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Potosi, Missouri Board of Trustees Records, 1826-1851 (R0186)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Potosi, Missouri Board of Trustees Records contains a microfilm copy of meeting minutes for the Board of Trustees of Potosi in Washington County, Missouri. The minutes include resolutions and ordinances regarding taxes, public nuisances, streets, slave meetings, and theatrical performances.

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Potosi, Missouri Photograph Collection, crica 1875-1935 (R0234)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 25 35mm negatives)

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The Potosi, Missouri Photograph Collection contains 35mm black and white negative copies of photographs of prominent citizens, commercial buildings, and street scenes in Potosi, Washington County, Missouri.

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Alice Potter Genealogical Collection, 1961-1971 (C4381)
1 cubic foot (34 folders)

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Genealogical correspondence and notes of a professional genealogist. Correspondence from and to Mrs. Potter and other genealogists and individual researchers seeking information on numerous families for D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) acceptance and personal reasons. Personal research notes with some family group sheets.

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Howard C. Potter Constitutional Convention Scrapbooks, 1944-1946 (C2411)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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The collection contains clippings collected by a Republican delegate to the 1943 Missouri constitutional convention. They cover the convention, campaign for the approval of the proposed charter, and revision of statutes by the General Assembly to conform to the new constitution.

James A. Potter Speech, no date (C0736)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Given at the first annual Earl F. Nelson Memorial Lecture, under the auspices of the Missouri Law School Foundation in memory of Mr. Nelson.

Kay L. Potter Papers, 1939-2000 (K0630)
0.5 c.f.

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Photographs and collected materials of former J.C. Nichols Company employee and amateur photographer.

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Poultry Production Notes, 1903 (C0938)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains notes on poultry production, probably from an agriculture course.

Thomas M. Powel Papers, 1833-1886 (C1204)
0.23 cubic feet (7 folders)

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Papers of the owner of a gristmill and blacksmith shop on the Big Fabius near Newark, Knox County, MO. Includes Powel family genealogical material.

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Amber Haley Powell Collection, 1853-1896, n.d. (C1845)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The collection contains letters, receipts, and army passes from the Civil War, and miscellaneous material of the Gregory, Haley, and Wood families of Sullivan County, Missouri, including letters from California; an obituary of Elijah M. Gregory; pictures and history of Boonville, Missouri; a description of Locust Street in Boonville about 1840; and undated genealogies of the Gregory, Haley, and Wood families.

James Powell Account Book, 1874 (C3168)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a typed copy of a personal account book of James Powell of Atlanta, MO.

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John Benjamin Powell Papers, 1910-1952 (C3662)
2.9 cubic feet (199 folders)

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The papers of a journalist include correspondence, literary works, printed material, photographs, and a scrapbook. Drafts for My Twenty-Five Years in China and Powell’s articles (1941-1947) predominate. Information on China, Japan, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Central Asia, India, Philippine Islands, World War II, and the Washington Conference.

Josiah Y. Powell Papers, 1803-1927 (C4558)
0.2 cubic feet (8 folders)

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Papers of Josiah Y. Powell, a carpenter-farmer-surveyor from Chillicothe, Missouri. Included are correspondence, speeches, poems, clippings, and an obituary for Powell.

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William Powell Letters, 1839-1840 (C2035)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters written by William Powell of Huntsville, MO, to his brother, Henry A. Powell, in Yanceyville, NC. Prices of land, food, grain crops and livestock; abundance of wild game; and richness of the land. Begs the rest of the family to join them in Missouri.

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Powers Museum (Carthage, Mo.) Collection, 1836-1916 (C3052)
2 rolls of microfilm

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Collected papers of the Powers Museum. Principally Wright family genealogical research done by Curtis Wright of Carthage and Wright family correspondence. Also includes Captain George W. Roby, U.S. Army Commissary of Subsistence documents, 1864-1865; and manumission documents from St. Louis, MO, 1836-1854.

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Benjamin Mathew Powers Papers, 1916-1965 (K0894)
1 c.f.

Powers was Assistant City Counselor and on several occasions served as acting City Manager of Kansas City, MO. Includes files relating to City legal actions. Also files from the Union Electric Land condemnations for Bagnall Dam and receivership files, including two circuit court cases for the Commercial Savings Co. & related entities.

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Earl Powers Photographs, 1942-1965 (P1041)
3.6 linear feet

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Photographs by Earl Powers, a photographer and farmer who lived in Columbia, MO. Coverage includes people, events, and places in Columbia and Van Nuys, CA. Additional photographs cover Powers' Air Force service in the South Pacific during WWII.

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John Poyntz Order, 1863 (C1955)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Headquarters of District of the Border, Kansas City, MO, orders John Poyntz out of the state for the duration of the war, 19 September 1863.

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"A Practical Treatise on Conveyancing", no date (C1205)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)

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"A Practical Treatise on Conveyancing," with notes by Mr. Preston, copied by Ira Newburn and Darlingon Durham. The book is indexed for law students, and includes a list of recommended reading.

Prairie Flower Literary Society, Webb City, Missouri Records, 1884-1888 (R0495)
1 folder

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These are the minutes of meetings and membership lists of the Prairie Flower Literary Society
of Webb City in Jasper County, Missouri. The records begin with the bylaws of the club, followed
by minutes of meetings beginning with the organizational meeting on 23 December 1884 and continuing
through 23 January 1888.

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Prairie Grouse Technical Council Records, 1957-2001 (C4582)
0.75 cubic feet (22 folders)

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Newsletters, programs and proceedings, and correspondence surrounding conferences held by the Prairie Grouse Technical Council from 1957-2001.

Prairie Grove Baptist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1874-1955 (C1318)
6 volumes

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Records include church constitution, articles of faith, rules of decorum, church covenants, registers of officers, church minutes, membership lists, financial statements, and Women's Missionary Society minutes.

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Prairie Grove School, Pettis County, Missouri Records, 1910-1914, 1952-1961 (R0258)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Prairie Grove School, Pettis County, Missouri Records contain microfilm copy of daily and term attendance records of Prairie Grove School in southern Pettis County, Missouri. Included are records for 1910-1914 and 1952-1961.

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Prairie Home School, Saint Clair County, Missouri Collection, 1912 (R1257)
(1 folder)

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This is a souvenir booklet presented by the teacher, Almee Sires, to the students at Prairie Home School in St. Clair County, Missouri, at the close of the school year in 1912. Included are a list of the students and the members of the local school board.

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Prairie Lick Presbyterian Church (Prairie Lick, Mo.) Records, 1885-1901 (C3028)
1 roll of microfilm

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Records of the church, containing meeting minutes and lists of new members.

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Prairie Point Baptist Church (Cooper County, Mo.) Records, 1842-1949 (C3281)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Original church record book of the Prairie Point Baptist Church, dating from 1842 to 1897. Includes the articles of faith, rules of decorum, covenant, monthly business meetings, subscription pledges, and current members. Renamed three times--Pleasant Grove, Ebenezer, and Blackwater Baptist Church. Miscellaneous items from 1913 to 1949.

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Prairie State Mining Company Collection, 1904 (R1116)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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This collection contains certificate, number 134, dated August 27, 1904, for 1500 shares of stock in the Prairie State Mining Company at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The shares were sold to R. F. Evans and signed by F. Y. Hamilton, president, and J. B. Morsman, secretary.

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Prairie View Presbyterian Church (Audrain County, Mo.) Records, 1881-1921 (C1361)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The records of the Prairie View Presbyterian Church contain organizational meeting, 1881; minutes of sessions, 1882-1917; record of congregational meetings; membership records; record of infant baptisms; and petition to be dissolved, 1921.

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Pralin Mines Company Collection, 1907 (R1113)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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This is certificate #1623, dated August 31, 1907, for 300 shares of stock in the Pralin Mines Company of Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri. The shares were sold to John Spiring Walker and the certificate was signed by Harvey Stiver, president, and H. T. Wheaton, secretary.

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Albert Edward Prather Photograph Collection, 1919-1940 (K0612)
0.3 c.f.

Prints and negatives taken by an amateur Kansas City photographer. Included are close up images of race car drivers at the Kansas Speedway Board Track at 95th and Troost, and other car race photographs

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Alonzo S. Prather Civil War Collection, no date (R0597)
0.01 c.f. (1 folder)

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This is a brief account by Alonzo Prather (of Indiana/Missouri) regarding his enlistment in the 6th indiana Infantry at the beginnin g of the Civil War. Accompanying the memoir is a photograph of Prather as a lieutenant.

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Benjamin Franklin Pratt Papers, 1861-1862 (R0329)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Benjamin Franklin Pratt Papers contain photocopies of Civil War letters written at Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri, by Benjamin F. Pratt of the 13th Illinois Infantry. Pratt commented on the march to and skirmish at Linn Creek in Camden County, camp life, rations, and sickness.

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Stephen R. "Dick" Pratt Collection, 1998-1980 (K1206)
0.55 c.f.

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Pratt served as Prosecuting Attorney for Clay County, MO, Kansas City Councilman, and Circuit Judge of Clay County. Includes scrapbooks: his political campaign Division II Circuit Court Judge, and cases he handled; and his appointment as an Honorary Missouri Colonel.

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Paul William Preisler Papers, 1902-1971 (S0235)
22 cubic feet, 322 folders, 597 photographs

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The Paul William Preisler Papers document Preisler's career as a union organizer, lawyer, photographer, and biochemist in St. Louis. They contain correspondence, legal papers, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Subjects of interest include civil liberties, legislative redistricting, and Socialism. Photographs include images of Hooverville, Labor leaders, strikes and protests, and political parties. 

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Presbyterian Church Farmington, Missouri Records, 1832-1982 (R0114)
(3 rolls of microfilm)

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The Presbyterian Church of Farmington, Missouri Records contains a microfilm copy of minute books, membership rosters, papers of clerks of Session, and miscellaneous business and historical materials of the Presbyterian Church in Farmington, Missouri.

Presbyterian Church (California, Mo.) Sunday School Record Book, 1885-1889 (C2483)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The collection contains minutes of Sunday school meetings, including lesson for the day, amount of the collection, and number of teachers and pupils present.

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Presbytery of Missouri Minutes, 1920-1943 (C1353)
0.2 cubic feet

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The records contain official copies of minutes of the Presbytery of Missouri. Minutes for 1920-1939 are bound; others are in pamphlet form.

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Presbytery of Missouri Records, 1817-1920 (C1354)
1.4 cubic feet, 6 oversize volumes

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The records of the Presbytery of Missouri contain minutes, reports, and other records of an organization composed of ministers and representative elders of Presbyterian churches in Missouri. Volumes 1-6 have been microfilmed. Volume 7 is available onsite. See also collection 1353.

Presbytery of Ozark, Webb City, Missouri Collection, 1890 (R1191)
(1 folder)

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This is a meeting announcement for the Presbytery of Ozark at Webb City in Jasper County, Missouri, on April 15, 1890. Included are the standing rules of the Presbytery, the meeting agenda, and a list of standing committees, and their membership.

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Presbytery of Palmyra Minutes, 1905-1927 (C1359)
0.2 cubic feet

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The records of the Perry Presbyterian Church contain 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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President Hotel Renovation Research Papers, 1995-1996 (K1128)
0.01 c.f.

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This collection consists of research material related to the renovation of the President Hotel on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Includes a feasibility study for additions and renovations to the hotel, a typewritten presentation by Philip Klein concerning the hotel, and a history of the hotel.

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Presidents and Past Presidents General Assembly of Greater Kansas City Records, 1917-2009 (K1131)
8 c.f.

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Minutes, financial reports, programs, correspondence, clippings, yearbooks, financial records, and a small number of photos. The minutes include information about a variety of world, national, municipal, social, and cultural issues.

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Preston Family Papers, 1827-1937 (K0135)
0.3 c.f.

Miscellaneous correspondence, papers and photographs of the Preston family while in Rocheport, Fayette, and Walker, MO.

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William E. Preston Collection, 1902-1993 (C4543)
0.4 cubic feet (8 folders)

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The collection was complied by William E. Preston and contains periodicals, newsletters and journals of organizations, newspaper clippings, articles, illustrations, postcards, photographs, and other materials concerning the history of mules in Missouri and the United States.

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William P. Preston Papers, 1834-1852 (C2447)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of William P. Preston contain correspondence of a Baltimore, MD, lawyer concerning a kidnapping, business, and family news.

William Preston Photograph Collection, 1910-1925, no date (P0173)
30 photographs

30 images, largely 8x10 or smaller, of Sally Rand, as a performer, actress and in her personal life as child in Hickory County, Missouri. Also includes a scrapbook on Harry S Truman.

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Prewitt Family Papers, 1836-1907 (C2919)
0.2 cubic feet

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Business and personal papers of Moss Prewitt, Robert T. Prewitt, and Sallie Rubey Prewitt. Contains business records, correspondence, receipts, and miscellaneous material.

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Reuben C. Prewitt World War II Notes, 1945 (C3326)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Notes on Air Force experiences. Cross-country trip to Seattle and description of voyage from Seattle to Iwo Jima and situation at Iwo Jima.

Lois Pribbles Photograph Collection, 1941 (P1059)

Twenty-six photographs taken in Honolulu, Hawaii, during or shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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Price's Branch Presbyterian Church Records, 1867-1907 (C1363)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Minutes of sessions and lists of members and baptized children.

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Edward H. Price Photograph Collection, no date (P0496)
2 photographs

Copy photos of Charley Paynter Store and Bear Creek High School, Bear Creek.

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