Manuscripts Index
Laube Home Movies, 1960-1970 (S1139)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains 8mm family films of the Laube family, including scenes from the St. Louis Zoo.
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Jesse F. Lauck Architectural Records, 1919-1971 (K0730)
18.37 c.f.
Architectural drawings by Lauck and his firm of buildings in the Kansas City area and in the Midwest.
Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Dye House Workers Union, Local 108 Records, 1945-1977 (S0429)
0.01 cubic foot, 3 folders, 4 photographs
This collection consists of labor agreements, constitutions, photographs and bylaws of Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Dye House Workers, Local 108.
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Laura X Papers, 1958-2006 (S1106)
6 cubic feet, 17 microfilm rolls
This collection contains microfilmed files on marital rape law and women's rights, collected by Laura X. Also included in the collection are photographs, news clippings, and scrapbooks, documenting Laura X's early life in St. Louis.
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Joseph N. Laurie Collection, 1837-1862 (C2663)
3 volumes
Saline County treasurer's book, 1848; Laurie's store accounts from Boonville, MO, 1837-1838; Saline County probate court records, 1858-1862.
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O.A. Lavinder Letters, 1919 (C0353)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
From a soldier with the A.E.F. in France to his cousin E.M. Douglas of Benton City, Missouri. Discusses the country, weather, and army life.
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Edwin F. Lawler Jr. Papers, 1924-1991 (C4371)
1.25 cubic feet (40 folders)
Military documents and photographs, travel and family photographs and slides, college yearbooks, personal correspondence, and miscellaneous material.
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Burton Lawless Papers, 1818-1876 (C2056)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Deeds, tax receipts, and will pertaining to property in Saline County, MO.
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Elaine Lawless Folklore Collection, 1980-2008 (CA4755)
14.3 cubic feet, 251 audio cassettes, 1 video cassette
Student papers, research materials, and audio cassettes pertaining to folklore research and women's studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Lawrence County Bank Records, circa 1880-1896 (R0980)
(2 oversize volumes, 1 folder)
These are records of the Lawrence County Bank in Pierce City, Missouri. Included are an account book, ca.1880-1896; an Exchange Register, 1891-1893; and a few miscellaneous papers, 1881.
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Lawrence County Bank Records, 1873-1924 (R0543)
2 volumes, 1 folder MICROFILM
This collection consists of two corporate minute books (1873-1903 and 1903-1913) and miscellaneous
correspondence (1920-1924) of the Lawrence County Bank in Peirce (now Pierce)
City in Lawrence County, Missouri. The bank was, for the most part, owned and managed by
Lewis L. L. Allen and his son, L. L. Allen.
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Lawrence County, Missouri Mercantile Records, 1852-1872 (R0315)
(3 rolls of microfilm)
The Lawrence County, Missouri Mercantile Records contain ledgers, journals, and daybooks on microfilm from mercantile establishments located in or near Mount Vernon in Lawrence County, Missouri. Included are records attributed to stores operated by “B. & O. Stone,” “Whaley & George,” Samuel Stone, “Haley & McCanse,” “Gay, Allen & Co.,” Nancy Stone, and “Kellogg & Whaley.”
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Josephine R. Lawrence Collection, 1844-1986 (C3792)
0.4 cubic feet (26 folders)
The papers of the Jackson and Lawrence families of Pennytown and Marshall, Missouri, include newspaper clippings and unpublished manuscripts on the history of Pennytown, a Black community near Marshall. There are also funeral cards, copies of legal documents, church and school records, and photographs of Pennytown and its residents.
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Sidney Lawrence Papers, 1965-1972 (K1191)
0.5 c.f.
Lawrence was long-time executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau, in Kansas City. Includes letters sent to Lawrence on the occasion of his retirement. Also newspaper clippings, personal correspondence, photographs, awards and citations, and plaques.
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Samuel S. Laws Memorandum, 1889 (C2741)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Review of governing bodies of Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Michigan Universities. Proposals for change in selection of University of Missouri board of curators and administrative heads.
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J.W. Lawson Law Notebook, 1874 (C0657)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Notebook of questions on law kept by Lawson on the textbook by Leake on contracts.
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Judge Lawson Photograph Collection, 1908-1909 (P0908)
2 photographs
Group portraits of the Missouri Bar Association, 1908 and 1909.
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J.F. Lawton Diary, 1877-1879 (C1149)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)
Diary of a mill owner in Carrollton, Carroll County, MO. Also a photograph of Wild Moss Mills.
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Moses Lax Service Record, 1866 (R0023)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Moses Lax Papers contains photocopies of Moses Lax's service record. Lax served in the 62nd Regiment, United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War.
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Hubert E. Lay Papers, 1961 (R1217)
(1 folder)
This is a booklet published for the dispersal sale of Hubert E. Lay's herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle at Houston in Texas County, Missouri , on September 3, 1961. Fifty-two head of cattle were offered, with Colonel Wesley Hays serving as the auctioneer.
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J. Gilbert Lay Papers, 1960s-1980s (R1327)
1 cubic foot (6 volumes)
The J. Gilbert Lay Papers include six scrapbooks containing obituaries and death notices for residents of Cook Station, Crawford County, Missouri, and surrounding communities. Also included are newspaper clippings of Lay’s poetry and writings, advertisements of his revivals, local history items, and local news. The collection also contains the Lay family genealogy with numerous pages devoted to Lay’s mother, Lena Lay.
William Lay Revolutionary War Pension Application Records, 1934 (C3254)
1 roll of microfilm
The microfilm contains documents from U.S. Veterans Administration files in the National Archives regarding Lay's pension application.
Bazel F. Lazear Papers, 1851-1904 (C1014)
0.31 cubic feet (15 folders)
Letters to wife from California gold fields and while on duty with Missouri State Militia during the Civil War, describing encounters with guerrilla forces, battles, and personal relations with fellow soldiers; letters about his dismissal from job with Railway Mail Service and about his Civil War pension claim.
Ashley Lea Letters, 1839-1884 (C0354)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters of a pioneer Missouri family discussing conditions on the journey to the California gold fields, family news, and crop conditions in Mississippi in 1857.
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John Miller Leach Diary, 1861-1863 (R1147)
0.25 cubic foot (2 folders)
The John Miller Leach Diary contains a typescript copy of the diary written by John Miller Leach, a member of the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 8th Division, Missouri State Guard, and the 6th Missouri Infantry (CS). The diary begins on September 2, 1861 and continues through July 29, 1863. It describes operations around Pea Ridge, Arkansas; Corinth Mississippi; and Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Lead Mining Companies (Washington County, Mo.) Records, 1809-1954 (C3893)
0.5 cubic feet, 29 rolls of microfilm
This collection contains business records of lead mining companies and company stores in Washington County, MO. The companies include R. Smith and Company; Stone Manning and Company; Manning, Smith and Company; the Missouri and Pennsylvania Lead Company; the Palmer Lead Company; and the Renault Lead Company.
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League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County (Mo.) Records, c. 1934-2005 (CA5742)
33 cubic feet, 7 audio cassettes, 31 video cassettes, 1 DVD
Addition includes correspondence, meeting minutes, financial records, committee files, scrapbooks, and audiovisual material, as well as reports, studies, and background material related to local conditions in housing, criminal justice, sanitation, and government.
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League of Women Voters of Missouri Records, 1911-2023 (S0232)
23 cubic feet, 536 folders, 7 audio tapes, 56 rolls microfilm
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League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri Records, 1952-2004 (R0938)
(12 rolls of microfilm)
These are minutes of meetings of the board of directors, newsletters, and project and topical files of the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri. Organized in 1952 as the League of Women Voters of Springfield, Missouri, the organization has been especially active in voter registration, home rule and county charter government propositions, education, planning and zoning, and other civic, social, and environmental issues.
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League of Women Voters of St. Louis Records, 1916-1985 (S0530)
57.2 cubic feet, 1747 folders, 289 photographs, 4 film strips, 9 audio tapes, 3 16mm films, 6 phonographic records
The League of Women Voters evolved from the suffrage movement and was initiated to educate the voters of the United States. A non-partisan organization, the League has been involved in most of the political issues in St. Louis since the ratification of the nineteenth amendment. The collection includes correspondence, financial records, subject files, radio scripts, and publications relating to a wide variety of issues and personalities. Also included in the collection are photographs, films, audiotapes, and artifacts.
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League of Women Voters, Joplin, Missouri Collection, 1919-1921 (R1267)
(1 folder)
These are miscellaneous papers of the Joplin League of Women Voters. The papers include correspondence of the treasurer, Marjorie T. Wolcott, with the Missouri League of Women Voters, the National American Women Suffrage Association, the Republican National Committee, and the Democratic National Committee. The correspondence concerns contributions to the State League and expenses for local programs.
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William T. League Papers, 1840-1866 (C1015)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Correspondence, bills, accounts, and business and legal papers about the printing and newspaper business in Missouri.
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Harold H. and Dorothy V. Leake Papers, 1841-1990 (C4011)
40.25 cubic feet (2288 folders), 4 card files, 9 audio discs, 8 video cassettes
The papers of Harold H. Leake, music teacher, radio broadcaster, and Episcopal priest, and Dorothy V. Leake, educator and biologist, consist of correspondence, radio scripts, manuscripts, diaries, subject files, and other materials relating to the personal and professional lives of the Leakes and their family.
Leasburg Community Club Collection, 1959-1975 (R0848)
(1 folder)
These are booklets published for community centennial, homecoming, and Civil War centennial, and homecoming, celebrations at Leasburg in Crawford County, Missouri.
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Leason Business Records, 1832-1864 (K0151)
0.3 c.f.
Account books which appear to relate to a dry goods establishment in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Some of the volumes were recycled as scrapbooks with clippings of poetry and other materials pasted into them. These were photocopied and disassembled to reveal the original account books.
Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers' Union Records, 1941-1970 (S0240)
0.15 cubic foot, 6 folders, 73 photographs
The collection contains photographs and newspaper clippings of the activities of the Leather Goods Union and its predecessor, the Fur and Leather Workers' Union. Included in the collection is a scrapbook on the successful 1941 strike against Gardner Pocket Book Company of St. Louis and photographs of the 1958 strike against Hartmann Luggage.
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Leavitt and Kay Records, 1875 (R0588)
1 roll
This is the journal of a mercantile firm operated by J. S. Leavitt and John Kay at Houston in Texas County, Missouri. The entries begin on 7 April 1875 with a memorandum of partnership, and continue through 14 August 1875 when the partnership was dissolved.
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Leawood Garden Club Records, 1952-2002 (K0427)
5 c.f.
Scrapbooks relating to the activities of the club, minutes of meetings and membership yearbooks of the Club in Leawood, KS.
Leawood Women's Club Records, 1960-2013 (K0428)
7.6 c.f.
Scrapbooks, minutes, annual reports, newsletters, Yearbooks, and bylaws for the Club in Leawood, KS.
Lebanon Baptist Church Records, 1890-1983 (R0201)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Lebanon Baptist Church, Bloomsdale, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the records for the Lebanon Baptist Church located seven miles north of Bloomsdale in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings of the congregation and board of deacons, membership records, a church history, and miscellaneous historical material.
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Lebanon Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1928, 1934 (R1060)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The collection consists of a booklet and a pamphlet promoting Lebanon in Laclede County, Missouri, as a location for industry, agriculture, and residence.
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Lebanon Chamber of Commerce Photograph Collection, 1906-1935 (P0722)
13 photographs
Photos of Lebanon, MO
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Lebanon Nature Club Records, 1934-1940 (R0298)
1 folder
These are newsletters of a natural history club in Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri. The
newsletters include information on club activities, local sightings of flora and fauna, and species
counts.
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Lebanon Shakespeare Club Records, circa 1882-1982 (R0300)
(23 folders, 4 volumes)
These are records of a women's literary club at Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri. The collection includes minute books, financial reports, attendance records, annual programs, scrapbooks, photographs, and miscellaneous papers.
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Lebanon Study Club Records, 1965-1976 (R0296)
4 folders
This collection includes a cash book, minutes of meetings, yearbooks, and miscellaneous papers
of a women's club in Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri. Organized in 1919, the club disbanded in
1976.
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Lebanon Woman's Club Records, 1935-1964 (R0299)
1 folder
These are pamphlet yearbooks of the Lebanon Woman's Club at Lebanon, Laclede County,
Missouri, 1950-1964. The yearbooks include lists of officers and members, the constitution and bylaws,
committee assignments, and program topics. With the collection is a yearbook of the Business
and Professional Women's Club of Lebanon, 1935-1936.
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Kate and Eugene Lebovitz Papers, 1964-2013 (K1310)
0.2 c.f.
program: Harry S. Truman Commendation Award Dinner, 1965; newspapers: KC Jewish Chronicle, September 11, 1964; January 22, 1965; The Buffalo Jewish Review, September 27, 2013.
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Lecoma Mill Company Records, 1882 (R0129)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Lecoma Mill Company Records contain a microfilm copy of individual accounts and records of cash received by the Lecoma Mill Company at Lecoma at Dent County, Missouri.
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Samuel Ledgerwood Papers, circa 1851-1853 (R0401)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Samuel Ledgerwood Papers contains a photocopy of a memoranda book belong to Samuel Ledgerwood, an early resident of Relfe in southern Phelps County, Missouri. The entries concern the operations of a general store and mill.
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Alfred Lee Papers, 1827-1931 (S0605)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains narratives and correspondence on the life of Alfred Lee and his family. Lee was a partner at Shapleigh Hardware in St. Louis and lived in Webster Groves.