Manuscripts Index
St. Charles, Missouri, Receipts, 1821 (C1694)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Receipts to Nath[aniel] Simons and Timothy Flint from John Jacoby, treasurer, St. Charles Corporation, for interest paid on city lot purchase loans, 1821.
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St. Clair County, Missouri, School District Records, 1899-1952 (C4287)
0.4 cubic feet (15 folders), 8 oversize volumes
The records of the St. Clair County, Missouri, School District contain teacher's student records, term reports to District Clerk, Board of Education meeting minutes, and Annual School Enumeration Records.
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St. Clair County, Missouri, Bond, 1870 (C1641)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a $1000 bond issued by St. Clair County to aid construction of the Clinton and Memphis branch of the Tebo and Neosho Railroad. The bond is signed by Wm. A. Mitchell, presiding justice, and Thos. J. Monroe, clerk, St. Clair County court.
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St. Clair County, Missouri, School Record Book, 1892-1904 (C1226)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
Includes minutes of board meetings and names of resident taxpayers for the Oak Grove School District No. 7, Township 37, Range 24, St. Clair County, MO.
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St. Clair County, Missouri, School Record Book, 1897-1904 (C1227)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Teacher's daily register for Oak Grove School District No. 7, St. Clair County, MO. Also includes two pages of a daily record kept by J.P. Green, Kings Prairie School District No. 1, Dallas Township, St. Clair County, 1882.
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Frank St. Clair Photograph Collection, 1900-1915 (P0438)
20 photographs
Copies of photos of Columbia (Boone County) houses, ca. 1910.
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Lawrence L. St. Clair Papers, 1930-1954 (C3847)
0.6 cubic feet (15 folders)
Papers of Lawrence L. St. Clair an educator who spent over forty years working in various primary, secondary, and higher education positions in Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas. Collection consists largely of personal correspondence; also includes occasional fliers and bulletins.
St. Ferdinand's Chruch, Florissant, Missouri Records, 1792-1977 (S0432)
5 microfilm rolls
Established in 1789 as the first church in Florissant, Missouri, St. Ferdinand's was the focal point of the Catholic Indian Mission Movement of the 19th century with Father DeSmet and Mother Duchesne both active there. The records include registers for baptisms, first communions and confirmations, marriages, burials, and financial records of both Old St. ferdinand's (1789-1955) and New St. Ferdinand's Church (1955- ). In Latin, French, and English.
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St. Francis Hospital, Cape Girardeau, Missouri Collection, 1939 (R1092)
(1 folder)
This is an illustrated booklet concerning the new addition to St. Francis Hospital at Cape Giaradeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Included are photographic views of new rooms and medical equipment, along with a brief history of the hospital.
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St. Francois Baptist Association Records, 1918-1952 (R0812)
(13 volumes)
These booklets contain printed minutes of annual meetings of an association of Baptist churches in southeastern Missouri. The St. Francois Baptist Association included about twenty congregations in Madison, Bollinger, Wayne, and Iron Counties.
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St. Francois County Railroad Company Collection, 1914 (R1123)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is certificate number 319 for $100 for a 5% first mortgage gold bond issued by the St. Francois County Railroad Company on July 1, 1912 and due on July 1, 1914. It was stamped cancelled on October 12, 1914. Edward A. Rozier, secretary, and F. J. Rozier, vice-president, signed the bond.
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St. Francois County, Missouri, School District No. 4, District Clerks Records, 1874-1888 (C2995)
1 roll of microfilm
Records of St. Francois County School District No. 4. Contains district maps, meeting minutes, teacher contracts and reports, lists of textbooks, and district rules.
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Gustavus St. Gem Papers, 1901-1904 (C1642)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Gustavus St. Gem contain speeches, essays, and songs about the St. Gem family, Ste. Genevieve, MO, and the Louisiana Territory. Subjects include settlement of Missouri, Kaskaskia, IL, Louisiana Purchase, pioneer conditions, and holiday celebrations.
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St. James, Missouri Collection, 1869-1980 (R1528)
3 cubic feet (31 folders, 6 oversize folders, 141 photographs, 2 glass plate negatives)
The James Memorial Library Collection contains photographs, genealogical records, maps, organizational records, publications, papers, and scrapbooks collected by James Memorial Public Library in St. James, Phelps County, Missouri.
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St. Joe Minerals Corporation Collection, 1864-1974 (R0048)
(12 rolls of microfilm)
hese are business records from mining concerns in Missouri's "Old Lead Belt." The collection
includes records from the St. Joseph Lead Company, the Doe Run Lead Company, the Bonne
Terre Farming and Cattle Company, and the Mine La Motte Corporation.
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St. John's United Church of Christ (Pinckney, Mo.) Records, 1870-1978 (C3615)
1 roll of microfilm (1 folder, 2 volumes)
Church records, including births, confirmations, marriages, deaths, communions, family register, collections, and love offerings. The church was established in 1870 with fourteen families included in its membership.
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St. John's United Church of Christ (Concordia, Mo.) Records, 1863-1933 (C3905)
4 folders, 1 roll of microfilm
The records of St. John's United Church of Christ include the constitution, minutes, and annual reports of the church. The records are in German. A translation of the records is included in the collection.
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St. John, Missouri, Survey, 1857 (C3171)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a typed copy of the original survey of St. John, MO, giving owners of each lot; also plat map naming owners of outlying farms.
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St. Joseph (Mo.) Typographical Union No. 40 Records, 1905-1991 (C4272)
4.0 cubic feet (98 folders), 3 oversize items
The records of the St. Joseph Typographical Union No. 40 consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, contracts and agreements, convention materials, financial records, and miscellaneous materials of a printers’ trade union.
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St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad Company Certificate, 1873 (C2441)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certificate of indebtedness for $100 issued to T.M. Hamilton by St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad Company, and transferred to John D. Hill.
St. Joseph Auditorium Company Share, 1904 (C1981)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Share issued to James Knotts.
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St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce Photographs, 1930 (P0469)
4 photographs
Photos of St. Joseph by L.C. Shady, ca. 1930.
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St. Joseph Lead Company Annual Report Records, 1866 (R0046)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The St. Joseph Lead Company Annual Report contains a photocopy of the annual report of the trustees of the St. Joseph Lead Company in Saint Francois County, Missouri. There is also a special report by geologist, J.W. Foster.
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St. Joseph Lead Company Business Summary Records, 1917-1919 (R0541)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The St. Joseph Lead Company Business Summary Records are monthly business summaries for St. Joseph Lead Company & Subsidiaries, from January 1917 through September 1919.
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St. Joseph Lead Company Photographs, no date (P0893)
5 photographs
Photos of Aptus Furnace and reenactment of early lead mining methods.
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St. Joseph Lead Company, "Lead Mining in Southeast Missouri" Collection, circa 1940 (R0393)
(1 videocassette)
This is a film about the lead industry in St. Francois County, Missouri. Co-produced by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the film features segments on the geological and historical record, underground mining methods, the milling process, and development of the mining communities. The film has been reproduced on a videotape.
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St. Joseph Lead Company, Southeast Missouri Mining & Milling Division Records, 1950-1968 (R0542)
2 cubic feet (30 folders)
These are records from the files of Division Manager Elmer A. Jones. Included are development
and production reports, summaries of operations, and administrative materials for a major
lead-producing firm in Missouri. There is also material concerning the Bonne Terre Hospital Association
and the National Research Council's Committee on Rapid Excavation.
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St. Joseph Lead Mining Company Papers, 1800, 1892 (C0574)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The St. Joseph Lead Mining Company Papers consist of a positive photostat of a Spanish land grant for an area that was later purchased by St. Joseph Lead Mining Company. Also included is an illustrated booklet, compiled by J. Wyman Jones, detailing history of the company.
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St. Joseph Veterinary College Student Record Book, 1908-1947 (C0612)
1 volume
Student record book listing courses taken, grades, and date of graduation. Transcripts from schools previously attended are also included.
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St. Joseph, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1865-1966 (P0954)
6 photographs
An artificial collection of photographs depicting the city of St. Joseph and its residents.
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St. Joseph, Missouri, Public Schools Certificate, 1869 (C1987)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Promotion to second grade of Willie Gillmore.
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St. Louis 2004 Report, 2004-2005 (S1056)
0.25 cubic foot
A copy of the commemorative book Looking Back...Moving Forward, A Report To The Community on the St. Louis 2004 Effort by Deborah A. Dugan.
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St. Louis Abused Women's Support Project, Inc. Records, 1977-1981 (S0118)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
The St. Louis Abused Women’s Support Project Inc. Records contains memos, flyers, newsletters, newspaper clippings, a questionnaire, correspondence, bylaws, legal advice, and a legislation notice relating to the organization’s mission to providing help and shelter for women subject to domestic violence.
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St. Louis Aerial Photographs, ca. 1953, circa 1953 (P0596)
1 folder
Aerial photographs and map of St. Louis.
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St. Louis Ambassadors Records, 1965-2007 (S0968)
10 cubic feet
The records of the St. Louis Ambassadors contain chronological event memorabilia, directories, videotapes, and photographs relating to the group's mission to help the St. Louis community through helping organizations plan and execute events and assist with electing candidates for political office in Missouri and Illinois.
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St. Louis American Newspaper, (S0325)
37 microfilm rolls
Weekly newspaper of the African American community in St. Louis.
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St. Louis American Red Cross Scrapbook, 1952-1955 (S0047)
1 oversize volume, 1 microfilm reel
The scrapbook contains newsletters and newspaper clippings pertaining to the St. Louis Chapter of the American Red Cross’s 1955 Fund Campaign. Also included in the scrapbook is a letter from Whitelaw T. Terry, Chairman of the St. Louis Chapter’s 1952 Red Cross Fund to Fred W. Gardner, Chairman of the chapter’s Special Gifts Division, regarding the 1952 fund raising campaign in St. Louis.
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St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company, Passenger Traffic Department Collection, 1905 (R1139)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
These are rate circulars concerning special passenger fares and other matters concerning fare collection and routing issued in March, April, and May of 1905 by the Passenger Traffic Department of the St. Louis and San Francisco (Frisco) Railroad company. For the most part they dealt with special rates for meetings, conventions, and home seekers excursions.
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St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Letter Book, 1879-1883 (C1229)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)
Letters concerning the Mississippi River and Bonne Terre Railroad. R.L. Van Sant, assistant engineer. Largely illegible.
St. Louis Area Women In Higher Education Collection, 1973-1980 (S0113)
0.01 cubic foot
The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, fliers, and membership lists regarding St. Louis Area Women in High Education efforts to create a support network for women employees in higher education.
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St. Louis Argus Newspaper Photograph Collection, 1950s (S0586)
0.01 cubic foot, 8 photographs
This collection contains 8 photographs of the St. Louis Argus staff and its building.
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St. Louis Art Museum Photographs, 1780, 1950 (P0827)
2 photographs
Photos of the St. Louis Art Museum.
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St. Louis Artists' Guild Collection, 1907-1976 (S0070)
0.25 cubic feet, 10 folders
The St. Louis Artists’ Guild is one of the oldest extant art organizations in the country and one of the few which maintains its own building and galleries. The Guild sponsors annual art exhibition competitions and provides education in many artistic varieties. The materials consist of minutes, catalogs, correspondence, "Book of Hours," indenture deed, and programs, including those of Little Theater of St. Louis.
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St. Louis Association of Colored Women's Clubs, 1901-1980 (S0218)
0.02 cubic feet, 9 folders
Collection includes minutes, photographs, histories, convention programs, yearbooks, pamphlets, and publications of the Informal Dames, the Auroran Club (of the YWCA), the Prudence Crandall Club, and the association.
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St. Louis Banking Houses Notice, 1855 (C2828)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Handbill issued by twenty-two St. Louis businessmen during the Panic of 1855, guaranteeing the safety of deposits in seven St. Louis banking institutions. Dated January 15, 1855.
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St. Louis Blues Musicians Research Collection, 1975-1986 (S0546)
1 cubic foot (30 folders)
The St. Louis Blues Musicians Research Collection contains photocopies of newspaper clippings and magazine articles about blues musicians who began their careers in St. Louis, Missouri. Journalist, Kenn Thomas, gathered the research materials in the 1980s for a column in the Riverfront Times regarding St. Louis blues musicians.
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St. Louis Board Of Aldermen Records, 2001-2008 (S1127)
1 cubic foot
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen Records contains subject files on family violence, anti-gay terrorism, and dog and animal shelters.
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St. Louis Chamber of Commerce Photographs, 1939-1969 (P0813)
5 photographs
Images of St. Louis landmarks, including Union Station, the St. Louis Art Museum, Barnes Hospital Group, and a 1963 aerial photograph of the city.
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St. Louis Chinese Americans Oral History Collection, 1993-1994 (S0556)
0.5 cubic foot, 12 tapes
This collection contains oral history interviews conducted with seven members of St. Louis' Chinese-American community in 1993 and 1994. The collection includes 12 audio cassette tapes, transcripts, and accompanying documents supplied by the Chinese Americans interviewed for the oral history project.
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St. Louis Christmas Carols Association Records, 1924-2022 (S0395)
5.5 cubic feet
This collection consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, and scrapbooks documenting the organization's mission to raise money for St. Louis children's agencies through Christmas caroling.