Manuscripts Index
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, 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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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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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)
17.4 cubic foot; 350 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 (dissassembled).
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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 inPerryville, Missouri on Augist 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.
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Perry County, Missouri, Immigration List, 1839 (C1837)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
List of Lutheran emigrants who came to Perry County, MO, by way of New Orleans in 1839.
Original in the possession of the donor.
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Perry County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1958, no date (P1132)
An artificial collection of photographs of Perry County, Missouri.
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Perry Family Letters, 1837-1872 (C3323)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copies of personal letters mentioning deaths, marriages, religious conversions, auctions of enslaved persons, and events of local interest. Letters originate in Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, and Missouri.
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Perry Presbyterian Church Records, 1881-1899 (C1360)
0.14 cubic feet (1 volume)
Minutes of sessions; registers of pastors, elders, and deacons; roll of communicants; records of baptisms; and deaths. The church was organized when the Lick Creek and Mount Prairie churches voted in 1880 to unite.
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Elias Perry Civil War Diary, 1864-1865 (C2470)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
Elias Perry of Dewitt, MO, was a 2nd lieutenant in Sherman's army on the march to the sea. Diary covers the period 12 November 1864 to 24 March 1865.
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John Perry Records, 1839-1840 (R0197)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The John Perry Records contain a microfilm copied daybook of a mercantile operation in Washington County, Missouri, attributed to John Perry, Jr. The trade included dry goods, groceries, hardware, lumber, and blacksmithing services. The Springfield Iron Furnace, Cedar Creek Forge, Samuel T. Dunklin & Company, and Rozier & Desloge were among the customers.
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William Perry Summons, 1808 (C3679)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Summons dated August 22, 1808, for William Perry to testify in suit of John Smith T vs. Moses Austin in the General Court of Louisiana Territory.
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Perserverance Baptist Church (Boone County, Mo.) Records, 1895-1941 (C3003)
1 roll of microfilm
The records of the Perserverance Baptist Church contain monthly meeting minutes (1895-1941) and membership lists (1895-1937) of the Perseverance Baptist Church at Old Lick Fork in Boone County. Records are incomplete.
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General John Pershing Photograph, 1924 (P0232)
1 folder
Black and white photo, Pershing addressing troops at Colorado State Rifle Range in Golden, Colorado in 1924. Renamed to Camp George West in 1934.
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John J. Pershing Letters, 1917-1918 (C1624)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters to Floyd C. Shoemaker, secretary, State Historical Society of Missouri, from France. Pershing thanked Shoemaker for the biographical sketch in the MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW and agreed to send the "Stars and Stripes" to the Society.
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John J. Pershing Teacher's Contract, 1881 (C2038)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a contract between Pershing and District No. 1, Township No. 56, Range No. 20, Chariton County, MO, for three months.
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"Personal Recollections of the Late Civil War in the United States", 1870 (C3627)
0.2 cubic feet (16 folders), 1 roll of microfilm (1 volume)
Recollections of A.W. Reese, a surgeon who served under Sherman in Georgia. Describes army life, battles, impressions of the South, and the war in Missouri. Recalls Indiana childhood. Comments on experiences at Post Hospital, Warrensburg, after the war, including vigilante action against former rebels.
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Personal Rights of Missourians (PROMO) Records, 1984-2003 (S0960)
12 cubic feet
The Personal Rights of Missourians (PROMO) Records contain meeting minutes, newsletters, legislative materials, and educational resources pertaining to PROMO's mission to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ Missourians through education, political lobbying, and grassroots organization.
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David W. Petefish Commission, 1871 (C1625)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Commission as public administrator for Pettis County, MO, to complete unexpired term of James S. Porter. Signed by B. Gratz Brown.
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Peter Tamony Memorial Lecture Collection, 1986-2003 (C3944)
0.3 cubic feet, 20 audio cassettes
Audio cassettes and transcripts of speeches, photographs, and advertisements documenting the Peter Tamony Memorial Lecture series at the University of Missouri.
Charlotte Peters Papers, 1930-1977 (S0679)
8 cubic feet, 1412 folders, 630 photographs, 2 audio tapes, 16 videotapes
St. Louis television personality Charlotte Peters was the host of the musical variety show The Charlotte Peters Show from 1956 to 1970 on KSD-TV and KTVI. She first appeared on St. Louis television in 1947, performing in To The Ladies. The collection contains Peters' correspondence, scripts and sheet music written by Peters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and videotapes and audiotapes of skits and interviews.
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Nelle E. Peters Architectural Records, 1924-1930 (K0041)
0.31 c.f.
Original linen and tracing paper drawings of fourteen apartments and hotels in Kansas City, Jefferson City, Missouri, and Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma designed by Nelle E. Peters, a Kansas City woman architect..
Nelle E. Peters Architecture Photograph Collection, 2009 (P0180)
155 MB of digital files (14 tifs)
Digital photographs of apartment buildings designed by architect Nelle E. Peters, located in Columbia and Jefferson City, Missouri.