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Kimbrough Stone Papers, 1897-1958 (C0005)
11 cubic feet (956 folders); also available on 37 rolls of microfilm

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Papers of a judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1917-1947 (presiding judge, 1928-1947), who continued to work with the court after his retirement in 1947. U.S. courts; Democratic politics, Kansas City and Missouri bar associations and law schools; and fraternal and charitable organizations.

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Clem F. Storckman Papers, 1943-1950 (C3602)
4.2 cubic feet (268 folders)

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Correspondence, committee reports, proposals, files, official journals and newspaper articles on the 1943-1944 Missouri Constitutional Convention and the 1949-1950 revision of the St. Louis, Missouri, city charter by the Board of Freeholders.

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Edward E. Stout Genealogical Collection, 1890-2002 (SP0068)
3 cubic feet (67 folders, 2 volumes)

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The Edward E. Stout Genealogical Collection contains correspondence, genealogical research, family charts, photographs, and manuscripts related to the Fulbright and Stout families.

Strawn School PTA Records, 1945-1969 (C4415)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The records contain membership lists, meeting minutes, budgets, reports, and correspondence of the Strawn School Parent Teachers Association.

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Strawn-O-Lite 4-H Club Records, 1954-1974 (C4414)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The club's records contain membership lists, attendance records, meeting minutes, secretary's record books, and correspondence.

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Alan H. Stricker Papers, 1935-2009 (S0643)
10 cubic feet

The Alan H. Stricker Papers contain correspondence, photographs, VHS tapes, and LPs documenting his involvement with the St. Louis Ragtimers, a musical group dedicated to playing traditional Ragtime and traditional Jazz.

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Arvarh E. Strickland Papers, 1920s-1990s (CA4995)
32.5 cubic feet, 11 audio tapes, 18 computer discs

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Personal and professional papers of a historian, educator, and University of Missouri administrator.

Murray Strong Photograph Collection, 1922-1969 (P0439)
12 photographs

Photos of the University of Missouri men's tennis team, 1922-1926, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1967-1969

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Study of Voluntary Association of Greek Immigrants Manuscript, 1950 (S0030)
1 roll of microfilm

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This collection contains an unpublished thesis titled A Study of Voluntary Associations of Greek Immigrants of Chicago from 1890 to 1948 with Special Emphasis on World War II and Post War Period by Constantine A. Yercaris. Yercaris chronicles the history of Greek voluntary associations throughout Chicago from 1890 to 1948.

Stumpe Family Collection, 1908-2019 (CA6545)
0.2 cubic feet

The collection contains genealogies compiled by Ruth Stumpe Brent Tofle on the Stumpe family of Franklin County, Missouri, and related Horstick and Wagner families. Includes Dale Carnegie course material; information on Myrtle Wagner, Ruth Tofle, and Lester Stumpe; and miscellaneous material, 1908-2019.

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Walt Stumper Papers, 1952-2020 (S0374)
7.3 cubic feet

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The Walt Stumper Papers contain zines, flyers, and pamphlets, written and published by Science Fiction clubs and conventions in St. Louis and the United States. Materials of interest include issues of the OSFAN, the newsletter of the Ozark Science Fiction Convention, and early Archon program booklets.

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John Laurance Sullivan Collection, 1906-1972 (C3771)
1.3 cubic feet (38 folders, 6 volumes)

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Unpublished histories, newspaper and magazine articles, photographs, sketches, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks compiled by John Laurance Sullivan of Flat River, Missouri. The histories cover local events in Flat River and St. François County over the last 150 years and contain extensive information on mining in the “Lead Belt” region.

Swedish Pioneer Club #1 Kansas City, Missouri Records, 1896-1978 (K0584)
4 c.f.

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Organizational records of the Club. Includes minutes, financial and membership records, and photographs.

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Dr. William G. Swekosky Photograph Collection, 1894-1960 (P0806)
0.33 linear feet

Photos of St. Louis and notable St. Louisans. The bulk of images were photographed from 1940-1960 and show historic buildings and Bellefontaine Cemetery.

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Godfrey G. Swenson Film Collection, 1930-1958 (K0315)
2 c.f.

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Motion picture film documenting building built by the Swenson Construction Company, who built such buildings at the Jackson County Courthouse and the Kansas City City Hall. Also home movies made by Swenson of family activities.

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Symington Family Papers, 1775-2010 (S1211)
0.2 cubic foot

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The Symington Family Papers contain genealogical research on the Johnston, Boggs, and Symington families 1775 to 2010, as well as correspondence to members of the Johnston and Symington families between 1817 to 1883.

Stuart Symington Papers, 1953-1976 (C3562)
292 rolls of microfilm

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Carbon copies of letters sent from Stuart Symington's office while he was a Democratic senator from Missouri. The files are arranged alphabetically by year.

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Stuart Symington Scrapbooks, 1945-1976 (C3637)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 6 rolls of microfilm (37 volumes)

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Primarily newspaper clippings documenting Symington's years as a Democratic senator from Missouri, 1953-1976. Early volumes cover his activities while heading the Surplus Property Board, the Air Force, the National Security Resources Board, and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

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W. Stuart Symington Papers, 1954-1976 (CA6176)
0.6 cubic feet, 1 oversize audio disc, 94 negatives, 1 color slide

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Addition of miscellaneous political material, including position papers, correspondence, notebooks, and Young Democratic Club of Missouri material. Also included are photographic negatives relating to Symington's campaign for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 1960.

W. Stuart Symington Papers, 1918-1995 (C3874)
316.25 cubic feet (6937 folders, 321 boxes), 86 ephemera items, 41 audio discs, 11 audio cassettes, 64 audio tapes, 32 reels of 16mm film, 2reels of 35mm film, 3 video tapes, 2 video cassettes, 2 CDs, 5 DVDs

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The papers of William Stuart Symington, U.S. Senator from Missouri (1953-1976), include constituent correspondence, family and personal correspondence, limited genealogical and family materials, appointment books and calendars, audio and video recordings, campaign materials, editorial cartoons, select invitations and itineraries, limited pre-senatorial materials, photographs, photographic negatives and slides, press files, scrapbooks, selected Congressional testimonies, speeches, staff memoranda, voting records, and miscellaneous ephemera.

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Irene B. Taeuber Papers, 1912-1981 (C2158)
63 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes, 1 roll of microfilm

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Irene B. Taeuber, a research demographer, was best known for her work on the population of Asia, especially Japan and China. Collection includes correspondence with leading demographers, sociologists, and Asian specialists; publications and manuscripts; research notes and data; bibliographic card files; and photographs and slides of her travels.

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William Howard Taft Papers, 1930s-2000s (CA6103)
11 cubic feet, 1 oversize item

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Research notes and miscellaneous papers from a professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism compiled for his book "Show Me Journalists: The First 200 Years." The work is one of a series of monographs published under the auspices of the Missouri Press Association. Also includes publications, research material, scrapbooks, genealogical material, and miscellaneous material.

Talking Tapes/Textbooks on Tape, 1947-1995 (S0997)
4 cubic feet

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The Talk Tapes/Textbooks on Tapes Records contain photographs, compact discs, and scrapbooks pertaining to the organization's mission to provide books to individuals with learning disabilities and visual impairments.

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Peter Tamony Collection, 1890-1985 (C3939)
877.6 cubic feet (798 folders, 865 boxes, 6 card files), 14 audio discs, 89 audio tapes, 2 audio cassettes

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Correspondence, articles, research files, personal papers, audio tapes, and word files of a noted etymologist and neologist of San Francisco. The collection primarily relates to the study of American colloquial language and neologisms but also includes rare jazz journals and materials on sports.

John P. Tandarich Collection, 1880s-1990s (CA6051)
6 cubic feet, 6 video cassettes, 4 films

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Photographs, biographies, and select collected works of several noted soil scientists. Also some University of Missouri bulletins and reports from the early 1900s. Includes abstracts and articles, correspondence, field tour logs, photographs [primarily soil scientists, Universities of Illinois, Missouri], maps, newsletters, notebook by soils scientist James Thorp of Australia, posters, symposium and conference proceedings, reports, and related materials, and miscellaneous papers. Also includes limited family photographs [C.C. Logan].

Charlton H. Tandy Papers, 1868-1967 (S0135)
0.15 cubic foot, 7 folders

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The Charlton H. Tandy Papers contain photographs, newspaper clippings, and biographical materials on Charlton H. Tandy, a prominent African-American Civil Rights leader. During his life, Tandy served as a captain in the 13th Regiment of the Missouri State Militia, helped establish Lincoln University, organized the St. Louis Streetcar Boycott of 1870, and assisted southern African-Americans who migrated to St. Louis.

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Charles C. Tapp Papers, 1887-1975 (K0017)
1 c.f.

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Correspondence, news clippings, land deeds, diaries, notes, and memorabilia of Tapp, a photographer, mine operator, etc. in Clay County, MO., his wife Lizzie, and his family. Also included is material about Mosby, Missouri, the Booth Coal Mine Company, and the Clay County School Districts #8 and #37

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Andrew Tau Photographs, 1928-1968 (P0143)
31 photographs

Photos by Andrew Tau, ca. 1965, including several of the University of Missouri, Columbia and Boone County.

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Florence Taussig Papers, 1891-1954 (S0590)
4.4 cubic feet, 97 folders, 1 oversize folder, 12 photographs

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The Florence Taussig Papers contain correspondence, speeches, meeting minutes, peace publications, and reports pertaining to Taussig’s involvement with the women’s suffrage and peace movements in St. Louis during the early 1900s. Other topics of interest include Taussig’s friendship with Jane Addams, the founder of Hull House in Chicago, and Taussig’s involvement in the Women’s Peace Party and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.

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Irene S. Taylor Papers, 1891-1986 (C1220)
1.4 cubic feet (72 folders)

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The papers of Irene S. Taylor, a journalist from St. Joseph, Missouri, who worked for several news organizations in Paris, France, in the 1930s, consist of correspondence, photographs, and articles, and records from her service in the U.S. Army in the 1940s and 1950s.

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John N. Taylor Family Papers, 1860-1988 (C4457)
4.7 cubic feet (62 folders, 17 oversize items)

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This collection includes business records from three former mid-Missouri businesses and personal papers and photographs from thirteen members of the Taylor family of Huntsville and Columbia, Missouri. Also included are documents pertaining to the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.

John C.F. Tedrow Papers, 1941-2010 (CA6296)
2 cubic feet

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The John C. F. Tedrow Papers includes his research, writings, and correspondence regarding the history of soil sciences in America while working as a professor in the Soils Department at Rutgers University. The bulk of the papers include information on the soils of New Jersey and the arctic region.

Joseph Herbert Tedrow Transportation Collection, 1850-1987 (K0754)
9 c.f.

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Collected data on transportation, particularly railroads operating in the Mid-west. Includes photographs, time-tables, notes, and other items.

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Temple Beth El (Jefferson City, Mo.) Records, 1935-2016 (CA6474)
0.3 cubic feet

Addition of annual meeting minutes, 1986-2015; board of trustee minutes, 2010-2016; sisterhood minutes, 1935-1986; and miscellaneous material. See also C3914.

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Temple Beth El (Jefferson City, Mo.) Records, 1868-1984 (C3914)
0.2 cubic feet

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The records of Temple Beth El, a synagogue in Jefferson City, MO, include legal papers, by-laws, minutes, newspaper clippings, and correspondence that document the temple's history from its origination as the Jefferson City Hebrew Cemetery Association to its 100th Anniversary in 1983.

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Tenenbaum Family Papers, 1940-1950 (K1215)
0.01 c.f.

Includes photocopied photographs of the Harold Tenenbaum (1926-2002), owner and president of Benton Auto Parts, and Joie Kritzler Tenenbaum (1926- ), a speech therapist, family and friends.

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Teresa Gallagher Papers, 1927-1988 (S0871)
5 cubic feet

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This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, agendas, newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, and audio recordings. The materials in this collection document Teresa Gallagher’s involvement with the Thomas A. Dooley Foundation, the Tom Dooley Heritage, Inc., and other organizations and people who worked to continue Dr. Tom Dooley’s mission to provide medical care to developing nations. The collection also includes information regarding Gallagher’s book Give Joy to My Youth: A Memoir of Dr. Tom Dooley.

James and Hope Edwards Terrell Papers, (CG0054)
2.0

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This collection consists of letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, negatives, schoolwork, and other materials from James Terrell and Hope Edwards Terrell, in addition to letters, drawings, and other materials from members of the Edwards family. The collection also contains playbills, programs, tickets, photographs, correspondence, articles, and newspaper clippings related to the Sikeston Little Theater, as well as its cast and crew. 

Ben Terte Papers, 1921-1977 (K0758)
1.92 c.f.

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The Benjamin Terte Papers contains correspondence, publications, scrapbooks, and a published biography by Benjamin Terte's daughter, Carol Terte Gill.

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The Legal Aid Society of the City and County of St. Louis, 1956-1970 (S0458)
0.4 cubic foot

The Legal Aid Society of the City and County of St. Louis was formed in 1956 to provide indigents with legal representation in civil cases. The Society began representing community organizations in 1969 and lost its affiliation with the United Fund for defending non-indigents and militant groups. The collection includes newspaper clippings, a report of the Bar Association's investigating committee, independent contributions, correspondence, and committee memoranda.

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The Mirror Collection, 1952-1953 (R0866)
(1 folder)

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These are four issues of 'The Mirror: Reflections from the Sports, Entertainment and Other Fronts,' from 1952 and 1953. Edited by Paul Stubblefield, 'The Mirror' was published weekly at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. It contained television schedules, listings for dances, concerts, meetings, recreational activities and sporting events, and advertisments for local businesses.

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The Southwest Missouri Tourism Collection, 1950-1960 (SP0043)
1 cubic foot (2 folders, 2 oversize)

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The Southwest Missouri Tourism Collection contains brochures, pamphlets, advertisements, and restaurant menus from locations across southwest Missouri. Material continues to be added to the collection.

Theater Programs, St. Louis, Missouri Collection, 1852-1953 (S0595)
0.25 cubic foot, 12 folders

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This collection contains play bills and programs of theater productions at St. Louis theaters from 1853-1917.

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Theatrical Mutual Association (TMA) Lodge 13 Records, 1910-1995 (K1217)
0.31 c.f. (1 folder 1 volume)

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Includes scrapbook containing minutes of the TMA club, and a history of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)-Local 31 by Ray Maier.

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Edward J. Thias Papers, 1954-2002 (S0742)
0.4 cubic foot, 11 folders

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The papers of Edward J. Thias Papers contain books written and/or illustrated by Thias, including works about his participation in World War II, Missouri architecture, Thias family genealogy, and collected pencil sketches. In addition, this collection contains many unbound, original pencil sketches of various St. Louis and Missouri landmarks and attractions.

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Thixton Family Papers, 1860s-1970s (CA6655)
0.3 cubic feet

Photographs pertaining to John Thomas Thixton, Mary Ann Drake Thixton, Burton Ellsworth Thixton, and Delila Comer Thixton and their descendants of Moniteau, Morgan, and Benton Counties, Missouri. Includes small amount of miscellaneous family papers.

Thomas M. Binger Collection, 1888-2023 (CA5812)
30.8 cubic feet, 1 audio disc, 4 video cassettes, 20 oversize items

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Collection of U.S. railroad timetables, publications, promotional material, photographs and miscellaneous material, and newsletters of Missouri railroad enthusiast organizations, Mid-Missouri Railfans and the St. Louis chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Also includes some personal and family material.

Alexander Napier Thomas Papers, 1862-1971 (K0169)
0.20 c.f. (18 folders)

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Letters and documents related to Thomas' service in the Civil War including a significant number written while a prisoner-of-war in Libby Prison. Also included are membership certificates and notices of election to public office and speeches Thomas delivered as part of his public career as mayor of Aurora, NE, state representative from Hamilton County, NE.

David E. and Horace E. Thomas Papers, 1904-1985 (C4002)
2.0 cubic feet (114 folders), 4 oversize items

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The papers of David E. Thomas, Congregational minister and professor of religion, and his son, Horace E. Thomas, a Columbia, Missouri, surgeon who spent World War II in military hospitals in the South Pacific consist of correspondence, manuscripts, class notes, research notes, photographs, printed articles and pamphlets, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous materials related to their careers, including research for Horace’s medical school thesis, Chronic Radiation Poisoning in Rats.

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