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Sara Lees Mason Papers, 1951-1991 (K0575)
0.49 cubic foot (11 folders, 4 photographs)

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The Sara Lees Mason Papers contain correspondence, photographs, and training materials related to Mason's career as an airline hostess, in-flight supervisor, and director of customer service with Trans World Airlines.

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Bruce Mathews Collection, 1982-2001 (K1394)
2 c.f.

Photographic materials created by Bruce Mathews of Kansas City area scenes.

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Mathews-Dickey Boy's Club Records, 1960-1992 (S0189)
2 cubic feet, 24 photographs, 3 scrapbooks, 1 cassette tape, 1 roll microfilm

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The Mathews-Dickey Boys' and Girls' Club was founded in Handy Park, St. Louis by two neighborhood baseball coaches, Martin Luther Mathews and the late Hubert "Dickey" Ballentine in 1960. The club's mission is to produce physically active, well-educated, and hopeful youth by stimulating the pursuit of knowledge, attainment of a healthier life, and the skills of greatness. The Mathews-Dickey Boys' and Girls' Club Records primarily document the growth of the club from its incorporation to the construction of its $2.5 million sports complex. Most of the material is from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Materials include correspondence, annual banquet programs, meeting minutes, enrollment sheets, sports schedules, financial records, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs.

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Lizzie Blanche Matthews Papers, 1885-1920 (C0832)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)

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Correspondence of Lizzie B. Matthews, with George H. Brooks, between 1889 and 14 August 1900, their wedding date. Topics include teaching school, teachers' salaries, smallpox outbreaks, local court cases, small town entertainment, weather, road conditions, and operating a dry goods store in Salisbury. Miscellaneous programs. Also includes photographs of the Matthews store in Salisbury, Matthews family members and teachers from Salisbury schools.

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Richard Lawrence Matthis Papers, 1997-2013 (K0609)
6 c.f.

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Matthis is a composer and musician in Kansas City, MO. includes personal records of correspondence, legal files, financial records, personal research, educational and social activities, poetry and musical compositions. Also electronic files containing; music, poetry, correspondence and miscellaneous personal papers.

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Bernice M. Max Papers, 1920-2002 (K0897)
0.25 c.f.

Photographs of Max and her family.

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Lawrence "Max" Maxeiner Papers, 1980-1995 (S0453)
4 cubic feet

The Lawrence "Max" Maxiener Papers primarily consists of photographs documenting Maxiener's career as a freelance photographer in the St. Louis area. Materials of interest include photographs of the flood of 1993, Union Station, and Michael Dukakis and Bill Clinton's visits to the St. Louis area during the 1988 and 1992 presidential campaigns.

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May Department Stores Company Records, 1883-2004 (S1130)
8 cubic feet

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The May Department Stores Company Records contain annual reports, newsletters, photographs, and scrapbooks relating to the Railway Exchange Building and David May, the founder of the company. May founded the May Department Stores Company in 1878 to buy and merge retail stores throughout the country. Some of May's most notable acquisitions occurred in 1911 when he purchased the famous Clothing Store and the William Barr Dry Goods Company and merged them into Famous-Barr. Macy's purchased the May Department Stores Company in 2006.

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D. B. Maybry (Moss Tie) Papers, 1928-1998 (S0927)
29 cubic feet

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The D.B. Maybry Papers consist of correspondence, memos, photographs, and promotional materials pertaining to Maybry's employment with the T.J. Moss Tie Company.

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Stephen McBride Collection, 1995-1997 (K1205)
0.08 c.f. (5 folders, 34 photograhs)

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Includes photographs, printed material concerning activism to save historic buildings.

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McCanse Brothers Records, 1886-1933 (R0355)
(2 rolls of microfilm)

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The McCanse Brothers Records contain microfilm copies of journals, cash books, and ledgers from the mercantile operations of the McCanse family at Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri. Included are records of the firm styled McCanse Brothers, 1886-circa 1899, and those of Charles A. McCanse, circa 1899-1933.

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Karen McCarthy Papers, 1968-2005 (K0773)
140 c.f.

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Correspondence, campaign files, financial records, and other materials relating to McCarthy's tenure with the Missouri House of Representatives (1976-1994) and the United States House of Representatives (1995-2005).

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Sarah Newcomb McClendon Papers, 1931-1992 (C2579)
3.5 cubic feet (127 folders)

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The personal and professional papers of Sarah Newcomb McClendon, White House journalist and women’s rights advocate, contain biographical information, correspondence, newspaper columns, speeches, and other miscellaneous writings, photographs, negatives, newspaper clippings and magazine articles, awards, certificates, press badges, press cards, programs, posters, federal agency reports and publications, research, and family materials.

Arthur F. McClure II Papers, 1908-1997 (K0660)
18 c.f.

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McClure was a professor of history at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, MO. Includes research materials reflecting his interest in Missouri and Kansas history: newspaper clippings, magazine articles, books, and pamphlets on famous people who were born in these states; movies made in or about the area; Kansas City area buildings, businesses, and theatres; jazz and big bands. Also movie files of photographs of famous actors and actresses; and photographs from the Farm Security Administration.

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Mike W. McClurg Photograph Collection, 1895-1995 (K0847)
1.5 c.f.

Glass plate negatives taken in the Rockville, Bates County, MO area and the Kansas City area. Primarily document rural and agricultural activities.

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Opal B. McCollum Collection, 1967-1993 (C4565)
4.25 cubic feet (158 folders)

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Research papers of Opal B. McCollum, a genealogist, working in northeast and central Missouri. The records consist of correspondence; birth, marriage, death, and cemetery records; newspaper clippings; publications; and research forms and notes.

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Jasper S. McConnell Insurance Policies, 1886-1917 (C2212)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Tornado policy on house for Archibald McLemone with the Home Insurance Company, New York, 1886-1891. Fire and lightning insurance for Jasper S. McConnell on horses, mules, and dwelling house with the Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Dade County, MO, 1910-1915, 1917-1922.

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John Steele McCormick Collection, 1809-2004 (R0877)
5 cubic feet (112 folders, 15 volumes)

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These are the personal papers, correspondence, research, and writings of genealogist and local historian John Steele McCormick, a descendant of Cyrus Russell and Rebecca Pease Russell of Iron County, Missouri. Primary topics are Crawford County, the Forest Hill neighborhood, the Russell and McCormick families, and the Goodman Wonder Show.

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Knox McCrory Collection, 1950s-1990s (CA6244)
0.4 cubic feet, 10 audio cassettes, 11 audio discs, 44 CDs

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Fiddle recordings, songbooks, and other materials of a harmonica player and music collector from Columbia, Missouri.

George McCue Addenda, 1902-2002 (S0718)
23.5 cubic feet, 583 folders, 10,918 photographs

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This addenda to the George McCue Papers contains the research files compiled by St. Louis Post Dispatch urban design critic George McCue, as well as manuscripts and related documents for the books and articles he authored. Also included in the addenda are 10,918 photographs taken by McCue to document the buildings, people, and art he wrote about during his career.

George McCue Papers Addenda, 1933-2002 (S1116)
10 cubic feet, 439 photographs, 21 cassette tapes

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This addenda to the George McCue Papers contains correspondence, memos, notebooks, book manuscript drafts, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to McCue's career as a journalist, author, and architectural critic for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Materials of interest including correspondence between Joseph Pulitzer Jr. and McCue, as well as McCue's editorial comments for "The way We Came: A Century of the AIA in St. Louis."

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Samuel Johnson McCulloch Papers, 1887-1905 (K0023)
0.20 c.f. (4 folders)

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Business and household financial accounts for McCulloch, a Kansas City lawyer, and his wife, Nellie B. McCulloch. Also letters to McCulloch with regard to his published books.

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McDonald County Fair Board Booklet Collection, 1976-1994 (R1024)
(1 folder)

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These are McDonald County Fair Queen contest booklet from from 1976 and McDonald County Fair booklets from 1978, 1981, and 1994. The fairs were held on the grounds of McDonald County High School near Anderson, Missouri.

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McDonald County Secession Papers, 1961-2015 (SP0013)
.2 cubic feet (5 folders)

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The McDonald County Secession papers contain photocopied newspaper articles dealing with the publicity surrounding the McDonald County secession hoax from Missouri in 1961.        

McDonnell Space Program In St. Louis Collection, 1957-2008 (S0759)
3 cubic feet, 125 photographs, 2 CDs, 16 miniDV tapes, 3 DVDs, HTML files

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The McDonnell Space Program in St. Louis Collection documents the role of St. Louisans in NASA’s Project Mercury (1959-1963) and Project Gemini (1961-1966). The collection consists of video and audio interviews with eleven former McDonnell Aircraft Corporation employees and accompanying materials including photographs, documents, and digital materials.

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Barbara McDonnell Collection, 1998-2004 (S0285)
0.25 cubic foot

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The Barbara McDonnel Collection contains 7x17-inch palladium prints of the Saint Louis area between 1998 to 2004. The black-and-white images depict urban sprawl, the Mississippi River, and St. Louis City buildings. A native of Kirkwood, Missouri, Barbara McDonnell (1947-  ) began her professional photography career in 1994, producing platinum and palladium prints depicting suburban and urban subjects, still lifes, and landscapes. Her artwork has appeared in the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago's Midwest Photographers Project, and the Sheldon Art Galleries.

McGee Family Papers, 1838-2000 (C4271)
3 cubic feet (60 folders), 6 oversize items, 15 film reels, 1 video cassette

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Genealogical material in the form of correspondence, notes, photographs, slides, obituaries, histories, marriages, and funerals of the McGee and other related family members. Also includes Civil War muster rolls.

James E. McGhee Civil War Research Papers, 1848-2020 (CG0047)
6.0 c.f.

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Research materials, mainly reproductions of originals, accumulated by James E. McGhee, who was a preeminent historian and Civil War scholar from Missouri. Photocopied material includes journals, correspondence, maps, images, chapters from books, essays, newspaper articles, and so on. There are also 11 CDs, two microfiche rolls, two panoramic photos, a WWI-era journal, and one flash drive containing research materials.

Dan McGinnis Papers, 1988-1995 (S0377)
0.05 cubic foot

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The Dan McGinnis papers consist of photographs of St. Louis-area Star Trek and Science Fiction Conventions, including Galactic Trek Fest and Epsilon Alpha. Photographs of interest consist of Epsilon Alpha celebrity guests visiting young AIDs patients at Washington University's Department of Pediatrics in support of the convention's fundraising efforts for the Department. Also included is an anniversary program for the USS Hexum's anniversary, a Starfleet International Chapter based in Belleville, Illinois.

Mary Ann McGivern Papers, 1971-2003 (S0685)
4 cubic feet, 51 folders, 28 photographs, 1 videotape, 6 audiotapes

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The Mary Ann McGivern Papers includes correspondence, personal calendars, newspaper clippings, lesson plans, newsletters, and photographs chronicling McGivern's career from 1971-2001 as a peace activist. McGivern was active in the Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investment and founded the St. Louis Economic Conversion Project, an organization that focused on redirecting arms resources toward peaceful uses.

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Barbara J. McGough Papers, 1945-2011 (S1099)
12 cubic feet

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The Barbara J. McGough Papers contains correspondence, photographs, calendars, scrapbooks, and newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to her activism in the LGBTQ and feminist movements in St. Louis and the Midwest. Interspersed in the collection are newsletters and pamphlets produced by LGBTQ businesses and groups, including Moonstrom, as well as McGough’s handwritten notes documenting the connections and networks she made throughout her life. The collection is arranged chronologically according to the order McGough maintained her papers, except for boxes 10-13, which contain weekly planners, scrapbooks, ephemera, and additional materials not included in the original donation. The materials in these boxes are arranged chronologically by type. The materials in this collection date from 1945 to 2011.

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Ann Bryan Mariano McKay Papers, c. 1892-2009 (C4009)
16.25 cubic feet (937 folders), 26 audio cassettes, 1 16 mm film, 10 rolls of microfilm, 1 computer disc

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The papers of Ann Bryan Mariano McKay, a journalist and Vietnam War correspondent, consist primarily of material relating to her work on the independent newspaper, Overseas Weekly, and include newspapers, newspaper copy, photographs, correspondence, and legal materials regarding a lawsuit over distribution of the newspaper in Vietnam. Other materials in the collection document her work with Vietnamese orphanages, as well as various aspects of both her personal and professional life, including a return trip to Vietnam in 1995 with her adopted daughter.

Linda McKay Papers, 1989-2019 (S0652)
1 cubic foot

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The Linda McKay Papers contain articles, correspondence, magazines, memoranda, newsletters, pamphlets, and reports regarding McKay's involvement in CharacterPlus, and organization dedicated to enriching the lives of students and children by creating high-achieving school environments and encouraging students to becoming engaged with their community. McKay serves as the programming chair and was the founding executive director of CharacterPlus. McKay is also a founding member and board chair of Character.org (formerly known as Character Education Partnership).

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Kathy McKemy Papers, 1975-2014 (S0501)
3.2 cubic foot

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The Kathy McKemy Papers contain bylaws, meeting minutes, newsletters, booklets, and newspaper clippings primarily documenting her involvement with the National Organization for Women's (N.O.W.) St. Louis Chapter. Materials of interest include bylaws and correspondence for the North St. Louis County Chapter of N.O.W., one of the first St. Louis-area N.O.W. chapters.

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Theodore McMilllian Papers, 1990-2000 (S0932)
1 cubic foot

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Theodore McMillian was the first African American to serve on the Missouri Court of Appeals, and the first African American to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Collection includes Federal Judicial Ceneter Media Library audio cassettes; Committee on Tribal Justice files and old speeches; and two books.

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William Fletcher McMurry Papers, 1885-1934 (C3487)
4.0 cubic feet (76 folders, 12 volumes)

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Correspondence, sermon notes, sermons, pastor's books, daybooks, and scrapbooks of a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, bishop, and president of Central College, Fayette, Missouri. 

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Elaine Hydeman McNabney Papers, 1973-1991 (K0702)
1 c.f.

Materials gathered by McNabney, a former nurse, concerning the old General Hospital of Kansas City. She was very involved with the "Save the General Hospital" campaign.

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McPherson Family Papers, 1930-2017 (R1304)
4 cubic feet (56 folders)

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These are diaries and personal papers of Elizabeth J. McPherson, her daughter, Constance McPherson, and son, George McPherson Jr. They include Elizabeth's diaries of daily life in Ohio and Rolla, Missouri from 1930 to 1977; correspondence and diaries by Constance regarding her travels and Peace Corps service in the Philippines from 1960 to 1964; and George's scrapbook and personal papers regarding his family, extended circle of friends, community activities, and career at the University of Missouri-Rolla from 1969 to 1988.

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George McPherson, "History of Friends' Meeting of Rolla", 1997 (R0798)
(1 folder)

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This is a brief history of the Friends' Meeting of Rolla, written by one of its members. The Society of Friends (Quakers) began meeting in Rolla in 1973.

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Media Watch Records, 1987-1993 (C4093)
0.1 cubic feet, 2 video cassettes

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Newsletters and instructional guides for improving the image of women in the media.

Medicine in the Jungle Web Exhibit Collection, 1959-2002 (S0651)
0.4 cubic foot, 8 folders, 3 CDs

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This collection is a compilation of material gathered by Sonya McDonald during her research and creation of the web exhibit "Medicine in the Jungle: Dr. Thomas Dooley and Earl Rhine in Laos," using the Earl Rhine Papers and the Thomas A. Dooley Papers. Included in this collection are correspondence, articles, newsletters, web exhibit script, CD of the web exhibit, oral history interviews, and artifacts.

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Medlock-Luecke Family Papers, 1873-2021 (S0039)
4 cubic feet

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The Medlock-Luecke Family papers contain correspondence, photographs, yearbooks, family histories, and a yearbook pertaining to the Jim, Kay, Joey, and AJ Medlock; the Luecke family, primarily Robert Clarence and Louise Meers Luecke; and other branches of the family, including the Eakers and the Hodges.

Bessie Mae Spurling Megee Papers, 1935-1991 (C4433)
0.7 cubic feet (15 folders, 5 CDs)

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This collection consists of material regarding a prolific promotional contest winner from Moberly, Missouri.

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Meinershagen Family Papers, 1931-2003 (C4688)
1.25 cubic feet (35 folders)

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Family papers and genealogical research materials compiled by Fred H. Meinershagen of Columbia, Missouri, for a published family history entitled “The Prosperous and Diligent Blacksmith from Wersen” [Meinershagen, Begemann, Hackmann, Neiweg, and Brinkmann families]. Includes correspondence, research, family reunion notes and other materials, newspaper clippings, obituaries, photographs, color slides, negatives, and genealogical charts.

Edwin B. Meissner Jr., Papers, 1944-1998 (S0933)
0.04 cubic feet, 2 ledgers

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The Edwin B. Meissner Records contain correspondence, books, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and a videotape focusing on the history of race relations in St. Louis from 1944 to 1998. The majority of the materials focus on Meissner’s efforts to improve race relations in St. Louis as the chairperson of the St. Louis Race Relations Commission.

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Emory Melton Papers, 1920s-2000s (CA3125)
43.75 cubic feet, 8 oversize items

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Papers of a Republican state senator, representing the 29th Senatorial District. Includes constituent, legislative, and general correspondence, photographs, election and campaign material, and subject and legislative files.

Emory Melton Papers, 1880-1980 (SP0065)
20 cubic feet

The Emory Melton Papers contain the personal and professional papers of attorney and long-time state Senator Emory Melton of Cassville, Missouri.

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Philip J. Meltzer Papers, 1992 (K1127)
0.03 c.f.

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A history of the Galler family compiled by Meltzer in 1992.

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Pierre Menard Sr. Collection, 1805-1905 (K0275)
0.5 c.f.

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Microfilm of the Menard incoming and outgoing personal and professional correspondence in the Illinois State Historical Library and the Illinois Historical Survey. Letters deal with Menard's involvement in the fur trade and other businesses. Of particular interest are the letters from his daughter Berenice and her husband Francois Chouteau from their home at the mouth of the Kansas River.

Menorah Legacy Foundation Collection, 1999-2009 (K1075)
0.1 cubic foot (5 folders)

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This collection contains materials related to the history of Menorah Medical Center. Newspaper clippings, reports, and photocopies of documents detail the development of the hospital along with the Arthur Mag Distinguished Leadership Award, named after one of the hospital's earliest directors.

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