Manuscripts Index
George Frederick Kuemmel Geometry Notebook, 1849 (C1136)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)
Geometry exercises.
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George Frederick Kuemmel Record Book, 1873-1875 (C1139)
0.01 cubic feet (1 volume)
Contains weather records, garden and egg accounts, and expenses for chickens.
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George Frederick Kuemmel Papers, 1875-1922 (C1138)
0.25 cubic feet (4 folders)
Papers pertaining to George Kuemmel’s time as a music instructor and other financial dealings, as well as miscellaneous papers and news clippings.
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George Frederick Kuemmel Record Book, 1872-1881 (C1137)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)
A few pages contain garden and miscellaneous accounts, and remainder of book consists of paragraphs about murders and suicides written in German.
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Natalie Wagner Kuemmel Notebook, 1861-1869 (C1140)
0.01 cubic feet (1 volume)
Jokes, daybook for 1861 and letter record book, 1863-1869.
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William Kuemmel Daybook, 1856-1860 (C1141)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)
Owner of a general merchandise firm in St. Louis, Kuemmel emigrated to the U.S. from Germany.
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Kuhlman Family Photographs, 1890-1950 (CA6791)
0.3 c.f.
Photographs of the Kuhlman family of Chariton Co., Missouri, 1890-1950.
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John M. Kuhlman Papers, 1953-2011 (C4738)
0.2 cubic feet (7 folders), 435 MB of digital files
The papers of a professor of economics at the University of Missouri from 1961 to 1985 include his memoirs; professional correspondence and letters from students; news articles and editorials; speeches; and miscellaneous documents.
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Kuk Sool Won, St. Louis Records, 1988-2010 (S0338)
7 cubic feet
The Kuk Sool Won, St. Louis Records contain photographs, scrapbooks, and tests documenting the school's dedication to teaching Kuk Sool Won, a traditional Korean martial arts system founded in 1958 by In Hyuk Suh.
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Frederick August Kullman Papers, 1855-1980 (R0120)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Frederick August Kullman Papers contain photocopies of the miscellaneous papers and Civil War diary of Frederick A. Kullman, a resident of Cole Camp, Benton County, Missouri, and a soldier in the 13th Missouri Cavalry. His papers include confirmation and emigration certificates from Bavaria, military service records, correspondence, photographs, and genealogical information on the Kullman family. The wartime diary covers service at Rolla and Licking, Missouri in 1865.
G.S. Kunkel Autobiography, 1918 (C0463)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Memoirs of G.S. Kunkel of Oregon, Holt County, MO. Mentions milling, Brigham Young, a trip to Pike's Peak, the Black Hills, Indian and Mormon massacres, California, Chinese inhabitants, gold mining, Virginia City, Mark Twain, patents, and his family.
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Kupferer Family Papers, 1941-1946 (C4575)
0.15 cubic feet (3 folders)
The Kupferer family papers contain correspondence between Edward and Henrietta Kupferer, Edward’s military papers, and an account of a trip to California made by Henrietta to visit Edward during his basic training in 1943.
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Neal F. Kurz Papers, 1963-1994 (K1102)
0.2 c.f.
The Neal F. Kurz Papers contains materials related to Kurz's career as a customer service representative with Trans World Airlines. The collection primarily consists of shift change reports compiled by Kurz.
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Edward A. Kutzner Special Order, 1863 (C1508)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Special Order No. 42 to discharge William O. Bartrum, a private in Company A, 2nd Provisional Regiment, E.M.M., by order of Col. Kutzner, Commander.
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Jonathan Kwitny Papers, 1957-1993 (C4081)
17.0 cubic feet (360 folders), 1 audio cassette, 1 video cassette
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KWTO Newsletter Collection, 1944-1951 (R0834)
0.25 cubic foot (2 folder)
These are 45 issues of 'the KWTO Dial', a monthly publication of the radio station KWTO at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, from June 1944 to November 1951. Each issue contains a broadcast schedule and news about the station's programs and staff.
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L.B. Ely and Brother Account, 1877 (C0723)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains an account of Mrs. Austin with a general merchandise store in Carrollton, Missouri.
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La Comunidad Video Collection, 1980-1990 (K0499)
36 c.f.
3/4" professional tapes, made by Hispanic Productions, Inc., of a weekly American cablevision program about the Hispanic community in Greater Kansas City area,also includes written history of the organization
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"La Decouverte du Missouri et L'Histoire du Fort D'Orleans (1673-1728)", 1925 (C0886)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Printed copy written in French. Early history of Missouri and the founding of Fort D'Orleans. Also partial translation.
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Stephen A. LaBarge Missouri River Notebook, no date (C1142)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)
Notes of a steamboat pilot on the Missouri River, primarily map of the river and mileage record.
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Labor for Peace Conference Records, 1972-1973 (S0426)
0.1 cubic foot, 5 folders
This collection contains correspondence, memos, reports, a policy statement, newspaper clippings, and press releases from the 1972 Labor for Peace Conference held in St. Louis, Missouri. Labor for Peace was an anti-war organization of national labor leaders meeting to condemn the Vietnam War.
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The Labor Movement in Missouri Oral History Project, 2023- (C4775)
0.1 cubic foot (4 folders), 9.88 GB of digital files
The Labor Movement in Missouri Oral History Project is a regular, ongoing project conducted by the State Historical Society of Missouri. The project seeks to document the history of the labor movement and work in the state of Missouri in the 20th and 21st centuries. Topics include union organizing, strikes, labor law, labor education, workplace duties and working conditions, deindustrialization, trade deals, politics and labor, and cross-national solidarity movements. The collection consists of digital audio files and transcripts of the interviews.
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Laborvision Video Collection, 1991-1994 (S0913)
7 cubic feet
This collection contains video recordings of "Laborvision," a public access television series produced by the Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition. The show focused on labor issues affecting Missouri workers.
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Walter E. Lackey Letters, 1805, 1827 (C3145)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains typed copies of a letter from John B. Treat to Henry Dearborn, 1805, describing Arkansas, the fur trade, Indian trouble, climate, population, and industry of the area; and an nspection report written by C. Groghan from Jefferson Barracks, September 1827.
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James R. Lackland Papers, 1840-1896 (C2643)
0.21 cubic feet (10 folders)
The papers of James R. Lackland contain miscellaneous correspondence and family papers, and accounts to 1874.
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Laclede County, Missouri Collection, 1949 (R1474)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Laclede County, Missouri Collection contains an official program and souvenir booklet from the Laclede County Centennial, which took place August 7 to 13, 1949, at Lebanon, Missouri. Included in the program is a schedule of events, photographs of event coordinators and entertainers, and a brief history of Laclede County.
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Laclede County, Missouri Superintendent of Schools Collection, 1943-1946 (R0855)
(1 folder)
These are four Laclede County, Missouri, school directories, published in consecutive years (1943-1944 through 1946-1947) by County School Superintendent Hazel Ponder. Included are district numbers and names, teachers' names and salaries, total assessed valuations and tax rates, enrollment and average attendance, and names of members of the School Board for each district.
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Laclede High School Play, 1918 (SP0033)
.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Laclede High School Play consists of a script for The Thread of Destiny, a play set during the American Civil War, which was performed on April 25, 1918, by the Senior Class of Laclede High School, located in Linn County, Missouri.
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Laclede's Landing, St. Louis, Missouri, Photographs, 1980, 1980 (P0241)
Five photos of St. Louis: LaClede's Landing and the Gateway Arch in 1980.
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Archibaldus J. Lacy Diploma, 1851 (C1471)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection consists of a Degree of Doctor of Medicine conferred by the University of Missouri. The diploma is signed by professors of the medical school.
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Elizabeth Lacy Photograph Collection, 1892 (P0433)
3 photographs
Photographs of the University of Missouri's Academic Hall ruins after the 1892 fire
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Asa V. Ladd Papers, 1864-2012 (C2710)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter to wife when under sentence of death, and from Chaplain Philip McKim telling of the execution. Letter from Ladd to his father with postscript from chaplain. See St. Louis Democrat, October 31, 1864, for biographical information. Also includes a brief history and map of Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Slides of these documents are included.
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George E. Ladd Papers, 1890s-1939 (R1493)
0.5 cubic foot (5 volumes)
The George E. Ladd Papers include photograph albums containing images and engineering reports of landslides and property destruction caused by soil erosion including images of failed railroad lines and train wrecks in Missouri, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, California, Tennessee, New York, Ohio, and southern Italy.
Otto Lademann Commission, 1862 (C1857)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains Lademann's commission as 2nd lieutenant, Company F, 3rd Regiment, Missouri Infantry, signed by H.R. Gamble.
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Paul W. Ladenson Letter, 1970 (C2683)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Nancy C. Prewitt, Columbia, MO, from Ely, VT, May 6, 1970.
Dartmouth College senior requesting letters to congressmen in opposition to the involvement of U.S. troops in Cambodia.
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Ladies Friday Musical Club Yearbooks and Programs, 1927-1972 (S0128)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains, yearbooks, programs, and a newspaper article collected by and about the Ladies’ Friday Night Musical Club of St. Louis, a Missouri-based social organization for female musicians in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Clinton, Missouri Records, 1924-1932 (R0224)
1 roll (5 volumes, 2 folders)
These are records of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic's chapter at Clinton, Henry County, Missouri. The materials include the ritual, secretary's records, reports on the state conventions in 1927 and 1928, and miscellaneous papers.
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Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Missouri Record Books, 1898-1937 (C1143)
0.2 cubic feet (2 volumes)
Records of the group from the time of its organization in 1898, including meeting minutes, reports from committees and proceedings of department conventions.
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Missouri Secretary's Book, 1898-1910 (C1144)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)
Records of Department of Missouri, beginning with its organization in 1898.
Ladies Saturday Club, Aurora, Missouri Collection, 1911-1912 (R1021)
(1 folder)
These are three annual program schedule and membership booklets for the Ladies Saturday Club at Aurora in Lawrence County, Missouri. The booklets are for 1911 to 1914. They include the names of officers, chairwomen, and members.
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Ladies' Union Aid Society Reports, 1862-1863 (C1936)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Reports of visits to wards 1 and 2, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, MO, with notations of items distributed.
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Lafayette County Medical Association Book, 1879-1903 (C0860)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Minutes, register of doctors, accounts, copy of medical fee bill, and photograph. Association was located in Higginsville, Missouri.
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Lafayette County, Missouri, Board Proceedings, 1862 (C1145)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Proceedings of the county board, which convened on the order of the Military Department to investigate the murder of loyal citizens, 14 August-22 October 1862.
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Lafayette County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1884, no date (P1135)
An artificial collection of photographs of Lafayette County, Missouri.
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Lafayette County, Missouri, Sheriff's Reward Poster, 1851 (C1775)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a photostat of a poster announcing a fifty-dollar reward for the capture of John Harbaugh and M. M'Ghee, escaped prisoners.
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Lafayette County, Missouri, Tax Book, 1860 (C1146)
0.3 cubic feet (1 volume)
Assessment records for tax purposes, certified by Edward Stratton, clerk of the county court, 19 October 1860.
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Lafayette Park, St. Louis, J.A. Seibert Album, 1870 (P0511)
Photographs of Lafayette Park in St. Louis by J.A. Seibert, ca. 1870.
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Lafayette Square Collection, 1997-2006 (S0916)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection primarily contains copies of Marquis, a newspaper produced by residents of Lafayette Square.
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LaGrange College Receipt, 1876 (C0616)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
From the college made out to Miss Bell Riley for contribution for endowment.
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Ray Lahmeyer World War II Letters, 1941-1942 (C4446)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
World War II letters of a resident of Bland, Missouri, who served as fighter pilot with the United States Army Air Corps. The letters are written to his family in Missouri and document his time as a cadet in San Antonio, Texas, at Randolph Field and Brooks Field.