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Eisenmayer Family Papers, 1842-1983 (SP0032)
2 cubic feet (31 folders, 13 photographs, 1 oversize box)
The Eisenmayer Family Papers consist of documents pertaining to the Eisenmayer Family and the Eisenmayer Milling Company in Springfield, Missouri. The collection also includes examples of the flour sacks used by the company, genealogical research, photographs, and materials related to the history of Greene County, Missouri.
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Eldad Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Huntsville, Mo.) Records, 1832-1967 (C4647)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
The records of the Eldad Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, Missouri, 1832-1967, include a history of the church and church records.
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Raymond S. Elder Collection, 1846-2006 (K1141)
3 c.f.
Elder is historian for the Kansas City Fire Museum. Includes reproductions of maps of the Kansas City area. Also books and articles written by Elder about the Kansas City, MO Fire Department and the history of the 8th Street Tunnel.
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William E. and Vera Eldridge Photograph Collection, 1950-1962 (P0485)
11 photographs
Photos of Clay County houses, ca. 1962.
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Robert L. Elgin Photograph Collection, circa 1950s-1990s (R1015)
0.75 cubic foot (44 folders)
These are black and white photographs, color slides, plans, and detail drawings of historic structures in the northern Ozarks of Missouri. Several counties are represented, but especially Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Maries, Phelps, Osage, and Washington. The primary topics are vernacular architecture, log structures, churches, and cemeteries.
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Robert L. Elgin Photographs, 1961, no date (P0414)
19 photographs
Photos of Rolla and St. Joseph areas, Charles Van Ravenswaay, ca. 1961, and Elizabeth (Mrs Joseph O.) Shelby. Also, Missouri postcards.
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Robert L. Elgin Research Collection, 1960-1993 (R1261)
2.1 cubic feet (65 folders)
These are the research files of a civil engineer, surveyor, and historian from St. James in Phelps County, Missouri. The collection includes reports, scale sketches, and photographs concerning the restoration of various historic sites in Missouri, charcoal iron furnace sites in Missouri, and prehistoric petroglyphs and pictograph sites in the Missouri Ozarks.
Robert L. Elgin Travel and Tourism Collection, circa 1930s-1960s (R0623)
0.25 cubic foot (15 folders)
The Robert L. Elgin Travel and Tourism Collection contains materials related to travel and tourism in Missouri. Included are maps, postcards, ephemera, and a series of promotional booklets produced by the Missouri State Division of Resources and Development.
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Eliot Chapel Unitarian Church Newsletters, 1967-1972 (S1129)
0.3 cubic foot, 6 folders
The Eliot Chapel Unitarian Church records consist of newsletters documenting the activities of its church members in the late 1960s/early 1970s.
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Eugenia Ellinger Papers, 1900s-1976 (C4668)
0.8 cubic foot (12 folders)
The papers of Eugenia “Gene” Octavia Ellinger, one of the first women to work as an advertising copy writer in St. Louis, Missouri. The collection includes correspondence, handmade greeting cards, photographs, publications, clippings, writings, material from Gene’s 80th birthday party, and miscellaneous papers.
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Rory Vincent Ellinger Collection, 1951-1973 (C3555)
3.4 cubic feet (220 folders)
Papers of a student activist at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1966-1972, who served as president of the Columbia branch of Students for a Democratic Society and was active in the New Democratic Coalition and numerous other organizations. SDS papers and SDS New Left Notes are included.
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Dorothy Ellis Papers, 1946-2002 (C4643)
0.4 cubic feet (12 folders, 9 oversize items)
The papers of an environmentalist and commissioner of Oregon County, Missouri, include correspondence, clippings, political papers, certificates and awards, and material on her environmental work.
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Elmer Ellis Interview, 1964 (C2738)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The collection contains an interview with the president of the University of Missouri. Included is information concerning accomplishments at the University, other positions held, and thoughts on improving educational opportunities in Missouri. Also included is an article based on the interview.
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Elmer Ellis Letter, 1960 (C3176)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Thomas A. Brady, Columbia, Missouri, from Columbia, Missouri, June 27, 1960. Gives the university library committee authorization to change the library’s classification system from Dewey Decimal to Library of Congress.
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Elmer Ellis Papers, 1830-1995 (C4069)
47.5 cubic feet (1412 folders)
The papers of the fourteenth president of the University of Missouri contain correspondence, reports, research material, speeches, newspaper clippings, publications, teaching materials, awards, degrees, photographs, and miscellaneous material.
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Ellis-Tuttle Family Papers, 1906-1973, 2019-2020 (C4763)
1.4 cubic feet (29 folders)
Papers consists of articles, correspondence, documents, and newspapers clippings, of members of the Ellis and Tuttle families, owners of the Woodland Farm in Prairie Home, Missouri.
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Arthur Wayland Ellison Scrapbooks, 1924-1993 (K0271)
1.2 c.f.
Scrapbooks relating to the theater in Kansas City, particularly regarding plays in which Ellison performed as an actor. Index for 11 of the volumes.
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J. Pitts Elmore Photograph Collection, 1890-1976 (P0415)
11 photographs
Photos, bulk ca. 1976, and postcards of Monett, Monark Springs, Seneca Women's Social Club, and Fairview.
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Patricia Shively Elmore Papers, 1878-2015 (CG0013)
2.4 c. f.
The Patricia Shively Elmore Papers contain diaries, correspondence, genealogy, scrapbooks, and photographs related to the donor’s family. This collection also contains diplomas, commencement programs, military documents, photographs, souvenir postcards, films, and funeral memorabilia of the donor’s second husband, William “Bill” Elmore.
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Elmwood Park Photograph Collection, 1926-1960 (S0584)
0.01 cubic foot
The Elmwood Park photograph collection consists of photographs of an African-American community in St. Louis County, featuring images of dance recitals, school children, and the First Baptist Church of Elmwood Park.
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Elsey Carriage Company Photographs, 1908-1983 (SP0049)
0.5 cubic feet (13 folders, 59 photographs)
The Elsey Carriage Company Photographs collection contains images of vehicles built by the company from 1905, when the company opened, to 1927 when the name of the company changed. Missouri and Arkansas businesses commissioned Elsey to build vehicles of various designs that were decorated to their specifications. A 1983 newspaper article gives the history of the company.
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Ron Elz Papers, 1876-2020 (S1047)
8 cubic feet
The Ron Elz Papers contain essays, speeches, photographs, and reel-to-reel tapes pertaining to his career as a radio station at KSHE 95 and as a disc jockey at radio stations KXOK and KMOX under the moniker Johnny Rabbit. Materials of interest include radio scripts Elz wrote for his KMOX radio show, Route 66; essays he wrote on Gaslight Square; and reel-to-reel tapes featuring advertisements and jingles for local St. Louis businesses.
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Eminence, Missouri Centennial Collection, 1968 (R0957)
(1 folder)
This is "Eminence Centennial Days 1868-1968", a booklet compiled from articles in "The Current Wave" newspaper concerning the celebration in 1968 of centennial of the founding of Eminence in Shannon County, Missouri.
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Emmaus Baptist Church, Washington County, Missouri Records, 1861-1989 (R0395)
5 volumes microfilmed
These are records of the Emmaus Baptist Church, a United Baptist congregation near Courtois
in the southwestern corner of Washington County, Missouri. The records include minutes of
meetings, membership records, and miscellaneous church papers.
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Eric Engberg Papers, 1963-2002 (C4391)
0.7 cubic feet (25 folders)
Papers of a CBS news reporter and University of Missouri School of Journalism graduate include correspondence, radio and television scripts, bulletins, and field notebooks, 1960s-2000s.
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Thomas A. Engelhardt Papers, 1950s-2018 (CA6291)
6.2 cubic feet, 3 oversize items
The papers of long-time editorial cartoonist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch include correspondence, sketch books, reprints of cartoons, and miscellaneous material.
Engineers Club of St. Louis Records, 1882-2000 (S0621)
89 cubic feet, 209 photographs, 72 glass negatives
The Engineers Club of St. Louis was established in 1868 by a small group of local engineers whose goal was the general advancement of professional knowledge and the interchange of ideas and the formation of a library for reference. The records contain the journals of the club as well as administrative files, photographs, and membership files.
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Epsilon Sigma Alpha Records, 1955-2007 (S0878)
1 cubic foot
This collection contains publications of a public service sorority.
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Epsilon Sigma Alpha, International, Missouri State Council Records, 1960-1996 (C3703)
2.0 cubic feet (31 folders) 3 rolls of microfilm (f. 1-44)
The records of the state council of a leadership, service sorority include the minutes, correspondence, and committee reports of the recording secretary and treasurers' reports and cash journals.
Epsilon Sigma Alpha, International, Missouri State Council Records, 1952-1982 (C3648)
5 rolls of microfilm (47 folders)
The records of the state council of a leadership and service sorority include The Missouri Hawthorne and state council officers’ materials.
Epsilon Sigma Phi, Alpha Tau Chapter Records, 1962-1994 (C4777)
0.6 cubic foot (20 folders)
Records of the Missouri state chapter of a national honorary Extension fraternity. Includes minutes, reports, by-laws, newsletters, financial records, meeting programs, and other materials.
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David H. Epstein and Judith Spitcaufsky Epstein Papers, 1912-1967 (K1018)
0.33 c.f.
Family papers including photographs, newspaper clippings, Kansas City Jewish Chronicle issues, and family memorabilia from the on the Spitcaufsky and Epstein families.
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Eleni Epstein Papers, 1948-1987 (C3898)
0.8 cubic feet (36 folders), 19 audio cassettes
The papers of Eleni Sakes Epstein, fashion and beauty editor of the Washington Star from 1943-1981, consist of correspondence, speaking engagements, photographs, miscellaneous material pertaining to the fashion industry, Fashion in Newspapers, clippings, and audio cassette interviews with American, European, and Asian fashion designers and others.
Samuel and Gertrude Epstein Papers, 1951-2000 (K1335)
5 c.f.
Collection contains the papers of Samuel and Gertrude Epstein, members of the Kansas City Jewish community. Included is information regarding their business, Epstein's Kosher Foods, Inc. In addition, there is information related to the several Jewish congregations that the Epstein's were involved with including Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner, Congregation Beth Shalom, Kehilath Israel Synagogue, the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, and the Jewish Community Center of Kansas City.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Clippings, 1967 (C4232)
0.5 cubic feet (9 folders)
The papers consist of newspaper clippings documenting the civil rights movement in 1967. Most of the clippings originated in St. Louis newspapers. They document race relations and racial disturbances in the United States.
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Bill Erickson Collection, 1955, 1962, 1990 (C4771)
7 audio cassettes
Audio cassettes of fiddle and folk music instrumentation recorded during contests, pie suppers, and jam sessions.
Frank Eschen Collection, 1927-1993 (S0570)
0.04 cubic feet, 27 folders, 220 photographs, 1 cassette tape
The Frank Eschen Collection contains correspondence, scripts, newspaper clippings, and photographs regarding the career of St. Louis radio and television broadcaster Frank Eschen. Also included in the collection is a copy of Frank Eschen’s son, Tom Eschen’s, dissertation titled, The Freeze and Beyond: The History of St. Louis Television, A Survey, 1947-1960.
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Amanda Estes Scrapbooks, 1958-1971 (C4239)
3 volumes
Three scrapbooks containing Christmas greeting cards.
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Ethical Society of St. Louis Records, 1880-2011 (S0444)
70 cubic feet
The Ethical Society of St. Louis Records contains meeting minutes, correspondence, newsletters, marriage applications, and cassette and VHS tapes relating to the group’s mission to create and sustain an ethical humanist congregation dedicated to the advancement of ethical values and behavior without reference to religion or a deity. Materials of interest include meeting minutes of the Board of Trustees and annual membership meetings, which include discussions on the Society’s move from Sheldon Memorial to 9001 Clayton Road, finances, and membership outreach.
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Eulenhorst Society (St. Louis, Mo.) Records, c. 1907-c. 1961 (CA4846)
1 volume
Meeting records, historical sketches, music, poetry, memorials and other records of the Society; the "literary branch" of a St. Louis Turner Society from ca. 1907 to ca. 1961. The Society included a women's auxiliary and kept their records in German.
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Emily E. Evans Papers, 1943-2000 (C4135)
0.5 cubic feet (23 folders)
The Emily E. Evans Papers contain material collected from her time as a U.S. Army nurse during WWII, including newsletters and memoirs from her time serving abroad as well as her military records from 1943-1954. It also includes three scrapbooks containing miscellaneous military and 1940s ephemera, newspaper clippings, and photographs from her time spent in England, France, and Switzerland.
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Priscilla Evans Photograph Collection, 1914-1971 (P0545)
29 photographs
Copy photos of Lon Hogan, photographer, and the Hogan family. Copy photos of lumber companies and related milling and trucking activities, particularly the Cordz & Fisher Lumber Co. in the Winona area.
Rella Bright Evans Papers, 1715-1971 (C3626)
2.2 cubic feet (188 folders)
Personal papers, genealogical notes, and correspondence of a professional genealogist in Columbia, Missouri. Main names researched are Bright, Carter, and Haden. Secondary names are Bell, Black, Cave, Hansford, McClung, Turner, and Wood. Information on many other families is included.
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Robert S. Everitt Papers, 1915-1989 (K1155)
21 c.f.
Everitt was an architect and his wife Paulina Everitt an artist. Includes architectural drawings, specifications and related documents for buildings Everitt designed. Also personal papers: correspondence, memberships, printed materials, photographs and school documents.
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Eversmann Family Papers, 1810-1982 (C3743)
0.3 cubic feet
Family history and genealogy of the Eversmann family in Germany. Biographical sketches of Alexander, Ludwig, and Julius Eversmann. Correspondence, financial and legal records of Ludwig Eversmann and Gottfried Duden of Warren County, MO. Also poems, home remedies, and other miscellaneous items. Mostly in German with some English translations.
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Ruth Martin Ewing Papers, 1925-1992 (C3815)
1.5 cubic feet (23 folders)
The diaries of a Grand Pass (Mo.) woman from 1936 to 1992 as well as some miscellaneous personal materials such as her marriage certificate and grade school diploma
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Fair Housing Ordinance (Columbia, Mo.) Collection, 1967-1972, 2018 (C2550)
0.05 cubic feet (4 folders), 47.7 GB of digital files, 1 DVD, 1 oversize item
Newspaper clippings and miscellaneous material pertaining to the Fair Housing Ordinance in Columbia, Missouri. Includes the video “Our Journey to Fair Housing,” created by the City of Columbia in 2018, as well as the raw interview footage.
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Arthur Henry Rolph Fairchild Papers, 1900-1963 (C3526)
0.16 cubic feet (8 folders)
Papers of a professor of English at the University of Missouri from 1904 to 1946. Diplomas, writings, and speeches, and bills and receipts relating to the building of his house in Columbia, Missouri.
Fairview Friends Sabbath School, Jasper County, Missouri Records, 1884-1979 (R0892)
(1 roll of microfilm)
These are minute books of the Sabbath School at the Fairvew Friends church, six miles northwest of Carthage in Jasper County, Missouri. The minutes note the number of teachers and students in attendance.
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Fairview School, Phelps County, Missouri Records, 1901-1966 (R0595)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Fairview School, Phelps County, Missouri Records contains the records of the district clerks and the teachers of Fairview School, a rural school near Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings, annual enumeration of students, reports to the county superintendent, financial records, and teachers’ reports.