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State Historical Society of Missouri Records, 1898-2025 (CA5785)
214.65 cubic feet, 26 oversize volumes, 24 oversize items, 5 audio cassettes, 4 CDs, 7 DVDs, 93.5 GB of digital files
The records of the State Historical Society of Missouri include correspondence; state historical marker files; scrapbooks; records of Executive Directors Richard Brownlee, James Goodrich, and Gary R. Kremer; executive committee and annual meeting materials; financial records; audiovisual recordings; and miscellaneous administrative material.
Alan H. Stricker Papers, 1935-2023 (S0643)
5.6 cubic feet
The Alan H. Stricker Papers contain correspondence, photographs, VHS tapes, and LPs documenting his involvement with the St. Louis Ragtimers, a musical group dedicated to playing traditional Ragtime and traditional Jazz.
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Walt Stumper Papers, 1952-2020 (S0374)
7.3 cubic feet
The Walt Stumper Papers contain zines, flyers, and pamphlets, written and published by Science Fiction clubs and conventions in St. Louis and the United States. Materials of interest include issues of the OSFAN, the newsletter of the Ozark Science Fiction Convention, and early Archon program booklets.
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Patrick Walker Sumner Papers, 1979-2013 (K1120)
2.5 cubic feet (175 folders, 228 photographs, 68 negatives)
This collection consists of materials relating to Patrick Walker Sumner’s life and work as an activist, student, and teacher. Patrick Sumner was involved in the punk scene in Kansas City, studied American Studies at the University of Kansas, taught high school at Central High, and produced films with his brother, Brandon. He was also involved in historic preservation and political activism, advocating for the rights of people in prison, people of color, homeless people, and standing against racism, war post-9/11, and police brutality.
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Tad Bartimus Collection, 0.3 c.f. (CA6825)
0.3 c.f.
The collection of Tad Bartimus, a Vietnam War correspondent for the Associated Press, the first female AP bureau chief, the first female special correspondent, a Missouri Honor Medal winner, and the Co-Founder of JAWS from Trenton, Missouri. The collection includes correspondence, birthday and Christmas cards, photographs, news clippings, and other miscellaneous writings that Tad sent to her friend Ellen Dolan throughout their 50 years of friendship.
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Thomas M. Binger Collection, 1888-2025 (CA5812)
36.2 cubic feet, 2 audio discs, 4 video cassettes, 2 DVD's, 20 oversize items
Collection of U.S. railroad timetables, publications, promotional material, photographs and miscellaneous material, and newsletters of Missouri railroad enthusiast organizations, Mid-Missouri Railfans and the St. Louis chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Also includes some personal and family material.
Lada Trabant Papers, 2020-2024 (S0704)
0.5 cubic feet
The Lada Trabant (Claire Wehking) papers contain appointment books, diaries, and art work documenting her school and work life in St. Louis and Denver, Colorado.
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True/False Film Fest Records, 2004-2023 (C4746)
0.6 cubic foot (17 folders), 28 oversize items
The records of an annual documentary film festival held in Columbia, Missouri, contain program books, promotional material, posters, and miscellaneous material.
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Tuesday Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1939-2024 (CA6694)
0.6 cubic feet, 7 oversize volumes
Addition of organizational records and scrapbooks. The organizational records include meeting minutes, certificates, proclamations, photographs, yearbooks, and a photo album. The scrapbooks include articles; programs; certificates; newspaper articles concerning speakers and programs at club meetings; and articles dealing with projects sponsored by the club.
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United Methodist Women of the Missouri United Methodist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1998-2022 (CA6718)
2.7 cubic feet, 1 oversize item
Addition of material from the defunct New Horizons unit of the United Methodist Women, 1998-2022. Items include meeting minutes, financial records, publications, certification documents, correspondence, and miscellaneous material.
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United States Junior Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc., Records, 1910-1999 (S0775)
86 cubic feet
The United States Junior Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc., Records contain annual reports, correspondence, legal materials, memos, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to the Foundation, the Junior Chamber of Commerce of America (JCA), and the Junior Chamber International (JCI). Known colloquially as ‘The Jaycees,’ the records document the group’s mission to provide young people with an outlet to contribute to their communities and cultivate leadership skills.
Unity Christian Church Records, 1931-2023 (S0510)
0.2 cubic feet, 10 folders, 63 photographs
The Unity Christian Church Records contain bylaws, meeting minutes, church directories, church programs, and photographs documenting the church's mission to spread the truth of Jesus Christ as interpreted by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore through the United School of Christianity and the Association of Unity Churches.
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University of Missouri Fortnightly Club Records, 1894-2022 (C3670)
4.4 cubic feet (77 folders), 34 oversize volumes, 2 card files, 1 video cassette, 3 audio cassettes
The records of the Fortnightly Club, a women’s organization for wives of University of Missouri faculty and female faculty members, which consist of materials surrounding membership and recruitment, finances, board meetings, committees and interest groups, and events and trips. Also included are bulletins and newsletters published by the group.
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University of Missouri Fortnightly Club Records, 1975-2024 (CA6677)
1.3 cubic feet
The records include information on the Gourmet Study Group’s meetings, including member lists, agendas, correspondence, photographs of events, recipes, membership dues, dinner costs, and miscellaneous material from the organization. Also includes organizational agendas, budgets, membership records, minutes, newsletters, and an article written on the history of the Fortnightly Club. Also includes two photo albums, Fortnightly Celebrations, 2022-2023, and Year of Smiles, 2023-2024.
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Valentine Neighborhood Association Collection, 1971-2023 (KA2631)
1 cubic foot
Papers of the Valentine Neighborhood Association. The Valentine neighborhood encompasses the area between Broadway and Southwest Trafficway and 31st and 40th street in Kansas City, Missouri. The collection includes meeting agendas notes, permits, requests, correspondence, and other Kansas City neighborhood materials.
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W.B. Tichenor Sermon Notes, 1971-2024 (CA6819)
0.4 c.f.
The sermon notes of W.B. Tichenor, Pastor of the Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church in Columbia, Missouri, September 1971-December 1994, and then June 2017- February 2024.
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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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Wayne Lammers Collection, 1985-2025 (CA5400)
1.0 cubic foot, 2 audio tapes, 419 video cassette tapes, 333 GB of digital files
The collection of a local Boonville (Mo.) documentarian, documenting local events and activities. Included in the collection are videocassette tapes documenting weddings, graduations, family reunions, high school plays and sporting events, recreational activities on the Missouri river, community events such as the MS walkathon, and the Katy Caboose arriving in Boonville, 1985-2015. Photographs documenting the demolition of the Boonslick bridge in Boonville are also included in the collection.
Mel and Barbara West Papers, 1987-2023 (CA6688)
0.2 cubic feet
Memoirs of Melvin E. and Barbara A. West. The topics include their childhood, family, missionary work, and the service programs and organizations they founded. Also included are published material from these service programs, poems written by Melvin, and biographical information on both Melvin and Barbara.
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Barbara Endicott Wheelhouse Oral History Collection, 2019-2021 (C4602)
38.7 MB of digital files (1 pdf, 2 wmas)
The collection contains two oral history interviews of Barbara Ann Endicott Wheelhouse conducted by her son Paul Wheelhouse concerning growing up in St. Louis during World War II and becoming a psychic counselor, as well as the Endicott, Kobel, and Tuschhoff families of Missouri. Includes audio files and a list of questions and topics covered in the interviews.
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Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church Records, 1910-2025 (CA6815)
10.2 c.f., 8 oversize items, 2 CD's
Church histories, membership, marriage, anniversary, and baptismal records, meeting minutes, programs, photographs, and conference materials of the Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church, Columbia, Mo, 1910-2025. The records include United Methodist Women records, Deborah's Circle materials, architectural information, church directories, and conference materials.
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Jean Gaddy Wilson Papers, 1959-2022 (C3884)
29 cubic feet (733 folders), 288 audio cassettes, 5 video cassettes, 3 audio tapes, 1.22 GB of digital files
Papers of a journalism educator and author, primarily dealing with research on women and minorities in media. Contains her work on, "Taking Stock: Women in the News Media 20 Years Before the 21st Century," including taped interviews and transcripts of media professionals and extensive research data. Also includes correspondence, speeches, publications, teaching and conference materials, and papers pertaining to her early career in journalism, media, and public relations.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Wasola, Mo.) Records, 1957-2023 (SP0083)
0.3 cubic foot (6 folders)
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (Wasola, Mo.) Records consist of photocopies of organizational records, correspondence, literature, and member notes of the Missouri Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, Wasola chapter. The records also contain the research files of Dr. Kathryn Ledbetter and her related article for the Ozark County Times.
Women of Achievement Records, 1955-2023 (S0254)
12 cubic feet
Women of Achievement is the oldest ongoing program in St. Louis with the sole mission of recognizing the contribution of women to the quality of life in the area. St. Louis Globe-Democrat publisher Richard Amberg created the awards program in 1955 to offer an annual award to ten women who have made a significant difference in the community. The collection includes bylaws, selection committee files, and newspaper clippings.
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Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Records, 1998-2020 (C4783)
1.2 cubic feet (52 folders), 1 oversize item
The records of the Mid-Missouri Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom contain minutes, promotional material, correspondence, project materials, photographs, a scrapbook, and miscellaneous organizational material.
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Woodruff-Stumpff Family Papers, 1901-2022 (S0506)
0.4 cubic feet
The Woodruff-Stumpff family papers contain correspondence, photographs, diplomas, yearbooks, and family tree charts documenting the Woodruff and Stumpff families of St. Louis, Missouri.
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Robert Gail and Margie McDaniel Woods Collection, 1920s-2026 (CA5749)
85.3 cubic feet, 5 oversize volumes, 2 oversize items, 56 audio cassettes, 14 audio tapes, 10 video cassettes, and 6 CD's
Family papers, photographs, and genealogical records of Woods, Edwards, Hanna, and related families, and historical and organizational records of various Methodist churches and communities in and around St. Louis.
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Richard Young Research Collection, 2013, 2019-2026 (CG0082)
.4 cubic feet
This collection contains eleven cultural resource survey reports. The first report, Mack's Chapel and the African American Community of Seventy-Six, Missouri documents a now-extinct post-Civil War African American community of formerly enslaved people who once flourished in southeastern Perry County, Mo. Eight of the reports are studies of caves in Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties. Two reports relate to the built environment: The Martin Buchheit House: A Structural Survey and Historical Analysis (2019) and Our Daily Bread: Frohna and Its Mill (2025). Each report contains textual descriptions of the featured cultural resources, historical analysis, illustrations, photographs, and documentation.
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Zonta Club of St. Louis Records, 1925-2025 (S0785)
0.5 cubic feet
The Zonta Club of St. Louis Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, and promotional materials chronicling the history and operations of the Zonta Club of St. Louis, a chapter of the larger organization Zonta International, from 1925 to 2025.