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Mark Waldemer Labor Collection, 1920-1997 (S1193)
2 cubic feet

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This collection contains labor agreements, correspondence, news articles, and photographs documenting Mark Waldemer's labor activism.

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Waldensian United Presbyterian Church of Monett Records, 1956-1991 (R1359)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Waldensian United Methodist Church of Monett Records contains photocopied newspaper articles detailing the history of the Waldensian faith and the history of the Waldensian church in Monett, Missouri.

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Wallace Family Papers, 1929-1983 (S0725)
0.25 cubic feet, 5 folders, 33 photographs

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The Wallace Family Papers contain the papers of Lester James Wallace (1902-1985) and his wife Eleanor Wallace (1903-1986), a Catholic family who lived at 4852 Tiemann Street in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Wallace worked as a truck driver for ice cream and wholesale dairy operations in the 1940s and 1950s. Their papers include correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, a volume of Wallace Family History, an identification card, and a WWII draft card.

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Mildred Wallhausen Papers, 1949-2002 (CG0050)
2.1 c.f.

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The Mildred Wallhausen Papers is a collection of various articles, correspondence, pictures, programs, and newsletters with a primary focus on local African American peoples of Southeast Missouri. There are many negatives and photographs of Black churches and church leaders, integrated youth sports leagues, integration protests and projects, Lincoln High School before it was demolished, and assorted individuals; programs from funerals and churches; and newspaper clippings from the 1950s-1990s from papers like The Enterprise-Courier, which Mildred helped run, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Standard Democrat, the Chicago Defender, the Southeast Missourian, the Charleston Spokesman, and others. The collection also contains scrapbooks with clippings from Millie's Soap Box column, with dates from 1970-2002.

Walling Family Papers, 1895-1993 (R1396)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders, 15 photographs)

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The Walling Family Papers include family photographs and genealogical research on the Cook, Hutson, and Walling families.

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Frank C. Wallower Papers, 1877-1966 (R0057)
6 folders

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The Wallower papers consist primarily of materials connected with his unfinished autobiography,
"A Review of Sixty Years," which he began writing after his retirement. There are three
separate versions of the autobiography in this collection, each containing both original pages and
carbons. Each version is incomplete and differs slightly from the others. Taken as a whole, they
provide a composite of the intended form of the autobiography

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Joseph H. "Jack" Wally, Jr. Collection, 1933-2005 (K0329)
30 c.f.

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Wally was a professional photographer with the Kansas City Journal, a businessman, and an inventor. Photographs of famous local and national individuals. Places and events. Motion picture film of family activities and Wally's interests in trains and aviation. Also materials relating to his interests and the production and promotion of his businesses and inventions.

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Walnut Grove Booster Club, Old Timers Reunion Collection, 1964 (R0767)
(1 folder)

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This is a booklet published by the Walnut Grove Booster Club for its Old Timers Reunion celebration held on June 15-20, 1964. Walnut Grove is in northwestern Greene County, Missouri.

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Walnut School, Pettis County, Missouri Records, 1906-1966 (R0260)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Walnut School, Pettis County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the records of the district clerk of Walnut School in southern Pettis County, Missouri. With the exception of 1963 to 1964 the records are complete for the period 1906 to 1966.

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Martin Walsh Papers, 1904-2005 (S0834)
0.8 cubic foot, 25 folders

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The Walsh Papers Collection consists of brochures, books, photographs, booklets, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets, relating to the history of St. Louis, earthquakes, and the space program.

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Robert Emmett Walton Papers, 1928-1974 (K0973)
4 c.f.

Walton, a Catholic priest, was an army chaplain during World War II, parish priest and pastor in Kansas City, a missionary in Bolivia, and a priest on a Navajo reservation in New Mexico. Includes yearbooks, magazines, programs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and newsletters, and photographs, slides, and negatives chronicling Walton's adventurous life.

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Frederick Marion Wanger World War One Collection, 1917-1970 (K0587)
1 c.f.

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Personal papers of Wanger of St. Joseph, MO who served as Company Clerk of Company "A", 356th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division in World War I. Includes letters, photographs, a manuscript and printed history of Company "A, artifacts and other documents relation to Company "A", its service in the War and after, its reunions, and the American Legion.

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Fred Wappel Papers, 1938-1992 (C4674)
2.0 cubic feet (68 folders)

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The papers of Fred Wappel, a former head athletic trainer at the University of Missouri, include material relating to the university’s athletic department, general correspondence, papers from the National Athletic Trainers Association, and reference materials on athletic training and rehabilitation.

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Ward Parkway Estates Garden Club Records, 1957-1992 (K0331)
0.5 c.f.

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Organizational records of a now disbanded Garden Club in Kansas City, MO. Includes board and regular meeting minutes, financial records, attendance lists, a small amount of correspondence, yearbooks, and photographs.

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Susan Warren Papers, 1943-1989 (K0508)
5.2 c.f.

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Personal correspondence, research materials, lecture notes, photographs, audiotapes, travel materials, ephemera and journals containing Warren's observations of China during her work as an editor and writer and her travels to China.

Washington County Health Council Records, 1932-1969 (R0381)
18 folders, 2 volumes microfilmed

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These are financial records, minutes of meetings, and miscellaneous papers of the Washington
County Health Council, a volunteer organization which began in 1937 as the Advisory Council of
Public Health and Child Welfare. The collection includes papers of the Washington County Nursing
Service, 1939-1942, and the annual reports of the Washington County Health Department,
1949-1958.

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Arthur Washington Papers, 1929-1995 (S1113)
1 cubic foot, 72 folders, 52 photographs

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The Arthur Washington Papers contains student handbooks, school programs, memos, certificates, and photographs pertaining to Washington's involvement in Sumner High School's academic and athletic programs. The collection also documents Washington's involvement with Alpha Phi Alpha, the Archdiocesan Development Appeal, and the campaign to revitalize the Ville neighborhood.

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Waters Family Papers, 1860s-2021 (CA6619)
0.1 cubic feet

Photographs, correspondence, and genealogical material concerning the Joseph C. Waters family of Boone County, Missouri.

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Watkins Woolen Mill Oral History Project, 1934-1988 (K0826)
0.16 c.f.

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The Watkins Woolen Mill Oral History Project collection contains correspondence, pamphlets, newspaper articles, and research concerning Watkins Woolen Mill and the Watkins Mill Association, as well as oral history interviews conducted with Lee Oberholtz, secretary and founding member of the Watkins Mill Association.

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Beverly S. Watkins Collection, 1934-1983 (K0246)
0.25 c.f.

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Scrapbook of news clippings and historical research compiled by James Anderson, historian for the Native Sons of Greater Kansas City, concerning the French Settlement and Community in Kansas City, MO and other people, places and events of Kansas City history.

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Marie Oliver Watkins Papers, 1822-1962 (C2689)
2.8 cubic feet

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Genealogical research in preparation for the book TEARIN' THROUGH THE WILDERNESS, MISSOURI PIONEER EPISODES, 1822-1885 by Marie Oliver Watkins and Helen Hamacher Watkins, a genealogy of the descendants of Charles Allen Watkins and Henrietta Rives of Ray County, MO.

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Ralph K. Watkins Papers, 1866-1970 (C4551)
1.4 cubic feet (31 folders)

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Papers of a University of Missouri education professor including teaching resources, educational publications, information on professional activities and presentations, and family genealogy research material.

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Watts Family Papers, 1870s-1979 (CA6121)
2 cubic feet, 5 oversize items

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The papers of a family from Putnam County, Missouri, include an autograph book; travel scrapbooks and family photograph albums compiled by Bertha and Christine Watts; diaries composed by the Rev. Samuel S. McWilliams; and poetry and writings.

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Jeanette Miller Wayne and Robert H. Wayne Papers, 1938-1989 (K1007)
0.2 c.f.

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personal papers and photographs, papers of Sam Dantzig who served in WWI with Harry S. Truman including invitation to Truman's inauguration and signed portrait of Truman

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Weathers Family Papers, 1920s-2000s (CA6216)
32 cubic feet, 3 audio tapes

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Addition of family papers, primarily from Gene Weathers of Fayette, Missouri. Includes correspondence and teaching materials for the blind.

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Weathers Family Papers, 1868-1991 (C4014)
3.0 cubic feet (71 folders), 1 audio cassette

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The papers document the lives of Virginia “Kate” and Benton H. Weathers of Howard County, Missouri, and the lives of their children and grandchildren. In addition to genealogical materials on the Weathers, Duncan, and Grigsby families, the collection includes some materials on the Weathers Lumber and Hardware Store in Fayette, Missouri, and the Missouri Polled Hereford Association Records.

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John C. Weaver Inaugural Papers, 1966-1967 (C2585)
0.7 cubic feet

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The papers of John C. Weaver contain correspondence, lists of delegates and guests, programs, and bulletins prepared for the inauguration of Weaver as the fourteenth president of the University of Missouri, April 1967.

John C. Weaver Inauguration Papers, 1966-1967 (C3112)
2.4 cubic feet

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Correspondence, minutes, and other material of the Inaugural Steering Committee and subcommittees for the inauguration of Weaver as president of the University of Missouri. Invitation lists, replies, and regrets. Printed material on the inaugurations of Stratton D. Brooks in 1923 and A. Ross Hill in 1908.

Weavers Guild of Greater Kansas City Records, 1954-2009 (KA2441)
4 c.f.

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The Weavers Guild of Greater Kansas City Records contains historical records pertaining to the establishment and operation of the organization.

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Webb Funeral Homes Records, 1913-1978 (K1355)
1.17 c.f.

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The records contain biographical information about decedents and document funerals arranged by Webb Funeral Homes of Blues Springs and Oak Grove, Missouri.

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Webber Family Papers, 1870-1976 (R1502)
0.25 cubic foot (6 folders, 22 photographs, 9 tintypes, 5 cabinet cards, 1 cartes-de-viste)

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The Webber Family Papers contains a family genealogy documents, photographs, and newspaper clippings for the Webber family of Phelps County.

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Weber Family Papers, 1899-1966 (C3113)
0.5 cubic feet

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Miscellaneous papers of the Weber family of Farmington, MO, including copy book of Frank S. Weber, obituary of Kossuth W. Weber, and correspondence and newspaper clippings of Nan Gardiner Weber. Genealogy and family photographs.

Webster Baptist Association of Missouri Records, 1963-1971 (R1201)
(1 folder)

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These booklets contains minutes from the annual sessions of the Webster Baptist Association of Missouri, of which the member congregations were located in Webster County. There are booklets for 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, and 1971.

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Webster Groves High School Memorabilia Collection, 1960-2015 (S1203)
0.25 cubic feet

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This collection consists of Webster High School yearbooks, newspaper clippings, obituaries, and a photograph.

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Thomas A. Webster Papers, 1921-1988 (K1219)
9 c.f.

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Webster was executive director of the Urban League of Kansas City, community activist, and chairman of the Social Science Department of Avila College. Includes files related to his research and writing: notes, clippings, preliminary and final drafts of articles, correspondence, and printed material. Also his personal and professional correspondence and scrapbooks and files of his wife, Fern Beck Webster (1911-2002), an early childhood educator and advocate.

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Robert M. Wedow Collection, 1924-1992 (K1156)
12 c.f.

Research materials compiled by Wedow concerning Thomas J. Pendergast, his political machine and Kansas City politics and organized crime during that era. Includes scrapbooks, news clippings of articles, photographs, artist illustrations of individuals relating to the Machine, oral interview tapes and transcripts, and books.

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Amelia C. Weier Photographs, 1962-1963 (P0716)
9 photographs

Photos of Jefferson County historic homes and structures, ca. 1963

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Judge Noah Weinstein Papers, 1928-1990 (S1012)
46 cubic feet

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The Judge Noah Weinstein Papers contain judicial files on juveniles, the legal justice system, and legal education, as well as correspondence. Weinstein was a St. Louis County Circuit Judge and assisted with writing Missouri juvenile code.

Warren D. Welliver Collection, 1900-1975 (P0069)
2 folders

Postcards of Barton County towns, especially Lamar, Rich Hill, Adrain. Additional postcards of Foster and Amoret. Photographs of the Nelson family of Hannibal, MO, and Richard Brownlee.

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Ernest C. Weltmer Collection, 1899-2005 (C4044)
3.50 cubic feet (91 folders, 5 oversize items)

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The papers of a suggestive therapy practitioner from Nevada (Mo.), including correspondence, photographs, courses, and other writings. Also contains works by his father, Sidney A. Weltmer, and publications of the Weltmer Institute of Suggestive Therapeutics.

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Roy Wenzlick Papers, 1882-1981 (S0574)
23 cubic feet, 28 films, 13 audio tapes, 299 microfilm rolls, 66 books

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Roy Wenzlick was a prominent real estate analyst, appraiser, author, and publisher. His 1936 book, "The Coming Boom in Real Estate," appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. The collection includes correspondence, research files, photographs, and a complete run Wenzlick's newsletter, "The Real Estate Analyst."

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Leonard Matthews Werner Papers, 1917-1981 (S0206)
0.04 cubic feet, 7 folders, 45 photographs, 1 microfilm roll

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The Leonard Matthews Werner Papers contain correspondence, newsletters, manuals, and newspaper clippings documenting his work establishing the Sebago Club, Camp Ironwood in Maine, and the Sebago School for Disturbed Children.

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Roger W. Wescott Papers, 1930s-2000 (CA5894)
13 cubic feet, 10 audio cassettes

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Papers of a linguist and anthropologist include publications and unpublished writing, correspondence, research material, and miscellaneous personal and professional papers.

Wesley House Association Records, 1929-2002 (S0675)
2 cubic feet, 52 folders, 399 photographs

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The Wesley House Association was founded in 1903 by a lay group affiliated with the Methodist Church. Its purpose is to provide social services for the 21st Ward in St. Louis City. Included in the collection are bylaws, meeting minutes, correspondence, budgets, , newsletters, and photographs.

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Clayvon A. Wesley Papers, 1969-1970 (S0572)
0.01 cubic feet

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The Clayvon A. Wesley Papers contain materials from Wesley's time serving in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Items of interest include letters of recommendation, newspaper clippings, photographs, and a handmade award given to Wesley from the hospital he served in during the war.

Wessel and Schaefer Family Papers, 1907-1974 (S0522)
2.5 cubic feet, 48 folders, 43 photographs

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The Wessel and Schaefer Family Papers contain correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting the lives of Lillian Schaefer and Emil Wessel. The collection contains material both prior to and during their marriage, including family correspondence from 1954. The complete date range of the collection is 1907 to 1975, with bulk dates from 1917 to 1923.

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Wessel/Donnan Papers, 1956-2005 (S0787)
2 cubic feet, 30 folders, 72 photographs

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This collection primarily consists of business ledgers, financial statements, and photographs relating to Wessel Stables while under the management of Dwight and Gloria Donnan. This collection also contains artifacts of the Donnans' participation with the Mariner Gam, a civic club affiliated with the United Church of Christ of Lockwood in Webster Groves, MO. The club was similar to the Girl Scouts but offered only water-based sporting activities. The couple was involved with Mariner Gam for approximately 20 years, ending in the mid-1980s.

West Freedom Telephone Company (Concordia, Mo.) Records, 1904-c. 1960 (CA5324)
0.4 cubic feet

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Constitution, by-laws, minutes, financial records, incorporation papers, and stock certificates of the company.

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West Plains Chamber of Commerce Collection, circa 1920s-1960s (R0822)
(1 folder)

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These are items published by the West Plains Chamber of Commerce to promote the city of West Plains in Howell County, Missouri, and the surrounding area. Included are tourism brochures, promotional brochures, and a booklet describing automobile excursions to area resorts and attractions.

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Western Auto Supply Company Collection, 1911-2004 (KA2582)
6.75 c.f.

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The Western Auto Supply Company Collection contains catalogs, circulars, newsletters, and other miscellaneous materials related to the company dated between 1911 and 2004.

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