Manuscripts Index
Mount Pleasant, Missouri, Board of Trustees Minute Book, 1871-1878 (C1187)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Minutes of meetings of the board of trustees of the town of Mount Pleasant, Miller County, MO.
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Mount Prairie Presbyterian Church (Ralls County, Mo.) Record Books, 1831-1881 (C1357)
0.06 cubic feet (2 volumes)
The records of the Mount Prairie Presbyterian Church contain the church organization, 1831; covenant and confession of faith; session minutes beginning in 1833; roll of members; finances; and baptismal records.
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Mount Vernon Bank (Mount Vernon, Mo.) Papers, 1882-1929 (C0143)
1.2 cubic feet, 1 roll of microfilm
Records of a bank liquidated on 24 July 1929. Includes documents left at bank by depositors, claims against the bank, and inventory of bank at its closure. Volumes are on microfilm.
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Mount Vernon Building and Loan Association Records, 1888-1908 (R0733)
(1 roll of microfilm)
This collection contains minutes of regular and called meetings of the Board of Directors of the Mount Vernon Building and Loan Association of Mount Vernon in Lawrence County, Missouri. The Association was formed to provide loans for the improvement of property and buildings in Mount Vernon. The minutes include the names of borrowers and amounts of the loans.
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Mount Vernon Union Sabbath School (Mount Vernon, Mo.) Book, 1851 (C0710)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The first book of rules of the Union Sunday School at Mount Vernon, MO, organized in October 1851. Typed copy also included.
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Mount Vernon, Missouri Millinery Records, 1872-1879 (R0333)
1 volume microfilmed
This is an account ledger of a millinery and dress accessories shop, probably associated with
Kellogg & Whaley's store in Mount Vernon, Missouri. The accounts are indexed at the front of the
volume.
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Mount Zion Association of Primitive Baptists Annual Session Minutes, 1926 (C0455)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Printed minutes of the 85th annual session of the association held at Bethlehem Church, Cooper County, MO. Includes names of churches and their pastors in the association in addition to minutes of the meeting.
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Mount Zion Baptist Church Records, 1829-1853 (R0195)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Mount Zion Baptist Church, Washington County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the Mount Zion Baptist Church established in 1829, northwest of Potosi,
Missouri. The church was renamed Fourche-à-Renault Baptist Church in 1834. Its records include membership rolls and minutes of monthly church business meetings.
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Mount Zion Baptist Church (Howard County, Mo.) Records, 1830-1948 (C3036)
1 roll of microfilm
Records of Mount Zion Baptist Church. Contains meeting minutes, a photograph of the church, and member information.
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Mount Zion Regular Baptist Association Record Books, 1842-1908 (C1314)
0.13 cubic feet (2 volumes)
The records contain minute books including the constitution, abstract of principles, rules of decorum, and minutes of the first through sixty-seventh meetings of the Mount Zion Regular Baptist Association.
Mount Zion Regular Baptist Church Records, 1841-1850 (R1354)
(1 oversize voluem)
The Mount Zion Regular Baptist Church minutes book contains minutes from monthly meetings 1841-1850. This church record book contains 65 pages of minutes from the monthly meetings held by Mount Zion Regular Baptist Church, Pulaski County, August 1841 to January 1850.
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Mountain Grove Academy Collection, 1889-1896 (R0800)
(1 folder)
This collection includes programs for literary exercises in 1889 and commencement exercises in 1890, 1891, 1894, and 1896, and an undated advertisement card for the Mountain Grove Academy at Mountain Grove in Wright County, Missouri.
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Mountain Grove Choral Society Collection, 1936 (R1074)
(1 folder)
This is a program for a performance of Handel's "The Messiah", presented by the Mountain Grove Choral Society at Mountain Grove in Wright County, Missouri, on Sunday evening, December 20, 1936. Maurice L. Cater was the conductor and Margaret Fuerst was the pianist.
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Mountain Grove High School Collection, 1936 (R1076)
(1 folder)
These are programs for a musical entertainment and the Senior Class play performed by students at Mountain Grove High School at Mountain Grove in Wright County, Missouri. Maurice Cater and Maude Williams were the faculty directors.
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"Mt. Olivet Church, A Century Old This Year," A. Loyd Collins, 1944 (C1313)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)
Historical sketch of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Henry County, MO.
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Mt. Zion Methodist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Records, 1901-1972 (C4310)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
The records of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church contain membership records of the church formerly in existence in northern Boone County near Hallsville, Missouri, including some pastor lists, marriages, and baptisms.
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Mu Phi Epsilon, Phi Delta Chapter Records, 1926-1986 (C4225)
0.4 cubic feet, (19 folders), 8 volumes
Scrapbooks, correspondence, manuals, meeting minutes, memorial foundation guides, and photographs relating to the history and events of the Phi Delta Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, a music honorary for women.
Henry Thomas Mudd Papers, 1850-1879 (C1023)
0.25 cubic feet
Correspondence and papers of Henry T. Mudd of Kirkwood and St. Louis, MO. Mudd was a businessman; politician, member of the Missouri General Assembly, delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention in 1875, and a curator of the University of Missouri.
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M. Kathryn Mudd Photograph Collection, no date (P0405)
1 folder
Copy photos of Sarah Crow and Mary McRorie Putnam
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Siegmar Muehl Collection, 1778-1992 (C4075)
0.25 cubic feet (7 folders)
Collection of genealogical research materials compiled by Siegmar Muehl documenting the Strehly family of Hermann, Missouri, particularly focusing on Joseph Carl Strehly (1778-1860) and Maria Strehly Wolff (1822-1906), including family photographs, correspondence, a travel diary, wills, clippings, genealogical charts, and biographies.
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Siegmar Muehl Photograph Collection, 1900-1909, 1986 (P0620)
7 photographs
Photos of Rhineland and Hermann, MO, and the Merritt and Muehl families.
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James E. Mueller Papers, 1988-2012 (R1324)
4 cubic feet (140 folders, 3 video tapes, 7 audio cassettes, 213 lantern slides)
The James E. Mueller Papers contain the correspondence and printed materials assembled by James E. Mueller over the course of his years of research and volunteerism as an environmentalist in Joplin, Missouri. Included in the papers are materials concerning air quality issues, a campaign targeting emission levels of a local company, and a proposed landfill at a site in farm country north of Joplin. There are also papers pertaining to other environmental issues that interested Mueller, including hazardous waste disposal and lead poisoning.
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Friedrich Muench Obituary, 1881 (C2902)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Obituary translated by Ralph Gregory from the WESTLICHE POST of 16 December 1881. Includes a biography and eulogy of Muench.
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Muenks House (Loose Creek, Mo.) Architectural Drawings, 1961 (C2951)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Elevations and floor plans of a house built c. 1849, drawn by R. Elgin, 6 April 1961.
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Eduard Muhl Letters, 1842-1848 (C3744)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
The letters of a Hermann, Missouri, newspaperman to his wife as he traveled to St. Louis, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York selling subscriptions to his papers. Also included is a biographical sketch of Muhl and a translation of the letters from German to English, done by the donor.
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William Muldrow Papers, 1848-1869 (C1902)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Deeds, copies of deeds, and other legal papers pertaining to a suit of Muldrow against John A. Sutter.
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Mary Margaret Mulligan Diary, 1941-1946 (S0219)
0.01 cubic foot
Mrs. Mulligan kept a diary for her daughter from birth to five years old. The entries are made as if the daughter wrote them.
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Charles I. Mullinax Account Book, 1907-1914 (C2393)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a record of farm labor for Paradise Valley Farm, Princeton, Mercer County, MO.
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Frederic B. Mumford Photograph Collection, 1904-1936 (P0960)
Photographs collected by Frederic B. Mumford, primarily related to his career in agriculture
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Frederick B. Mumford Papers, 1893-1947 (C0040)
2 cubic feet (164 folders)
The papers of Frederick B. Mumford, instructor and dean of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, include correspondence, speeches, articles, reports, and statistics concerning the College of Agriculture, Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, Missouri Council of Defense, U.S. Food Administration, and Mission Americaine de Rapproachment to France.
Frederick Blackmar Mumford Papers, 1944 (C3455)
1 cubic foot
The papers of Frederick Mumford contain reports, notes, documents, data and correspondence, most of which was used by Dean Mumford in preparation of his book, HISTORY OF THE MISSOURI COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, published in 1944 as "Bulletin" 483 of the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Daniel L. and Edith B. Mumpower Papers, 1913-1964 (C3900)
0.8 cubic feet
Correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous papers of Methodist missionaries to the Belgian Congo. The Mumpower family along with two other couples were the first white missionaries to the Otetela village of Wembo-Nyama in the central region of the Belgian Congo, now Zaire.
Daniel L. Mumpower Jr. Papers, no date (C3899)
1.3 cubic feet
Manuscripts of fiction and non-fiction works by Mumpower, a psychologist and University of Missouri alumnus who taught at the University of Southwestern Louisiana.
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Daniel L. Mumpower Jr. Papers, no date (CA6424)
0.2 cubic feet
Addition of poetry. See also C3899.
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Munday-Henderson Family Papers, 1827-1891, 1946 (C0144)
0.2 cubic feet
Personal letters, business papers, and newspaper clippings pertaining to members of the Munday family. Letters to David P. Henderson about the ministry, the Civil War, and Christian University at Canton, MO, which he founded in 1856.
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Munger Securities Company Records, 1916 (R0308)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Munger Securities Company Collection contains an illustrated pamphlet published by the Munger Securities Company, promoting real estate offerings in southern Missouri. The tracts were primarily in Carter County, but extended into portions of Butler, Reynolds, and Ripley counties. The local offices were in Hunter, Missouri.
Municipal League of Metro St. Louis Records, 1918-2020 (S0279)
1.25 cubic feet
The Municipal League of Metro St. Louis records consists of member meeting minutes relating to the organization's mission to improve St. Louis County residents' lives by fostering cooperation among St. Louis County government and municipalities. Topics of interest include the League's lobbying of state and federal government for legislation designed to help municipalities better serve their residents, including the proposed implementation of an internet sales tax and the removal of radioactive waste stored in St. Louis City and County. Interspersed throughout the meeting minutes are resolutions, reports, and policy statements regarding recreational opportunities for at-risk youth in St. Louis County, solid waste management policy, and local control of municipal affairs in light of St. Louis County Executive Sam Page's restrictions on businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also included in the collection is a history of the League, written by Charles W. Sisler, a former Crestwood council member (1977-1991). The materials in this collection date from 1918 to 2020.
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Munsell and Ware Collection, 1889 (R1226)
(1 folder)
This is a letter dated March 23, 1889 from Munsell and Ware, real estate agents at Eminence in Shannon County, Missouri, to J. W. Rulifson and Bro. of Lincoln, Nebraska. The letter concerns land for sale in Shannon County.
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Andrew Lopp Murphy Diary, 1849 (C2723)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Detailed diary of overland trip to California from Missouri during the Gold Rush. Describes scenery, weather, and gives number of miles traveled each day.
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Augustus Murphy Papers, 1813-1859 (C0366)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Papers of a tobacco plantation owner who moved from near Louisville, Kentucky, to Callaway County, Missouri, about 1828. Family affairs and farming are discussed.
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Matthew Murphy Letter, 1862 (C3948)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Murphy writes a short, February 1862 letter from New York City to a friend and Union prisoner of war relaying news of family and friends, the possibility of a prisoner exchange, and mentioning recent Federal victories and the prospect of England supporting the South.
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Ralph W. Murphy Collection of Photographs, 1884-1966 (P0767)
9 photographs
Photos of Newton County by Murphy's Studio, including the Ritchey Mansion in Newtonia, Newtonia Battlefield, the Herman Jaeger property near Neosho, and Jolly Mill near Granby.
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William Murphy Biographical Material, no date (C3320)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Brief biography of the Reverend William Murphy, immigrant from Ireland to Virginia; family establishment in Farmington, MO; genealogical notes with details on Sarah Barton Murphy and her role in organizing the first church west of the Mississippi River; short history of Farmington and Ste. Genevieve, MO; and local events.
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Thomas Murray Papers, 1862-1867 (R0522)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Thomas Murray Papers are original and typescript letters addressed to and from Thomas Murray of Davenport, Iowa, by relatives serving in the Union army during the Civil War.
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Murray/Goede Collection, 1927-1968 (S0802)
0.4 cubic foot, 4 folders, 159 photographs
The Murray/Goede Collection contains photographs of the St. Louis County area between 1927 and 1975, including photos of the 1927 flood in Fenton, Missouri.
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George Murrel Papers, 1814-1822 (C1605)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of George Murrel contain two photocopied letters. The first is a letter to George Murrel, Barren County, KY, from William Murrel, Greenville, [KY], 11 June 1814, about business, family, local, national, and international situation, defeat of Bonaparte. The second is a letter to Murrel, from Sam[uel] Blain, Springfield, KY, 20 August 1822. Blain wrote of trading hemp for salt, instructions about purchasing hogs.
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Museum of Transportation, Kirkwood, Photographs, 1951 (P0828)
2 photographs
Photo postcards of Museum of Transportation, Kirkwood.
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Marion and Nola Musgrove Photograph Collection, no date (P1011)
Early 1900s Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado images, collected by a family that lived in Douglas County, Missouri, prior to 1920.
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Music Teachers National Association, West Central Division Papers, 1939-1966 (C3577)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Minutes, correspondence, reports, convention programs, and history of a branch of the Music Teachers National Association which included Missouri music teachers.
Musical Research Club Scrapbooks, 1913-1984 (S0496)
20 volumes, 4 microfilm rolls
This organization was founded in 1912 by twelve women who wished to increase their knowledge and appreciation of music. This collection consists of thirteen scrapbooks and one yearbook. Included are photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, correspondence, and convention material.