Manuscripts Index
Minnick Family Papers, 1872-1949 (C4559)
1.4 cubic feet (24 folders)
The collection contains correspondence, account books and other financial records, ephemera, personal papers, photographs and tintypes of the Minnick family members, who lived in Chillicothe, Missouri.
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James L. Minor Letter, 1839 (C3203)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Irvine O. Hockaday, Fulton, MO, from Jefferson City, Sept. 26, 1839. Minor, secretary of the senate, informs Hockaday of his appointment as curator of the University of Missouri.
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James L. Minor Letter, 1843 (C1538)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To the Circuit Clerk of Boone County, Columbia, MO, from City of Jefferson, MO, Jan. 18, 1843.
Letter enclosing certified copy of an act passed by the 12th General Assembly and approved by Governor Thomas Reynolds. Act amended the practice of law and established the terms of Missouri circuit and justice courts and the St. Louis court of common pleas.
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James L. Minor Letter, 1841 (C1602)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To [Roger N. Todd], Columbia, MO, from City of Jefferson, [MO], Feb. 23, 1841. Request to Boone County circuit court clerk for information about the Mormon difficulties, for state publication by secretary of state's office.
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Ruth E. Minor Photograph Collection, 1900-1930 (P0561)
7 photographs
Seven photographs of University of Missouri agriculture students and activities, 1900-1930.
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Minority Aging Project Collection, 1987-1990 (S0492)
2 cubic feet, 45 audio cassettes
From 1987 to 1990, Students from assistant professor Steven Wallace's Sociology 470 class on gerontology interviewed elderly African Americans for a class project. Topics of interest include racial discrimination, the Depression, family life, and working conditions. The collection contains cassette tapes, transcripts, and summaries of the interviews.
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John A. Minter Papers, 1864-1871 (C0472)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Commission as colonel from the Confederate States of America War Department and notice of ordination as minister by Corinth United Baptist Church, Lewis County, Missouri.
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Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1781-1892 (C2293)
0.23 cubic feet (11 folders)
The collection contains poems, receipts, documents, newspapers and correspondence concerning business, law, appointments, teaching, politics, insurance, pensions, land, health, cholera, medicine, weather, news of friends and relatives, degrees, autographs, letter of introduction, and the Civil War: secession, orders and battles.
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Miscellaneous Stone Company Records, 1959-1996 (K1320)
6 c.f.
rolled drawings for Missouri projects of the several stone companys. Projects include Carthage Marble Corporation's work on the Miller Nichols Library at UMKC
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Rosco Miselhorn Pencil Sketches of Mississippi River Steamboats, 1946-1962 (S0406)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains six prints of pencil sketches of famous riverboats which have plied the Mississippi River and berthed at St. Louis, including Admiral Betsy Ann, Tom Greene, Golden Rod Showboat, River Queen, and Golden Eagle.
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Mississippi County (Mo.) School District #1 Records, (CG0063)
0.5 c.f.
A collection of records and personal papers regarding the organization and procedures for a rural school that covered the Texas Bend and Thompson Bend, MO townships. The records include student attendance for multiple years at this school. There are also record books that include the meeting notes and district information from the school board of District No. 1, Township No. 27 & 18, Range No. 16 &17, Mississippi County, MO. Additional documents include correspondence and county clerk records.
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Mississippi County Teachers Association Records, 1903 (R1468)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Mississippi County Teachers Association Records contain a program for the Mississippi County Teachers Association event held October 29-31, 1903, at the courthouse in Charleston, Missouri.
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Mississippi River Map, c. 1750 (C0953)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
"A New Map of the River Mississippi from the Sea to Bayagoulas," c. 1750.
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Missouri & Illinois Mineral & Land Company Records, 1834-1900 (R0058)
0.75 cubic foot (9 folders, 2 oversize folders
These are records of the acquisition and disposition of lands in a speculative industrial development scheme in Jefferson, Ste. Genevieve, Perry, Cape Girardeau, and Madison Counties in Missouri.
MISSOURI (Snag Boat) Pictures, 1923 (C0925)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Picture of deep water commissioners leaving Kansas City on the MISSOURI on the way to St. Louis, 22 May 1923. Two photographs of an unidentified man.
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Missouri Academic Advising Association Records, 1992-2010 (CA6226)
1.8 cubic feet
Records of an organization whose purpose is to gain recognition for academic advising and to support the development and professional growth of academic advisors in higher education in Missouri.
Missouri Academics Portraits, no date (P1198)
Portraits of college and university presidents, members of regent boards, staff, administrators, and professors.
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Missouri Academy of Science Records, 1937, 1960s-1990s (CA5714)
61.3 cubic feet
The records of an organization founded to increase and diffuse scientific knowledge include publications; correspondence; meeting minutes; reports; financial records; committee materials; membership records; annual meeting files; and miscellaneous administrative material.
Missouri Alliance For Campaign Finance Reform Records, 1995-2000 (S1164)
4 cubic feet
The records of the Missouri Alliance for Campaign Finance Reform contains petitions, meeting minutes, advertisements, and maps pertaining to the organization's mission to limit monetary contributions to political campaigns.
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Missouri Alliance for Choice Records, c. 1989-1997 (CA5440)
10 cubic feet
Records of a state-wide, coordinating organization for various pro-choice groups. Includes administrative records, financial records, minutes, correspondence, publications, newsletters, committee files, project records, and other materials.
Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation Records, 1966-1996 (CA5973)
26 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume
Organizational records documenting efforts to preserve and restore historical buildings and sites throughout Missouri.
Missouri and Associated Rivers Coalition (MOARC) Records, 1935-1984 (K1087)
21 c.f.
Records of the organization involved in flood control and better water management in the Missouri River Valley.
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Missouri Archaeological Society Records, no date (CA4759)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Correspondence, minutes, reports and archaeological site surveys of the Big Bend Archaeological Society of Marshall, Missouri. See also C0780.
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Missouri Archaeological Society Records, 1934-1983 (C0780)
10.7 cubic feet (779 folders)
The records of an organization of amateur and professional archaeologists headquartered in Columbia, Missouri. Includes extensive members' correspondence, executive committee correspondence, membership and financial records, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting members' interests and the organization's efforts to preserve Missouri's archaeological resources.
Missouri Architectural Collection, 1903-2003 (K0009)
48.53 c.f.
Architectural drawings and other items from various donors relating to buildings designed by Kansas City architects and/or in the Kansas City area.
Missouri Art Education Association Records, 1945-2010s (CA5299)
8.5 cubic feet, 2 oversize volumes
Records of the organization include correspondence, photographs, publications, scrapbooks, financial records, Show Me Art, color slides, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.
Missouri Artists Portraits, 1906, no date (P1199)
Portraits of Missouri artists; artists either born in Missouri or who created works on Missouri topics.
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Missouri Association For Adult Continuing and Community Education Records, 1980-2007 (S0726)
26 cubic feet, 207 photographs, 9 computer disks
The Missouri Association for Adult Continuing and Community Education (MAACCE) Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, treasurer's reorts, convention committee materials, programs, and a constitution documenting the organization's mission to promote the principles of and opportunities for adult continuing and community education in the state of Missouri through professional development and workshops.
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Missouri Association for Social Welfare (MASW), St. Louis Branch Records, 1943-1979 (S0693)
7 cubic feet, 305 folders, 2 audiotapes, 13 photographs
The Missouri Association for Social Welfare, St. Louis Branch, contains bylaws, meeting minutes, correspondence, newsletters, brochures, and newspaper clippings chronicling the branch’s mission to protect and advance the health and welfare of St. Louis-area residents.
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Missouri Association for Social Welfare Records, 1944-2010 (CA4086)
183.7 cubic feet, 3 video cassettes, 2 audio cassettes, 5 oversize items
Addition of material on the organization’s regional divisions, committees, and task forces; annual conference material; correspondence; reports; board materials; photographs; publications; subject files relating to aging, health, children, housing, homelessness, and criminal justice; membership records; financial records; and miscellaneous material.
Missouri Association for Social Welfare Records, 1908-1971 (C3475)
79.0 cubic feet (6,647 folders), 23 oversize volumes, 6 card files
Records of an association organized to improve and extend the health and welfare of the people of the State of Missouri, and to promote the improvement of public and private social services and the prevention of poverty, crime, and disease in the state. The records consist of correspondence, minutes, committee records, newsletters and conference materials.
Missouri Association of Architects (MAA) Records, 1944-1984 (K0099)
0.24 c.f.
Correspondence, meeting records, by-laws, and publications of the MAA, as well as those of the American Institute of Architects. Also included is a brief history of the Missouri Council of Architects and its predecessor organizations and the establishment of a registration law for the architectural professions in Missouri.
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Missouri Association of Colored Women's Clubs Records, 1932-1986 (C3801)
0.6 cubic feet (32 folders)
The records of the state organization and member clubs of an association to improve the status of Black women in the home and community include correspondence, financial records, conference files and programs, and information on the history of the organization and member clubs.
Missouri Association of Mexican War Veterans Reunion Notice, 1904 (C3267)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Announcement of a reunion of the National Association of Mexican War Veterans by the president of the Missouri Association, Odon Guitar, to be held in St. Louis, 16-17 September 1904.
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Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges Records, 1914-1979 (C3658)
1.2 cubic feet (75 folders, 3 volumes)
Minutes, bylaws, correspondence, resolutions, association histories, probate decisions and financial reports of the Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges from its founding in 1914 as the Missouri Probate Judges’ Association to 1979. The organization has also been called the Missouri Association of Probate Judges and the Missouri Association of Probate and Magistrate Judges during the course of its history.
Missouri Association of Republicans Records, 1914, 1944-2013 (C4307)
0.5 cubic feet (11 folders)
The records of the Missouri Association of Republicans largely contain materials for Lincoln Days including programs, tickets, registration forms, correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs, and campaign materials. Included are lists of officers and vice presidents, as well as Missouri Federation of Republican Women materials pertaining to the event. The correspondence of Herbert Douglas, 1943 president and historian of the Missouri Association of Republicans, regards the history of the Association of Young Republicans of Missouri.
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Missouri Association of School Librarians Records, 1942-2017 (CA5605)
58.4 cubic feet, 7 video cassettes, 8 CDs, 68 computer discs
The records of a professional association for school librarians include board minutes, correspondence, reports, membership and financial records, publications, committee work, conference materials, administrative files, and miscellaneous material.
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Missouri Association of the Future Farmers of America Records, 1928-1980 (C3644)
3 rolls of microfilm
Records of the state organization of affiliated high school FFA chapters. Includes constitution and bylaws, applications for and articles of incorporation, minutes of meetings, and scrapbooks on state and local chapter activities.
Missouri Athletic Trainers' Association Records, no date (CA6040)
4 cubic feet
Addition of membership applications, meeting minutes, committee minutes, correspondence, and newsletters. See also C2793.
Missouri Athletic Trainers' Association Records, 1977-1994 (C2793)
0.4 cubic feet
Records of the association document annual meetings, awards, and other membership activities, including schedules and announcements of meetings, foundational documents, correspondence among members, election records, and files on inductees to the Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame. Several versions of legislation requiring the registration of athletic trainers in Missouri are also included, along with related comments and correspondence.
Missouri Auditor Receipts, 1822-1840 (C0136)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Certifications for the payment of salaries to members of the House of Representatives and Senate and various judicial officers.
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Missouri Automobile Club Marker Dedication Photographs, 1932 (P1155)
Photographs of the ceremonies for the dedication of a Missouri Automobile Club Granite Boulder and Tablet at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO, 1932. Also includes a photograph of a symbolic bond burning to celebrate the retirement of bonds funding the state's highway system.
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Missouri Baptist Associations Records, 1912-1980 (R0394)
17 folders microfilmed
This collection consists largely of printed minutes of annual meetings of United or Missionary
Baptist associations in southern Missouri. The minutes include the records of annual sessions,
committee reports, and statistical information on the associations and their constituent churches.
Also included are a few miscellaneous Baptist publications.
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Missouri Bicentennial Commission Records, 2008-2022 (CA6643)
2.75 cubic feet, 943 GB of digital files, 2 flash drives, 2 external drives, 4 oversize items
The records of the Missouri Bicentennial Commission include promotional and planning material; poster contest submissions; correspondence; artifacts; video recordings; photographs; exhibit material; project materials on the Missouri Bicentennial Quilt, Missouri Community Legacies, and My Missouri 2021 Photograph Contest; and miscellaneous administrative material. Includes radio scripts and audio recordings of Bill Eddleman’s Missouri Bicentennial Minute that aired on KRCU Public Radio.
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Missouri Board of Public Works Railroad Report, 1859 (C2850)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Report to Governor Robert M. Stewart on six railroads in Missouri: Pacific Railroad, southwest branch of the Pacific Railroad, Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, Cairo and Fulton Railroad, St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad, and North Missouri Railroad. OVERSIZE.
Missouri Botanical Garden Photographs, 1951, no date (P0815)
6 photographs
Photos of Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
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Missouri Broadcasters Association Radio Archives Collection, 1941-2023 (CA6491)
0.2 cubic feet, 19.7 GB of digital files, 28 audio cassettes, 75 audio tapes, 20 CDs, 8 DVDs, 1 NAB cartridge
Audio recordings of radio airchecks, station IDs, promos, and broadcasts collected by the Missouri Broadcasters Association as part of a pilot program for the Library of Congress’ Radio Preservation Task Force. The collection contains audio digitized by Missouri radio stations, along with some original recordings and other miscellaneous material.
Missouri Broiler Festival and Barbecue, Crane, Missouri Collection, 1952-1954 (R0667)
(1 folder)
This is a scrapbook concerning the annual poultry festivals at Crane in Stone County, Missouri. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, programs and miscellandous printed materials.
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Missouri Bureau of Public Roads Photographs, 1920-1949 (P0196)
0.125 linear feet
Original photos of projects in Missouri for Bureau of Public Roads.
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Missouri Business Education Association Records, 1959-2006 (CA5353)
4.5 cubic feet
The records of the organization include president’s files, meeting minutes and agendas, constitution, conference materials, financial and membership records, correspondence, and miscellaneous material. Includes some Missouri Vocational Association materials.