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James W. Scott Papers, 1930-2007 (K0554)
4.5 c.f.
Correspondence, paperwork, political cartoons, various notes and booklets written and/or collected by Scott, reporter, editor, and later vice president of the Kansas City Star Company.
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Janet Scott Papers, 1951-2019 (S0353)
4.8 cubic feet
The Jan Scott Papers contain correspondence, program booklets, photographs, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, and cassette tapes documenting Scott’s career as a flutist, educator, and founder of the National Women’s Yellow Pages of Greater St. Louis. Also included in the collection are materials relating to Scott’s involvement with the Women’s Policy Alliance (formerly the Alliance for the Status of Missouri Women), which dedicated itself to developing a proactive women’s policy agenda to empower and improve Missouri women’s lives.
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Quinta Scott Papers, 1919-2010 (S0744)
30 cubic feet
The Quinta Scott Papers contain correspondence, photographs, book drafts, and galley proofs documenting her career as a St. Louis-area photographer and author of numerous Missouri-related books, including the Eads Bridge (1979), Route 66: The Highway and Its People (1989), Along Route 66 (2000), and The Mississippi: A Visual Biography (2010).
Joanie Melton Seale Papers, 1971-2006 (SP0098)
0.4 cubic feet (4 folders)
The Joanie Melton Seale Papers contain materials related to the Lester E. Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, collected by registered nurse Joanie Melton Seale. The collection consists of publications, a medical directory, and a calendar celebrating the hospital’s centennial. The collection also includes a program for the 1971 Missouri State Fair.
Ernest R. Sears Papers, 1970s-1980s (CA5428)
0.4 cubic feet
Addition of correspondence, photographs, and biographical materials. Primarily relates to his 40th anniversary at the University of Missouri and retirement.
Ernest R. Sears Papers, 1928-1991 (C3892)
19.6 cubic feet (1283 folders)
The professional papers of Ernest R. Sears, a wheat cytogeneticist associated with the University of Missouri from 1936 until his death in 1991. The papers consist of correspondence, reprints of publications, reports, manuscripts, research notes, speeches, photographs, news clippings and miscellaneous items.
Lotti M. Sears Papers, 1936-1991 (C4021)
2.5 cubic feet (184 folders)
The papers contain correspondence, papers, photos, research, and miscellaneous material of a University of Missouri geneticist involved with cytogenetics, a branch of genetics which is concerned with the study of chromosomes and cell division.
Second Baptist Church, Neosho, Missouri Centennial Collection, 1976 (R0821)
(1 folder)
This is "We've Come This Far by Faith", a centennial anniversary booklet for the Second Baptist Church of Neosho in Newton County, Missouri. The African-American congregation was founded in 1876.
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Second Missionary Baptist Church (Columbia) Records, 1938-2024 (CA6765)
4 c.f.
The Second Missionary Baptist Church Records contains church histories, bible study guides, church anniversary records, program materials, church publications, copies of photographs, articles, church bulletins, and miscellaneous administrative documents, 1938-2024. Also included are sermons and programs organized and given by Reverend Clyde Ruffin. The Church was created in Columbia, Missouri in 1866 by freed peoples of color and emancipated slaves.
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Don Secrease Papers, 1971-2020 (S0370)
2.3 cubic foot
The collection contains St. Louis-area published stripzines, comic books, and original storyboards documenting Don Secrease's career as a comic book artist and publisher. Materials of interest include issues of Swashbucklers, a comic book Secrease published with Rick Burchett and Paul Daly, and ran for four issues from 1980-1982. Also included in the collection are original storyboards Secrease created for Swashbucklers.
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Sedalia Democrat Photographs, 1942, 1977 (P0781)
9 photographs
Photos of May 1977 tornado in Sedalia, Pettis County.
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Amy Bradfield Sefrit Letters, 1976-1993 (K0876)
0.3 c.f.
Sefrit's letters document the life of a rural Missouri farm family in Atchison County, MO. She writes about the daily life of her family, her husband's work and the activities and development of her children. Also her work as a substitute teacher in the local schools, condition of the crops, weather, and news of other family members.
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Shirley Kenis Seigle and Sidney M. Seigle Papers, 1950-1987 (K1186)
0.1 c.f.
Seigle was an educator, actress, and playwright who produced various events for Temple B'nai Jehudah Sisterhood Incudes bulletins, education/administration papers, programs, scripts, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to Seigle's activities at the Temple.
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Robert E. Seiler Papers, 1967-1982 (CA4393)
16 cubic feet
The papers of a Missouri Supreme Court Judge contain notes and summaries on various cases before the Supreme Court of Missouri, conference materials, and miscellaneous material.
Ernestine Ernst Seiter Papers, 1828-1985 (C4351)
1.75 cubic feet (23 folders), 1 oversize volume, 1 oversize item
The papers contain a transcription of James and Robert Aull letter books and daybooks from 1828-1851. Also includes an unidentified doctor’s account ledger from Lexington, Missouri, from 1872-1875; scrapbook of Ernestine Ernst Seiter; research on Lexington homes; and miscellaneous material.
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Theodore H. Seligson Architectural Collection, 1950-1995 (K0545)
235 c.f.
Administrative and financial records, correspondence, notes and other documents, and architectural drawings, by Seligson, and prominent Kansas City architect and educator, and his various firms.
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Sellmeyer Family Collection, 1839-1990 (C3062)
1 roll of microfilm
Deeds, wills, family trees and photographs of three 19th-century immigrant families who settled in Missouri. The Velten and Ebeling families emigrated from Germany and settled in Warren County, while the Swedish Bentleys came to settle in Howard County. Also includes probate and census records, and a "Velten Family Record" narrative.
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Seneca Missouri Scrapbooks, 1898-1992 (SP0029)
1 cubic foot (13 folders)
The Seneca, Missouri, Scrapbooks were compiled by Virginia Hoare and contain photographs, newspaper clippings, and articles about the history of Seneca, Missouri.
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Ben Senturia Papers, 1968-2015 (S0745)
30 cubic feet
Ben Senturia has been long active in environmental, antiwar, and political reform efforts. A graduate of Washington University in 1966, Senturia served as a research assistant for Barry Commoner, an early and ardent environmentalist, from 1966 through 1968. Senturia became a predoctoral fellow in the Environmental Field Program at Washington University at this time. Thereafter, he worked as an organizer and campaign consultant for a variety of public interest, nonprofit organizations, chief among them were the St. Louis Coalition for the Environment and the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign. Throughout this time and beyond, Senturia frequently acted as a consultant to numerous nonprofit organizations, assisting them in organizing and directing political or fund-raising campaigns as part of a private business, the Center for Active Citizenship, organized in 1989. The papers contain correspondence, essays, photographs, legislative materials, and reports.
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Daniel Serda Papers, 1976-2011 (K0687)
21 c.f.
Research materials gathered by Serda, a local historian, city planner, and faculty in the Department of Urban Planning, University of Kansas. Includes Kansas City bibliographic research, the Kansas City Stock Yards, the 1951 Flood, and other topics of his research and writing.
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Peg Serrano Papers, 1977 (S1062)
0.4 cubic foot
The Peg Serrano Papers contains literature from Univeristy City delegates pertaining to the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, held from November 18 to 21, 1977.
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Settle Family Papers, 1857-2008 (CG0026)
1.25 c. f.
Correspondence and photographs of the Settle, O'Bannon, and Rhodes families of Wayne County, Missouri and Arkansas. Also includes genealogy records, Bible, and report cards for Virgil E. Settle.
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William A. Settle Jr. Papers, c. 1920-1987 (C3896)
2.5 cubic feet (102 folders), 5 rolls of microfilm
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Severance Book Review Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1931-2000 (C4364)
0.4 cubic feet (9 folders)
The records of a literary club contain constitutions, minutes, and membership lists of the club.
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Betty Kennedy Sewell Genealogical Collection, 1912-2016 (CG0011)
1.4 cubic feet
The collection contains genealogical research, including family group sheets, correspondence, clippings, and photographs of the Kennedy, Zook, Sheppard, Priest, Renfroe, Whitley, Gisler, Doughty, and affiliated families.
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Charles E. Sexton Papers, 1938-1973 (C4519)
2.0 cubic feet (48 folders)
Unpublished and published manuscripts, consisting of mostly historical fiction with some non-fiction, by writer and civil engineer Charles E. Sexton.
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SFS Architects Records, 1966-1988 (K1341)
2 c.f.
Archtitectural drawings (c. 1966-1988) for projects in the KC, MO, area including National Frontier Trails Visitor Center (1988)
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Norbert Shacklette Collection, 1891-2023 (R1511)
3 cubic feet (53 folders)
The Norbert Shacklette Collection contains railroad financial records and correspondence, transportation publications and related labor union communications from South-Central Missouri, and Missouri Democratic Party event programs and memorabilia.
John Elliott Shamberg Papers, 1923-2001 (K0748)
9 c.f.
Correspondence between Shamberg, his family and friends, relating his college years, early career, World War II, and after the war. Shamberg was an attorney and personal counsel to Robert B. Docking, governor of Kansas,
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Patsy Dunn Shanberg Papers, 1963-2004 (K0801)
1 c.f.
Scrapbooks, photographs of Brandeis University National Women's Committee (BUNWC) events, family history and religious items. Of particular interest is a wooden, hand carved Tzedakah box, model of Beth Shalom Synagogue.
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Sharp Family Papers, 1845-1994 (K0553)
26.5 c.f.
Personal correspondence, financial records, scrapbooks, slides, photographs and records the Sharp family and the Wells family of Kansas City, MO and Johnson County, KS. Includes the papers of Hazel Wells Sharp (1910-2002) an educator for more than 40 years who taught school in Kansas City, MO and in the Wiesbaden American Schools in Germany.
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Shaw and Whitelaw Family Papers, 1886-2008 (CA6696)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
Family papers of the Shaw and Whitelaw families of Kidder, Missouri. Items include pedigree charts and family diaries. Also included are four compact disks that contain family letter transcriptions, photographs, and family histories.
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Elijah J. Shaw Scrapbook, 1914-1971 (S0323)
1 microfilm roll
Elijah"Lige" Shaw began drumming in minstrel shows at age 10 in Jackson, Tennessee. He traveled with Bowen's and Blondon's Dandy Dixie Minstrels, the Original Georgia Minstrels, and other theatre and dance orchestras until he settled in St. Louis in the late 1920s. He
worked as a drummer in St. Louis and served several terms as president of Musicians Local 197. The collection contains playbills, correspondence, advertisements, and newspaper clippings on jazz musicians and civil rights sit-ins.
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Ralph J. Shaw Papers, 1942-1987 (C4412)
0.1 cubic feet (2 folders)
World War II-era letters, photographs, military records, and miscellaneous papers of labor organizer Ralph J. Shaw.
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Sue Shear Papers, 1972-1997 (S0987)
40 cubic feet
The Sue Shear Papers contains correspondence, legislative materials, and newspaper clippings relating to her career as a legislator representing St. Louis County (District 83) in the Missouri House of Representatives (1972-1998). Topics of interest in the collection include abortion, the Equal Rights Amendment, mental health, and children and families in Missouri.
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Barbara Rosa Barnett Shelley Papers, 1850-1980 (K0049)
3 c.f.
Personal, business, and legal documents pertaining to the Barnett, Williamson, and Shelley families.
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Shepherd of the Hills Historical Society Collection, 1968-1978 (R0740)
(1 folder)
These are six souvenir programs for performances during the 1960s and 1970s of The Shepherd of the Hills, an outdoor drama based upon the novel by Harold Bell Wright. It was presented at the Old Mill Theater on the Shepherd of the Hills Farm near Branson in Taney County, Missouri.
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Shepherd's Center of America Records, 1972-2006 (K1183)
29 c.f.
The Center provided life-long learning and other services for older people so they could maintain independence. The organizational records of the national office of the Center includes history files, Board of Directors and committee files, newsletters and mailings, planning and program files, national and regional conference files, leadership training materials, photographs, cassette, floppy discs, and video tapes.
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Shepherd's Center-Central Kansas City, MO Records, 1972-2011 (K0600)
8 c.f.
Organizational records of the local chapter, the first for the life-long education and support services for the aging national organization. Includes board of directors' minutes, annual reports, photographs, news clippings, and scrapbooks.
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Shepley-Hill Family Papers, 1898-2021 (S0327)
2 cubic feet
The Shepley-Hill Family Papers contain correspondence, photographs, family trees, and a diary pertaining to the lives of Ethan A.H. Shepley, Virginia Hill-Shepley, and Michael Shepley. Materials of interest include Ethan A.H. Shepley Sr.’s World War I diary and correspondence between Virginia Hill-Shepley and Jay Landesman.
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Margaret Sheppard Papers, 1976-1997 (S0588)
0.5 cubic foot, 19 folders
Margaret Sheppard was an editor for "Action News" and "The Insider." The papers contain monthly newsletters from the Regional Commerce and Growth Association, as well as issues of Action News Newsletters, annual reports, and two cookbooks.
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Sophie Beatrice ""Bee"" Kurs Sherman Papers, 1941-1986 (K0893)
0.07 cubic foot (7 folders, 1 photograph)
The Sophie Beatrice "Bee" Kurs Sherman Papers contain columns, scripts, and song lyrics written by Bee Sherman, a member of Kehilath Israel Synagogue, as well as a certified copy of Sherman's birth record, a photograph, and two newspaper clippings.
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William Henry Sherman Papers (collection removed by donor 7/2/2014), 1924-1992 (K1239)
5 c.f.
Sherman was a career officer with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and a World War II veteran. Includes slides, 8 mm film, and photographs taken during World War II in Germany, France, Belgium and North Africa. Also materials pertain to Sherman's responsibilities in the Philippines during the early 1950's: correspondence with Princess Tarhata Kiram of Jolo, Sulu, Philippines; and a journal kept by Sherman while in Jolo.
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Floyd C. Shoemaker Collection, 1804-1970 (P0341)
Composite Photograph of Gamma chapter, Pi Lambda Epsilon Fraternity; University of Missouri Columns; Northwest Missouri Press Association Annual Outing, Hotel Taneycomo, Rockaway Beach, 1948
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Floyd Calvin Shoemaker Collection, 1857; 1886-1973 (C4570)
2.8 cubic feet (75 folders, 6 oversize items)
Papers from Shoemaker’s tenure as Secretary of the State Historical Society of Missouri from 1915-1960--such as copies of the “This Week in Missouri History” series, information on the 1950s historical markers program, speeches and articles, and details of his various activities and honors--as well as photographs, correspondence, and personal materials.
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Ralph J. Shoemaker Papers, 1965-1980 (CA4298)
6 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume
Postcard collections, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous writings. Shoemaker was a newspaper librarian.
David W. Short Collection, 1902-1975 (K0690)
0.98 c.f.
Short is a collector of materials relating to interurban railroad and streetcar systems. Includes mechanical drawings, magazines, posters, maps, and photographs.
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Dewey Short Papers, 1908-1980 (C4515)
45.0 c.f. (2868 folders), 3 audio cassettes, 9 audio discs, 2 audio tapes, 1 CD, 2 video cassettes, 2 DVDs, 2 film reels, 41 oversize items, 2 volumes, 1 oversize box
The personal and political papers of a Republican U. S. Representative from Missouri’s seventh congressional district include education and personal papers; correspondence; campaign materials; speeches; press releases; audiovisual material; photographs; subject files; and committee records. Includes materials on Table Rock Dam and Reservoir and the U. S. Army during World War II and the Cold War.
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Dorothy Heckmann Shrader Papers, 1866-1976 (CA5925)
6 cubic feet
The papers of a Hermann, Missouri, writer and descendant of steamboat captain, Bill Heckmann. Includes newspaper clippings of happenings along Missouri’s waterways dating from the late 1800s to mid-1900s. Also includes genealogical information on the Heckmann family, maps of Missouri's rivers, and a few photographs of steamboats and river scenes.
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Harlan Loy Shrader Papers, 1889-1970 (C4350)
0.4 cubic feet (10 folders), 1 oversize volume
The records contain papers, volumes, and photographs from the life of Harlan Loy Shrader, including his time as a student at the University of Missouri, his military service during World War I, and his career in poultry science.