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William Wagner Papers, 1883-1966 (K0016)
1 c.f.
Materials relating to William Wagner's personal life and to his career with the Postal Service in Kansas City, Missouri. Also in the papers are materials which belonged to Wagner's father, Joseph M. Wagner who was an architect/builder; and his mother, Minna (Schiller) Wagner.
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Mark Waldemer Labor Collection, 1920-1997 (S1193)
2 cubic feet
This collection contains labor agreements, correspondence, news articles, and photographs documenting Mark Waldemer's labor activism.
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Waldensian United Presbyterian Church of Monett Records, 1956-1991 (R1359)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Waldensian United Methodist Church of Monett Records contains photocopied newspaper articles detailing the history of the Waldensian faith and the history of the Waldensian church in Monett, Missouri.
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Mildred Wallhausen Papers, 1949-2002 (CG0050)
2.1 c.f.
The Mildred Wallhausen Papers is a collection of various articles, correspondence, pictures, programs, and newsletters with a primary focus on local African American peoples of Southeast Missouri. There are many negatives and photographs of Black churches and church leaders, integrated youth sports leagues, integration protests and projects, Lincoln High School before it was demolished, and assorted individuals; programs from funerals and churches; and newspaper clippings from the 1950s-1990s from papers like The Enterprise-Courier, which Mildred helped run, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Standard Democrat, the Chicago Defender, the Southeast Missourian, the Charleston Spokesman, and others. The collection also contains scrapbooks with clippings from Millie's Soap Box column, with dates from 1970-2002.
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Walling Family Papers, 1895-1993 (R1396)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders, 15 photographs)
The Walling Family Papers include family photographs and genealogical research on the Cook, Hutson, and Walling families.
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Joseph H. "Jack" Wally, Jr. Collection, 1933-2005 (K0329)
30 c.f.
Wally was a professional photographer with the Kansas City Journal, a businessman, and an inventor. Photographs of famous local and national individuals. Places and events. Motion picture film of family activities and Wally's interests in trains and aviation. Also materials relating to his interests and the production and promotion of his businesses and inventions.
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Martin Walsh Papers, 1904-2005 (S0834)
0.8 cubic foot, 25 folders
The Walsh Papers Collection consists of brochures, books, photographs, booklets, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets, relating to the history of St. Louis, earthquakes, and the space program.
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Fred Wappel Papers, 1938-1992 (C4674)
2.0 cubic feet (68 folders)
The papers of Fred Wappel, a former head athletic trainer at the University of Missouri, include material relating to the university’s athletic department, general correspondence, papers from the National Athletic Trainers Association, and reference materials on athletic training and rehabilitation.
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Ward Parkway Estates Garden Club Records, 1957-1992 (K0331)
0.5 c.f.
Organizational records of a now disbanded Garden Club in Kansas City, MO. Includes board and regular meeting minutes, financial records, attendance lists, a small amount of correspondence, yearbooks, and photographs.
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Washington Press Club Foundation, Women in Journalism Oral History Project Records, 1987-1994 (C3958)
4.4 cubic feet (289 folders)
The records of the Washington Press Club Foundation, Women in Journalism Oral History Project includes transcripts of interviews with fifty-three women journalists whose careers span from the 1920s to the 1990s.
Arthur Washington Papers, 1929-1995 (S1113)
1 cubic foot, 72 folders, 52 photographs
The Arthur Washington Papers contains student handbooks, school programs, memos, certificates, and photographs pertaining to Washington's involvement in Sumner High School's academic and athletic programs. The collection also documents Washington's involvement with Alpha Phi Alpha, the Archdiocesan Development Appeal, and the campaign to revitalize the Ville neighborhood.
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Waters Family Papers, 1860s-2021 (CA6619)
0.1 cubic feet
Photographs, correspondence, and genealogical material concerning the Joseph C. Waters family of Boone County, Missouri.
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Richard A. Watson Papers, 1970s-1990s (CA6074)
9.5 cubic feet, 2 oversize items, 1 audio cassette
Research materials of the University of Missouri political science professor who studied the presidential veto and political nomination process.
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Weathers Family Papers, 1868-1991 (C4014)
3.0 cubic feet (71 folders), 1 audio cassette
The papers document the lives of Virginia “Kate” and Benton H. Weathers of Howard County, Missouri, and the lives of their children and grandchildren. In addition to genealogical materials on the Weathers, Duncan, and Grigsby families, the collection includes some materials on the Weathers Lumber and Hardware Store in Fayette, Missouri, and the Missouri Polled Hereford Association Records.
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Weathers Family Papers, 1920s-2000s (CA6216)
32 cubic feet, 3 audio tapes
Addition of family papers, primarily from Gene Weathers of Fayette, Missouri. Includes correspondence and teaching materials for the blind.
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Weavers Guild of Greater Kansas City Records, 1954-2009 (KA2441)
4 c.f.
The Weavers Guild of Greater Kansas City Records contains historical records pertaining to the establishment and operation of the organization.
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Webster Groves High School Memorabilia Collection, 1960-2015 (S1203)
0.25 cubic feet
This collection consists of Webster High School yearbooks, newspaper clippings, obituaries, and a photograph.
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Webster Groves Nature Study Society Bulletins, 1996-1998 (S1010)
1 cubic foot
This collection consists of Issues of Nature Notes, the Bulletin of the Webster Groves Nature Society, Vol. 68, No. 6-Vol. 70, December 1998.
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Richard M. Webster Papers, 1986-1990 (CA6686)
3.6 cubic feet
This collection contains the papers of Richard “Dick” M. Webster, Missouri State Senator (1962-1990). Items include correspondence, photographs, and material relating to his death on March 4, 1990.
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Robert M. Wedow Collection, 1924-1992 (K1156)
12 c.f.
Research materials compiled by Wedow concerning Thomas J. Pendergast, his political machine and Kansas City politics and organized crime during that era. Includes scrapbooks, news clippings of articles, photographs, artist illustrations of individuals relating to the Machine, oral interview tapes and transcripts, and books.
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Mary Beth Weiner Papers, 1991-1993 (K1072)
0.2
Weiner was president of the Kansas City chapter of the Women's American Organization for Rehabilitation Training (ORT), an organization which building technical schools for underprivileged areas in Israel and the United States. Includes ORT flyers and newspaper clippings on the biennial ORT convention representing their Kansas City chapter.
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Lisa Weinmann, "Awakening and Angst" Thesis and Tapes, 1992 (S1011)
0.8 cubic feet
This collection contains a thesis written by Lisa Weinmann on mainstream feminism in St. Louis during the 1970s, as well as fifteen oral history tapes she used as research for her thesis.
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Judge Noah Weinstein Papers, 1928-1990 (S1012)
46 cubic feet
The Judge Noah Weinstein Papers contain judicial files on juveniles, the legal justice system, and legal education, as well as correspondence. Weinstein was a St. Louis County Circuit Judge and assisted with writing Missouri juvenile code.
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Judith E. Weinstein Papers, 1979-1992 (K1019)
0.21 cubic foot (6 folders)
The Judith E. Weinstein Papers contain board meeting minutes, financial records, and related material from the B'nai B'rith Women of Greater Kansas City between 1979 and 1992.
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Carla Weitzel Papers, 1970-1999 (C2154)
1.8 cubic feet (131 folders), 6 audio cassettes
The papers of Carla Weitzel, a sociology graduate student at the University of Missouri-Columbia, consist of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, correspondence, posters, pamphlets, photographs, and miscellaneous materials. The materials document civil rights issues, particularly the anti-apartheid and divestment movement that occurred on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus during the mid-1980s.
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Ernest C. Weltmer Collection, 1899-2005 (C4044)
3.50 cubic feet (91 folders, 5 oversize items)
The papers of a suggestive therapy practitioner from Nevada (Mo.), including correspondence, photographs, courses, and other writings. Also contains works by his father, Sidney A. Weltmer, and publications of the Weltmer Institute of Suggestive Therapeutics.
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Roy Wenzlick Papers, 1882-1981 (S0574)
23 cubic feet, 28 films, 13 audio tapes, 299 microfilm rolls, 66 books
Roy Wenzlick was a prominent real estate analyst, appraiser, author, and publisher. His 1936 book, "The Coming Boom in Real Estate," appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. The collection includes correspondence, research files, photographs, and a complete run Wenzlick's newsletter, "The Real Estate Analyst."
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Roger W. Wescott Papers, 1930s-2000 (CA5894)
13 cubic feet, 10 audio cassettes
Papers of a linguist and anthropologist include publications and unpublished writing, correspondence, research material, and miscellaneous personal and professional papers.
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Wesley House Association Records, 1929-2002 (S0675)
2 cubic feet, 52 folders, 399 photographs
The Wesley House Association was founded in 1903 by a lay group affiliated with the Methodist Church. Its purpose is to provide social services for the 21st Ward in St. Louis City. Included in the collection are bylaws, meeting minutes, correspondence, budgets, , newsletters, and photographs.
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Wessel/Donnan Papers, 1956-2005 (S0787)
2 cubic feet, 30 folders, 72 photographs
This collection primarily consists of business ledgers, financial statements, and photographs relating to Wessel Stables while under the management of Dwight and Gloria Donnan. This collection also contains artifacts of the Donnans' participation with the Mariner Gam, a civic club affiliated with the United Church of Christ of Lockwood in Webster Groves, MO. The club was similar to the Girl Scouts but offered only water-based sporting activities. The couple was involved with Mariner Gam for approximately 20 years, ending in the mid-1980s.
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Emma West Collection, 1880-1950 (P0062)
0.16 linear feet
Copy photos and postcards of Missouri, the bulk of which focus on New Cambria, Macon County.
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Western Auto Supply Company Collection, 1911-2004 (KA2582)
6.75 c.f.
The Western Auto Supply Company Collection contains catalogs, circulars, newsletters, and other miscellaneous materials related to the company dated between 1911 and 2004.
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Western Auto Supply Company Records, 1920-2000 (K1233)
38 c.f.
Historical records of the national retail store headquartered in Kansas City, MO. Includes photographs, catalogs, publications, scrapbooks of advertising, artifacts, correspondence and working files on Western Auto stores.
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Western Chapter Missouri Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE) Auxiliary, 1957-2009 (K0580)
4 c.f.
Organizational records of a professional engineering auxiliary. Includes by-laws, annual reports, president's papers and reports, officer's reports, financial reports, rosters, publicity and photographs.
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Western Historical Manuscript Collection Records, 1943-2010 (CA6463)
17.7 cubic feet, 2 audio tapes, 4 computer discs, 4.37 GB of digital files, 4 oversize items
Records of the organization include correspondence, reports, event files, space planning materials, photographs, materials on the National Women and Media Collection, and miscellaneous administrative material.
Western Historical Manuscript Collection, St. Louis, Vertical File Collection, 1834-2012 (S0694)
4.25 cubic feet, 265 folders
The Western Historical Manuscript Collection (WHMC)-St. Louis’s vertical file was begun in 1968 as part of WHMC’s collecting mission under the direction of Irene Cortinovis and Ina Watson. The collection chronicles numerous St. Louis-related topics, including African Americans, Anheuser-Busch, the Congress of Racial Equality, and the Shaw neighborhood.
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Western Historical Manuscript Collection-St. Louis Records, 1968-2011 (S1230)
6.5 cubic feet
The records of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection (WHMC)-St. Louis contains administrative correspondence, meeting minutes, and monthly and annual reports pertaining to the founding and operation of the office. Subjects of interest include the controversy between the State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO) and the University of Missouri–Saint Louis (UMSL) regarding WHMC-St. Louis’s desire to remain independent from WHMC, the creation of UMSL’s University Archives, and the development of WHMC-St. Louis’s oral history program. The materials in this collection date from 1967 to 2011.
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Westport Branch/National League of Pen Women Records, 1936-1990 (K0308)
3 c.f.
Minutes of the monthly meeting and irregular business meetings, official and unofficial correspondence, scrapbooks, news clippings, programs, financial records, roosters, newsletters, general administrative files including work done by Pen Women, and photographs.
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Westport Chapter-Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Records, 1960-2000 (K1234)
3 c.f.
Organizational records of the Chapter including minutes, regents' books, reports, yearbooks, bylaws and scrapbooks.
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Westport Citizens Action Coalition Records, 1983-2002 (K1058)
3 c.f.
Organizational records of the Coalition of Westport areas neighborhood groups: Coleman Highlands, Roanoke, and Valentine. Includes minutes, studies, legal documents pertaining to activities, zoning, and political candidates.
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Westport Historical Society Records, 1950-2004 (K1235)
7 c.f.
Organizational records of the Society including minutes, photographs, event records, audio, video and cassette tapes, and maps.
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Debra Weyermann Papers, 1970s-2012 (CA6399)
5.0 cubic feet, 20 audio cassettes, 1 video cassette
The papers of a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and investigative reporter who worked for the Arizona Daily Star, Denver Post, and Santa Barbara News-Press. The papers include research for Weyermann's books The Gang They Couldn't Catch and Answer Them Nothing, as well as news articles, interviews on audiocassettes, and miscellaneous professional material.
Walter William Wharton Papers, c. 1912-1995 (C3772)
2.5 cubic feet (114 folders)
Papers of a Missouri poet and writer, trade magazine editor, book reviewer, and lecturer. Includes correspondence, books, newspaper clippings, poetry, sketches, and plays.
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Mae Wheeler Papers, 1975-2004 (S1013)
3 cubic feet
The Mae Wheeler Papers contains autograph and address books, contracts, newspaper clippings, flyers, and correspondence relating to Wheeler's career as a Jazz singer. Also included in the collection are photographs of Wheeler's performances.
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Ann Peppard White Papers, 1870-2009 (K0652)
10 c.f.
Personal papers and writings of White, one-time columnist for the Kansas City Star, and her daughter Kate who did interviews with her mother and edited the stories. Included is correspondence, postcards, scrapbooks, publications, newsletters, books, photographs, oral history transcriptions, and audiocassettes.
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Shirley Copaken White Papers, 1937-2007 (K1187)
2 c.f.
White is very active in cultural, philanthropic, and social organizations, including those of Beth Shalom Synagogue and Hadassah. Includes publications; White and Copaken family photographs and printed materials; Beth Shalom Synagogue and Hadassah materials; Paseo High School reunions; the grand opening of the Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at the Jewish Community Campus; Jewish Community Foundation programs; and newspaper and magazine clippings about Sandi White, Rita Blitt, the AT&T Building, and miscellaneous other subjects.
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James R. Whitley Papers, 1940s-2010s (CA6255)
8.5 cubic feet
Papers of a wildlife scientist whose studies focused on water quality in Missouri. Whitley worked for the Missouri Department of Conservation in the water quality branch of the fisheries research section and published many articles, most notably, "Water Plants for Missouri Ponds."
Donald R. Whitman Collection, 1874-2008 (SP0079)
2.5 cubic feet (42 folders, 50 photographs, 4 VHS tapes, 5 oversize items)
The Donald R. Whitman Collection contains the personal papers of Donald Ray Whitman, including correspondence, genealogical records, and photographs. The collection also documents Whitman’s service in the United States Air Force and his work in the Marshall Islands during Operation Ivy in 1952, as well as his career with the National Weather Service in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Whizzo, Ol' Gus and Me Collection, 1940-2003 (K1236)
2 c.f.
Notes, video interviews, and video/film transfers used in the production of a Public Television documentary about Kansas City children's TV programing in the 1940s-1980s.
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Pierre A.V. Wibaux Papers, 1881-1927 (C2656)
1 cubic foot
Negative photostats of letters from Wibaux, who immigrated from France to Montana in 1881, to his brother Joseph. Includes business letters and contract re. His cattle ranch and gold mine, newspaper articles, photographs and Joseph's notes. English translation follows each item.