Manuscripts Index
James B. Musick Papers, 1942-1944 (C3687)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of James B. Musick contain essays and notes written by a former secretary of the St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, on the subjects of Carl Weimar, artist; western pioneers as portrayed particularly in the paintings of George Caleb Bingham; and historic places on the Mississippi River from St. Louis to Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
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Betty J. Mussell Collection, 1811-1851 (C0370)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter, 1811, from Eunice Lowell to her children inquiring as to their health. She speaks of the religious conversion to Christ of several of her neighbors which took place "on the mountain." Reference to the conversion of a hundred or more others as well. Also an urgent request for money to buy wool. Letter, 1851, to Ira Smith from Joseph Smith concerning family health, his desire to see them, and the possibility of employment in a new saw mill.
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John B. Mussey Letter, 1849 (C1606)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter to John Hall, Carlisle, Nicholas County, KY, from New Liberty, Owen County, KY, May 26, 1849. Mussey, Hall's lawyer, wrote about land titles and the settlement of R.T. Squire's estate. Hall was estate administrator and guardian of Squire's child.
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"My Father Planned the James Boys' Capture," Thomas Riley Shouse, 1959 (C2122)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copy of an article in the FRONTIER TIMES, Summer 1959.
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"My Father, W.H. Pyle, American Psychologist," Vernus Pyle, 1949 (C0683)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Biography of William H. Pyle (1875-1946), educator and psychologist, follows his life from 1900 until his death. He taught Educational Psychology at the University of Missouri and at Wayne University, Detroit, MI, and became dean of the graduate school at Wayne University.
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"My Lark", 1911 (C0702)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Description by James M. Pyne, a volunteer infantryman, of his part in subduing the insurrection on the Philippine Islands, his fights against disease, and his experiences as he worked his way around the world as a seaman.
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MY LIFETIME IN LETTERS Proofs, Upton Sinclair, 1960 (C0165)
0.1 cubic feet
Galley proofs of book published by University of Missouri Press. Corrections and notations in the author's handwriting.
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Myers and Hutchinson Account Book, 1862-1864 (C1118)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
John E. Myers and James Hutchinson were business partners in St. Louis, MO.
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Anna Louise Myers Papers, no date (CA2890)
11 cubic feet, 4 audio cassettes
The collection contains correspondence, diaries, photographs, and miscellaneous material of Anna Louise Sanford Myers and the Sanford and Myers families.
Clara Louise Myers Papers, 1911-1988 (C4012)
57 cubic feet (1419 folders), 2 audio cassettes, 6 audio tapes
The papers of Clara Louise Myers consist mainly of professional material, including course materials for classes she taught at the University of Missouri's School of Social Work. The collection also documents her participation in a variety of professional and community organizations, as well as aspects of her personal life, including her graduate education in social work.
Isaac Myers Scrapbook, 1865-1909 (CA6591)
0.2 cubic feet
Scrapbook kept by a resident of Miami, Saline County, Missouri. Includes information on residents of the town, members of various churches, city officers, businesses, and family genealogy. Isaac Myers later moved to Whittier, California.
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Ralph Elbert Myers Sr. Papers, 1942-1993 (K0598)
1.75 c.f.
One of the partners is the premier Kansas City architectural firm, Kivett and Myers. Includes scrapbook of Myers career, a CD history of Kivett and Myers, slides of buildings and places, and the slides and audio tape for the production of Architecture USA and DVD of the film produced by Myers.
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W.T. Myers Photograph Collection, 1906-1909 (P0130)
5 photographs
Photos of the University of Missouri: the Columns, ca. 1906, Hobo Convention, ca. 1907, St. Patrick's Day, ca. 1909, and students observing machinery, ca. 1907.
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Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, Alhambra Grotto Collection, 1933 (R1253)
(1 folder)
This is the 20th anniversary souvenir booklet for the Alhambra Grotto of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Alhambra Grotto maintained a county club on the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway west of Newburg along Little Piney Creek in Phelps County, Missouri. The booklet includes history, photographs, portraits, accounts of activities and every-name membership roster.
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Naeter Brothers Publishing Company, "Ten Mile Garden: Cape Rock Drive", 1949 (R0773)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This booklet describes the Ten Mile Garden, Cape Rock Drive, and Boulder Crest, a nature laboratory, in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. These areas featured decorative plantings and landscaping.
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Charles Nagel Jr. Photograph Collection, 1909-1913, no date (P0247)
4 photographs
Three copy photos of Charles Nagel taken during his term of office as Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1909-1913. Photo of William Taft meeting with his cabinet.
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Elsa Louise Nagel Papers, 1905-1973 (C3910)
0.8 cubic feet
Papers of an associate professor of German, University of Missouri, 1926-1966. Includes correspondence with family, friends, and soldiers during World War I and World War II. Also present are newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous items related to the Nagel and Meusch families.
Werner O. Nagel Papers, 1907, 1924-1988 (C2544)
3.7 cubic feet (215 folders, 2 volumes, 9 oversize items)
Papers of a University of Missouri pioneer wildlife student, zoologist, noted conservationist, technical writer for the Missouri Conservation Commission, and philosopher/poet. Material on conservation, pollution, land management, wild game cookery, and technical writing.
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Werner O. Nagel Papers, no date (CA5724)
0.4 cubic feet
Addition of manuscripts, awards, published stories and poems, photographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.
Nahm Family Papers, 1964-1984 (S0498)
0.01 c.f.
The Nahm Family Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, and an 8mm film documenting the family's immigration from South Korea to St. Louis in the mid-1960s.
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Nahm-Mueller Family Photographs, 1880s-1920 (C1798)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Photocopies and 35mm negatives of fifteen photographs of a Hermann, Missouri, family. Part of the German Heritage Archives.
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C.H. Nall Broadside, 1862 (C2445)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Broadside advertising the sale of goods belonging to the late firm of Nall and Moore, by the administrator, C.H. Nall, 28 February 1862.
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Reuben S. Nance Records, 1838-1903 (R0183)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Reuben Saunders Nance Papers contains photocopies of a notebook belonging to Reuben S. Nance of Collins, Saint Clair County, Missouri. The notebook includes accounts receivable from mercantile operations, records of school attendance, and personal memoranda.
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Napoleon W. Dible Company Records, 1927-1957 (K1307)
3.25 c.f.
The records of Napoleon W. Dible Company contain architectural drawings, job specifications and abstracts of title for properties built by the N.W. Dible Company of Kansas City.
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M. Napton Letters, no date (C0378)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Typed copies of letters to [William Barclay] Napton from his wife, discussing family incidents and activities.
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W.B. Napton Letter, 1857 (C1879)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To C.F. Jackson, Oct. 3, 1857. Letter discussing at length the necessity of salaries to attract good Missouri Supreme Court judges; combating the growing discussion of emancipation of the slaves; Missouri politics; and the completion of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad.
NASA Skylab Collection, 1965-1979 (S0831)
1 cubic foot, 24 folders, 459 photographs
The NASA Skylab Collection contains 459 photographs documenting the construction of Skylab, specifically its Airlock Module and Multiple Docking Adapter (MDA) at the McDonnel Douglas plant in Saint Louis. Also included in this collection are books and pamphlets documenting the history of Skylab.
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Edmee Bauer Nash Scrapbooks, 1907-1966 (S0715)
0.8 cubic foot, 10 folders, 131 photographs
Edmee Baur Nash created three scrapbooks. The first scrapbook contains collected news stories about the Webster Groves League of Women Voters. League news stories were clipped from various St. Louis-area newspapers between 1948 and 1953. The second scrapbook contains family photos. The final scrapbook tracks the development of a child named William Nash, who was adopted into the family in 1936. In addition, the Nash collection contains signed artwork from various artists, a volume of Edmee Nash’s collected poems, and other items related to her writing hobby.
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Helen Nash Oral History Collection, 1999 (S0945)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains an oral history interview of Helen Nash, MD, interviewed by Marion Hunt, on April 20, 1999. Nash was a pediatrician who worked at Homer G. Phillips Hospital and the Saint Louis Children's Hospital. She was best known for providing youth with sex education and reducing instances of infant deaths at Homer G. Phillips Hospital.
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William Nash Diary and Account Book, 1821-1849 (C0841)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The collection contains a record of daily activities and personal accounts kept by a Callaway County, Missouri, farmer. A few diary entries, 1848-1849, were made by someone other than William Nash.
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Nathan Olive Boone Homestead Committee Collection, 2003 (R0951)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead Collection contains a First annual Nathan Boone Rendezvous booklet from 1984 and a souvenir booklet for the Twentieth Annual Nathan Boone Homestead Days Festival, held in September 2003 at Ash Grove in Greene County, Missouri.
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Nathaniel Chapman Medical Lectures, 1831-1833 (K0111)
0.3 c.f.
Lecture notes of medical classes taught by Nathaniel Chapman at the Medical Institute of Philadelphia, the first post-graduate medical school in the United States. Such notes were handed down from student to student as textbooks.
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National Air Mail Week Papers, 1938 (C1742)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains six envelopes and two letters commemorating National Air Mail Week, 15-21 May 1938. First day covers from Missouri towns: Chillicothe, Columbia, Grant City, Palmyra, and Ste. Genevieve. Letters from Paris and Ste. Genevieve.
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National Alliance Against Racist And Political Repression, St. Louis Branch Records, 1973-1986 (S0582)
2 cubic feet, 76 folders, 48 photographs
The National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, St. Louis Branch Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, bylaws, and newsletters pertaining to the organization's mission to oppose the abuses of civil rights and oppression of minorities, the poor, laborers, and prisoners.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Collection, 1930-1964 (S0389)
1 roll microfilm
This collection contains newspaper clippings, flyers, and newsletters of the St. Louis branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Also included in the collection are fourteen issues of the St. Louis NAACP Citizen, 1957-1964.
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Records associated with the educational desegregation case.
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National Association for the Advancement of White People Collection, 1980 (K1101)
0.3 c.f.
Newsletters, newspapers, brochures, announcements regarding candidates and related issues.
National Association of Negro Musicians Inc. Programs, 1979 (S0378)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains convention and souvenir programs for the 60th Annual Convention of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., in St. Louis, August 17, 1979.
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National Audubon Society Four Seasons Chapter Records, 1982-2000 (CG0038)
0.8 c. f.
The Four Seasons Audubon Society was a chapter of the National Audubon Society that encompased members of southeast Missouri. The records include meeting minutes, financials, correspondence, and newsletters from 1982-2003.
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National Campers and Hikers Association, Prairie Dog Chapter Scrapbooks, 1962-1998 (K1368)
4.4 c.f
Collection consists of twelve scrapbooks from 1962-1998, containing photographs, newspaper clippings, chapter newsletters, membership directories, officer lists, and chapter events for the upcoming year.
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National Congress of Parents and Teachers, Missouri Branch Papers, 1912-1950 (C3565)
0.1 cubic feet (9 folders)
The papers of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers contain yearbooks, programs, and convention materials of the Missouri branch of an organization formed to promote the welfare of children, home, school, church, and state. The organization is generally called P.T.A.
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National Congress of Parents and Teachers, Rolla Circle Records, 1927-1930 (R0492)
1 volume
This is a minute book of the Rolla chapter of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.
Within the volume the chapter refers to itself as the "Rolla Parent-Teacher Association" and similar
variants. Included are minutes of meetings from 1 April 1927 through 13 May 1930.
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National Cosmetology Association of Missouri Records, 1944-1990s (C4180)
1 cubic foot, 4 volumes
The records of the National Cosmetology Association of Missouri, a disbanded branch of the world's largest organization of salon professionals, contain organizational papers, photographs, scrapbooks, and photograph albums. Many of these records document hair conventions and the branch's participation during National Beauty Salon Week.
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National Council of Jewish Women, St. Louis Section Records, 1895-1984 (S0443)
84 cubic feet, 7 audio tapes, 45 volumes, 195 folders, 513 photographs
The National Council of Jewish Women, St. Louis Section promotes unity among Jewish women through education and community service. The organization pioneered work with the milk program in public schools (1917-1933), and the Golden Age Senior Citizens' clubs in 1945. The collection includes reports, minutes, financial statements, scrapbooks, photographs, slideshow, newsletters, and tapes.
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National Farmers & Laborers Union of America, Hazle Mound Union #1046 in the State of Missouri Charter, 1890 (C3681)
1 oversize item
Charter granted to a branch of the National Farmers and Laborers Union of America.
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National Federation of Pachyderm Clubs Records, 1950-2014 (CA6684)
1.4 cubic feet
The collection contains the records of the National Federation of Pachyderm Clubs. The organization was created to promote active citizenship involvement and education through local Republican clubs across the United States. The records include correspondence, minutes, political education materials, and miscellaneous material related to the organization.
National Federation of Press Women Records, 1910-1998 (C3973)
5.0 cubic feet, 16 audio cassettes, 3 rolls of microfilm
Records of an organization consisting of affiliated state professional associations of press women, which promotes the professional development of journalists. Includes correspondence of officers, annual convention materials, histories of the organization and its members, publications, and affiliate information.
National Federation of Press Women Records, 1945-2020 (CA6205)
6.4 cubic feet, 9 audio cassettes, 1 CD, 3 computer discs, 3 rolls of microfilm, 2 video cassettes, 4 DVDs, 540 MB of digital files
Addition of publications, conference materials, meeting minutes, membership rosters, and other records of an organization founded in 1937 that promotes the professional development of journalists. Includes transcripts and audio recordings of oral history interviews with past presidents.
National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, Record Book, 1894-1902 (C2318)
0.15 cubic feet (1 volume)
Record book of a Glasgow, MO, agency, George B. Harrison, agent.
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National Good Roads Association Records, 1903-1904 (R0990)
(1 folder)
These are printed broadside invitation to B.A. McAllaster of the Union Pacific Railroad to attend the National and International Good Roads Convention to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, from April 27 to May 2, 1903, and a letter from A. S. Mann to Charles H. Scott, dated April 11, 1904, concerning the financing of a ship canal.