Manuscripts Index

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Southwest Missouri Resource Conservation and Development Records, 1964-2011 (SP0009)
28 cubic feet

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The records consist of the financial documents, correspondence, project notes and publications pertaining to the operation of the non-profit environmental organization known as Southwest Missouri Resource Conservation and Development. 

Southwest Missouri State University Photographs, 1902 (P0615)
2 photographs

Photos of Southwest Missouri State University: plans for College of Business Administration building, and Hammons House Residence Hall,

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Southwest Missouri Teachers' Association Collection, 1941 (R1135)
(1 folder)

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This is an official program booklet for the annual meeting of the Southwest Missouri Teachers' Association, held on October 22-24, 1941 at Jasper County, Missouri. R.W. Anderson of Neosho served as president of the organization.

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Southwest Missouri Collection, 1864-2014 (SP0017)
1 cubic foot (43 folders, 34 photographs)

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The Southwest Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous small acquisitions related to southwest Missouri individuals, places, organizations, and events. Material continues to be added to the collection.

Southwest Trail Newspapers, 1966-1967 (KA2594)
0.25 cubic feet

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The Southwest Trail Newspapers contain a bound copy of issues from Southwest High School’s student newspaper dated from 1966 to 1967.

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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Photographs, 1890-1940 (P0816)
8 photographs

Photos of Southwestern Bell Telephone offices and properties in St. Louis, Joplin, Slater, and Manchester, ca. 1940

"Southwestern Missouri Indians," Roy Godsey, no date (C2089)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Manuscript submitted to MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW about Southwestern Missouri's Indian population, especially the Osage Indians.

Torey Southwick Collection, 1960-1970 (K0360)
3 c.f.

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Audiotapes, film, and videotape of the Southwick's children's shows appearing on KMBC-TV, and other shows on radio and television.

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Virginia Southwood Family Papers, 1861-1904 (C0974)
0.4 cubic feet

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The Virginia Southwood Family Papers contain the genealogical record of Virginia Southwood's family, the diaries of George Ward Litts, and the Civil War correspondence between teacher Susan Griggs and some of the Union soldiers who had attended her school in Wolcottville, Indiana.

LaRue P. Southworth Papers, 1961 (R1424)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The collection contains one letter written November 26, 1861 by L.R.P. Southworth to his sister, Mrs. Caroline Jane Orton Verbeck.

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Souvenir of the Holland Co. Home Guards and "Phelps" Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry, Robert Pinckney Matthews, c. 1890 (C1160)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Matthews' "souvenir" is a memoir of his time in the Home Guards and "Phelps" regiment, 1861-1862. The guards fought in the battles of Wilson's Creek and Pea Ridge.

James L. Soward Papers, 1995 (K0610)
9 c.f.

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Notes and research materials, oral interviews, and photographs for the book written by Soward, Hospital Hill: an illustrated account of public healthcare institutions in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Edward W. Sowers Papers, 1942-1980, bulk 1961-1979 (R0135)
2 cubic foot (107 folders)

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The Edward Walter Sowers Papers contains correspondence, business papers, and miscellaneous printed materials of a newspaper editor and publisher at Rolla, Phelps County,
Missouri. Topics include the Sowers family, journalism and the newspaper business, the University of Missouri, and United States politics and foreign relations.

John D. Spaeth Photograph Collection, 1936-1937 (K0747)
0.01 c.f.

Photographs of Kansas City, MO scenes and of city plans taken while Spaeth was an architecture student studying urban planning under Eliel Saarinen at Cranbrook in Bloomfield, IL.

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Bennett Spalding Records, 1850-1861 (R0214)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Bennett Spalding Records contain a microfilm copy of an account ledger of a mercantile operation at Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, thought to have been carried on by Bennett Spalding. The entries begin in April 1850 and end in June 1861. An index to the volume is available.

Douglas P. Spalding Diary, 1864 (C3428)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Diary gives day to day temperature reading, January 30-December 31, in Ralls County, MO, and one line telling how he spent each day, at school, home, or attending to farm chores.

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Thomas A. Spalding Letters, 1855-1858 (C0548)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Two letters from Thomas A. Spalding to his brother in Missouri, written from California during the gold rush.

Spaldings Commercial College Collection, 1893-1976 (K1200)
.1 c.f.

Includes a diploma in Stenographic Amanuensis & Typewriter Operator and a letter relating to the school.

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Spangler Family Papers, 1849-1866, 2023 (C4644)
0.1 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The papers of a Clark County, Missouri, family include biographical material, photographs, and family correspondence. The bulk of the letters were written between Samuel and Mary Ann Spangler during the American Civil War.

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Spanish-American War History, c. 1948 (C0773)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The collection contains a documentary history of the war with Spain, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Philippine Insurrection prepared by the United Spanish War Veterans. Includes descriptions of the battles, the attitudes of the Americans and their opponents, the diseases that caused a majority of the deaths, biographies of prominent personalities in the war and their pictures, and casualty lists.

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Spanish-American War Recruiting Poster, 1898 (C2843)
1 oversize item

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A poster to recruit men for service in the Spanish-American War. OVERSIZE.

Spanish-American War, Missouri Volunteer Infantry, Company I Papers, 1938-1954 (C3456)
0.2 cubic feet

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Photographs, biographies, newspaper clippings and correspondence compiled by John A. Norton concerning surviving members of a Spanish-American War company comprising University of Missouri students.

John Nathan Sparks Papers, 1901-1947 (C2798)
3.1 cubic feet

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The John Nathan Sparks Papers consist of the business and personal correspondence of an employee of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company of Grandin, MO.

Theodore C. Sparks Papers, 1750-1960 (K0083)
8 f

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Photocopied family history research done by T.C. Sparks, in the 1920's. They include anecdotes and reminiscences about family members, along with transcriptions of family letters.

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Speaker Services for the United Nations Records, 1959-1976 (K0792)
14 c.f.

Organizational records of a speakers' bureau which promoted the United Nations and international exchange of ideas by bringing noted diplomats and other outstanding speakers to Kansas City. Includes correspondence, research materials, public relations files, and printed material.

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Special Libraries Association, Mid-Missouri Chapter (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1985-1999 (CA5957)
1.8 cubic feet

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Meeting minutes, financial records, newsletters, correspondence, and miscellaneous material of the organization.

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Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri Records, 1948-1991 (C3934)
1.3 cubic feet

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Records of the association, a professional organization of speech and theatre educators that promotes education and public awareness of speech and theatre issues in Missouri. The records consist of correspondence, minutes, publications, financial records, photographs, and miscellaneous records. See also collection #2961, Speech Association of Missouri, Papers, 1942-1964.

Speech Association of Missouri Papers, 1942-1964 (C2961)
1.2 cubic feet

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Correspondence, financial data, and miscellaneous material.

George A. Spencer Papers, 1931-1963 (C2466)
4.6 cubic feet

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Correspondence, publicity, and legislative papers of a Boone County, MO, Democrat. Spencer's election campaigns and positions as city attorney, prosecuting attorney, and state representative and senator, and candidacy for Democratic nomination for attorney general. Activities of the Columbia, MO, Chamber of Commerce.

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George A. Spencer Papers, 1970-1971 (C3309)
0.3 cubic feet

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Correspondence, reports and pamphlets relevant to Governor's Task Force on Role of Private Higher Education in Missouri. Spencer was appointed to the Task Force by Governor Warren E. Hearnes in 1970.

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George A. Spencer Papers, 1948-1960 (C0969)
9.0 cubic feet (954 folders), 1 oversize volume

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Letters, reports, and legislative papers of a Democratic state representative from Boone County, 1949-1952, and state senator, 19th district, 1953-1960. In the 1960 Democratic primaries Spencer was an unsuccessful candidate for the attorney general nomination.

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James S. Spencer Papers, 1862-1864 (R0216)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The James S. Spencer Papers contain photocopies and typescript of a Civil War diary of a resident of Phelps County, Missouri, and sergeant in the 32nd Missouri Infantry. The diary covers the period preceding the captures Jackson and Vicksburg, Mississippi, and the advance on Tuscumbia, Alabama. It also includes a roster of Company I of the 32nd Missouri from June 1863 to May 1864.

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John C. Spencer Papers, 1835-1843 (C2301)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Letters of J.C. Spencer to John V.S. Pruyn, lawyer in New York, concerning land, costs, and the release of Mrs. James's dower. Also a letter written by Spencer while secretary of the treasury concerning a deposit with a pension agent in Albany, NY.

Robert Spencer and Pierre Pallardie Papers, 1840 (C1792)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Copies of testimony in the case of Hugh H. Wardlow vs. George Gaty heirs, regarding land in St. Charles, MO.

Spengler Family Papers, 1850-1870 (C4034)
0.25 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Correspondence to Daniel H. Spengler, of Bentonsville, Virginia, from his brothers Philip and Samuel and other relatives and friends living in Missouri and Virginia, covering the periods 1856 to 1860 and 1865 to 1870.  Also included are a map of New York City; a photocopy of the Warren County, Virginia, census of 1850; a railroad advertisement; two train tickets; and accounts of travel expenses.

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Mabel Spielman Papers, 1888-1968 (K0182)
1 c.f.

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Photographs, diaries, and legal documents, but mainly correspondence to and from Spielman, a resident of Webb City, Jasper County, MO, to her husbands and friends. These letters contain information on the day to day lives of the correspondents.

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Ruth A. Spielman Papers, 2000-2010 (K1170)
1.5 c.f.

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Spielman was historian for the Greater Kansas City Chapter of Hadassah. Includes scrapbooks kept to document the activities of the Chapter.

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Dan Spies Photograph Collection, 1962 (P1173)

Negatives of historic buildings in Huntsville, MO from 1962. Depicted are a wagon factory, Mayo home, George Burkhart Home, and the Rutherford Home.

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Willis Allen Spiller Collection, 1863-1955 (R0147)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Willis Allen Spiller Collection contains photocopies of the personal papers, newspaper clippings, and genealogical material concerning Willis A. Spiller. Spiller was a businessman and county official in Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri. Also included in the collection is genealogical material for the Stinson family.

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William Jasper Spillman Papers, 1944-1961 (C2267)
0.3 cubic feet

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The papers of William Jasper Spillman contain correspondence and papers concerning the establishment of the William J. Spillman Farm Management Fund at the University of Missouri. Also included are two unpublished calculus manuscripts by W.J. Spillman.

William Jasper Spillman Notebooks, 1885-1886 (C0846)
0.22 cubic feet (11 folders)

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Lecture notes taken by Spillman, who graduated from the University of Missouri in 1886. The notes are for chemistry, lithology, paleontology, geology, and civil government.

James Andrew Spilman Photograph Collection, circa 1880s-1920s (R1009)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders, 18 photographs, 3 oversize photographs)

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The James Andrew Spilman Photograph Collection contains images of James Spilman, his wife Mae, scenes from Rolla, Missouri, Phelps County, and Jerome, Missouri. Also included are views of the Spilman hardware pavilion at the Phelps County fairgrounds and a parade in Rolla, Missouri during a campaign stop by William Jennings Bryan in 1900.

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"The Spirit of Bethel, 1806-1956," A. Loyd Collins, 1956 (C1299)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Historical pageant written for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the first Baptist church in Missouri, Bethel Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau County. Also a printed program (4 pages).

Spirit of St. Louis Region Classic Car Club of America Collection, 1989-2009 (S0993)
2 cubic feet

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Annual meeting minutes and Spring Grand Classic and Caravan files of the Spirit of St. Louis Region Classic Car Club.

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"The Spirit of the Age," William Jasper Spillman, no date (C2878)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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A two column comparison of the statements of T.J.J. See and William Jasper Spillman on "The Spirit of the Age." OVERSIZE.

Jeffrey Spivak Union Station Research Collection, 1880-1999 (K1432)
12.6 cubic feet

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The Jeffrey Spivak Union Station Research Collection contains letters, notes, and research documents compiled by Jeffrey Spivak for his book Union Station, Kansas City.

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Rose Evelyn Kurs Sporn Papers, 1943-2011 (K1166)
0.21 cubic foot (18 folders, 14 photographs)

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The Rose Evelyn Kurs Sporn Papers contain writings by Sporn, correspondence, and publicity related to the Kidde Kapers productions at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City. It also contains photographs, a brief history of the Dolls for Democracy project, and a scrapbook.

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Albert M. Spradling Jr. Collection, c. 1935-1986 (C3959)
2 folders, 3 rolls of microfilm

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Newspaper clippings, mostly from Missouri newspapers, about Democratic State Senator Albert M. Spradling, Jr. and Missouri politics. Also included are articles published in periodicals, campaign advertisements, signed petitions, photographs, and miscellaneous Federal Bureau of Investigation career documents.

J. Orville Spreen Papers, 1900-1982 (S0486)
27.7 cubic feet, 524 folders, 4690 photographs

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James Orville Spreen was a Wabash employee and railroad executive for 50 years (1912-1962). Most materials in this collection pertain to Spreen's involvement with the Junior Chamber of Commerce Historic Markers Committee. The collection consists of pamphlets, tourist information, and photographs. The photographs document several areas in St. Louis, which were later razed for the Mansion House, JNEM, and Stadium project.

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J.O. Spreen Photograph Collection, 1944 (P1171)

Photographs of St. Louis historic sites: the Dr. Engelmann Home, Washington Fire Co. No. 3, and Washington Brewery.

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