Manuscripts Index
Swallow Family Portraits, no date (P1070)
Cabinet card portraits of George C. Swallow, first state geologist and dean of the University of Missouri Agricultural School, and his wife, Martha A. Swallow.
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Swallow Fossil Catalogues, 1877 (C0658)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Catalogues of fossils in the cabinet of M.A. Swallow, January 6, 1877. Vol. 1 Specimens 1-2784 and minerals presented by Professor Cleveland in 1848. Vol. 2 Specimens 1401-2655 and 3000-3427.
George Clinton Swallow Papers, 1839-1909 (C0408)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Letters to Mr. And Mrs. Swallow on their 50th wedding anniversary. Clippings. Diary, 1839-1899, recording positions offered and held, move to Columbia, and association with University and Geological Survey of Missouri.
Swastika Club, Willow Springs, Missouri Collection, 1921 (R1083)
(1 folder)
This is a pamphlet yearbook for the Swastika Club, a woman's club at Willow Springs in Howell County, Missouri. It covers the meeting year from September 1921 through August 1922. Clara Hollenback Campbell served as president to the club, and Alice Billingsley Hammer was the secretary.
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Swedish Pioneer Club #1 Kansas City, Missouri Records, 1896-1978 (K0584)
4 c.f.
Organizational records of the Club. Includes minutes, financial and membership records, and photographs.
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Sweeney Automobile School Collection, 1917-1918 (K1412)
0.21 c.f.
This collection contains materials that belonged to Claude James (C.J.) Allen from his time attending the Sweeney Automobile School in Kansas City, Missouri, dated between 1917 and 1918.
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John Sweeney Papers, 1820-1821 (C1597)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Muster rolls for the 42nd L.J. Infantry, 1820, and Light Infantry, 1821, John Sweeney, captain.
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Benjamin Guy Sweet Papers, 1862-1872 (R0190)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Benjamin Guy Sweet Papers contain a bound typescript of four journals kept by Benjamin Sweet. They describe his experiences in the 74th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War, removal to Jasper County, Missouri, in 1867, and operation of a newsstand and bookstore in Carthage in 1872. The typescript includes a subject-name index to the journals.
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Nan Sweet HerStory Project, 1988 (S0865)
3 audio tapes
This collection consists of interviews Nan Sweet conducted with four politically active members of the St. Louis lesbian community, including Georgia King and Laura Ann Moore.
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Dr. William G. Swekosky Photograph Collection, 1894-1960 (P0806)
0.33 linear feet
Photos of St. Louis and notable St. Louisans. The bulk of images were photographed from 1940-1960 and show historic buildings and Bellefontaine Cemetery.
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Austyn Swenson Collection, 1960 (R0897)
(1 folder)
This is a promotional booklet for Austyn "Aut" Swenson's "Thrillcade" professional stunt driving show. The troupe made its headquarters at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri.
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Godfrey G. Swenson Film Collection, 1930-1958 (K0315)
2 c.f.
Motion picture film documenting building built by the Swenson Construction Company, who built such buildings at the Jackson County Courthouse and the Kansas City City Hall. Also home movies made by Swenson of family activities.
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Al Swigert Collection, no date (CA5135)
5 audio cassettes
Fiddle music and folk tunes played and recorded by Swigert.
Swindle College School, Benton County, Missouri Records, 1926 (R0876)
(1 folder)
This is a souvenir booklet for Swindle College School near Corsicana in Barry County, Missouri. It was presented by teacher, Agnes Hazel, to her pupils at the close of school on March 19, 1926.
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Mrs. Frank Swisher Photograph Collection, no date (P0115)
1 photograph
b/w photograph of young boy (Guy Chestnut, 1879 - ) in/near Windsor, MO.
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Switzler Family Photographs, 1863-1942 (P0858)
0.45 linear feet
Photos of members of the Switzler family, focused on William F. Switzler and his relatives.
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Irwin Switzler Photograph Collection, 1860-1874, no date (P0852)
23 photographs
Photos of people related to Columbia, MO and the University of Missouri
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Lewis M. Switzler Papers, 1862 (C2705)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Enrollment certificate dated September 22, 1862, and a provost marshal pass dated December 5, 1862, for Lewis M. Switzler.
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Lewis M. Switzler Papers, 1834-1936 (C3420)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 1 roll of microfilm
The papers of Lewis M. Switzler contain news clippings, photographs, and correspondence on the Civil War, Boone County, Missouri, history, and national events; poetry; anecdotes; and family announcements.
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William Franklin Switzler Editorials, 1841 (C1647)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains manuscripts of "The President's Veto" and "Whigs! Stand to Your Posts!!" in the Columbia, MO, PATRIOT.
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William Franklin Switzler Papers, 1836-1905 (C0461)
1 cubic foot
Memoirs, a circular, and a typescript history of the University of Missouri. The history of the university is also available on microfilm.
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William Franklin Switzler Papers, 1896-1902 (C0642)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers contain miscellaneous letters found in the Switzler Day Book, Collection, C1270. Letters from Stanley B. Simpson, Augustus W. Simpson, and Joseph Simpson, S.W. McCall, and J.N. Whitney. Two bills to Missouri DEMOCRAT.
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William Franklin Switzler Scrapbooks, 1884-1896 (C1428)
0.95 cubic feet (12 volumes)
Newspaper clippings collected by Switzler. Volumes are indexed.
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William Franklin Switzler Scrapbooks, no date (C1444)
0.64 cubic feet (6 volumes)
Miscellaneous newspaper clippings attributed to William F. Switzler. Volume 3 contains a handwritten description of Sedalia, MO, around 1865 with pictures of Sedalia buildings and countryside.
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William Franklin Switzler Daybook, 1895-1898 (C1270)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)
Daybook of newspaper and printing business in Boonville, MO. Also, Switzler's personal expenditures.
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Bertha W. Swofford Postcard Collection, 1889-1927 (P0204)
1 folder
Postcards of Missouri scenes
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Fay Colleen Swyers Photograph Collection, 1885, 1925 (P0357)
2 photographs
Group photograph of Springfield, Missouri, firefighters, ca. 1885, and portrait of John Barry, a St. Louis firefighter
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Symington Family Papers, 1775-2010 (S1211)
0.2 cubic foot
The Symington Family Papers contain genealogical research on the Johnston, Boggs, and Symington families 1775 to 2010, as well as correspondence to members of the Johnston and Symington families between 1817 to 1883.
James W. Symington Papers, 1965-1976 (S0433)
11 cubic feet, 72 microfilm rolls, 34 video tapes, 48 photographs
James W. Symington was the Democratic U.S. Representative from Missouri's second congressional district from 1968-1976. His papers include correspondence, legislative material, speeches, press releases, congressional statements, opinion files, district project files, military case files, campaign material, newsletters, clippings, photographs, video tapes and films.
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Stuart Symington Papers, 1953-1976 (C3562)
292 rolls of microfilm
Carbon copies of letters sent from Stuart Symington's office while he was a Democratic senator from Missouri. The files are arranged alphabetically by year.
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Stuart Symington Jr. Interview, 1994 (C4159)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Interview of Stuart Symington, Jr. about his father, Stuart Symington, covering his life and political career. The interview was conducted by Dr. Linda G. McFarland in 1994.
Stuart Symington Scrapbooks, 1945-1976 (C3637)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 6 rolls of microfilm (37 volumes)
Primarily newspaper clippings documenting Symington's years as a Democratic senator from Missouri, 1953-1976. Early volumes cover his activities while heading the Surplus Property Board, the Air Force, the National Security Resources Board, and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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W. Stuart Symington Papers, 1954-1976 (CA6176)
0.6 cubic feet, 1 oversize audio disc, 94 negatives, 1 color slide
Addition of miscellaneous political material, including position papers, correspondence, notebooks, and Young Democratic Club of Missouri material. Also included are photographic negatives relating to Symington's campaign for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 1960.
W. Stuart Symington Papers, 1918-1995 (C3874)
316.25 cubic feet (6937 folders, 321 boxes), 86 ephemera items, 41 audio discs, 11 audio cassettes, 64 audio tapes, 32 reels of 16mm film, 2 reels of 35mm film, 3 video tapes, 2 video cassettes, 2 CDs, 2 DVDs
The papers of William Stuart Symington, U.S. Senator from Missouri (1953-1976), include constituent correspondence, family and personal correspondence, limited genealogical and family materials, appointment books and calendars, audio and video recordings, campaign materials, editorial cartoons, select invitations and itineraries, limited pre-senatorial materials, photographs, photographic negatives and slides, press files, scrapbooks, selected Congressional testimonies, speeches, staff memoranda, voting records, and miscellaneous ephemera.
F.M. Symmes Sermons, 1857-1888 (C0407)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Series of sermons begun in 1857, with revisions, dates, and occasions of use.
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John Cleves Symmes Papers, 1819-1887 (C3200)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Typewritten manuscript by Edward E. Wall about John Cleves Symmes; positive photostatic copy of "Supplement to the Western Spy," 6 November 1819; and three issues of THE SOUTHERN BIVOUAC, February-April, 1887, containing articles on Symmes.
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James Synnamon Papers, 1865-1902 (R0996)
(1 folder)
The James Synnamon Papers contain photocopies and typescript of three letters written by James Synnamon, a resident of Platte County, Missouri, and Captain of Co. G, 6th Missouri Infantry (CS). Two letters, written in 1865, describe Synnamon's wounding at Franklin, Tennessee, and imprisonment at Fort Delaware, Delaware. The last letter, written in 1902, describes a return to Vicksburg to identify unit positions for the battlefield commission's marking program.
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Paul Szopa Photographs, no date (P0041)
23 photographs
Photographs by photographer Paul Szopa, including self-portraits, landscapes, and Missouri scenes, ca. 1993-1994.
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T. J. Moss Tie Company Records, 1898-1925 (S0655)
21.2 cubic feet, 486 folders, 34 volumes, 2 rolls of film, 2 video cassettes, 1 audio disc
The T. J. Moss Tie Company Records contain correspondence, reports, publications, and business ledgers relating to the company’s business functions throughout its tenure as a railroad tie producer. T. J. Moss Tie Company was founded in 1879 by Thomas Jefferson Moss. After spending 15 years in an exploding railroad market, T. J. Moss Tie Company became one of the largest producers of railroad ties in the country, employing around 3000 men with 40 sawmills running on almost 40,000 acres in southeast Missouri.
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T.B. Hickman & Company Ledger, 1886-1888 (C2330)
0.23 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains a ledger of a Columbia, MO, grocery store.
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T.S. Yates Account Books, 1831-1896 (C0342)
3 oversize volumes
Record of a general merchandise firm in Fulton, Missouri.
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Tabernacle Separate Baptist Church (Carroll County, Mo.) Minutes, 1849-1861 (C1324)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)
Minutes of meetings and list of original subscribers.
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Natalie Tackett Papers, 1967-1992 (C4444)
3.0 cubic feet (171 folders, 2 oversize items)
Papers of an educator and legislative research director relating to her work as the Missouri coordinator for the Religious Committee for the E.R.A. and as the Missouri A.A.U.W. Legislative Chairman and Missouri Division vice president.
Irene B. Taeuber Papers, 1912-1981 (C2158)
63 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes, 1 roll of microfilm
Irene B. Taeuber, a research demographer, was best known for her work on the population of Asia, especially Japan and China. Collection includes correspondence with leading demographers, sociologists, and Asian specialists; publications and manuscripts; research notes and data; bibliographic card files; and photographs and slides of her travels.
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William Howard Taft Papers, 1930s-2000s (CA6103)
11 cubic feet, 1 oversize item
Research notes and miscellaneous papers from a professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism compiled for his book "Show Me Journalists: The First 200 Years." The work is one of a series of monographs published under the auspices of the Missouri Press Association. Also includes publications, research material, scrapbooks, genealogical material, and miscellaneous material.
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Taggart Family Papers, 1825-1913 (C4201)
1 cubic foot (32 folders)
The Taggart Family Papers consists of correspondence between various members of the Taggart family and friends between the years 1825-1913. Henry Taggart lived in Linn County, Missouri.
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Taille de Noyer (Mullanphy House, St. Louis County, Mo.) Architectural Drawings, 1961 (C3216)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Measured drawings by the Historic American Buildings Survey including plans, elevations, and details. Original portion of house was built c. 1780. After 1790 the house was owned by John Mullanphy and his descendants. OVERSIZE.
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Thomas J. Talbert Papers, 1900-1939 (C1433)
0.21 cubic feet (10 folders)
The papers of Thomas Talbert contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous material of Thomas J. Talbert, horticulturalist and chairman of the department of horticulture, University of Missouri, 1922-1950.
Talbott and Clark Records, 1889-1890 (R0881)
(1 folder)
These are six letters from Talbott & Clark, a business partnership at Proctor in Morgan County, Missouri, to A. J. Stillwell & Company in Hannibal, Missouri. They concern the purchase and shipment of butchered meat.
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Jim Talent Portrait, no date (P0579)
1 photograph
Portrait of US Senator for Missouri, 2002-2007, Jim Talent.