Manuscripts Index
Literacy Investment for Tomorrow-Missouri Records, 1989-2013 (CA6354)
4.1 cubic feet, 2 DVDs, 5 video cassettes
The records of an organization devoted to developing and promoting adult and family literacy resources include meeting minutes, reports, newsletters, publications, and miscellaneous administrative material. The organization ceased operation in 2012 after more than twenty years of providing training programs and technical assistance throughout Missouri.
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Litherbury/Beck Family Letters, 1857-1964 (K0781)
0.3 c.f.
Letters written among the members of a farm family in Atchison County, MO concerning family matters such as farming, activities of children, the weather, and news of extended family. Some letters are from family men to home while they were in the military during war. Also genealogy and family history files.
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Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Records, 1920-1955 (C3618)
1 roll of microfilm
Church register, including lists of pastors, clerks, treasurers, deacons and trustees, a chronological register, compilations of statistics, and minutes.
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Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Sesquicentennial Program, 1969 (C3126)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Brief history of church and program listing events of sesquicentennial celebration.
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"A Little Dab of History Without Embellishment," William H. Gregg, 1906 (C1113)
0.35 cubic feet (1 volume; also available on 1 roll of microfilm)
Reminiscences of service under William Clarke Quantrill until the winter of 1863-1864.
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Little Piney Association of Regular Predestinarian Baptists Records, 1834-1876 (R1353)
(1 volume)
This record book contains 123 pages of minutes recorded at the annual meeting held by the Little Piney Regular Predestinarian Baptist Association, located in Pulaski County, September 1834-August 1876.
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Little Piney Baptist Association Records, 1837-1935 (R0283)
0.5 cubic foot (90 folders)
The Little Piney Association of Regular Predestinarian Baptists Records contain minutes of annual meetings of the Little Piney Association, which was composed of churches in Camden, Cole, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Miller, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, and Texas counties in Missouri. At various times, the organization was titled a “United” and “Primitive” Baptist association.
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Little River Valley Land Company Collection, circa 1908 (R0946)
(1 folder)
This collection contains photocopies of a promotional booklet for the Little River Valley Land Company, which marketed land made available by the drainage of the swamps in southeastern Missouri. A.L. Harty served as president and W. F. Smith served as secretary of the firm, which was based at Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
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Little Rock Landing Records, 1854-1856 (R0438)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
This daybook was kept at Little Rock landing on the Mississippi River just north of Sainte
Genevieve, Missouri, from 5 January 1854 to 22 March 1856. Listings include the person or firm
and amount charged, commodities brought ashore or shipped, and the name of the steamboat. The
proprietor might have been Francis Claude Rozier. Large quantities of iron and lead were shipped
from the landing.
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Little Zion Baptist Church, Howell County, Missouri Records, 1913-1994 (R0503)
(1 roll of microfilm)
These are the record books of the Little Zion Baptist Church near Trask in Howell County,
Missouri. The volumes include membership records, lists of officers and pastors, and minutes of
church meetings from 4 October 1913 through 1 June 1994. There is also an historical sketch of the
church written for its centennial in 1994.
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Little Zion Primitive Baptist Church (Macon County, Mo.) Records, 1836-1974 (C3640)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Record books containing lists of members of the church, the constitution, and the abstract of principles. A synopsis of each meeting of the congregation is also included.
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"Christ Church Parish, Lexington, Missouri, 1845-1945," Burtis M. Little, 1945 (C0762)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Centennial history of an Episcopal church.
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Thomas Little Invoice, 1863 (C1510)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Invoice of transportation listing horses, mules, harness and wagon, given to Captain John D. Meredith, Company A, 2nd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia.
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Anderson Dishman Litton Papers, 1899-1940 (C4431)
0.4 cubic feet (23 folders)
Letters between Litton and his wife Mamie offer insight into the American way of life throughout the years 1899-1940. These courtship letters display the perspective of young rural Americans from the periods ranging from the McKinley administration to Roosevelt's New Deal.
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Howard C. Litton Photograph Collection, no date (P0398)
1 folder
Photos of Valle Mines, MO, tornado, April 13, 1911. Photo of Jun 1938 flooding, Jefferson County, MO. Photographic postcard of Festus Armory.
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Jerry L. Litton Papers, 1970s (CA6128)
3 cubic feet, 1 oversize item
Addition includes correspondence, limited campaign memorabilia, financial records, and miscellaneous papers and office files.
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Jerry L. Litton Papers, 1960-1976 (C3730)
25 cubic feet, 1 audio cassette, 10 audio tapes, 29 video cassettes, 150 video tapes, 3 films, 53 DVDs
Papers of Missouri 6th District congressman from 1973 to 1976 and candidate in the 1976 Democratic primary for U.S. senator. The papers include correspondence, congressional office files, campaign files, and miscellaneous material pertaining to the television show "Dialogue With Litton;" the Litton Charolais Ranch; and the Jerry Litton Memorial.
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Solomon Litton Letter, 1850 (C2181)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To his wife from Nevada City, CA, Nov. 30, 1850. Description of a trip to California during the Gold Rush. Explanation of the process of "washing out" gold. Health, weather, and living conditions.
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Charles E. Lively Papers, 1909-1966 (C4741)
9.0 cubic feet (279 folders)
The personal and professional papers of a rural sociologist and University of Missouri professor.
John Livergood Land Grant, 1825 (C1885)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certificate granting Livergood, of Edwards County, IL, eighty acres of land, signed by J.Q. Adams.
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Living Treasures Oral History Collection, 1983-1985 (S0456)
0.4 cubic foot, 32 folders, 112 photographs
The St. Louis Living Treasures Project documented the life and artwork of older folk artists in the St. Louis area. The folk artists shared techniques learned from their cultures of origin in oral history interviews conducted by OASIS. The 31 artists who participated include African Americans, Native Americans, Asian immigrants, and European immigrants.
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Livingston and Traugott Families Papers, 1898-2006, bulk 1942-1959 (R1516)
1.2 cubic feet (40 folders, 13 photographs)
The Livingston and Traugott Families Papers contains personal correspondence and papers of the Traugott and Livingston families from Benton and Miller counties in Missouri, with the bulk revolving around the life of the Traugott family during Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Henry Traugott’s career in the United States Army in the mid-twentieth century.
LIVSERINDRINGER, Jorgen Jorgensen, 1938 (C2754)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a copy of Livserindringer written in Danish, and a letter of Jorgensen to J. Christian Bay from Reserve, MT.
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William C. Lobenstine Diary, 1852-1858 (C0525)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Photocopy of privately printed edition of diary kept while traveling to California to mine gold in 1852. Includes scattered entries for years Lobenstine was in Volcano and Camp Secco, California, as a miner and, later, a merchant. Entries from April 20 to July 1, 1858, describe his return to the East via the Isthmus of Panama and his intent to settle in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Lock Brothers Milling Company Papers, 1861-1935 (C3630)
3 rolls of microfilm (3 folders, 14 volumes)
Daybooks, ledgers, and payroll records of a family-owned milling company in Loose Creek, Osage County, Missouri. Operations included a sawmill, winery and flour mill. Most of the mill's business was done with local German immigrant farmers and their descendants. Early records are in German shorthand script and there are some gaps.
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Lock Brothers Milling Company Photographs, 1900, 1961 (P0776)
4 photographs
Photos of the Lock Brothers Milling Company in Loose Creek/Luystown
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Linda M. Locke Papers, 1969-1982 (C0839)
1.4 cubic feet (76 folders)
Papers of a Missouri National Organization for Women chapter coordinator and assistant state and state coordinator, 1978-1982; Adult Abuse Remedies Coalition lobbyist, 1979-1980; delegate to 1980 Democratic National Convention; and Missouri Equal Rights Amendment Countdown Campaign project director, 1981-1982.
W.E. Locke Scrapbook, 1857-1858 (C1409)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
Articles from Lancaster, PA, and Missouri newspapers about a trip west from Pennsylvania to Missouri, the Van Rensselaer Academy, and religious and social topics.
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David A. Lockmiller Papers, 1880-1964 (C0405)
0.2 cubic feet
The papers of the biographer of General Enoch H. Crowder, administrator of the Selective Service during World War I and ambassador to Cuba, primarily consist of correspondence from the 1940s and 1950s pertaining to the biography. The papers also include correspondence written to Crowder from prominent political and military figures, publicity materials, book reviews, and miscellaneous records. See also C1046, the Enoch H. Crowder Papers.
Anita Boresow Loeb Jewish Cemetery Project, 1866-1999 (K0430)
14 (MR)
Microfilm of note cards prepared by Loeb recording vital data, and when available obituaries for persons buried in Jewish cemeteries in Greater Kansas City. Much of the data, but not all, appears in Mrs. Loeb's book, Gone But Not Forgotten: a History of the Burials in the Jewish Cemeteries of Kansas City, Missouri.
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Anita Boresow Loeb Papers, 1921-2010 (K0659)
9.25 c.f.
An autobiographical family history entitled My Wonderful Life written by Loeb, community historian and active member of Kansas City's Jewish Community. Also a panoramic photograph of the Southwestern Keren Hayesod Zionist Conference, 1921.
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Isidor Loeb Passport, 1899 (C1584)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Passport issued to Loeb, by the State Department.
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Mark Loehrer Papers, 1900-1920 (S1200)
0.25 cubic foot
The Mark Loehrer Papers contains 48 postcards of Kansas City, St. Louis, Hannibal, Fredericktown, and St. Joseph, Missouri. Items of interest include Union Station (St. Louis), Mark Twain Bridge (Hannibal), the Madison County Courthouse (Fredericktown) and Hyde Park Christian Church (Kansas City). The verso of some of the postcards contains correspondence form non-Missourians, dating from 1905 to 1950.
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Charles Gustavus Loesch Collection, 1862-1996 (C3931)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Newspaper clippings, photographs, and a memoir of Missouri Civil War veteran Charles G. (Gus) Loesch.
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William Lofinck Papers, 1896-1901 (K0405)
0.25 c.f.
Correspondence to Gustave Andriano in St. Joseph, MO, from his brother-in-law, Lofinck, a merchant in Marysville, KS, who was involved with gold mining in New Mexico. The letters are articulately written and provide interesting insight into mining in the waning years of the Gold Rush. Some letters written in German.
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Logan Club Records, 1888 (R0065)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Logan Club Records contain photocopies of the financial records of a political club in Marble Hill, Bollinger County, Missouri. The group supported the Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton national Republican ticket in the presidential election of 1888.
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Logan Family Papers, 1836-1866 (C0363)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)
Family letters concerning business, family matters, and health. Letter, 1836, from Philadelphia about purchases and shipment of goods. Letters also written from Kentucky, Missouri, and California. Diary of Martha Logan describes the route taken to California in 1864.
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Logan Wood Genealogical Records, 1700-1980 (K0181)
0.2 c.f.
Genealogical notes, letters, transcribed copies of historical documents and other materials relating to family lines of interest to Dr. Logan Wood, a physician in Bolckow, Andrew County, Missouri.
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Edgar H. Logan Photograph Collection, 1880-1890 (P0432)
6 photographs
Photographs of Boone County, Columbia area: Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Rockbridge Cave, McConathy House. Photos of Mercer Co.: Logan family farm.
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John A. Logan Letter, 1865 (C2198)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter to the Officers and Soldiers of the 15th Army Corps congratulating them on the close of the successful march to the sea during the Civil War. The letter discusses the battles at Resaca, Atlanta, Marietta, Nickajack Creek, Kenesaw Mountain, and Jonesboro.
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LOGAN Passenger List, 1833 (C1850)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains photostats of the passenger list of the ship LOGAN, arriving in New York 20 June 1833, John Atkins, master. The list gives names, ages, sex, profession, and nationality of the passengers. Many Germans listed Missouri as area of intended settlement.
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Robert Logsdon Papers, 1939-1992 (S1070)
0.25 cubic foot
The Robert Logsdon Papers contain newspaper clippings and photographs relating to Logsdon's labor activism as a candidate for the governor of Missouri in 1948 and a member of the executive board of the Union District 8.
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Marie Blees Lohmeyer Photograph Collection, 1899-1900, no date (P0555)
Copy photos of the Blees Military Academy in Macon, MO, ca. 1899-1900.
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Loire-Kuzmich Family Papers, 1916-2006 (C4267)
0.5 cubic feet (10 folders)
The Loire-Kuzmich family papers consists of items collected by Barbra Kuzmich, including photographs and letters, as well as documents chronicling the lives of Genevieve Loire and the Kuzmich family.
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John Lomax Papers, 1862-1865 (C2635)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of John Lomax contain Civil War letters and letters regarding family genealogy.
Victor W. Lomax Papers, 1910-1938 (C4270)
0.5 cubic feet (8 folders), 1 oversize item
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Lone Jack Baptist Church (Lone Jack, Mo.) History, 1880 (C3511)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Synopsis of the history of Lone Jack Baptist Church, 1842-1880, read by Martin Rice at the 38th anniversary of the constitution of the church, October 1880.
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Lone Star School District Records, 1884-1895 (K0161)
0.1 c.f.
One-volume transcription of records of the school district records which includes names of tax payers for the district, minutes of the school board's meetings, lists of teachers for the school, financial records, and enumeration lists.
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Long Brothers Account Books, 1856-1881 (C2495)
0.52 cubic feet (5 volumes)
Account books of the general stores of Alfred Long, Cadet, Missouri, and John and William Long, Bellfountain, MO.
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Edward V. Long Papers, 1951-1969 (C1268)
308.75 cubic feet
The papers of Edward V. Long, a Democratic senator from Missouri, consist of correspondence, memos, and other material relating to Long's career in the U.S. Senate.