Manuscripts Index
Lewis John Stadler Papers, 1927-1955 (C2429)
7.4 cubic feet
Correspondence, notes and manuscripts, and miscellaneous papers of a corn geneticist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Field Crops at the University of Missouri, who did pioneering research on the effects of X-rays upon mutation in plants.
Lewis John Stadler Papers, 1920s-1950s (CA4125)
10.25 cubic feet
Addition to papers of a University of Missouri agricultural geneticist.
Walter Stager Letter, 1920 (C2786)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To J.C. Bay, Chicago, IL, from Sterling, IL, Oct. 30, 1920. Letter of thanks; photograph of Stager Place, Sterling, IL, on stationery.
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Ida K. Staggers Papers, 1936-1972 (K0501)
0.3 c.f.
Photographs, scrapbook and other memorabilia related to Staggers' 35-year career with Trans World Airlines (TWA) as an Air Hostess.
Reba Staggs Papers, 1938-1990 (C3970)
1.0 cubic foot (75 folders)
Papers of Reba Staggs, a graduate of Drury College and the University of Missouri and Director of the Department of Home Economics of the National Live Stock and Meat Board in Chicago, Illinois. The papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous materials.
Reba Staggs Papers, circa 1928-1933 (R0586)
(1 folder)
This is the scrapbook of Reba Staggs of Newburg, Phelps County, Missouri. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, photographs, programs for theatrical productions and other events, and miscellaneous materials concerning Newburg High School, and Drury College in Springfield, Missouri.
James W. Stallings Papers, 1858 (C1924)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter to Stallings in Kentucky from his friend Linton in Parkville, MO, describing richness of land and living conditions.
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Standard Egg Farms Collection, 1929 (R1126)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a promotional sales booklet for chicks marketed by Standard Egg Farms at Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Included are descriptions of the varieties offered, shipping arrangements, and prices. Victor H. Drumm was the owner and manager of the firm.
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Standard Extra (Columbia, Mo.), 1861 (C4224)
1 oversize item
Request for 50,000 volunteers from Civil War General Sterling Price from the Standard Extra, Columbia, Missouri, newspaper, 1861.
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Standard Oil Company of Indiana-Kansas City, Kansas, Office Records, 1915-1923 (K0367)
1.35 c.f.
General ledgers of the Kansas City, KS office of a major national oil company.
Scott Standifer Papers, 1990-1991 (C4681)
0.4 cubic feet (9 folders)
Research files compiled by a student reporter at KBIA Radio in Columbia, Missouri, in the early 1990s.
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Aquilla Standifird Papers, 1862-1865 (R0458)
0.04 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Aquilla Standifird Papers contain photocopies of the Civil War diary of a sergeant and, later, lieutenant of Company D, 23rd Iowa Infantry. The diary covers duty in Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, July 26, 1862 through circa April 15, 1865. Included are descriptions of service in the Army of Southeastern Missouri, the Vicksburg Campaign, including the battles of Port Gibson, Champion’s Hill, Big Black River Bridge, and Milliken’s Bend, and furlough and medical leave in Iowa.
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Standley Family Papers, 1852, 1996 (C3432)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers contain a letter from James Standley, Carrollton, Missouri, to his son, Milton in Sacramento, California, 1852. Also, a transcription of the letter, a genealogy of James Standley, and other miscellaneous records of James Standley transcribed by Anne Standley Brunt.
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William Standley Papers, 1852-1853 (C2717)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Excerpts from four letters from the Oregon Territory. Mention of Indians, typhoid fever, and living conditions.
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Thomas Stanford and Rene Rozenbilt Goldman Papers, 1900-2010 (K1143)
.04 c.f.
Personal and family papers including certificates, letters, telegrams, and photographs for the Davis (Davidovich), Gitterman, Karash, Kopitnik, Levy, Rozenblit, and Spindler families.
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Anton J. Stankowski Papers, 1890-1977 (C4552)
0.4 cubic feet (14 folders, 1 oversize item)
The papers contain notes and clippings kept by Stankowski regarding University of Missouri football and intramural sports, as well as correspondence and other materials concerning the 1966 reunion of the 1916 University of Missouri football team.
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Enos Stanley Notebook, 1867-1898 (C3546)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The collection contains copies of a notebook in which Enos Stanley of Taney County, Missouri, made entries of marriages he performed as justice of the peace, recorded family births and deaths, and noted some money transactions.
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George E. Stanley Invitation, 1896 (C1539)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Cha[rle]s A. Thomas, Norborne, MO, from Carroll County, MO, Apr. 30, 1896.
Invitation to witness the execution of William P. Taylor, April 30, 1896, at 11:00 A.M. for the May 10, 1894, murder of Gus Meeks. Invitation nontransferable.
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Lois Stanley Photograph Collection, 1905-1906 (P0886)
1 photograph
Photo of Rural Carrier Convention, district meeting at Chillicothe ca. 1905-1906
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Louise Stanley Biographical Material, 1965 (C2281)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Profile of a nutritionist and home economist who was first chief of the Bureau of Home Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1923-1943. The biographical sketch was contributed by E. Neige Todhunter to the JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION. Also announcement of presentation of the Mary Rourke Memorial Award to nutritionist Doris Lauder.
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Karyn M. Stansbery Collection, no date (P0791)
2 photographs
Photos of Waynesville: Pippin Place, Bartlett Mill (Pulaski Co)
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Mrs. Joseph Stanwood Papers, 1830 (C1827)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter to Mrs. Stanwood in Hopkinton, NH, from her cousin Hamilton P. in St. Charles, MO, describes fashion and society in St. Charles and discusses family and friends.
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Abner Ford Staples Family Papers, 1814-1865 (K0227)
0.03 c.f.
Letters written by and to Staples family members who moved from Georgia to Tennessee, then Independence, MO. Topics include news from home and notice of deaths, marriages, and births. Also are legal document relating to land purchases.
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Sally Stapleton Papers, 1982-2023 (CA6716)
0.1 cubic feet (1 folder), 1 DVD, 5.98 GB of digital files
The papers of a photographer, photo editor and managing editor from southeast Missouri. From 1984 -1990, Sally Stapleton worked as a photo editor with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Miami Herald and Boston Globe. From 1990 to 2004, Stapleton worked first as the senior photo editor for Latin America and later as the deputy executive photo editor at The Associated Press. There she led two staff teams working in Africa to Pulitzer Prizes in Photography. From 2017 -2019, she was the managing editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Post-Gazette staff was awarded the 2019 Breaking News Reporting Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Tree of Life synagogue massacre. The papers contain biographical material, photographs, Pulitzer programs, and material on her father, newspaper publisher Jack Stapleton, Jr.
Star Bible Class Papers, 1884-1920 (C0567)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Letters from church workers in Japan to the Parkville, Missouri, Presbyterian church class. Class record book containing minutes, roll, and accounts. Miscellaneous materials, financial statements for 1915 and 1917, tribute to a class member, and excerpts from ordinances of Parkville, 1884.
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Star Ranch and Land Company Records, 1919 (R0779)
(1 folder)
This is an illustrated letter offering land for sale near Neelyville in Butler County, Missouri. The Star Ranch and Land Company offered thousands of acres on a lease with option to buy program.
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STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, USS Discovery Chapter, St. Louis, Missouri, Records, 1985-2017 (S0310)
3.25 cubic feet
The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, reports, and starship schematics documenting the USS Discovery's activities as a chapter of Starfleet: the International Star Trek Fan Association, devoted to the Star Trek Franchise and making creator Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future a reality.
STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, USS Horizon Chapter (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1986-1991 (C3064)
5 rolls of microfilm
The records of the Columbia, Missouri, chapter of an organization of enthusiasts of the Star Trek television shows and films, include chapter correspondence and memoranda, handbooks, and newsletters; newsletters of the national organization and other chapters; and miscellaneous fan magazines.
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Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards Company Records, 1890s-1993 (CA4111)
139.7 cubic feet, 12 oversize volumes, 13 oversize items, 2 16 mm films
Business records of a Louisiana, Missouri, company include correspondence, reports, catalogs, printed materials, photographs, and miscellaneous material. Also included is material pertaining to varieties of fruits and plants developed by Luther Burbank.
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Catherine Stark Photographs, 1939, no date (P0310)
1 folder
Photographs of Lloyd C. Stark; photographs of associates of Stark from the U.S. Army and Navy (Naval Academy classmates).
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Frances Sarah Stark Papers, 1942-1946 (K0503)
0.2 c.f.
Papers of Trans World Airlines (TWA) hostess. Includes photographs, a passport, World Health Organization (WHO) certificates, and hostess training manuals.
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George Stark Photographs, 1890-1903 (P0546)
3 photographs
Photos by Stark of steamboat William McClellan ca. 1903, cotton bales in a Pemiscot Co warehouse, and Washington Ave in St. Louis, ca 1890s.
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Lloyd Crow Stark Journal, 1904 (C3582)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Journal describes life as a Midshipman 4th Class, 2nd Company, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis. Journal also used for math by William Reynolds Purnell (1886-1955). Newsclippings, photographs, calling cards, and name index for 2nd Company.
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Lloyd Crow Stark Papers, 1941-1972 (C0293)
1.9 cubic feet
Personal and business papers of a prominent Louisiana, MO, nurseryman and former Democratic governor of Missouri, 1937-1941. These materials include personal correspondence, nursery and agricultural business papers, family correspondence, and miscellaneous photographs.
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Lloyd Crow Stark Papers, 1905-1941 (C0004)
170 cubic feet (12,401 folders), 5 oversize volumes, 2 card files
Papers of a Democratic governor of Missouri, 1937-1941. Material relates to official business, campaigns, and personal affairs.
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Nancy Enloe Stark Papers, 1895-1958, 2022 (CA6649)
2.4 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume, 1 oversize item
The papers of Nancy Enloe Stark largely contain scrapbooks and scrapbook material, which includes news clippings, religious material, personal letters and cards, and some genealogical material.
Nathan Julius Stark Papers, 1948-1992 (K0459)
7 c.f.
Scrapbooks of correspondence, photographs, and other documents compiled by Stark, an executive with Hallmark Cards and Crown Center Redevelopment Corp., concerning his activities including leader of a civic group that helped Kansas City General Hospital become a nonprofit corporation, a founder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and board chairman of Truman Medical Center.
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William H. Stark Papers, 1912 (R0578)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The William H. Stark Papers consist of a letter from William H. Stark of Stark Nursery Company at Chester, Newton County, Missouri, to C. E. Stoddard, Washington, D.C., regarding a new variety of peach.
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Stark-Logan Family Papers, 1813-2012 (CA6607)
2.2 cubic feet
The papers of a family from Louisiana, Missouri, include clippings, photographs, correspondence, genealogical information, and miscellaneous material, including material on Gov. Lloyd Stark.
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Max C. Starkloff Scrapbook, 1921-1931 (S0671)
0.25 cubic foot, 1 volume
Max C. Starkloff (1858-1942) was the Health and Hospital Commission Commissioner of St. Louis from 1895 to 1933. This scrapbook was born reflects health issues in St. Louis, including birth control, vaccination, smallpox in Kinloch, birth rates, and vaccinations.
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Frederick Starr, Jr. Papers, 1850-1863 (C2073)
0.42 cubic feet (20 folders)
Starr was a colonizationist, free soiler, and Presbyterian clergyman in Weston, MO, 1852-1855. The collection contains correspondence, broadsides, pamphlets, and clippings on settlement of the Kansas-Nebraska Territories, border conflicts, abolitionism vs. slavery, local politics, Indian affairs, public land sales, claims, and prices, popular sovereignty, squatters' rights, and religion on the frontier.
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Irene Stiefel Starr Papers, 1952-1960 (K0728)
4 c.f.
Programs, clippings, bulletins, letters, awards, report cards, test scores, and individual/composite photographs of activities at Border Star Elementary School, Southwest High School, Temple B'nai Jehudah, and the Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth.
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Raymond H. Starr Papers, 1900-1966 (K1138)
0.25 c.f.
This collection contains Captain Raymond Starr's correspondences with his wife while he was serving during World War II in the United States Army Air Corps. Also included are a few letters to his children and friends.
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"The Stars Look Down on Christmas," Floyd C. Shoemaker, 1943 (C1256)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)
Article published in the MISSOURI FARMER.
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State Bank of Poplar Bluff (Mo.) History, 1951 (C0941)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Pamphlet commemorating fiftieth anniversary of founding of bank. Includes biographical data on officers, history of bank, and photographs of officers, employees and facilities.
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The State Historical Society of Missouri : A Semicentennial History, 1948 (C1257)
0.12 cubic feet (2 volumes)
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State Historical Society of Missouri Art Collection Records, 1824-1988 (P1042)
Photographs of artwork held in the State Historical Society of Missouri's art collection.
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82 35mm color slides of Missouri county courthouse buildings, taken in the early 1970s
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State Historical Society of Missouri Photographs, 1896-2010 (P0137)
3.34 linear feet
Photos of the State Historical Society of Missouri, its staff, facilities, and events.
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State Historical Society of Missouri Records, 1898-2023 (CA5785)
214.25 cubic feet, 26 oversize volumes, 24 oversize items, 5 audio cassettes, 4 CDs, 7 DVDs, 72.1 GB of digital files
The records of the State Historical Society of Missouri include correspondence; state historical marker files; scrapbooks; records of Executive Directors Richard Brownlee, James Goodrich, and Gary R. Kremer; executive committee and annual meeting materials; financial records; audiovisual recordings; and miscellaneous administrative material.