Manuscripts Index
Lynn Meyer Photograph Collection, 1890-1956 (P0225)
0.54 linear feet, 1 volume
Photographs relating to Southwestern Bell Telephone and of several Missouri locations, including the state capitol, St. Louis, Unity Farms, and Forsyth Dam.
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Walter E. Meyer Papers, 1889-1958 (C2638)
54.4 cubic feet
The papers of Walter E. Meyer contain materials collected and used by Meyer in several suits on behalf of the minority stockholders of St. Louis Southwestern Railroad (Cotton Belt).
Zwingli Meyer Collection, no date (CA6535)
0.4 cubic feet
Material concerning German Methodist congregations in Missouri collected by a German Methodist minister.
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Jack F. Meyers Family Collection, 1948-1960 (K1163)
0.02 c.f.
Meyers owned the Midtown Snack Shop (specializing in creamy malts and sandwiches) and Arctic Ice Cream in Kansas City, MO. Includes photographs of Meyers' stores and the Meyers family. Also photographs of the Alex Stolov family.
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Dr. Roy E. Meyers Photograph Collection, 1881-1950 (P0709)
9 photographs
Photos of mining, carriages, and street scenes in Joplin, MO. Image of street scene in Carthage, MO, ca. 1900.
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Meyn and Fennel Architectural Records, 1954-1982 (K0366)
1 c.f.
Renderings and photographs of buildings designed by Meyn and Fennel in Kansas City MO and KS. Also includes microfilm of plans and specs.
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MFA/Shelter Insurance Scrapbooks, 1971-1983 (C4691)
1.0 cubic foot (6 volumes)
Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, 1971-1983, pertaining to the employees and business activities of MFA and Shelter Insurance companies.
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Miami Club, West Plains, Missouri Records, 1901-1913 (R0209)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Miami Club, West Plains, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of a record book and miscellaneous papers of a men’s club in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, 1901-1909. The volume also includes records of expenses for dances held by the Pickwick Club and the Marquis Orchestra, 1911-1913, and the minutes of meetings of the “Republicans of West Plains,” 1912.
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Miami Savings Bank Record Book, 1874-1923 (C1164)
0.12 cubic feet (1 volume)
Includes articles of association, bylaws, minutes of board meetings, transfers, and minutes of stockholders' meetings.
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Miami, Missouri, Records, 1867-1965 (C2490)
1.1 cubic feet
The public records of a town in Saline County, Missouri, include city council minutes, school board records, and assessment and tax books.
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Sol J. Michael Family Photographs, 1930-1933 (P0368)
1 folder
Family memorabilia from Sol J. Michael. Includes photos of Samuel and Marvel Fell (nee DeVoll), and family friends: the Farney Family
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Stella Michel Photograph Collection, no date (P1061)
Twenty-five copy prints of historic Missouri trees.
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Mid-America Grocers Association Records, 1948-2003 (S0260)
9.75 cubic feet
The Mid-America Grocers Association (MAGA) records contain the organization’s photographs, slides, correspondence, constitution and by-laws, and in-house publications. Founded in 1905, MAGA’s mission was to promote the interests of food industry retailers through its involvement in legislative affairs, labor relations, scholarship programs, and continuing education. (MAGA was formerly known as the Metropolitan Retail Food Dealer Association). Materials of interest include photographs depicting grocery store grand openings, product shows, awards dinners, and social outings.
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Mid-America Regional Council Records, 1958-1994 (K1079)
7 c.f.
Reports by MARC and other planners relative to planning and planning issues in the Greater Kansas City area.
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Mid-America Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Records, 1978-2020 (CA6479)
1.4 cubic feet, 2 DVDs, 1.41 GB of digital files
The records of MIDTESOL include newsletters, photographs, conference and business files, reports, and miscellaneous material.
Mid-Continent Life Services Corporation Records, 1975-1978 (S0050)
3 cubic feet, 82 folders
The Mid-Continent Life Services Corporation Records contain meeting minutes, agendas, bylaws, correspondence, and newsletters documenting the organization’s mission to provide community services to the LGBT community in St. Louis.
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Mid-Missouri Alternatives to Violence Project (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1989-2009 (CA6234)
4 cubic feet
Records of the Columbia, Missouri, branch of the anti-violence organization. Includes workshop materials, grant files, newsletters, financial records, and administrative files.
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Mid-Missouri Angus Association Collection, 1967 (R1213)
(1 folder)
This collection contains a booklet published for the Mid-Missouri Angus Association's show and sale of Aberdeen-Angus cattle at the fairgrounds near Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri, on September 16, 1967. Forty-eight head of registered cattle were offered, with Nick Iman serving as the auctioneer.
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Mid-Missouri Camera Club Records, 1974-1997 (C4572)
0.25 cubic feet (9 folders)
Records of the club include meeting attendance records, membership lists, correspondence, material on group field trips, material on photographic techniques, newsletters, and programs produced by the club. Also included are miscellaneous materials, which include the organization’s history, memos, forms, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and wildlife photographs. The series has been arranged by type of material.
MidAmerica Pastel Society, Inc. Records, 1998-2017 (K0949)
0.75 cubic foot (33 folders, 3 CDs)
The MidAmerica Pastel Society, Inc. Records contain administrative and financial materials related to the Kansas City area nonprofit arts organization.
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MidAmerican Coalition for Energy Alternatives (MACEA) Records, 1973-1981 (K0060)
1 c.f.
Minutes and agendas of the MACEA executive council; letters related to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; news releases of MACEA and other environmental organizations; newsletters for MACEA and flyers distributed to members; and other material, published and unpublished, related to energy questions.
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Midco Mercantile Company Records, circa 1920 (R0306)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Midco Mercantile Company Collection contains an unused coupon book from the general store at Midco, two miles north of Fremont in Carter County, Missouri. The business was owned by the Mid-Continent Iron Company, which operated an iron furnace and chemical plant at Midco until 1921.
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Frederick A. Middlebush Papers, 1932-1962 (C3302)
35.3 cubic feet
Papers of the president of the University of Missouri, 1935-1954, and member of Commission on Financing of Higher Education, Navy Civilian Advisory Board, board of visitors of naval academy and National Science Board. Correspondence, press releases, memoranda, reports, articles, pamphlets and newspaper articles.
Frederick A. Middlebush Papers, 1920-1958 (C0133)
1 cubic foot
Papers from the office of the president of the University of Missouri. 13th annual conference, Association of Higher Education; budget reports and requests; committee on tenure; admission of Negroes; state Crippled Children's Service; governor's conference on fire prevention; curators' report on School of Medicine; and committee on long-range plans for physical education.
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Middleton Family Papers, 1859-1938 (C3175)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters of the James H. Middleton family regarding the history and genealogy of the Middleton, Williams, and Evans families.
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Kenneth Eardley Midgley Papers, 1941-1950 (K0142)
1 MR
Scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and memorabilia of Midgley, Kansas City attorney, president of the Good Government Association, and acting City Manager during the early years of the Mayor John B. Gage. Also typescript recollections and biography.
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Midland Ophthalmological Society Minute Book, 1896-1899 (C0272)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Constitution, bylaws regulating membership, officers, and funds of Society; meeting in Kansas City for Midwestern states and territories; minutes kept by secretaries H.D. Jeramitz, J.F. Wood, J.W. Sherer, and F.T. Reyling, giving actions of Society and accounts of medical problems discussed; paper on recurrent keratitis; letter from Dr. J.W. Banister, 1898.
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Midland Printing Company, Jefferson City, 1939 (P1010)
Poster done by Midland Printing showing California missions and a message to turn to the Bible, 3 copies
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Midtown-Westport Area Collection, 1976-2007 (KA2625)
.3 c.f.
The Midtown-Westport Area Collection contains newsletters, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and reports related to the titular Kansas City, Missouri neighborhood.
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Midwest Art History Society Records, 1973-2014 (K0591)
10 c.f.
Organizational records of the regional art history society. Includes minutes, membership information, correspondence, financial records, planning materials for meetings and conferences, and newsletters
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Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investment Records, 1977-2019 (S0935)
22.6 cubic feet
The Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investment (MCRI) Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, studies, and subject files on genetically modified organisms, Monsanto, Boeing, and nuclear power. MCRI is a St. Louis area faith-based organization dedicated to investing in major corporations and using their power as shareholders to influence companies to become more socially responsible and transparent.
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Midwest Council for Social Research on Aging Papers, 1961-1996 (K1080)
0.02 c.f.
Catalogs, minutes, directories, and newsletters.
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Midwest Disc Sports Collection, 1950s-2023 (CA5828)
40.0 cubic feet, 227 video cassettes/films, 20 DVDs, 1 audio cassette, 1 audio tape, 4 hard drives, 466 MB of digital files
Collection of correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, books, newsletters, posters, photographs, films, video recordings, and miscellaneous instructional and promotional material documenting the development of disc sports nationally and internationally. Disc sports covered include: disc golf, guts, double disc court, freestyle, ultimate, canine events, and others. Etymology of "Frisbee" plus other disc sport history and folklore.
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Magdalena Miesner Papers, 1869 (R0154)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Magdalena Miesner Papers contain a photocopy of a certificate of confirmation, in German, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cole Camp, Benton County, Missouri.
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Fred G. Mieswinkel Photograph Collection, 1925-1960 (P0729)
4 photographs
Photos of Marionville and Lawrence county, MO, 1925 and ca. 1960.
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Solomon Harmon Milam Papers, 1876-1913 (C3437)
0.8 cubic feet
The papers of Soloman Harmon Milam contain diaries, correspondence, sermons, religious books, receipts and account books kept by a Methodist minister in many Missouri towns, and by his wife, Ella Moreman Milam.
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Mildren Leaver Papers, no date (R1487)
(1 cubic foot)
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Johnny Miles Letter, 1945 (C4148)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Personal letter from a woman named Pat to Johnny Miles, describing the end of their relationship.
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Milgram Food Stores, Inc. Annual Reports, 1972-1989 (K1402)
0.06 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Milgram Food Stores, Inc. Annual Reports contains six annual reports of the former supermarket chain dated between 1972 and 1989.
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Milgram Food Stores, Inc. Collection, ca. 1912-1996 (K0325)
4.5 c.f.
The Records, heavy with photographs, document the business and activities of the company and the Milgram family. Among the many topics are the American Royal, Jazz, the Ban Johnson League and other amateur sport.
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Mill Creek School, Texas County, Missouri Records, 1886-1927 (R0651)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Mill Creek School, Texas County, Missouri Records are microfilmed records of the School District No. 2 near Plato in northwestern Texas County, Missouri. The records include seven volumes for the district clerk from 1886 to 1925 and teachers’ registers from 1893 to 1927.
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Millar Family Papers, 1840-1899 (R0162)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Millar Family Papers contain photocopies of miscellaneous papers of the Millar family of Mississippi County, Missouri. The collection includes a diary of a trip from Scioto
County, Ohio to Mississippi County in 1840, land and tax papers, slave records, and receipts issued by the Missouri State Guard at New Madrid during the Civil War.
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A. M. Millard Papers, 1886 (R1216)
(1 folder)
This is a letter of October 2, 1886 from A. M. and C. R. Millard, dealers in dry goods at Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri to Eagle & Phenix Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Georgia. The letter concerns an order for cotton yarn.
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Miller County Exchange Bank (Olean, Mo.) Records, 1914-1944 (CA4949)
1 cubic foot
Minutes, correspondence, monthly reports, financial statements, and similar records of the bank.
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Miller County Institute (Spring Garden, Mo.) Papers, 1885-1892 (C2237)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Catalogues, graduation certificate, and papers concerning Butler, IL, public school system.
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Miller County Institute (Spring Garden, Mo.) Record Books, 1884-1894 (C0817)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Account and record books of a preparatory school; students' accounts and records of tuition received.
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Miller County, Missouri, Assessment Lists, 1856-1857, 1877 (C1165)
0.17 cubic feet (3 volumes)
Vol. 1, 1856, certified by E.B. Farley; Vol. 2, 1857, certified by E.B. Farley; Vol. 3, 1877, certified by G.B. Robinson.
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Miller's Shoes Account Book, 1905-1924 (C1104)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
Account book, Miller's Shoes, Columbia, MO, 1905-1924. Monthly cash and credit sales. No names.
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Clelland D. Miller Notes, 1872 (C2631)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Notes while awaiting trial for the robbery of the Corydon, IA, bank in November 1872.
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Dean William Miller Papers, 1952-1979 (K0564)
3 c.f.
Papers of Trans World Airlines (TWA) pilot. Includes TWA pilot training guides, operations manuals, handbooks, TWA Ambassador Magazine and various publications.