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Congregation B'nai Jehudah Collection, 1950-2011 (K0649)
1 c.f.

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The Congregation is the oldest reform temple in Kansas City, MO. includes newsletters and publication from the Congregation.

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Congregation Beth Israel Abraham Voliner Collection, 1915-2003 (K1303)
0.3 c.f.

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he collection contains a scrapbook documenting the activities of the Giborim
Chapter of the National Conference of Synagogue Youth and other miscellaneous
materials related to local Jewish synagogues and organizations.

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Congregation Beth Shalom Records, 1917-2002 (K0602)
37.12 c.f.

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Organizational records including minutes, financial records, correspondence, commemorative booklets, brochures, speeches, photographs, VHS cassettes of rabbinical lectures, religious activities, and various school programs.

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Congregation Beth Shalom Sisterhood Records, 1961-2006 (K0603)
12 c.f.

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Organizational records of the Sisterhood including by-laws, committee reports, financial documents, meeting minutes, photographs, and scrapbooks related to the year's activities including meetings, conferences, and social gatherings.

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Congregation Ohev Shalom Collection, 1977-2007 (K0682)
0.1 c.f.

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Books commemorating the 100th and 130th anniversaries of Congregation Ohev Shalom, and video recording of program honoring Rabbi Daniel Horowitz.

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Congregation Ohev Sholom Newsletters, 1994-2008 (K1385)
0.49 c.f. (15 folders)

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Congregation Ohev Sholom Newsletters, The Briefer, 1994-2008

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Mary E. Rawlings Cornine Papers, 1900s-2000s (CA6219)
16.9 cubic feet, 11 computer discs, 4 oversize items

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Papers of Cornine, Morton, Rawlings, and related families. Includes correspondence, photographs, diaries, notes, and other papers.

Dan Rex Cornwell Papers, 1960-2001 (K0567)
17 c.f.

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Technical training materials of Trans World Airlines (TWA) mechanic and maintenance instructor. Includes technical training materials related to various aircraft and technical training guides, handbooks, service guides, base maintenance manuals, operations training, electrical/mechanical handbooks, refueling guides, customer training, and system schematics.

Patricia Corrigan Papers, 1965-2009 (S0867)
5 cubic feet

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The papers of Patricia Corrigan consist of scrapbooks containing newspaper articles Corrigan wrote as a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1982-2002). Also included in the collection are books Corrigan wrote on St. Louis's culture and history, including Eating St. Louis: The Gateway City's Unique Food Culture and Wild Things: Untold Tales from the First Century of the St. Louis Zoo.

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Jerry Weddell Cosley Papers, 1930-2012 (K1279)
8 c.f.

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Personal papers of Cosley, corporate Vice-President of Trans World Airlines. Cosley worked in public relations for Trans World Airlines (TWA) for over 25 years, as well as other airlines and communications companies. Includes correspondence, research files on airlines and planes, publications and photographs.

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Martha Cotton Papers, 1980s-2000s (CA5480)
9.55 cubic feet, 11 video cassettes

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The papers of an NBC News producer and journalist include correspondence, research materials, story files, and miscellaneous material. Includes "Volcano" and "Up Close and Personal" materials.

May Bartee Couch Collection, 1853-2007 (CA6422)
49 cubic feet, 2 card files

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Collection of family research files and obituaries of a professional genealogist from Marceline, Missouri, largely concerns Chariton, Linn, and surrounding counties.

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Council of Clubs of Kansas City, Missouri, Records, 1901-2005 (K0686)
2 c.f.

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Organizational records of the Council including minutes, constitution and bylaws, correspondence, programs, printed materials, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks. Also yearbooks/directories of member organizations.

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Craft Alliance Center for Art and Design Records, 1964-2015 (S0439)
58 cubic feet, 77 photographs

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The Craft Alliance is a non-profit, cultural and educational organization which promotes the production, enjoyment, and understanding of the crafts. The records include budgets, bylaws, correspondence, exhibition schedules, Education Center program schedules, newsletters, scrapbooks, and photographs.

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William Joseph Cragin Papers, 1930s-2000s (CA6275)
19 cubic feet, 10 oversize folders

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Papers of a Columbia architect who worked in private practice and for the Farmers Home Administration, 1960s-2000s. Includes files of Dave P. Clark, c. 1930s-1960s. Job locations are in Missouri unless otherwise noted.

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Ada E. Crain Papers, c. 1860-2003 (C3067)
1.3 cubic feet (33 folders)

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The papers of a schoolteacher consist of correspondence, genealogical materials, photographs, yearbooks, an 1878 diary, and a manuscript written by Crain. The material details the first half of Crain’s life while living and teaching in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Michigan.

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Crisis Magazine Collection, 1969-2000 (S0678)
0.25 cubic foot, 9 folders

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The Crisis publication started in November 1910, when W.E.B. Du Bois arrived in New York City. He was the director of publicity and research of the reorganized National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and editor of The Crisis, its publication. The Crisis transformed the African American world as well as a large portion of the liberal white world. The Crisis Magazine collection documents publication years 1969 to 2000. Also included in the collection are also contains copies of Black Enterprise, 1989; Black Scholar, 1991; Catalyst, 1988-1994; and Sage, 1985-1991.

CrossCurrents Culture Unlimited Records, 1980-2009 (K0544)
10 c.f.

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Organizational records and sound recordings of a not-for-profit which produces concerts, plays and community events.

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Cullimore Family Collection, 1878-2020 (R1090)
10.5 cubic feet (276 of folders, 8 CDs, 2 cassette tapes, 828 photographs, 217 negatives, 1 45 record)

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The Cullimore Family Papers contain the personal and family papers for Donald B. and Lee M. Cullimore and their father Donald G. Cullimore. The papers include personal correspondence, diaries, articles, family research and genealogy, photographs, and local history research. a larger portion of the collection is dedicated to genealogical materials for the family of Lee Cullimore and his wife, Marcia Craddock Cullimore’s family.

Louis Ardie Cumonow Papers, 1961-2005 (K1054)
1 c.f.

 Digitized Materials

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Photographs, clippings, certificates, awards and albums of Cumonow, founder of Gateway Sporting Goods Company.

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Sandra F. Czarlinsky Papers, 1945-2006 (K1319)
0.25 c.f.

 Digitized Materials

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photographs, Center High School yearbook, Temple B'nai Jehudah Sisterhood "Gaslight" publications 1961-1970

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Margaret and Irvin Dagen "History of St. Louis CORE" Collection, 1941-2000 (S0661)
1 cubic foot, 35 folders, 18 cassettes, 9 photographs

 Digitized Materials

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This collection was compiled for a book entitled "Victory without Violence: the First Ten Years of the St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality (CORE), 1947-1957" by Mary Kimbrough and Margaret Dagen, published by University of Missouri Press in 2000. Includes in the collection is correspondence, oral history tapes, transcripts, and photographs pertaining to CORE's history, political activities, and service to the community. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), whose St. Louis chapter was established in 1947, is a pacifist civil rights activist group whose mission is to bring about equality for all people.

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Dalton Family Reunion Photograph, 2005 (P0367)
1 photograph

Family photo from Dalton family reunion, Oct 8-9th, 2005.

Paul Daly Papers, 1970-2024 (S0597)
0.3 cubic feet

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The Paul Daly papers contain scripts, notes, comic books, and Archon programs documenting Daly's career as a local St. Louis graphic novel artist. His works include Terranauts, Swashbucklers, and Black Diamond. 

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Jeannetta Danford Papers, 1946-2016 (K1366)
3 c.f.

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Diaries and journals of Jeannetta Danford, 1947-2016

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John C. Danforth Papers, 1968-2016 (C4532)
202.3 cubic feet (4547 folders), 9 oversize volumes, 15 oversize items, 7.82 GB of born digital files, 99 film reels, 17 audio tapes, 162 audio cassettes, 129 video cassettes, 15 video tapes, 403 rolls of microfilm

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Papers and office files created and collected by John C. Danforth, Attorney General of Missouri, 1969-1976; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1976-1995; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2004-2005.  Includes legislative files, correspondence, reports, photographs and slides and audiovisual materials.

Daughters of Rebekah, Blendville Lodge No. 298, Joplin, Missouri Records, 1986-2001 (R0811)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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These are an addition to the records of Daughters of Rebekah Blendville Lodge No. 298 at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The records begin in 1986 and continue to the dissolution of the lodge in 2001. The earlier records of Blendville Lodge No. 298 have been previously microfilmed as WHMC-Rolla collection R0557.

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Daughters of Rebekah, Damaris Lodge No. 20, Rolla, Missouri Records, 1888-2003 (R0969)
(32 Volumes, 7 folders)

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These are the records of Damaris Lodge No. 20 at Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri. They consist of minutes of meetings, membership records, financial records, and miscellaneous papers beginning the with institution of the lodge in 1888 and continuing through 2003.

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Daughters of the American Colonists (DAC), Mary Ball Washington Chapter Records, 1972-2002 (K0920)
1 c.f.

Scrapbooks, State Assembly Proceedings, pressbooks, Missouri State Society membership directories, and newsletters.

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Daughters of the American Colonists Records, 1940s-2021 (CA6353)
5.9 cubic feet

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Addition of meeting minutes, reports, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.

Daughters of the American Colonists, Missouri State Society Records, 1923-2002 (K0688)
5 c.f.

Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, brochures, and other miscellaneous ephemera relating to the George Hull, the Osage, the St. Louis, and the Captain John Hall Chapters.

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Daughters of the American Colonists Records, 1907-2009 (C0725)
5.6 cubic feet, 25 oversize volumes, 1 video cassette

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The records of a patriotic, historical, and educational organization include documents from the Missouri state organization, individual chapters, and the national society. They consist of by-laws, minutes, programs, newsletters, chapter yearbooks, and scrapbooks.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Columbia, Missouri, Chapter Records, 1902-2010 (C4705)
3.0 cubic feet (66 folders) 8 oversize volumes, 20 audio cassette tapes

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Meeting minutes, log books, scrapbooks, yearbooks, financial records, and miscellaneous records of the chapter; and directories, bulletins, and programs of the state and national organizations, 1902-2003. Also included are oral history interviews conducted in 2002.

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Daughters of the American Revolution, Mexico (Mo.) Chapter Records, 1904-2000 (C4711)
2.0 cubic feet (30 folders), 2 oversize volumes

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Minute books, treasurer’s records, membership records, lineage materials, and chapter yearbooks of the Mexico, Missouri, chapter.

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Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Missouri Department Records, 1996-2014 (CA6320)
0.75 cubic feet

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Scrapbook of the Missouri Department and material of the Ann Hawkins Gentry Tent #21, Columbia, Missouri.

Verlee Dauma Collection, 1970s-2000s (CA5857)
33.7 cubic feet

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Research material of a Missouri professional genealogist, includes material related to the Chambers and Helmick families, and research guides, reference works, and other genealogical publications.

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William Lusk Davidson Papers, 1854-2005 (C4124)
1 cubic foot

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The William Lusk Davidson papers contain records regarding Davidson's education, including primary, military academy, and college, as well as papers regarding his career as a civil engineer with the railroad. There are several records pertaining to Davidson genealogy and business information, as well as papers concerning the John Wilbourn Hobbs and Myrene Houchin Hobbs Civic Award.

Irvine Woodrow and Nona Myrom Bell Davis Papers, 1929-2010 (C4083)
8 cubic feet (86 folders, 2 boxes)

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The papers of Irvine and Nona Bell Davis contain records pertaining to the Davis, Bell, Woolery, Schanz, Cartee, Hildebrand, and Dayton families of mid-Missouri.

Walter W. Davis Papers, 1948-2007 (K0572)
1 c.f.

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Davis was a flight engineer with Trans World Airlines (TWA). Includes newsletters, publications, clippings, handbooks, and reports, and employee agreements, an employee grievance pamphlet, a retirement handbook, and a copy of a legal Motion for Intervention filed by Flight Engineers

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Denise DeClue Papers, 1960-2017 (C4671)
2.75 cubic feet (69 folders), 2 audio cassettes, 1 compact disc, 2 video cassettes

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The papers of a journalist, playwright, and movie and television screenwriter who graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism include news articles, scripts, contracts, lawsuit material, and audiovisual material.

Lee Essery Deering Papers, 1939-1949; 1981; 2002 (C4520)
0.4 cubic feet (15 folders, 4 oversize items)

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World War II correspondence, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts of a soldier from Tarkio, Missouri, who was killed in action in 1944.

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John T. Delich Collection, 1914-2001 (K0592)
4 c.f.

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Architectural drawings, maps, photographs and aerial photos, and job specifications, primarily concerned with the Muehlebach Hotel, the Empire Theater, Gayety Theater, and other buildings in Kansas City, MO area.

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Delmar Loop Snapshots, 2000 (P1204)

Snapshots ca. 2000 of Blueberry Hill and the St. Louis Walk of Fame in the Delmar Loop district of University City.

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Delta Kappa Gamma, Pi Chapter Records, 1946-2012 (S0765)
7 cubic feet

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The collection includes meeting minutes, financial reports, membership reports, photographs, and yearbooks pertaining to the Phi and Zelta chapters of Delta Kappa Gamma, a professional honorary society of women educators dedicated to promoting women in education.

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Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Delta State, Beta Chapter (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1930s-2010s (CA6458)
1.3 cubic feet

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Records of an honor society for women educators include membership materials, newsletters, yearbooks, a history of the chapter, and miscellaneous material.

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Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, State of Missouri Records, 1938-2020 (CA5157)
11.2 cubic feet, 4 video cassettes, 2 computer discs, 1 DVD

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The records of an honorary organization for women teachers include histories, meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, state convention programs and materials, yearbooks, newsletters, membership materials, chapter materials, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.

Melvin C. DeWitt Papers, 1966-2009 (R1418)
0.5 cubic foot (18 folders, 15 photographs)

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The Melvin C. DeWitt Papers contain the personal military papers and photographs of Melvin C. DeWitt who served in the United States Army from 1966 until his retirement in 1986. Also include are DeWitt's papers related to his employment with the Missouri Department of Corrections.

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Carl J. DiCapo Papers, 1971-2002 (K0666)
29 c.f.

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Dicapo is a prominent businessman and civic leader in Kansas City. Included are personal files concerning his civic, cultural, and community activities such as his service on the Board of Parks and Recreation and Desegregation Monitoring Committee for Kansas City public schools. Business records deal with his Italian Gardens Restaurant. Also are photographs, audio and video tapes, certificates and plaques presented to DiCapo.

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Donald A. Dietrich Papers, 1953-2000 (K0933)
7 c.f.

Traffic and transportation studies

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