Manuscripts Index
Kirtley Family Photographs, 1905-1925 (P0505)
7 photographs
Photo of Kirtley residence ca. 1925, Columbia, MO, and the Kirtley family. Photo of Robert E. Lee Elementary 5th grade class, ca. 1905
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Nelle Kitchens Papers, 1929-1933 (C3316)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Tax receipt, postcard, letter, and photographs.
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Louis Kittlaus, Jr. Collection, 1888-1994 (C3908)
0.9 cubic feet (38 folders)
Booklets, pamphlets, books, and photographs concerning Turnverein history, activities, competitions in St. Louis, MO, the United States, and as part of the 1928 Turnfest and Olympic games. The majority of the material belonged to Louis Kittlaus, Sr. or Louis Kittlaus, Jr. The ephemera includes a 50 year membership card for Louis Kittlaus, Sr., and attendance medals. Also included are family photos of the Louis Kittlaus, Jr. family.
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Kivett and Myers Architectural Records, 1945-1984 (K0289)
12 c.f.
Records and drawings by the premier Kansas City architectural firm of Kivett and Myers. Newspaper clippings, printed materials and photgraphs generated for promotional and informational purposes. Also clippings, articles, and personal correspondence about Clarence Kivett, his wife Margaret, and their activities in Kansas City's professional, civic, and Jewish communities.
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Paul S. Kivett Folly Theater Photograph, no date (P0597)
1 photograph
Photo of the restored Folly Theater, 12th and Central, Kansas City, MO.
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Kiwanis Club of Columbia, Golden K Records, 1985-2021 (CA6626)
9.5 cubic feet
The records of the organization include newsletters, membership records, financial records, reports, club histories, meeting minutes, photographs, information on service projects, and miscellaneous material.
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Kiwanis Club, Mountain Grove, Missouri Collection, 1935 (R1075)
(1 folder)
This is a program for "Hail, Messiah!," a Christmas cantata by Ira B. Wilson sponsored by the Kiwanis club and presented at Trinity Methodist Church at Mountain Grove in Wright County, Missouri, on Sunday evening, December 22, 1935.
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Klaus Family Photographs, 1920-1928 (P0304)
71 photographs
17 scrapbook photos of 9/29/27 tornado in St. Louis. Various views of family home on 5327 Arsenal Street along with grandfather's cabin in Times Beach, Missouri.
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Carla Levine Klausner Papers, 1974-1980 (K0667)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders)
This collection includes newspaper clippings and pamphlets concerning activities and accomplishments of Dr. Klausner, professor of History at University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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Carol Kleiman Papers, 1954-2015 (CA5733)
68 cubic feet, 10 oversize volumes, 36 audio cassettes, 1 audio tape, 1 video cassette, 1 film, 8 oversize items, 1 jpg
Papers of associate business editor and columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Contains columns and articles concerning employment and women in the workforce. Also includes other writings such as books, short stories, and poetry, and materials from speeches, and radio and television appearances.
Edward and Thelma Klein Papers, 1929-1931 (S0264)
2 cubic feet, 29 folders, 2 photographs
The papers of Edward and Thelma Klein consist of correspondence sent from Edward to his future wife, Thelma, during his years studying at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy from 1928 to 1930, as well as his time as a pharmacist in St. Louis City from 1930 to 1931. In the letters, Klein professed his love to Thelma, recounted attending shows at St. Louis City theaters, and noted the effect the stock market crash of 1929 had on the drugstore business and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.
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Karl Hickman Klein Collection, 1901-1990 (K0048)
1 c.f.
The collection contains copies of Letters, news clippings and other items relating to the life and death of noted artist and caricaturist Ralph Barton, Karl Klein's uncle.
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C.G. Kleinschmidt Account Books, 1882-1898 (C0291)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Five account books of a hardware store in Corder, Missouri. Household utensils, farm implements, and building supplies are listed.
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Charles Kleinsorge Photographs, no date (P0946)
6 photographs
Copy photos of and relating to Charles Kleinsorge
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Herbert Kleyboecker Papers, 1918-1919 (SP0039)
0.2 cubic feet (6 folders, 5 photographs)
The Herbert Kleyboecker Papers contain his World War I correspondence from 1918 to 1919. His letters, written to his family in St. Louis, Missouri, contains detailed descriptions of basic training in Kansas, life in camp, opinions on the participation of African-American troops, conscientious objectors, trench warfare, and the treatment of the wounded in allied hospitals.
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"KLIK, 1954-1974, A Double Decade of Service," Robert Priddy, c. 1978 (C2186)
0.2 cubic feet
A history of KLIK radio station in Jefferson City, Missouri, by the station's news director.
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Howard E. Klinefelter Papers, 1924-1966 (C3858)
1.0 cubic foot (46 folders)
Papers of Howard E. Klinefelter, editor of The Missouri Farmer, the magazine of the Missouri Farmers Association (MFA). The papers consist of correspondence and miscellaneous material such as newspaper clippings, photographs, and publications.
Henry Klinge Papers, 1859-1915 (C4323)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)
Civil War diary, photograph, pension papers, marriage certificate, and passport of Henry Klinge. Also includes a history of the 49th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
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Klingsporn Family Papers, 1855-1865 (R1383)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Klingsporn Family Papers contain Lutheran devotional booklets, notes on scriptures, poems, and birthday notes mostly written to William/Wilhelm Klingsporn. The Klingsporn family lived in the Freistatt, Lawrence County, Missouri.
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Louis O. Kloeckner Papers, 1864-1965 (C1797)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Photographs and awards regarding Kloeckner's career as a pharmacist. Also Civil War military service and pension records of his father, who had the same name. Part of the German Heritage Archives.
Gerald I. Klopper and Susan J. Klopper Papers, 1976-1979 (K1273)
0.1 c.f.
The papers contain a Congregation Shir Chadash membership directory and newsletter, Kerim Israel school photograph, and news clippings.
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Charles Klotzer Papers, 1960-2009 (S1107)
159 cubic feet
The Charles Klotzer Papers contains correspondence, subject files, issues of the St. Louis Jewish Light and Focus Midwest, and political pamphlets pertaining to mass transit, marijuana, Metrolink, the first amendment, and crime in the St. Louis metropolitan region.
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Martin Klug Papers, 1973-2024 (S0676)
0.8 cubic feet
The Martin Klug Papers contains zines and photographs documenting comic book and science fiction fandom in the St. Louis area. Materials of interest include issues of Whizzard, a comic book review zine, photographs of Whizzard meetings, and an Archon convention.
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Eugene and Earline Knackstedt Papers, 1880-1980 (S0255)
6 cubic feet
The Eugene and Earline Knackstedt Papers contains correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, 16 mm films, and Kodachrome slides relating to the operation of Shaw Camera Shop, owned by Eugene and Earline Knackstedt from the early 1960s until 1985. The materials document the construction of the Arch and the St. Louis Science Center, as well as photographic work Earline Knackstedt performed for the, The United States Army, Missouri Botanical Garden, and Falstaff Brewing Corporation. The materials in this collection date from the 1880s to the 1980s.
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Lucy Russell Knapp Papers, 1903 (R0069)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Lucy Russell Knapp Papers contains a letter from Lucy Knapp in Rolla, Missouri to Asa Stoddard of Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1903. The letter contains a general description of Rolla and information about members of the Knapp family.
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Knell Family Photographs, 1884-1967 (P0708)
42 photographs
Copy photos of and relating to the Knell family and Knell Mortuary in Carthage, MO.
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Knife and Fork Club (Kansas City, Mo.) Papers, 1899-1926 (C0127)
0.4 cubic feet (29 folders)
Programs, clippings, and miscellaneous items of a Kansas City dinner club. Guest speakers included governors, diplomats, educators, ministers, and scientists, among others.
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Knight Family Collection, 1897-1923 (SP0082)
1 cubic foot (8 folders, 12 photographs, 32 glass plate negatives)
The Knight Family Collection contains a scrapbook created by Pansy Knight, as well as photographs and glass plate negatives. This collection also contains the notebooks and professional papers of Springfield, Missouri, photographer, Carl W. Knight.
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Andrew J. Knight Papers, 1866-1896 (C2264)
0.21 cubic feet (10 folders)
The papers of Andrew J. Knight contain miscellaneous legal papers concerning the purchase and transfer of land in Kirksville, Adair County, MO, and Lawrence County, Dakota Territory. Also included are poems and essays.
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Curtis F. Knight Certificate, 1864 (C1873)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certificate of appreciation presented to Knight for his service in the Iowa Volunteer Infantry, 47th Regiment, Company C, during the Civil War. Printed form includes signatures of Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton.
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Robert P. Knight Papers, 1970s-1990s (CA5209)
5.5 cubic feet, 285 video cassettes, 243 audio tapes, 311 audio cassettes, 19 films, 2 film strips
Audiovisual material, correspondence and miscellaneous papers of a University of Missouri journalism instructor. Mostly about international and minority journalism.
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Knights of Columbus, Rolla Council 2627 Collection, 1936-2000 (R1119)
(4 folders)
These are newsletters, printed materials, and miscellaneous papers of the Knights of Columbus council at Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri.
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Knights of Labor, Phillipsburg, Missouri Records, 1888-1896 (R0198)
(1 roll)
The Knights of Labor, Phillipsburg, Missouri Records consists of a minute book and miscellaneous papers of the local chapter of the Knights of Labor at Phillipsburg in Laclede County, Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings, membership information, miscellaneous correspondence, and circulars.
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Knights of Pythias, Bear Creek, Missouri Records, 1894-1912 (R0343)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Knights of Pythias, Bear Creek Lodge Records contain a record book on microfilm from the Knights of Pythias lodge at Bear Creek in Cedar County, Missouri. The records concern the induction of members and election of officers, purchase of a meeting hall, and distribution of medical benefits.
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Knights of Pythias, Ellsinore, Missouri Records, 1914-1920 (R0605)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Knights of Pythias, Ellsinore, Missouri Records contain microfilm copies of the record books of the Knights of Pythias Lodge at Ellsinore in Carter County, Missouri. The volumes include minutes of meetings, records of membership, committee reports, and financial data.
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Knights of Pythias, Grand Lodge and Grand Court of Calanthe Photograph, 1930 (P1001)
1 photograph
Panoramic photograph of grand lodge and grand court members in front of the new Florence Home for Girls at 238 Campbell, Kansas City, MO
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Knights of Pythias, Ironton Lodge No. 244 Records, 1905-1931 (R0700)
(1 roll of microfilm)
This collection contains the minute book of Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 244 in Ironton, Iron County, Missouri. Minutes include rolls of officers, membership applications, work in the various ranks, payment of sick benefits, and financial statements.
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Knights of Pythias, Osceola Lodge No. 379 Records, 1909-1914 (R1050)
(1 volume, 1 folder)
These are a minute book of the Knights of Pythias Lodge at Osceola in St. Clair County, Missouri, and portraits of the members in 1910. The minutes begin with the organizational meeting on January 20, 1909 and continue through March 9, 1914. The volume includes amended by-laws, membership roster, rolls of officers, and rules for the club room.
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Knights Templar Grand Commandery Booklet Collection, 1913 (R1251)
(1 folder)
This is a program booklet for the fifty-second annual conclave of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of the State of Missouri, held a the Masonic Temple in Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, on May 27-28, 1913.
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Gilbert Knipmeyer Papers, 1861-1968 (C4196)
3 cubic feet (196 folders)
The papers of a former State Archivist for the Secretary of State in Jefferson City, Missouri, and amateur Civil War historian. The papers contain correspondence, research material, newspaper clippings and some photographs. The majority of the collection consists of Civil War research material.
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Pauline Knobbs Photograph Collection, no date (P0061)
5 photographs
B/w photos of grave markers in Llewelyn Cemetery, Kirksville, Missouri, and of 2 historic Kirksville houses. Markers of 26 Confederate Soldiers killed at the Battle of Kirksville, 6 August 1862, and the gravestone of Jesse Kirk.
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Mary M. Knoblauch Papers, 1961-2014 (CA6727)
4.78 cubic feet (2 audio discs, 2 audio tapes, 4 video cassettes)
The papers of Mary M. Knoblauch, a print journalist for Chicago's American and the Chicago Tribune, include newspaper clippings, tear sheets, awards, certificates, audiovisual material, correspondence, and an unpublished manuscript. Also included are papers covering Knoblauch's time as a freelance writer, film critic, and writing coach.
Andrew Christy Knox Papers, 1900-1951 (K0510)
1 c.f.
Diaries, notebooks, some correspondence, and financial records of Knox, a physician in Kansas City, MO.
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William A. Knox Collection, no date (P0307)
3 photographs
Photos of paintings by William A. Knox.
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Willis Knox Photographs, 1935-1938 (P0684)
11 photographs
Photos of Jackson, Burfordville, and Allenville, Cape Girardeau County. Altenburg Seminary and Brazeau Presbyterian Church, Perry County.
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Joyce I. Koch and Harold B. Koch Papers, 1934-2006 (K0757)
5 f; 2 v
Scrapbooks for the years Koch was president of Heart of America B'nai B'rith Women (now Jewish Women International), songbooks, miscellaneous papers and photographs of Penn Valley Community College Social Sciences Department, Harold Koch Ph.D., chair.
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Mary Kochtitzky Photograph Collection, 1890-1915 (P0352)
21 photographs
Late 19th century Osage River views, including surrounding land, boats on the river. Also, photos of the Kochtitzky family.
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Koehler and Jorn Families Papers, 1886-1980 (R0230)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Koehler and Jorn Families Papers contain a microfilm copy of the correspondence, biographical materials, and personal papers of Emma Koehler and Charles G. Jorn of Naylor, Ripley County, Missouri. The correspondence, mostly in German, was received from relatives and friends in southern Illinois coal mining towns and from relatives in Bad Tennstedt, Germany.
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Karl L. Koelker Papers, 1896-1948 (R0011)
2 cubic feet (52 oversize folders)
The Karl L. Koelker Papers contain the negative photocopies of the mining pages form the Sunday issues of the Joplin Daily Globe (later the Joplin Globe), dated from 1896 to 1948. They contain news and production figures for the lead and zinc mining region in southwestern Missouri.
Sol Koenigsberg Papers, 1954-2011 (K1197)
0.5 c.f.
This collection contains papers related to the Jewish Federation and Council of Greater Kansas City, including the organization's history and newspaper clippings. In addition, there are personal papers related to Sol Koenigsberg, who was Executive Director of the Jewish Federation and Council, including a memoir and personal photographs.