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Missouri League for Nursing Records, 1919-1980s (CA4598)
18.9 cubic feet
The records of a professional organization concerned with nursing and nursing education include minutes, reports, state review board materials, workshop materials, programs and evaluations, convention materials, and miscellaneous material.
Missouri Legacy Radio Program Records, 1980s (CA6268)
0.2 cubic feet, 50 audio cassettes, 16 audio tapes
Audio recordings and related material of a 1980s radio program featuring "profiles of traditional artists representing the diverse cultural heritage of Missouri." The series was produced by Susan Newstead and KOPN-FM, with support of the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center.
Missouri Legislators Portraits, 1880-1996 (P1084)
Portraits of Missouri's United States senators and representatives.
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Missouri Libraries Film Cooperative Records, 1948-1997 (CA6117)
11 cubic feet
Records and other organizational papers of the Missouri Libraries Film Cooperative. A grant to the Missouri State Library in 1948 created the MLFC to develop a statewide film circuit. The Cooperative dissolved in 1996. Includes correspondence, photographs and microfilm, master's thesis, journal articles and other historical materials, and financial records.
Missouri Libraries Network Board Minutes, 1982-1985 (CA6116)
0.4 cubic feet
Meeting minutes of the Missouri Libraries Network Board, 1982-1985.
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Missouri Library Association Records, 1900-1994 (C0515)
32.2 cubic feet (1325 folders); 107 rolls of microfilm
The organizational records of the Missouri Library Association consist of by-laws and constitutions, correspondence, financial and membership records including account books, journals and ledgers, handbooks, miscellaneous newsletters and other publications, minutes and reports, newspaper clippings, promotional materials, programs, resolutions, photographs, and scrapbooks.
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Missouri Library Association Records, 1916-2018 (CA6066)
31.7 cubic feet, 6 audio tapes, 1 audio disc, 1 audio cassette, 4 video tapes, 1 video cassette, 2 oversize items
Addition of correspondence, financial records, membership directories, conference materials, administrative files, publications, and minutes.
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Missouri Military Academy Photographs, 1988 (P0445)
3 photographs
Photographs of the Missouri Military Academy, ca. 1988
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Missouri Mule History Project Records, 1980-1993 (C3954)
2 cubic feet (152 folders), 148 audio cassettes, 1 CD
Records produced by a University of Missouri project to document the history of the state's mule industry, consisting of oral history recordings and transcripts of interviews with men and women concerning their experiences with the Missouri mule, project produced publications, and promotional materials.
Missouri Museums Association Records, 1970s-2021 (CA5823)
2.9 cubic feet, 104 MB of digital files
Records of the organization include correspondence, financial and membership records, newsletters, conference material, meeting minutes, and miscellaneous records.
Missouri Music Teachers Association Records, 1910-2004; bulk 1963-1995 (C4670)
7.0 cubic feet (141 folders) 4 audio tapes
The records of the organization include correspondence, financial reports, membership lists, newsletters, board meeting minutes, promotional materials, convention records, publications, audio tapes of original musical compositions, and miscellaneous material.
Missouri National Organization for Women Records, 1968-2013 (C0781)
5.0 cubic feet (130 folders), 2 video cassettes, 1 audio cassette, 1 oversize volume
The records of the Missouri National Organization for Women contain governance resources, publications, conference information, membership lists, financial records, individual chapter materials, correspondence, and material concerning political issues such as the ERA.
Missouri Native Plant Society, Hawthorn Chapter (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1984-1986 (C4564)
0.02 (1 folder)
Correspondence pertaining to the establishment of the Hawthorn Chapter (Columbia) of the Missouri Native Plant Society. Also includes copies of the chapter's newsletter, "The Hawthorn News," bylaws, minutes of board meetings, and membership lists.
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Missouri Nurses Association Records, 1902-1993 (CA4451)
95 cubic feet
The records of a professional organization include correspondence, insurance records, convention materials, reports, committee material, legislative files, membership records, publications, and miscellaneous materials.
Missouri Pacific Women's Club of Poplar Bluff, Missouri Records, circa 1946-1990 (R0433)
(4 folders)
These are scrapbooks of the Missouri Pacific Women's Club of Poplar Bluff in Butler County, Missouri. The club was composed of the relatives of Missouri Pacific Railroad employees. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, photographs, minutes of meetings, and miscellaneous material concerning the club's activities.
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Missouri Park and Recreation Association Records, 1938-1992 (C3649)
12 cubic feet (620 folders)
Origin, history and meetings of an organization whose members seek to promote the general welfare of the people through a recreation program. Minutes of the executive boards, committee work, conference and treasurers' reports and correspondence are included. The last section of the collection comprises papers relating to supervised recreation in Columbia, Missouri, 1940-1960.
Missouri Parks Association Records, 1982-1995 (S0938)
0.8 cubic foot, 13 folders
The Missouri Parks Association Records (MPA) contain correspondence, legal materials, board meeting minutes, publications, newsletters, and reports relating to the organization’s mission to protect, enhance, and preserve Missouri state parks and historic sites. Included in the collection is MPA’s serial publication The Heritage. The bulk of this collection includes correspondence to and from board members as well as Missouri’s political figures including former Missouri governors, senators, and attorney general. These individuals include John Ashcroft, Mel Carnahan, and Kit Bond. Additionally, these records contain the National Park Services’ National Register of Historic Places – Nomination Forms for architectural sites in Missouri state parks that hold historical significance, such as bridges, lodges, and cabins.
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Missouri Patriotic Associations Collection, 1893-2010 (C4704)
0.4 cubic foot (18 folders), 1 roll of microfilm
Records of state and local chapters of various patriotic and heritage associations in Missouri.
Missouri Place Name Survey Papers, 1954-1982 (C4390)
1.2 cubic feet (35 folders)
Correspondence, newsletters, notes, research material, papers, proposal, and publications of a committee of professors who undertook a Missouri Place Name Survey, building largely on the work of Professor of English Robert L. Ramsay, whose students compiled a survey of Missouri places in the 1930s. The survey was intended to produce a dictionary of Missouri place names.
Missouri Postcard Collection, 1870-1997 (P0032)
1 cubic foot
An artificial collection of postcards depicting a broad selection of Missouri landscapes, towns, and cities.
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Missouri Prairie Foundation Records, 1959-2010 (C4714)
5.0 cubic feet (151 folders), 5 oversized items, 2 audio cassettes, 1 CD, 1 DVD, 1 film reel , 1 video cassette
Records of an organization founded in 1966 to acquire and preserve native prairie lands in Missouri. Records consist of correspondence, subject and project files, brochures and other promotional materials, membership lists, financial records, and publications.
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Missouri Press Association Photograph Collection, 1867-1985 (P0475)
Photos of the Missouri Press Association and newspaper journalists and editors.
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Missouri Press Association Records, 1882-1982 (C3714)
1.8 cubic (60 folders), 10 rolls of microfilm
The records of an organization of editors, publishers, and employees of publishing establishments contain histories, correspondence, minutes, annual meeting programs, newsletters, clippings, and photographs. The records also include information on regional associations and the Missouri Press Association confidential bulletins from 1930 to 1982. The bulletins are on microfilm.
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Missouri Press Association Records, 1880s-2015 (CA6189)
54.6 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume, 5 oversize items, 13 DVD, 1 video cassette
Addition of bulletins, clippings, convention and board of directors meeting materials, directories, correspondence, photographs, subject files, and miscellaneous records of an organization founded in 1867. Includes files of executive directors Bill Bray and Doug Crews.
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Missouri Press Photographers Association Photographs, 1988 (CA4989)
0.6 cubic feet
Photographs used in an exhibit and MPPA’s “Pictures of the Year” contest.
Missouri Press Women Records, 1940-1985 (C3967)
0.8 cubic feet (32 folders)
The records of the Missouri Press Women consist of award and scholarship information, by-laws, correspondence, financial and membership records, and minutes.
Missouri Public Health Association Records, 1926, 1940s-2000 (CA5862)
10 cubic feet, 2 video cassettes
Minutes of Board of Directors meetings, newsletters, conference material, and miscellaneous organizational records.
Missouri Public Interest Research Group Records, 1971-2000 (S0436)
24 cubic feet, 872 folders, 36 videos, 1 microfilm roll
The Missouri Public Interest Research Group (MOPIRG) was founded by student activists following Ralph Nader's address at St. Louis University in March 1971. The group is a research and advocacy organization for consumer, citizen and student interests in Missouri. The collection includes board meeting minutes, bylaws, news releases, memoranda, correspondence, and publications.
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Missouri Quilt Inventory Collection, 1983 (S1054)
0.8 cubic foot, 218 photographs
The St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Division began the Missouri Quilt Inventory contest in September 1983. The collection includes correspondence to contest winners, a newspaper article about the contents, provenance about the quilts, and photographs of the quilts on display in the contest.
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Missouri Railroad Records, 1837-2006 (C2358)
39.3 cubic feet (441 folders)
The Missouri Railroad Records consist of reports, bulletins, pamphlets, proceedings, and other materials of railroads and related organizations that were in Missouri or its contiguous states.
Missouri Regional Medical Program Records, 1966-1980 (CA4109)
108 cubic feet, 8 films, 2 audio tapes
The records include material on medical care, economics, and state Medicare; correspondence; project files; annual reports; committee meetings, agendas, and minutes; publications; material on the Kidney Foundation; and miscellaneous material.
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Missouri Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights Records, 1958-1988 (S0805)
0.5 cubic feet, 15 folders
The Missouri Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (MO/RCAR) was a nonprofit corporation that connected people to abortion, family planning, and counseling service providers and educated the public about reproductive rights. The collection primarily contains pro-choice flyers, brochures, and fact sheets MO/RCAR collected and distributed to the public. Also included in this collection is correspondence from and relating to the Missouri Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights, the national Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights, and other pro-choice organizations.
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The Missouri Review (Columbia, Mo.) Records, c. 1978-2015 (CA5670)
52.7 cubic feet, 2 DVDs
Addition of office files, manuscript submissions, financial records, galley proofs, correspondence, and miscellaneous material.
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The Missouri Review (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1977-1982 (C3342)
0.6 cubic feet (21 folders, 10 volumes)
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Missouri School Districts Collection, 1917-1980 (S0044)
1.4 cubic feet, 42 folders
The Missouri School Districts Collections is an artificial collection combining small acquisitions pertaining to various school districts in St. Louis and outstate Missouri.
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Missouri School of Religion Records, 1888-1980s (CA4347)
12.3 cubic feet
Addition of enrollment cards, bulletins, financial statements, trustee meeting minutes, theses and dissertations, lecture notes, bibliographies, reports, publications, and photographs.
Missouri School of Religion Records, 1930-2017 (CA6528)
5.7 cubic feet, 1 oversize item
The records of the Missouri School of Religion contain board meeting materials, newsletters, photographs, promotional material, and miscellaneous material.
Missouri Senate, Equal Rights Amendment Testimony Records, 1975-1980 (C4295)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)
The records of the Missouri Senate Equal Rights Amendment contain papers relating to the Missouri Senate's hearing on the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment from 1977. Testimonies were made before the Missouri Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments on February 2, 1977. The Missouri House of Representatives had already passed the Equal Rights Amendment at this point, and the ERA had already been ratified in 35 of the 38 states necessary for it to become law.
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Missouri Society for Health and Physical Educators Records, 1937-2010 (S0010)
36 cubic feet
The records contain bylaws, correspondence, meeting minutes, research abstracts, and photographs regarding the Missouri Society for Health and Physical Educators' (MOSHAPE) mission to develop and promote health, leisure, and movement programs.
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Missouri Society of American Foresters Records, 1900-1991 (C4185)
4 cubic feet (172 folders)
The records of the Missouri Chapter of the Ozark Section of the Society of American Foresters contain meeting material, minutes, newsletters, reports, correspondence, photographs and miscellaneous material. The objectives of the Society are to advance the science, technology, teaching and practice of professional forestry in America, and to use the knowledge and skills of the profession to benefit society.
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Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Records, 1891-2024 (CA3056)
19.90 cubic feet, 1 oversize item, 1 computer disc, 3.56 GB of digital files
Applications, correspondence, minutes, membership lists, publications, financial records, convention and program materials, chapter records, photographs, and other material of the organization.
Missouri Speleological Survey Records, 1956-2011 (S0259)
3 cubic feet
The Missouri Speleological Survey Records contain contains newsletters and guidebooks pertaining to the Missouri Speleological Survey's mission to study and research Missouri caves.
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Missouri State Council of the International Reading Association Records, 1950s-2000s (CA6402)
7.6 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume
The records of an organization devoted to promoting literacy throughout the state of Missouri include scrapbooks, minutes, yearbooks, president's notebooks, and miscellaneous material.
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Missouri State Genealogical Association Records, 1979-2019 (CA6028)
13.9 cubic feet, 6 audio cassettes
The records of a genealogical organization founded in 1979 include minutes, financial records, publications, administrative files, and conference material.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Collection, 1930-1981 (P0224)
11 photographs
Photographs of Missouri State Highway Patrol operations and employees.
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Missouri State Museum, Interpretation Program, Oral History Recordings, 1980-2009 (CA6218)
1.2 cubic feet, 410 audio cassettes, 78 video cassettes, 205 DVDs, 3 CDs
Oral history interviews with Missourians regarding historical events on audio cassettes, video cassettes, and DVDs. Also includes transcripts and related material such as photographs, negatives, news clippings, obituaries, correspondence, personal accounts, and ephemera.
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Missouri State Officials, Boards, and Committees, Portraits, 1891-1985 (P1205)
Portraits of Missouri's statewide officials, staff, board and committee members.
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Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association Collection, 1827-2002 (C3715)
0.4 cubic feet (80 folders), 39 audio cassettes, 10 video cassettes, 5 CDs, 1 audio disc
The collection contains field, commercial, and private label recordings, interviews, newsletters, brochures, broadsides, sheet music, audio and video cassettes, and correspondence of the association.
Missouri State Teachers Association Records, 1837-1997 (CA6123)
10.5 cubic feet, 6 oversize volumes
Records and official papers of the Missouri State Teachers Association. In May 1856, teachers met in St. Louis and established the first U.S. professional organization for state educators. The records include newsletters and other publications, historical materials, committee reports, and oversize scrapbooks.
Missouri State Women's Political Caucus Records, 1971-1987 (S0222)
3 cubic feet, 3 folders
The Missouri State Women's Political caucus was formed in 1972 as the state organization of the National Women's Political Caucus. WPC encourages women to seek elective and appointive position sin all levels of government, supports all political candidates who will work for women's issues and works for the repeal of laws which discriminate against women. The collection includes newsletters, minutes, resolutions, and bylaws.