Manuscripts Index
Missouri. Franklin County. Tax Lists, 1824 (C2597)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Tax lists from Franklin County.
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Board of Directors' Announcement, Fredericktown, Missouri, 1905 (C2356)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains an announcement issued by the Fredericktown board of directors concerning T.D. Bennick's method of seeking election as county school commissioner.
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Missouri, Glasgow. Board of Education Records, 1875-1917 (C2327)
0.85 cubic feet (8 volumes)
Record books for District 1, Range 17, Township 51, Howard County. Election of directors and minutes of board meetings; textbooks adopted; minutes of annual school meetings; registered voters; teachers' rolls and salaries; school expenses; district clerk's annual enumeration; rules and regulations for students and teachers.
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Missouri Gubernatorial Election Papers, 1940-1941 (C1038)
0.8 cubic feet
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers concerning the contested gubernatorial election of 1940. Candidates were Lawrence McDaniel and Forrest C. Donnell.
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Harmony Mission, Missouri, Plat, 1839 (C1720)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a Photostat of a plat of Township 38 North, Range 30 West by Milburn, the surveyor general, St. Louis, MO, 2 July 1839. Shows location of Harmony Mission.
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Hermann, Missouri, Board of Trustees Records, 1799, 1837-1877 (C2992)
2 rolls of microfilm
Records, in German, of the German Settlement Society of Philadelphia, which founded Hermann. Include land records with maps, bylaws, lists of stockholders, incorporation records, trustees' minutes for 1852-1877, collector and treasurer records, and an architectural drawing of the Town School, 1855.
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Huntsville, Missouri Brochure, c. 1910 (C0742)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Brochure describing the town of Huntsville, circa 1910.
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Independence, Missouri, Notebook, 1961 (C2192)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a notebook compiled by the citizenship classes of Mrs. Ruby Akers Gerrard and William Chrisman, Division II, Independence, MO, on Civil War history of Independence and Jackson County, MO.
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Missouri, Inland and Southern Railway Company Map Collection, 1910 (R0850)
0.25 cubic feet (2 maps)
These are route and profile maps for the Missouri, Inland and Southern Railway Company in Dent County, Missouri. The company was a short-lived organization formed to build an electric railway southward from Rolla, Missouri.
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Missouri. Lewis County. Tax Books, 1850-1851 (C2500)
0.54 cubic feet (2 volumes)
County tax records.
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Marshall, Missouri Centennial Celebration Pamphlet, 1939 (C0744)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
History of Marshall, MO, and tentative plan for a centennial celebration in 1939. Also a list of mayors of Marshall from 1879 to 1939.
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Montgomery County, Missouri, Bear Creek Township Justice of the Peace Docket Book, 1847-1852 (C3811)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Record of court proceedings and stray livestock. Cases concern settlement of debts, loan repayments, damage suits, breach of the peace, and assault and battery. Donor-compiled index included.
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Perry County, Missouri, Stephan Emigration List, 1852-1853 (C1839)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
List of workers and contributions in number of days of work, October and November 1852, and August 1853, of members of the Martin Stephan emigration of German Lutherans to Perry County, MO.
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Persia, Missouri, Bond, 1820 (C2551)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Bond for purchase of land in town of Persia, signed by town trustees Obadiah Babbitt, John Lefler, and Nathaniel Patten.
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Randolph County, Missouri Deeds, 1888-1909 (C3742)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
The collection contains warranty, quitclaim, and trust deeds for properties in Randolph County, Missouri. Also includes a lease for land owned by J.E. Hubbard and a bond for deed.
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Missouri. Randolph County Warranty Deeds, 1879-1910 (C2594)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Miscellaneous warranty deeds and deeds of trust.
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Salisbury, Missouri Lantern Slides, 1910s (C3868)
1 roll of microfilm
Lantern slides of Salisbury residents taken along Salisbury streets by an unknown photographer.
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Missouri School Directors' Oath, 1870s (C3199)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Blank form of oath of allegiance required of school directors.
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Scotland County, Missouri, Justice of the Peace Docket, 1841-1848 (C1245)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains a justice of the peace docket from Maidenkirk Township, Scotland County, Missouri. Includes names of defendants and plaintiffs and outcome of the cases. Some stray livestock records.
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Missouri. Springfield. Abstracts, 1871-1921 (C2340)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Abstracts covering the establishment of Springfield streets and avenues for the period 1871-1921.
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Iron Mountain Township (St. Francois County, Mo.) Poll Book, 1860 (C1378)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Election for president and vice-president of the United States and circuit attorney for the 9th Judicial Circuit in Missouri.
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St. Joseph, Missouri, Urban Renewal Project Records, 1952-1982 (C4170)
0.6 cubic feet (22 folders)
Correspondence, maps, clippings, architectural drawings, and economic data concerning urban renewal in St. Joseph, Missouri, 1952-1982.
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Missouri, St. Louis County Missouri Map, 1960 (S0404)
0.01 cubic foot
A Historic St. Louis County, Missouri, a map prepared by St. Louis County Planning Commission.
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Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, Tax Lists, 1833 (C1470)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a general abstract of the tax lists of Ste. Genevieve County, listing taxable property, assessments, and amount of taxes. Joseph C. Grafton, Ste. Genevieve County court clerk, certified the tax lists.
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Missouri United States Highway 66 Collection, 1930-2017 (SP0080)
.5 cubic foot (10 folders)
The Missouri United States Highway 66 Collection is an artificial collection consisting of multiple acquisitions related to Missouri’s U.S. Highway 66. The collection contains brochures, maps, photographs, postcards, newsletters, and ephemera.
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Missouri, Vernon County. World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 (CA6357)
0.5 cubic feet
World War I service record cards for soldiers from Vernon County, Missouri.
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Warren County, Missouri, Clerk Record Book, 1833-1846 (C0888)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certificates of marriage, registration of ear marks, and records of stray animals--horses, mules, hogs, etc. The strays were taken before a justice of the peace and appraised. Clerks were Carty Wells, 1833-1837; Joseph B. Wells, 1837-1841; and Eli Carter, 1842-1846.
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Missouri, Wayne County Collection, 1985 (C4673)
2 audio cassettes
Audio recordings of Wayne County, Missouri, residents concerning the settlement, education, business, transportation, religion, Civil War, and other aspects of the history of the county.
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Missouri. Webster County Papers, 1836-1840 (C2381)
0.26 cubic feet (13 folders)
Miscellaneous papers of Webster County, MO: county court papers; poll books, 1860-1861; farmers' income lists, 1865; election ballots, 1866-1868; road overseer's tax books, 1872; assessment lists, 1884-1892; marriage license applications, 1900-1924.
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"Missouri--O Promised Land," Herbert S. Jones, 1960 (C2721)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Migration of Bays, McKee and Blue families to St. Joseph, MO, in the 1830s, and their descendants to 1960.
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Missouri-Alaska Gold Company (Paris, Mo.) Letterhead, 1898 (C1676)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains letterhead listing names of the company's officers, $50,000 capital stock, and 1897 incorporation date.
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Missouri-Iowa Border Dispute Collection, 1815-1862 (R1374)
(1 folder)
The Missouri-Iowa Border Dispute records collect 23 miscellaneous documents relating to the disputed Missouri-Iowa border. The collection contains documents in French, English, and Spanish that pertain to the underlying causes of the conflict and the eventual resolution. The collection consists of letters, land deeds, and proclamations that deal with the background and events of the conflict.
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Missouri. 2nd General Assembly Certifications, 1822 (C1685)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certification of money due Ab[ram] S. Pratt as doorkeeper to the State Senate, from Wm. H. Ashley, president, and A. Nelson, secretary, 11 January 1822. Certifications to Joseph W. Garraty as House of Representatives sergeant-at-arms and to William McFarland as a House member, from H.S. Geyer, speaker, and Th. Dougherty, clerk, 12 January 1822.
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Missouri. 6th Circuit Court, Pettis County, Record Book, 1870-1875 (C1202)
0.14 cubic feet (1 volume)
Record book of court cases, containing synopsis of each case, listing witnesses, and giving the outcome.
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Missouri. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Papers, 1967-1977 (C3641)
1.0 cubic foot (80 folders)
Materials from a member of the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Included are correspondence, minutes, National Register nominations, statewide historic preservation plans, publications, and newsletters.
Missouri. Confederate Artillery, King's Battery, Historic Roll, no date (C1498)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains photostats of a historic roll of Captain Houston King's Battery, originally known as the Clark Battery, 2nd Missouri Artillery, Little's Division. An abstract of information in the roll is also included. The original of roll is in the Missouri Adjutant General's office.
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Missouri. Artillery, 2nd Regiment Company B Order Book, 1862-1869 (C1167)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains Civil War orders for the 2nd Regiment, Company B.
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Missouri. Artillery, 2nd Regiment Order Book, 1861-1862 (C1166)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
Civil War order book for southwestern district headquarters, under the command of General Samuel R. Curtis.
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Missouri Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb (Fulton, Mo.) Report, 1851 (C2080)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a report on the organization, facilities, regulations, and proper pupils of the asylum at Fulton.
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Missouri. Auditor's Office Letterbook, 1831-1840 (C1168)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains the letterbook of the auditor of public accounts for Missouri, 1831-1840, from the auditors E. Barcroft, Henry Shurlds, Peter G. Glover, and Hiram H. Baber.
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Missouri. Board of Immigration Report, 1875-1876 (C1557)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Sixth biennial report of the Board of Immigration to the 29th General Assembly. Includes list of members, official report, statistics, minutes of meetings, remarks by Fred Muench, and letter from M. O'Dowd.
Missouri. Capitol, Jefferson City, Architectural Drawings, no date (C0808)
2 oversize items
Plans for north and south elevations of the Capitol, by Tracy and Swartwout, Architects, New York City.
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Missouri. Capitol, St. Charles, Reconstruction Architectural Drawing, 1962 (C0798)
0.02 cubic feet (1 oversize item)
The collection contains a floor plan for the second floor and roof plan of proposed reconstruction of first Missouri State Capitol in St. Charles. Drawing by Kenneth E. Coombs, Architect, Kansas City, for Missouri State Park Board.
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Missouri. Cavalry 10th Regiment Volunteers Morning Reports, 1864-1865 (C1169)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains Civil War morning reports written from Memphis, Tennessee, by M.H. Lusk, Commander.
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Missouri. Cavalry. 1st Battalion. United States Reserve Corps Record Books, 1861-1865 (C2493)
0.22 cubic feet (2 volumes)
Vol. 1 Company orders, 1 March 1862-1 February 1863.
Vol. 2 Company clothing, 1 September 1861-1 October 1865.
Three companies of the 1st Battalion, USRC, consolidated with other troops to form the 5th Missouri Cavalry in 1862.
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Missouri. Cavalry, 1st Regiment, Missouri State Militia, Company K Reports, 1864-1865 (C2069)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Morning reports and remarks.
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Missouri. Cavalry, 1st Regiment. Company K Records, 1856-1887 (C1022)
0.2 cubic feet (13 folders)
Records created by the Captain and 1st lieutenant, including invoices of ordnance or equipment, reports of quartermaster's property received or lost, special requisitions and legal papers issued to and by Company K of the 1st Missouri Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.
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Missouri. Cavalry, 2nd Regiment, Volunteers, Missouri State Militia, Company L, Papers, 1865 (C2871)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The muster-out roll of Company L, and a brief history of Civil War service of that company. OVERSIZE.
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Missouri. Cavalry, 4th Regiment, Missouri State Militia, Company K, Muster-Out Roll, 1865 (C2706)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Muster-out roll and payroll for this company.
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Missouri. Cavalry, 8th Regiment, Volunteers, Company L, Muster-Out Roll, 1863 (C2872)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Muster-out roll. OVERSIZE.