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Mid-Missouri Camera Club Records, 1974-1997 (C4572)
0.25 cubic feet (9 folders)

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Records of the club include meeting attendance records, membership lists, correspondence, material on group field trips, material on photographic techniques, newsletters, and programs produced by the club. Also included are miscellaneous materials, which include the organization’s history, memos, forms, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and wildlife photographs. The series has been arranged by type of material.

MidAmerican Coalition for Energy Alternatives (MACEA) Records, 1973-1981 (K0060)
1 c.f.

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Minutes and agendas of the MACEA executive council; letters related to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; news releases of MACEA and other environmental organizations; newsletters for MACEA and flyers distributed to members; and other material, published and unpublished, related to energy questions.

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Midtown-Westport Area Collection, 1976-2007 (KA2625)
.3 c.f.

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The Midtown-Westport Area Collection contains newsletters, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and reports related to the titular Kansas City, Missouri neighborhood.

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Midwest Art History Society Records, 1973-2014 (K0591)
10 c.f.

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Organizational records of the regional art history society. Includes minutes, membership information, correspondence, financial records, planning materials for meetings and conferences, and newsletters

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Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investment Records, 1977-2019 (S0935)
22.6 cubic feet

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The Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investment (MCRI) Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, studies, and subject files on genetically modified organisms, Monsanto, Boeing, and nuclear power. MCRI is a St. Louis area faith-based organization dedicated to investing in major corporations and using their power as shareholders to influence companies to become more socially responsible and transparent.

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Midwest Council for Social Research on Aging Papers, 1961-1996 (K1080)
0.02 c.f.

Catalogs, minutes, directories, and newsletters.

Midwest Disc Sports Collection, 1950s-2023 (CA5828)
42.7 cubic feet, 227 video cassettes/films, 20 DVDs, 1 audio cassette, 1 audio tape, 4 hard drives, 466 MB of digital files

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Collection of correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, books, newsletters, posters, photographs, films, video recordings, and miscellaneous instructional and promotional material documenting the development of disc sports nationally and internationally. Disc sports covered include: disc golf, guts, double disc court, freestyle, ultimate, canine events, and others. Etymology of "Frisbee" plus other disc sport history and folklore.

Milgram Food Stores, Inc. Annual Reports, 1972-1989 (K1402)
0.06 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Milgram Food Stores, Inc. Annual Reports contains six annual reports of the former supermarket chain dated between 1972 and 1989.

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Dean William Miller Papers, 1952-1979 (K0564)
3 c.f.

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Papers of Trans World Airlines (TWA) pilot. Includes TWA pilot training guides, operations manuals, handbooks, TWA Ambassador Magazine and various publications.

James R. Miller Papers, 1943-1991 (K0733)
4 c.f.

Contains files, scrapbooks, photographs and tape recordings relevant to Miller's career in law enforcement with an emphasis on the administration of the Clay County, Missouri jail and notes on his World War II intelligence work, including war crimes investigations.

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Merritt F. Miller Collection, 1866-2003 (C3921)
0.8 cubic feet (40 folders)

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Photographs, negatives and caption notebook of a University of Missouri professor of soils, 1904-1938; and dean of the College of Agriculture, 1838-1945; depicting scenes of the Ozarks; European landmarks and agriculture; a North American tour of the International Society of Soil Science; and various Missouri, Columbia, and University of Missouri scenes. Also included are correspondence to and from Miller, postcards he collected while visiting Europe, and miscellaneous papers.

Richard Lawrence Miller Papers, 1959-1991 (K0327)
25 c.f.

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Research materials, manuscript drafts, correspondence, interviews and other recordings for historian and author Miller's work, including his book, Truman: The Rise to Power. Also personal files including on William Jewell College at which he was a student leader, and other projects and topics he researched and wrote upon.

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Susan H. Miller Papers, 1960s-1980s (CA4814)
15.4 cubic feet, 5 audio cassettes, 5 film strips

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Research notes, course notes, articles, correspondence, and other papers of a journalist and editor.

Millersburg Elementary School (Millersburg, Mo.) PTO Records, 1957-1983 (C4340)
0.2 cubic feet (6 folders)

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The records of the Millersburg Elementary PTO contain financial records, meeting minutes, and general information regarding the Parent-Teacher Organization, such as family lists, a school schedule, and lesson plan.

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Kay Mills Papers, c. 1890-2011 (C4070)
16.25 cubic feet (513 folders), 170 audio cassettes, 3 video cassettes, 1 compact disc

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The papers of a journalist, author, and editorial writer for the Los Angeles Times include news articles, story files, books, manuscripts, research files, correspondence, personal papers, and interviews on audio cassette.

Minkin Real Estate Company Records, 1974-2007 (K0624)
105 c.f.

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Administrative records of a long standing real estate company in Kansas City area. Includes transaction files; surveys; floor plans; sketches; aerial photographs; correspondence; marketing materials, primarily printed advertising brochures of various properties offered by the Company; and real estate listings of various brokers.

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Miscellaneous Stone Company Records, 1959-1996 (K1320)
6 c.f.

rolled drawings for Missouri projects of the several stone companys. Projects include Carthage Marble Corporation's work on the Miller Nichols Library at UMKC

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Missouri Academy of Science Records, 1937, 1960s-1990s (CA5714)
61.3 cubic feet

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The records of an organization founded to increase and diffuse scientific knowledge include publications; correspondence; meeting minutes; reports; financial records; committee materials; membership records; annual meeting files; and miscellaneous administrative material.

Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation Records, 1966-1996 (CA5973)
26 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume

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Organizational records documenting efforts to preserve and restore historical buildings and sites throughout Missouri.

Missouri and Associated Rivers Coalition (MOARC) Records, 1935-1984 (K1087)
21 c.f.

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Records of the organization involved in flood control and better water management in the Missouri River Valley.

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Missouri Archaeological Society Records, 1934-1983 (C0780)
10.7 cubic feet (779 folders)

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The records of an organization of amateur and professional archaeologists headquartered in Columbia, Missouri. Includes extensive members' correspondence, executive committee correspondence, membership and financial records, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting members' interests and the organization's efforts to preserve Missouri's archaeological resources.

Missouri Architectural Collection, 1903-2003 (K0009)
48.53 c.f.

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Architectural drawings and other items from various donors relating to buildings designed by Kansas City architects and/or in the Kansas City area.

Missouri Art Education Association Records, 1939-2011 (C4721)
6.75 cubic feet (130 folders), 9 oversize volumes, 5 oversize items, 2.23 GB of born digital files, 1 video cassette

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Records of the organization include correspondence, photographs, publications, scrapbooks, financial records, Show Me Art, color slides, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.

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Missouri Association for Social Welfare (MASW), St. Louis Branch Records, 1943-1979 (S0693)
7 cubic feet, 305 folders, 2 audiotapes, 13 photographs

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The Missouri Association for Social Welfare, St. Louis Branch, contains bylaws, meeting minutes, correspondence, newsletters, brochures, and newspaper clippings chronicling the branch’s mission to protect and advance the health and welfare of St. Louis-area residents.

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Missouri Association for Social Welfare Records, 1908-1971 (C3475)
79.0 cubic feet (6,647 folders), 23 oversize volumes, 6 card files

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Records of an association organized to improve and extend the health and welfare of the people of the State of Missouri, and to promote the improvement of public and private social services and the prevention of poverty, crime, and disease in the state. The records consist of correspondence, minutes, committee records, newsletters and conference materials.

Missouri Association for Social Welfare Records, 1944-2010 (CA4086)
183.7 cubic feet, 3 video cassettes, 2 audio cassettes, 5 oversize items

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Addition of material on the organization’s regional divisions, committees, and task forces; annual conference material; correspondence; reports; board materials; photographs; publications; subject files relating to aging, health, children, housing, homelessness, and criminal justice; membership records; financial records; and miscellaneous material.

Missouri Association of Architects (MAA) Records, 1944-1984 (K0099)
0.24 c.f.

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Correspondence, meeting records, by-laws, and publications of the MAA, as well as those of the American Institute of Architects. Also included is a brief history of the Missouri Council of Architects and its predecessor organizations and the establishment of a registration law for the architectural professions in Missouri.

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Missouri Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Records , 1956-2018 (CA6746)
1 cubic foot, 1 oversize volume

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The organizational records include correspondence, meeting minutes, conference materials, histories and newsletters. Also includes one oversize scrapbook which contains histories and conference materials. 

Missouri Association of Colored Women's Clubs Records, 1932-1986 (C3801)
0.6 cubic feet (32 folders)

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The records of the state organization and member clubs of an association to improve the status of Black women in the home and community include correspondence, financial records, conference files and programs, and information on the history of the organization and member clubs.

Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges Records, 1914-1979 (C3658)
1.2 cubic feet (75 folders, 3 volumes)

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Minutes, bylaws, correspondence, resolutions, association histories, probate decisions and financial reports of the Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges from its founding in 1914 as the Missouri Probate Judges’ Association to 1979. The organization has also been called the Missouri Association of Probate Judges and the Missouri Association of Probate and Magistrate Judges during the course of its history.

Missouri Association of Republicans Records, 1914, 1944-2013 (C4307)
0.5 cubic feet (11 folders)

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The records of the Missouri Association of Republicans largely contain materials for Lincoln Days including programs, tickets, registration forms, correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs, and campaign materials. Included are lists of officers and vice presidents, as well as Missouri Federation of Republican Women materials pertaining to the event. The correspondence of Herbert Douglas, 1943 president and historian of the Missouri Association of Republicans, regards the history of the Association of Young Republicans of Missouri.

Missouri Association of School Librarians Records, 1942-2021 (CA5605)
59.6 cubic feet, 7 video cassettes, 8 CDs, 68 computer discs

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The records of a professional association for school librarians include board minutes, correspondence, reports, membership and financial records, publications, committee work, conference materials, administrative files, and miscellaneous material.

Missouri Association of the Future Farmers of America Records, 1928-1980 (C3644)
3 rolls of microfilm

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Records of the state organization of affiliated high school FFA chapters. Includes constitution and bylaws, applications for and articles of incorporation, minutes of meetings, and scrapbooks on state and local chapter activities.

Missouri Athletic Trainers' Association Records, 1977-1994 (C2793)
0.4 cubic feet

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Records of the association document annual meetings, awards, and other membership activities, including schedules and announcements of meetings, foundational documents, correspondence among members, election records, and files on inductees to the Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame. Several versions of legislation requiring the registration of athletic trainers in Missouri are also included, along with related comments and correspondence.

Missouri Baptist Associations Records, 1912-1980 (R0394)
17 folders microfilmed

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This collection consists largely of printed minutes of annual meetings of United or Missionary
Baptist associations in southern Missouri. The minutes include the records of annual sessions,
committee reports, and statistical information on the associations and their constituent churches.
Also included are a few miscellaneous Baptist publications.

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Missouri Broadcasters Association Radio Archives Collection, 1941-2023 (CA6491)
0.2 cubic feet, 19.7 GB of digital files, 28 audio cassettes, 75 audio tapes, 20 CDs, 8 DVDs, 1 NAB cartridge

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Audio recordings of radio airchecks, station IDs, promos, and broadcasts collected by the Missouri Broadcasters Association as part of a pilot program for the Library of Congress’ Radio Preservation Task Force. The collection contains audio digitized by Missouri radio stations, along with some original recordings and other miscellaneous material.

Missouri Business Education Association Records, 1959-2006 (CA5353)
4.5 cubic feet

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The records of the organization include president’s files, meeting minutes and agendas, constitution, conference materials, financial and membership records, correspondence, and miscellaneous material. Includes some Missouri Vocational Association materials.

Missouri Campaign Spending Reform Records, 1969-1977 (S0056)
3 cubic feet, 122 folders

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The Missouri Campaign Spending Reform Records contains legislative bills, memos, correspondence, and newspaper clippings documenting efforts by Wilhelmina Roberts and Missourians for Honest Elections to reform campaign spending in Missouri from 1969 to 1977.

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Missouri Century Farm Program Records, 1975-2017 (CA6498)
15 cubic feet

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The records of the Missouri Century Farm Program contain applications, programs, clippings, and miscellaneous material. The program was created in 1975 to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial. Beginning in 1986, the program was administered by the University of Missouri Extension. The Missouri Farm Bureau became a co-sponsor in 2008.

Missouri Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Records, 1963-2020 (CA6574)
10 cubic feet, 6 computer discs, 1 video cassette, 1 oversize item

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Records of the organization include correspondence, minutes, conference materials, newsletters, reports, manuals, and miscellaneous material.

Missouri Christian Leadership Forum (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1979-2013 (CA6070)
2 cubic feet

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Conference proceedings, correspondence, policy statements, publicity pamphlets, committee and assorted other business meeting minutes, assorted committee and task force materials, financial records, and miscellaneous papers. Originating in 1981, the Forum included a wide range of Christian denominations in one ecumenical body. The organization dissolved in 2013.

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Missouri Church Records, 1811-2024 (C0558)
123.3 cubic feet (1424 folders), 3 computer discs

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The Missouri Church Records consist of newsletters, conference proceedings, reports, directories, journals, and other publications of various religious denominations in Missouri including the Methodist, Baptist, Disciples of Christ (Christian), Presbyterian, and Catholic churches.

Missouri Citizens for Life Collection, 1973-1979 (S0111)
0.01 cubic foot

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The collection contains correspondence, publications, and flyers documenting the organization’s mission to oppose legalized abortion in Missouri.

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Missouri Citizens' Action Records, 1977-1980 (S0158)
2 cubic feet, 24 folders

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The bulk of the Missouri Citizens' Action (MCA) records documents the Missouri Public Service Commission's 1978 investigation of Union Electric rate structures in St. Louis but contains material on the investigation of Laclede Gas' rates conducted in 1980 by the Public Service Commission (PSC). The collection includes MCA meeting minutes and notes, public testimony, reports, and exhibits from the PSC proceedings.

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Missouri City and County Government Documents Collection, 1941-1994 (C4190)
22 cubic feet

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The records contain annual reports, budget and financial reports, city ordinances, city planning documents, audits, community development reports, and land use documents for various cities, counties, and regions in Missouri.

Missouri Coalition for Correctional Justice Records, 1973-1982 (C3911)
1 cubic foot

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Records of an organization that had the purpose of educating the public on prison conditions and promoting programs of education and rehabilitation in cooperation with the Missouri State Division of Corrections. MCCJ was a cooperative effort of many organizations and individuals but, Dr. J. Noel Heermance, professor of English at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, was the director and driving force.

Missouri Coalition For The Environment Records, 1967-2007 (S0421)
256 cubic feet

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The Missouri Coalition for the Environment was incorporated in St. Louis in 1969 as a volunteer citizen's organization whose mission includes education, communication, planning and action on issues involving the environment; notably clean air, energy, open space/land use, solid waste, transportation, and clean water. The records document the founding of the organization, its administration, and the environmental issues it studied, protested, supported, and criticized.

Missouri College and University Print Materials, 1836-1986 (C4281)
12 cubic feet (322 folders), 13 oversize items

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The materials contain pamphlets, catalogs, guides, speeches, programs, yearbooks, periodicals and books produced by Missouri colleges, universities, academies, and other educational institutions.

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Missouri Commission on the Status of Women Papers, 1963-1974 (C3903)
0.8 cubic feet (26 folders)

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Papers and related materials of the Missouri Commission on the Status of Women. The papers include minutes of meetings, meeting agendas, correspondence, annual reports, press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, federal publications, and miscellaneous material.