Manuscripts Index
Ste. Genevieve Parish Records, 1764-1843 (C3040)
2 rolls of microfilm
Registers of baptisms, marriages, and deaths for Ste. Genevieve, MO, parish from the early days of the church in Ste. Genevieve to the statehood period. Records are in French and cover the whole community, including slaves. One register lists marriages between Catholics and non-Catholics and among non-Catholics which were performed by the parish priests.
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Ste. Genevieve, Iron Mountain and Pilot Knob Plank Road Company Stock Certificate Collection, 1854 (R0747)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a certificate for one share of capital stock in the Ste. Genevieve, Iron Mountain and Pilot Knob Plank Road Company, which built and operated a toll road in St. Francois and Sainte Genevieve Counties in Missouri. Philip Stapp acquired the certificate on February 3, 1854.
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Ste. Genevieve, Missouri Archives, 1756-1930 (C3636)
78 rolls of microfilm (1474 folders)
The collection contains French colonial and territorial records of the District of Ste. Genevieve, along with Ste. Genevieve County records and court records. A third of the documents are dated 1756-1804; the remainder date from 1805 to 1930.
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Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1836-1863 (C3673)
0.2 cubic feet (12 folders)
Marriage certificates signed by religious officials and justices of the peace; some give parent’s names. There are also certificates from German Settlement in Ste. Genevieve County. The certificates are arranged by year, then alphabetically by groom’s name within each year. Mentioned are St. Anthony’s Chapel, St. Joseph’s Church, St. Philomena’s Chapel and Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Papers, 1759-1876 (C2075)
0.53 cubic feet (2 volumes)
The collection contains records of the town of Ste. Genevieve. Vol. 1, the Ste. Genevieve church register, includes vital statistics records, 1759-1840. Vol. 2, the Ste. Genevieve archives, includes deeds, 1766-1876; Indian affairs, 1766-1804; and New Madrid archives, 1802-1803. Two copies. Translated from the French by A. Loyd Collins.
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Ste. Genevieve: An Interdisciplinary Community Study Papers, 1981-1997 (CG0052)
4.0 c. f.
The Ste. Genevieve: An Interdisciplinary Community Study Papers includes sorted computer printouts to study the social and economic development of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, from 1720 to 1830. The span dates for this collection are 1981 to 1997.
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Steamboat Cargo Record, 1859-1963 (C0644)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A record of the boat, master, destination and cargo of vessels leaving the port of Cambridge on the Missouri River. Most of the cargo was tobacco, hemp, potatoes, hides, and wheat. The book was used as a scrapbook by John B. Land and was recovered by removing most of the clippings. See also the Land, John Braxton (1860-1949), Papers, 1918-1939, (C0359).
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"Steamboat Days on the Missouri, 1856-1882," Cora Kinney Hurt, no date (C1127)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)
The typescript contains anecdotes of steamboats on the Missouri River.
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Steamer Planter Freight Book, 1860-1893 (CA6554)
1 oversize volume
Ledger listing freight carried by the steamboat Planter, 1860-1861. Charles V. Wells was the steamboat's master. Also includes land lease agreements, 1880-1893.
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James Stebbings Photograph Collection, 1968-2008 (S0811)
1 cubic foot, 532 photographs
This collection contains photographs taken by James Stebbings between 1968 and 2008. The images depict the National Stockyards Company of National City, Illinois, St. Louis Soulard market, and Times Beach and Gray Summit, Missouri.
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Steel Family Papers, 1840-1892 (C0205)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 1 roll of microfilm
Alexander Steel family genealogy. Naturalization papers, 1840. Letters from Portland, Oregon, 1880, discussing change in collectors of customs, general political affairs, Oregonian and editor H. Scott, and 1892, mentioning Metropolitan Railway Company (electric street railroad).
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Diana Steele Photograph Collection, 1880-1900 (R1391)
0.25 cubic foot (5 folders, 36 photographs)
The Diana Steele Photograph Collection contains thirty-six photographs, including family and fraternity brother portraits, from Indiana and Missouri collected by Diana Steele. Some images depict logging scenes in southeast Missouri, from the 1880s to the early twentieth century.
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William C. Steele Certificate, 1904 (C2874)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certificate containing description, history, composition, and map of operations of the Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865, and certifying that Steele, of Company A, 24th Regiment of the Missouri Infantry was a part of the Army of the Tennessee. OVERSIZE.
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Steelville High School Programs Collection, 1943-1944 (R0927)
(2 folders)
The Steelville, Missouri Programs consists of programs connected with the high school. Included is a Home Economics program dated October 7, 1943; a program dated October 2, 1945 also for Home Economics Club Achievement Day; a 1943 Steelville high school newspaper; programs for baccalaureate services and commencement exercises of the Steelville High School at Steelville in Crawford County, Missouri.
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Steelville Normal and Business Institute Collection, 1936 (R1282)
(1 oversize folder)
This is a booklet produced by the Steelville Ledger for a reunion of former students of the Steelville Normal and Business Institute, June 25-27, 1936. It consists of fourteen issues of the newspaper, each containing one or more articles on the school and the reunion, bound into a single volume. The stories include character sketches and reminiscences of students and teachers, along with portraits of the faculty and many of the students.
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Steelville Normal and Business Institute Papers, 1894-1936 (C0639)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
School catalog, 1894-1895; a treasurer's account; letter to alumni, 1936; a reunion paper, 1936.
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Alexander E. Steen Papers, 1861-1862 (C2454)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Alexander E. Steen contain correspondence of a Confederate brigadier general of the 5th Division, Missouri State Guard, concerning a military engagement near Fort Scott, September 1, 1861; John E. Pitt's attempt to organize troops in the 5th Military District; and the discharge of soldiers.
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Eileen Stein Scrapbook, 1933-1935 (S0714)
0.25 cubic foot
Eileen Stein attended Roosevelt High Evening School and Cleveland High School during the early to mid-1930s. The scrapbook contains school newspapers, greeting cards, letters, memorabilia, and event programs Stein collected during her high school career.
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George Stein Travel Report, 1881 (C3287)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a copy of an account of the George Stein family migration to America in the fall of 1881 aboard the SS NECKER, and their settlement in Clark County, Missouri.
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Sondra Stein Papers, 1969-1978, 2000-2001 (S0508)
0.5 cubic feet (16 folders)
The Sondra Stein Papers contain correspondence, newsletters, newspapers, and flyers documenting Stein's experiences as a graduate student in Washington University's English Department and her involvement with the Washington University Liberation Front.
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Weldon Stein Papers, 1928-1946, 2016 (CG0008)
0.6 cubic feet
The Weldon Stein Papers include World War II correspondence with his parents, military service records, a personal diary, high school and college graduation programs, and genealogical information.
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Steinbach Family Papers, no date (CA6120)
4 oversize items
Plat maps of Bethel, Missouri. Also includes recorder of deeds supporting materials.
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Si Steinberg Photograph Collection, 1938, 1950 (P0005)
23 photographs
Sixteen prints of a Fourth of July celebration and political rally sponsored by the Young Democratic Club at Reed's Lake, west of Fulton in Callaway County on July 4, 1938 and seven prints of the groundbreaking ceremony at Stephens College, Columbia, for the Firestone Baars Chapel designed by Eero Saarinen.
Leland Steinkuehler German Dialect Collection, 2005-2008 (CA6096)
1 folder, 8 audio cassettes, 10 CDs
Recordings and accompanying paperwork of interviews done with Missourians of German heritage from Concordia, Loose Creek, Westphalia, and St. Elizabeth, Missouri, as well as visitors from Meerbusch, Germany. Includes a comparison of dialects between three interviewees. The interviews were conducted by Leland Steinkuehler. Addition of recordings of a Lutheran Church service conducted in Low German and a narration with English translations by Reverend Alfred W. Rodewald, 2009.
Murielle Pruzan Steinman and Marshall Steinman Papers, 1926-1960 (K1096)
0.09 c.f.
Family papers include business cards, passports, World War II documents, Holocaust materials, photographs, postcards, and autobiographical writings from Murielle Steinman detailing her experiences during the War in France.
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Terri Stella-Vega Postcard Collection, 1910-1912 (P0275)
19 postcards
19 color postcards of Kansas City and Excelsior Springs, MO.
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Carl Stelzer Papers, 1980-1995 (S0994)
26 cubic feet
The Carl Stelzer papers contains files on Dioxin, Times Beach, Missouri, the Ville, and Soulard, Missouri. Stelzer was a reporter for the Riverfront Times.
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Carl Russell Stenstrom Architectural Records, 1971-1992 (K1282)
12 c.f.
Architectural drawings of Kansas City architect, a devotee of Frank Lloyd Wright, who specialized in residences and commercial projects.
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Step Up St. Louis, Incorporated Records, 1986-1991 (S0754)
0.4 cubic foot, 1 audio tape, 2 videotapes, 7 photographs
Step Up St. Louis established partnerships of local businesses, civic and community groups, private foundations, and individuals to implement neighborhood-oriented programs and services. Its projects included park improvements, beautification efforts, cultural activities, health, and human services. The records contain meeting minutes, pamphlets, and newsletters.
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Stephens Club Minute Books, 1925-1959 (C2494)
0.12 cubic feet (2 volumes)
Minutes of the meetings of a group of Stephens College alumnae living in Columbia, MO, and nearby towns.
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Stephens College (Columbia, Mo.), Advanced Documentary Class Films, 2013-2015 (C4504)
37.8 GB of digital files (8 mov files, 2mp4s)
The collection contains documentary films on historical Missouri figures and topics created by students at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, for a class taught by Chase Thompson in 2013 and 2015.
Stephens College Photograph Collection, 1889-1903 (P0734)
An artificial collection of photographs of Stephens College in Columbia, MO.
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Stephens College Photographs, 1937-1963 (P0519)
9 photographs
Photographs of the Stephens College campus in Columbia, MO. Includes photos by Tom Binford
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Stephens Family Papers, 1850s-1875, 2008 (C0169)
0.4 cubic feet
The Stephens Papers consist of positive photostats and typescripts of a diary and battle descriptions written by a volunteer in Company K, Indiana Infantry, 20th Regiment, which was part of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. A bound typescript copy of his diary and those of his brother, Thomas White Stephens, with background information and commentary is also included, along with a biography James Stephen's grandson, James, Jr., who served in World War II. See also the diaries of Stephens's brother, the Thomas White Stephens Diaries, (C 2282).
Stephens Sisters Portrait, 1884 (P1211)
1 photograph
Portrait of Stephens sisters, of Boone County, MO: Permeha, Sarah, and Chloe. Format described as "oilograph", image taken near Brown's Station ca. 1884.
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Blanche Howard Stephens Papers, 1917-1919 (C0060)
1.5 cubic feet
Papers of a Columbia, MO, woman active in World War I women's work, who served as 4th District chairman of the Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense. Papers pertain to Liberty Loan, Red Cross, food conservation, child welfare, patriotic education, and related work.
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E. Sydney Stephens Scrapbooks, 1946-1948 (C4690)
0.4 cubic foot (2 volumes)
Scrapbooks compiled upon Stephen's retirement from Missouri Conservation Commission and other testimonials.
Edwin W. Stephens 70th Birthday Dinner Program, 1919 (C0753)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Program of birthday dinner given for Edwin W. Stephens by the citizens of Columbia, MO, June 28, 1919.
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Fleeta M. Stephens Photograph Collection, 1895, no date (P0902)
2 photographs
Photos of J.L. Stephens, and the William A. Bright family
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Frank Fletcher Stephens Papers, 1875-1966 (C3599)
14.7 cubic feet (568 folders), 8 audio tapes, 10 card files
Papers of a University of Missouri professor and dean of students in the College of Arts and Science, 1924-1948. Correspondence, office files, committee reports, lecture notes, speeches, articles, diaries, accounts, University history and photographs are included.
G.J. Stephens Postcard Collection, 1907, 1911 (P0518)
5 postcards
Postcards of the University of Missouri campus and Balanced Rock (Boone County), ca. 1911.
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Helen Stephens Collection, 1890-2014 (C3552)
7.0 cubic feet (290 folders, 4 volumes, 100 oversize items)
The papers of the 1936 Olympic track champion contain her Olympic diary, correspondence, publicity clippings, posters, photographs, and other materials related to her long athletic career, both professional and recreational. Newsletters from her employers, Curlee Clothing Company, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, and the Defense Mapping Agency, along with some personal documents, are also included.
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J.L. Stephens et al. Subpoena, 1877 (C1573)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The subpoena commands Andrew B. Moore, Thomas Argenbright, Felix Crockett, and J.L. Stephens to appear before T.M. Rice to testify for the plaintiff in the case of Thomas W. Norris against Charles F. Moore, Cooper County Circuit Court, Boonville, MO.
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James Leachman Stephens Letter, 1895 (C2040)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a copy of a letter to Peyton [Stephens] from Leachman, Columbia, MO, May 15, 1895, commenting on missionary work and mentioning a historical edition of the COLUMBIA HERALD.
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Lon Vest Stephens Papers, 1897-1898 (C2455)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Lon Vest Stephens contain three letters to the governor of Missouri concerning Missouri state bonds; the financial state of the Security National Bank of Grand Island, NE; and a reorganization of the Florida State Militia.
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Lon Vest Stephens Papers, 1897 (C1725)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Five letters and petitions to the governor of Missouri from T.J. Delaney, Judge W.D. Hubbard, members of the Springfield bar, and citizens of Christian County, MO, asking for commutation of the sentences of Amos Jones and William Stanley, convicted bald knobbers.
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Louise Stephens Photograph Collection, 1866-1867 (P0565)
1 folder
Cartes de visite of early University of Missouri professors, students, and presidents, Columbia notables, and Academic Hall.
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Margaret Nelson Stephens Papers, 1823-1927 (C0311)
1.05 cubic feet (22 folders)
The diaries of Margaret Nelson Stephens, the wife of Missouri Governor Lon V. Stephens, 1897-1901, document her daily life from 1875 to 1927. Genealogy notes describe Margaret's ancestry and other documents cover a wide range of topics pertaining to relatives through her sister Nadine's marriage to Charles E. Leonard. Most deal with Charles E. Leonard himself, and his brothers Leverett and Abiel. Two Missouri Militia muster rolls, 1862-1863, and a bill of sale for slaves, 1849, are most notable.
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Ruth Stephens Collection, 1824-1979 (C4128)
1.4 cubic feet
The Ruth D. Stephens Collection contains genealogical information on the Douglass, Stephens, Griffin, Shannon, Ellis, Parks, and Miller families. The collection consists of letters, business papers, family trees, photographs, diaries, and extensive notes on the families.
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Thomas M. Stephens Collection, 1968, 1974 (P0903)
3 photographs
Photos of artist Thomas M. Stephens and his works.