Manuscripts Index
Missouri Honor Medalist Portraits, 1933-1975 (P1209)
Portraits of recipients of the Missouri Honor Medal, awarded by the University of Missouri's School of Journalism for distinguished service in journalism. Represented in this collection are Pauline Frederich, Sylvia Porter, Dorothy Roe Lewis, Katharine Graham, Doris Fleeson, Malvina Lindsay, Mary Margaret McBride, and Daniel Fitzpatrick.
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Missouri Humanities Council Records, 1971-2020 (S0936)
115 cubic feet, 45.4 GB
The Missouri Humanities Council Records contains grant proposals, evaluations, development meeting minutes, program guidelines, reports, and newsletters pertaining to the group’s mission to assist libraries, museums, and other organizations in promoting educational programs focusing on history, law, ethics, philosophy, and anthropology. The majority of the collection contains grant proposals submitted to the Missouri Humanities Council by various organizations in Missouri; the grant proposal files include the proposals, correspondence, and program evaluations. The Missouri Humanities Council was founded in 1971 and is affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities. It has offices in Kansas City and St. Louis. The materials in this collection date from 1971 to 2020.
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Missouri Hybrid Corn Company (Fulton, Mo.) Records, 1932-1981 (C2966)
5 cubic feet
The business records of the first hybrid corn company in Missouri include early company histories, scrapbooks, Italian POW labor records, and extensive financial records.
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Missouri Immigration Oral History Project, 2023 (C4649)
0.1 cubic feet (3 folders), 8.79 GBs
Interviews with immigrants to Missouri, their descendants, and people who had interactions or relationships with immigrant communities in Missouri.
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Missouri Infantry Regiment, Phelps's, Quartermaster Records, 1862 (R0272)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Missouri Infantry Regiment, Phelps’s Quartermaster Records contain a microfilm copy of the accounts kept by Lieutenant Robert B. Owens, quartermaster for the Phelps’s Regiment while stationed at Rolla, Lebanon, and Springfield, Missouri in 1862. The accounts include records of receipt and issue of food, forage, clothing and camp equipage, lists of civilians employed by the army, and notes on wagon trains in quartermaster service.
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Missouri Innovation & Exploration Oral History Project Records, 2018 (C4352)
0.4 cubic feet (17 folders), 32 CDs
The collection consists of interviews with Missourians who have been involved with projects related to innovation and exploration in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The collection includes digitally recorded interviews and transcripts of the interviews.
Missouri Institute for Justice, Inc. Records, 1964-2007 (K0599)
20 c.f.
Records of an organization created to educate citizens and lawyers about the "Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan", an amendment to the Missouri Constitution approved in 1940. Includes minutes, correspondence, reports, publications, and financial records. Also project files for the Law Student Ordinance Revision Program and film footage for an educational series entitled, "Your Day in Court".
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Missouri Judges Portraits, 1845-1938 (P1085)
Portraits of Missouri judges.
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Missouri Labor Agreements Collection, 1960s-1970s (CA6598)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Labor agreements between local Missouri unions and various industries including meat cutting and butchery, garments, breweries, and automobiles.
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Missouri Land and Live Stock Company and Missouri Land Company of Scotland Papers, 1881-1924 (C0825)
4 rolls of microfilm
Records, reports, and correspondence of companies which had main offices in Edinburgh, Scotland. Their purpose was to obtain land in southwest Missouri to sell or lease.
Originals in Colorado State Archives.
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Missouri Land Records, 1843-1898 (C3680)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Abstract of title to lands in Johnson County, Missouri, 1898; land deeds, Henry and Johnson Counties, Missouri, 1843-1871.
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Missouri League for Nursing Records, 1919-1980s (CA4598)
18.9 cubic feet
The records of a professional organization concerned with nursing and nursing education include minutes, reports, state review board materials, workshop materials, programs and evaluations, convention materials, and miscellaneous material.
Missouri Legacy Radio Program Records, 1980s (CA6268)
0.2 cubic feet, 50 audio cassettes, 16 audio tapes
Audio recordings and related material of a 1980s radio program featuring "profiles of traditional artists representing the diverse cultural heritage of Missouri." The series was produced by Susan Newstead and KOPN-FM, with support of the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center.
Missouri Legislators Portraits, 1880-1996 (P1084)
Portraits of Missouri's United States senators and representatives.
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Missouri Librarians Oral History Collection, 2020-2021 (C4501)
190 GB of digital files (65 mp4s)
The collection contains digital video oral history interviews conducted by Steve W. Campbell, director of the Scenic Regional Library in Union, Missouri, with retired library directors from across the state about their lives and careers.
Missouri Libraries Film Cooperative Records, 1948-1997 (CA6117)
11 cubic feet
Records and other organizational papers of the Missouri Libraries Film Cooperative. A grant to the Missouri State Library in 1948 created the MLFC to develop a statewide film circuit. The Cooperative dissolved in 1996. Includes correspondence, photographs and microfilm, master's thesis, journal articles and other historical materials, and financial records.
Missouri Libraries Network Board Minutes, 1982-1985 (CA6116)
0.4 cubic feet
Meeting minutes of the Missouri Libraries Network Board, 1982-1985.
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Missouri Library Association Records, 1900-1994 (C0515)
32.2 cubic feet (1325 folders); 107 rolls of microfilm
The organizational records of the Missouri Library Association consist of by-laws and constitutions, correspondence, financial and membership records including account books, journals and ledgers, handbooks, miscellaneous newsletters and other publications, minutes and reports, newspaper clippings, promotional materials, programs, resolutions, photographs, and scrapbooks.
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Missouri Library Association Records, 1916-2018 (CA6066)
31.7 cubic feet, 6 audio tapes, 1 audio disc, 1 audio cassette, 4 video tapes, 1 video cassette, 2 oversize items
Addition of correspondence, financial records, membership directories, conference materials, administrative files, publications, and minutes.
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Missouri Lives Oral History Project Records, 2014-2018 (C4249)
0.01 cubic feet (13 folder), 27 CDs, 1 DVD, 80.1 GBs
The collection consists of interviews with a wide array of Missourians who have had an interesting personal history and life. The collection consists of digitally recorded interviews, transcripts, and ephemera.
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Missouri Lumber & Mining Company Records, 1888-1918 (R0140)
7 volumes, 2 folders microfilmed
These are papers of Dr. Alexander Johnston, Chief Surgeon of the Missouri Lumber and Mining
Company at Grandin, Carter County, Missouri. The collection consists primarily of records of
the Employees Hospital Association of the lumber company, with miscellaneous material from the
Congregational Church at Grandin
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Missouri Lumber and Mining Company Records, 1853-1945 (C2557)
114.6 cubic feet (7109 folders, 194 volumes, 1 roll of microfilm)
The records of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company contain Correspondence, minutes of board of directors' meetings, and financial and operating records of a Grandin, MO, land and lumber company, which operated in Butler, Carter, Reynolds, Ripley and Wayne Counties.
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Missouri Lumber and Mining Company Photographs, 1906-1916 (C3875)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Photographs of various Missouri Lumber and Mining Company operations in and around the Ozark town of Grandin, MO. Taken and collected by Harry M. Griffith, a company physician.
Missouri Methodist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1906-1938 (C2148)
1.0 cubic foot (11 volumes)
Records of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Columbia, formerly the Broadway Methodist Church.
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Missouri Military Academy Photographs, 1988 (P0445)
3 photographs
Photographs of the Missouri Military Academy, ca. 1988
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Missouri Military Portraits, 1860-1950 (P1197)
Portraits of military servicemembers and officers from or with connection to Missouri.
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Missouri Mule History Project Records, 1980-1993 (C3954)
2 cubic feet (152 folders), 148 audio cassettes, 1 CD
Records produced by a University of Missouri project to document the history of the state's mule industry, consisting of oral history recordings and transcripts of interviews with men and women concerning their experiences with the Missouri mule, project produced publications, and promotional materials.
Missouri Museums Association Records, 1970s-2021 (CA5823)
2.9 cubic feet, 104 MB of digital files
Records of the organization include correspondence, financial and membership records, newsletters, conference material, meeting minutes, and miscellaneous records.
Missouri Music Teachers Association Records, 1910-2004; bulk 1963-1995 (C4670)
7.0 cubic feet (141 folders) 4 audio tapes
The records of the organization include correspondence, financial reports, membership lists, newsletters, board meeting minutes, promotional materials, convention records, publications, audio tapes of original musical compositions, and miscellaneous material.
Missouri National Forests Association Books, 1933-1935 (C1175)
0.23 cubic feet (2 volumes)
History and records of national forest movement in Missouri compiled by Robert Good, president of the association. V. 1, Newspaper clippings, 1933-1935; V. 2, Minutes and correspondence, 1933-1934.
Missouri National Guard Photographs, 1893-1932 (P0076)
0.2 linear feet
Images of Charles Lindbergh, aerial photos of Columbia, MO, Fort Riley (KS), Lambert Airfield, 35th Division Aviation, Digital images of Fort Riley, national guard officers under Gov. Wm. J. Stone.
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Missouri National Organization for Women Records, 1968-2013 (C0781)
5.0 cubic feet (130 folders), 2 video cassettes, 1 audio cassette, 1 oversize volume
The records of the Missouri National Organization for Women contain governance resources, publications, conference information, membership lists, financial records, individual chapter materials, correspondence, and material concerning political issues such as the ERA.
Missouri Native Plant Society, Hawthorn Chapter (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1984-1986 (C4564)
0.02 (1 folder)
Correspondence pertaining to the establishment of the Hawthorn Chapter (Columbia) of the Missouri Native Plant Society. Also includes copies of the chapter's newsletter, "The Hawthorn News," bylaws, minutes of board meetings, and membership lists.
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Missouri Newspapers Oral History Project Records, 1996-2013 (C3965)
0.2 cubic feet, 21 audio cassettes, 2 CDs
Interviews with Missouri newspaper people regarding the history and evolution of newspapers in Missouri. The records include audio cassettes, transcripts, logs, notes, correspondence, and related ephemera.
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Missouri Nurses Association Records, 1902-1993 (CA4451)
95 cubic feet
The records of a professional organization include correspondence, insurance records, convention materials, reports, committee material, legislative files, membership records, publications, and miscellaneous materials.
Missouri Opera Star Portraits, 1928 (P1082)
Portraits of Missouri opera stars of the early 20th century.
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Missouri Ozarks Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1929 (R1196)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a certificate of investment in the Missouri Ozarks Chamber of Commerce dated April 5, 1929, for J. M. Cape of Steelville, in Crawford County, Missouri. It constitutes a three-year pledge to support the Chamber at two dollars per years. Officers name on the certificate are F. H. Wielandy, Claude Bass, and E. K. Ponder.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Company Collection, circa 1920 (R0156)
0.1 cubic foot 1 folder
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company Collection contains a photocopy of an illustrated promotional booklet, “The Arcadia Country.” The booklet describes the Arcadia Valley in Iron County, Missouri. Also included are photocopies of views of the railway depot at Arcadia, Missouri and a Missouri Pacific route map.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, White River Division Collection, 1929 (R1209)
(1 folder)
This is an illustrated promotional brochure advertising the White River Division of the Missouri Pacific Railway. It includes a route map showing towns and features along the line from Crane, Missouri, to Diaz and Newport, Arkansas, a montage entitled "Outdoor Life is Pleasant in The White River Country of the Ozarks," and a listing of representatives of the railroad's passenger and agricultural departments.
Missouri Pacific Railroad Records, 1905-1945 (CA6365)
4.7 cubic feet
Records of the railroad largely consist of field books containing survey information. Also includes valuation notes.
Missouri Pacific Railway Company Records, circa 1911 (R0459)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company Collection contains illustrated promotional booklets advertising railroad lands for sale in northeastern and central Arkansas. The booklets include descriptions and photographs of twenty-one counties, with information on agricultural production, stock raising, and railroad connections in the region.
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Missouri Pacific Railway Company, Summer and Winter Health and Pleasure Resorts Collection, 1888 (R1001)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a photocopy of an illustrated promotional booklet published by the passenger department of the Missouri Pacific Railway. It concerns resorts along the rail lines in the western and southwestern states, especially those in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Texas.
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Missouri Pacific Women's Club of Poplar Bluff, Missouri Records, circa 1946-1990 (R0433)
(4 folders)
These are scrapbooks of the Missouri Pacific Women's Club of Poplar Bluff in Butler County, Missouri. The club was composed of the relatives of Missouri Pacific Railroad employees. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, photographs, minutes of meetings, and miscellaneous material concerning the club's activities.
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Missouri Park and Recreation Association Records, 1938-1992 (C3649)
12 cubic feet (620 folders)
Origin, history and meetings of an organization whose members seek to promote the general welfare of the people through a recreation program. Minutes of the executive boards, committee work, conference and treasurers' reports and correspondence are included. The last section of the collection comprises papers relating to supervised recreation in Columbia, Missouri, 1940-1960.
Missouri Parks Association Records, 1982-1995 (S0938)
0.8 cubic foot, 13 folders
The Missouri Parks Association Records (MPA) contain correspondence, legal materials, board meeting minutes, publications, newsletters, and reports relating to the organization’s mission to protect, enhance, and preserve Missouri state parks and historic sites. Included in the collection is MPA’s serial publication The Heritage. The bulk of this collection includes correspondence to and from board members as well as Missouri’s political figures including former Missouri governors, senators, and attorney general. These individuals include John Ashcroft, Mel Carnahan, and Kit Bond. Additionally, these records contain the National Park Services’ National Register of Historic Places – Nomination Forms for architectural sites in Missouri state parks that hold historical significance, such as bridges, lodges, and cabins.
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Missouri Patriotic Associations Collection, no date (CA5939)
0.6 cubic feet, 1 roll of microfilm
Records of state and local chapters of various patriotic and heritage associations in Missouri.
Missouri Peace Society Papers, 1912-1919 (C1805)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of the Missouri Peace Society contain a bank pass book and three vouchers for the Missouri Peace Society.
Missouri Peace Studies Institute Records, 1965-1979 (C3694)
6.8 cubic feet (495 folders)
The records of a Columbia-based organization established in 1968 to discover ways to implement peace, to promote and encourage peace research and education, and to work with other peace organizations, include the group’s organizational records and subject files.
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Missouri Photographs Collection, 1912-1954 (SP0031)
.1 cubic foot (1 folder, 6 photographs)
The Missouri Photographs Collection consists of various photographs from the state of Missouri, as well as several postcards for attractions around the state, including Meramec Caverns. The collection also contains an address book dated 1954.
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Missouri Place Name Survey Papers, 1954-1982 (C4390)
1.2 cubic feet (35 folders)
Correspondence, newsletters, notes, research material, papers, proposal, and publications of a committee of professors who undertook a Missouri Place Name Survey, building largely on the work of Professor of English Robert L. Ramsay, whose students compiled a survey of Missouri places in the 1930s. The survey was intended to produce a dictionary of Missouri place names.