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Al Foster Papers, 1955-1992 (CA6549)
4.4 cubic feet

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The papers of a freelance photographer and conservationist from St. Louis include photographs, slides, writings, materials on Operation Stream Clean and Ranch Roy-L, and miscellaneous material.

France-McDonald Family Papers, 1884-1996 (C4419)
0.8 cubic feet (15 folders)

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Papers of a St. Joseph, Missouri, family, the France-McDonalds, and their descendants, including correspondence of Charles B. France (1900-1928) with Gladys, Albert, and Sara France.

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Francis Murray Wilson II Papers, 1991 (C4629)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Biographical sketches, newspaper clippings, and reminiscences of Francis M. Wilson II, grandson of Missouri Congressman Robert Patterson Clark Wilson, and  nephew of Missouri state senator, Francis Murray Wilson, for whom he was named.  The Wilson family was politically prominent in Platte County, Missouri.  Also includes limited genealogy.

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Douglas R. Frazee Photographs, 1880-1985 (P0072)
0.25 linear feet

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Photographs of the Missouri River and life on the towboat Brownville, 1963-1985 by Frazee, an engineer on the vessel. Photos of Marshall, MO, 1948-1950, and Marthasville, MO, area in the early 1900s. Aerial photographs of Saline County, Marshall, Brookfield, and Pettis County, 1946-1949. Aerial photographs of farms and buildings along Highways 20, 24, 41 in Saline and Lafayette Counties, ca. 1947. Also include a variety of images of Missouri scenes and Missourians.

Freedom House Archives, 1970s-1990s (CA5359)
58 cubic feet

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Records, publications, clippings, articles, correspondence, and other materials documenting "a new world information order," international journalism, and press freedom violations. Includes materials created and compiled by Freedom House, as well as materials relating to U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, United Nations Association, and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

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Freedom of Choice Council of Greater St. Louis Records, 1977-1990 (S0534)
0.5 cubic foot, 20 folders, 4 photographs

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This collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, financial reports, and flyers pertaining to the Freedom of Choice Council of Greater St. Louis, a pro-choice coalition formed after the Roe vs. Wade decision of 1973.

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Freedom of Choice Council of Greater St. Louis Records, c. 1977-1990 (CA5584)
0.6 cubic feet

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Financial records, minutes, newsletters, press releases, membership records, and miscellaneous records.

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Freemasons, Bolivar Lodge No. 195 Records, 1889-1957 (R0756)
(1 folder)

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These are directories, calendars, bylaws, and calling cards for the Masonic organization at Bolivar in Polk County, Missouri. Included are officers' directories for 1889 and 1900, membership booklets for 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, and 1960, bylaws for 1956, and five calling cards.

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Margaret Wolf Freivogel Papers, 1950s-2020s (CA6701)
2.0 cubic feet (5 audio cassettes, 1 video cassette, 3 compact disks, 4 computer disks, 1 flash drive), 2.33 MB of digital files

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The papers of Margaret Wolf Freivogel, a reporter and editor, include correspondence, memos, press releases, material from her time spent with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and material relating to the founding of the St. Louis Beacon. Also included are miscellaneous interviews and photographs.

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Bernard Jacob Fremerman Family Papers, 1947-2004 (K0663)
0.1 c.f.

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Newspaper clippings concerning members of the Fremerman family who were actively involved in business, music, and sports.

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Marvin J. Fremerman Collection, 1980-1990 (K1069)
1 c.f.

Fremerman Advertising Agency did work for Kansas City area political campaigns and business. Includes video and audiotapes for political and other advertisements.

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French Heritage Oral History Collection, 1989-1999 (CA5821)
0.4 cubic feet, 26 audio cassettes, 3 video cassettes

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Audio and video recordings of interviews and performances, transcripts, correspondence, field notes, slides, and miscellaneous material related to French settlement and culture in Missouri and the Mississippi valley.

Shela S. Fretwell Genealogical Collection, 1824-2020 (CA5886)
4.3 cubic feet, 1 card file, 1 CD, 2 computer discs, 2 oversize items, 1.03 MB of digital files

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Correspondence, photographs, and other genealogical research material related to the Fretwell family of Lewis County, Missouri.

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Howard W. Friedmann Family Papers, 1923-2007 (K1263)
4.5 c.f.

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The papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, yearbooks,
memorabilia, and other materials collected by Friedmann and his family covering the
period 1923-2007.

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FRIEDRICH MUENCH: MAN OF LETTERS ON THE MISSOURI FRONTIER, Reader and Source Book, Siegmar Muehl, 1990s (C0952)
0.2 cubic feet

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Siegmar Muehl translated and edited the writings of Muench, who immigrated to the U.S. with the Giessen Emigration Society in 1834, and was a liberal thinker. He settled in Missouri, farmed, and wrote extensively. These papers contain translations as well as photocopies of Muench's work and are part of the German Heritage Archives.

Friends of Rocheport, Missouri Records, 1967-1992 (CA3053)
6.8 cubic feet

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Records of a civic organization consisting of meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, financial records, correspondence, and materials on events and projects sponsored by the group.

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Friends of Sacred Structures Records, 1991-2015 (K1370)
5 c.f.

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The records of Friends of Sacred Structures documents, photographs, and notebooks related to religious structures assisted by FOSS, covering the period 1991 through 2015. The records also include materials related to locations targeted by the organization for assistance as well as board, council, and committee records.

"Cropperville" From Refuge to Community Paper, 1993 (S0335)
0.15 cubic feet

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Masters thesis for the University of Missouri-St. Louis on the villages set up by sharecroppers in the early 1940's

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Jane Froman Collection, 1930s-2010 (CA5677)
0.2 cubic feet, 3 audio cassettes, 27 audio discs, 1 audio tape, 8 CDs, 12 DVDs, 1 film, 3 video cassettes

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Addition of correspondence, sheet music, audio and video recordings, and miscellaneous material pertaining to Jane Froman.

Annette Riley Fry Papers, 1882-1983 (C3729)
0.4 cubic feet (24 folders)

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The papers primarily contain correspondence between Fry and people, or relatives of people, who came to Missouri from New York on “orphan trains” sponsored by the Children’s Aid Society during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.  Fry wrote an article on the orphans, which appeared in the December 1974 issue of American Heritage.

Funk-Blue Family Genealogical Collection, 1917-1996 (C4369)
2 cubic feet (176 folders)

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Genealogical research relating to the ancestors of John Leon Funk and his wife, Ruth Eleanor Blue, both of Columbia, Missouri and originally from Ohio. Includes genealogical correspondence and notes; family group (pedigree) sheets; biographical records; photographs of grave stones; and original and photocopied primary sources such as death certificates, marriages, obituaries, wills, deeds, and court documents. Also included is research material for a book on the 100th Ohio Infantry Regiment in the Civil War.

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Art Galbraith Papers, 1977-1993 (C1213)
0.1 cubic feet, 2 record albums, 1 audio cassette

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Papers of Arthur Galbraith (1909-1993), fiddler from southwestern Missouri who specialized in Ozark folk music. Includes publicity, concert programs, obituaries, correspondence, awards, and recordings of his music.

Galena Christian Church (Galena, Mo.) Records, 1887-1964 (C3820)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The records of Galena Christian Church in Stone County, Missouri, consist of membership lists, vital statistics information, and correspondence concerning membership in other churches. The records are incomplete and appear to have been transferred from other record books.

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Larry Evert Gardner Collection, 1995 (K0568)
0.2 c.f.

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Lithographs of TWA airplanes collected by 40 year employee of Trans World Airlines (TWA).

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Mary A. Gardner Papers, 1940s-1990s (CA5740)
41 cubic feet, 3 audio cassettes, 1 audio tape, 2 films, 2 video cassettes

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Papers of a professor of journalism and newspaper consultant, consisting of personal and professional correspondence and subject files, research and consulting material, photographs, and family papers.

Agnes Garino Papers, 1960-2022 (S0500)
2.5 cubic feet

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The Agnes Garino Papers contain meeting minutes, correspondence, program booklets, and newspaper clippings documenting her involvement with the Kirkwood City Council, the Kirkwood Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Louis Sports Commission, and the U.S.-Olympic Festival.

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Robert and Virginia Garnett Papers, 1829-1899, 1989 (C4482)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Typescript copies of correspondence of Robert and Virginia Garnett of Lewis County, Missouri, and other family members, 1829-1899, and genealogical research material.

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Mollie and Alice Garr Papers, 1875-1896, 1991 (C3987)
0.2 cubic feet (7 folders)

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The Mollie and Alice Garr Papers consist mostly of letters written from 1875 to 1896 by a mother and daughter from Lafayette County, Missouri, to relatives in Virginia, primarily to William Benjamin Plunkett of Greene County. Also included are photocopies of various explanatory materials, such as obituaries, death certificates, printed articles, and genealogical lists of the Garr and Slusher families, compiled by the donor of the papers in 1991.

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Eileen Garry Papers, 1930-1998 (K0700)
0.1 c.f.

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The Garry family was involved in the garment manufacturing industry in Kansas City, MO. includes book on Congregation Beth Torah book Garry co-wrote and a photograph of garment industry manufacturers featuring members of the Garry and Pachter families.

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William L. Garver Papers, 1879-1953; 1990 (C4521)
0.6 cubic feet (36 folders)

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The papers of William L. Garver, an architect and leader in the Socialist movement in Missouri, contain his writings--including the original manuscript for Brother of the Third Degree, his 1902 work of esoteric philosophical fiction--as well as an unpublished biography, correspondence, and photographs.

Gateway City Big Band Records, 1966-2021 (S0367)
1.8 cubic feet

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The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, schedules, vinyl records, and photographs chronicling the Gateway City Big Band's 50-year-plus history as a seven-piece dance dedicated to promoting the continued interest in big band-style music.  

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Gateway Region Young Men's Christian Association Records, 1853-2020 (S0473)
75 cubic feet

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The Gateway Region Young Men's Christian Association was founded in St. Louis on October 20, 1853. Initially, the organization focused on young men's spiritual development but later expanded to include the mental, social, physical, recreation, and vocational needs of both sexes. The collection consists of by-laws, correspondence, meeting minutes, schedules, press releases, and photographs.

Betty Valle Gegg Papers, 1966-2015 (CG0046)
0.01 cubic feet

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The Betty Valle Gegg Papers contains original and photocopied newspaper clippings of articles written by her in the Ste. Genevieve Herald from 1966 to 2015.

Louis G. Geiger Papers, 1840s-2011 (CA6433)
2.5 cubic feet, 13 computer discs, 780 MB of digital files, 1 oversize item

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Addition of family photographs and slides. Locations include Missouri, Colorado, New York, New Jersey, India, Thailand, and Europe. Includes World War II Navy photographs. Also includes scans of most images along with descriptions, publications, and personal and professional material of Louis G. Geiger and Mark Geiger.

Louis G. Geiger Papers, 1803-2002 (C4058)
17.5 cubic feet (355 folders)

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The papers of a history professor who specialized in the subjects of higher education and local history. Geiger was a Fulbright lecturer to India, Finland, and the former Soviet Union. He corresponded with family and friends, and traveled extensively after his retirement.

Gender and Mass Media Newsletters, 1981-1993 (C4099)
0.2 cubic feet (15 folders)

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International newsletter published in Sweden to exchange information about research and activities concerned with sex roles in mass media. Formerly titled Sex Roles Within Massmedia.

General Joe Bailey Women's Relief Corps (WRC) #15-Nevada, Missouri Records, 1885-1918 (K0408)
1 c.f.

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The WRC was an auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) who raised money to assist the poor in their community. Minute books, volumes of cash books, and membership ledgers. Also includes cemetery records.

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Gentry Family Papers, 1898-2012 (CA6514)
3 cubic feet

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Addition of papers of a prominent family from St. Louis and central Missouri includes correspondence, news clippings, genealogical material, and miscellaneous material.

Lynn Gentzler Photographs, 1998 (P0603)
1 folder

Photos of Pattonsburg as movie set for Ride With the Devil (1998), and Maysville county courthouse postcard.

George Family Papers, 1880-1989 (C4385)
2 cubic feet (85 folders, 1 oversize photograph)

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Correspondence, personal material, photographs, research material, notes and scrapbooks concerning the George and other related families.

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George Muehlbach & Sons Grocery Company Records, 1874-2003 (K0643)
7 c.f.

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Organizational records including employee policies, legal agreements, publications and advertising materials, photographs of the grocery stores, and architectural drawings of a Kansas City area grocery store chain.. Also photographs of the family.

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B. James George Collection, 1887-1975 (C3564)
5.2 cubic feet (70 folders, 16 oversize volumes)

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The collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, diaries, and bound material on the George family, Quantrill, William H. Gregg, and civil rights, compiled and authored by a native of Jackson County, Missouri, whose father served in the Civil War under Quantrill.

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Nicholas George Papers, 1930s-2000s (CA5993)
78 cubic feet, approx. 900 audio tapes, approx. 800 audio cassettes, 3 video cassettes, 13 films, 15 audio discs, 17 CDs

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Office correspondence, wire copy, and news reports on audio tapes and cassettes of managing editor for ABC Radio News during the 1960s and 1970s. Tapes document most major events of this period including the Kennedy and King assassinations, Vietnam War, and space missions. The papers also contain materials from George's teaching career in the 1980s and 1990s.

Sheila Gibbons Papers, 1964-2023 (CA5927)
6.9 cubic feet, 3 computer disks, 10 audio cassettes, 4 video cassettes, 1 DVD

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Newsletters, newspaper clippings, columns, journal articles, conferences proceedings, and research papers concerning women and the media. Issues covered include marketing, women in film, news coverage of women, pornography, and women journalists.

Evelyn Levin Gibian and Marvin Paul Gibian Collection, 1987-2004 (K0706)
0.1 c.f.

Materials concerning the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City and Congregation Beth Shalom and its members. Includes newspaper clipping and booklets, and memorabilia for various events.

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Ona M. Gieschen Papers, 1935-2005 (K0562)
15 c.f.

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Personal professional files and collected materials of former TWA hostess, supervisor and director of customer service, and historian of TWA. Also articles written by the Gieschen, histories and recollections by former employees, and correspondence between two pioneers of TWA, Hal Blackburn and Gordon "Parky" Parkinson. And research materials, photographs, and correspondence concerning Watts Mill and Dallas, MO.

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Ruth K. Gieschen Collection, 1950-1992 (K1173)
0.6 c.f.

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Gieschen was active in education reform in the greater Kansas City area. Includes administrative papers and reports of the Missouri Governor's Conferences on Education, the Metropolitan Kansas City Junior College District, and the Hickman Mills Community Scholarship Foundation. Also programs of various Kansas City Theater productions.

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Jerena East Giffen Papers, 1893-2008 (C4086)
2.0 cubic feet (72 folders), 3 video cassettes

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The papers of a former journalist, educator, and author of several books on women in Missouri history.

Molly Levey Gilgus Papers, 1916-2012 (K0808)
0.5 c.f.

Personal papers including correspondence, speeches, certificates and awards, newspaper clippings, and photographs of Gilgus, an active member of B'nai B'rith Women (Jewish Women International).

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Maltie Thomas Gilliam Papers, 1976-2007 (K1056)
3 c.f.

Gilliam was a long time resident of Kansas City, Missouri. She was a member of Centennial United Methodist Church, the Order of Eastern Star, the Order of Cyrene, Daughters of Isis, and the Order of Golden Circle. Includes personal papers relating to Gilliam's life, work and civic activities: organizational by-laws and histories, reports, correspondence, certificates, awards and plaques received by Gilliam.

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