Manuscripts Index

Morisse Family Papers, 1854-2023 (S0269)
22.3 cubic feet

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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.

Christopher Morley Letter, 1939 (C0774)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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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.

William Howard Morman Photograph Collection, 1871 (P0770)
3 photographs

Photos of the Greer family home, spring, and mill, near Alton in Oregon County.

MORNING STAR Records, [1856-1859 (C2392)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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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.

Morris Family Papers, 1837-1943 (R0390)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)

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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.

Morris Family Papers, 1880-1946 (C0369)
1 cubic foot

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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.

Albert G. Morris Collection, 1898-1903 (R1137)
(1 folder)

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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.

Ann Morris Papers, 1927-2000 (S0767)
1 cubic feet, 37 folders, 36 cassette tapes

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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.

Ann Morris Video Collection, 1994-1999 (S0943)
1 cubic foot

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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.

Joe Alex Morris Sr. Papers, 1926-1979 (C0229)
1 cubic foot (69 folders), 1 oversize volume

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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.

Joseph Morris Family Letters, 1840-1908 (C0426)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder, 1 roll of microfilm)

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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.

Ralph L. Morris Papers, 1911-1990s (C4367)
0.75 cubic feet (20 folders)

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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.

Rebecca Morris Papers, 1972-1980 (K0313)
1 c.f.

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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.

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.

Wilson C. Morris Papers, 1915 (C4646)
0.3 cubic feet (7 folders)

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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.

Morrison Family Papers, 1840s-1940s (CA6400)
1.2 cubic feet

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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.

I.G. Morrison Papers, 1940 (C2174)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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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

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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.

Ruth Morrison Papers, 1924-1953 (R1446)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders)

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The Ruth Morrison Papers is a collection of newspaper clippings documenting the class of 1927 at St. James High School.

William Dale Morrison Postcard Collection, no date (P0372)
10 postcards

10 postcards of Springfield, MO, Lake Taneycomo (Ozarks), Meramac Caverns, and the Meramec River

Morrison-Fuller Family Photographs, 1885-1960 (P0589)

Photos of Morrison-Fuller family, Fuller-Connell apartment in Chicago, and Morrison Observatory. Portrait of Enoch Crowder.

David H. Morrissey Papers, no date (CA5759)
5 cubic feet

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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)

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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)

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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.

Howard Ramon Morrow Papers, 1914, 1918-1935 (CG0039)
0.2 c. f.

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The Howard Ramon Morrow Papers includes World War I correspondence to and his parents in Bellevue, Pennsylvania, from 1918 to 1919. This collection also includes six issues of the 320th Infantry's newsletter "The Battalion" Review" from January to February 1919.

Kate S. Morrow Constitutional Convention Scrapbook, 1922-1924 (C1415)
0.5 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The Kate S. Morrow Constitutional Convention scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings of progress of the Missouri constitutional convention of 1922-1924, compiled by a delegate from the 22nd district who served on the judiciary, bill of rights and health and welfare committees.

Lynn Morrow Map Collection, 1885-2016, bulk 1936-1981 (R1519)
6 cubic feet (16 folders, 194 maps)

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The Lynn Morrow Map Collection contains copies and original Missouri related maps collected by Lynn Morrow. The collection includes atlases, waterway maps, road and train maps, tourist and highway maps, and geological maps.

Lynn Morrow Papers, 1804-2015 (R1000)
24 cubic feet (1051 folders, 5 oversize folders, 11,170 photographs, 852 negatives)

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The Lynn Morrow papers contain correspondence and research papers, with an additional significant collection of late twentieth-century promotional and advertising items. The papers reflect major areas of Morrow’s research on the southwest Missouri region; Iron, Shannon, and Washington counties; Theodore Pease Russell and his writings; and the writings of Silas C. Turnbo. The collection also includes a large selection of promotional publications and ephemera associated with late 20th century tourism in Missouri and Arkansas.

Lynn Morrow Photograph Collection, 1865-1952 (P0183)
8 photographs

Photos of the Draper and McClurg families, Linn Creek School, Missouri United Methodist Church, and Schmidt's Mount Park.

Lynn Morrow Publications Collection, 1976-1978 (CG0051)
0.4 c.f.

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The Lynn Morrow Publications Collection includes three cultural resource and soil reference books related to the southeast Missouri region from 1976 to 1978.

W.I.I. Morrow Papers, 1839, 1852 (C2051)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Positive Photostat copy of a day by day account of the journey of Morrow, attending physician to a party of Cherokee Indians, during the forced migration between c. 20 February-24 March 1839. Two typescript copies of a diary also included. Copy of 1852 letter from Morrow regarding use of liquor among Seneca Indians near Enterprise, Missouri.

Mary Morse Photograph Collection, no date (P1176)

Photos of Limestone Valley Farm, near Smithton, Missouri.

Stratford Lee Morton Constitutional Convention Papers, 1941-1945 (C0024)
5.75 cubic feet (379 folders)

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Papers concerning the Missouri Constitutional Convention of 1943-1944. Morton was chairman of the St. Louis and St. Louis County committee, and treasurer of the statewide committee to raise funds for the convention. He championed unicameralism and served as a delegate-at-large and chairman of the Library Committee.

R. C. Mosbaugh, McDonald County Courthouse Directory and Buyers Guide Collection, 1962 (R0785)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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This booklet includes the names and duties, and often photographs, of countywide office holders in McDonald County, Missouri, along with brief histories of the county and its towns, and advertisements for local businesses.

John Singleton Mosby Letter, 1914 (C1604)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Mr. Collins, [New Haven, CT] from New York, Apr. 21, 1914.

Mosby, on a lecture tour, accepted Collins' invitation to visit and dine. He wrote of Theodore Roosevelt, politics, introduction to William Howard Taft, Cameron Forbes, governor of the Philippines, Civil War friends and battles, and General John C. Pemberton.

Mosley Family Papers, 1912-1941 (C4200)
0.25 cubic feet (10 folders), 10 oversize items

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The Mosley Family Papers contain documents from the lives of multiple individuals from Missouri, including the letters of Lucius McAndrews, written while serving abroad during World War I. Also includes the school mementos of Treva Maddox and William Dee Mosley, as well as a lease for Warrenetta “Etta” Linenschmidt and her son Elmer.

Myrtle Mae Duval Mosman Papers, 1900-1928 (K0075)
2 f

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Diary of Mrytle Mae Duval prior to her marriage to Burroughs N. Mosman. The diary (1900-1901) contains information on her daily activities with numerous references to her future husband. Also included is a scrapbook of clippings, notes, and an index to the diary.

D.D. Moss Photograph Collection, 1880-1920 (P0042)
6 photographs

Photographs of the early Columbia area, ca. 1885 - 1920, including views of the downtown area ca. 1885, Rockbridge, and Bonne Femme bridge.

Mary Jane "Mollie" Moss Memory Books, 1852-1853 (CA6449)
0.2 cubic feet

Memory books belonging to a resident of Hannibal, Missouri, contain autographs, poetry, and notes from friends and family.

Oliver Perry Moss Roll of Honor, no date (C2954)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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National Society United States Daughters of 1812, State of Missouri, Descendants "Service" Roll of Honor of the World War of 1917. Gives short biography of Moss.

Viola Moss Papers, 1960-1984 (S0412)
0.25 cubic feet, 8 folders, 46 photographs

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The Viola Moss Papers contain newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence, and photographs related to Viola Moss’s involvement with the International Graphics Arts Union Auxiliary #505, the St. Louis Council of Women's Auxiliaries, the Missouri State Council of Women's Auxiliaries AFL-CIO, and the Mary Ryder Home.

"Mother's White Carnation," Cora Ellis Steele, no date (C2170)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a poetic tribute to mother.

"Mothers", 1946 (C0249)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Manuscript of a short story about two mothers, one white and one African American, with sons in the army.

Mothers and Patrons Club, Flat River, Missouri Records, 1907-1937 (R0070)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Mothers and Patrons Club of Flat River, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of a record book for the Mothers and Patrons Club in Flat River, Missouri. The records include meeting minutes, lists of officers and members, and miscellaneous documents.

Mothers and Patrons Club, Leadwood, Missouri Records, 1911-1992 (R0687)
(3 rolls of microfilm)

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The Mothers and Patrons Club, Leadwood, Missouri Records contain the records of the Mothers and Patrons Club, a women's social and civic organization founded in 1910 at Leadwood, Saint Francois County, Missouri. The records consist of minutes of meetings, membership records, finanacial data, and miscellaneous papers, and yearbooks.

Motion Picture News, 1929 (K1422)
.1 cubic foot

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Motion Picture News: Theatre Building and Equipment Buyers Guide is a magazine that published advertisements for movie theater equipment and articles on movie theater architecture. There are also photographs and drawings of movie theaters designed by the Boller Brothers across the country.

Motley School, Saint Clair County, Missouri Records, 1926 (R1194)
(1 folder)

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This is a souvenir booklet for the 1926 school year at Motley School in Saint Clair County, Missouri. Mabel Hill was the teacher and W. D. Motley was president of the local school board.

Frank Luther and Vera I. Mott Papers, 1775-1987 (C2344)
44.75 cubic feet, 6 audio cassettes, 1 roll of microfilm

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Papers of a journalism educator, dean of University of Missouri School of Journalism, and author of Pulitzer Prize-winning HISTORY OF AMERICAN MAGAZINES; and his wife.

Frank Luther Mott Papers, 1824-1962 (C2343)
0.5 cubic feet

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Papers of a journalism educator, dean of University of Missouri School of Journalism, and noted author. Includes autographs, correspondence, information on Japanese journalism education after World War II, congratulatory letters on Mott's appointment to the University, and manuscript and galley proof for TIME ENOUGH.