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Memorial Methodist Church (St. Louis, Mo.) Records, 1844-1981 (C1071)
1.25 cubic feet
Records of the church from its beginning as the South St. Louis Mission (German Methodist) in 1844 to 1981. Includes quarterly conference reports and minutes; membership, baptism, and marriage records; church board and organization meeting minutes; Sunday School records; some financial records; and photographs.
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Menorah Medical Center Auxiliary Collection, 1981-2004 (K1076)
0.5 c.f.
Photographs of various events and activities; newsletter; certificates.
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Menorah Medical Center Records, 1919-2004 (K1077)
43 c.f.
Records relating to the Menorah Medical Center Auxiliary, to land transactions of the Medical Center, and to the history and public relation of Menorah Hospital, established by the Jewish community in in 1930.
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Mensie Family Papers, (S0276)
0.5 cubic foot
The Mensie Family Papers contain correspondence, baptismal certificates, photographs, and scrapbooks pertaining to Vernon August Mensie's (1917-1999) service with the 4th Airdrome Squadron of the 5th Air Force during World War II; the death of Vernon's uncle, William Henry Mensie (1887-1967); and Vernon's efforts to trace the lineage of his grandfather, Johann Bernard Mensie and his descendants. Also included in the collection are scrapbooks chronicling Vernon August Mensie's (1917-1999) travels to Colorado and California and his service with the 4th Airdrome Squadron of the 5th Air Force during World War II.
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Meramec Regional Planning Commission Historic Sites Survey Collection, 1980-1989 (R0454)
5.75 cubic feet (86 folders, 865 photographs)
The Meramec Regional Planning Commission Historic Sites Survey Records contains the historic site surveys, with accompanying photographs, negatives, and research materials for Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Phelps, and Washington Counties. Included in the reports are houses, churches, schools, bridges, businesses, and other structures.
Mercantile Bancorporation Records, 1859-1999 (S1242)
45.5 cubic feet
This collection contains meeting minutes, property appraisal cards, annual reports, VHS tapes, and photographs pertaining to the Mercantile Bancorporation’s mission to provide financial services to customers in the Midwest. Materials of interest include property appraisal cards for residential homes in the St. Louis Metropolitan Region. The cards contain information about the lot size, construction material, and estimated value for each individual property. The materials in this collection date from 1936 to 1999.
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James H. Meredith Papers, 1961-1987 (S0472)
56 cubic feet, 1 microfilm roll
James H. Meredith was a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. Between 1972-1981, Meredith oversaw the legal battle to desegregate the St. Louis Public Schools. In 1979, he ruled that the St. Louis City Board of Education did not hold the responsibility for racial imbalance in city schools. When the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed his ruling, Meredith became committed to voluntary desegregation. The collection includes seven scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and photographs.
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Metro Housing Resources Records, 1970-1982 (S0772)
29 cubic feet, 1 cassette, 1 videotape
The records of Metro Housing Resources contain correspondence, meeting minutes, applications, and newsletters documenting the organization's mission to advocate for fair housing and housing options for lower-income families and researching questions related to fair housing and the provisions of housing for low-income and minority families. The services consisted of developing and maintaining a listing service for clients and providing a referral and counseling service for people alleging discrimination in housing. Harry Edward Berndt, the director, closed the organization in 1982, citing declining support for housing issues under the Reagan administration.
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Metro St. Louis Women's Federal Credit Union Records, 1978-1984 (S0978)
0.25 cubic foot
The Metro St. Louis Women's Federal Credit Union Records contain bylaws, a charter, newsletters, and news clippings pertaining to the group's mission to provide economic self-sufficiency for women living the St. Louis metropolitan area.
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Metropolitan Area League of Women Voters Collection, 1919-1987 (S0248)
34 cubic feet, 1021 folders, 26 photographs
This collection contains reports, correspondence newspaper clippings, and meeting minutes from several St. Louis area chapters of the League of Women Voters. The chapters include Kirkwood, University City, Webster Groves, North County, St. Louis County, metro, Clayton, and Central County.
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Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis Records, 1970-2011 (S0543)
17 cubic feet
The Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis was founded on October 28, 1972, with a primary mission of spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the gay and lesbian community of St. Louis. Materials include administrative files, publications, artifacts, correspondence, and conference materials, which reflect many of the activities of the church and some of its members since its founding, as well as information concerning the gay and lesbian community in St. Louis.
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Metropolitan Information Network (MINET) Records, 1976-1980 (K0518)
2 c.f.
Business and organization records of this Library network group within the Greater Kansas City area.
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Metropolitan Kansas City Chapter-Older Women's League (OWL) Records, 1983-2006 (K1115)
3 c.f.
Organizational records of the Chapter concerned about the problems of midlife and older women. Includes minutes and agendas, financial records, photographs, clippings, and printed and published material concerning the Metropolitan Kansas City OWL and the national organization. "Administrative Records" folders are set up in the manner of scrapbooks, so most of these types of materials will appear in each of those folders.
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Charlotte A. Metzger Collection, 1859-1871; 1971-1992 (C4546)
0.8 cubic feet (16 folders)
Genealogical research material on the Abney family--as well as the related families of Breckenridge, Davis, Geisinger, McClanahan, Shelton, and Van Lear--compiled in the writing of In Search of Kate (1978).
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Alberta J. Meyer Papers, 1913-2018 (C4413)
0.8 cubic feet (19 folders), 1 computer disc, 1 DVD
Professional and family papers, including many photographs, from the life of public servant and feminist Alberta J. Meyer.
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Meyn and Fennel Architectural Records, 1954-1982 (K0366)
1 c.f.
Renderings and photographs of buildings designed by Meyn and Fennel in Kansas City MO and KS. Also includes microfilm of plans and specs.
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MFA/Shelter Insurance Scrapbooks, 1971-1983 (C4691)
1.0 cubic foot (6 volumes)
Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, 1971-1983, pertaining to the employees and business activities of MFA and Shelter Insurance companies.
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Mid-America Grocers Association Records, 1948-2003 (S0260)
9.75 cubic feet
The Mid-America Grocers Association (MAGA) records contain the organization’s photographs, slides, correspondence, constitution and by-laws, and in-house publications. Founded in 1905, MAGA’s mission was to promote the interests of food industry retailers through its involvement in legislative affairs, labor relations, scholarship programs, and continuing education. (MAGA was formerly known as the Metropolitan Retail Food Dealer Association). Materials of interest include photographs depicting grocery store grand openings, product shows, awards dinners, and social outings.
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Mid-America Regional Council Records, 1958-1994 (K1079)
7 c.f.
Reports by MARC and other planners relative to planning and planning issues in the Greater Kansas City area.
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Mid-America Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Records, 1978-2020 (CA6479)
1.4 cubic feet, 2 DVDs, 1.41 GB of digital files
The records of MIDTESOL include newsletters, photographs, conference and business files, reports, and miscellaneous material.
Mid-Missouri Alternatives to Violence Project (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1989-2009 (CA6234)
4 cubic feet
Records of the Columbia, Missouri, branch of the anti-violence organization. Includes workshop materials, grant files, newsletters, financial records, and administrative files.
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Mid-Missouri Camera Club Records, 1974-1997 (C4572)
0.25 cubic feet (9 folders)
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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Midwest Disc Sports Collection, 1950s-2023 (CA5828)
41.5 cubic feet, 227 video cassettes/films, 20 DVDs, 1 audio cassette, 1 audio tape, 4 hard drives, 466 MB of digital files
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.
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Milgram Food Stores, Inc. Annual Reports, 1972-1989 (K1402)
0.06 cubic foot (1 folder)
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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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)
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.
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
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)
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
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.
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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Minority Aging Project Collection, 1987-1990 (S0492)
2 cubic feet, 45 audio cassettes
From 1987 to 1990, Students from assistant professor Steven Wallace's Sociology 470 class on gerontology interviewed elderly African Americans for a class project. Topics of interest include racial discrimination, the Depression, family life, and working conditions. The collection contains cassette tapes, transcripts, and summaries of the interviews.
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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
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 Choice Records, c. 1989-1997 (CA5440)
10 cubic feet
Records of a state-wide, coordinating organization for various pro-choice groups. Includes administrative records, financial records, minutes, correspondence, publications, newsletters, committee files, project records, and other materials.
Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation Records, 1966-1996 (CA5973)
26 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume
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.
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)
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.
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, 1945-2010s (CA5299)
8.5 cubic feet, 2 oversize volumes
Records of the organization include correspondence, photographs, publications, scrapbooks, financial records, Show Me Art, color slides, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.
Missouri Association For Adult Continuing and Community Education Records, 1980-2007 (S0726)
26 cubic feet, 207 photographs, 9 computer disks
The Missouri Association for Adult Continuing and Community Education (MAACCE) Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, treasurer's reorts, convention committee materials, programs, and a constitution documenting the organization's mission to promote the principles of and opportunities for adult continuing and community education in the state of Missouri through professional development and workshops.
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Missouri Association for Social Welfare Records, 1944-2010 (CA4086)
183.7 cubic feet, 3 video cassettes, 2 audio cassettes, 5 oversize items
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.
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
The organizational records include correspondence, meeting minutes, conference materials, histories and newsletters. Also includes one oversize scrapbook which contains histories and conference materials.
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Missouri Association of Colored Women's Clubs Records, 1932-1986 (C3801)
0.6 cubic feet (32 folders)
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.