-1970 (K0491)
1 c.f.
Publicity, photographs, newsletters, and other documents relating to the Movie Theater at 31st and Prospect, Kansas City, MO. Much of the materials compiled by Leo R. Davis, manager.
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Alex Liosnoff Papers, 1936-2002 (C4361)
1 cubic foot (48 folders)
Biographical material, newspapers, newsletters, radio broadcasting material, and plain language program in business forms material of a 1941 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Liosnoff was a newspaper reporter, editor and radio editor and writer, as well as a Director of Public Affairs management for the U.S. High Commissioners and U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryuku Islands. He was also head of the Plain Language Program though the Bank of America.
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Adolph Gustav Lipp Papers, 1839-1944, 1958 (S0046)
0.05 cubic foot, 32 folders, 13 photographs
The Adolph Gustav Lipp Papers contain marriage certificates, photographs, newspaper clippings, and theater programs documenting the life of Adolph Lipp, who immigrated from Germany to St. Louis, Missouri, between the late 1880s and 1890s.
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Clarissa Start Lippert Papers, 1939-1976 (S0470)
0.8 cubic feet, 14 folders, 1 photograph, 36 volumes on 4 microfilm rolls
The papers contain scrapbooks, correspondence, and newspaper clippings documenting Clarissa Start Lippert’s career as a features writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Winifred Lippman Papers, 1930-2007, bulk 1954-2001 (S0188)
5 cubic feet, 377 photographs, 5 video tapes
The papers of Winifred Lippman contain correspondence, photographs, video tapes, an oral history interview, newspaper clippings, and organizational records documenting Lippman's seventy-year career as a Labor activist and her work for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
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Robert Lipscomb Papers, 1945-2019 (SP0053)
0.4 cubic foot (20 folders, 1 cd)
The Robert Lipscomb Papers consists of photographs taken or collected by Robert Lipscomb in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as an oral history interview with Robert. The majority of the photographs were taken during Robert's career with the Missouri Conservation Commission and include images of Missouri's forests and landscapes, in addition to fire lookout towers across South Central Missouri.
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Litherbury/Beck Family Letters, 1857-1964 (K0781)
0.3 c.f.
Letters written among the members of a farm family in Atchison County, MO concerning family matters such as farming, activities of children, the weather, and news of extended family. Some letters are from family men to home while they were in the military during war. Also genealogy and family history files.
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Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Records, 1920-1955 (C3618)
1 roll of microfilm
Church register, including lists of pastors, clerks, treasurers, deacons and trustees, a chronological register, compilations of statistics, and minutes.
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Little Zion Baptist Church, Howell County, Missouri Records, 1913-1994 (R0503)
(1 roll of microfilm)
These are the record books of the Little Zion Baptist Church near Trask in Howell County,
Missouri. The volumes include membership records, lists of officers and pastors, and minutes of
church meetings from 4 October 1913 through 1 June 1994. There is also an historical sketch of the
church written for its centennial in 1994.
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Little Zion Primitive Baptist Church (Macon County, Mo.) Records, 1836-1974 (C3640)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Record books containing lists of members of the church, the constitution, and the abstract of principles. A synopsis of each meeting of the congregation is also included.
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Charles E. Lively Papers, c. 1909-1966 (CA3740)
8.2 cubic feet
Correspondence and publications of a rural sociologist.
Livingston and Traugott Families Papers, 1898-2006, bulk 1942-1959 (R1516)
1.2 cubic feet (40 folders, 13 photographs)
The Livingston and Traugott Families Papers contains personal correspondence and papers of the Traugott and Livingston families from Benton and Miller counties in Missouri, with the bulk revolving around the life of the Traugott family during Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Henry Traugott’s career in the United States Army in the mid-twentieth century.
David A. Lockmiller Papers, 1880-1964 (C0405)
0.2 cubic feet
The papers of the biographer of General Enoch H. Crowder, administrator of the Selective Service during World War I and ambassador to Cuba, primarily consist of correspondence from the 1940s and 1950s pertaining to the biography. The papers also include correspondence written to Crowder from prominent political and military figures, publicity materials, book reviews, and miscellaneous records. See also C1046, the Enoch H. Crowder Papers.
Anita Boresow Loeb Jewish Cemetery Project, 1866-1999 (K0430)
14 (MR)
Microfilm of note cards prepared by Loeb recording vital data, and when available obituaries for persons buried in Jewish cemeteries in Greater Kansas City. Much of the data, but not all, appears in Mrs. Loeb's book, Gone But Not Forgotten: a History of the Burials in the Jewish Cemeteries of Kansas City, Missouri.
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Anita Boresow Loeb Papers, 1921-2010 (K0659)
9.25 c.f.
An autobiographical family history entitled My Wonderful Life written by Loeb, community historian and active member of Kansas City's Jewish Community. Also a panoramic photograph of the Southwestern Keren Hayesod Zionist Conference, 1921.
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Charles Gustavus Loesch Collection, 1862-1996 (C3931)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Newspaper clippings, photographs, and a memoir of Missouri Civil War veteran Charles G. (Gus) Loesch.
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Logan Wood Genealogical Records, 1700-1980 (K0181)
0.2 c.f.
Genealogical notes, letters, transcribed copies of historical documents and other materials relating to family lines of interest to Dr. Logan Wood, a physician in Bolckow, Andrew County, Missouri.
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Robert Logsdon Papers, 1939-1992 (S1070)
0.25 cubic foot
The Robert Logsdon Papers contain newspaper clippings and photographs relating to Logsdon's labor activism as a candidate for the governor of Missouri in 1948 and a member of the executive board of the Union District 8.
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Loire-Kuzmich Family Papers, 1916-2006 (C4267)
0.5 cubic feet (10 folders)
The Loire-Kuzmich family papers consists of items collected by Barbra Kuzmich, including photographs and letters, as well as documents chronicling the lives of Genevieve Loire and the Kuzmich family.
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Edward V. Long Papers, 1951-1969 (C1268)
308.75 cubic feet
The papers of Edward V. Long, a Democratic senator from Missouri, consist of correspondence, memos, and other material relating to Long's career in the U.S. Senate.
Lula C. Long Photographs, 1920, 1953, no date (P0933)
10 photographs
Photos of Washington County
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Lorenzen Family Papers, 1927-2002 (S0286)
0.5 cubic foot
The Lorenzen Family Papers contain correspondence, photographs, and a scrapbook, primarily pertaining to the lives of Dorothy and Robert Lorenzen and their daughter, Georgia Lorenzen Kay. The materials in this collection date from 1927 to 2002.
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Lorie Family Papers, 1889-1981 (K1414)
0.17 c.f.
This collection contains materials of the Lorie family, a Jewish family from Kansas City. Members of the family whose materials are in this collection lived in the area from the late 19th century through the 20th century. Materials include military records, Boy Scout records, family correspondence, personal documents of various kinds, a photograph, newspaper clippings, and documents pertaining to the wider Jewish community.
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Serina Levin Lorsch Papers, 1963-1991 (K0094)
4 c.f.
Personal and family papers as well as materials related to various organizations of which Mrs. Lorsch was a part, including the Temple B'nai Jehudah Sisterhood, the Kansas City Chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women, her work to secure ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment in Missouri
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Philipp Lotz Papers, 1872-1955 (C3741)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers contain pages from the family bible listing births and deaths of children of Philipp and Christina Lotz; obituary of Christian Lotz; miscellaneous receipts and clippings; and religious cards and literature. Most of the material is in German. The Lotz family lived in and near California and McGirk in Moniteau County, Missouri, and Kansas City.