Manuscripts Index
Lick Creek Presbyterian Church (Ralls County, Mo.) Records, 1854-1881 (C1352)
0.13 cubic feet (2 volumes)
The records contain minutes of session meetings and a membership list. The church voted to join with the Mount Prairie Church and be reconstituted as the Perry Presbyterian Church in 1880.
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Harrison J. Liebrum Papers, 1928-1972 (S0049)
0.01 cubic foot
The collection contains correspondence, labor agreements, union identification cards, ballots, and programs of Harrison J. Liebrum. Liebrum was an employee of Laclede Gas Company from 1925 to 1971, and a charter member of the Gas House Workers Union, Local 18799.
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Jasper B. Liebstadter Family Papers, 1890-1960 (K0755)
4 c.f.
Personal papers of Liebstadter, a realtor and property manager in Kansas City, his father Bernard Liebstadter (1839-1911), head of a prominent milliner business, and his mother, Mary Edna (Mollie) Loffland Liebstadter (1866-1960) who was a genealogist. Includes correspondence, scrapbooks, genealogies, family memorabilia, and real estate business files.
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Arnold J. Lien Papers, 1908-1963 (C3464)
0.6 cubic feet (31 folders)
John H. Liesveld Papers, 1934-1975 (K0749)
5 c.f.
Scrapbooks documenting Liesveld's Plaza floral shop and other professional activities. Includes correspondence, awards, photographs, clippings, greeting cards, business cards, advertisements, and Jewel Ball and other programs.
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Life and Equality Collection, 1974-1981 (S0131)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
This collection contains newsletters, newspapers, speeches, and correspondence produced and collected by Life and Equality, a St. Louis, Missouri-based women’s organization that was dedicated to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and pro-life legislation.
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"The Life of Mary Anne Phelps Montgomery, 1846-1943," Margaret Montgomery Zogbaum, 1967 (C2114)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Reminiscences of Mary Anne Phelps Montgomery, daughter of John Smith Phelps, Missouri congressman and governor. Recorded by her daughter, the reminiscences cover Montgomery's childhood on a plantation near Springfield, MO; her marriage to James Montgomery, a railroad entrepreneur and early Portland, OR, settler; her travels in Europe; and her friendship with Ulysses S. Grant.
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"The Life of Richard T. Isaacs," Richard T. Isaacs, 1878 (C0743)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Autobiography of Richard T. Isaacs and account of his murder of Henderson B. Clark. Includes letters received by Isaacs after his conviction for murder.
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"Life Story of William Henry Webb", no date (C2946)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Account of the life of William Henry Webb as told to his wife, including his adventures traveling around the country working at various jobs, and of his life in Ironton, Missouri. Also includes a record of births and deaths in the Cureton family.
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THE LIFE WORK OF A PLAIN MAN, Niels Brons, 1938 (C2753)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Autobiography, written in Danish.
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LifeBridge Partnership Records, 1952-2021 (S0280)
2 cubic feet, 1.9 GB
The LifeBridge Partnership Records contain meeting minutes, newsletters, photographs, and histories documenting its mission to help individuals with disabilities become independent and active members in their communities. Materials of interest include a feasibility and need analysis commissioned by LifeBridge in 1983 to evaluate and recommend a centralized recreational facility for the St. Louis Region’s disability community. Also included in the collection are LifeBridge Partnership's born-digital files, including board meeting minutes and resolutions, newsletters, and strategic plans. Topics of interest consist of LifeBridge's reevaluation of its mission, name, and logo; program support services, including transportation services for clients; and LifeBridge's updated health policies and fundraising strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The materials in this collection date from 1952 to 2020.
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LifeWise StL Records, 1902-2019 (S0352)
37 cubic feet
The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, photographs, and VHS tapes chronicling LifeWise StL's (formerly Kingdom House) 120-year history of providing social welfare services to St. Louis's poor and immigrant population. Materials of interest include photographs of the Syrian Pioneers,' a LifeWise StL boy's club that catered to the Syrian youth in the early 1900s.
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Lift Every Voice and Sing Oral History Project, 1990-1999 (S0609)
4.8 cubic feet, 47 folders, 104 audio cassettes and transcriptions, 100 photographs
The Lift Every Voice and Sing Oral History Project, conducted between 1990 and 1998, documents the lives of Black community leaders in the St. Louis area. Interviewees include politicians, such as St. Louis Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr., and political activists like Percy Green and Ora Lee Malone. The collection includes oral history tapes, transcripts, and photographs of the interview subjects.
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Alfred Hart Lighton Collection, 1924-1992 (K0867)
4.75 c.f.
Business and financial records of Woolford Farm and Stables, owned by Herbert M. Woolf; financial records of Woolford Realty Company; and materials concerning Woolf Brothers and members of the Woolf and Lighton families.
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Linda Elise Lighton Papers, 2000 (K1052)
0.01 c.f.
Lighton is a Kansas City sculptor, educator and arts activist. Includes biographical information and publications and brochures of her art work. Also photocopies of articles concerning relatives: Martin Lehman, founder of the Orpheum theatre in Kansas City, MO; and Albert Schoenberg, owner of Schoenberg Realty and Investment Company in Kansas City.
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Clabe Lile Papers, 1874-1875 (R1534)
02 cubic foot (3 folders, 2 photographs)
The Clabe Lile Papers contain military certificates, photographs, and family history related to Clayborn “Clabe” Lile of Phelps and Texas counties in Missouri.
Stephen Limbaugh Papers, 1983-2008 (S0921)
82 cubic feet
This collection contains civil and criminal case files of Stephen Limbaugh, Sr., who served as a United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri from 1983 to 2008.
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J.F. Limerick Letter, 1890 (C3276)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter to G.C. Broadhead, of Columbia, Missouri, from Alma, Kansas, February 15, 1890, concerning coal mining in Kansas.
William Limrick Papers, 1840-1860, 1876 (C4610)
0.63 cubic feet (7 oversize volumes)
Business records of banker and merchant William Limrick of Lexington, Missouri, 1840-1860, 1876. Included in one of the volumes are the records of Wiley & Lee, 1842-1844.
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Lincoln County Courthouse (Troy, Mo.) Architectural Drawings, 1974 (C0830)
9 oversize items
The collection contains a site plan, floor plans, and south, east, and west elevations of a proposed addition to the Lincoln County Courthouse. Drawings by Henze and Kuda Associates, architects.
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Lincoln County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1940-1954 (P1139)
An artificial collection of photographs of Lincoln County, Missouri.
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Lincoln Family Papers, 1878-1919 (C0364)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Diary and scrapbook concerning movements of the U.S.S. NEW ORLEANS, from 30 April-30 June 1898; Spanish-American War clippings; printed copy of 1878 address; THE U.S.S. SAINT LEWIS WEEKLY; naval academy chapel bulletin; and short story.
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Lincoln University Photographs, ca. 1903, circa 1903 (P1096)
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Lincoln University Faculty Committee Papers, 1969 (C3338)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Faculty committee report of attempts to reconcile student committee, faculty committee, and administration regarding student demands. Also included is list of original student demands.
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Lincoln War Production Bulletin Newsletters, 1943-1944 (S0793)
0.4 cubic feet
This collection contains World War II era employee newsletters of the Lincoln Engineering Company, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Phillip Lincoln Papers, 1859-1878 (C0362)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Wm. W. Woodward letter from Tallahassee, 1859; statement of citizenship of Stephen Lincoln, 1861; petitions signed by some citizens of Massachusetts in Boston, 1878.
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Wayne Lindquist Photograph Collection, no date (P0804)
2 photographs
Copy photos of Bonne Terre Hospital Nurses' Home and Bonne Terre lead miners.
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Lindsay Family Papers, 1858-circa 1980 (R0352)
0.02 cuibc foot (1 folder)
The Lindsay Family Papers consists of photocopies of correspondence, biographical material, and miscellaneous material regarding James Lindsay of Ironton, Missouri, and his sons, Joseph F. Lindsay and Robert L. Lindsay. The Lindsays were prominent early residents of Iron County and were Union veterans of the Civil War.
Alva F. Lindsay Constitutional Convention Papers, 1943-1944 (C0020)
0.6 cubic feet (69 folders)
Correspondence and other papers of a St. Joseph lawyer and delegate to the state constitutional convention. Papers deal primarily with convention work, especially the committee on education which he chaired and the other committees of which he was a member.
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Richard H. Lindsay Scrapbook, 1894-1896 (K0127)
1 MR
Lindsay, special correspondent in the Washington office of the Kansas City Times and other Missouri papers, maintained a scrapbook of articles he wrote for the Kansas City Times and The Republic. They are all political in nature relating to congressional activity, the Missouri State Legislature, and to the 1896 Republican National Convention.
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Robert L. Lindsay Papers, 1799-1909 (C2801)
0.4 cubic feet
Correspondence, stock certificates, abstracts, and deeds.
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William Lindsay Papers, 1893-1898 (C2352)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of William Lindsay contain miscellaneous business records including receipts, accounts, and letter concerning rental property.
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John W. Lindsey Diary, 1863-1865 (C0453)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Lindsey was a member of Company K, 2nd Illinois Cavalry, during the Civil War. Account of camp life in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama; a few skirmishes; and his trip back to Illinois after being mustered out.
Also pictures, paper currency, and other miscellaneous items.
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Julius Lingenfelder Papers, 1876-1934 (C4167)
0.5 cubic feet (17 folders), 1 oversize volume
The papers of Dr. Julius Lingenfelder contain a typescript copy of his book, The Physician as Leader of the New Era, family correspondence, a scrapbook containing correspondence and news clippings, 1915-1920, and school certificates, including his medical diploma.
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Lawrence D. Lingle Collection, 1811-1885 (C2260)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Miscellaneous correspondence concerning families in Ohio, Michigan, Vermont, and Missouri relating to family and social gossip, weather, livestock, crops, road construction, and teaching in a private school.
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Linguistic Society of America Records, 1896-1998 (C3974)
27.0 cubic feet, 69 audio cassettes, 4 audio tapes, 3 video cassettes, 40 rolls of microfilm
The records of the Linguistic Society of America, an organization dedicated to research and publication in the scientific analysis of language, include committee minutes, correspondence of officers and administrators, publications, grant applications, correspondence with affiliated organizations, and planning documents on Linguistic Institutes and annual meetings.
Linguistic Society of America Records, 1901-2020 (CA5969)
54.6 cubic feet, 10 audio cassettes, 1 video cassette
Addition of records of an organization dedicated to research and publication in the analysis of language. Includes publications, programs from annual meetings and Linguistic Institutes, publicity clippings, and materials concerning affiliated organizations, various committees, and Ebonics. Also includes correspondence of George M. Bolling and Bernard Bloch, who were both editors of Language and presidents of LSA.
Linn County Masonic Records, 1860-1871 (CA6760)
0.1 c.f., 1 folder
The Linn County Masonic records include a Secretary's book from lodge No. 66, with entries dating from 1860-1871.
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Linn County, Missouri, Broadside, 1863 (C2815)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Printed broadside announcing that Linn County men between 18 and 45 years of age were subject to fine for not enrolling in some military company and reporting for duty according to Orders No. 19 and 24. Notice is dated 18 July 1863.
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Linn Creek Community Club Collection, 1926 (R1059)
(1 folder)
This is a promotional pamphlet issued by the Linn Creek Community Club to encourage economic developoment in Linn Creek and Camden County, Missouri.
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Linn Creek Methodist Church, Camden County, Missouri Collection, 1964 (R0428)
1 folder
This is "The History of 90 Years of Linn Creek Methodist Church, from 1874 to 1964,"
compiled by Mrs. F. L. Ridenour. The congregation was formed in 1874 and officially organized in
1882. In 1930 the church moved to higher ground as a result of the construction of Lake of the
Ozarks.
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Lewis F. Linn Letter, 1841 (C1583)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To James K. Paulding, from Washington, Feb. 6, 1841.
Linn sent Paulding, secretary of the Navy, a petition from prominent Missourians requesting the appointment of Robert C. Minor as midshipman.
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Alice A. Linnemann Papers, no date (C3270)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Notes on mural decorations and Missouri state capitol decorations, compiled by Alice A. Linnemann of Lindenwood College, St. Charles, Missouri. Also her correspondence with sculptor Adolph Alexander Weinman, Arthur A. Kocian, and Ben L. Emmons.
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Linscott Haylett Wheat Architectural Records, 1953-2009 (K0780)
91 c.f.
Architectural drawings, job files, administrative records, and photographs created by the firm whose diversified practice included a broad spectrum of building types, both new construction and renovation work.
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Linton Family Scrapbook, 1860-1872 (C4429)
0.31 cubic feet (1 volume)
Scrapbook primarily consists of newspaper clippings, often written by Linton himself, that reflect his political views. The contents of this scrapbook display a strong sympathy to the Union and often argue against the Missouri Constitution of 1865.
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Edgar Allison Linton Photographs, 1910-1973 (K0490)
0.3 c.f.
Travel photographs by Linton, photographer and teacher, taken during his various journeys around the world.
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Linwood Theater Records, 1940-1970 (K0491)
1 c.f.
Publicity, photographs, newsletters, and other documents relating to the Movie Theater at 31st and Prospect, Kansas City, MO. Much of the materials compiled by Leo R. Davis, manager.
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Lions Club Minstrel Collection, 1935 (R1450)
(1 folder)
The flier of the Lions Club Minstrel contains advertisements and cast names for the show at the Flat River High School in 1935.
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Lions Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1960s-1980s (CA5743)
2 cubic feet
Organizational correspondence, minutes, financial and membership records, newsletters, and promotional materials.
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Lions Club, Lebanon, Missouri Collection, 1931 (R1247)
(1 folder)
This is a program booklet for "Charger Night" for the Lions Club at Lebanon in Laclede County, Missouri, on January 5, 1931. Included are a list of charter members, the program, the menu, and a short history of Lebanon. E.L. Vernon was the first president of the club.