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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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Harold Price Papers, 1922 (K1297)
0.01 c.f.

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This collection includes a copy of a program, Laying of Corner-stone of Congregation Keneseth Israel in Kansas City, Missouri in 1922. The program lists officers, and members of the building committee, as well as board of directors. Harold's father, Nathan Price, was secretary of the building committee.

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Hazel Price Photograph Collection, no date (P0645)
4 photographs

Photos of Glasgow, MO: Lewis College, Pritchett College, and Glasgow Methodist Church.

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James A. Price Letters, 1864-1890 (C2617)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Seven letters concerning Price's role at the Battle of Shiloh.

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James A. Price Papers, 1861-1890 (C3639)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)

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The papers contain copies of correspondence and official documents of a Missourian who served in the Civil War as a captain, major, and colonel in Union regiments. Included is correspondence concerning a pension Price requested for an injury sustained during the war.

Janet Gale Price Papers, 1996-2002 (K0806)
0.11 cubic foot (6 folders)

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This collection includes materials related to Janet Gale Price and her family. The collection also includes materials related to Mucolipidosis Type IV, a genetic disease prevalent among Jewish families.

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John J. Price Papers, 1917 (R0905)
(1 folder)

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This is a letter dated December 23, 1917 from John J. Price at Peirce (now Pierce) City in Lawrence County, Missouri, to R. L. Ballou at Jefferson in Ashe County, North Carolina. The letter concerns the possibility of Price taking over Ballou's flour mill at Big Timber in Sweet Grass County, Montana.

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Newton Jasper Price Papers, 1866 (R0818)
(1 folder)

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This is a holograph letter dated February 27, 1866 from N. J. Price at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, to "Bro. John." the letter concerns a legal matter and a forthcoming move.

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R.B. Price Jr. Collection, 1849, no date (P0348)
1 folder

Portraits of R.B. Price, Sr. and drawings of Bennett House at Christian College.

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Robert L. Price Photograph Collection, 1919-1920 (P0060)
25 photographs

Photographs of the Farmer's Fair and a barnwarming at the University of Missouri, ca. 1920.

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Sterling Price General Orders, 1861 (C1494)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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General Order No. 8 from Headquarters, Missouri State Guard, for procurement of equipment for the State Guard within the individual military districts. Chart of equipment allowances. Directives about flags, drummers, and buglers.

Sterling Price Letter, 1854 (C2206)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Secretary of War [Jefferson Davis], Washington, D.C., from Jefferson City, MO, May 15, 1854.

Letter from Governor Sterling Price to Secretary of War Jefferson Davis requesting the delivery of eighty muskets and related material from the arsenal at St. Louis to Captain Madison Miller of St. Louis.

Sterling Price Papers, 1861-1866 (C0483)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Proclamation assuring southern sympathizers in Missouri of General Price's protection. Letter from Price to his son Edwin discussing raids made on the outskirts of the colonies and comments on the Mexican government.

Sterling Price Proclamation, [1861] (C1748)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Proclamation to the people of central and north Missouri. Price pleads for the enlistment of 50,000 men to defend the southern cause; also requests blankets, clothing, and guns.

William Price Account Books, 1837-1855 (C2480)
0.75 cubic feet (3 volumes)

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The collection contains business records of Dr. William Price.

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Zula R. Price, "Bear Creek Community" Collection, 1980 (R0024)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The collection contains a typescript of Zula R. Price's, "Bear Creek Community." The reminiscence and history of Bear Creek, Cedar County, Missouri. The village was originally named Paynterville.

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Price-Sebree-Jackson Letters, 1779-1910 (C0381)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Typed copies of letters which appeared in THE SUNNY SOUTH. Cover such subjects as the Revolution, Episcopal Church, politics, and Sebree family genealogy. Also personal letters.

Bob Priddy Collection, 1973-2008 (CA6086)
1.1 cubic feet, 99 audio cassettes, 26 audio tapes, 1 CD

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The collection contains materials concerning the Jefferson City American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. Also included are audio recordings from bust unveilings in the Hall of Famous Missourians; recordings and interviews concerning the Thomas Hart Benton’s mural and the Missouri State Capitol; programs from Priddy’s radio show “Missouri Moments” produced for Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri; and miscellaneous political recordings.

Priest Family Letters, 1863-1864 (C3591)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains copies of letters written by Benjamin E. Priest and William M. Priest to their sister while they were federal prisoners during the Civil War.

Priests of Pallas Frame, 1910 (K1406)
0.06 cubic foot (1 item)

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The Priests of Pallas Frame contains a single metal picture frame, a gift to attendees of the celebration’s invite-only masquerade ball in 1910.

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Priests of Pallas Mirror, 1902 (K1404)
0.06 cubic foot (1 item)

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The Priests of Pallas Mirror contains a single metal-framed mirror, a gift to attendees of the celebration’s invite-only masquerade ball in 1902.

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Alex Primm Oral History Collection, 1981-2000 (SP0054)
1 cubic foot (113 audio cassette tapes)

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The Alex Primm Oral History Collections contain audio cassette tapes with oral history interviews conducted by Alex Primm in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. The interviews cover a range of Ozark related topics such as Grasshopper Hollow in Reynolds County, Missouri; Palmer, Missouri; Ozark rivers; and Fort Leonard Wood. The project on Ozark rives includes interviews with individuals lived and made their livings on or near the Current, Jacks Fork, Little Piney, and Big Piney rivers. Primm interviewed local residents, many of whom had lived in the Ozarks their entire lives.

S. Fred Prince Papers, 1899-1999 (SP0005)
.5 cubic feet (12 folders)

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The S. Fred Prince Papers document the work of a naturalist and illustrator who spent many years studying the geology and ecology of the Southwest Missouri Ozarks. They also include the research conducted by Suzanne Wilson, a freelance writer who published an article in the Missouri Conservationist magazine about Prince’s life and work. The collection consists of copies of Prince’s unpublished original manuscripts along with interviews and correspondence that Wilson conducted with those who knew Prince or had possession of his work. 

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William R. Prince Papers, 1850-1851 (C2691)
1 volume

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Three letters from Sacramento, CA, to Charlotte Prince and Mrs. L.D. Foot of Flushing, NY, describing gold mines and Sutter's Fort, and one express company receipt for 37 ounces of placer gold.

Princeton (Mo.) High School Papers, 1899-1915 (C0389)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Commencement programs, 1899 and 1900, and catalogue, 1914-1915.

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Princeton Baptist Church (Princeton, Mo.) Contract, 1915 (C0712)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains the building contract for construction of the Baptist Church at Princeton, Missouri, August 18, 1915.

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Princeton High School Football Photographs, 1904-1905 (P0758)
2 photographs

Copy photos of the 1904 and 1905 Princeton High School football teams.

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Priscilla Bradford, “More Than One Hundred Years of Methodism at Old Crow Camp Ground” Collection, 1976 (R0108)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Priscilla Bradford, “More Than One Hundred Years of Methodism at Old Crow Camp Ground” Collection contains Priscilla Bradford’s illustrated pamphlet. It is a history of the Methodist camp north of Houston in Texas County, Missouri. The pamphlet is illustrated with photographs of Crow Chapel and campground and pages from a manuscript membership record book.

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Prisoner Advocacy and Education Project Records, 1971-1982 (C2636)
6 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes

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Records of a Columbia, Missouri, organization, which advocated prison reform and prisoner rights and sought to educate the public on prison conditions. Sponsored by KOPN Radio. Collection includes records of Zebra Sunrise radio program, correspondence from inmates, inmate periodicals and literary journals, and subject files on prisons, prisoners, and the criminal justice system. See also Collection No. 3111.

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Prisoner Advocacy and Education Project Records, 1980-1985 (C3111)
0.8 cubic feet

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The papers of a Columbia, Missouri, organization which advocated prison reform and prisoner rights and sought to educate the public on prison conditions. Includes correspondence of the project and from inmates in Missouri prisons and subject files on prisons, prisoners, and the criminal justice system. See also collection 2636.

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Gloria Pritchard Papers, 1910-1983 (S0150)
1 cubic foot, 254 photographs

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The papers of Gloria Pritchard contain correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Pritchard's life and career as an African-American radio host and activist. Prichard was known for her radio shows, "World of Women (1957-1965) and "Great Negro Artists" (1960-1961) on KATZ. She was also active in Democratic politics, African-American Women's Clubs, and Civil Rights groups.

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