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Pi Lambda Theta, St. Louis Alumnae Chapter Records, 1981 (S0958)
0.8 cubic feet

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This collection contains meeting and executive committee minutes, correspondence, membership directories, and treasurers' reports relating to Pi Lambda Theta's mission to recognize and students who attain academic excellence.

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Joseph Piatchek Papers, 1927-1976 (S0663)
0.4 cubic foot, 10 folders, 110 photographs

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The Joseph Piatchek papers contain correspondence, certificates and newspapers pertaining to St. Louis area unions, including the Textile Workers Union of American (TWUA) and the St. Louis Cordage Mills Company.

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Picher Lead Company Records, 1875-1918 (R0210)
2 cubic feet (2 folders, 6 oversize volumes)

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The Picher Lead Company Records contain correspondence and records books of the Picher Lead Company headquartered at Joplin, Missouri. The collection includes correspondence with shipping agents and commission merchants, ledgers of expense and sales, and smelter records. The records span the period from the founding of the company in 1875 to its merger with the Eagle White Lead Company in 1916.

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Picher, Oklahoma Collection, circa 1975-1995 (R0754)
(3 folders)

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These are photocopies of pamphlets and scrapbooks of newspaper items concerning the development and decline of the lead and zinc mining industry at Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. There is also information on other mining communities in the Tri-State Mining district of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

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John Pickard Affidavit, 1933 (C2142)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Pickard, chairman of the Missouri Capitol Interior Decoration Commission and professor of art and archaeology at the University of Missouri, evaluated George Caleb Bingham's "General Order No. 11," a work of art worth $20,000 for insurance purposes.

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L.A. Pickard Sr. Photograph Collection, 1890-1908 (P0821)

Copy photos of drainage activities in the Little River Drainage District, ca. 1908, and the Dunklin County Courthouse.

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Helen Pickel Collection, no date (CA2946)
0.2 cubic feet

Genealogical charts. Missouri families of Koken, Hennon, Hawkins, Walpole, and related families.

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Frank Piepenbring, Jr. Papers, 1933-2009 (K0585)
5 c.f.

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Personal papers of Kansas City area resident, businessman and World War II veteran. Includes correspondence, publications and printed materials, and World War II military training materials, maps, and photographs.

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Margaret E. Pierce Papers, 1917-1972 (K0328)
0.25 c.f.

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Minutes and membership records of the Cora Lyman Chapter, Past Presidents Assembly of the National Federation of Music Clubs; Curriculum for music classes in the Kansas City, KS Public Schools and the Wichita Public Schools; the Kansas City Musical Club Bulletin; and various programs, directories and other items relating to music in Kansas City area.

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Greg Pierceall Photograph Collection, 1901-1930 (P0766)
5 photographs

Copy photos of Stoutsville, MO, ca. 1901-1930.

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Elmer F. Pierson Papers, 1938-1981 (K0084)
0.5 c.f.

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Photocopied scrapbooks compiled following Pierson's retirement from the Vendo Company, a manufacturer of vending machines. They are items Pierson felt to be of greatest personal interest dealing with Vendo and Pierson philanthropic and civic activities.

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H.H. Pigott Scrapbooks, no date (C2476)
0.28 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings from the 1880s: poems, jokes, stories, and truisms. Vol. 1 is a ledger from a Boonville general store, of which about 25 pages are free of clippings. Vol. 2 seems to be a lawyer's notes on land transferals in the 1860s, mostly without clippings.

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C. Terence Pihlblad Papers, 1941-1978 (C3814)
2.0 cubic feet (93 folders)

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Papers of a sociology professor at the University of Missouri, 1930-1967. Concerns primarily Pihlblad's research in gerontology. Includes correspondence, papers, and articles by Pihlblad and other sociologists, and material on aging studies conducted in Missouri during the 1960s.

Gladys K. Pihlblad Papers, 1906-1981 (C3843)
2.4 cubic feet

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Papers of Gladys K. Pihlblad, Director of Student Affairs for Women at the University of Missouri from 1952 to 1973. Her papers cover such subjects as women, blacks, homosexuals, student unrest, University organizations, and University events. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, and reports.

Gladys K. Pihlblad Papers, 1959-1981 (CA5754)
0.2 cubic feet

Addition of letters of Missouri artist Fred Shane. See also C3843.

Pike County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1890, no date (P1142)

An artificial collection of photographs of Pike County, Missouri.

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Albert Pike Letter, no date (C2775)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To [Ben P.] Poore. Letter informing Poore of new address and asking that books be sent to Pike by carriage.

Z. Pike Account, 1812 (C2776)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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An account for $36 for transportation of baggage from Washington to New York.

Gideon Johnson Pillow Letters, 1861 (K0231)
0.02 c.f.

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Correspondence from Confederate Brigadier General Pillow, headquartered at New Madrid, MO, to Major General Leonidas Polk, CSA, including a note from A.B. Gray, Captain CSA. Also included is a report from Captain Rich. P. J. Pe[r]son, Co. B 21st TV at Camp Polk, Columbus, KY, to Gen Pillow and a small photograph of General Gideon Pillow.

Pilot Knob and Fort Davidson Snapshots, 1884, no date (P1157)

Fourteen photographs of Fort Davidson and Pilot Knob.

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Pilot Knob Pellet Company Records, no date (R0835)
(1 folder)

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These papers provide information about the Pilot Knob Pellet Company's iron-ore mining and processing facililties at Pilot Knob in Iron County, Missouri. The operation opened there in May 1968, reviving an iron industry that had been dormant since 1919.

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Pilot Knob, Missouri, Civil War Telegram Collection, 1862-1863 (R0137)
0.04 cubic foot (2 folders)

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The Pilot Knob, Missouri Civil War Telegram Collection contains photocopies of telegrams sent and received by Colonel John B. Gray, commander of the Union post at Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri. The dispatches include communications with district headquarters at Saint Louis, and with detachments throughout southeastern Missouri, especially those at Fredericktown, Patterson, Van Buren, and Barnesville. The telegrams cover the period from November 1862 to April 1863.

Pine Flat School, Texas County, Missouri Records, 1896-1924 (R0652)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Pine Flat School, Texas County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the records of School District No. 129, known as Pine Flat School, which was located north of Eunice in eastern Texas County, Missouri. Included are records of the district clerk, teacher’s registers of attendance, and reports of teachers to the county superintendent of schools.

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Gerald H. Pipes Photograph Collection, no date (P0681)
3 photographs

Photos of Calvin Cloud cabin and statues at Inspiration Point, Stone County, MO.

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Pipkin Family Papers, 1853-1877 (S0532)
0.25 cubic feet

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The Pipkin Family Papers consist of correspondence sent to and from members of the Pipkin Family of Hillsboro, Missouri, including Philip Pipkin, a local attorney, his wife, Sophia Brickey Thomas Pipkin, and her brother, John Lilburn Thomas. Subjects of interest include the Civil War in Jefferson County, Missouri, land sales, and court cases handled by Philip Pipkin. 

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Barbara Sandra Pittel-Katz Papers, 1917-2010 (K0661)
0.6 c.f.

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A teacher and musician, Katz is an active member of Kansas City's Jewish Community. Includes sorority publicity, Heritage Center art, and the musical "Letters to Russia" composed by Pittel-Katz. Also certificates of scholarship for Bertha Glazer and David Pittell from Jefferson School and Woodland School in Kansas City, MO; correspondence; and materials related to the "Save Union Station" event.

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Harold and Miriam Pittell Papers, 1900-1986 (K0951)
0.14 c.f.

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The family papers include photographs, programs, marriage announcement and ketuba (marriage contract).

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Ann Pittman Collection, 1972-2004 (S0332)
1.8 cubic feet

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The Ann Pittman Papers contain correspondence, program booklets, sheet music, and grant applications, documenting her efforts to preserve African American spirituals.

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Ann Pittman Missouri Folklore Project, 1997 (S0598)
0.4 cubic foot, 7 folders, 11 audio tapes

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This collection contains an oral history project documenting the life of Ann Washington Pittman, an African American song folklorist and singer.

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Walter Leo Pitts Papers, 1944-1945 (R1389)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Walter Leo Pitts Papers contain photocopies of four form letters belonging to Walter Leo Pitts during World War II. The letters describe the role the USS Texas played in Operation Overlord, and Operation Dragoon on the coast of France; and the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific.

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Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri Collection, 1981-1995 (CA6294)
7 cubic feet, 43 oversize items

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The collection includes newspaper clippings mostly from Missouri newspapers regarding all aspects of the abortion issue in America, including politics, protests, sexual health, women's health, legislation, Supreme Court cases, population control, and birth control. Also included is a small amount of printed material and informational posters on the AIDS crisis.

Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri Records, 1930-1990 (S0195)
6 cubic feet, 109 folders, 22 photographs, 13 scrapbooks, 2 audio tapes, 2 16mm films, 2 45 RPM records, 5 microfilm rolls

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The Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri Records document the group's founding in 1932 as the Maternal Health Association of Missouri, its transformation to Planned Parenthood Association of Missouri in 1943, and growth in the post-war period. The collection contains annual reports, correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, and two reel-to-reel tapes.

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Plassmeyer Family Papers, 1862-1987 (C4226)
4.4 cubic feet (105 folders); 2 oversize items

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The papers of an Osage County family that includes correspondence, photographs, military records, Osage County history, and genealogy records for the Plassmeyer and related families.

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Plat of Principle Lead Mines in Jefferson and Saint Francois Counties, State of Missouri Map Collection, no date (R1185)
(1 oversize map)

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This is a hand-drawn map entitled "Plat of the Principal Lead Mines in Jefferson & St. Francois Counties, State of Missouri." Included are Township 38 North, Range 5 East, and the eastern third of Township 38 North, Range 4 East. The creator of the map is unknown.

J. B. Platisha, "Ste. Genevieve, Mother of the West", 1935 (R0774)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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This is a souvenir booklet for the bicentennial celebration and pageant held at Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, on August 19-22, 1935. Included is a detailed scenario and organization of Mother of the West, a historical pageant by the Reverend J. B. Platisha.

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Wesley and Peggy Platner Photographs, 1856, 1920-1990 (P0112)
1.33 linear feet

This collection primarily consists of photographs by Wesley Platner, a professor and physiologist at the University of Missouri, and his daughter, Peggy. Photographs span from the 1940s through the 2000s and include images of Columbia, the University of Missouri, people associated with the physiology department, and travel within Missouri and beyond, to Illinois and Disneyland. Peggy participated in the Jefferson City Camera Club and tours sponsored by the City of Columbia; many photos from the 1990s and 2000s are of their expeditions.

Platt and Thornburgh Paint Company Books, 1889-1900 (C2332)
0.32 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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The collection contains books of a St. Louis, MO, paint company. Vol. 1 is an inventory book, 1889-1891. Vol. 2 is an order book, 1899-1900.

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Platt and Thornburgh Photo Scrapbook, 1900-1920 (S0959)
1 scrapbook, 18 photographs

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This collection consists of a photograph scrapbook of a lead paint company in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Platte County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1907, 1940 (P1113)

An artificial collection of photographs of Platte County, Missouri.

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Plattin Valley Mining Company Collection, 1907 (R1043)
(1 folder)

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This is a certificate for 300 shares of stock in the Plattin Valley Mining Company of St. Louis, Missouri. The certificate was issued to Charles Brockhoff on May 23, 1907 and was signed by Dr. Henry F. Bartens, president, and Alexander J. Bartens, secretary.

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Pleasant Dale School, Barry County, Missouri Collection, 1904 (R1168)
(1 folder)

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This is a souvenir for the 1903-1904 school year at Pleasant Dale School in Barry County, Missouri. Clinton Marbut was the teacher and E. W. Walker was district clerk.

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Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church Programs, 1945, 1975-1980 (S0120)
0.1 cubic foot

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The Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church Programs contains church service programs and anniversary booklets documenting the church’s history as one of the oldest Black churches in St. Louis.

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Pleasant Green School Photograph, 1910 (P0564)
1 photograph

Photo of students at Pleasant Green School, Monroe County, MO, June 8, 1910. Individual students identified.

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Pleasant Grove Cemetery Association Records, 1943-1983 (C3867)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The records of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery association consist of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings and notes.

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Pleasant Grove Grange Records, 1873-1893 (K0303)
0.08 c.f.

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Handwritten records of the Pleasant Grove Grange, southern Jackson County, MO, including correspondence, brief minutes, voting results, financial reports, store inventories, and a small, bound book of rituals.

Pleasant Grove United Baptist Church, Iron County, Missouri Records, 1856-1972 (R0400)
3 volumes microfilmed

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These are record books of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church near Viburnum in Iron County,
Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings and membership rolls beginning with the organization
of the church on 12 April 1856 and continuing through its dissolution on 15 October 1972.

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Pleasant Hill Academy (Cass County, Mo.) Papers, 1883 (C0519)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Petition for incorporation and constitution.

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Pleasant Hope Community Fair Collection, 1936 (R0947)
(1 folder)

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This is the catalog and premium list for the Fourteenth Annual Pleasant Hope Community Fair, also called the Pleasant Hope Educational and Agricultural Fair. The event was held on November 5-7, 1936 at Pleasant Hope in Polk County, Missouri.

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Pleasant Prairie Presbyterian Church (Knox County, Mo.) History, 1964 (C2370)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Brief history written in celebration of the church's 98th anniversary.

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Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church (Harrison County, Mo.) Records, 1857-1920 (C3059)
1 roll of microfilm

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Records of a church organized in May 1857. Volumes one and two contain church history, covenant, business meeting minutes, and membership lists dating from 1874-1916. Volume three contains Sunday school records for 1894 to 1898.

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