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Sidney Larson Photograph Collection, 1953-1999 (P0210)
1 folder
A collection of photographs of and relating to the work of Sidney Larson, art curator for the State Historical Society of Missouri. 15 b/w photos, photocopied news clipping feat. Thomas Benton, artist (MO State Fair 1990). b/w photo of Truman, Benton, and Larson (artist; donor) (with negatives). 3 35mm b/w slides, State Capitol restoration. b/w of Rolla mural. b/w Shane Drawings exhibit, 1964. 2 b/w photos of paintings with notes on figures depicted. 4 color photos of Larson's artwork shown at Columbia College, August 1999.
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Frederick H. Laas Collection, 1935-2001 (R1323)
4 cubic feet (197 folders)
The collection of railroadiana consists primarily of printed memorabilia such as timetables, station maps, ticket stubs, and other memorabilia. Most pertains to passenger operations in the United States and Canada, especially those by Amtrak, but there are also brochures and printed materials from passenger railroads in Europe and Asia. The bulk of the material dates from the 1960s to the 1990s.
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Laura X Papers, 1958-2006 (S1106)
6 cubic feet, 17 microfilm rolls
This collection contains microfilmed files on marital rape law and women's rights, collected by Laura X. Also included in the collection are photographs, news clippings, and scrapbooks, documenting Laura X's early life in St. Louis.
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Edwin F. Lawler Jr. Papers, 1924-1991 (C4371)
1.25 cubic feet (40 folders)
Military documents and photographs, travel and family photographs and slides, college yearbooks, personal correspondence, and miscellaneous material.
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Elaine Lawless Folklore Collection, 1980-2008 (CA4755)
14.3 cubic feet, 251 audio cassettes, 1 video cassette
Student papers, research materials, and audio cassettes pertaining to folklore research and women's studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Josephine R. Lawrence Collection, 1844-1986 (C3792)
0.4 cubic feet (26 folders)
The papers of the Jackson and Lawrence families of Pennytown and Marshall, Missouri, include newspaper clippings and unpublished manuscripts on the history of Pennytown, a Black community near Marshall. There are also funeral cards, copies of legal documents, church and school records, and photographs of Pennytown and its residents.
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J. Gilbert Lay Papers, 1960s-1980s (R1327)
1 cubic foot (6 volumes)
The J. Gilbert Lay Papers include six scrapbooks containing obituaries and death notices for residents of Cook Station, Crawford County, Missouri, and surrounding communities. Also included are newspaper clippings of Lay’s poetry and writings, advertisements of his revivals, local history items, and local news. The collection also contains the Lay family genealogy with numerous pages devoted to Lay’s mother, Lena Lay.
League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County (Mo.) Records, c. 1934-2005 (CA5742)
37.6 cubic feet, 7 audio cassettes, 31 video cassettes, 1 DVD
Addition includes correspondence, meeting minutes, financial records, committee files, scrapbooks, and audiovisual material, as well as reports, studies, and background material related to local conditions in housing, criminal justice, sanitation, and government.
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League of Women Voters of Missouri Records, 1911-2025 (S0232)
38 cubic feet, 7 audio tapes, 56 rolls microfilm
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League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri Records, 1952-2004 (R0938)
(12 rolls of microfilm)
These are minutes of meetings of the board of directors, newsletters, and project and topical files of the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri. Organized in 1952 as the League of Women Voters of Springfield, Missouri, the organization has been especially active in voter registration, home rule and county charter government propositions, education, planning and zoning, and other civic, social, and environmental issues.
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Harold H. and Dorothy V. Leake Papers, 1841-1990 (C4011)
40.25 cubic feet (2288 folders), 4 card files, 9 audio discs, 8 video cassettes
The papers of Harold H. Leake, music teacher, radio broadcaster, and Episcopal priest, and Dorothy V. Leake, educator and biologist, consist of correspondence, radio scripts, manuscripts, diaries, subject files, and other materials relating to the personal and professional lives of the Leakes and their family.
Leawood Garden Club Records, 1952-2002 (K0427)
5 c.f.
Scrapbooks relating to the activities of the club, minutes of meetings and membership yearbooks of the Club in Leawood, KS.
Leawood Women's Club Records, 1960-2013 (K0428)
7.6 c.f.
Scrapbooks, minutes, annual reports, newsletters, Yearbooks, and bylaws for the Club in Leawood, KS.
Lebanon Baptist Church Records, 1890-1983 (R0201)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Lebanon Baptist Church, Bloomsdale, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the records for the Lebanon Baptist Church located seven miles north of Bloomsdale in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings of the congregation and board of deacons, membership records, a church history, and miscellaneous historical material.
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Lebanon Shakespeare Club Records, circa 1882-1982 (R0300)
(23 folders, 4 volumes)
These are records of a women's literary club at Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri. The collection includes minute books, financial reports, attendance records, annual programs, scrapbooks, photographs, and miscellaneous papers.
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Kate and Eugene Lebovitz Papers, 1964-2013 (K1310)
0.2 c.f.
program: Harry S. Truman Commendation Award Dinner, 1965; newspapers: KC Jewish Chronicle, September 11, 1964; January 22, 1965; The Buffalo Jewish Review, September 27, 2013.
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Frederic Sterling Lee Papers, 1972-2014 (K1317)
34 c.f.
The papers of Frederic Sterling Lee, former Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, contain his personal and professional research files, correspondence, writings and edited works. Dr. Lee was internationally known for his work on alternative microeconomic theory.
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Janice J. Lee Collection, 1936-1997 (SP0109)
1 cubic foot (21 folders, 15 photographs, 271 slides, 1 volume, 5 CDs, 2 vinyl records)
The Janice J. Lee Collection contains publications related to the radio and entertainment industry in Springfield, Missouri, 35mm slides of Historic Route 66, and oral history interviews from St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Company employees. The collection also includes audio recordings of the Goodwill Family, Slim Pickins Wilson & Band, and the Old Chuck Wagon Gang.
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Lee’s Summit Underwater Rescue and Recovery Team Collection, 1988, 1998-1999, 2014 (KA2626)
.04 c.f.
The collection contains a certificate of recognition, correspondence, and a book related to the Lee’s Summit Underwater Rescue and Recovery Team.
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Eugene E. Leibson and Shirley Dunn Leibson Papers, 1932-2006 (K0972)
0.09 cubic foot (6 folders, 3 CDs, 11 photographs)
The Eugene E. Leibson and Shirley Dunn Leibson Papers contain correspondence, audio, and video related to Dunn family history, correspondence about a family reunion, undated photographs of relatives, and a group photograph, as well as three items related to the Harvey Jacobson family and Jacobson's Strictly Kosher grocery store.
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Austin Porter Leland Papers, 1954-1991 (S0202)
5.4 cubic feet, 186 folders, 1 oversize folder, 64 photographs, 10 volumes, 1 reel-to-reel, 1 16mm film reel
The papers of Austin Porter Leland document his time as the Chairman of the Old Post Office Landmark Committee. The committee successfully campaigned to preserve the Old Post Office in St. Louis, which led to national legislation allowing for commercial use of historic buildings. Included in the collection are articles, correspondence, legislation, newspaper clippings, presentations, reports, statements, TV documentary transcripts, and photographs. The collection also contains material on other civic projects, including the Wainwright building.
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Theodore F. Lentz Papers, 1926-1983 (S0435)
11 cubic feet, 565 folders, 32 microfilm rolls, 2 audio tapes
Known as the father of peace research, Lentz began his career as an educational psychologist at Washington University in 1924. He resigned from full-time teaching in 1948 and devoted the rest of his life to scientific peace research. His 1955 Towards a Science of Peace led to further research and the establishment of peace research centers around the world. The papers includes material from the Character Research Association and Peace Research Laboratory.
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Janet Deborah Katz Lerner Papers, 1989-1994 (K1004)
0.4 c.f.
Lerner was a teacher and coordinated a celebration of Martin Luther King's birthday called Project HEART. Includes a scrapbook documenting the Project
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Paul L. Lerner Papers, 1958-2001 (K1122)
0.3 c.f.
Personal papers of Lerner, member of Congregation Beth Shalom, and volunteer chairman or coordinator for several major community events. Includes invitations, programs, correspondence, clippings, and photographs of events held at Beth Shalom, and family members of Lerner.
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Sandra Davis Lerner and Kenneth D. Lerner Papers, 1940-2000 (K1178)
.5 c.f.
The Lerners were active in Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) and B'nai B'rith youth organizations, and with the Beth Shalom Synagogue in Kansas City, MO. Includes photographs, programs, video, and artifacts.
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Robert Leroy Papers, 1963-1996 (S0579)
0.2 cubic foot, 6 folders, 1 cassette tape, 4 photographs
Born in Ellensberg, Washington in 1923, Robert Leroy grew up in the Tacoma area and became involved in populist-right political causes. He served as a paratrooper in the South Pacific during World War II and worked briefly as a public school teacher afterward. In 1962 he joined the Minutemen. LeRoy later split from the group and started another anti-Communist ministry, Christian Sons of Liberty, in 1970, in Liberty, Missouri. The collection includes correspondence, newsletters, photographs, and a copy of LeRoy's autobiography "From My Foxhole to Tokyo."
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Lesbian Alliance of St. Louis Records, 1973-1981 (S0129)
0.15 cubic foot, 4 folders
This collection contains newsletters, flyers, and poetry produced and collected by the Lesbian Alliance of St. Louis, a Lesbian-Feminist organization dedicated to advancing equal rights for women and lesbians. Materials of interest include Moonstorm, a magazine (and later a newsletter), written by and about the Lesbian community in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
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Lesbian and Gay News Telegraph Records, 1981-1990 (S0445)
1 cubic foot, 3 microfilm rolls, 1 audio tape
The Lesbian and Gay News-Telegraph was a local LGBTQ newspaper founded in 1981 to encourage communication with St. Louis' LGBTQ community. The Lesbian Gay News Telegraph reported on local, regional, and national issues affecting the LGBTQ community and also published a calendar and directory of gay organizations. The collection contains unpublished articles, newspaper clippings, newsletters, a poster, and issues of the Gay-News Telegraph. Also included in the collection is an oral history interview with Gay News-Telegraph editor, Jim Thomas.
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Betty Pfeffer Lesky and J. Louis Lesky Papers, 1954-1999 (K0664)
3.25 c.f.
The Lesky's were active members of Kansas City's Jewish Community. Includes programs for the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award commemorative luncheons and the Purim Balls sponsored by Kehilath Israel Synagogue of which the Lesky's were planners..
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Leo and Helen Edelbaum Lesky Papers, 1960-2007 (K0959)
0.09 c.f.
The Leo and Helen Edelbaum Lesky Papers include Leo Lesky's obituary, a sales book from Lesky's dry-cleaning business, and a CD of family videos of the Lesky family and their friends.
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Chris R. Lester Papers, 1970-1999 (K0912)
15 c.f.
Lester was an investigative reporter for the Kansas City Star. Includes Lester's research materials for his Star series on banker Frank Morgan, Kansas City sprawl, and other articles.
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Robert Ridenour Lester Papers, 1874-1997 (K1158)
5 c.f.
Correspondence, photographs, ephemera, and some printed and published material related to Lester and the Ridenour Family. Seventeen scrapbook volumes depict travel in the U.S. and Europe, as well as Lester's involvement in France in WWI.
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Carolyn and David Leuthold Papers, 1964-1996 (C3960)
3 cubic feet
Papers concerning the community and state-wide activities of Carolyn and David Leuthold of Columbia, MO, relating to politics, mental health, energy, and other issues. Includes committee and organizational records, personal papers, publications, and miscellaneous.
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Carolyn and David Leuthold Papers, 1960s-1990s (CA5951)
10 cubic feet
Addition of papers of David Leuthold, a professor of political science at the University of Missouri-Columbia and consultant, includes teaching material, reports, studies and surveys, campaign literature and other research material related primarily to public attitudes, voting patterns, and mass media impact in Missouri state politics.
Charles L. Leven Desegregation Collection, 1969-1987 (S0920)
1 cubic foot
This collection contains research Charles L. Leven conducted for St. Louis County Schools to assess the Economic Impact of Desegregation. The materials in this collection include maps, statistics, and legal materials.
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Emelie Levin Papers, 1969-1994 (K0363)
0.11 cubic foot (8 folders, 10 photographs, 2 oversize photographs)
The Emelie Levin Papers contain materials related to Emelie Levin's career in social services, her experience as the executive director of Jewish Family and Children's Services, and her affiliation with the National Council of Jewish Women. Also included in the collection are unidentified photographs and obituaries for Samuel Sosland.
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Marian Sunie Sherman Levin Papers, 1940-2010 (K1211)
0.09 cubic foot (5 folders)
The Marian Sunie Sherman Levin Papers contain articles and books with advice for grandparents and senior citizens written by Sunie Levin, as well as a copy of the 1940 Congregation Keneseth Israel Beth Sholom Synagogue Schools yearbook.
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Rose Shapiro Levine Papers, 1920-2000 (K1167)
1 .5 c.f.
Levine was a choral director at Beth Shalom Synagogue. Includes Musical programs of Levine, her son-in-law, Tiberius Klausner, news-clippings, photographs, and memorabilia.
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Andrea Levitan Papers, 1978-2011 (K1293)
0.25 c.f.
The collection contains material relating to the youth, education, community leadership, and extracurricular activities of Andrea Levitan. The collection also includes material relating to Levitan family history.
Norman Hadley Levitan Papers, 1969-2008 (K1108)
0.5 c.f.
Personal papers of Levitan including photographs, a scrapbook, school records, and publications, particularly relating to his amateur theater work as a youth.
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Sharon Bitner Levitan and Howard Steven Levitan Papers, 1929-2008 (K0803)
2.5 c.f.
Personal and family papers of teacher, small business owner, and leader of local Jewish women's organizations, Sharon Bitner Levitan. Also includes materials concerning Esther Gottlieb Bitner's career as a professional dancer and scrapbooks and items from Howard Levitan.
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Dorothy Roe Lewis Papers, 1926-1984 (C2233)
1.2 cubic feet (72 folders)
Papers of a feature writer for Universal News Service, women's editor for Associated Press, columnist for Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia, editor of the Missouri Republican, and freelance writer. Material on ghostwriting assignments and freelance articles for newspapers and magazines.
LGBTQIA+ Periodicals Library Collection, 1986-2014 (S1177)
5 cubic feet
The LGBTQIA+ Periodicals Library Collection contains national publications pertaining to LGBTQIA+ parenting, political and legal groups, travel, and HIV/AIDS.
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Liberty Christian Church Records, 1824-1987 (K0235)
0.25 c.f.
Administrative records including minute books, treasurer's records, building fund drive records, scrapbooks, correspondence, roll books and miscellaneous printed materials, and other items relating to the Liberty Christian Church, Liberty, MO.
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Libra Club, Lebanon, Missouri Scrapbook Collection, 1950-2003 (R1153)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
These are scrapbooks of the Libra Club, a women's club at Lebanon in Laclede County, Missouri. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, annual booklets, photographs, and miscellaneous papers.
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Grace Lichtenstein Papers, 1960s-1986; bulk dates 1970-1986 (C4666)
1.5 cubic feet (24 folders) 28 audio cassettes
The papers of a journalist and writer. The collection consists of research material, interview notes, transcripts, and tapes, books and articles Lichtenstein wrote on early women Olympians, professional women tennis players, women artists in the Southwest, and an unfinished project on women entrepreneurs.
Life and Equality Collection, 1974-1981 (S0131)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
This collection contains newsletters, newspapers, speeches, and correspondence produced and collected by Life and Equality, a St. Louis, Missouri-based women’s organization that was dedicated to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and pro-life legislation.
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LifeBridge Partnership Records, 1952-2021 (S0280)
2 cubic feet, 1.9 GB
The LifeBridge Partnership Records contain meeting minutes, newsletters, photographs, and histories documenting its mission to help individuals with disabilities become independent and active members in their communities. Materials of interest include a feasibility and need analysis commissioned by LifeBridge in 1983 to evaluate and recommend a centralized recreational facility for the St. Louis Region’s disability community. Also included in the collection are LifeBridge Partnership's born-digital files, including board meeting minutes and resolutions, newsletters, and strategic plans. Topics of interest consist of LifeBridge's reevaluation of its mission, name, and logo; program support services, including transportation services for clients; and LifeBridge's updated health policies and fundraising strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The materials in this collection date from 1952 to 2020.
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LifeWise StL Records, 1902-2019 (S0352)
37 cubic feet
The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, photographs, and VHS tapes chronicling LifeWise StL's (formerly Kingdom House) 120-year history of providing social welfare services to St. Louis's poor and immigrant population. Materials of interest include photographs of the Syrian Pioneers,' a LifeWise StL boy's club that catered to the Syrian youth in the early 1900s.
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Alfred Hart Lighton Collection, 1924-1992 (K0867)
4.75 c.f.
Business and financial records of Woolford Farm and Stables, owned by Herbert M. Woolf; financial records of Woolford Realty Company; and materials concerning Woolf Brothers and members of the Woolf and Lighton families.