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Dorothy Brown Thompson Papers, 1860-1994 (K0695)
52 c.f.
Personal papers, writings, and research materials of Thompson, a poet and genealogist. Includes personal and professional materials: poetry manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and ephemera. Secondly, her extensive genealogical research includes specific family lines, correspondence, and historical publications. Also materials of her husband and son.
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Henry C. Thompson Collection, 1820-1957 (P0354)
21 photographs
Facsimile of signatures of Missouri governors, 1820-1940, photos of Henry C. Thompson and some of his paintings, early notable Missourians, St. Francois County, mining, and images relating to Mormons.
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Henry C. Thompson Papers, 1884-1970 (R0047)
2.25 cubic feet (89 folders, 4 rolls of microfilm)
The Henry C. Thompson Papers contain the original and microfilm copy of papers of a trustee of the State Historical Society of Missouri, genealogist, and a historian of mining in St. Francois County and the operations of the St. Joseph Lead Company. The collection includes research notes and correspondence, and a group of lead company records, 1884-1902.
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J. G. Thompson Papers, 1920-1951, 1999 (C4638)
0.25 cubic feet (5 folders)
The collection contains five time books (1920-1951) of a railroad conductor from Hannibal, Missouri, who worked for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Also included is a Thompson family history based on the time books written by Thompson's son, postcards, and miscellaneous materials.
Alvin J. Thornton Papers, 1940-2001 (C4041)
2.0 cubic feet (72 folders), 1 audio disc
The papers of Alvin "Jack" Thornton, a former World War II B-24 pilot and POW, include photographs, correspondence, diaries, and miscellaneous materials relating to his military service and family.
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James T. Thorp Scrapbooks, 1840-1955 (C1429)
1.5 cubic feet
Materials collected and organized by Thorp as histories of the Missouri River, steamboats, and Miami, MO. Includes photographs, newspaper clippings, bills, receipts, excerpts from the MIAMI WEEKLY NEWS, and miscellaneous items.
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Hester I. Thurston Papers, 1955-1989 (K1250)
2 c.f.
Subject files concerning seminars and workshops that Thurston, Director of Continuing Nursing Education at the University of Kansas Medical Center, either attended or taught. Includes correspondence, course outlines, lectures, and other supplemental educational materials. Also correspondence concerning nursing school accreditation committees.
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Tibbe-Cuthbertson Family Papers, 1846-1986 (C3711)
1.2 cubic feet (59 folders), 2 oversize items
The papers of a Washington, Missouri, family whose patriarch, Henry Tibbe, and his son, Anton, founded the Missouri Meerschaum Company, include family and business correspondence, genealogy, property deeds, an early history of the Missouri Meerschaum Company, material on a patent infringement dispute, pipe catalogs, clippings, and photographs.
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Louise Wilder Smith Tierney Papers, 1953 (K0032)
0.08 c.f. (4 folders)
Copy of original script of "Fort Osage-Mother of the West", a play written by Louise Wilder Smith, Missouri native and author, and supporting materials related to its production at the Fort Osage Pageant of 1953.
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Virginia P. Tindall Papers, 1931-1990 (C4258)
0.45 cubic feet (9 folders, 1 oversize volume)
The papers of Virginia P. Tindall contain information about the Women’s International Auxiliary to the International Typographical Union, photographs, convention materials, and other information pertaining to Tindall’s activities working in labor rights.
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Thomas Britt Todd Medical Account Books, 1910-1958 (C2221)
0.25 cubic feet (12 volumes)
Medical account books and records of a general practitioner in Nevada, MO. Descriptions of service, medication, fee, and amounts paid. Notes on drugs, metric charts, obstetrics records and records of births and vaccinations.
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Thomas M. Todd Papers, 1938-1950 (C3790)
0.8 cubic feet (46 folders)
Papers of Thomas McCutcheon Todd, a World War II soldier from Nevada, Missouri, comprised primarily of letters written to Todd’s family. Many of the letters were written while Todd was in military training and during his enlistment in the U.S. Army; they detail issues of work, family, war, and death during the 1940s.
William Miles Todd Collection, 1864-1984 (C4595)
0.5 cubic feet (10 folders, 4 volumes, 1 oversize item)
Genealogical information and photographs of the Todd and related families of northwest Missouri as well as unpublished manuscripts on Gentry and Worth Counties.
Ruth Brent Tofle Papers, 1930-2008 (C4188)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
The papers of a member of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Campus Planning Committee for Facilities and Grounds. The material includes correspondence and reports. There are also two folders containing both personal and professional correspondence of the Belcher and Troxell families.
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Toll-German-Kemper Family Papers, c. 1850-1973 (C4244)
3 cubic feet (95 folders)
The papers of the Toll, German, Kemper and related families, of the Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri, area contain correspondence, genealogical material, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and extensive photographs.
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Fannie Marie Tolson Papers, 1890s-2005 (C1704)
2.3 cubic feet (63 folders), 3 audio cassettes, 2 video cassettes, 1 DVD
Fannie Marie Tolson was the first African-American educator to teach in the desegregated schools of Fayette, Missouri. Her papers include family correspondence and photographs, memorabilia from Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri, teaching aids, documents concerning St. Paul's Methodist Church in Fayette, and recordings of two interviews conducted with Tolson.
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Henry Tomas Papers, 1950-1985 (S0810)
5 cubic feet, 32 folders, 90 photographs, 43 volumes
The Henry Tomas Papers include correspondence, sheet music, collections of stamps and postcards, and photographs. It also contains a series of newspaper clippings in Lithuanian. Henry Justine Tomas was born in Russia in 1918 and grew up in Lithuania. He worked as a translator for the United States intelligence services. He published Lietusviskasis Pamarys: Pakalnes ir Labguvos apskritys (“The Lithuanian Seashore: with local names and map”) in 1975.
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Joanna Benecke Townsend Family Papers, 1846-2002 (K1222)
9 c.f.
Includes correspondence and postcards, financial records, newspaper clippings, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) materials, home movies, and Townsend genealogical notes/individual profiles. Also Townsend's personal diaries kept in the later years of her life.
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E.B. Trail Collection, 1858-1965 (C2071)
4.2 cubic feet (279 folders, 62 volumes)
Correspondence, bills of lading, notes, photographs, clippings, periodicals, scrapbooks, account books, freight books, cabin registers, and portage books of E.B. Trail, collector of the history and memorabilia of steamboating on the Missouri River and its tributaries.
E.B. Trail Photograph Collection, 1845-1963 (P0021)
1.1 cubic feet (513 photographs)
Dr. E. B. Trail, St. Louis was a collector of steamboat images and articles, which he kept in scrapbooks. Includes images of steamboats, rivers, and other boating-related scenes.
Donald H. Tranin Papers, 1930-2007 (K0694)
7 c.f.
Personal papers of Donald Tranin, his father Earl Tranin (1896-1979), and the Paper Supply Company of Kansas City, MO. Included are political activities, investments in businesses and real estate, and civic activities.
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Trans World Airlines (TWA) Records, 1929-2002 (K0453)
280 c.f.
Records and publications of the Airline including information about flight incidents, personnel, and aircraft.
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Frank E. Trask Architectural Records, 1907-1959 (K0711)
11 c.f.
Architectural drawings, photographs, and other documents related to Trask's work as an architect in Kansas City, MO.
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Paul Travers Collection, 1926-1957 (S1101)
0.8 cubic foot, 12 folders
The Paul Travers Collection contains scholarly articles written by John Dewey, as well as ephemera from the St. Louis Browns.
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Charles Trefts Papers, 1903-1963 (C3465)
0.2 cubic feet, 4 audio cassettes
Business correspondence, financial papers, photographic salon stickers, prizes, and other items of St. Louis professional photographer Charles Trefts, organizer of the Advertising Slide Company. His photographic collection was presented to the State Historical Society in 1964.
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Charles Trefts Photographs, 1903-1963 (P0034)
3690 photographs
This collection contains images from 1900 to 1963 depicting St. Louis City and County people, public buildings, riverfront scenes, bridges, churches, catastrophes, houses and parks. Trefts photographed many historic events such as the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition; the 1934 World Series; and aviation in St. Louis including the Wright brothers at Kinloch Field in 1908 and Charles Lindbergh's return from Paris in 1927. A number of images focus on Crawford and Iron Counties and the Lake of the Ozarks region in the early 1930s.
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George Wesley Trefts Papers, 1936-1962 (C1422)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)
Papers of a photographer and member of he United States 79th Fighter Group stationed in northern Africa and Italy during World War II. Includes correspondence, clippings, and photographs.
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William Maclaren Trenholme Letters, 1931-1963 (C3357)
1.25 cubic feet (98 folders)
The collection contains personal letters written by Trenholme to his mother, Louise Trenholme Stephens. Trenholme was a naval officer and later a nuclear physicist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. There are also letters from Trenholme’s wife, mother-in-law, and other relatives.
Tri-State Mining Superfund Site, 1945-2018 (SP0019)
1 c.f.
The Tri-State Mining Superfund Site records contain the research of Shanen Givone into the environmental impact of nuclear contamination and mining in the Joplin area and into Kansas.
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Trinity Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, Missouri Records, 1946-1972 (R0529)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Trinity Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, Missouri Records are the constitution and bylaws from 1946 and an illustrated roster of the members of Trinity Lutheran Church dated 1972 at Cole Camp in Benton County, Missouri.
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Belle Alexander Troxell Collection, 1857-1951 (C3460)
0.18 cubic feet (9 folders)
Programs, clippings, photographs, postcards, and miscellaneous items, collected by a Columbia, Missouri, resident and member of several women's organizations.
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Marion A. Trozzolo Papers, 1951-1989 (K0835)
5 c.f.
Papers of Trozzolo, businessman, inventor, and leader in the re-development and revival of the River Quay District of Kansas City, MO. Includes clippings, photographs, correspondence, business records, abstracts, court transcripts, posters, and his book, "Tales of River Quay".
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Cyrus R. Truitt Scrapbooks, 1893-1963 (C1432)
0.6 cubic feet (6 volumes)
Scrapbooks of photographs of Novinger and Adair County, Missouri, 1893-1963, with explanations and captions by Truitt. Pictorial history of coal mining in western Adair County. Truitt titled the scrapbooks “Mostly Ghosts.”
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Harry S. Truman Photograph Collection, 1941-1957 (P0189)
7 b/w photos (some with negatives) of bust views for Harry S. Truman, U.S. Senator from Missouri and, in 1952, U.S. President, from 1941 (2), 1952 (3), and 1957 (2). Photos from 1952 contain a written message to the SHS from and signature of Mr. Truman.
Tuberculosis and Health Society of St. Louis Records, 1911-1960 (S0293)
10 cubic feet
This collection contains bylaws, meeting minutes, and reports documenting the Tuberculosis and Health Society of St. Louis's mission to prevent, relieve, and control the spread of tuberculosis in the St. Louis area.
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E.W. Tucker Papers, 1920-1980 (C4000)
1.2 cubic feet (65 folders)
The papers of Colonel Eugene W. Tucker, staff member and later executive officer of Kemper Military School, include lecture material, articles, speeches, correspondence, school catalogs, financial reports, and miscellaneous items.
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William C. Tucker Photograph Collection, 1958, 1962 (P1045)
Five photographs of Warrensburg, MO, ca. 1958-1962.
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Tuesday Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1921-1977 (C2162)
1.5 cubic feet
The records of The Tuesday Club of Columbia, Missouri, contain newspaper articles, minute books, reports and scrapbooks of a women's social club founded in 1899. The records detail the history of the club, including meetings, activities, membership, finances, and projects sponsored.
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Frank Tull Collection, 1901-1960 (C3212)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Miscellaneous bills, receipts, articles, and genealogical notes regarding the Tull and Neidermeyer families of Boone County, MO.
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Maude Turnbow Collection, 1852-1965 (C2924)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters, written in 1853, concerning the McHargue family in Missouri and Oregon. Newspaper clippings, genealogy, and random notes of Madam Dorian.
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Turner-Yates Family Papers, 1912-2010 (CA6486)
2 cubic feet
The papers of the Turner, Yates, and related families of Macon and Randolph Counties, Missouri, include genealogical research, photographs, publications, and miscellaneous material.
Tuttle Family Collection, 1906-1973, 2019-2020 (CA6576)
1.7 cubic feet, 4.2 MB of digital files
The collection contains material concerning a prominent farming family in Cooper County, Missouri. Includes World War II correspondence of Joseph Tuttle; correspondence concerning the family’s ham business; farm ledgers of Morton Tuttle; a timeline and history of Woodland Farms compiled by William Ellis Tuttle Jr.; and miscellaneous material.
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TWA Active Retired Pilots Association (TARPA) Records, 1932-2007 (K0563)
8 c.f.
Publications and records related to retired pilots of Trans World Airlines. Includes labor agreements, photographs of pilots, and seniority list.
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Twin Lakes Duck Hunting Camp (Chariton County, Mo.) Records, 1945-1989 (C3968)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 2 rolls of microfilm
Hunting logs, photographs, and related materials of a private hunting camp in north central Missouri.
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U. S. Soil Conservation Service Collection, 1933-1978 (C4513)
1.7 cubic feet (38 folders, 1 volume, 8 oversize items)
Newspaper clippings, project reports, reference materials, and photographs from the Missouri arm of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.
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U.S. Wage Stabilization Board, 9th Region Minutes, 1951-1953 (C0154)
0.2 cubic feet
Minutes record regulations under which the board operated; labor-industry cases brought before the board; decisions; and petitions regarding wage rates, holidays, overtime and merit plans.
The Board's region consisted of Kansas, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri.
Uljee Family Papers, 1884-2007 (S0350)
6 cubic feet, 1322 photographs, 21 audio tapes, 43, audio disks, 44 audio cassettes, 1 object
The collection contains correspondence, diaries, photographs, musical programs, military papers, vital records, and school papers chronicling the lives of Albert Martin Uljee I, Eleanor Gorges, Albert M. Uljee II, and Eileen Rue who lived in St. Louis. Materials of interest include correspondence to and from Albert M. Uljee II discussing his World War II experience, and materials documenting the musical career of Eleanor Gorges, who performed as a concert pianist under the pseudonym Olga Boris.
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Arthur Unger Papers, 1943-2004 (C4027)
10.8 cubic feet (756 folders), 58 audio cassettes, 2 audio tapes, 4 audio discs, 5 CDs, 1 video cassette
Arthur Unger was an entertainment journalist who reviewed movies and television shows for the Christian Science Monitor and Ingenue. He edited several magazines as wide-ranging as Mechanix Illustrated and Datebook and toured with the Beatles. The collection includes recordings, transcripts, and notes from his interviews with celebrities, his writings, Beatles publications, and personal materials.
Union Cemetery Association Records, 1857-1954 (K0385)
1 c.f.
The records of Union Cemetery Association contain minutes, financial and legal documents, correspondence, lists of plot owners, a scrapbook of clippings, a stock book, and photographs concerning the cemetery shared by the towns of Kansas City and Westport, Missouri, dated 1857-1954.
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Union Primitive Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Records, 1887-1984 (C4322)
1.25 cubic feet (35 folders)
Newsletters, books, and record minute books of the Union Primitive Baptist Church Records.