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The Cypher, Newsletter Collection, 1975-1983 (R1345)
0.25 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Cypher newsletters consist of the publications of the Greater St. Louis Chapter of the Organ Historical Society, Inc.
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The Legal Aid Society of the City and County of St. Louis, 1956-1970 (S0458)
0.4 cubic foot
The Legal Aid Society of the City and County of St. Louis was formed in 1956 to provide indigents with legal representation in civil cases. The Society began representing community organizations in 1969 and lost its affiliation with the United Fund for defending non-indigents and militant groups. The collection includes newspaper clippings, a report of the Bar Association's investigating committee, independent contributions, correspondence, and committee memoranda.
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The Life Seekers Collection, 1973-1974 (S0130)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains correspondence and flyers documenting the Life Seekers mission to prevent infant mortality.
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The Story of the 138th Infantry Regiment Manuscript, 1975 (S0315)
0.01 cubic foot
The Story of the 138th Infantry Regiment Manuscript consists of an 82-page history of the 138th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, documenting its participation in World War II.
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The Ville Collection, 1975-1990 (S0497)
0.4 cubic foot, 19 folders, 9 cassette tapes
This collection contains oral history tapes, unpublished and published manuscripts, and articles pertaining to "The Ville," known initially as Elleardsville, a predominately African-American neighborhood in northwest St. Louis, where African American intellectuals and the elite lived before integration.
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The Wardrobe, Inc. (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1970-1996 (C4600)
0.5 cubic feet (9 folders, 1 audio cassette tape)
Records of a non-profit, community oriented organization which operates a thrift shop providing clothing at low or no cost, consisting of Board of Directors meeting minutes, financial statements, price lists, volunteer sign-in books, and a recorded radio segment on the history of the organization.
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Theatrical Mutual Association (TMA) Lodge 13 Records, 1910-1995 (K1217)
0.31 c.f. (1 folder 1 volume)
Includes scrapbook containing minutes of the TMA club, and a history of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)-Local 31 by Ray Maier.
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Thespian Hall (Boonville, Mo.) Blueprints, 1976 (C3683)
4 oversize items
Blueprints done of Thespian Hall for the Historic American Buildings Survey by John A. Huffman, restoration architect. First floor, second floor and balcony plans and longitudinal sections are included.
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Edward J. Thias Papers, 1954-2002 (S0742)
0.4 cubic foot, 11 folders
The papers of Edward J. Thias Papers contain books written and/or illustrated by Thias, including works about his participation in World War II, Missouri architecture, Thias family genealogy, and collected pencil sketches. In addition, this collection contains many unbound, original pencil sketches of various St. Louis and Missouri landmarks and attractions.
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Sidney J. Thierjung Papers, 1966-2010 (C4678)
0.74 cubic feet (1 oversize volume, 3 oversize items)
The papers of Sidney John Thierjung, a Vietnam War veteran, include photographs, a scrapbook, and military service documents.
Thixton Family Papers, 1860s-2007 (C4726)
0.4 cubic foot (7 folders)
Photographs and miscellaneous family papers pertaining to Burton Ellsworth Thixton, Deliah Comer Thixton and their descendants in Moniteau, Morgan, and Benton Counties, Missouri.
Thomas M. Binger Collection, 1888-2023 (CA5812)
30.8 cubic feet, 1 audio disc, 4 video cassettes, 20 oversize items
Collection of U.S. railroad timetables, publications, promotional material, photographs and miscellaneous material, and newsletters of Missouri railroad enthusiast organizations, Mid-Missouri Railfans and the St. Louis chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Also includes some personal and family material.
Alexander Napier Thomas Papers, 1862-1971 (K0169)
0.20 c.f. (18 folders)
Letters and documents related to Thomas' service in the Civil War including a significant number written while a prisoner-of-war in Libby Prison. Also included are membership certificates and notices of election to public office and speeches Thomas delivered as part of his public career as mayor of Aurora, NE, state representative from Hamilton County, NE.
David E. and Horace E. Thomas Papers, 1904-1985 (C4002)
2.0 cubic feet (114 folders), 4 oversize items
The papers of David E. Thomas, Congregational minister and professor of religion, and his son, Horace E. Thomas, a Columbia, Missouri, surgeon who spent World War II in military hospitals in the South Pacific consist of correspondence, manuscripts, class notes, research notes, photographs, printed articles and pamphlets, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous materials related to their careers, including research for Horace’s medical school thesis, Chronic Radiation Poisoning in Rats.
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Kenn Thomas Papers, 1970-2007 (S1195)
43 cubic feet, 978 folders, 268 VHS tapes, 4 photographs, 1 audio cassette
The papers of Kenn Thomas contain correspondence, business files, travel records, a collection of independently produced, small press fanzines, audio/visual recordings, and subject files documenting the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Iran-Contra scandal, and Unidentified Flying Objects. Other materials of interest include video and audio recordings of Bob Dylan and the Band, performing in St. Louis area venues. The papers date from 1970 to 2007.
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Carol Jo Thompson, History of Overton, Missouri Project, 1977, 1989 (CA6370)
0.1 cubic feet
Project and paper on history of housing in Overton, Missouri, done by a University of Missouri student for a class. Also includes photographs and negatives of Overton, Missouri.
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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 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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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 Irving Threatt Papers, 1971-1999 (K0732)
41 c.f.
Personal files kept by Threatt concerning his many activities and interests while in public office. Topics include housing, city development, revitalization of the urban core, education, minority businesses and historical agencies. Contains correspondence, reports, photographs, clippings, books and magazines. Also his wife, Doris Elizabeth Threatt (1932-2000), professional and community activities.
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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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Cordell Wayland Tindall Papers, 1961-1978 (C4308)
0.9 cubic feet (23 folders)
The papers of Cordell W. Tindall contain materials regarding the University of Missouri Extension Program, including publications, reports, budgets, correspondence, and newspaper articles. The bulk of the papers relate to the 1977 evaluation of the extension program, for which Tindall served as Commission Chairman.
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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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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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Tom D. Rote Papers, 1968-2004 (C4625)
0.4 cubic feet (5 folders)
Papers of an aeronautical engineer and hot air balloon designer and enthusiast from Boone County, Missouri, include scrapbooks of clippings, correspondence, photographs, designs, and miscellaneous material concerning hot air ballooning. Also included are hot air balloon trading cards.
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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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Robert Townsend Photograph Collection, 1970 (P0356)
Reproduction of a photo of trees and leaves in fall in Missouri
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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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Transportation Studies Collection, 1969-1970 (S1104)
Transportation studies by the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council for the University of Missouri At St. Louis; Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; Harris Teachers College; and St. Charles, Missouri Public and Parochial schools.
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Fred Trent Collection, 1960s-1980s (CA5060)
1 folder, 60 audio cassettes
Recordings of Missouri area fiddlers. Includes programs, promotional materials, newspaper clippings, and articles.
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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Troost Avenue Development Company Records, 1961-1986 (K1314)
0.2 c.f.
two volumes : certificate of incorporation, by-laws, minutes 1961-1986; stock certificates 1961-1983
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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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Zenon Trudeau Decree, 1796 (C1653)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a decree in French to the inhabitants of St. Charles, MO, settling a land and boundary line dispute as recommended by the arbitrators.
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Harry S. Truman Memorial Service Program, 1973 (C3409)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a program of service held at Westminster College Chapel, Fulton, Missouri, on occasion of Truman’s death.
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William Lawrence Truman Memoir, 1906, 1976 (C4592)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
Recollections of a Confederate soldier, who served in the 1st Missouri Light Artillery from 1861 to 1865, consisting of a 1906 typescript and a 1976 transcription with notes from his great-grandson.
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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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Tuesday Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1939-2024 (CA6694)
0.6 cubic feet, 7 oversize volumes
Addition of organizational records and scrapbooks. The organizational records include meeting minutes, certificates, proclamations, photographs, yearbooks, and a photo album. The scrapbooks include articles; programs; certificates; newspaper articles concerning speakers and programs at club meetings; and articles dealing with projects sponsored by the club.
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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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Tuesday Literary Club of St. Louis Collection, 1931, 1974-1975 (S0115)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
The collection contains two program books from the Tuesday Literary Club of St. Louis, a women’s club dedicated to providing “mutual culture and fellowship” for its members.
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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.