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Donald M. Christisen Papers, 1870-2003 (C4054)
18.1 cubic feet (409 folders), 2 audio tapes, 27 audio cassettes
The papers of a wildlife field biologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation. They include correspondence, field diaries, maps, reports, studies, publications, and photographs. Christisen specialized in the study of native prairie ecosystems, prairie chickens, squirrels, and mast (forage nuts). The papers also include railroad timetables, accident reports, photographs, worker's logs, publications, maps, and blueprints documenting his interest in railroads.
Marian Christy Papers, 1967-2022 (CA6748)
0.25 cubic feet
The papers of Marian Christy, a syndicated journalist from the Boston Globe, contains copies of correspondence from politicians and celebrities, and Knifed Watercolors, a book written by Christy. Also includes a booklet from the Museum of Contemporary Art, which contains background information on Christy.
Church of the Brethren, Missouri-Arkansas District Records, 1891-2008 (CA6293)
17 cubic feet
Magazines, conference minutes, booklets, literature, educational material, manuals, reports, catalogs, notebooks, yearbooks, statistics, and audiovisual material of the Church of the Brethren, founded in 1708 in Schwarzenau, Germany, now with members throughout North America and the world.
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Church Women United in Missouri, Columbia Unit Records, 1945-2009 (C4183)
4 cubic feet (132 folders)
The records of a Columbia, Missouri, women's church organization, which contains newsletters, reports, directories, membership materials, meeting minutes, notes, financial records, history, scrapbooks, photographs, and miscellaneous material.
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Dean Cimaglia Papers, 1907-2011 (S0336)
15 cubic feet
The collection contains correspondence, photographs, reel-to-reel film, cassette and VHS tapes, and yearbooks chronicling Cimaglia's interests in photography, family history, and involvement with the First Baptist Church of St. John, Missouri.
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Cinema St. Louis Records, 1992-2011 (S1076)
1 cubic foot, 15 folders
The Cinema St. Louis Records contains schedules, calendars, promotional materials, newspaper clippings, and press release notebooks documenting the organization's mission to advance film as an art through the presentation of independent films. Cinema St. Louis sponsored events have included the St. Louis International Film Festival, Cinemaspoke, and the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.
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Circus Flora Collection, 1996-2003 (S1078)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection consists of posters from Circus Flora, a St. Louis-based theater company specializing in one-ring theater productions.
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Citizens for Global Solutions of Greater St. Louis Records, 1947-2012 (S0041)
3 cubic feet, 1 photograph
The records of Citizens for GLOBAL Solutions of Greater St. Louis contain newsletters, correspondence, membership rosters, speeches, reports, bylaws, meeting minutes, and financial materials pertaining to the group's mission to lobby for world peace in a world community where enforceable law replaced armed conflict. The group was founded in 1947 as the World Federalists Association of Greater St. Louis.
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Citizens for Missouri's Children Records, 1983-2001 (S0861)
98 cubic feet
Citizens for Missouri's Children is a nonprofit organization established in St. Louis in 1983 whose mission involves advocating for the rights and well-being of all Missouri children, providing information and resources on health care, education, child protection, and legal services. The materials in this collection include meeting minutes, reports, publicity materials, and newsletters.
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Citizenship Education Clearinghouse Records, 1956-1995 (S1033)
13 cubic feet
The Citizenship Education Clearinghouse Records contain meeting minutes, correspondence, grant files, and newsletters pertaining to the organization's mission to integrate participatory citizenship into high school curricula.
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City Channel (Columbia, Mo.) Videos, 1954, 1993-2011 (C4408)
28 video cassettes, 475 GB of digital files, 1 hard drive
The collection contains videos created for the City of Columbia’s government access channel.
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City of Rocheport (Mo.) Records, 1887-2017 (CA6025)
42.2 cubic feet, 83 audio cassettes, 1 computer disc
Records of the city of Rocheport, Missouri, include meeting minutes; financial records; files on sewer, street, and waste water improvements; audio cassettes of council meetings; correspondence; materials pertaining to the 1993 Mississippi/Missouri Rivers flood; and files on city hall renovation, planning and zoning, and recreational trails program.
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Civic Entrepreneurs Organization Records, 1988-2011 (S1215)
5 cubic feet
Records of the Civic Entrepreneurs Organization (1988-2011) including correspondence, meeting minutes, financial reports, photographs, and scrapbooks relating to the St. Louis Art Fair, the Gateway to Health and Dragon Boat Festival, the Arts in Education Program; financial health; dissolution of the Civic Entrepreneurs Organization in 2011. The records also include micro-tape recordings and photographs on CD-R of the Gateway to Health Dragon Boat Festival.
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Charles Edward Clark Papers, 1930-2006 (K0673)
6 c.f.
Research materials of a former Regional Director of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Includes newspaper clippings, journals, magazines, brochures, flyers, newsletters, and audio cassettes.
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Christopher Jackson Clark Papers, 1941-2014 (K0555)
11 cubic feet (333 folders, 1 CD, 1 DVD, 142 photographs, 67 slides, 17 items)
The Christopher Jackson Clark Papers consist of correspondence, training and operation materials, publications, photographs, and artifacts pertaining to his career with Trans World Airlines, his contribution redefining retirement within the organization, and his involvement with Save-A-Connie.
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William M. Clark Papers, 1989-2011 (CA6579)
1 cubic foot
The papers of a journalist, author, umpire, and baseball scout contain material concerning the Greater Midwest Professional Baseball Scouts Association and the Greater St. Louis Major League Baseball Scouts Association. Includes correspondence, newsletters, mailing lists, photographs, minutes, and miscellaneous material.
Clearinghouse for Midcontinent Foundations (CMF) Records, 1973-1993 (K0680)
30 c.f.
The Clearinghouse was established for use by foundations and other funding institutions to exchange information and research requests for money. Includes correspondence and other planning materials for CMF conferences and meetings, publications and printed materials used by attendees, and photographs.
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Edwin McKaig Clendening Papers, 1887-1929 (K0262)
8 c.f.
Correspondence, speeches, programs and brochures, meeting minutes, clippings, and photographs, of Edwin Clendening, businessman and Secretary of the Commercial Club, forerunner of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Correspondence deals with a wide range of topics, both personal and relating to the work of the Chamber.
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Clergy and Laity Concerned (CALC), St. Louis Branch Records, 1966-1990 (S0691)
1 cubic foot, 28 folders, 21 negatives
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Jessie Alice Cline Papers, 1920-1991 (C4459)
8.0 cubic feet (156 folders), 7 oversize items
The papers of a restaurant owner and operator and Professor of Home Economics at the University of Missouri, include correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbook material, and research materials concerning the restaurant industry and food preparation.
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Marcia Cline Papers, 1964-2016 (S0333)
2 cubic feet
The collection contains photographs, correspondence, research notes, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Labor Movement in St. Louis, including the Coalition for Labor Union Women. Included in the collection is correspondence between Marcia Cline and other women in the labor movement; topics of interest include implementing a mass socialist movement in the United States.
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Clinton Daily Democrat Records, 1880s-2008 (CA6644)
2.5 cubic feet
The records of the Clinton Daily Democrat contain photographs, correspondence, printed material, and miscellaneous. The newspaper began operating in Henry County, Missouri, in 1868.
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Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression Records, 1999-2024 (S0699)
9.25 cubic feet
The Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) contains correspondence, flyers, reports, press releases, legal materials, and legislation documenting CAPCR's mission to prevent police crimes and abuse and the Prison Industrial Complex.
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Coalition of Labor Union Women, St. Louis Records, 1973-2000 (S0106)
2.4 cubic feet, 39 folders, 1 plaque
The Coalition of Labor Union Women, St. Louis Chapter was founded in October 1974 in an effort to try to help women attain their rights as workers. The records contain meeting minutes, correspondence, bylaws, press releases, and membership lists pertaining to the group’s mission to assist unionized women in obtaining their rights as workers.
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Coates House Restoration Records, 1886-1982 (K0214)
0.3 c.f.
Relate to the purchase and subsequent resale of the Coates House, a historic hotel in Kansas City, MO by The Historic Kansas City Foundation. includes correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, press releases, Coates House Task Force minutes, contracts, fundraising efforts, and handwritten notes.
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Earlene Coburn Papers, 1897-1994 (S0564)
0.8 cubic feet
The Earlene Coburn Papers contain photographs and correspondence documenting her childhood and early adulthood in St. Louis, Missouri. Materials of interest include images of Coburn participating Job's Daughters International events, a masonic fraternal order for girls and young women.
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Cochran-Jeffress Family Papers, 1831-1994 (C4669)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
Family genealogy of the Cochran-Jeffress family of Cooper County, Missouri. Included are pages from the Jeffress family Bible and Cochran family photographs, circa 19th century.
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Gladys Coggswell Papers, 1990s-2000s (CA6083)
2.3 cubic feet, 52 audio cassettes, 21 video cassettes, 5 CDs
The papers of storyteller, educator, folklorist, and singer Gladys Coggswell of Frankford, Missouri, include correspondence, miscellaneous personal papers, newspaper clippings, photographs, folklore stories and other professional materials, and audio and video recordings of Coggswell performances.
Gerald L. Cohen Papers, 1971-2003 (C4494)
1. 0 cubic feet (20 folders)
Professional correspondence and writings of a language professor concerning research in etymology.
Jerome S. Cohen Papers, 1953-1996 (K0741)
20 c.f.
Personal and professional papers of the civic and business leader, including materials related to the American Humanics Foundation; H. Roe Bartle; the Mayor's Christmas Tree Fund; and the Kansas City Zoo. Also includes Ray Morgan's notes and drafts for Cohen's biography.
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Leslie D. Cohn Collection, 1985-2005 (K1053)
0.2 c.f.
Newspaper clippings, Kansas City Jewish Chronicle commemorative issues, and a Jewish Community Campus program
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Cole Association Records, 1932-2019 (CA6577)
0.1 cubic feet
Minutes, newsletters, clippings, and miscellaneous material concerning family reunions of the descendants of William Temple Cole, Hannah Cole, and Stephen Cole.
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Elbert C. Cole Papers, 1970-2000 (K0703)
2.5 c.f.
videotapes, scrapbook, film, manuscript material
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Timothy M. Cole Papers, 1872-1991 (R1449)
(3 folders)
The papers of Timothy M. Cole contain letters, ledgers, names, and an animal disease guide by Timothy Cole. There are also minutes from the Barry County Baptist Association (digital), a class role book for the Newtown Baptist Church, and a hundredth anniversary history for the Northside Baptist Church.
Earl Thomas Coleman Papers, 1975-1992 (K0699)
65 c.f.
Coleman, a Republican was a U.S. Congressman representing Missouri's 6th Congressional District. Includes his congressional files: correspondence, research materials, press releases, newsletters, Member's Individual Voting Records, weekly files, subject files, planning calendars, speeches, foreign policy binders with information on specific issues/bills, photographs, videotapes.
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College Club of Kansas City Records, 1950-1996 (K0323)
3 c.f.
Minutes, dues records, yearbooks, calendars of events, scrapbooks, and publicity files of the Club formed by American Association of University Women (AAUW) members who wished to have more control at the local level: to be a "non-profit group whose purpose would be to foster good fellowship among college women and to support local projects of a non-controversial civic, educational, and social service nature."
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College Club of St. Louis Records, 1916-2008 (S0230)
1.25 cubic foot, 1 roll microfilm
The collection consists of nine scrapbooks on one roll of microfilm containing press clippings and programs of activities and benefits, 1916-1943, of the College Club of St. Louis, whose membership consists of women graduates of accredited colleges. Additional materials of interest include correspondence regarding the College Club of St. Louis’s consolidation with the St. Louis branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumni in the early 1920s.
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Norman J. Colman Photographs, 1889-1922 (C0790)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copy prints and negatives of office of COLMAN'S RURAL WORLD, c. 1900; Colman when secretary and commissioner of agriculture, from AMERICAN AGRICULTURALIST, March 1889; Colman with harness horse, from NEW BREEDER'S GAZETTE, 1922.
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Columbia (Mo.) Concerts and Events Collection, 1970s-2010s (C4728)
8.0 cubic feet (146 folders), 3 oversize items, 160 MB of digital files
Posters, advertisements, and ephemera pertaining to musical and social groups and events at venues located in Columbia, Missouri, and surrounding areas. Additional materials pertaining to events in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Lawrence, Kansas. Part of the CoMo Music Project.
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Columbia (Mo.) Cultural Arts Center Planning Committee Records, 1993-1998 (C4664)
0.1 cubic feet (4 folders)
Planning documents of the organization working to create a cultural arts center in Columbia, Missouri.
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Columbia (Mo.) Kiwanis Club Records, 1940-2010 (CA6035)
16.2 cubic feet
Records of a Columbia, Missouri, service organization include annual reports, minutes, correspondence, and financial records.
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Columbia (Mo.) Track Club Records, 1968-2013 (CA6209)
3.4 cubic feet, 8 computer discs
Records of a not-for-profit organization founded in 1968 in Columbia, Missouri, to promote a year-round program of race-walking and distance running for everyone. Includes clippings, correspondence, newsletters, photographs and slides, publicity materials, race results, and miscellaneous records.
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Columbia Art League (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1959-2008 (CA6259)
12.8 cubic feet, 5 computer discs, 25 oversize sheets
Official records and other materials of a nonprofit organization founded in Columbia, Missouri in 1959 and dedicated to the encouragement and support of active community participation in the creation and appreciation of the visual arts.
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Columbia Audubon Society Records, 1957-2019 (CA6550)
4.6 cubic feet, 1 oversize item, 1 card file
Records of the organization include minutes, financial records, scrapbooks, membership lists, correspondence, newsletters, and miscellaneous material.
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Columbia Chorale (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1978-2023 (CA6201)
8.8 cubic feet, 54 audio cassettes, 10 audio tapes, 23 CDs, 7 DVDs, 4 computer discs, 20 oversize items
Records of an independent, mixed ensemble dedicated to performing choral music. Founded as the Ad Hoc Singers in June 1978.
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Columbia Civic Orchestra (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1995-2015 (CA6284)
1 cubic foot, 3 computer discs, 41 CDs, 2 oversize items
Records of a volunteer group dedicated to presenting and preserving high-quality symphonic music. Includes organizational records, publications, and audio recordings of performances.
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Columbia Housing Authority (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1955-2006 (C4700)
17 c.f. (520 folders) 194 audio cassettes, 31 audio tapes, 6 oversize volumes, 8 oversize items
Records of the organization include home surveys and photographs of urban renewal areas, disposition of properties, HUD board minutes, hearings, retreats, audio cassettes, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
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Columbia Military Service Center (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1961-2010 (C4687)
0.2 cubic foot (5 folders)
Assorted records include correspondence, board of director meeting minutes, notes, news clippings, financial statements, and articles of incorporation of a Columbia, Missouri, serviceman’s center.
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Columbia Mothersingers Records, 1946-2021 (CA6623)
7.74 cubic feet, 2 oversize volumes, 1 computer disc, 2 DVDs
The records of the organization consist of scrapbooks, photograph albums, meeting minutes, membership lists, president’s notebooks, histories, and miscellaneous material.
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Columbia Weavers' and Spinners' Guild Records, 1941-2022 (CA5402)
13.0 cubic feet, 7 computer discs, 2 audio cassettes, 25.3 MB of digital files
Meeting minutes, treasurer’s reports, constitutions, yearbooks, newsletters, photographs, weaving notes and patterns, swatches and samples, a scrapbook, and miscellaneous material.