Manuscripts Index

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Judith Stix Papers, 1978-1999 (S0995)
3 cubic feet

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The Judith Stix Papers contains poetry written by Stix. Titles of interest include two anthologies "City of Birds," and "Sweet Length of Days.

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Stock Certificates Collection, 1800s-1900s (C4154)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Assorted 19th and 20th century stock certificates, which include railroad companies, city loans, bridge, mining and construction companies.

Russell H. Stocksdale Collection, 1896, no date (P0920)
4 photographs

Postcards and photos of paintings by George Barnett depicting historic events in Missouri.

Stockton High School Collection, 1942 (R1315)
(1 folder)

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This is a program for baccalaureate and commencement exercises of Stockton High School at Stockton in Cedar County, Missouri on May 3 and May 7, 1942.

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Stockton High School Collection, 1924 (R1101)
(1 folder)

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This is an invitation to commencement week exercises at Stockton High School at Stockton in Cedar County, Missouri, for May 1924. Included are a class roll and a schedule of events.

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Daisy Pat Stockwell Scrapbook, 1953 (C1425)
0.09 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Newspaper clippings on the history of Jefferson County from the DAILY NEWS-DEMOCRAT, Festus, MO.

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Ryan Stockwell Collection, 2005 (CA6110)
0.25 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes

Oral history interview of Richard M. Collins, active member and employee of the Missouri Farmers Association. The interview was conducted by Ryan Stockwell in 2005 as part of the Farming in Missouri After WWII Oral History Project. Includes transcript and biographical information sheet.

Cashers Stoddard Receipt, 1821 (C1648)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a receipt for interest paid on a lot purchased in St. Charles, MO.

L.T. Stoddard Journal, 1832 (C1923)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Journal of a voyage from New York to Liverpool, 16 April-14 May 1832, aboard the packet ship NEW YORK.

L.T. Stoddard Travel Diary, 1830 (C1855)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a handwritten diary entitled "Memorandum of a Tour--Spring 1830." The diary describes a two-month trip from Boston to New York, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. The diary includes comments on city layouts, the decay of Monticello, slavery, southern hospitality and the temperance movement in the South.

Lewis Stoerker Papers, 1965-2007 (CA6423)
1.2 cubic feet, 2 oversize items

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Papers of a theatre professor at the University of Missouri largely concern his efforts to establish the Rock Bridge Memorial State Park.

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Rose Lesky Stolowy and Sol Stolowy Papers, 1938-2002 (K0434)
6 c.f.

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Advertisement film (ca. 1947) for the Midtown Fabric Shop. Also tailor pattern sets, financial and customer records for the Fabric Shop and the Kansas City Custom Garment Company, and family photographs and correspondence.

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Stone County, Missouri Collection, 1851, 1860, 1999 (R1478)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders)

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The Stone County, Missouri Records contain documents pertaining to the history of Stone County, Missouri, including the original Report of the Commissioners who selected the county seat of Galena on April 15, 1851. Also included is a photocopy of the 1860 assessor's book and photographs of reenactors.

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Stone County, Missouri Superintendent of Schools Collection, 1941-1942 (R1235)
(1 folder)

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These are directories of Stone County Schools for the years 1941-1942 and 1942-1943, compiled by county superintendent Raymond H. Patterson. Included are lists of schools, administrators, teachers, other employees, and statics on enrollment, assessed valuation, and tax levies.

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Stone Hill Wine Company (Hermann, Mo.) Records, 1896-1919 (C0345)
7 oversize volumes

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Ledgers, sale books, harvest book, bank draft register, warehouse receipt book, and price list for winery and brandy distillery owned and operated by George Stark and his sons, Ottmar G. and Louis J. The company included a bottling plant in St. Louis and a whiskey distillery in Bardstown, KY.

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Andrea Stone Papers, 1973-2015 (C4663)
3.4 cubic feet (74 folders), 5.98 GB of digital files, 5 DVDs, 1 CD

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The papers of a journalist from the Bronx, New York, who worked for USA TODAY, AOL News, The Huffington Post, and Al Jazeera America, contain correspondence, notebooks, story files, videos, and miscellaneous personal and professional material. A graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Stone also taught journalism at the college and graduate level.

James Blain Stone Papers, 1943-1945 (R1189)
(1 folder)

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This is correspondence written during World War II between James. B. "Stoney" Stone, who served in an Ordnances Battalion in the United State Army in the Southwest Pacific Theatre, and his parents, who lived in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. The letters include news of friends and family, and a few newspaper clippings.

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James L. Stone Photographs, 1915, 1960-1968 (P0299)
1 folder

Images of and relating to Moberly, MO, mainly in the 1960s.

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Kimbrough Stone Papers, 1897-1958 (C0005)
11 cubic feet (956 folders); also available on 37 rolls of microfilm

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Papers of a judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1917-1947 (presiding judge, 1928-1947), who continued to work with the court after his retirement in 1947. U.S. courts; Democratic politics, Kansas City and Missouri bar associations and law schools; and fraternal and charitable organizations.

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Martin J. and Sylvia Friedman Stone Collection, 1995-2005 (K1068)
0.1 c.f.

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History of Meadowbrook Country Club and materials concerning the Brandeis Book Sale, and Show-A-Rama.

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T.F. Stone Papers, 1821-1876 (C0708)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Marriages and birth records from the family Bible and an invitation to the 25th commencement of the College of Christian Brothers, 1876.

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William Joel Stone Papers, 1859-1935 (C0930)
1.6 cubic feet (114 folders), 1 oversize volume

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Papers of a Missouri congressman (1885-1891), governor (1893-1897), and U.S. senator (1903-1918). Includes information on Stone's early career in Nevada, MO; the 1908 senatorial election; his senatorial career; and his death.

William Joel Stone Letter, 1893 (C1517)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains correspondence to Geo. H. Lyons, Kansas City, MO, from Jefferson City, MO, May 12, 1893. The letter and clipping define Stone's position in the indebtedness case, Ninth National Bank of New York vs. St. Clair County, MO. Lyons and B.R.F. Copenhaver, St. Clair County court judge, were imprisoned for refusing to comply with writ of mandamus.

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Stonewall Steamboat Disaster Site Snapshots, no date (P1165)

Six snapshots of the location of the Stonewall Steamboat disaster in Cape Girardeau County and the gravesite of the victims.

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Rachel Storch Papers, 2004-2010 (C4134)
0.3 cubic feet (15 folders)

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The Rachel Storch papers document Storch's time as a Missouri State Representative for District 64 in St. Louis. The papers include speaking notes, speeches, and information gathered on issues and bills that Storch worked on during her time in office. Topics focus on worker's compensation, sex education, health care, Medicaid, Nurses for Newborns, and family planning.

Clem F. Storckman Papers, 1943-1944 (CA5937)
1 cubic foot, 2 oversize volumes

Addition of scrapbooks of judge and member of the 1943-1944 Missouri Constitutional Convention. Includes photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. See also C3602.

Clem F. Storckman Papers, 1943-1950 (C3602)
4.2 cubic feet (268 folders)

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Correspondence, committee reports, proposals, files, official journals and newspaper articles on the 1943-1944 Missouri Constitutional Convention and the 1949-1950 revision of the St. Louis, Missouri, city charter by the Board of Freeholders.

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Mrs. J.C. Storment Photograph Collection, no date (P0892)
10 photographs

Photos of Warren County - buildings in the Marthasville area.

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Joseph A. Stornello Oral Histories Collection, 1995 (K0426)
0.11 c.f. (4 folders)

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Oral history interviews of four Kansas City area Italian-Americans talking about the nature of Italian-American assimilation, acculturation and education. Includes indexes for each interview.

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"The Story Behind the Picture 'Just Memories'," Earl Fuller, no date (C3298)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Manuscript from which was prepared "In Another Day on the Old North Side," which appeared in the KANSAS CITY STAR, June 1, 1958.

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"A Story of an Emigrant People," Grant Leazenby, no date (C0747)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Reminiscences of the author's boyhood in Cainsville, Harrison County, MO. Recounts the lives of prominent Czechoslovakian immigrants in the community, describing their history as a people, their country, and the area they finally settled in.

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"The Story of Daniel Yoacham," Adrienne Tinker Christopher, no date (C2927)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Traces the Yoacham family of Westport, Missouri, through three generations, and discusses fur trading in Missouri. Includes anecdotes and legends of fur traders of the 1820s and 1830s.

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Henry K. Story Journal Transcript, 1888-1892 (K1318)
0.01 c.f.

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typescript copy of journal , includes details of travel to Australia and return to Kansas City, Missouri. Story was a Civil War veteran, and employee of the Post Office

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Stotts City Bank (Stotts City, Mo.) Records, 1891-1929 (C0170)
2 rolls of microfilm

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Papers from a southwest Missouri bank which was liquidated in 1929. Collection also contains material on the Lawrence County Land and Mining Company and the Stotts City Special Road District.

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Edward E. Stout Genealogical Collection, 1890-2002 (SP0068)
3 cubic feet (67 folders, 2 volumes)

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The Edward E. Stout Genealogical Collection contains correspondence, genealogical research, family charts, photographs, and manuscripts related to the Fulbright and Stout families.

Stover Fruit Growers Association (Morgan County, Mo.) Record Book, 1928-1931 (C2560)
0.10 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Minutes of annual meetings, lists of officers and members, and a brief history of the organization.

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Strafford High School Collection, 1920 (R0853)
(1 folder)

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This is the catalogue and course of study for Strafford High School at Straford in Greene County, Missouri, for the academic year 1920-1921.

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Strafford, Missouri Bank Books, 1910-1938 (C0056A)
26 rolls of microfilm (114 volumes only on microfilm)

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Records of the bank include balance books, collection register, daily statement registers, day books, deposit certificate register, discount registers, distribution of expense accounts register, draft registers, inventory book, ledgers, notes due books, record book containing minutes of the stockholders meetings, statement books, and stock certificate register.

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W.P. Strain Letter, 1865 (C3233)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a letter to John Strain, Greenfield, MO, from W.P. Strain, Limestone, TN, June 26, 1865, discussing the effects of the Civil War on his area, business and farming conditions, an Independence Day celebration, and family news.

Pauline H. Stratton Papers, 1841-1870 (C0842)
0.15 cubic feet (7 folders)

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The papers contain a typescript of a diary of Pauline Stratton’s life in Virginia and Missouri. She writes of spinning, weaving, soap making, rearing her children, enslaved people, the Civil War, and business difficulties after her husband’s death. Also included is a photostat letter written by her to her husband in 1841 before their marriage.

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David Straub Certificates, 1890 (C0474)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Certificates of Civil War service in the Missouri State Militia Cavalry, 6th Regiment, and Volunteer Cavalry, 13th Regiment, 1861-1866.

Strauss Studio Photographs, 1869-1937 (P0879)
0.13 linear feet

Studio portraits of General Assembly members, politicians, and doctors.

Strawn School PTA Records, 1945-1969 (C4415)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The records contain membership lists, meeting minutes, budgets, reports, and correspondence of the Strawn School Parent Teachers Association.

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Strawn-Neate Dry Goods Company (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1901-1931 (C4171)
0.6 cubic feet (17 folders), 2 volumes

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The records contain correspondence, receipts, Boone County and City of Columbia tax statements, customer account books, and ephemera pertaining to the Strawn-Neate Dry Goods Company. The receipts include the names of various local Columbia, Missouri, businesses, and often indicate where they were located.

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Strawn-O-Lite 4-H Club Records, 1954-1974 (C4414)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The club's records contain membership lists, attendance records, meeting minutes, secretary's record books, and correspondence.

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Alan H. Stricker Papers, 1935-2009 (S0643)
10 cubic feet

The Alan H. Stricker Papers contain correspondence, photographs, VHS tapes, and LPs documenting his involvement with the St. Louis Ragtimers, a musical group dedicated to playing traditional Ragtime and traditional Jazz.

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Arvarh E. Strickland Papers, 1920s-1990s (CA4995)
32.5 cubic feet, 11 audio tapes, 18 computer discs

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Personal and professional papers of a historian, educator, and University of Missouri administrator.

Maria A. Strickland Papers, 1864-1926 (C3099)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of Maria A. Strickland contain letters, programs, and pension papers of Maria A. Strickland; a copy of a Civil War song; and a photo of Clara Bannon's school at Marshfield, MO.

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Tom C. Strickland Photographs, 1880 (P0612)
5 photographs

Stereographs images of Springfield town square ca. 1890, unidentified house, and and Fort No. 1 historic site; Marshfield tornado damage, 1880; still lifes.

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Strobel Family Photograph Album, 1921-1943 (C4518)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Photograph album created by Oscar and Juanita Campbell Strobel of Lexington and  Mexico, Missouri, documenting activities with family and friends, including school picnics, a graduation from Wentworth Military Academy, marriages, and travel in the Ozarks.

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