Manuscripts Index
Pease Family Papers, 1892-1912 (R1363)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Pease Family Papers contain the personal correspondence and papers of Dwight Pease and Sarah Pease. These papers include newspaper articles, a funeral notice for Dwight Pease, and letters between family members.
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Jacob Peck Papers, 1825-1836 (C1623)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters from James S. Peck and David Barton. James H. Peck's health, medical, remedies, death of James H. Peck, and funeral and estate arrangements.
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James H. Peck Papers, 1834-1841 (C1911)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Papers pertaining to the settlement of Peck's estate. Bills, inventory of estate, and list of books.
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Judge James Hawkins Peck Photograph, no date (P0346)
1 photograph
Copy of a painting of Judge James Hawkins Peck, first judge of the U.S. District Court of Missouri
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Peckenpaugh Family Papers, 1885-1967 (R1460)
0.04 cubic foot (4 folders)
The Peckenbaugh Family Papers consist of personal papers for Lura and Adah Peckenbaugh, including wedding invitations, correspondence, reception cards, and pamphlets. The collection also contains newspaper clippings concerning Peckenpaugh family and photographs.
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William Peden Interview, 1968 (C3344)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Transcription of interview with William Peden, an English professor and fiction writer. Peden gives his views on advantages and disadvantages of various literary forms, especially novel and short story, in terms of writing process and effectiveness; effects of television on short story market, as well as comparison of academic literary journals with sophisticated, mass-circulated magazines. He discusses the literacy potential of Missouri environment, especially Boone County, and the literary circles in St. Louis, 1910-1925. The interview concludes with major literary influences upon Peden.
Sharon Pedersen Papers, 1975-2017 (S1157)
31 cubic feet
This collection contains personal papers documenting the education, work, hobbies, and personal life of Sharon Leslie (Smith) Pedersen (1943-2017). Pedersen, a Kirkwood, Missouri resident, and mother of four, worked as a high school English teacher and librarian, public librarian, and Peace Corps educator in China. She earned degrees in English, philosophy, education, history, library science, and creative writing from the University of Missouri and the University of Colorado. Throughout her life she was an avid outdoorsman, master gardener and was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, International Folk Dance Association of St. Louis, Ethical Society of St. Louis, Wild Ones Native Plant Society, and Washington University Woman's Club. Papers include genealogy and family history, photographs, educational and work records, correspondence, journals, and essays.
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PedNet Coalition (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 2001-2003 (C4217)
0.2 cubic feet (9 folders)
Correspondence, newsletters, and meeting minutes of the organization advocating an integrated network of bike and pedestrian routes through the city of Columbia, Missouri.
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George N. Peek Papers, 1900-1947 (C2270)
34.6 cubic feet
Personal and public papers. Emphasis is on John Deere and Company, agricultural problems and legislation in the 1920s and 1930s, and foreign trade policies of the New Deal. Also material concerning America First, Republican Party politics, and Peek's post World War I reconstruction activities.
Larry and Margaret Peeno Papers, 1959-2016 (S0306)
9.5 cubic feet
The Maggie and Larry Peeno Papers contain correspondence, meeting minutes, curriculum guides, newsletters, reports, surveys, photographs, and VHS tapes documenting the Peeno’s 50+ year career in art education in Missouri and the United States. Items of interest include curricula developed by Maggie Peeno for the University City School District, including the “We Live in University City” booklet.
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Edward J. Peers Letter, 1839 (C2957)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Lilburn W. Boggs, Jefferson City, MO, from Troy, MO, Dec. 10, 1839. Letter requesting equipage for a 200-mile march ordered of Peer's brigade by Major General D. Willock.
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Peetrie-Kennedy Portraits, 1890-1892 (P0969)
Portraits of Clara Plumb Peetrie and George Kennedy
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Pegasus Air Transport Records, 1981 (K0070)
1 f
Business study conducted by Pegasus Air Transport designed to assist in securing funds to implement an air cargo service in Kansas City, MO.
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Peirce City Guards Records, 1883-1888 (R0544)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Peirce City Guards Records consist of photocopies of a “Secretary’s Record” and miscellaneous papers of the Peirce City Guards, a local company of state militia at Peirce City (now Pierce City) in Lawrence County, Missouri. Included are minutes of meetings and some membership data.
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Eugene Joseph Peltier Papers, 1934-1991 (K0417)
19 c.f.
Rear Admiral Peltier Chief of Civil Engineers of the U.S. Navy and prominent Public Works civil engineer. Includes scrapbooks, photographs, personal and professional correspondence and related papers.
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Raymond Peltzman Collection, 1914-2007 (K1140)
6 c.f.
Personal, academic, and professional records of Raymond Peltzman and his wife, Anna Lottie Berkson, and genealogical information about their extended families. Also family photographs and genealogical information about the Alport, Berkson, Dworsky, and Peltzman families.
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Sarah Viner Peltzman Papers, 1912-1925 (K1179)
0.02 c.f.
Peltzman was active in various Jewish charity organizations and served as president of the Hebrew Ladies Relief Association. Includes minutes of the Hebrew Ladies Relief Association and the Federation of Orthodox Jewish Charities of Greater Kansas City.
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James A. Pemberton Jr. Photograph Collection, 1917-1918 (P0199)
1 folder
Snapshots by donor and postcards from World War I showing scenes from everyday life in U.S. Army during time of war; also artillery damaged from overheating and scene of Armistice celebration. Pemberton, from Bevier, served as a sergeant.
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Pemiscot County Historical Society Photograph Collection, 1900 (P1160)
Copy photographs of Pemiscot County, Missouri.
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Thomas J. Pendergast, Jr. Papers, 1902-1978 (K0316)
0.33 c.f.
Miscellaneous papers dealing with business affairs of Pendergast, Sr., political boss of Kansas City, MO, and his son. Also home movies taken by Pendergast Jr.
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George Pendleton Papers, 1860-1875 (C0386)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Receipts, five-day furlough for Pendleton during the Civil War, judgment against Caldwell and Mitchell, and page of accounts with a general store.
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Shirley Fishman Pener Papers, 1939-1948 (K1188)
0.02 c.f.
Photographs of Pener's Men's Wear, Boy Scouts of America, Troop #53, the Talmudic Academy of Greater Kansas City, B'nai B'rith Youth, and the Ciechanowcer Aid Society.
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Penn Valley Meeting of Friends Records, 1943-1998 (K0077)
4.5 c.f.
Organizational records of the Penn Valley Meeting of Friends including minutes, correspondence, photographs, periodicals, political and social issues literature, and other records of the Quaker organization.
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James Cash Penney Papers, 1859-1944 (C0384)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Compositions containing biographical material and merchandising information, written by the head of the J.C. Penney chain stores. Pamphlets on the J.C. Penney Missouri farms. Also a reproduction of the PLEASANT RIDGE PEARL, 1859, containing an oration by Penney's father.
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James Cash Penney Papers, 1941-1970 (C3260)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)
The papers of James Cash Penney contain speeches, articles, and pamphlets by and about Penney regarding his moral, religious, and business interests as well as his cattle farms.
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Penney-Missouri Journalism Awards Records, 1960-1993 (C4050)
23.4 cubic feet (1056 folders, 2667 photographs), 20 rolls of microfilm
The records of the Penney-Missouri Journalism Awards consist of administrative material concerning the program's newspaper, magazine, and television competitions and workshops. The collection includes correspondence, financial records, and photographs.
Penninger and Bolin Families Collection, 1823-2023 (R1517)
12.5 cubic feet (358 folders, 1 volume, 13 compact discs, 168 photographs, 6 negatives)
The Penninger and Bolin Families Collection contains genealogical research conducted and collected by Linda Marie Penninger Henry on the Penninger and Bolin families, of whose descendants many settled in Christian, Dent, Greene, Howell, Jackson, Phelps, Shannon, and Stone counties in Missouri.
Eunice Pennington Photographs, 1958 (P0495)
10 photographs
Snapshots of Carter County, ca. 1958, including several images of Grandin, natural features, and monuments.
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Pennington-Gilbert Shoe Company Records, 1925-1930 (R1131)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
These are stock certificates and correspondence from the Pennington-Gilbert Shoe Company sent to Robert L. and Louise D. Ayers of Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri. The papers concern the shoe industry, the Pennington-Gilbert shoe factory at Rolla, and the Bristol Shoe Company.
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Will Pente Papers, 1922-1924 (C3315)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Two children's pamphlets by Pente; one brochure from Paper Products Manufacturing Company.
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PEO-Missouri Chapter HN Records, 1948-1999 (K1086)
2 c.f.
The P.E.O. Sisterhood is a philanthropic and educational organization interested in bringing to women increased opportunities for higher education. Includes scrapbooks of photographs of individuals and events, booklets, clippings, and listings of officers.
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PEO-Missouri Chapter HN Records, 2013-2021 (KA2611)
.12 c.f.
Addition of materials related to the PEO-Missouri Chapter HN Records. The P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Sisterhood’s mission is focused on helping women advance through education.
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People's Art Center Records, 1942-1963 (S0612)
0.4 cubic foot, 11 folders
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People's Association for Better Municipal Government (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1951-1957 (C4278)
0.2 cubic feet (8 folders)
Constitution, minutes, correspondence, membership lists, committee reports, financial records and miscellaneous papers of a group formed soon after the Charter-City Council form of city government was begun in Columbia.
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People's Party National Convention Collection, 1971-1973 (S0063)
0.02 cubic foot, 6 folders, 4 reel-to-reel tapes
The People's Party National Convention Collection contains position papers, campaign literature, and newspaper clippings documenting the American leftwing's national conventions, held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1972 and 1975. During the conventions, delegates adopted platforms calling for world peace, non-nuclear proliferation, tax reform, and women's and gay liberation.
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Maggie Peoples Papers, 1963-1971 (S0215)
0.01 cubic foot
The papers of Maggie Peoples document her life as St. Louis-area civil rights leader. The collection includes material from the National Council of Negro Women, Women in Community Service, St. Louis Bicentennial Committee, a photograph, and an oral history interview with Mrs. Peoples.
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Selwyn Pepper Papers, 1928-1995 (S0488)
2 cubic feet, 98 folders, 2 photographs
Selwyn Pepper was a St. Louis-area journalist who Began career at "The Scrippage," the Soldan high newspaper. In 1935, Pepper joined the staff of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and covered major news stories, including heatwaves, riverfront bond issue fraud, and the Cardinals' World Series win in 1946. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings.
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Perche Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Minute Books, 1874-2005 (C3635)
2 rolls of microfilm
Records of the Perche Church from its founding in 1874 as the Arm of Bethlehem Church. The name was changed in 1880. Minutes of business sessions include periodic lists of members.
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Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City Records, 1965-1983 (K1124)
0.5 c.f.
The Foundations purpose was to encourage interest in and appreciation for the performing arts, to hold an annual performing arts festival, and to promoted a new performing arts center. Includes correspondence, contracts, printed materials, programs, and clippings concerning productions mounted by the Foundation. Also the 1968 MRI study, "The Performing Arts in Kansas City."
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Adam Perkins Papers, 1861-1871 (R1335)
(1 folder)
The Adam Perkins Papers contain a typescript copy of Adam Perkins' journal, a farmer from Bollinger County, Missouri, is dated from January 1861 through December 1871. The journal was discovered in 1990 in Plainfield, Illinois. It was then typescript by Jean Scott of Orlando, Florida and sent to Lorena S. Eaker of Bollinger, Missouri for editing.
Archie Perkins Letters, 1863-1864 (C0380)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Civil War letters written by Captain Perkins from a Union prison camp near Sandusky, OH.
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David Lane Perkins Papers, 1827-1858 (C2295)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Fourteen letters solicited, 1854-1858, by D.L. Perkins for their autograph value from cabinet members, U.S. senators and representatives, U.S. Supreme Court justice and university presidents. 1827 letter is a recommendation of Perkins by Francis Wayland, president of Brown University.
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James Perkins Papers, 1864 (R1265)
(1 folder)
This is a report of death of Private James Perkins of Company G, Ninth Missouri State Militia Cavalry. Perkins died November 3, 1864 of acute bronchitis at the United States Army General Hospital at Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri.
Marlin Perkins Papers, 1873-1991 (S0516)
17.6 cubic foot; 353 folders; 2854 photographs; 32 16mm films; 29 audio cassettes, 14 audio discs, 16 items
The Marlin Perkins Papers consist of newspaper clippings, correspondence, zoo animal feeding records, business contracts, equipment lists, maps, archaeological records, publications, and zoological findings, conservation and ecological writings, scrapbooks, photographs, and film. The materials in this collection are related to Marlin Perkins’ involvement in national and international zoos, wildlife and nature conservation, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, Zoo Parade, and various other dealings involving wildlife.
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Robert M. Perkins Photograph Collection, 1934-1940 (P0161)
7 photographs
Photographs of a 1942 bank picnic, and Ha Ha Tonka castle. Three oversize photos: Bishop Hogan High School senior grads 1954, Francis Xavier Class picture 1950, 1953; three postcard scrapbooks (disassembled).
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Robert Martin Perkins Collection, 1925-1932 (K0374)
0.3 c.f.
Invitations and announcements of club and fraternity parties. Several well-known musicians of the era (such as Bennie Moten) played at these parties. Also a photograph of the Sigma Chi Psi football team and a scrapbook with Fraternity News clippings related to Perkins' Sigma Chi Psi, of which he was a member and an officer.
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Eugene Pernot Medical Records, 1848-1853 (R0215)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Eugene Pernot Medical Records contain a microfilm copy of a daybook of a physician at Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. The daily entries list the patients treated and medicines prescribed from July 1848 through December 1853.
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Benjamin Perris Papers, 1917-1919 (S0668)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
This collection contains correspondence and military papers of Benjamin Perris, documenting his service in the 30th Army Engineers in France during World War I.
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Perry County, Missouri Service Roster Collection, 1946 (R0880)
(1 folder)
This booklet is entitled "Roster of the Men and Women of Perry County, Missouri, in World War II, issued on the occasion of welcome home celebration in Perryville, Missouri on August 14, 1946. It contains an alphabetical list of Perry County's veterans, including a separate list of those who died in service.
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Perry County, Missouri, Immigration List, 1839 (C1836)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
List of Lutheran emigrants who left New York and arrived in the village of Wittenburg, Perry County, MO, in 1839.
Original in the possession of the donor.