Manuscripts Index

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Charles C. Tapp Papers, 1887-1975 (K0017)
1 c.f.

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Correspondence, news clippings, land deeds, diaries, notes, and memorabilia of Tapp, a photographer, mine operator, etc. in Clay County, MO., his wife Lizzie, and his family. Also included is material about Mosby, Missouri, the Booth Coal Mine Company, and the Clay County School Districts #8 and #37

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Tarkio, Missouri, Photographs, no date (K1435)
0.01 cubic feet

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The Tarkio, Missouri, Photographs contain three unidentified black and white photographs taken at Tarkio, Missouri, galleries.

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Tate Family Papers, 1786-1871 (C0174)
0.15 cubic feet (7 folders)

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Accounts, family letters, and deeds to land of John, James, and Isaac Tate and their families, who lived in Callaway and Ralls Counties, Missouri, and Greensburgh, Kentucky. Diary of a trip to California in 1849. Papers of the Thespian Society of Greensburgh, Kentucky. See also C2720, James A. Tate Diary, 1849.

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Allen Tate Certification, 1833 (C1646)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a list of hands assigned to Allen Tate, overseer, 26th Road District, Boone County, MO.

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James A. Tate Diary, 1849 (C2720)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Travel by wagon train to California gold mines. Diary records agricultural conditions, mileage, and travel conditions. Few place names or comments. Little mention of the gold rush itself. Biographical material in information folder.

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Andrew Tau Photographs, 1928-1968 (P0143)
31 photographs

Photos by Andrew Tau, ca. 1965, including several of the University of Missouri, Columbia and Boone County.

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Taube Family Papers, 1838-1906 (C3022)
1 roll of microfilm

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The collection contains papers of a German American family in Westphalia, MO. Written mostly in German, this collection contains traditional New Year's cards and letters from the 1870s, 1880s, and 1900s, from Mathias, Ferdinand, and Heinrich Eichholz and others. A notebook begun in 1838 by Anna Margaretha (Temmen) Eicholz includes school exercises, financial account entries for 1856-1861, and a list of family births from 1852-1897.

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A.G. Taubert Constitutional Convention Papers, 1943-1945 (C0031)
6 cubic feet (423 folders)

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Letters and papers of a Republican delegate from the 17th senatorial district, chairman of Committee on Information, Submission and Address to the People, and member of Committees on Rules and Order of Business; Miscellaneous Provisions; Accounts, Employees, Services, and Supplies; Publications; and Executive Committee which operated after sine die adjournment.

A.G. Taubert Photograph Collection, 1882-1920 (P0184)
1 folder

Series of four original photos showing aftermath of train wreck on Frisco Railroad, circa 1920. Additional postcards of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University, and photos of Ha Ha Tonka.

Florence Taussig Papers, 1891-1954 (S0590)
4.4 cubic feet, 97 folders, 1 oversize folder, 12 photographs

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The Florence Taussig Papers contain correspondence, speeches, meeting minutes, peace publications, and reports pertaining to Taussig’s involvement with the women’s suffrage and peace movements in St. Louis during the early 1900s. Other topics of interest include Taussig’s friendship with Jane Addams, the founder of Hull House in Chicago, and Taussig’s involvement in the Women’s Peace Party and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.

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Tayloe Family Papers, 1879-1942 (C2510)
4.0 cubic feet

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The papers of the Tayloe Family contain personal letters and business papers of the John R. Tayloe family of Bem and Owensville, MO. The collection includes correspondence to John R. Tayloe, his sons John L. and William L. Tayloe, and his wife Lizzie Miller Tayloe from relatives and friends concerning family affairs, farming, and teaching. Some business papers are also included.

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Taylor Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church-South, Flat River, Missouri Collection, 1915 (R0708)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Taylor Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church-South, Flat River, Missouri Collection contains a directory of the Taylor Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South, located in Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri. Published in 1915, it includes names of members, staff, committees, and auxiliary organizations, along with advertisements for area businesses.

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Taylor Family Missouri Portraits Collection, 1880, no date (P0845)

Portraits of the Taylor family of Louisiana, MO, and an assortment of identified and unidentified portraits from Hannibal, Kansas City, and unknown locations in Missouri.

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Gene Taylor Collection, 1971-2001 (SP0066)
1 cubic foot (4 folders, 3 volumes, 117 photographs)

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The Gene Taylor Collection consists of photographs, scrapbooks, and congressional materials related to Congressman Gene Taylor, in addition to Sarcoxie, Missouri.

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George W. Taylor Medical Records, 1901-1920 (R0158)
0.2 cubic foot (2 volumes)

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The George W. Taylor Medical Records contain records of medical examinations of Union Civil War veterans from Ozark, Taney, Howell, and Douglas counties in Missouri, and Baxter and Boone counties in Arkansas. Performed for the United States Bureau of Pensions by Dr. George W. Ebrite and Dr. George W. Taylor, each ‘surgeon certificate’ includes a medical history of the claimant, descriptions of wounds and disabilities, and recommendations for pension payments.

I.L. Taylor Diary, 1862-1863 (C1199)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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A copy of the diary of a Civil War soldier, I.L. Taylor, in the 1st Minnesota Infantry, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac, killed at Gettysburg.

Irene S. Taylor Papers, 1891-1986 (C1220)
1.4 cubic feet (72 folders)

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The papers of Irene S. Taylor, a journalist from St. Joseph, Missouri, who worked for several news organizations in Paris, France, in the 1930s, consist of correspondence, photographs, and articles, and records from her service in the U.S. Army in the 1940s and 1950s.

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John C. Taylor Papers, 1927-1928 (K0359)
0.2 c.f.

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Personal and business correspondence, and financial records for Taylor, president and chairman of the board of the J.C. Nichols Company.

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John N. Taylor Family Papers, 1860-1988 (C4457)
4.7 cubic feet (62 folders, 17 oversize items)

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This collection includes business records from three former mid-Missouri businesses and personal papers and photographs from thirteen members of the Taylor family of Huntsville and Columbia, Missouri. Also included are documents pertaining to the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.

Thomas Taylor Papers, 1847 (C1905)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Agreement for operation of school in Greenville Township, Wayne County, MO, in 1847. Also a copy of school regulations.

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Dix Teachenor Papers, 1911-1935 (K0015)
0.3 c.f. (MR); 8 f. 1 vol.

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A scrapbook of letters, maps, photographs, postcards, and other memorabilia from Teachenor's tour of duty during World War I Additionally, there are scattered newspaper clippings and other material related to Teachenor's tennis activities and his insurance sales career.

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Teachers Club Benefit Association Records, 1916-1997 (K1214)
0.2 c.f.

The Association provided assistance to members who, "through sickness or other physical disability, are prevented from active discharge of school duty." Includes articles of incorporation, charter, and bylaws; Last Will and Testament of May Picken, a benefactor of the Association; audits and other financial records; and correspondence.

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Howe Teague Collection, no date (CA5113)
3 audio discs, 1 audio cassette

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Recordings of fiddle music by Teague.

John C.F. Tedrow Papers, 1941-2010 (CA6296)
2 cubic feet

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The John C. F. Tedrow Papers includes his research, writings, and correspondence regarding the history of soil sciences in America while working as a professor in the Soils Department at Rutgers University. The bulk of the papers include information on the soils of New Jersey and the arctic region.

Joseph Herbert Tedrow Transportation Collection, 1850-1987 (K0754)
9 c.f.

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Collected data on transportation, particularly railroads operating in the Mid-west. Includes photographs, time-tables, notes, and other items.

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Temple Beth El (Jefferson City, Mo.) Records, 1935-2016 (CA6474)
0.3 cubic feet

Addition of annual meeting minutes, 1986-2015; board of trustee minutes, 2010-2016; sisterhood minutes, 1935-1986; and miscellaneous material. See also C3914.

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Temple Beth El (Jefferson City, Mo.) Records, 1868-1984 (C3914)
0.2 cubic feet

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The records of Temple Beth El, a synagogue in Jefferson City, MO, include legal papers, by-laws, minutes, newspaper clippings, and correspondence that document the temple's history from its origination as the Jefferson City Hebrew Cemetery Association to its 100th Anniversary in 1983.

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Lucinda De Leftwich Templin Portraits, no date (P0182)

Photographs of Lucinda DeLeftwich Templin. Templin attended the University of Missouri, was a dean at Lindenwood University. She later was the head of the Radford School of Girls in El Paso, TX.

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Tenenbaum Family Papers, 1940-1950 (K1215)
0.01 c.f.

Includes photocopied photographs of the Harold Tenenbaum (1926-2002), owner and president of Benton Auto Parts, and Joie Kritzler Tenenbaum (1926- ), a speech therapist, family and friends.

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Teresa Gallagher Papers, 1927-1988 (S0871)
5 cubic feet

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This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, agendas, newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, and audio recordings. The materials in this collection document Teresa Gallagher’s involvement with the Thomas A. Dooley Foundation, the Tom Dooley Heritage, Inc., and other organizations and people who worked to continue Dr. Tom Dooley’s mission to provide medical care to developing nations. The collection also includes information regarding Gallagher’s book Give Joy to My Youth: A Memoir of Dr. Tom Dooley.

James and Hope Edwards Terrell Papers, (CG0054)
2.0

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This collection consists of letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, negatives, schoolwork, and other materials from James Terrell and Hope Edwards Terrell, in addition to letters, drawings, and other materials from members of the Edwards family. The collection also contains playbills, programs, tickets, photographs, correspondence, articles, and newspaper clippings related to the Sikeston Little Theater, as well as its cast and crew. 

Elizabeth Terry Papers, 2007-2014 (S1232)
3 cubic feet, 1 oversize box, 2.7 gb of born digital files

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The Elizabeth Terry Papers consists of book drafts, CD-ROMS, cassette tapes, correspondence, manuscripts, interview summaries, photographs, and photocopies of correspondence and newspapers articles regarding Terry’s research and writing of her book Oysters to Angus: Three Generations of the St. Louis Faust Family. The book recounts the lives of Anthony “Tony” Faust (January 3, 1836-September 28, 1906), a prominent St. Louis City restaurateur and owner of Faust’s Fulton Market; his son, Edward Faust (January 13, 1868-July 5, 1936), founder of the St. Louis Boat and Engineering Company; and his grandson, Leicester Busch Faust (December 22, 1897-August 31, 1979), a prominent St. Louis County farmer, who along with his wife, Mary Plant, donated 200 acres of their land to St. Louis County for what eventually became Faust Park, in Chesterfield, Missouri.  

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George F. and Ursula Terry Letters, 1841-1843 (C1918)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Written to Reuben and Elizabeth Terry, Millersburgh, KY, from Callaway County, MO. Crops, hard times, and family news.

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Ben Terte Papers, 1921-1977 (K0758)
1.92 c.f.

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The Benjamin Terte Papers contains correspondence, publications, scrapbooks, and a published biography by Benjamin Terte's daughter, Carol Terte Gill.

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Tetley Jewelry Store Records, 1871-1883 (R0174)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Tetley Jewelry Store Records contain a microfilm copy of an indexed account ledger of a jewelry store operated by Robert I. Tetley in Farmington, Saint Francois County, Missouri.

Texas County, Missouri Collection, 1924 (R1151)
(1 folder)

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This collection contains photocopies of 'A Message to the Homeseeker', advertising the towns and principal businesses in Texas, Wright, and Webster Counties in south-central Missouri. The booklet contains brief descriptions of businesses and illustrations of commercial establishments and public buildings.

James A. Tharp Photograph Collection, 1923 (P0739)
11 photographs

Photos of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Train Wreck, 1923, Meadville, MO.

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Leland Tharp Photograph Collection, 1963, no date (P0158)
26 photographs

Portrait of Martha Ellen (May) Woods (1856-1941) and a crayon portrait of her son, Granville Columbus "Shorty" Woods (1882-1986), African-American residents of Grundy, Linn, and Livingston counties. Twenty-four photographs by Tharp of Meadville, Missouri, businesspeople, 1963.

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Harry E. Thaxton Letter, 1961 (C0962)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Lewis Atherton, Columbia, MO.

Recollections of lumbering activities in the Doniphan, MO, area.

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The Assumption Portrait Manuscript, 1989 (S0592)
0.25 cubic foot

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The Assumption Portrait is a 121 page book commemorating the 150th anniversary of
the Assumption Mattese Parish in St. Louis, Missouri.

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The Case of the Ville Manuscript, 1975 (S0005)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder

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"Symbolic Emergence of Community in an Historically Black Neighborhood: The Case of the Ville," or simply "The Case of the Ville," was an essay written by Charles Bailey. The paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society in Chicago, April 9-12, 1975 and discussed the history of the Black majority neighborhood "the Ville" and the symbolic sentiments that have been attached to the neighborhood because of its history.

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The Communist Newsletters, 1868-1877 (S0430)
0.01 cubic foot

The collection consists of monthly newsletters originally published by the Reunion Community in Jasper County, Missouri, devoted to the establishment of common property and cooperative labor in business and political relations. Founder Alcander Longley established the Friendship Community in St. Louis in 1871 and continued to publish the newsletter.

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The Cypher, Newsletter Collection, 1975-1983 (R1345)
0.25 cubic foot (3 folders)

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The Cypher newsletters consist of the publications of the Greater St. Louis Chapter of the Organ Historical Society, Inc.

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THE DAILY CITIZEN (Vicksburg, Miss.), 1863 (C2164)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a souvenir copy of the final issue, July 2, 1863. Articles concern Confederate and Union military news, and the fall of Vicksburg. Printed on wallpaper.

The Eternal Light Radio Program Collection, 1934-1946 (K1078)
0.1 c.f.

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Zuk, Vice President-Investments of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., is a member of the Beth Shalom Synagogue of Kansas City, MO. Includes NBC radio program transcripts of "The Eternal Light" and an autographed copy of "Talmudic Tales" by David Morantz.

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The Fledgling, Flying Training Detachment Collection, 1943 (R1467)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The 73rd Army Air Force Flying Training Detachment Records consists of a United States Army Air Forces flying training detachment graduation book, Fledgling Volume One, for the 73rd Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment in Harris Field, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for class 44-C in October of 1943.

The High School News Newsletters, 1898 (S0562)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder

This collection contains two issues of a newsletter published monthly by the St. Louis High School Literary Societies of St. Louis High School. Included in the newsletters are photographic images of the graduating class of June 1898.

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The Legal Aid Society of the City and County of St. Louis, 1956-1970 (S0458)
0.4 cubic foot

The Legal Aid Society of the City and County of St. Louis was formed in 1956 to provide indigents with legal representation in civil cases. The Society began representing community organizations in 1969 and lost its affiliation with the United Fund for defending non-indigents and militant groups. The collection includes newspaper clippings, a report of the Bar Association's investigating committee, independent contributions, correspondence, and committee memoranda.

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The Life Seekers Collection, 1973-1974 (S0130)
0.01 cubic foot

This collection contains correspondence and flyers documenting the Life Seekers mission to prevent infant mortality.

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