Manuscripts Index

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Southeast Missouri District Fair Association Horse Show Collection, 1950 (R0782)
(1 folder)

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This is the program booklet for the horse show at the Southeast Missouri District Fair, held at the fairgrounds in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on September 11, 13-14, 1950.

Southeast Missouri Drummers' Association Collection, 1910 (R0680)
(1 folder)

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The Southeast Missouri Drummers' Association Collection contains photocopies of the souvenir program of the fourteenth annual meeting of the Southeast Missouri Drummers' Association, held at Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri, May 26-28, 1910. The program features a schedule of events, descriptions of prominent Scott County businesses, photographs of officers and members of the assocation, and views of buinessses, residences, and public buildings in Sikeston.

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Southeast Missouri Drummers' Association Collection, 1920 (R0694)
(1 folder)

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This is a souvenir program for the twenty-fourth annual convention of the Southeast Missouri Drummers Association, held at Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri, on May 27-29, 1920. The illustrated program includes a schedule of events, photographs of officers and members of the association, and views of Sikeston.

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Southeast Missouri Drummers' Association Collection, 1913 (R1271)
(1 folder)

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This is the souvenir program of the seventeenth annual meeting of the Southeast Missouri Drummer's Association, held in Festus and Crystal City in Jefferson County, Missouri, May 22-24, 1913. The program features a schedule of events, photographs of officers and members of the association, description of prominent Jefferson County businesses, and view of businesses, residences, and public buildings in Festus and Crystal City.

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Southeast Missouri Drummers' Association Souvenir Programs Collection, 1918 (R1183)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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These are souvenir programs for the twelfth and twenty-second annual meetings of the Southeast Missouri drummers' association, held at Sainte Genevieve in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. The programs feature schedules of events, descriptions of Sainte Genevieve, its prominent citizens and local businesses, photographs of members of the association, its officers and city officials, and views of public buildings, businesses, and residences.

Southeast Missouri Lead District, Photograph Collection, 1870-1950 (P1130)

An artificial collection of photographs from Missouri's Lead Belt: Washington, St. Francois, Madison, Iron, and Reynolds counties.

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Southeast Missouri Medical Association Records, 1877-1967 (CG0003)
0.5 cubic feet

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The Southeast Missouri Medical Society Records include a minute book ledger from 1877-1896, issues of the Cape County Journal, an anniversary booklet for the Southeast Missouri Hospital, advertising materials, publication n the history of medicine in Southeast Missouri, and various papers from 1877-1967.

Southeast Missouri Odd Fellow Association Collection, 1892 (R0769)
(1 folder)

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This is a program for the 73rd Annual Celebration of the Southeast Missouri Odd Fellow Associatation held at Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, on April 26, 1892.

Southeast Missouri Press Association Minute Book, 1893-1981 (C3646)
1 roll of microfilm (1 volume)

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Annual meeting minutes of organization of newspaper publishers. Minutes reflect concern about advertising rates, postal rate and freedom of the press legislation, and contemporary issues. Includes list of organization's presidents.

Southeast Missouri Teachers Association Collection, 1942 (R0761)
(1 folder)

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This is the victory program for the 67th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Missouri Teachers Association, held at Cape Girardeau, Missouri on October 22-23, 1942.

Southeast Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1902-1975 (P1126)

An artificial collection of photographs depicting Southeast Missouri, including the Bootheel: Wayne, Dunklin, Pemiscot, New Madrid, Stoddard, Scott, and Mississippi counties.

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Southern and Central Missouri Collection, 1856-2015 (R1442)
5 cubic feet (236 folders, 2 VHS, 7 CDs, 1 45 record, 1 cassette)

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The Southern and Central Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining acquisitions related to individuals, places, organizations, and events. The collection mostly covers the Missouri counties of Crawford, Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, Oregon, Barry, Miller, Taney, Jasper, and Laclede, among others.

Southern and Central Missouri Map Collection, 1874-2011, bulk 1930-2005 (R1466)
6 cubic feet (30 oversize folders, 145 maps)

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The Southern and Central Missouri Map Collection contains highway, railroad, geological, topographical, mining, tourist, city, county, and state maps. The maps focus on the southern and central counties in Missouri including Crawford, Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Howell, Iron, Jefferson, Laclede, Madison, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Sainte Genevieve, Texas, Washington, and Wright counties.

Southwest Bethel Association of Missionary Baptists Records, 1880-1885 (R0519)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Southwest Bethel Association of Missionary Baptists Records are photocopied minutes of three annual meetings of the Southwest Bethel Association of Missionary Baptists, which was composed of churches in Christian, Stone, and Taney counties in Missouri.

Southwest City, Missouri Centenntial Collection, 1970 (R0933)
(1 folder)

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This is a centennial history booklet published in 1970 for Southwest City in McDonald county, Missouri. It includes a general historical narrative, historical photographs and topical sections concerning schools, churches, organizations, government and businesses.

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Southwest City, Missouri City Directory Collection, 1973 (R0788)
(1 folder)

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This is a city directory for Southwest City, McDonald County, Missouri. The Southwest City Lions Club sponsored its publication in December 1973.

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Southwest High School Collection, 1943-2007 (K1199)
1 c.f.

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Books and documents relating to Southwest High School of the Kansas City, MO, School District and its alumni.

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Southwest Missouri Library Service, Inc., Records, 1957-1982 (SP0084)
1.5 cubic feet (37 folders, 2 photographs)

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The Southwest Missouri Library Service, Inc., Records contain the by-laws, meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, and membership papers of Southwest Missouri Library Service, Inc., headquartered in Bolivar, Missouri.

Southwest Missouri Library Services, Inc. Records, no date (CA4526)
3 cubic feet

Correspondence and records of the organization.

Southwest Missouri Map Collection, 1833-2003 (SP0047)
4 cubic feet (27 maps)

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The Southwest Missouri Map Collection contains city, county, highway, geographical, topographical, and mining maps. The maps focus on the southern and western counties in Missouri including Greene, Henry, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone, and Taney counties.

Southwest Missouri Railroad Company Records, 1891-1941 (R0052)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Southwest Missouri Railroad Company Records contains microfilm copies of corporate minute books of the Southwest Missouri Railroad Company and its predecessors, the Joplin and Galena Electric Railway Company, and the Southwest Missouri Electric Railway Company. There is also one folder of miscellaneous correspondence between A.H. Rogers and Edgar Z. Wallower regarding financing of the road.

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Southwest Missouri Region Photograph Collection, 1900-1953 (P1110)

An artificial collection of photographs of Missouri's southwesternmost counties: McDonald, Newton, Jasper, Dade, and Lawrence.

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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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The diary gives day to day temperature reading, January 30-December 31, in Ralls County, Missouri, 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)
0.5 cubic feet (4 folders, 1 oversize volume)

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Photographs, biographies, newspaper clippings, and correspondence compiled by John H. 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.