Manuscripts Index

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Over the Rainbow Collection, 1977-1978 (R0820)
(1 folder)

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This collection consists of fifteen issues of "Over the Rainbow" a feminist newsletter edited by Betty Burnett of Springfield in Greene County, Missouri.

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Ozzie Overby Papers, 1950s-2010s (CA6470)
27.85 cubic feet, 6 oversize items, 2 rolls of architectural drawings, 2 audio tapes

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The papers of a University of Missouri architectural professor and historian, who served as the director of the MU Museum of Art and Archaeology and was involved with historic preservation efforts, largely contain professional material, along with some personal material.

Geneva Overholser Papers, 1970s-2000s (CA6182)
19 cubic feet, 40 audio cassettes, 44 video cassettes, 13 DVDs, 1 CD, 5 computer discs, 1 oversize volume

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Papers of a journalist who was an editor for the Des Moines Register, on the editorial board of the New York Times, ombudsman for the Washington Post, and director of the school of journalism at University of Southern California. The papers consist of her writings, administrative files, speeches, and correspondence documenting her career in newspapers and public affairs journalism.

Overland Mail Centennial Scrapbook, 1958 (C3457)
1 volume

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Clippings, photographs, brochures, and miscellaneous records which marked the hundredth anniversary of the first overland stage route in the U.S.

Overland Trail to California Panorama Notice, 1850 (C2857)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Notice of panorama exhibition of scenes of the overland route to California by the south pass of the Rocky Mountains. OVERSIZE.

Overseas Weekly Collection, 1959-1984, 2009-2010 (CA6419)
0.9 cubic feet, 1 audio cassette

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Collection of newspapers, clippings, reminiscences by former staff members, and miscellaneous material concerning the Overseas Weekly, an independent tabloid newspaper for American enlisted men. The newspaper was started in Germany in 1950 and later had a Pacific Edition during the Vietnam War, as well as a Stateside Edition in the 1970s.

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Richard Cleghorn Overton Address, 1944 (C0735)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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"Railroad Records and Local History," a talk given on 6 November 1944 in Harrisburg, PA, before the American Association for State and Local History. The effect of railroads on the history of Harrisburg, giving sources for railroad history.

Mickey Owen Baseball School Collection, circa 1975 (R0771)
(1 folder)

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This is a promotional booklet for the Mickey Owen Baseball School, an instructional facility located near Miller in Lawrence County, Missouri.

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Stanley Owen Postcard Collection, 1905-1948 (P0436)
1 folder

Postcards of Boone County: Central Dairy, Miller Shoe Co, Wigwam Café, Wabash Railroad Depot, First Christian Church, and Hinkson Creek.

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Herbert A. Owens Papers, 1880s-1940s (CA5977)
4 folders

Tax receipts, abstracts, financial records, insurance papers, and business correspondence of a resident of St. Joseph, Missouri.

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Walter E. Owens Student Notebooks, 1878-1881 (C2240)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Four notebooks compiled while a candidate for a B.S. degree at the University of Missouri. Lectures by David R. McAnally, English history; Joseph G. Norwood, physics; Samuel S. Laws, metaphysics; and George C. Swallow, zoology.

Dennis Owsley Papers, 1978-1999 (S1238)
44.0 GB

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The Dennis Owlsey Papers contains filmed lectures, essays, oral history interviews, playlists, and photographs pertaining to his work as a Jazz scholar and critic. Owsley is the long-time host of KWMU's Jazz Unlimited (1983-present), and has written several books on St. Louis Jazz history, including City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973. Materials of interest in this collection include oral histories Owsley conducted with notable St. Louis Jazz musicians, including Clark Terry, Larry Bowie, and Willie Atkins. Other items of interest include photographs Owsley took of Jazz performances in St. Louis, including the St. Louis Jazz Fest in 1988 and the Mid-America Fest in 1983. The materials in this collection are entirely digital and date from 1978 to 2019.

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Ozark All-Stars Photograph Collection, 1960s (R1477)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 1 photograph)

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The Ozark All-Stars Photograph Collection contains the autographed photograph of the Ozark All-Stars, performers from the Country Music Hall at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.

Ozark Area Amateur Film Collection, 1957-1964 (SP0021)
0.5 cubic foot (14 reels)

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The Ozarks Area Amateur Film Collection contains fourteen reels of home movie footage featuring the Ozarks including Springfield, Nixa, Table Rock Dam, and St. John’s School of Nursing. 

Ozark Artists' Guild Collection, 1952-1962 (R0862)
(1 folder)

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These are miscellaneous papers concerning the Ozark Artists' guild at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. Included are program schedules, announcements, brochures, and other printed matter, especially concerning the Guild's headquarters and gallery, the Spiva Art Center.

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Ozark Association of Primitive Baptists Records, 1904-1941 (R0995)
(1 folder)

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These are published minutes of annual sessions of the Ozark Association of Primitive Baptists, which consisted of member congretaitions in Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster, and Wright Counties in Missouri. Minutes are available for meetigns in 1904, 1906-1910, 1913-1915, 1917-1924, and 1941.

"An Ozark Childhood", no date (C3819)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Autobiographical writings covering the childhood of Clara Smith Steichen in the Ozark region of Missouri. The work delves into the Civil War, family life, and the regions idiosyncrasies such as “feuding.”

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Ozark Crude Oil Company Collection, 1902 (R0919)
(1 folder)

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This is a stock certificate for 250 shares in the Ozark Crude Oil Company of Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. It was issued on May 13, 1902 to Charles P. Johnson.

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Ozark Empire Fair Collection, 1947-1971 (R0809)
(1 folder)

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These are two programs and three premium lists for the annual Ozark Empire Fair, held at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, on August 9-15, 1947, August 11-17, 1951, August 11-19, 1964, August 7-13, 1969, and August 11-18, 1971.

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Ozark Land and Lumber Company Photograph Collection, circa 1900-1920 (R0279)
0.05 cubic foot (1 folder, 11 photographs)

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The Ozark Land and Lumber Company Photograph Collection contains images of the Ozark Land and Lumber Company at Fishertown, Shannon County, Missouri. Included are views of the mills, dry kiln, machine shop, lumber yard, employees, and the lumber company’s band. The views are from the collection of Lon Hogan of Winona, Missouri.

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Ozark Land and Lumber Company Records, 1887-1933 (C0037)
8 cubic feet (688 folders), 100 oversize volumes

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The business papers and record books of a Shannon County, Missouri, lumber company consist of correspondence, financial records, minutes of directors’ and stockholders’ meetings, store records, cutting and other lumber records, land records, and survey maps.

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"Ozark Land and Lumber Company: Organization and Operations, 1887-1923," James W. Martin and Jerry J. Presley, 1958 (C0958)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Paper prepared for Professor R.C. Smith of the School of Forestry, University of Missouri. Includes photographs.

Ozark Mountain Lakes and Rivers, Inc., "White River Lakes of the Ozarks", 1954 (R0713)
(1 folder)

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This is a brochure-map of the White River region of Arkansas and Missouri. Intended for tourists, it includes a map of the region, lists of sponsoring businesses, a promotional text by Charles C. Williford, and color lithographs of tourists activities and scenic views.

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Ozark Mountainwood Express, 1981 (R0949)
(1 folder)

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This is an issue of "Ozark Mountainwood Express", a semiannual publication devoted to Ozark music, culture, and tourism. The editor was J. T. Aubrey Roberts of Harrison, Arkansas. Although unnumbered and undated, this issue contains calendars of events for 1981.

Ozark Opry Booklet Collection, circa 1963-1971 (R0856)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Ozark Opry Booklet Collection contains three souvenir booklets for the Ozark Opry, a country music show founded by Lee and Joyce Mace and located at Osage Beach in Miller County, Missouri.

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Ozark Playgrounds Association Collection, 1929-1955 (R0854)
0.2 cubic foot (2 folders)

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The Ozark Playgrounds Association Records contains booklets and pamphlets published by the Ozark Playgrounds Association to promote the "Playgrounds of the Ozarks," encompassing the Ozarks regions in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The booklets include geographical listings, maps, and lists of restaurants, hotels, and tourist attractions.

Ozark Prairie Presbyterian Church (Lawrence County, Mo.) Records, 1879-1954 (C3050)
1 roll of microfilm

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Volume one contains minutes of the monthly church business sessions which consist mainly of the names of those present or absent, the current pastor, new members, departing members, and presbytery delegates. Volume two provides a comprehensive record of the pastors, elders, deacons, communicants or members, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and Sunday School statistics.

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Ozark Public School Collection, 1909-1913 (R0791)
(1 folder)

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The two publications in this collection describe the course of study for the Ozark Public School at Ozark in Christian County, Missouri, for the years 1900-1910 and 1913-1914. William H. Lynch was principal in 1909 and Felix J. Appleby was superintendent in 1913.

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Ozark Reorganized School Collection, 1955 (R1127)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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This is a bulletin of information for patrons, students, and faculty for the Ozark Reorganized School at Ozark in Christian County, Missouri, for the school year 1955-1956. Clyde W. McConnell was superintendent of the school district.

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Ozark Republican Club of Winona Records, 1896 (R0056)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)

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The Ozark Republican Club of Winona Records contains a minute book for the Ozark Republican Club of Winona, Shannon County, Missouri. Included in the volume is a list of charter members.

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Ozark Rivers Oral Histories Collection, 1981-1983 (R1430)
0.25 cubic foot (7 folders, 7 cassettes, 7 CDs)

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The Ozark Rivers Oral History collection consists of interviews done by Alex Primm of eight individuals living in Crawford, Franklin, Phelps and Washington counties in Missouri and their corresponding newspaper articles.

Ozark Summit Exposition Collection, 1947 (R0889)
(1 folder)

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This is a booklet for the Ozark Summit Exposition, which was held at Mansfield in Wright County, Missouri, from July 30 to August 2, 1947.

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"Ozark Towns," Nancy Nance, no date (C2101)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Article about the origin of names of Ozark towns and villages, submitted to the MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW for publication.

Ozark Trails Bridge, Cape Girardeau, Missouri Collection, no date (R0772)
(1 folder)

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This is a promotional brochure for the Ozark Trails Bridge over the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Although undated, the brochure appears to have been printed in the 1930s.

Ozarks Folksongs Collection, 1919-1957 (C3774)
3.1 cubic feet

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Original copy of the four volumes published by SHS, 1946-1950. Includes photographs used in the publication and a typescript of Chapter XIV, "Unprintable Songs," left out of the printed version. In addition there are two volumes entitled "Unprintable' Songs From the Ozarks" which were sold to the Society in 1956, but without publication rights.

Ozarks Steam Engine Association Collection, 1964-1974 (R0795)
(1 folder)

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These are souvenir program booklets from the Ozarks Steam Engine Association's annual reunions near Billings, Missouri. These events featured working live steam tractors and other agricultural steam engines.

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P. G. Long Account Records, 1856-1860 (R1434)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Philip Graham Long Account Book consists of photo copies of the account ledger of a business located in Farmington, Missouri.

P. Hardin and Son Records, 1835 (K0814)
1 v

Scrapbook of late 19th -century clippings pasted in a financial book of a firm located in West Point, Kentucky.

P.E.O. Reciprocity Group of Greater Kansas City Records, 1916-1995 (K0604)
3 c.f.

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Organizational records of a women's educational and philanthropic club including minutes, a history of P.E.O., lists of presidents and officers, membership directories, state convention programs, and slides and program notes of Cottey College.

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P.E.O. Sisterhood, Missouri State Chapter Records, 1890-2010 (CA5409)
9.8 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume, 2 oversize items

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The records of the organization include publications, chapter histories, record books, scrapbooks, directories, yearbooks, photographs, membership records, financial records, convention materials, and miscellaneous material.

Allison Pabst Photographs, 2001 (P1102)

Photographs of sculptures in the Kansas City Cow Parade.

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Regina Entin Pachter Papers, 1946-2006 (K1142)
3 c.f.

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Pachter was owner with her husband, Meyer Pachter of the Pachter Garment Company. she was also a talent pianist who performed widely. Includes correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, scripts, and sheet music pertaining to Pachter's involvement in various Kansas City Jewish organizations.

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Pacific Railroad, Southwestern Branch Lands Book, no date (C1177)
0.09 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Description and maps of 220,000 acres of iron, lead, copper, and farming lands on the southeast branch of the Pacific Railroad in Missouri. Township maps show the route of the railroad.

Florence Goldfinger Pack Collection, 1933, 1943, 1988, no date (K1425)
0.12 cubic foot

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The Florence Goldfinger Pack Collection contains photographs and clippings concerning Florence Pack, dating from 1933 to 1988. The collection contains a mixture of dated and undated materials, with mediums ranging from newspaper clippings to photographs. Many of the items are school related.

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Packing House Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon, 1903 (K1348)
0.01

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Sterling silver souvenir spoon, circa 1903, commemorating "Packing Houses - Kansas City"

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Page Family Papers, 1854-1887 (C0427)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder, 1 roll of microfilm)

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Letters from the Thomas D. Page family and descendants, who moved from Kentucky to St. Joseph and Windsor, MO. Discuss churches, growth of St. Joseph, trades, schools, and family matters. Originals on microfilm; typed copies in folder.

"A Page from the Past", no date (C0690)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains the reminiscences of Kate Crutcher Smith about a ledger of people enslaved by the family of General Thomas Adams Smith.

Harley H. Page Papers, 1952 (C2276)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Correspondence between H.H. Page, Bates County farmer, and various state and federal officials. Page complains of suspected communist sympathies and activities of displaced persons employed on his farm.

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Hazel Call Page Papers, 1938-1981 (K0097)
0.5 c.f.

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Mrs. Page had been supervisor of the Works Projects Administration (WPA) Statewide Library Project in Missouri. Included are records of the administration of the WPA Library Project and those related to Mrs. Page's book on that subject.

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