Manuscripts Index

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Carl E. Bolte, Sr. Papers, 1959 (K0905)
0.1 c.f.

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Bound volume of appreciation letters for Bolte at the end of his term as president of the Kansas City Rotarians.

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Joel M. Bolton Memoir, 1930 (C1801)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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A 1930 memoir of Confederate soldier Joel Monroe Bolton of Jefferson City, MO, who served as a sergeant in a cavalry regiment in the West throughout the Civil War.

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Anita Lyons Bond Papers, 1964-1995 (S0656)
0.2 cubic foot, 4 folders

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The Anita Lyons Bond papers document her life and career as a civil rights activist, her involvement in Missouri politics, and her presidential appointment to the Missouri Citizens Advisory Committee to the United States Civil Rights Commission. The collection contains correspondence writings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets.

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Christopher and Linda Bond Photograph Collection, 1870-1917 (P0091)
18 photographs

10 b/w photos of the Capitol (completed in 1917) while under construction; 6 views of previous Capitol (completed in 1840) and 1 photo of Missouri River bluff; photographic copy of litho of Jefferson City in mid-1850s and 1 photo of temporary Capitol building.

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Christopher S. "Kit" Bond Papers, 1963-2010 (C4657)
180.0 cubic feet (5,080 folders), 4 oversize volumes, 26 oversize items, 205 audio cassettes, 47 film reels, 289 video cassettes, 22 audio tapes, 28 video tapes, 3 compact discs, 117 DVDs, 18.6 GB of digital files

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The papers of a Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator include gubernatorial and senatorial material, including political and campaign material, legislative material, press releases, correspondence, speeches, travel logs, subject files, clippings, photographs, and audiovisual material.

Christopher S. Bond Speech, 1971 (C3299)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Inaugural remarks of state auditor of Missouri, January 11, 1971.

Kit Bond Portrait, no date (P0562)
1 photograph

Autographed photo of Kit Bond.

T.B. Bond Papers, no date (C1747)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of T.B. Bond contain blank forms of the Confederate States Army; a certificate of disability for discharge; a report of the sick and wounded; a register of surgical cases; and a valentine.

Boney and Goddard Ledger, 1857-1859 (C1050)
0.18 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The ledger contains the records of the W.G. Boney and I.O. Goddard, dealers in hardware, tinware, stoves, and harness and farm implements in Jacksonville, Randolph County, Missouri.

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Angelo Louis Bongino Collection, 1934-1997 (K0878)
1 c.f.

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Research and personal papers of Bongino relating to the Italian community in the Northeast Kansas City, particularly Holy Rosary Church. Includes Bongino's published articles, photographs, and video.

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Book Lovers Club Program, 1978-1979 (S0354)
0.01 cubic foot

Booklovers Club. Literary Club for Black women. 1978-1979 program guide.

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Book Lovers' Club Records, 1915-2011 (K0901)
2.25 c.f.

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Organizational records of the oldest African American women's club in Kansas City. Includes minutes, yearbooks, meeting programs, photographs, financial records, and other related materials.

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"Books, Newspapers, and Libraries in Pioneer St. Louis (1808-1842)" , 1961 (C3519)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Thesis prepared for Library School of the University of Wisconsin. Gives description of books brought to St. Louis by European-American settlers, and acquisition of materials in early schools and libraries.

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Boone Co. Democratic Party Records, 1999-2002 (CA6812)
0.3 c.f.

The records of the Boone Co. Democratic Party. The records include meeting minutes, administration files, photographs, and candidate information.

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Boone County (Mo.) Home Rule Interviews, 1981 (C4542)
0.05 cubic feet (1 folder, 29 audio cassette tapes)

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Interviews primarily with local government officials on the topic of “home rule,” conducted as part of a 1981 county government political science course at MU.

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Boone County (Mo.) Muleskinners Records, 1985-2015 (C4781)
0.4 cubic foot (10 folders), 1 audio cassette

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Assorted records which include programs, meeting minutes, press releases, membership lists, correspondence, newsletters, and annual reports of the Boone County, Democratic organization.

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Boone County (Mo.) Records, 1821-1914 (C3041)
0.2 cubic feet (9 folders), 2 rolls of microfilm (13 volumes on microfilm)

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Early minutes of the Boone County Court, 1821-1822, 1830-1839. Deposition and will of Ira Nash in early court case, 1844. Minutes and premium book of the Boone County Agricultural and Mechanical Society, 1852-1874, Registration books for physicians, surgeons, dentists and osteopaths, 1874-1914. Books listing marks and brands and dog registrations for Boone County.

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Boone County and Jefferson City Railroad Company Petition, 1866 (C1472)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection consists of a petition for condemning land which James E. Johnson refused to convey to the railroad. Petition to G.H. Burckhartt, Judge of the Boone County Circuit Court, and summons to James E. Johnson to appear at the Columbia Courthouse.

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Boone County Black Archives Collection, 1867-2014 (C4057)
0.6 cubic feet (38 folders), 1 video cassette, 4 compact discs, 1 computer disc, 1 DVD

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The Boone County Black Archives Collection is an artificial collection documenting the lives of Black people living in Boone County, Missouri. The materials include photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, news clippings, booklets, and other ephemera.

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Boone County Home Mutual Insurance Company Policy, 1859 (C0797)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a policy issued to Mary L. Parker of Columbia, Missouri, and include the charter and by-laws of company.

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Boone County Medical Society Records, 1999-2017 (CA5972)
0.8 cubic feet

Addition of the Society's publication, "Prescriptions." See also C2475.

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Boone County Medical Society Records, 1902-1953 (C2475)
0.29 cubic feet (3 volumes)

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Vol. 1 Minutes of meetings, June 28, 1902- December 21, 1921; lists of members, 1902-1922. Vol. 2 Minutes of meetings, February 1, 1922-December 2, 1947; lists of members, 1934-1940, 1946. Vol. 3 Minutes of meetings, January 6, 1948-December 15, 1953; lists of members, 1948-1949, 1953.

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Boone County Related Agencies Association Records, 1997-2006 (CA6606)
2 cubic feet

Board material, membership forms, financial records, newsletters, conference material, and miscellaneous material of an organization dedicated to enhancing social services in Boone County, Missouri, through networking, collaboration, and professional development.

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Boone County Retired Teachers Association Records, 1973-2014 (C4299)
1.0 cubic foot (29 folders)

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The records of the Boone County Retired Teachers Association contain meeting minutes, membership directories, newsletters, obituaries, photographs, and scrapbooks.

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Boone County, Missouri, Recorder of Deeds Records, 1820-1929 (C3306)
2.0 cubic feet (82 folders)

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Land grants, deeds, wills, and mortgages recorded in Boone County. Arranged chronologically by decade, alphabetically by seller within each decade.

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Boone County, Missouri, Bond, 1842 (C1474)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Bond for two dollars to Peter Howe, signed by M.R. Arnold, president, and W. Woodson, clerk, June 22, 1842.

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Boone County, Missouri, Citizens' Petition, 1846 (C1777)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains photostats of a petition to Governor Austin A. King requesting that William Rowland and several others indicted for kidnapping enslaved persons be discharged from further prosecution.

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Boone County, Missouri, Court Papers, 1851 (C2076)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains two letters to the judges of the Boone County court as a court of appeals, from James Shannon, president of the University of Missouri, George H. Matthews, professor of Languages, and W.W. Hudson, July 24 and August 2, 1851. The letters request relief from the unconstitutional taxation of the salaries of University of Missouri officers.

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Boone County, Missouri, Courthouse Architectural Drawings, 1962 (C2359)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains design plans for the 1962 expansion of the courthouse, drawn by Marshall and Brown of Kansas City.

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Boone County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1890-1964 (P0787)

An artificial collection of photographs of Boone County, Missouri.

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Boone County, Missouri, Public Notice, 1822 (C2077)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a notice of application to County Court for Richard Gentry or Thomas Duley to be appointed justice of the peace for Columbia township, Boone County.

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Boone County, Missouri, Reception Program, 1917 (C2958)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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“To Our Boys From the Mexican Border,” a program for a reception by the citizens of Boone County, Missouri, at Union Building, March 6, 1917.

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Boone County, Missouri, Sheriff's Sale Notice, 1861 (C2846)
1 oversize item

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Notice of sale of real estate by auction as directed by the Boone County circuit court, May term, 1861.

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Boone County, Missouri, Tax Book, 1866 (C1051)
0.12 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Submitted and transcribed by Gard Lathrop, 21 July 1866, for John F. Baker, sheriff, Boone County, MO.

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Boone Spring House Photograph, no date (P0301)
1 photograph

Photo of Boone Spring House in Matson, St. Charles County. Also known as Flanders Callaway home.

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Albert Gallatin Boone Papers, 1836-1857 (K0475)
0.1 c.f.

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The papers of Albert Gallatin Boone contain legal documents regarding property and business transaction, primarily involving Boone and other resident of Westport.

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Daniel Boone Affidavit, no date (C1467)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains Daniel Boone's affidavit that his son, Daniel Morgan Boone, claimed 600 arpents of land in St. Charles, Missouri, granted by Zenon Trudeau, September 1, 1797, inhabited and cultivated before October 1, 1800.

Daniel Boone Appeal Bond, 1789 (C1830)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a photostat of an appeal bond in the case of Hugh McClintick vs. Daniel Boone and William Hall for trespassing, August 10, 1789. The original is in Huntington Library, Pasedena, CA.

Daniel Boone Deed, 1815 (C1732)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Deed to William Cashio, St. Charles County, Missouri Territory, May 6, 1815, for land in St. Charles County purchased from Daniel Boone.

Daniel Boone Ephemera, no date (C1475)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Facsimile of a page from Daniel Boone's family Bible with birth dates of Daniel Boone, his wife Rebeccah and their children. Sketch map of Daniel Boone's birthplace. Sketch of Daniel Boone at 86. Photograph of George Boone's saw mill. Affidavit signed by Benjamin and John Logan.

Daniel Boone Papers, 1784-1787 (C2204)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Court order by Daniel Boone requiring Robert Mosby to pay James Meriwether for court attendance and traveling expenses in the case of Robert Mosby vs. Thomas Johnson and Henry Garrett, April 1787. Account receipt to Elizabeth Ash from Squire Boone, May 8, 1784. Includes positive and negative photostats.

John William "Blind" Boone and Wesley Boone Papers, no date (C2883)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Publicity poster announcing the appearance of Blind Boone in Columbia, MO. Program of piano concert of Little Blind Wesley, nephew of Blind Boone.

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John William "Blind" Boone Piano Roll, 1912 (C4758)
1 piano roll

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Piano roll transcription for a performance of “Nearer My God to Thee” by John William “Blind” Boone, published by the QRS Company, c. 1912.

Louis R. Boone Photograph Collection, 1862-1867, no date (P0839)
27 photographs

Photos of the Doyle family and Portraits, surnames Walker, Whitmack, Sharp, Middaugh, Hastain, Campbell, Avery

William C. Boone Letter, 1841 (C2209)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To William Carson, from Fayette, MO, Aug. 12, 1841. Informs Carson that Claiborne Fox Jackson wants to hire Ben for two months at $12.50 per month, and Jackson will provide clothes.

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Boone-Tate Family Papers, 1941-1976 (C4205)
1 cubic foot (20 folders)

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The Boone-Tate family papers consist of the research and genealogy of the Boone and Tate families, which ultimately culminated in the publication of the Boone Family Record written by Maude Tate Boone.

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Boonslick Kiwanis Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1965-2010 (C4724)
3.0 cubic feet (75 folders)

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Reports, correspondence, minutes, sponsored events, photographs, and miscellaneous material of the Boonslick Kiwanis Club, Columbia, Missouri, a civic service club which operated both locally and internationally.

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Boonville Presbyterian Church (Boonville, Mo.) Records, 1838-1947 (C2981)
2 rolls of microfilm (5 volumes on microfilm)

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The records of the Boonville Presbyterian Church contain minutes of session meetings of ruling elders and membership and financial information of the Old School Presbyterian Church of Boonville. The collection includes lists of ministers, elders, deacons, clerks of session, members, communicants, and baptisms.

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Boonville Steam Ferry Company Distance Table, no date (C2882)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Table of distances between towns visited by the Boonville steam ferry BIRDIE BRENT.

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Boonville Turn and Gesang Verein Papers, 1852-1925 (C0880)
1.2 cubic feet (1 folder, 11 volumes)

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Constitution and by-laws, deed, rules for use of meeting hall, reports of secretary, receipts for dues, and application for membership of a German social organization in Boonville, Missouri. Minutes, roster of members, and account books. Written in German until 1902.

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