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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 Auxiliary Directory, 1994-1996 (K1391)
0.05 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Menorah Medical Center Auxiliary Directory contains a 1994-1996 membership directory book for the Menorah Medical Center Auxiliary.

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Menorah Medical Center Records, 1919-2004 (K1077)
43 c.f.

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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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Mercantile Bancorporation Records, 1859-1999 (S1242)
45.5 cubic feet

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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.

Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Southwest Missouri Conference Records, 1880-1925 (R0552)
0.25 cubic foot (3 folders, 20 booklets)

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These are published minutes of the annual sessions of the Southwest Missouri Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Included are membership rolls and assignments, minutes, reports, obituaries, and statistics.

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Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Vienna Circuit Records, 1887-1908 (R0302)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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These are records of quarterly conferences of the Vienna Circuit, which included churches at Vienna, Bloom Garden, Bodendick, Branson Chapel, Enterprise, and Hughes Chapel in Maries County, and Lawson in Miller County, Missouri. The reports include minutes of meetings, financial records, and statements of spiritual conditions within the circuit.

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Methodist Episcopal Church, Wet Glaize Class, Camden County, Missouri Records, 1889-1921 (R0757)
(1 folder)

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This is a record book of the Wet Glaize Class, presumably a Sunday School, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The class probably met in Camden County, Missouri.

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Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis Records, 1970-2011 (S0543)
17 cubic feet

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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 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)

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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

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Professional and family papers, including many photographs, from the life of public servant and feminist Alberta J. Meyer.

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Walter E. Meyer Papers, 1889-1958 (C2638)
54.4 cubic feet

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The papers of Walter E. Meyer contain materials collected and used by Meyer in several suits on behalf of the minority stockholders of St. Louis Southwestern Railroad (Cotton Belt).

Dr. Roy E. Meyers Photograph Collection, 1881-1950 (P0709)
9 photographs

Photos of mining, carriages, and street scenes in Joplin, MO. Image of street scene in Carthage, MO, ca. 1900.

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Mid-America Grocers Association Records, 1948-2003 (S0260)
9.75 cubic feet

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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

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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

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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)

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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.

MidAmerica Pastel Society, Inc. Records, 1998-2017 (K0949)
0.75 cubic foot (33 folders, 3 CDs)

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The MidAmerica Pastel Society, Inc. Records contain administrative and financial materials related to the Kansas City area nonprofit arts organization.

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Midtown-Westport Area Collection, 1976-2007 (KA2625)
.3 c.f.

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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.

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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)

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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.

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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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Kay Mills Papers, c. 1890-2011 (C4070)
16.25 cubic feet (513 folders), 170 audio cassettes, 3 video cassettes, 1 compact disc

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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.

Cydney Millstein Papers, 1990-2022 (K0543)
40 c.f.

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Research and business records related to Ms. Millstein's work as an architectural historian. Includes notes, clippings, surveys, maps, architectural drawings, and photographs.

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Minkin Family Papers, 1991-2010 (K0775)
3 c.f.

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The Minkin Family Papers contain thirteen typed manuscripts broken down into twelve parts. Rodney Minkin began writing the history in 1991, and finished in 2010. The Minkin family was a prominent Jewish family in the Kansas City area and they were active within the community. The history looks at the Minkin family, the Kansas City Jewish community, and historically significant events that

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Minkin Real Estate Company Records, 1974-2007 (K0624)
105 c.f.

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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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Gerre Lipoff Minkin Papers, 1993-2009 (K1274)
0.3 cubic foot (18 folders, 21 photographs)

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The Gerre Lipoff Minkin Papers include records of the leadership and programming of the Beth Shalom Sisterhood, as well as photographs from an officer installation and copies of the fundraiser calendar produced by the organization. The collection also includes some records related to the Beth Shalom Synagogue board of directors and two copies of "The Scroll" newspaper from 2005 and 2008.

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Minority Aging Project Collection, 1987-1990 (S0492)
2 cubic feet, 45 audio cassettes

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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 Academic Advising Association Records, 1992-2010 (CA6226)
1.8 cubic feet

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Records of an organization whose purpose is to gain recognition for academic advising and to support the development and professional growth of academic advisors in higher education in Missouri.

Missouri Academy of Science Records, 1937, 1960s-1990s (CA5714)
61.3 cubic feet

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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 Campaign Finance Reform Records, 1995-2000 (S1164)
4 cubic feet

The records of the Missouri Alliance for Campaign Finance Reform contains petitions, meeting minutes, advertisements, and maps pertaining to the organization's mission to limit monetary contributions to political campaigns.

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Missouri Alliance for Choice Records, c. 1989-1997 (CA5440)
10 cubic feet

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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

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Organizational records documenting efforts to preserve and restore historical buildings and sites throughout Missouri.

Missouri Architectural Collection, 1903-2003 (K0009)
48.53 c.f.

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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

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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

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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

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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 Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Records , 1956-2018 (CA6746)
1 cubic foot, 1 oversize volume

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The organizational records include correspondence, meeting minutes, conference materials, histories and newsletters. Also includes one oversize scrapbook which contains histories and conference materials. 

Missouri Association of Republicans Records, 1914, 1944-2013 (C4307)
0.5 cubic feet (11 folders)

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The records of the Missouri Association of Republicans largely contain materials for Lincoln Days including programs, tickets, registration forms, correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs, and campaign materials. Included are lists of officers and vice presidents, as well as Missouri Federation of Republican Women materials pertaining to the event. The correspondence of Herbert Douglas, 1943 president and historian of the Missouri Association of Republicans, regards the history of the Association of Young Republicans of Missouri.

Missouri Association of School Librarians Records, 1942-2017 (CA5605)
58.4 cubic feet, 7 video cassettes, 8 CDs, 68 computer discs

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The records of a professional association for school librarians include board minutes, correspondence, reports, membership and financial records, publications, committee work, conference materials, administrative files, and miscellaneous material.

Missouri Athletic Trainers' Association Records, 1977-1994 (C2793)
0.4 cubic feet

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Records of the association document annual meetings, awards, and other membership activities, including schedules and announcements of meetings, foundational documents, correspondence among members, election records, and files on inductees to the Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame. Several versions of legislation requiring the registration of athletic trainers in Missouri are also included, along with related comments and correspondence.

Missouri Broadcasters Association Radio Archives Collection, 1941-2023 (CA6491)
0.2 cubic feet, 19.7 GB of digital files, 28 audio cassettes, 75 audio tapes, 20 CDs, 8 DVDs, 1 NAB cartridge

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Audio recordings of radio airchecks, station IDs, promos, and broadcasts collected by the Missouri Broadcasters Association as part of a pilot program for the Library of Congress’ Radio Preservation Task Force. The collection contains audio digitized by Missouri radio stations, along with some original recordings and other miscellaneous material.

Missouri Business Education Association Records, 1959-2006 (CA5353)
4.5 cubic feet

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The records of the organization include president’s files, meeting minutes and agendas, constitution, conference materials, financial and membership records, correspondence, and miscellaneous material. Includes some Missouri Vocational Association materials.