Manuscripts Index
L.F. Moore Collection, 1919, 1939 (P0134)
13 photographs
Linn County postcards and photos, many depicting sites related to General John J. Pershing or named after him.
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Lafayette Moore Papers, 1930s (CA2607)
18 cubic feet
Correspondence, clippings, printed material, photographs, and miscellany primarily concerned with Moore's role in establishing the General John J. Pershing Memorial State Park in Laclede, Missouri.
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Mary Brown Daniel Moore Letter, 1936 (C0619)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Ida C. Bates, Columbia, Missouri, from Nashville, Tennessee, Feb. 26, 1936. Description of the experiences of her mother, Elizabeth Brown Daniel at Christian College, Columbia, Missouri, in 1863 and 1864. She also attended Independence Female College and Howard Female College.
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Meredith Tarlton Moore Papers, 1906-1908 (K0202)
0.1 c.f.
Notes and transcript reports from interviews with Meredith Tarlton Moore, a soldier in the Mexican War and a trader on the California Trail
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Moothart College Photograph Collection, circa 1910 (R0241)
0.01 cubic foot (1 35mm slide)
The Moothart College Photograph Collection contains a photograph of the football team of Moothart College in Farmington, Missouri. The view has been copied on one 35mm slide.
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Mora School, Benton County, Missouri Records, 1870-1957 (R0254)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Mora School, Benton County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the records of Mora School in northern Benton County, Missouri. Included are the records of the district clerk and attendance records kept by the teachers.
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David Morantz Papers, 1909-1952 (K0627)
8 c.f.
Papers of Kansas City area businessman who compiled stories from the Talmud which were syndicated in newspapers as "Talmudic Tales". Also includes his business and religious organizational activities as well as research files and writings on the Talmud, Jewish history and law, dietary laws, and anti-Semitism.
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Shirley Rae Tranin Morantz and Stanley Aaron Morantz Papers, 1922-2010 (K0648)
4 c.f.
Personal papers of Shirley Morantz, Administrative Secretary for the National Office of the Panel of American Women, and Stanley Morantz, board member of numerous religious and civic groups. Also programs, clippings, military papers, speeches and writings by and organizational publications and awards received Stanley Morantz.
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Fern Moreland Photograph Collection, 1900-1985 (P0461)
23 photographs
Copy photos of Hahatonka, Camden County
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Morgan and Johnson Counties, Missouri Scrapbook Collection, 1905-1943 (R0622)
0.5 cubic foot (2 oversize volumes, 1 roll of microfilm)
The Morgan and Johnson Counties, Missouri Scrapbook Collection contains scrapbooks consisting of clippings of obituaries and death notices. The emphasis is on individuals from Morgan, Miller, Johnson, and Henry Counties in Missouri. Most of the clippings concern residents of Versailles in Morgan County, and Chilhowee in Johnson County.
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Morgan County Home and Infirmary Records, 1913-1973 (R0121)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Morgan County Home and Infirmary Collection contains photocopies of specifications and historical accounts of the ‘poor farm’ near Versailles, Missouri. Included are elevations and floor plans and three secondary accounts of the Home’s history.
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Morgan County, Missouri Churches Collection, 1917-1979 (R0429)
9 folders
These are printed histories and programs for nine churches in Morgan and Moniteau counties of
Missouri. Included are Baptist, Methodist, United Church of Christ, Lutheran, and Mennonite congregations
in or near Versailles, Fortuna, Florence, Glensted, and Pyrmont.
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Morgan County, Missouri Collection, 1964-1982 (R0423)
5 folders
These are papers on various topics of Morgan County's history, including histories of the towns
of Fortuna, Barnett, and Laurie, a memoir of mule-buying, and an investigation of major mining
sites.
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Morgan County, Missouri Map, no date (R0768)
(1 oversize map)
This is a map of Morgan County in the central mineral and coal fields of Missouri. The undated map shows the locations of principal towns and villages, roads, churches, schools, mines, and deposits of barite, coal, kaolin, lead, and zinc.
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Morgan County, Missouri Tax Records, 1844 (R0420)
1 volume microfilmed
This is a record of assessments on real estate and personal property in Morgan County, Missouri.
The volume includes a listing of taxpayers, the amount of taxable property, including slaves,
and the amounts assessed. There are separate lists of assessments of property in the towns of Versailles,
Florence, and Mining Post.
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Clara Washburn Morgan Diary, 1885 (C3818)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Diary kept by Morgan, the wife of five-term Missouri Congressman Charles Henry Morgan, in Washington, D.C., during 1885. The diary records such events as a suffrage meeting, Washington politics, and Grover Cleveland's inauguration and provides insight into family life and entertaining.
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George Morgan Speech, 1973 (K0980)
0.01 c.f.
Audio tape of a speech made by Morgan a Political Parties Class at Center High School, on political boss Tom Pendergast.
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J.W. Morgan Ledger, 1875-1877 (C0295)
1 oversize volume
Ledger of the mercantile firm and medical practice of J.W. Morgan, Graham, Nodaway County, Missouri. Includes names of customers, items purchased, and prices.
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Speer Morgan Papers, 1970s-1990s (CA6122)
5 cubic feet
The papers of the University of Missouri English professor include correspondence, personal writing and manuscript files, book reviews, speeches, miscellaneous papers, publishing materials (correspondence, royalty statements etc.), and newspapers clippings. Dr. Morgan has published numerous fictional works and short stories, as well as edited The Missouri Review since 1980.
T. Clifford Morgan Collection, 1853-1983 (C4338)
0.25 cubic feet (6 folders)
The collection contains documents, books, and ledgers collected by T. Clifford Morgan for research of his wife’s family.
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Wick Morgan Journal, 1854 (C3817)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Journal of Wick Morgan describing his trip to California from Dade County, Missouri, with a wagon train. The notes detail the availability of food, the conditions of the roads, and the mileage traveled daily by the group.
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Leone Levinson Morgenstern Memoir, 1989 (K1049)
0.1 c.f.
"I Remember" details the life of Morgenstern and her work in radio, television and the theater, and as a writer.
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Charles A. Morgenthaler Papers, 1870-1981 (C3004)
3.4 cubic feet
The papers of Charles A. Morgenthaler, a commercial artist and illustrator from Hallsville, Missouri, consist of photographs, sketches, scrapbooks, account books, and correspondence relating to his artwork. Family papers and photographs are also included in this collection.
Charles A. Morgenthaler Papers, no date (CA6444)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Addition of photographs, largely of airplanes and trains. See also C3004.
Carol Wood Moriarty Papers, 1982-1990 (C4373)
1.0 cubic foot (25 folders), 1 oversize item
Papers of a managing editor at the Anchorage Times, include professional and personal correspondence, articles, Journalism and Women Symposium materials, and photographs.
Morisse Family Papers, 1854-2023 (S0269)
22.3 cubic feet
The Morisse Family Papers contain correspondence, photographs, reel-to-reel tapes, and citizenship papers of the Morisse, Zimmerman, Walter, and Rosenthal families of St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as well as Quincy, Illinois. Materials of interest include photograph albums compiled by Herbert Ernest Morisse, documenting the Morisse families' involvement with Boy Scout Troop 21 of the Ethical Society of St. Louis and their outings at Herb Ella cabin along the Black River. The albums also contain photographs chronicling Herbert Ernest Walter Morisse's years as a student at Washington University in the early 1930s. Other materials of interest include correspondence between Marian Morisse and her brothers, Walter and Henry Hoener, during World War II.
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Christopher Morley Letter, 1939 (C0774)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains one letter to a Mr. Sabel from New York City, 13 January 1939. Letter to autograph seeker declining to sign name to item written by Don (Marquis); this letter to serve as his autograph instead.
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William Howard Morman Photograph Collection, 1871 (P0770)
3 photographs
Photos of the Greer family home, spring, and mill, near Alton in Oregon County.
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MORNING STAR Records, [1856-1859 (C2392)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The records contain a bill of fare and timetable for St. Louis to St. Joseph, MO, and return of the Missouri River Thursday packet, MORNING STAR. T.H. Brierly, master, and J.B. Weaver, clerk. The MORNING STAR was built in 1856 and destroyed by fire June 21, 1859.
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Morris Family Papers, 1837-1943 (R0390)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Morris Family Papers contain photocopies of promissory notes, land papers, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers of the Morris family of Greene and Webster counties in Missouri.
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Morris Family Papers, 1880-1946 (C0369)
1 cubic foot
Financial records, correspondence, notary public records, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items of Byron V. Morris and Frank B. Morris, Rockbridge, Ozark County, MO. Account books from B.V. Morris' businesses.
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Albert G. Morris Collection, 1898-1903 (R1137)
(1 folder)
These are merchants' receipts to Albert G. Morris and his business partners, J. W. Toliver and Elmer Lindley, at Dadeville in Dade County, Missouri. Morris, Toliver, and Lindley were proprietors of a hardware, implements, and undertaking firm.
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Ann Morris Papers, 1927-2000 (S0767)
1 cubic feet, 37 folders, 36 cassette tapes
The papers of Ann Morris contain oral histories and subject files pertaining to the history of St. Louis in the 20th-century. Topics of interest include the development of the Gateway Arch, the Metrolink, and Tom Curtis.
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Ann Morris Video Collection, 1994-1999 (S0943)
1 cubic foot
This collection contains videotapes on the St. Louis Zoo, Kirkwood, and the St. Louis Art Museum, collected by Ann Morris, the former Associate Director of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-St. Louis.
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Joe Alex Morris Sr. Papers, 1926-1979 (C0229)
1 cubic foot (69 folders), 1 oversize volume
The papers of Joe Alex Morris, Sr., a journalist and author from Lancaster, MO, include story drafts and notes, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper and magazine clippings.
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Joseph Morris Family Letters, 1840-1908 (C0426)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder, 1 roll of microfilm)
Letters from Joseph Morris and daughter, Sara Morris Mottram, from England to relatives in Tennessee. Political affairs in England, and general family news.
Leona Morris Collection, 1900-1986 (P0404)
0.125 linear feet
Yarrow Mill, Macon County, MO; postcards and photographs of historic sites across Missouri.
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Ralph L. Morris Papers, 1911-1990s (C4367)
0.75 cubic feet (20 folders)
The papers chronicle the lives of Ralph L. Morris and his wife, Alice “Billie” Morris, and include photographs, newspaper articles, a scrapbook, and genealogical material.
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Rebecca Morris Papers, 1972-1980 (K0313)
1 c.f.
News clippings, correspondence, state voting records, campaign materials, and speeches about the Equal Rights Amendment collected by Morris, field coordinator for the Missouri Equal Rights Amendment Coalition and vice president of the Kansas City Chapter of the Women's Political Caucus.
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Wilson C. Morris Papers, no date (CA5205)
0.2 cubic feet
Papers of a physics professor at State Normal School at Warrensburg, MO. Includes a typed manuscript of "Physics in the Secondary Schools" and State Normal School Bulletin of 1915-1916.
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Wilson C. Morris Papers, 1915 (C4646)
0.3 cubic feet (7 folders)
Papers of a physics professor at State Normal School at Warrensburg, MO. Includes a typed manuscript of "Physics in the Secondary Schools" and State Normal School Bulletin of 1915-1916.
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Morrison Family Papers, 1800s-1950; bulk dates 1840s-1880s (C4731)
1.0 cubic foot (42 folders), 2 oversize items
Family and business papers of the Morrison family of Howard County, Missouri. Largely concerns Alfred Williams Morrison (1802-1883), as well as his sons, James P. and Preston E. Morrison.
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I.G. Morrison Papers, 1940 (C2174)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of I.G. Morrison contain the paper "Thomas Hart Benton Murals, Missouri State Capitol: An Interpretative Lecture," 2 September 1940, and a positive photostat of letter to I.G. Morrison from Thomas Hart Benton, Chilmark, MA, 14 September 1940. Morrison presented description, history and symbolism of the murals. Benton defined the purpose of art and expressed approval of Morrison's paper.
Morrison, Missouri, Board of Trustees Records, 1899-1942 (C2979)
1 roll of microfilm
Two volumes consisting of board minutes, 1919-1942, and treasurer's ledger dating from incorporations in 1899 to 1919. Minutes deal with general administration of this Gasconade County village. Ledger contains income and expense accounts and lists of taxation and business licenses. Loose items include a 1918 ordinance for the extension of the corporate limits and information on village electrification, 1917.
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Ruth Morrison Papers, 1924-1953 (R1446)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Ruth Morrison Papers is a collection of newspaper clippings documenting the class of 1927 at St. James High School.
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William Dale Morrison Postcard Collection, no date (P0372)
10 postcards
10 postcards of Springfield, MO, Lake Taneycomo (Ozarks), Meramac Caverns, and the Meramec River
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Morrison-Fuller Family Photographs, 1885-1960 (P0589)
Photos of Morrison-Fuller family, Fuller-Connell apartment in Chicago, and Morrison Observatory. Portrait of Enoch Crowder.
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David H. Morrissey Papers, no date (CA5759)
5 cubic feet
Subject files, research materials, and teaching materials related to the Freedom of Information Act, government secrecy, and electronic records of an investigative reporter and professor of journalism.
Morrow and Johnson Families Papers, 1915-2021 (R1521)
3 cubic feet (85 folders, 1 oversize folder, 1,386 photographs)
The Morrow and Johnson Families Papers contain the personal and family papers for Jennings and Lois Johnson Morrow, their parents, and their siblings. The papers include family photographs, travel diaries, newspaper clippings, World War II training books and photographs, academic papers, correspondence, and architectural drawings.
Morrow and Skaggs Families Papers, 1843-1995 (R1520)
3 cubic feet (109 folders, 1,139 photographs, 75 negatives, 5 tin types)
The Morrow and Skaggs Families Papers contain materials related to the Morrow and Skaggs families predominantly of Miller County, Missouri. The bulk of the materials is an expansion of Joe Morrow’s genealogical compilation, Ancestors and Descendents [sic] of George & Ethel (Skaggs) Morrow, privately printed, June 1980. The materials include correspondence, family trees, photographs, certificates, and personal documents.