Manuscripts Index

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Harry S. Truman Papers, 1962-1966 (C2119)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers contain Truman's regrets that he cannot attend the State Historical Society's annual meetings.

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Harry S. Truman Memorial Service Program, 1973 (C3409)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a program of service held at Westminster College Chapel, Fulton, Missouri, on occasion of Truman’s death.

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Harry S. Truman Photograph Collection, 1941-1957 (P0189)

7 b/w photos (some with negatives) of bust views for Harry S. Truman, U.S. Senator from Missouri and, in 1952, U.S. President, from 1941 (2), 1952 (3), and 1957 (2). Photos from 1952 contain a written message to the SHS from and signature of Mr. Truman.

William Lawrence Truman Memoir, 1906, 1976 (C4592)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Recollections of a Confederate soldier, who served in the 1st Missouri Light Artillery from 1861 to 1865, consisting of a 1906 typescript and a 1976 transcription with notes from his great-grandson.

Tuberculosis and Health Society of St. Louis Records, 1911-1960 (S0293)
10 cubic feet

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This collection contains bylaws, meeting minutes, and reports documenting the Tuberculosis and Health Society of St. Louis's mission to prevent, relieve, and control the spread of tuberculosis in the St. Louis area.

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Anna Bell Tuck Papers, no date (C3321)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Genealogy of the Colonel Joseph Crockett family beginning in France in the 1600s when the family name was DeCrocketagni, and continuing into post-Revolutionary War period in America. Several sketches of individual family members.

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D.M. and J.H. Tucker Papers, 1833-1902 (C0178)
0.2 cubic feet

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Records of a mercantile firm in Fulton, MO. Business, the Civil War, state insane asylum, and politics are discussed. Records of the Tucker and Harris mercantile firm, later the D.M. and J.H. Tucker firm.

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Dennis Tucker Deeds, 1860-1864 (C0509)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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For Knox County, Missouri, land, originally in the possession of Eber H. Tucker and sold at auction by Amos Poe to D. Tucker and Zachariah Lear, October 27, 1860. For Knox County, Missouri, land sold by Tucker to Zachariah Lear, February 25, 1864.

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E.W. Tucker Papers, 1920-1980 (C4000)
1.2 cubic feet (65 folders)

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The papers of Colonel Eugene W. Tucker, staff member and later executive officer of Kemper Military School, include lecture material, articles, speeches, correspondence, school catalogs, financial reports, and miscellaneous items.

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Pearl Tucker Diploma, 1887 (C3368)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a diploma from Hardin College, Mexico, Missouri.

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William C. Tucker Photograph Collection, 1958, 1962 (P1045)

Five photographs of Warrensburg, MO, ca. 1958-1962.

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Tuesday Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1939-2024 (CA6694)
0.6 cubic feet, 7 oversize volumes

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Addition of organizational records and scrapbooks. The organizational records include meeting minutes, certificates, proclamations, photographs, yearbooks, and a photo album. The scrapbooks include articles; programs; certificates; newspaper articles concerning speakers and programs at club meetings; and articles dealing with projects sponsored by the club.

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Tuesday Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1921-1977 (C2162)
1.5 cubic feet

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The records of The Tuesday Club of Columbia, Missouri, contain newspaper articles, minute books, reports and scrapbooks of a women's social club founded in 1899. The records detail the history of the club, including meetings, activities, membership, finances, and projects sponsored.

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Tuesday Literary Club of St. Louis Collection, 1931, 1974-1975 (S0115)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder

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The collection contains two program books from the Tuesday Literary Club of St. Louis, a women’s club dedicated to providing “mutual culture and fellowship” for its members.

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Frank Tull Collection, 1901-1960 (C3212)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Miscellaneous bills, receipts, articles, and genealogical notes regarding the Tull and Neidermeyer families of Boone County, MO.

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I.E. Tulloch Photographs, no date (P0769)
17 photographs

Photos of Nodaway County houses, schools, and monuments, ca. 1959-1962.

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Tuolumne County Water Company Share, 1855 (C2747)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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One share of stock in the Tuolumme County Water Company, Columbia, CA, April 6, 1855, bought by John O'Neill. Note by J. Christian Bay that O'Neill collected distribution dividend in 1906.

Turkey Creek Missionary Baptist Church (Polk County, Mo.) Records, 1841-1864, 1990 (C4529)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)

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One record book including meeting minutes of the church.

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Turley Family Historical Research Association Records, 1740-2005 (R1068)
6 cubic feet (182 folders, 66 photographs)

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The Turley Family Historical Research Association Records contain historical and genealogical materials related to the Turley family collected by the Turley Family Historical Research Association. The records include copies of family papers, genealogical research, photographs, correspondence, and financial records of the Association.

Turnage Family Records, 1965 (C2910)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The records of the Turnage family contain genealogical information on the Turnage, Carter, Transue and allied families, and positive photostatic copies of lists of those married by J.C. Turnage and churches for which he was pastor.

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S.C. Turnbo Clippings, 1899-1907 (C0821)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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The collection contains clippings of articles written by S.C. Turnbo of southern Missouri. They give accounts of hunting wild animals, such as panthers, bears, and wolves, in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas, also a bit about pioneer life.

Maude Turnbow Collection, 1852-1965 (C2924)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters, written in 1853, concerning the McHargue family in Missouri and Oregon. Newspaper clippings, genealogy, and random notes of Madam Dorian.

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Turner Family Papers, 1894-1925 (SP0041)
.9 cubic foot (9 folders)

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The Turner Family Papers consists of correspondence between Thirza Smerdon Turner, her daughter Leona Turner, and other family and friends. The letters discuss travel, social interactions, and local gossip.          

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Turner Family Scrapbook, 1921-1928 (C4697)
0.15 cubic foot (2 folders)

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Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, greeting cards, grade cards, and miscellaneous ephemera. Material pertains to the Turner, Crane, Proctor, and related families of central Missouri.

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Turner Society Pamphlets, 1912-1945 (C0676)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Pamphlets and publications of St. Louis area Turner groups. Also a history of the American Turnerbund, 1924; an annual report of the national executive committee of American Turners, 1941; and copies of TURNER TOPICS, publication of American Turners.

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Claude Turner Papers, 1942-1944 (SP0027)
.25 cubic feet (5 folders, 6 photographs)

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The Claude Turner papers consist of letters written by Claude Turner to his family in Webb City during World War II.  Claude served on the USS Spence.          

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J. Paul Turner Photograph Collection, 1920-1927 (P0290)
2 photographs

Two photos, one showing the Poplar Bluff tornado damage and another of a man named Robert Parker sitting in automobile.

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Sarah Lucille Turner Portraits, 1923-1944 (P0974)
2 photographs

Photos of Sarah Lucille Turner, one of the first two women elected to the Missouri Legislature

William Turner Collection, n.d. (CA6593)
1.4 cubic feet

Research material collected by Turner for the book Voices of Missouri's Rivers.

Turner-Yates Family Papers, 1912-2010 (CA6486)
2 cubic feet

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The papers of the Turner, Yates, and related families of Macon and Randolph Counties, Missouri, include genealogical research, photographs, publications, and miscellaneous material.

J.E. Tuthill Letter, 1901 (C2068)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To R.H. Jesse, Columbia, MO, from Salina, KS, Aug. 26, 1901.

Inquiring about facilities at Missouri University library for study in medieval and modern history about the demand for teachers. Letter referred to Isidor Loeb.

Tuttle Family Collection, 1906-1973, 2019-2020 (CA6576)
1.7 cubic feet, 4.2 MB of digital files

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The collection contains material concerning a prominent farming family in Cooper County, Missouri. Includes World War II correspondence of Joseph Tuttle; correspondence concerning the family’s ham business; farm ledgers of Morton Tuttle; a timeline and history of Woodland Farms compiled by William Ellis Tuttle Jr.; and miscellaneous material.

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TWA Active Retired Pilots Association (TARPA) Records, 1932-2007 (K0563)
8 c.f.

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Publications and records related to retired pilots of Trans World Airlines. Includes labor agreements, photographs of pilots, and seniority list.

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TWA Oral History Project, 1993-2013 (K0482)
0.25 c.f.

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Oral history interviews with employees and others relating to the history of Trans World Airlines (TWA).

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Twin Lakes Duck Hunting Camp (Chariton County, Mo.) Records, 1945-1989 (C3968)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 2 rolls of microfilm

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Hunting logs, photographs, and related materials of a private hunting camp in north central Missouri.

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E.H. Twining Report, c. 1873 (C0624)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Report by Professor Twining concerning his botanical research in the vicinity of the University of Missouri.

Two River Old School Baptist Association Minutes, 1883-1892 (C0569)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Minutes of annual meetings of 1883, 1889, and 1892 of the association of Ralls and Shelby Counties, Missouri.

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John Tyler Jr. Letter, 1862 (C0477)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To William L. Yancey, Montgomery, AL, from Holly Springs, MS, Oct. 15, 1862.

Describes battles of Corinth and Hatchee River. Written by a Confederate major, the son of President Tyler, who served as an aide-de-camp on the staff of General Sterling Price.

See collection 2401 for another copy.

John Tyler, Jr. Letter, 1862 (C2401)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To William L. Yancey, Montgomery, AL, from Holly Springs, MS, Oct. 15, 1862.

Describes battles of Corinth and Hatchee River. Written by a Confederate major, the son of President Tyler. At the writing of the letter, Tyler was an aide-de-camp on General Sterling Price's staff.

See collection 477 for another copy.

Robert Tyszka Slides, 1970s-2000s (CA6540)
0.2 cubic feet

Images of various Missouri locations, including many in the St. Louis area, taken by an amateur photographer.

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U. S. Committee on Public Information, Division of Four Minute Men Collection, 1918-1919 (C4453)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)

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Includes membership rosters, bulletins, correspondence, speeches, programs, and newsletters from national and state level sections of the Four Minute Men.

U. S. Highway 71 Celebration Collection, 1930 (R0763)
(1 folder)

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This collection includes a letterhead, program, and pin-back button with ribbon concerning the celebration of the completion of United States Highway 71 into Carthage in Jasper County, Missouri, on June 4-5, 1930.

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U. S. Soil Conservation Service Collection, 1933-1978 (C4513)
1.7 cubic feet (38 folders, 1 volume, 8 oversize items)

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Newspaper clippings, project reports, reference materials, and photographs from the Missouri arm of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.

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U. S. States of the United States, Missouri Records, 1762-1870 (C4337)
10 rolls of microfilm

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Documents relating to the early history and development of Missouri which were located during the WPA Historical Records Survey. Only the rolls containing Missouri materials are in this series.

U.S. Army, 3196th Signal Service Company Roster, 1945 (C3682)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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"A History of the 3196th Signal Service Company," including roster of name, address, nickname, and date for each member. The group served in Italy during World War II.

U.S. Army, 35th Division, 60th Artillery Brigade, 110th Ammunition Train, Co. F Papers, 1917-1919 (C2931)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a roster of Company F from organization at Camp Doniphan, OK, 24 October 1917, to 5 May 1919. Also included are passenger lists of organizations and casuals returning to the United States.

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U.S. Army, Air Force College Training Program, University of Missouri Papers, 1943-1944 (C0058)
1.1 cubic feet (105 folders)

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Course schedules, outlines, flight and class roles, grades, and instructions for teachers concerning policies of Air Corps and teaching methods. Tests for History and Americanism. Correspondence of Rogers Whitmore and Thomas A. Brady.

U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers Missouri River Photographs, 1928-1931 (C0647)
0.31 cubic feet (15 folders)

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Photographs of highways and railroad bridges across the Missouri River, with maps and basic engineering facts. Also pictures of boats and construction for river control.

U.S. Army, Division of the Missouri, Special Order No. 42, 1865 (C3566)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains an order for a board of three army officers to meet at Keokuk, Iowa, on May 5, 1865, to inspect the general hospitals and post in that city, and to report results to headquarters at St. Louis, Missouri.