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Mount Gilead Church Records, 1853-1983 (K0165)
0.4 c.f. (5 folders)
Photocopy of a minute book of the Church. Also included deeds for land which became the Mount Gilead Church Cemetery, and a series of news clippings relating the history of the Church, the adjoining school and their eventual transfer to Clay County to become part of the County Parks system.
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Mount Lebanon Baptist Church Records, 1847-circa 1967 (R0382)
0.06 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Mount Lebanon Baptist Church Records contain photocopies of minutes of meetings, 1847-1909, and membership records, circa 1852-1967, of the Mount Lebanon Baptist Church near Thornfield in Ozark County, Missouri. The church was founded in 1847 as the
Mount Lebanon Church of General Baptists.
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Mount Pleasant United Baptist Church (Hartsburg, Mo.) Records, 1858-1950 (C2990)
2 rolls of microfilm
Meeting minutes and membership lists dating from organization in 1858 through May 1950 for a Boone County, MO, church. Minutes deal with construction and maintenance of church building, fund raising, member discipline, officers, delegates to the Little Bonne Femme Association of the Southern Baptist Church, and searches for ministers.
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Mt. Zion Methodist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Records, 1901-1972 (C4310)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
The records of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church contain membership records of the church formerly in existence in northern Boone County near Hallsville, Missouri, including some pastor lists, marriages, and baptisms.
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Mu Phi Epsilon, Phi Delta Chapter Records, 1926-1986 (C4225)
0.4 cubic feet, (19 folders), 8 volumes
Scrapbooks, correspondence, manuals, meeting minutes, memorial foundation guides, and photographs relating to the history and events of the Phi Delta Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, a music honorary for women.
Siegmar Muehl Collection, 1778-1992 (C4075)
0.25 cubic feet (7 folders)
Collection of genealogical research materials compiled by Siegmar Muehl documenting the Strehly family of Hermann, Missouri, particularly focusing on Joseph Carl Strehly (1778-1860) and Maria Strehly Wolff (1822-1906), including family photographs, correspondence, a travel diary, wills, clippings, genealogical charts, and biographies.
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James E. Mueller Collection, 1877-2002 (SP0103)
16 cubic feet (444 folders, 719 photographs, 10,397 slides, 13 glass plate negatives)
The James E. Mueller Collection contains personal and professional photographs, negatives, and slides taken by Joplin, Missouri, photographer James Evans Mueller. The collection also includes Mueller’s personal papers.
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- Advertising
- Air Transportation
- Architecture
- Automobiles and Highways
- Banking
- Boats and Waterways
- Business and Industry
- Children and Youth
- Education
- Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife
- Family and Personal Papers
- Media
- Performing and Visual Arts
- Photographs
- Railroads and Railways
- Real Estate
- Recreation and Sports
- Transportation
- Travel and Description
Daniel L. and Edith B. Mumpower Papers, 1913-1964 (C3900)
0.8 cubic feet (29 folders)
Correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous papers of Methodist missionaries to the Belgian Congo. The Mumpower family along with two other couples were the first white missionaries to the Otetela village of Wembo-Nyama in the central region of the Belgian Congo (now Zaire).
Municipal League of Metro St. Louis Records, 1918-2020 (S0279)
1.25 cubic feet
The Municipal League of Metro St. Louis records consists of member meeting minutes relating to the organization's mission to improve St. Louis County residents' lives by fostering cooperation among St. Louis County government and municipalities. Topics of interest include the League's lobbying of state and federal government for legislation designed to help municipalities better serve their residents, including the proposed implementation of an internet sales tax and the removal of radioactive waste stored in St. Louis City and County. Interspersed throughout the meeting minutes are resolutions, reports, and policy statements regarding recreational opportunities for at-risk youth in St. Louis County, solid waste management policy, and local control of municipal affairs in light of St. Louis County Executive Sam Page's restrictions on businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also included in the collection is a history of the League, written by Charles W. Sisler, a former Crestwood council member (1977-1991). The materials in this collection date from 1918 to 2020.
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Ralph W. Murphy Collection of Photographs, 1884-1966 (P0767)
9 photographs
Photos of Newton County by Murphy's Studio, including the Ritchey Mansion in Newtonia, Newtonia Battlefield, the Herman Jaeger property near Neosho, and Jolly Mill near Granby.
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Murray/Goede Collection, 1927-1968 (S0802)
0.4 cubic foot, 4 folders, 159 photographs
The Murray/Goede Collection contains photographs of the St. Louis County area between 1927 and 1975, including photos of the 1927 flood in Fenton, Missouri.
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Museum of Transportation, Kirkwood, Photographs, 1951 (P0828)
2 photographs
Photo postcards of Museum of Transportation, Kirkwood.
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Music Teachers National Association, West Central Division Papers, 1939-1966 (C3577)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Minutes, correspondence, reports, convention programs, and history of a branch of the Music Teachers National Association which included Missouri music teachers.
Musical Research Club Records, 1913-1983 (S0496)
4.25 cubic feet, 20 volumes, 4 microfilm rolls
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Musicians' Association of St. Louis Records, 1890-2015 (S0746)
50 cubic feet
The Musicians' Association of St. Louis Records contain meeting minutes, newsletters, membership files, and correspondence documenting its efforts to advocate and protect musicians' workplace rights in recording studios, tours, nightclubs, and the symphony stage.
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"My Father Planned the James Boys' Capture," Thomas Riley Shouse, 1959 (C2122)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copy of an article in the FRONTIER TIMES, Summer 1959.
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Clara Louise Myers Papers, 1911-1988 (C4012)
57 cubic feet (1419 folders), 2 audio cassettes, 6 audio tapes
The papers of Clara Louise Myers consist mainly of professional material, including course materials for classes she taught at the University of Missouri's School of Social Work. The collection also documents her participation in a variety of professional and community organizations, as well as aspects of her personal life, including her graduate education in social work.
Ralph Elbert Myers Sr. Papers, 1942-1993 (K0598)
1.75 c.f.
One of the partners is the premier Kansas City architectural firm, Kivett and Myers. Includes scrapbook of Myers career, a CD history of Kivett and Myers, slides of buildings and places, and the slides and audio tape for the production of Architecture USA and DVD of the film produced by Myers.
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Elsa Louise Nagel Papers, 1905-1973 (C3910)
0.8 cubic feet
Papers of an associate professor of German, University of Missouri, 1926-1966. Includes correspondence with family, friends, and soldiers during World War I and World War II. Also present are newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous items related to the Nagel and Meusch families.
Werner O. Nagel Papers, 1907, 1924-1988 (C2544)
3.7 cubic feet (215 folders, 2 volumes, 9 oversize items)
Papers of a University of Missouri pioneer wildlife student, zoologist, noted conservationist, technical writer for the Missouri Conservation Commission, and philosopher/poet. Material on conservation, pollution, land management, wild game cookery, and technical writing.
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Napoleon W. Dible Company Records, 1927-1957 (K1307)
3.25 c.f.
The records of Napoleon W. Dible Company contain architectural drawings, job specifications and abstracts of title for properties built by the N.W. Dible Company of Kansas City.
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Edmee Bauer Nash Scrapbooks, 1936-1984 (S0715)
0.8 cubic foot, 10 folders, 131 photographs
Edmee Bauer Nash created three scrapbooks contain scrapbooks regarding the Webster Groves League of Women Voters, family photographs, and an adopted child, William Nash. In addition, the Nash collection contains signed artwork from various artists, a volume of Edmee Nash’s collected poems, and other items related to her writing.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Collection, 1930-1964 (S0389)
1 roll microfilm
This collection contains newspaper clippings, flyers, and newsletters of the St. Louis branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Also included in the collection are fourteen issues of the St. Louis NAACP Citizen, 1957-1964.
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National Congress of Parents and Teachers, Missouri Branch Papers, 1912-1950 (C3565)
0.1 cubic feet (9 folders)
The papers of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers contain yearbooks, programs, and convention materials of the Missouri branch of an organization formed to promote the welfare of children, home, school, church, and state. The organization is generally called P.T.A.
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National Cosmetology Association of Missouri Records, 1944-1990s (C4180)
1.85 cubic feet (17 folders, 4 oversize volumes), 1 oversize item
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National Council of Jewish Women, St. Louis Section Records, 1895-1984 (S0443)
84 cubic feet, 7 audio tapes, 45 volumes, 195 folders, 513 photographs
The National Council of Jewish Women, St. Louis Section promotes unity among Jewish women through education and community service. The organization pioneered work with the milk program in public schools (1917-1933), and the Golden Age Senior Citizens' clubs in 1945. The collection includes reports, minutes, financial statements, scrapbooks, photographs, slideshow, newsletters, and tapes.
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National Federation of Pachyderm Clubs Records, 1950-2014 (CA6684)
1.4 cubic feet
The collection contains the records of the National Federation of Pachyderm Clubs. The organization was created to promote active citizenship involvement and education through local Republican clubs across the United States. The records include correspondence, minutes, political education materials, and miscellaneous material related to the organization.
National Federation of Press Women Records, 1910-2020 (C3973)
5.0 cubic feet, 16 audio cassettes, 3 rolls of microfilm, 537 MB of digital files
Records of an organization consisting of affiliated state professional associations of press women, which promotes the professional development of journalists. Includes correspondence of officers, annual convention materials, histories of the organization and its members, publications, and affiliate information.
National Federation of Press Women Records, 1945-2017 (CA6205)
6.4 cubic feet, 9 audio cassettes, 1 CD, 3 rolls of microfilm, 2 video cassettes, 4 DVDs
Addition of publications, conference materials, meeting minutes, membership rosters, and other records of an organization founded in 1937 that promotes the professional development of journalists.
National League of American Pen Women, Kansas City-Westport Branch Records, 1931-2011 (K0437)
6 c.f.
Scrapbooks, minutes, secretary's book, president's records, achievement reports, miscellaneous yearbooks, histories, and organizational newsletters.
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National Panel of American Women Records, 1957-1986 (K0619)
3 c.f.
Organizational records of the national office of the Panel of American Women, an organization dedicated to thoughtful examination and discussion of social issues. Includes correspondence, financial and legal records, newsletters and printed material, minutes, and scrapbooks.
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National Society of Arts and Letters, St. Louis Chapter Records, 1954-2020 (S0291)
8 cubic feet, 229 folders, 1731 photographs, 5 scrapbooks, 16 compact discs, 1 video cassette
The National Society of Arts and Letters, St. Louis Chapter Records contain meeting minutes, correspondence, program booklets, photographs, and scrapbooks regarding the organization’s mission to encourage and assist young artists in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area by bestowing scholarships and awards, and holding annual competitions in drama, literature, music, art and dance.
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National Society of the Colonial Dames in the State of Missouri, Columbia Committee Record Book, 1928-1976 (C4713)
0.2 cubic foot (1 folder)
Secretary's minute book of committee meetings.
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Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City Records, 1931-2011 (K0279)
34 c.f.
Organizational records of a historical society for Kansas City area history. Includes minutes and Secretaries' files; President's files; Treasurers' files; membership records; Curators' files of correspondence with researchers; general correspondence; historical information; and other materials related to the operation of the organization.
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Native Sons of Kansas City Collection, 1790-1990 (K0465)
30 c.f.
Manuscripts, documents, photographs, books, maps, and oversize materials relating to the history of the Kansas City area collected by the Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City.
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Native Sons of Kansas City Photograph Collection, 1824-1960 (K0528)
4 c.f.
An artificial collection of photographs from various sources collected by the Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City.
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Native Sons of Kansas City Scrapbooks, 1820-1960 (K0395)
14 c.f.
Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, photographs, manuscript materials, publications, and research notes of a variety of Kansas City area events and topics, such a early settlers and civic leaders, built environment, art and culture, education, government, and commercial activities.
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Naturalization Council Metropolitan Area Kansas City Collection, 1938-1986 (K0832)
8 c.f.
The organizational records of the Council includes monthly reports, statements, minutes, educational materials, correspondence, awards, office files, scrapbooks, and photographs related to its activities to assist immigrants to the city.
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Robert F. Neathery Collection, 1903-2001 (R1112)
2 cubic feet (65 folders)
These are papers of Robert F. Neathery, a developer and operator of radio stations and cable television systems at West Plains in Howell County, Missouri. They consist of personal, family, and business papers, drafts and other papers concering Neathery's memoir, 'West Plains As I Knew It', and miscellaneous topical files.
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Clyde B. Neibarger Papers, 1920-1963 (K0681)
4 c.f.
Neibarger was at one time music editor Kansas City Star. Includes correspondence, clippings and typed manuscripts of Neibarger's reviews, and programs
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John G. Neihardt Ephemera, 1957-1987 (C1267)
0.3 cubic feet, 1 audio cassette
Correspondence, clippings, and obituaries of poet and educator John G. Neihardt. Additional materials pertaining to the Neihardt Foundation, Black Elk/Neihardt Park, Blair, Nebraska, and a stage performance of Black Elk Speaks. Enid Fink Neihardt childhood memoir and additional clippings about her and Hilda Neihardt's efforts to continue their father's and Black Elk's legacies.
John G. Neihardt Papers, c. 1858-1974 (C3716)
9.4 cubic feet, 41 video cassettes, 52 DVDs, 57 audio cassettes, 3 CDs, 3 audio discs (558 folders also available on 18 rolls of microfilm)
Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, news clippings, audio and video cassettes, and miscellaneous material of poet. Neihardt was most famous for his epic, A CYCLE OF THE WEST, and BLACK ELK SPEAKS. He was poet laureate of Nebraska, literary editor of the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 1926-1938, and instructor at the University of Missouri, 1949-1965.
John G. Neihardt Papers, 1908-1974 (C3778)
1.4 cubic feet (82 folders)
Correspondence and miscellaneous material of poet John G. Neihardt. Neihardt was most famous for his epic, A Cycle of the West, and Black Elk Speaks. He was poet laureate of Nebraska, literary editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1929-1938, and an instructor at the University of Missouri, 1949-1965.
Adolph Nejdl Photograph Collection, 1940-1960s (C0184)
0.4 cubic feet
Primarily black and white 8x10 promotional photographs of burlesque and exotic dancers.
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Nelly Don, Inc. Collection, 1950-1978 (KA2578)
3 c.f.
The Nelly Don, Inc. Collection contains corporate documents related to the company and its subsidiaries, dated between 1950 and 1978.
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Nelson Family Papers, 1879-1973 (R0252)
(1 roll of microfilm, 104 negatives)
These are scrapbooks, miscellaneous papers, and photographs of the Nelson family of Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri. Absolom, Arthur T., and Frank R. Nelson operated a commercial apple orchard and a tavern and motel along Uunited States Highway 66. Arthur T. Nelson served on various Missouri state commissions and boards. The photographs in the collection have been copied on 35mm negatives and slides.
Earl F. Nelson Papers, 1904-1967 (C2511)
3.0 cubic feet
The papers of Earl F. Nelson contain personal, political, and business correspondence, insurance data, tax records, ledgers, and journals, including correspondence, reports, and financial statements dealing with work as a member of the board of curators. Also included are papers of Edna Nelson dealing with estate matters.
Oscar David Nelson Papers, 1914-1980 (K0069)
58 c.f.
Personal, including his philanthropic work, his personal investments, travel and general correspondence, and professional papers of former chairman of the board of Butler Manufacturing Company
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Mary Carol Neth Papers, 1927-2004 (C4040)
8.0 cubic feet (251 folders), 15 audio cassettes, 4 card files
The professional papers of Mary C. Neth, created during her research of rural women's history of the Midwest and the history of American tap dance consists of research material, essays, newspaper clippings, photographs, conference materials, professional correspondence, and other papers. The collection also includes various documents related to the activities of the Rural Women's Studies Association, of which Neth was a founding member.
Neurological Hospital Association of Kansas City, Records, 1935-1974 (K0800)
8 c.f.
Organizational records of the neurological hospital, formally known as the Robinson Sanitarium or Clinic. Includes correspondence, minutes, financial records, public relations, the Robinson Memorial Fund, personnel, and legal other records.