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Missouri Symphony Society Records, 1970-2012 (CA5698)
40.5 cubic feet, 4 oversize volumes, 3 oversize folders, 23 oversize items, 20 audio cassettes, 23 video cassettes
Board meeting minutes, financial records, planning documents, programs, publicity materials, and miscellany of a Columbia, Missouri, organization.
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Missouri United Methodist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1903-2021 (CA2573)
18.8 cubic feet, 1 audio cassette, 3 video cassettes, 1 oversize volume
The records of the church include bulletins, church histories, membership directories, correspondence, minutes, reports, legal documents, photographs, church newsletters, financial records, yearbooks, records of women’s groups, and miscellaneous material.
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Missouri United Methodist Review Records, 1981-2002 (CA5986)
10 cubic feet
Photographs and church histories used in the publication of the Missouri United Methodist Review and church directories.
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Missouri University Political Action Committee Records, 1989-2002 (C4656)
1. 0 cubic feet (52 folders)
Assorted records include correspondence; lists of members, volunteers, legislators and political contacts; newsletters; meeting agendas, notes and special events materials; and fundraising, publicity and newspaper clippings.
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Architectural drawings, specifications, photographs and other documents related to buildings in Kansas City, Missouri constructed or modified between the years ca. 1906-1970.
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Missouri Valley Chapter-Society of Architectural Historians (MVC-SAH) Records, 1966-1981 (K0005)
3 c.f.
The organization records of the society, including minutes, financial records, newsletters, and correspondence concerning the establishment of the MVC Architectural Records Collection.
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Missouri White House Conference Committee on Children and Youth Records, 1950-1980s (CA4582)
18 cubic feet
The records of a child and family welfare agency involved with the White House Conferences on Children and Youth include correspondence, task force materials, publications, subject files, reports, public hearing testimony, office files, and miscellaneous material.
Missouri Women in Natural Resources Records, 1957-2018 (C4438)
0.8 cubic feet (43 folders)
Records of an organization that worked to develop a network for advice, support, and social interaction for women working in natural resources in Missouri.
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Missouri Women's Network Records, 1981-1999 (S0939)
1 cubic foot
This collection contains newsletters and board of directors files of the Missouri Women's Network, which seeks to provide women in business with networking opportunities.
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Missouri Women's Network Records, 1970s-2000s (CA5199)
24 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes, 2 video cassettes
The records of the organization include correspondence, minutes, reports, questionnaires, directories, project records, publicity materials, newsletters, position papers, financial records, clippings, committee materials, photographs, and miscellaneous administrative material.
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Missouri Writers Portraits, 1905-1997 (P1195)
Portraits of writers of poetry, prose, and non-fiction from Missouri, and writers who authored works about Missouri.
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Missouri Writers' Guild Records, 1915-2011 (C3657)
4.0 cubic feet (76 folders, 3 volumes, 4 video cassettes)
Records of a professional writer’s organization that include administrative files, correspondence, event and membership information, and newsletters. The collection also contains information on select local affiliate chapters.
St. Joseph, Missouri, Urban Renewal Project Records, 1952-1982 (C4170)
0.6 cubic feet (22 folders)
Correspondence, maps, clippings, architectural drawings, and economic data concerning urban renewal in St. Joseph, Missouri, 1952-1982.
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Missouri United States Highway 66 Collection, 1930-2017 (SP0080)
.5 cubic foot (10 folders)
The Missouri United States Highway 66 Collection is an artificial collection consisting of multiple acquisitions related to Missouri’s U.S. Highway 66. The collection contains brochures, maps, photographs, postcards, newsletters, and ephemera.
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Missouri, Wayne County Collection, 1985 (C4673)
2 audio cassettes
Audio recordings of Wayne County, Missouri, residents concerning the settlement, education, business, transportation, religion, Civil War, and other aspects of the history of the county.
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"Missouri: 1980s: The Way It Was" Collection, 1981-1983 (CA6603)
0.4 cubic feet
Images taken throughout Missouri by Elizabeth M. Crosby during the early 1980s and compiled into two self-published volumes by her daughter, Wendelyn G. Crosby. Includes negatives, contact sheets, notebooks, and three copies of each of the printed books.
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Missourians for a Citizens Utility Board Records, 1980-1990 (S0940)
10 cubic feet
This collection contains Initiative petitions, correspondence, and legal materials of a group organized to institute a voluntary check-off on local utility bills to fund a board allowing consumers to contribute to rate hike decisions.
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Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, St. Louis Chapter, Records, 1989-2020 (S0316)
6.5 cubic feet
The collection contains correspondence, press releases, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the group's efforts to abolish the death penalty in Missouri.
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Missourinet Records, 1986-2014 (CA6516)
70 audio cassettes, 2 folders (1 computer disc), 245 MB of digital files
The records of Missourinet, a radio broadcasting network based in Jefferson City, Missouri, providing state news and sports coverage, largely contains sound recordings and material concerning the impeachment of Missouri Secretary of State Judith K. Moriarty. Also includes content from the organization’s Missouri Death Row website.
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Mit Feder und Hammer! [With Feather and Hammer]: The German Experience in St. Louis Records, 1983-1989 (S0941)
4 cubic feet, 299 folders, 289 photographs
This collection contains mounted photographs, 4x5 negatives, thirty-five-millimeter negatives, and one 3.5 micro floppy disk pertaining to 'Mit Feder und Hammer? (With Feather and Hammer): The German Experience in St. Louis," an exhibit held in St. Louis in 1983 and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1984 to 1989.
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Mitchell Family Papers, circa 1917-1980 (R0151)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Mitchell Family Collection contains photocopies of reminiscences, newspaper clippings, and genealogical material concerning various members of the Mitchell family at Licking in Texas County, Missouri.
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Arthur Giles Carroll Mitchell Papers, 1934-1982 (K0418)
0.3 c.f.
Mitchell trained was an architect, an engineer and architect with the Federal Government and with the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. He was also author of the books There is no Limit: Architecture and Sculpture in Kansas City and Bell Systems: Restructured. Includes manuscripts of his books, correspondence, and certificates, drawings, and photographs.
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Orestes Mitchell Jr. and Sr. Papers, 1899-1980 (C3993)
0.8 cubic feet (18 folders)
The papers contain correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, newspapers, yearbooks, and miscellaneous material of Orestes Mitchell Jr., an attorney and member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators; and his father, Orestes Mitchell Sr., also a lawyer. Both men were active in the St. Joseph, Missouri Rotary Club and Freemasons.
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Donald C. Mitzel Architectural Collection, 1961-2006 (C4527)
62.75 c.f. (250 folders, 18 architectural boxes, 7 oversize folders)
Architectural drawings, blueprints, sketches, project files, and related material of Columbia (Mo.) firms Architects-Engineers-Planners; C. Wynn Brady; Mitzel & Associates; and Mitzel & Scroggs. Includes plans for businesses, residences, and public buildings in Missouri.
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Katharine Flora Berridge Mleczkos Genealogical Collection, 1908-2009 (S1134)
12 cubic feet
The Katharine Flora Berridge Mleczkos Genealogical Collection contains family histories, newsletters, family tree charts, photographs, and oral histories pertaining to Mleczkos's research on the Wells, Taft, Carpenter, and Berridge families.
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Missouri Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Records, 1945-1999, 2005 (C4561)
3.2 cubic feet (85 folders)
The records of an organization devoted to full-time or part-time farm management, rural appraisal, and other field activities related to farm management and appraisal include correspondence, meeting minutes, annual conference material, financial records, and membership directories.
Modern Jeweler [journal], 1901-1981 (K0524)
10 c.f.
Jewelers' trade journal published in Kansas City, MO.
Moffett Family Papers, c. 1880s-1985 (C3846)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Papers of the Moffett family of Linn County, Missouri, farmers and merchants who migrated from Kentucky and Illinois around 1840. The papers consist of some correspondence relating to family genealogy, family photographs, wedding invitations, and a typescript family genealogy written in 1985.
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Rae Mohrmann Papers, 1930-1941, 1973-2005 (S0328)
0.5 cubic foot
The Rae Mohrmann papers contain histories of Normandy, Missouri, and newsletters from the Normandy Area Historical Association. Also included are records from Mohrmann’s father Gilbert Schenkel, such as Beaumont High School newsletters, yearbooks, and a commencement program.
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Moment Musical Club Records, 1974-2003 (K1091)
0.5 c.f.
Organizational records of the Club including yearbooks, meeting minutes and programs.
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Dale Vincent Monaghen Photograph Collection, 1960-1980 (K0493)
1 c.f.
Photographs and other materials relating to Monaghen work as a professional photographer in Kansas City, MO.
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Monett, Missouri Centennial Collection, 1987 (R0802)
(1 audiocassette)
This is "The Foggy River Boys Present: A Sentimental Journey," recorded in celebration of the centennial of Monett in Barry County, Missouri. Included are performances by Jack Frost and the Men of Note, and the Monett High School Band and Chorus.
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Samuel A. Montague Papers, 1930-2000 (K0441)
25 c.f.
Research, correspondence, meeting minutes, notes and other materials relating to the variety of public relations and fund raising campaigns as well as other organizations with which Montague was associated in Kansas City, MO. Also a complete set of KC Downtown magazine of which Montague was the publisher,
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Montgomery and Diehl Families Papers, circa 1929-1999 (R1298)
0.75 cubic foot (19 folders, 2 CDs)
This collection contains the personal papers, postcards, and photographs of the Montgomery and Diehl families of Phelps County. The papers mainly contain family history information and photographs, images of Route 66, family business, and of Phelps County.
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Shirley Rae Tranin Morantz and Stanley Aaron Morantz Papers, 1922-2010 (K0648)
4 c.f.
Personal papers of Shirley Morantz, Administrative Secretary for the National Office of the Panel of American Women, and Stanley Morantz, board member of numerous religious and civic groups. Also programs, clippings, military papers, speeches and writings by and organizational publications and awards received Stanley Morantz.
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Fern Moreland Photograph Collection, 1900-1985 (P0461)
23 photographs
Copy photos of Hahatonka, Camden County
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Morgan County, Missouri Collection, 1964-1982 (R0423)
5 folders
These are papers on various topics of Morgan County's history, including histories of the towns
of Fortuna, Barnett, and Laurie, a memoir of mule-buying, and an investigation of major mining
sites.
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Speer Morgan Papers, 1970s-1990s (CA6122)
5 cubic feet
The papers of the University of Missouri English professor include correspondence, personal writing and manuscript files, book reviews, speeches, miscellaneous papers, publishing materials (correspondence, royalty statements etc.), and newspapers clippings. Dr. Morgan has published numerous fictional works and short stories, as well as edited The Missouri Review since 1980.
T. Clifford Morgan Collection, 1853-1983 (C4338)
0.25 cubic feet (6 folders)
The collection contains documents, books, and ledgers collected by T. Clifford Morgan for research of his wife’s family.
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Leone Levinson Morgenstern Memoir, 1989 (K1049)
0.1 c.f.
"I Remember" details the life of Morgenstern and her work in radio, television and the theater, and as a writer.
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Charles A. Morgenthaler Papers, 1870-1981 (C3004)
3.4 cubic feet
The papers of Charles A. Morgenthaler, a commercial artist and illustrator from Hallsville, Missouri, consist of photographs, sketches, scrapbooks, account books, and correspondence relating to his artwork. Family papers and photographs are also included in this collection.
Carol Wood Moriarty Papers, 1982-1990 (C4373)
1.0 cubic foot (25 folders), 1 oversize item
Papers of a managing editor at the Anchorage Times, include professional and personal correspondence, articles, Journalism and Women Symposium materials, and photographs.
Morisse Family Papers, 1854-2023 (S0269)
22.3 cubic feet
The Morisse Family Papers contain correspondence, photographs, reel-to-reel tapes, and citizenship papers of the Morisse, Zimmerman, Walter, and Rosenthal families of St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as well as Quincy, Illinois. Materials of interest include photograph albums compiled by Herbert Ernest Morisse, documenting the Morisse families' involvement with Boy Scout Troop 21 of the Ethical Society of St. Louis and their outings at Herb Ella cabin along the Black River. The albums also contain photographs chronicling Herbert Ernest Walter Morisse's years as a student at Washington University in the early 1930s. Other materials of interest include correspondence between Marian Morisse and her brothers, Walter and Henry Hoener, during World War II.
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Ann Morris Papers, 1927-2000 (S0767)
1 cubic feet, 37 folders, 36 cassette tapes
The papers of Ann Morris contain oral histories and subject files pertaining to the history of St. Louis in the 20th-century. Topics of interest include the development of the Gateway Arch, the Metrolink, and Tom Curtis.
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Leona Morris Collection, 1900-1986 (P0404)
0.125 linear feet
Yarrow Mill, Macon County, MO; postcards and photographs of historic sites across Missouri.
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Ralph L. Morris Papers, 1911-1990s (C4367)
0.75 cubic feet (20 folders)
The papers chronicle the lives of Ralph L. Morris and his wife, Alice “Billie” Morris, and include photographs, newspaper articles, a scrapbook, and genealogical material.
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Rebecca Morris Papers, 1972-1980 (K0313)
1 c.f.
News clippings, correspondence, state voting records, campaign materials, and speeches about the Equal Rights Amendment collected by Morris, field coordinator for the Missouri Equal Rights Amendment Coalition and vice president of the Kansas City Chapter of the Women's Political Caucus.
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Morrow and Johnson Families Papers, 1915-2021 (R1521)
3 cubic feet (85 folders, 1 oversize folder, 1,386 photographs)
The Morrow and Johnson Families Papers contain the personal and family papers for Jennings and Lois Johnson Morrow, their parents, and their siblings. The papers include family photographs, travel diaries, newspaper clippings, World War II training books and photographs, academic papers, correspondence, and architectural drawings.
Morrow and Skaggs Families Papers, 1843-1995 (R1520)
3 cubic feet (109 folders, 1,139 photographs, 75 negatives, 5 tin types)
The Morrow and Skaggs Families Papers contain materials related to the Morrow and Skaggs families predominantly of Miller County, Missouri. The bulk of the materials is an expansion of Joe Morrow’s genealogical compilation, Ancestors and Descendents [sic] of George & Ethel (Skaggs) Morrow, privately printed, June 1980. The materials include correspondence, family trees, photographs, certificates, and personal documents.
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Lynn Morrow Map Collection, 1885-2016, bulk 1936-1981 (R1519)
6 cubic feet (16 folders, 194 maps)
The Lynn Morrow Map Collection contains copies and original Missouri related maps collected by Lynn Morrow. The collection includes atlases, waterway maps, road and train maps, tourist and highway maps, and geological maps.