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Missouri Patriotic Associations Collection, 1893-2010 (C4704)
0.4 cubic foot (18 folders), 1 roll of microfilm

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Records of state and local chapters of various patriotic and heritage associations in Missouri.

Missouri Postcard Collection, 1870-1997 (P0032)
1 cubic foot

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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

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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 Records, 1880s-2015 (CA6189)
54.6 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume, 5 oversize items, 13 DVD, 1 video cassette

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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.

Missouri Press Association Records, 1882-1982 (C3714)
1.8 cubic (60 folders), 10 rolls of microfilm

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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.

Missouri Public Health Association Records, 1926, 1940s-2000 (CA5862)
10 cubic feet, 2 video cassettes

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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

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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 Railroad Records, 1837-2006 (C2358)
39.3 cubic feet (441 folders)

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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 Retired Teachers Association, Boone County Unit Records, 1998, 2006-2023 (CA6572)
1.2 cubic feet, 2 oversize volumes, 2 DVDs, 855 MB of digital files

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The records of the organization include directories, board meeting materials, a scrapbook, audiovisual material, and miscellaneous administrative material.

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The Missouri Review (Columbia, Mo.) Records, c. 1978-2015 (CA5670)
52.7 cubic feet, 2 DVDs

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Addition of office files, manuscript submissions, financial records, galley proofs, correspondence, and miscellaneous material.

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Missouri School of Religion Records, 1930-2017 (CA6528)
5.7 cubic feet, 1 oversize item

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The records of the Missouri School of Religion contain board meeting materials, newsletters, photographs, promotional material, and miscellaneous material.

Missouri Senior Cameo Club Collection, 1997-2022 (S0425)
2.3 cubic feet

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This collection consists of program booklets, scrapbooks, and CDs chronicling the club's sponsorship of the Ms. Missouri Senior America, an annual pageant showcasing the talents of women over age 60.

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Missouri Society for Health and Physical Educators Records, 1937-2010 (S0010)
36 cubic feet

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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)

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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.

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

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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

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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 Capitol Photograph Collection, 1889-1920 (P1118)

An artificial collection of photographs of Missouri state capitol building.

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Missouri State Council of the International Reading Association Records, 1950s-2000s (CA6402)
7.6 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume

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The records of an organization devoted to promoting literacy throughout the state of Missouri include scrapbooks, minutes, yearbooks, president's notebooks, and miscellaneous material.

Missouri State Genealogical Association Records, 1979-2019 (CA6028)
13.9 cubic feet, 6 audio cassettes

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The records of a genealogical organization founded in 1979 include minutes, financial records, publications, administrative files, and conference material.

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

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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.

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

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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 Old Time Fiddlers Association Collection, 1996 (CA6409)
0.1 cubic feet, 1 computer disc

Addition of photographs taken at the 1996 fiddle camp and contest in Bethel, Missouri. Includes negatives, contact sheets, and digital scans on a computer disc. See also C3715.

Missouri State Teachers Association Records, 1837-1997 (CA6123)
10.5 cubic feet, 6 oversize volumes

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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 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

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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

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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

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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)

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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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Missouri Women in Natural Resources Records, 1957-2018 (C4438)
0.8 cubic feet (43 folders)

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Records of an organization that worked to develop a network for advice, support, and social interaction for women working in natural resources in Missouri.

Missouri Women's Network Records, 1970s-2000s (CA5199)
24 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes, 2 video cassettes

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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.

Missouri Women's Network Records, 1981-1999 (S0939)
1 cubic foot

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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 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)

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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.

Missouri. Columbia. Police Records, 1882-1946 (C2380)
12 rolls of microfilm

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Police court dockets, 1882-1939; call books, 1931-1939; records of arrests, convictions, and fines, 1931-1946; and miscellaneous papers, 1929-1937.

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Randolph County, Missouri Deeds, 1888-1909 (C3742)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The collection contains warranty, quitclaim, and trust deeds for properties in Randolph County, Missouri. Also includes a lease for land owned by J.E. Hubbard and a bond for deed.

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Missouri United States Highway 66 Collection, 1930-2017 (SP0080)
.5 cubic foot (10 folders)

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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.

Missourians for a Citizens Utility Board Records, 1980-1990 (S0940)
10 cubic feet

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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

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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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Missourians for Quality Education Records, 1991 (C4555)
1.0 cubic feet (55 folders, 3 video cassettes, 4 audio cassettes)

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The records of an organization established to promote the passage of legislation to increase funding for education in Missouri include correspondence, publicity materials, financial documents, campaign materials, and miscellaneous material on Proposition B.

Missourinet Records, 1986-2014 (CA6516)
70 audio cassettes, 2 folders (1 computer disc), 245 MB of digital files

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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.

Donald C. Mitzel Architectural Collection, 1961-2006 (C4527)
62.75 c.f. (250 folders, 18 architectural boxes, 7 oversize folders)

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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

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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)

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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.

Rae Mohrmann Papers, 1930-1941, 1973-2005 (S0328)
0.5 cubic foot

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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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MOMbo, Inc. Records, 1991-2007 (CA6169)
0.2 cubic feet, 11 audio cassettes, 5 DAT tapes, 3 audio tapes, 4 CDs, 8 minidiscs, 1 DVD

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Records of a syndicated radio program about motherhood, hosted and produced by Nanci Olesen. Includes audio recordings, promotional materials, program outlines, notes, clippings, correspondence, and financial reports.

Moment Musical Club Records, 1974-2003 (K1091)
0.5 c.f.

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Organizational records of the Club including yearbooks, meeting minutes and programs.

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Haskell M. Monroe Jr. Oral History Collection, 1994-1996 (C3980)
1.8 cubic feet, 483 audio cassettes, 17 CDs

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Interviews produced by Haskell Monroe and University of Missouri students to document Columbia, Missouri, in the 1930s and 1940s. The collection includes audio cassettes, transcripts, and miscellaneous material.

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Samuel A. Montague Papers, 1930-2000 (K0441)
25 c.f.

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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)

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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.

Christine Montgomery Photographs, 1992-2008 (P0144)
0.08 linear feet

Photographs of Walnut Grove, Sappington, and Bellefontaine Cemeteries, the 1993 Missouri River flood near Boonville, New Franklin area, Soulard Farmer's Market 1999, Johnson's Shut-ins 1994, Saline County Courthouse 1998, Jesse Hall 1997 restoration, 2002 Olympic Parade in Columbia, and Ste. Genevieve.

Moody Family Photographs, 1880-1900 (P0228)
135 photographs

Photographs of the family of Melville Pinkston Moody, an editor of the Johnson County Democrat. He was born and died in Warrensburg, Mo.

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