Manuscripts Index
Richard Huston Ryall Papers, 1863-1864 (R0499)
1 folder
These are Civil War letters of Richard Ryall, 6th Missouri Cavalry, from New Iberia, Louisiana.
The letters, written to his brother, Isaac, in Maries County, Missouri, concern war news and
family matters including the death of a brother in Union service. With the letters are typescripts, a
photograph of Ryall in uniform, and a biographical sketch provided by the donor.
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Ryan Family Papers, circa 1890s-2000 (C2561)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)
Papers of a family from Wright County, Missouri, include photographs as well as correspondence and educational, military, and political material concerning H. Eugene Ryan, a lawyer from Mountain Grove who later moved to Ohio.
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George P. Ryan Papers, 1908 (R1172)
(1 folder)
This is a letter dated December 17, 1908 from George P. Ryan, principal of Jerico Springs High School in Cedar County, Missouri, to Carola C. Ward of El Dorado Springs, Missouri. The letter concerns Ward's application for a position in the Cedar County schools.
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N.W. Ryan Letter, 1917 (C0482)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Ann Ellen Smith, Cameron, MO, from Houston, TX, Dec. 19, 1917.
Discussion of morale of the soldier, and mail and packages as a morale builder. Written by a member of the field artillery stationed at Camp Logan.
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William James Ryan Papers, 1914-1996 (K0457)
10 c.f.
Research material, draft manuscripts, and oral history interviews and transcripts related to Ryan's book and other writings on the history of radio and television broadcasting in the Kansas City region.
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Elaine Baum Ryder Papers, 1908-2006 (K0701)
1 c.f.
National Register of Historic Places forms written by Ryder while a researcher for the Kansas City Landmarks Commission, booklets, books, newspaper clippings and magazines, and photographs.
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Mary E. Ryder Scrapbook, 1947-1981 (S0730)
0.1 cubic foot, 2 folders, 17 photographs
This collection contains correspondence and several news clippings that chronicle the life and achievements of Mary Ryder, a labor activist and founder of the Mary Ryder Home.
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S. Patti Construction Company Records, 1916-1976 (K0021)
114 c.f.
Progress photographs of construction jobs in Missouri, Kansas and Alaska done by S. Patti Construction Company and associates. Also included are architectural drawings of structures for which they were the contractor
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S.W. Hurst and Company (Tipton, Mo.) Records, 1872-1905 (C4169)
0.8 cubic feet (10 folders , one oversize)
Eight ledger books and two scrapbooks pertaining to a store in Tipton, Missouri which sold drugs, jewelry, stationery and music from approximately 1885 to 1900. Some additional materal falls before and after this time period. The scrapbooks contain colorful, old-fashioned advertisements for a variety of products including shoes, thread, coffee, medicine, etc. Numerous images of women and children, animals, birds, fruit, flowers, pastoral scenes, etc.
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Pierre Sabourin Records, 1830-1832 (R0387)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Pierre Sabourin Records contain an account book, on microfilm, of Pierre Sabourin of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The first section is a record of an unidentified mercantile operation, May 1, 1830, to August 9, 1830. The second section, June 9, 1831, to April 4, 1832,
concerns the buying and selling of planks, primarily with the firms of Menard & Valle and Valle & Griffard of Ste. Genevieve.
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Frank C. Sabourn Letters, 1898 (C2687)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Written to Cornelia Vernatti, Montgomery City, MO, by a clerk in Company L, 5th Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, from Camp George H. Thomas, Georgia, and Camp Hamilton, Kentucky. Descriptions of camp life and his duties.
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Howard Frederic Sachs Papers, 1960-1981 (K0550)
4 c.f.
Personal, family and professional papers of Federal Judge with the Western Missouri District Court. Also research and writings on the history of the Jewish community in Kansas City, MO.
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Eugene Sackin Papers, 1918-1940 (K0705)
0.5 c.f.
A scrapbook kept by Sackin while overseas during World War II. Also World War I letters from Isadore Levin to his family dated 1918.
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Sacred Heart Church of Florissant Records, 1867-1981 (S0052)
0.1 cubic foot, 3 rolls microfilm
Jesuits established Sacred Heart in 1866 as the second church in Florissant, Missouri, to serve the growing German population of the predominantly French town. That year, the first combination school and convent opened and in 1877 the Sisters of the Precious Blood took over the educational mission of the parish. The records contain registers for baptisms, first communions and confirmations, marriages, and deaths, in Latin, German and English.
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Sailer Family Papers, 1833-1939 (R1405)
0.04 cubic foot (4 folders, 25 negatives)
The Sailer Family Papers contain copies of the personal papers and photographs of the Sailer family of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. This collection includes images of the Sailer family and extended family, correspondence, newspaper articles, land records, birth records, and local history research for Cape Girardeau and Rolla, Missouri.
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Sailer-Holmes Family Papers, 1865-2006 (CG0069)
0.2 c.f.
The Sailer-Holmes Family Papers contains personal papers, correspondence, and photographs collected by three generations of the family mainly in the cities of Cape Girardeau and Rolla, Missouri.
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Saint David's Welsh Society of Greater Kansas City Records, 1966-2015 (K1201)
2 c.f.
Organizational records including minutes, newsletters, memorabilia, rosters, photographs and two bound volumes. Also files for the 61st Annual Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu, held in Kansas City, MO.
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Saint Francis Levee District Records, 1893-1980 (R0076)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Saint Francis Levee District of Missouri Records contains a microfilm copy of ledgers, minute books, and financial records of the Saint Francis Levee District.
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Saint Francois Agricultural and Mechanical Association Collection, 1891 (R1273)
(1 folder)
This is a booklet containing the program, premium list, and regulations of the twentieth annual fair of the St. François county Agricultural and Mechanical Association, held September 8-11, 1891 at Farmington, Missouri.
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Saint Francois Agricultural and Mechanical Association Records, 1872-1895 (R0481)
(1 rolls of microfilm)
The Saint Francois Agricultural and Mechanical Association Records collection contains a daybook, 1872-1873, and livestock entry book, 1882-1895, of the St. Francois Agricultural and Mechanical Association.
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Saint Francois County, Missouri Collection, 1876-1951 (R0242)
0.1 cubic foot (9 folders)
The Saint Francois County, Missouri Collection contains obituaries, wedding announcements, anniversary notices, and miscellaneous biographical material clipped from Saint Francois County newspapers.
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Saint Francois County, Missouri Collection, 1925 (R0248)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Saint Francois County, Missouri Booklet contains “A Message to the Homeseeker,” a booklet advertising the towns of Bonne Terre, Farmington, and Flat River in Saint Francois County and Fredericktown in Madison County, Missouri. There are descriptions of 157 business and illustrations of 85 commercial establishments, public buildings, and churches in those communities.
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Saint James Civics Club Records, 1928-1972 (R0479)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Saint James Civics Club Records are microfilmed scrapbooks of a women’s club at St. James in Phelps County, Missouri. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, yearbooks, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials pertaining to the activities of the club.
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Saint James Grade School Collection, 1935 (R0723)
(1 folder)
This collection includes a commencement program for the class of 1935 at the St. James Grade School in Saint James, Phelps County, Missouri, and diploma issued to Eunice Giesler, a member of the class.
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Saint James Public School Photograph Collection, 1905 (R0576)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 1 photograph)
The Saint James Public School Photograph Collection consists of a photograph of a class in front of the public school building at Saint James, Phelps County, Missouri taken in 1905.
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Saint John's Lutheran Church, Benton County, Missouri Records, 1881-1945 (R0546)
4 volumes MICROFILM
These are records of St. John's Lutheran Church at Boeschenville in Benton County, Missouri.
Included are the constitution, by-laws, registers of members, lists of births, baptisms, communicants,
and deaths, and minutes of meetings, 1912-1941. Most of the records are in German.
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Saint John's Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, Missouri Collection, 1922-1971 (R0525)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Saint John’s Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, Missouri Collection contains photocopies of programs for a new church building and two anniversary celebrations.
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Saint Joseph Stockyards Company Records, 1896-1963 (K0192)
0.3 c.f.
Minutes of the Stockyards Company including attachments and associated items such as the Articles of Incorporation of the organization, proxy statements, contracts, orders to pay dividends, reports to the Board and some correspondence.
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Saint Louis Zoo Records, 1910-2014 (S0194)
30 cubic feet
The Saint Louis Zoo Records document the evolution of Zoo's philosophy from providing entertainment to educating the public and preserving animal species. The collection contains annual reports, meeting minutes, photographs, films, and scrapbooks. Topics of interest include animal acquisitions, as well as birth and deaths, and construction of new zoo buildings.
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Saint Mary's Hospital of Kansas City Photographic Documentation, 2004 (K1202)
0.1 c.f.
Photographs documenting the Hospital prior to its demolition.
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Saint Mary's Jesuit Mission and College Records, 1832-1967 (K0330)
0.02 c.f.
Records of the Jesuit mission to the Potawatomi Indians located in present Linn County, KS, which moved to present Pottawatomie County, KS and became St. Mary's College (Saint Marys, KS.). Mission and college records, reports sent to superiors, and priests' diaries. Includes early missionary records of births, deaths and marriages in Buchanan, Clay, and Jackson Counties, MO.
Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, Missouri Collection, 1918-1972 (R0524)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, Missouri Collection consists of photocopied records and programs for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cole Camp, Benton County, Missouri.
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Sainte Genevieve "The Way We Worked Exhibit" Oral History Records, 2011 (CG0021)
0.01 cubic feet (1 folder)
The 96 oral histories were produced by Bolduc House Museum in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri for the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit "The Way We Worked". This is the local copy of the records.
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Sainte Genevieve Academy Ledgers, 1853-1861 (R0020)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Sainte Genevieve Academy Records contains microfilm copies of two volume from the Sainte Genevieve English and Classical Academy. The volumes include lists of expenses incurred by the school, and accounts of tuition and school supplies charged to the students.
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Sainte Genevieve Academy Records, 1808-2001 (R1394)
0.3 cubic foot (14 folders)
The Sainte Genevieve Academy Records consist of photocopied documents pertaining to the founding of and preservation of the Academy, also known as the Old Louisiana Academy in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. These records include a history of the school, construction records, land records, and records kept by the Foundation for the Restoration of Ste. Genevieve during the preservation of the school.
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Sainte Genevieve Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1935 (R0836)
(1 folder)
This is a bicentennial souvenir pictorial booklet published by the chamber of commerce in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the town of Sainte Genevieve in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. It contains photographic views of historic sites and buildings in the town.
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Morning Shade School Records, 1875-1944 (R0097)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Morning Shade School Records contain photocopies of the district clerk's records and teacher's class records for the rural Morning Shade School in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. The collection includes nine volumes that contain minutes of annual meetings, school censuses, financial data, and teachers' contracts.
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Sainte Genevieve Savings Association Records, 1865-1874 (R0466)
0.9 cubic foot (1 folder, 4 oversize volumes)
The Sainte Genevieve Savings Association Records include a letter book, account books and draft stubs for the Sainte Genevieve Savings Association of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. Firmin A. Rozier was president and Oliver D. Harris, Eugene Guibourd, and Hiram Blackledge were cashiers.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri School Board Records, 1851-1885 (R0021)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Sainte Genevieve, Missouri School Board Records contain a microfilm copy of the minutes of the Board of Directors of Schools in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. The minutes include discussions and resolutions on settlements of adverse claims to land owned by the school board, and also records the establishments of the first public schools in Sainte Genevieve.
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Sainte Genevieve Telephone Company Records, 1899-1906 (R0339)
0.5 cubic foot (8 folders)
The Ste. Genevieve Telephone Company Records contain bills for various goods and services rendered to the Ste. Genevieve Telephone Company. John Tlapek and Henry L. Rozier organized the company, which later became part of the Bell system.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Bicentennial Collection, 1933-1935 (R1243)
(2 volumes)
These are photocopies of scrapbooks compiled by Francis J. Rozier, chairman of the bicentennial committee of the Ste. Genevieve chamber of commerce, during the planning and observance (1935) of the bicentennial of Sainte Genevieve in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. Included are newspaper clippings, printed material, photographs, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Collection, 1973, 1975 (R1470)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Collection contains a Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Lake Forest Estates booklet printed by the La Rose Publishing Company in 1973 and A Tour of Old Sainte Genevieve printed by the Wehmeyer Printing Company in 1975.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Collection, 1885-1967 (R0165)
0.04 cubic foot (4 folders)
The Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Collection contains photocopies of miscellaneous papers concerning the history of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. The papers include a historical address by Firmin A. Rozier, a printed directory of the Catholic Church, a souvenir program from a production of Shaun Rue, and two architectural reports by Ernest A. Connally on historic homes.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Lead Records, 1842-1852 (R0450)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
This is an account book for the receipt and disposition of lead (and some copper) shipments at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, perhaps associated with Ziegler & Company. Records include the date, name of hauler, number of “pigs,” and weight. Contrary accounts give the disposition of metal, including destinations, names of steamboats, and credits to third parties.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Mercatile Records, 1819-1825 (R0212)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Beaver Creek United Baptist Church Records contain microfilm copies of minutes of meetings and membership records of the Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Phelps County, Missouri. The church was founded in 1866 as Willow Spring Baptist Church, and
was relocated and renamed in 1874.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Mineral Records, 1828-1867 (R0340)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Mineral Records contains a volume with accounts for lead, copper, and “copper stone” shipped at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, 1828-1848, mostly by the firm of Menard & Valle, and a letter of 1867 from H. Janis of Ste. Genevieve to John Hall of Madison County, Missouri, concerning land on the St. Francis River.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Photograph Collection, circa 1880s-1920s (R0338)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders, 7 photographs, 6 negatives)
The Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Photograph Collection contains thirteen black and white views of historic homes, churches, steamboats and the Garretson family of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Records, 1865-1883 (R0040)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folder)
These are photocopies of miscellaneous city and county documents. Included are tax records, a census of school-age children, loyalty oaths, and ballots from the elections of 1876. There are also pamphlets containing a report on mining and manufactures to the Missouri legislature, 1881, and an address by Gov. Thomas T. Crittenden, printed in German, 1883.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Tan Yard Records, 1823-1829 (R0335)
0.2 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Tan Yard Records contain a ledger and daybook, combined into one volume, of a tannery located in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Accounts note hides and skins exchanged for leather and general merchandise credits. Also included are a poem and an inventory of the personal estate of James Buckely.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Tax Records, 1861 (R0386)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Tax Records contain records of taxes on real estate and personal property in the city of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The records include an alphabetical listing of property owners, the location and value of real estate, taxes on enslaved people, notes, bonds, dogs, and personal property, and the amount of tax assessed.