Manuscripts Index
Duncan C. and James R. Milner Letters, 1863-1865 (C0365)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains typed copies of letters from soldiers in Sherman's army to relatives in Ohio describing army life. Telegram to Sherman from Henry Halleck, 1864, announcing victory over enemy in battle. Letters pertaining to James R. Milner's assignment in the army.
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Milton D. Rafferty Photograph Collection, 1933, 1967 (P1190)
Photographs used to illustrate Milton D. Rafferty's article "Missouri's Black Walnut Kernel Industry" Missouri Historical Review, Volume 63 Issue 2, January 1969.
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Edward Minden St. Louis Streetcar Photographs, 1930-1950 (S0753)
0.25 cubic foot, 46 negatives
Edward Minden primarily was interested in the Long Island Railroad and the trolley and subway systems in Brooklyn and Queens. The Queens Borough Library received several Edward Minden photographs in the Ron Ziel Collection of Long Island Railroad Photographs. The photos Minden took of streetcars in St. Louis comprised part of that collection.
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Mine La Motte Company Collection, 1916 (R0930)
(1 folder)
This is a report to the stockholders of the Mine La Motte Company from president A. J. Meier, dated March 31, 1916, the report presents in favorable terms the conditions and prospects of the company's mining and other operations in Madison and Saint Francois Counties in Missouri.
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Mine La Motte Estate (Madison County, Mo.) Records, 1875-1897 (C1260)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)
Miners' register including two sets of mining rules and regulations and the signatures of miners employed.
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Mine La Motte Records, 1840-1929 (R1347)
0.25 cubic foot (4 folders)
The Mine La Motte records document mining history in Mine La Motte, a town in Missouri's Old Lead Belt. The papers include maps, letters, and stock certificates.
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Mine La Motte, Missouri Collection, 1839 (R0034)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Mine La Motte, Missouri Collection contains a photocopy of a pamphlet published by the proprietors of Mine La Motte to publicize to potential capitalist interested in investing. Also included are excerpts from a speech given to the citizens of Fredericktown, Missouri by Thomas Green Clemson, geologist and mineralogist.
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Mine La Motte, Missouri Land Records, circa 1922 (R0027)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Mine La Motte, Missouri Land Records contains a photocopy of a typescript compilation of the abstract of tile to the property at Mine La Motte in Madison County, Missouri. The abstract was excerpted from the official records of Madison County.
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Lamine River Association of Regular Predestinarian Baptist Records, 1845-1882 (R0284)
0.1 cubic foot (7 folders)
The Lamine River Association of Regular Predestinarian Baptists Records contain the original and photocopied printed annual meeting minutes of the Lamine River Association, dated from 1845 to 1859 and 1877 to 1882. Known first as the Lamine River Regular Baptists Association, the organization was composed of churches in Bates, Camden, Cooper, Jackson, Johnson, Miller, Morgan, and Pettis counties in Missouri.
Miners Bank (Joplin, Mo.) Records, 1877-1915 (C0280)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Incorporation papers, notice of meetings, resolutions, 1915 report, and correspondence.
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Ministerial Alliance of Springfield, Missouri, Records, 1903-1914 (C1371)
0.12 cubic feet (1 volume)
Printed copy of constitution, names and addresses of members, and treasurer's reports, as well as minutes of meetings.
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Charles R. Mink Papers, 1968 (C2740)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Two letters from government officials explaining the tools of measurement used in the pacification of the Vietnamese countryside.
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Minkin Family Papers, 1991-2010 (K0775)
3 c.f.
The Minkin Family Papers contain thirteen typed manuscripts broken down into twelve parts. Rodney Minkin began writing the history in 1991, and finished in 2010. The Minkin family was a prominent Jewish family in the Kansas City area and they were active within the community. The history looks at the Minkin family, the Kansas City Jewish community, and historically significant events that
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Minkin Real Estate Company Records, 1974-2007 (K0624)
105 c.f.
Administrative records of a long standing real estate company in Kansas City area. Includes transaction files; surveys; floor plans; sketches; aerial photographs; correspondence; marketing materials, primarily printed advertising brochures of various properties offered by the Company; and real estate listings of various brokers.
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Gerre Lipoff Minkin Papers, 1993-2009 (K1274)
0.3 cubic foot (18 folders, 21 photographs)
The Gerre Lipoff Minkin Papers include records of the leadership and programming of the Beth Shalom Sisterhood, as well as photographs from an officer installation and copies of the fundraiser calendar produced by the organization. The collection also includes some records related to the Beth Shalom Synagogue board of directors and two copies of "The Scroll" newspaper from 2005 and 2008.
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Minneapolis, Little Rock and Gulf Railway Company Map Collection, 1902 (R0849)
(1 oversize map)
This is a "Map of Part of Dent county, Mo. showing route adopted by the Minneapolis, Little Rock and Gulf Railway Co., 27 August 1902." Lewis S. Reed was president of the company; Wellington B. Johnson was chief engineer.
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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, 1939-2011 (C4721)
6.75 cubic feet (130 folders), 9 oversize volumes, 5 oversize items, 2.23 GB of born digital files, 1 video cassette
Records of the organization include correspondence, photographs, publications, scrapbooks, financial records, Show Me Art, color slides, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.
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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, 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 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 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 Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Records , 1956-2018 (CA6746)
1 cubic foot, 1 oversize volume
The organizational records include correspondence, meeting minutes, conference materials, histories and newsletters. Also includes one oversize scrapbook which contains histories and conference materials.
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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.