Manuscripts Index

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Ellen Jane Schwartz Papers, 1860-1992 (S0984)
1 cubic foot

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The Ellen Schwartz Papers contain photographs, a diary, and VHS and cassette tapes of oral histories pertaining to her research on the Freund family.

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Schwarz Studio Taxidermy Records, 1882-1987 (S0520)
9 rolls microfilm

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Founded in 1882 by German immigrant Frank Schwarz, Schwarz Studios passed through four generations to become the oldest taxidermy operation in the United States. Its clients have included L. Roos Fur Company, Adolphus Busch, Simmons Hardware, and special clients such as the Board of Education, the Boy Scouts, and the St. Louis Zoo. The collection contains scrapbooks, daily journals, and customer ledgers of the Schwarz Studio Taxidermy Company, 1882-1987.

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Schwarzer Zithers Photograph Collection, 1885-1913 (P1057)

Thirty photographs of Franz Schwarzer, the Franz Schwarzer Zither Factory in Washington, Missouri, zithers, zither artisans, zither players, and zither clubs.

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Franz Schwarzer Papers, 1840-1951 (C3484)
0.8 cubic feet (14 folders, 5 volumes)

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Correspondence of the Schwarzer family; factory records, catalogs, and photographs of zithers and other stringed instruments manufactured at the zither factory in Washington, Missouri, founded by Schwarzer in 1869.

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Clara Theresa Schweiger Trial Records, 1915-1917 (K0242)
0.2 c.f.

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Trial transcripts and documents relating to a murder committed by Schweiger. She was defended by Mary Tiera Farrow, one of the first woman lawyers in Kansas City, MO.

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Art A. Schweighauser Collection, 1713-1945 (C3762)
0.35 cubic feet (9 folders, 1 volume)

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The collection contains items from the Bezold family of Montgomery and Gasconade Counties in Missouri. There are many school-related items from 1879-1917. Also included are sermons in German by Reverend Niedhammer and a family history of John Jacob Meunzenmayer, who lived in Franklin County.

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Albert Schweitzer Centennial in St. Louis Proceedings, 1975 (S0313)
0.01 cubic foot

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This collection is a record of the proceedings of the Albert Schweitzer Centennial in St. Louis, Mo, in 1975, to celebrate the life of theologian and humanitarian Albert Schweitzer.

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Paul Schweitzer Papers, 1893-1902 (C0417)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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Papers of a professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri. Early letters mention the agricultural experiment station and its problems. Correspondence from 1895 to 1902 is with the Armour Packing Company and discusses problems in the manufacture of oleomargarine.

Paul Schweitzer United States Citizenship Certificate, 1872 (C4298)
1 oversize item

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Certificate of United States citizenship for a University of Missouri chemistry professor.

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Science and Religion, 1878 (C2468)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Lecture written at Cameron, MO, February 11-13, 1878, and delivered at Delta, OH, October 29, 1878, before the Teachers' Institute.

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Scotford Stereographs, 1878-1881 (P0671)
6 photographs

Stereographs of Kansas City, MO, ca. 1878-1881.

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Scotia furnace Photograph Collection, 1911 (R0872)
0.01 cubic foot (1 glass plate negative)

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This is a glass plate negative and copy print of Scotia furnance in Crawford County, Missouri. The Scotia Iron company of St. Louis built the furnace in 1870 and operated it until 1880.

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Scotland County Genealogical Society Collection, 1841-2021 (CA6609)
2.2 cubic feet, 4 card files

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The collection contains material collected by the Scotland County Genealogical Society including photographs, funeral programs, county history, court records, tax records, marriage licenses, and miscellaneous documents.

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Scott and Kennan, Columbia, Missouri, Ledger, 1882 (C1246)
0.16 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The collection contains a record book of a grocery company.

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Scott County Milling Company Records, 1893-1918 (R1285)
19 cubic feet (84 volumes)

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The Scott County Milling Company was formed on May 14, 1904 by the consolidation of the Greer-Ebert
Milling Company and the Bowman-Matthews Milling Company. The firm operated flour mills at Sikeston in Scott County, Missouri, and nearby locations. The items in this collection consist mostly of financial accounting volumes, including journals, ledgers, and cash books. Although these records end in 1918, the company remained in operation until its dissolution in 1979.

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Scott Family Papers, 1874-1957 (R0453)
(25 folders)

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These are photographs and miscellaneous papers of the Scott family of Rolla, Missouri. Included are the personal papers and memorabilia of John W. Scott, a businessman and musician who directed the Rolla town band and other local ensembles, catalogs of the Western Conservatory of Music operated by Ephraim H. Scott at Rolla, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois, and other materials pertaining to the Dean and Morris families, and the town of Rolla.

Scott Family Papers, 1841-1936 (C3033)
0.3 cubic feet (13 folders)

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The Scott Family papers consist of correspondence and miscellaneous documents relating to the Lindsey-Kemp-Reeder family of Ohio and the Scott family of Columbia, Missouri, including the Civil War correspondence of William L. Kemp and the World War I correspondence of future University of Missouri professor D.R. Scott.

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David S. Scott Papers, 1862-1863 (R0634)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The David S. Scott Papers contain the Civil War letters of David S. Scott, Co. H, 8th Indiana Infantry, written to Kate Missimer in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The letters, from Pilot Knob, Black River, Van Buren, and Oregon County, Missouri, concern camp life and the campaign of the Army of Southeastern Missouri.

Elvira Ascenith Weir Scott Diary, 1860-1887 (C1053)
0.2 cubic feet

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Typescript photocopy of diary of a woman from Miami, Missouri, including descriptive observations on the themes of home, family, and religion, as well as the impact of the Civil War on life in her own community and region.

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Ephraim Homer Scott, The Record, 1888 (R0686)
(1 folder)

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This is volume 1, Number 8 of The Record, published "In the Interests of Musical Culture and General Education" by Professor Ephraim H. Scott, director of the Western Conservatory of Music at Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri.

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Scott, Foresman and Company Collection, c. 1958-1979 (CA5145)
109.5 cubic feet

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An estimated 1.3 million 4x6 dictionary citation slips collected and used primarily for updating World Book and Thorndike Barnhart dictionaries. Arranged in two alphabetical series A-Z. Includes work of Clarence Barnhart and Ethel Strainchamps.

James H. Scott Papers, 1880s, 1887 (R1495)
0.25 cubic foot (2 volumes)

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The James H. Scott Papers contain two volumes with the writings of James H. Scott. The volumes include the published and writing drafts of Scott’s poetry and inspirational writings.

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James W. Scott Papers, 1930-2007 (K0554)
4.5 c.f.

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Correspondence, paperwork, political cartoons, various notes and booklets written and/or collected by Scott, reporter, editor, and later vice president of the Kansas City Star Company.

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Janet Scott Papers, 1951-2019 (S0353)
4.8 cubic feet

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The Jan Scott Papers contain correspondence, program booklets, photographs, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, and cassette tapes documenting Scott’s career as a flutist, educator, and founder of the National Women’s Yellow Pages of Greater St. Louis. Also included in the collection are materials relating to Scott’s involvement with the Women’s Policy Alliance (formerly the Alliance for the Status of Missouri Women), which dedicated itself to developing a proactive women’s policy agenda to empower and improve Missouri women’s lives.

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John R. Scott Papers, 1873-1922 (C0162)
0.2 cubic feet

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Letters, manuscripts, and miscellaneous papers of a professor of elocution at the University of Missouri, a friend of the actor James E. Murdoch.

Manuscript for "Personal Recollections of Murdoch," and for "Technique of the Speaking Voice."

Thomas A. Scott Loyalty Oath, 1864 (C2452)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a loyalty oath taken at Rock Island Barracks, IL, by a private in the 45th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry.

Thomas A. Scott Prisoner of War Discharge, 1864 (C0475)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Discharge from Rock Island Barracks, Illinois, for a private in the 45th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry.

Scott-Mississippi Girls Basketball Tournament Collection, 1936 (R0945)
(1 folder)

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This is a program for the Scott-Mississippi Girls Basketball Tournament, which was held at Charleston High School in Mississippi County, Missouri, on March 3-6, 1936. Teams from Anniston, Charleston, and East Prairie in Mississippi county, and Benton, Blodgett, Chaffee, Diehlstadt, Fornfelt, Illmo, Morley, Oran, Sikeston, and Vanduser in Scott County participated.

Scottish Rite Class Portrait, 1918 (P0393)
1 photograph

Photograph of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Jules J. Wehrli Memorial Class, all members identified

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Scrapbook, 1865-1882 (K0132)
1 MR

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Newspaper clippings pertaining primarily to the Civil War and events immediately following, such as the assassination of President Lincoln. Chiefly the New Orleans Daily Picayune and the New Orleans Times, although other papers are included.

Harry E. Scurlock Photograph Collection, 1905, no date (P0836)
2 photographs

Mounted b/w photograph of "Ras" Robinson, a train conductor from Centralia, MO and image of safe being moved into the Boone County Courthouse, 1905.

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Ruth Jones Scurlock Scrapbooks, 1920s-1960s (CA6415)
2 volumes

Scrapbooks of Ruth Jones Scurlock who attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater and later lived in Columbia, Missouri.

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John Seal Extradition Papers, 1887 (C1686)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Request from Governor Richard J. Oglesby of Illinois to Missouri Governor John S. Marmaduke for extradition of John Seal, a fugitive charged with murder.

Joanie Melton Seale Papers, 1971-2006 (SP0098)
0.4 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The Joanie Melton Seale Papers contain materials related to the Lester E. Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, collected by registered nurse Joanie Melton Seale. The collection consists of publications, a medical directory, and a calendar celebrating the hospital’s centennial. The collection also includes a program for the 1971 Missouri State Fair.

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Laura Redden Searing Papers, 1846-1963 (C2290)
4.0 cubic feet (142 folders)

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The papers of Laura Redden Searing, a poet and author whose works appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and Searing’s writings.  Also included are correspondence, publicity clippings, and photographs of Searing’s daughter, Elsa Searing McGinn.

Ernest R. Sears Papers, 1970s-1980s (CA5428)
0.4 cubic feet

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Addition of correspondence, photographs, and biographical materials. Primarily relates to his 40th anniversary at the University of Missouri and retirement.

Ernest R. Sears Papers, 1928-1991 (C3892)
19.6 cubic feet (1283 folders)

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The professional papers of Ernest R. Sears, a wheat cytogeneticist associated with the University of Missouri from 1936 until his death in 1991. The papers consist of correspondence, reprints of publications, reports, manuscripts, research notes, speeches, photographs, news clippings and miscellaneous items.

Lotti M. Sears Papers, 1936-1991 (C4021)
2.5 cubic feet (184 folders)

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The papers contain correspondence, papers, photos, research, and miscellaneous material of a University of Missouri geneticist involved with cytogenetics, a branch of genetics which is concerned with the study of chromosomes and cell division.

Dovey H. Sebastian Letter, 1893 (C2023)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To her mother and sister about family matters.

Earl Truman Sechler Collection, 1951 (R1159)
(1 folder)

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The Earl Truman Sechler Collection contains the "Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) History in Webster and Wright Counties of Missouri with Membership as Listed in 1951", describing the historic and then current congregations of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Webster and Wright Counties in southwestern Missouri. Included are brief biographical sketches of early and influential pastors.

Second Baptist Church, Neosho, Missouri Centennial Collection, 1976 (R0821)
(1 folder)

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This is "We've Come This Far by Faith", a centennial anniversary booklet for the Second Baptist Church of Neosho in Newton County, Missouri. The African-American congregation was founded in 1876.

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Second Baptist Church, Poplar Bluff, Missouri Collection, 1914 (R0903)
(1 folder)

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This is a membership directory of the Second Baptist Church at Poplar Bluff in Butler County, Missouri. Published in 1914, it includes members' names and addresses, the church covenant, a list of officers, and photographic images of the church building and the pastor.

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Second Presbyterian Church (St. Louis, Mo.) Sabbath School Records, 1838-1886 (C1366)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Brief history of the school, list of officers, attendance records of pupils and teachers, conversions, records of events, reports of annual meetings and of superintendents, deaths, election of officers, missionary funds, and table showing condition of school.

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Don Secrease Papers, 1971-2020 (S0370)
2.3 cubic foot

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The collection contains St. Louis-area published stripzines, comic books, and original storyboards documenting Don Secrease's career as a comic book artist and publisher. Materials of interest include issues of Swashbucklers, a comic book Secrease published with Rick Burchett and Paul Daly, and ran for four issues from 1980-1982. Also included in the collection are original storyboards Secrease created for Swashbucklers.   

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Sedalia Commercial Club Guest Book, 1889-1895 (C1250)
0.18 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The collection contains a register of club visitors.

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Sedalia Democrat Photographs, 1942, 1977 (P0781)
9 photographs

Photos of May 1977 tornado in Sedalia, Pettis County.

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Sedalia Library Association Minute Book, 1871-1874 (C1249)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The records contain minutes, roll of members and subscribers, constitution, and articles of association. Also some Pettis County historical data.

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Sedalia Real Estate and Loan Men's Association (Sedalia, Mo.) Papers, 1922-1926 (C0587)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The papers contain correspondence, clippings, minutes of meetings, and a city ordinance of this organization.

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Sedalia, Missouri, Board of Trade Proceedings, 1872-1888 (C1247)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The collection contains the minutes of a group of businessmen organized to promote Sedalia.

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Sedalia, Missouri, Credit Record Book, 1873-1881 (C1248)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The records contain credit records of individuals and businesses in Sedalia. Includes newspaper clippings of business transactions or any items of information affecting the financial status of the businessmen.

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