Manuscripts Index
Sierra Club, Ozark Chapter Records, 1967-2019 (S0428)
65.25 cubic feet, 979 photographs, 14 audio tape
The records of the Sierra Club, Ozark Chapter, contain correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, photographs, and newsletters documenting the chapter's mission to protect the nation's wilderness. Subjects of interest include nuclear power, coal and strip mining, and the Meramec Dam.
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Sigma Alpha Iota Alumnae Chapter Records, 1946-2001 (K0821)
8 c.f.
Scrapbooks and correspondence relating to activities of the music sorority.
Sigma Alpha Iota, St. Louis Alumnae Chapter Records, 1943-2022 (S0399)
3.75 cubic feet
The collection contains meeting minutes, yearbooks, photographs, and scrapbooks documenting Sigma Alpha Iota, St. Louis Chapter's mission as a fraternal organization to develop music appreciation and talent in the United States and the globe through education and philanthropy.
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Sigma Delta Epsilon, Delta Chapter Records, 1924-1970 (C4658)
0.4 cubic feet (11 folders)
Records of the University of Missouri chapter of a graduate women's scientific fraternity. Includes minutes, organizational histories, membership records, convention proceedings, newsletters, by-laws, and charter, initiation proceedings, and miscellany.
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Sikes Family Papers, 1845-1859 (CG0019)
0.02 cubic feet
The Sikes Family Papers contain eight enslaved bills of sale to William Sikes of New Madrid County, Missouri. These documents reflect the name, age, and price of each enslaved person. Three additional documents show land transfers and a tax assessment of personal property.
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Sikeston, Missouri Centennial Program, 1960 (R0683)
(1 folder)
This is a photocopy of a souvenir booklet for the centennial of Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri. Prepared by Audrey Chaney, the program includes illustrated historical sketches of Sikeston, prominent citizens, municipal officials, business, churches, and schools. There is also a schedule of events, a program for the centennial pageant, "Pioneer Days Relived," and advertisements.
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Silent Film Actors Scrapbooks, 1911-1926 (K0301)
3 c.f.
Scrapbooks of pictures clipped from movie magazines, newspaper articles, and oftentimes a short, handwritten biographical blurb of the professional lives of over 600 silent film actors and actresses. Each volume is indexed.
Robert C. Silhavy Papers, 1941-1942 (R1393)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Robert C. Silhavy Papers contain the episode script of the show "Story of Lieutenant Robert C. Silhavy" from the Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge radio program. The episode aired on July 22, 1942. It featured the heroic actions of Silhavy, a member of the United States Army Corp of Engineers and discussed the actions of the engineers in the rearguard of the retreating United States Army during the Battle of Bataan in December 1941.
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Silliman Family Letters, 1862-1865 (C1831)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Two letters written by Mrs. Silliman to relatives from Warrensburg, MO, during the Civil War. She describes social conditions at the time and how [her son] evaded the draft.
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Inga Baruch Silverman and Martin L. Silverman Papers, 1971, 1991 (K0986)
0.02 c.f.
Special service booklet honoring Rabbi Gershon Hadas on occasion of his 75th Birthday; script and notes for ""Heaven Help Us!"" a comedy performed by members of Beth Shalom Congregation.
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Milton Silverman Collection, 1924-1953 (K1083)
0.09 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Milton Silverman Collection contains a memory book covering Milton Silverman's 1952-1953 term as president of the Beth Shalom Congregation. Additionally, this collection includes a 1924-1925 enrollment and record book from the Beth Shalom School as well as an invitation to the 1939 Kansas City B'nai B'rith Women's Auxiliary birthday meeting.
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Simmons Enterprises Records, 1978-1992 (C4550)
0.6 cubic feet (16 folders)
Records concerning publishing activities of a reporting and public relations company in Jefferson City, Missouri, consisting of issues of the Simmons Political Report and Up The Flagpole-both of which focused on Missouri politics-and related correspondence.
Claiborne Simmons Letter, 1863 (C3273)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Mary Ann Simmons, from Tennessee, December 6, 1863. Written while in the Union army. Describes the weather and inquires after her health.
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Joseph R. Simmons Diary, 1849-1850 (C1259)
0.11 cubic feet (2 volumes)
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Simón Bolívar Memorial Foundation Commemorative Program Collection, 1948 (R0775)
(1 folder)
This is a souvenir commemorative program for the dedication of a statue of Simón Bolívar at Bolivar in Polk County, Missouri, on July 5, 1948. The Presidents of the United States and Venezuela attended the ceremony.
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Aletha Schultz Simon Papers, 1942-2012 (K0865)
4.75 c.f.
Personal papers of a Kansas City native, active in many civic and Jewish communal organizations. Includes board and committee minutes, lesson plans, exhibit notes, forms, programs, flyers, stationary, a calendar, a directory, handbooks, articles, brochures, and newspaper clippings of the Women's League for Conservative Judaism, Beth Shalom Sisterhood, and the Museum Without Walls. Also materials for Beth Shalom, National Council of Jewish Women, the Jewish Community Center, Midwest Center For Holocaust Education, and the Eureka Fishing Club.
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Jesse Russell Simonson Papers, 1894-1901 (R1249)
(1 folder)
These are six teacher's contracts and a teacher's certificate for Jesse Russell Simonson in Jasper County, Missouri. There are three contracts for rural schools, and three contracts for Carterville Public School.
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Avington Wayne Simpson Diary, 1861-1865 (C2993)
1 roll of microfilm
This diary kept by a Polk County, MO, resident, contains short concise entries dealing with the daily events of a Confederate Missouri State Guard unit organized in July 1861. Simpson participated in the 1864 summer campaign through the Kennesaw Mountains, including the fall of Atlanta.
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Clarence Wilber Simpson Family Film Collection, no date (K0425)
Family home movies and documentaries
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Gloria Simpson Collection, 1868-1946 (S1074)
0.25 cubic foot, 7 folders, 178 photographs
This collection contains items related to Gloria Simpson’s time working for sculptor and commercial photographer Frank Morgan White (1877-1956), who was active in St. Louis from 1913 to 1947. Photographs include images of streetcars, the September 29, 1927 tornado, Soldan High School, and sculptures. Also included are White’s official photographs of Charles Lindbergh’s trophies.
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Lewis A.W. Simpson Photograph Collection, 1871-1938 (P0771)
23 photographs
Photos of Oregon County, primarily the Alton area, but also including images of Thayer and Thomasville. This collection includes a set of photographs of Greer Mill.
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Paulina Simpson Papers, 1894 (C2022)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter from "Etta" on the health of her mother; urges Paulina to visit.
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Robert H. Simpson Papers, 1916-1921 (C3824)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Diplomas of Robert H. Simpson from the public schools and University High School, Columbia, MO; photograph of Boone County Hospital where Simpson was a staff doctor; and newspaper clippings about doctors who trained at the University of Missouri.
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Sims & Fitzgerald Commission Sales Company (St. Louis, Mo.) Records, 1866-1867 (C0643)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The records contain a fragment of a record book of a commission company dealing in cotton, hides, furs, tobacco, wheat, hemp, castor beans, and sorghum molasses. Lists cost of freight, marine insurance, government tax, commissions on sale, and record of sale.
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Betty Sims Papers, 1994-2004 (S0301)
3.5 cubic feet
The Betty Sims Paper contains correspondence, newsletters, legislative materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, subject files, and a visitors log pertaining to Sims' career as a Missouri State Senator from 1995 to 2002. Subjects of interest include Sims' involvement with the passage of House Bill No. 974, which imposed sentencing guidelines and lifetime supervision for sexual predators.
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Harve E. Sims Funeral Papers, 1940 (C2907)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Obituary and funeral proceedings for Harve E. Sims including names of pallbearers, minister, and flower bearers.
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Mrs. Lewis Sims Photograph Collection, no date (P0324)
6 photographs
b/w photographs of Van Horn Tavern in rural Boone County
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Thomas E. Sims Papers, 1952-2001 (K0639)
19 c.f.
Professional papers of a Kansas City, Missouri Municipal court judge, 16th Judicial Circuit. Includes correspondence, research materials, case studies, newsletters and publications of various state and national legal organizations.
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William Sims Accounts, 1900-1901 (C1940)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Accounts of Sims with Versailles Milling Company and M. Moser of Versailles Roller Mills.
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Belle C. Sinclair Letter, 1890 (C0563)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Allie Minter, LaBelle, Missouri, from Alvinston, Ontario, February 5, 1890. Gives an account of a Scotch wedding.
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L.D. Sine Lottery Ticket, 1873 (C1848)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains two dollar lottery ticket for L.D. Sine's 19th Grand Annual Gift Enterprise, St. Louis, MO, January 6, 1873.
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Single Oversize Document Collection, 1918-1998 (S1088)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous oversize acquisitions related to Missouri places, individuals, and events.
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Single Tax Papers, 1897-1953 (C0944)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Correspondence, pictures, clippings, and pamphlets dealing with Henry George's theory of the single tax on land and how to apply it.
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B.R. Single Photograph Collection, no date (P1163)
Photographs by McKinney of bridges over the Osage River at Warsaw, Missouri.
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Vincent A. Singleton Petition, 1870 (C1773)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a petition to Governor Joseph W. McClurg from several citizens on behalf of Vincent A. Singleton, convicted of horse stealing.
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"Sister Jerome, Hospital Sister from Osage County," Herbert G. Kramer, no date (C2940)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Brief account of the life of Elizabeth Kramer (1852-1922), who became Sister Jerome, a nun in the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis, including her obituary and eulogies of her.
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John James Sitton, Civil War Memoir Collection, circa 1900 (R0377)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The John James Sitton Civil War Memoir Collection contains a military history of the Oregon County, Missouri company of the 2nd Regiment, 7th Division, Missouri State Guard, July 4 through December 1, 1861. The narrative was written by John James Sitton, who also served in the 7th Division, but in a different regiment. Sitton became captain of the Oregon County men in later Confederate service. The memoir also includes biographical data on selected Oregon County soldiers.
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John James Sitton Papers, 1860-1913 (R1286)
(1 roll)
The John James Sitton Papers consists of a three volume journal, scrapbook, miscellaneous papers, and photographs, 1860-1913 of a Missouri confederate soldier and postwar resident of Oregon Coounty, Missouri. The journal, 1860-1882, documents service in the Missouri State Guard and other confederate units in Missouri, Arkansas, and Mississippi during the Civil War. It also includes his veterans activities and other aspects of Sitton's life.
Henry Ellison Skaggs Papers, 1862-1895 (R0247)
0.3 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Henry Ellison Skaggs Papers contains the diary and papers of Henry Ellison Skaggs, pertaining to his service in the 1st Missouri Cavalry in Missouri and Arkansas during the Civil War. Included are a diary, two letters from Little Rock, Arkansas, a photograph of Skaggs in uniform, and a group of prayers. There are also correspondence concerning his military pension and genealogical data.
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John P. Skaggs Photograph Collection, 1888-1916 (P0752)
8 photographs
Copy photos of mining activities at Mine La Motte and St. Michael's Catholic Church in Fredericktown.
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James William Skelly Papers, 1919 (C2379)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Pamphlets, blueprints, photographs, reports, correspondence and notes concerning Rhine River installations. Major Skelly, a native of Mexico, MO, served in World War I with the 12th Engineers, American Expeditionary Force.
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Ike Skelton Papers, 1970s-2010 (CA6210)
254 cubic feet, 261 audio cassettes, 97 audio tapes, 44 CDs, 393 video cassettes, 17 oversize items, 1 oversize volume, 8.01 MB digital files
Papers of Democratic congressman who represented Missouri's 4th District from 1977-2011. Appointment books, clippings, Congressional Research Service files, correspondence, financial records, photographs, press releases, and speeches are included.
S.W. Skelton Photograph Collection, 1960, no date (P0451)
3 photographs
Photos of Atchison County: St. Oswald in the Fields Protestant Episcopal Church, Walkup's Grove Baptist Church, and Grange Hall, ca. 1960
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Jim Skidmore Photograph Collection, 1910-1969 (P0049)
11 photographs
Copy photos of the filming of "Range Rider", 1910, in Fleming, MO, and photos of actor Tom Mix, and performer Sally Rand.
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Skinker-Debaliviere Newsletters, 1980-2015 (S0991)
2 cubic feet
The Skinker-DeBaliviere Times Collections contains issues of the newspaper documenting the history of the neighborhood, including the Delmar Loop and Bolivartown.
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Harriet Cockefair Skinner Postcard Collection, 1900-1916 (P0549)
38 postcards
Postcards, the bulk of which depict Higginsville and Odessa. Additional postcards of St. Louis, Butler, Central Methodist University, Schell City, Joplin, and St. Joseph.
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Skip Gatermann Papers, 1930s-2020 (S0347)
13.5 cubic feet
The Skip Gatermann papers contains correspondence, newsletters, curricula, reports, and newspaper clippings regarding Gatermann's career as a Social Studies teacher in St. Louis City Public Schools and as a writer for various publications focusing on St. Louis City history.
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Skyway Airlines Collection, 1977 (R1219)
(1 folder)
This is a schedule effective April 24, 1977 for Skyway Airlines, a commuter carrier that served Columbia, Fort Leonard Wood, Lake of the Ozarks, and Rolla in Missouri, with gateway connections at St. Louis and Kansas City.
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William Yarnel Slack Papers, 1847-1880 (C0398)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters, newspaper clippings, and other items concerning the death of a Confederate general in the Battle of Elk Horn, MO, and the removal of the remains to Fayettville, AR.
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SLAM! Magazine Collection, 1995-2000 (S0992)
0.4 cubic feet
This collection contains issues of SLAM magazine, an underground LGBTQ publication.