Manuscripts Index

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Joseph R. Snyder Photograph Collection, 1888, 1950, no date (P0353)
8 photographs

Photos of Daviess County, particularly Gallatin, monuments and sites, ca. 1950s-1960s.

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Robert M. Snyder Jr. Collection, 1849-1932 (K0025)
5 c.f.

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Personal papers of R.M. Snyder, Jr. and his family relating to his collecting, research, and writing on Americana, the Ozarks, and Ha Ha Tonka, a home built in the Ozarks by his father. Additionally are the collected correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera that Snyder collected from historically significant people throughout the course of his life.

Robert McClure Snyder Family Collection, 1905-1964 (K0829)
1 c.f.

Scrapbook, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and ephemera regarding the Snyder Family, Ha Ha Tonka, Junior League, and Kansas City.

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Robert McClure Snyder Jr. Papers, 1890-1937 (C3524)
3.6 cubic feet

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Correspondence, historical notes, book lists, and photographs of Snyder, joint heir of the Ozark Hahatonka estate, collector of rare books, and writer on many phases of western history, especially Kansas City, Missouri, and vicinity.

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Robert O. Snyder Papers, 1960-1987 (S0560)
10 cubic feet, 178 folders, 15 photographs

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Robert O. Snyder served in the Missouri Legislature form 1960 to 1976 when he made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Congress. He was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals in 1977. The collection contains correspondence, reports, political buttons, and photographs of Robert Snyder.

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Socialist Party of Missouri Collection, 1909-1966 (S0090)
4 cubic feet, 10 rolls microfilm, 1 audio disc, 1 oversize photograph

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The Socialist Party of Missouri became one of the best organized state-wide chapters of the American Socialist Party, especially active during the 1930s and 1940s. Missouri contained strong pockets of rural socialism and consequently, the Party considered the state an important region for socialist activity. The Socialist Party Records reflect this activity, and include administrative files, publications, and oral histories.

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Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America Records, 1962-1967 (K1195)
0.04 c.f.

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Includes educational and organizational manuals and photographs of contests and the group.

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Society of Independent Artists of St. Louis Collection, 1946-1972 (S0092)
0.25 cubic foot

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The Society of Independent Artists of St. Louis Collection consists of pamphlets chronicling the group’s mission to foster public interest in art in St. Louis by sponsoring art exhibitions featuring local artists.

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Society of the Sigma Xi, Missouri Chapter Papers, 1940-1959 (C2531)
1.7 cubic feet

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The papers of the Missouri Chapter of the Society of the Sigma Xi contain membership materials; announcements and materials from national headquarters; correspondence and official material pertaining to local chapter business; and correspondence and announcements concerning lectures sponsored by the Society.

Society of the Sigma Xi, Missouri Chapter Papers, 1920-1945 (C0168)
2.4 cubic feet

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Bylaws, reports of committee on revisions, and correspondence concerning bylaws. General correspondence of Missouri Chapter. Material on lectures and meetings, mailing lists of full and associate members, correspondence and voting sheets for membership, national officers' correspondence, and correspondence about Society publication, GROWTH.

Opal Soetaert Papers, no date (C2190)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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History of education and the Edson School, Harrison County, MO. Genealogy of Edson and Needham families.

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Opal Soetaert Photograph Collection, 1896, no date (P0632)
3 photographs

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Photos of Harrison County: Burlington Stage Coach relay station, Edson family cabin, and Brooklyn, MO.

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Soil Conservation Society of America, Show-Me Chapter Records, 1950-1985 (C4516)
1.0 cubic feet (29 folders)

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Records of the Missouri arm of the Soil Conservation Society of America, formed as the Alfalfa-Brome Chapter in 1950 and then reorganized as the Show-Me Chapter in 1955.

"A Soil Improvement Program for Cass County, Missouri," O.E. Allen, 1928 (C2676)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a paper submitted to the contest of the Soil Improvement Committee of the National Fertilizer Association.

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"A Soil Improvement Program for Lawrence County, Missouri," Arnold W. Klemme, 1926 (C2673)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a paper submitted to the contest of the Soil Improvement Committee of the National Fertilizer Association.

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"A Soil Improvement Program for St. Charles County," R.A. Langenbacher, 1929 (C2677)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a paper submitted to the contest of Soil Improvement Committee of the National Fertilizer Association in a National Soil Improvement Program contest of the American Society of Agronomy.

"A Soil Improvement Program for Vernon County, Missouri" James A. Muster, 1925 (C2672)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a paper submitted to the contest of the Soil Improvement Committee of the National Fertilizer Association.

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Soldan High School Collection, 1923-1931 (S0477)
0.25 cubic foot, 8 folders, 5 photographs

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The Soldan High School Collection contains issues of the "The Scrippage," Soldan High School's newspaper (1924- 1926), Award certificates, 1924-1931, a Graduation Program (1927), newspaper clippings (1923-1924), and five photographs (1924).

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Solid Waste Task Force (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1990-1993 (C4207)
0.5 cubic feet (11 folders)

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The records contained in the Solid Waste Task Force collection consist of pamphlets, brochures, letters, notes, newspaper clippings, and legal documents. The records display a clear path from citizen activism to the implementation of laws intended to address citizen concerns.

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Maurice David Solomon Papers, 1950-2008 (K0583)
0.5 c.f.

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Articles, correspondence, photographs, and other items relating to Solomon, Rabbi at Kehilath Israel Synagogue, and to his wife, Betty Mallin Solomon.

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"Some Account of Some of the Bloody Deeds of General Jackson", 1828 (C2865)
1 oversize item

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Broadside written by Thomas Hart Benton recounting murderous actions allegedly committed by Andrew Jackson.

"Some Facts and Recollections of the History of the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri in Columbia," Newell S. Gingrich, 1981 (C0677)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Typescript, largely written by Gingrich in 1974, which contains information on and reminiscences of the faculty, a history of departmental moves and addition of equipment, a history of the O.M. Stewart Fund, and a history of the Committee on Science Laboratories and Instruments.

"Some Spanish Land Grants in the St. Charles District," Lillian H. Oliver, 1965 (C2904)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Brief biographies of some of the earliest holders of Spanish land grants in the St. Charles District. Included are the Boone, Callaway, Howell, Zumwalt, Hays, and Darst families. Also a general highway map of St. Charles County, 1965, showing locations of land grants.

George W. Somerville Photograph Collection, 1950-1959 (P0743)
5 photographs

Copy photos of Chillicothe Normal School, Livingston Co Public Library, and Utica Baptist Church.

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John W. Sondheim Papers, 1978 (K0789)
1 c.f.

Notes, minutes and letters relating to Sondheim's service on the Kansas City Cable TV Study Committee.

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Songs From the Ozarks Childhood, Music Manuscript, 1924-1942 (SP0003)
.25 cubic feet (2 folders) 1 audio tape

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The Songs From an Ozarks Childhood, Music Manuscript consists of the lyrics of Ozarks folk songs, as well as an audio recording of Sybil Irene (Shipley) Jobe singing the songs.

Sons of Confederate Veterans, Sterling Price Camp #145 (St. Louis, Mo.) Records, 1990s (S0711)
2 cubic feet

The Sons of Confederate Veterans, Sterling Price Camp #145 (St. Louis, Missouri) Records contain correspondence, press releases, meeting minutes, event programs, and photographs chronicling the group's mission to preserve and commemorate the history of the Confederate soldiers. 

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Sons of Confederate Veterans, Sterling Price Camp #145 (St. Louis, Mo.) Records, 1990s (CA5801)
2 cubic feet, 1 video cassette

Correspondence, press releases and other promotional material, meeting minutes and other administrative records, newspaper clippings, research materials, event programs, photographs, and miscellaneous records of the organization of male descendants of Confederate veterans.

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Sons of Temperance Broadside, 1848 (C2830)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Description of 4th of July celebration of the Sons of Temperance in Fulton, MO.

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Sons of the American Revolution, M. Graham Clark Chapter (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1981-2008 (CA6229)
2 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume

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The records of the M. Graham Clark Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution contain meeting notices, newsletters, chapter yearbooks, and a scrapbook.

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Sons of the Revolution, Missouri Society, Springfield Chapter Collection, 1915 (R0718)
(1 folder)

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This is the program for the Fourth Anniversary Service of the Springfield Chapter, Sons of the Revolution, held at St. Paul Methodist Epioscopal Church, South, at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, on February 21, 1915.

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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, William T. Stewart Camp No. 14 Records, 1920-1929 (R1287)
(1 volume)

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This is a 152-page minute book Auxiliary No. 7 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the United States of America, William T. Stewart Camp No. 14 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The volume contains minutes of the fortnightly meetings of the SV Auxiliary No. 7 from 1920 through 1929.

Sons of Union Veterans, General Sherman/Billy Yank Camp No. 65 Records, 1982-2016 (S0239)
3,25 cubic feet

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This collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, ledgers, newsletters, and membership files pertaining to the General Sherman/Billy Yank Camp No. 65 of the Sons of Union Veterans. The Sons of Union Veterans' mission is to preserve and disseminate the history of soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War.

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Sons of United Veterans of the Civil War, 1997-2022 (K1418)
1.3 cubic feet

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This collection contains administrative records, correspondence, financial records, membership records, minutes, publications, and reports concerning Westport Camp No. 64 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, a “fraternal organization dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of veteran heroes who fought and worked to save the Union in the American Civil War.”

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Noelle Soren Photographs, 1974-1975 (P0424)
18 photographs

Photos of the Missouri Theatre and Ninth Street in Columbia, MO, ca. 1975.

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Leo Soriano Papers, 1930-1995 (S0581)
0.3 cubic feet

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The Leo Soriano Papers primarily consist of 23 tapes containing Soriano's recounting his life story, including his military service during World War II. Also included in the collection are photographs of Soriano, dating from the 1930s to the 1980s. 

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Lee Herbert Sorkin Papers, 1941-1959 (K0804)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 5 photographs)

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The Lee Herbert Sorkin Papers contain five photographs, mostly picturing relatives of Herb Sorkin's wife, Bryna (Kleinstein) Sorkin.

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Soroptimist International of Kansas City Records, 1926-2010 (K0253)
29 c.f.

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Organizational records of a local professional and businesswomen's service organization, including correspondence, business and financial papers, obituaries of its members, and newsletters.

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Soroptimist International of Springfield, Missouri, Records, 1942-1983 (C4435)
2.0 cubic feet (50 folders)

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This collection contains correspondence, newsletters, meeting minutes, membership records, service projects, and conference materials concerning Soroptimist International of Springfield, Missouri. It also includes magazines, newsletters, and convention materials from regional clubs and the national organization.

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Sorosis Club of Springfield, Missouri Collection, 1951-1984 (R0840)
(1 folder)

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These are the yearbooks for 1951-1952, 1980-1981, and 1984-1985 for the Sorosis Club of Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. Included are club calendars, the constitution and bylaws, lists of departments and officers, and membership rolls.

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John Sorrell Land Warrant, 1853 (C1970)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a warrant for land issued to John Sorrell and transferred to William Sorrell.

Mary Ann Sorrell Papers, 1863 (R1455)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Mary Ann Sorrell Papers contains a handwritten letter from Mary Ann Sorrell to her daughter. The letter is dated September 10, 1863, and was written in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Mary Ann Sorrell discusses her housing situation, the health of her children, and the living arrangements of her various children.

Isabelle Sorrels Collection, 1920-1921; 1947-1989 (C4568)
0.4 cubic feet (8 folders, 1 volume)

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The papers of a Columbia (Mo.) woman that outlines her participation in various community activities and women’s organizations, including the Banks Mothers Club.

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Joan Sorrels Collection, 2000s (CA6321)
0.2 cubic feet

Collection of yearbooks, directories, and programs largely for women's organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames of America, Continental Society Daughters of Indians Wars, and Daughters of the American Colonists, mostly dated 2000s.

Abram Sortore Memoirs, 1909 (C2357)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains memoirs of Abram Sortore, in which he describes trips west from Scio, NY, to Keokuk, IA, 1845; from Keokuk to California, 1850; and back to Iowa via South America, Jamaica, and New York, 1851-1852. There are comments on Mormons, Indians, cholera, weather, the Black Hills, alkali water, Brigham Young, gold rush, mining, religion, U.S. mint, and railroads.

Sarah Nichols Sosey Collection, 1822-1865 (C0406)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains three letters: a Confederate soldier to his sister; to William D. Bates concerning lead deposits around Hannibal; and to “Sarah” from J.W. Thompson, 1865.

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Sosland Family Papers, 1930-2008 (K1277)
2.5 c.f.

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Personal and professional files of the Soslands, including organizations and institutions : Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, B'nai Brith, Beth Shalom, various Jewish organizations. Also papers of extended family: Hershman, Eisemann, and Sosland

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Antoni Soulard Document, 1802 (C1925)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a confirmation of a grant originally made to Jean Baptiste Pratte, Jr., by Carlos Dehault Delassus. Basis for U.S. Survey No. 467.

George Soule Memorial, 1926 (C1563)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Soule, author and lecturer, was founder and president of Soule Commercial College and Literary Institute, New Orleans, LA. Memorial, adopted by the Louisiana Historical Society, February 23, 1926, was written by J. Mitchell Pilcher, chairman, Soule Memorial Committee, and recording secretary of the Society.