Manuscripts Index

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Walter Williams Scrapbooks, 1901-1931 (C3985)
0.8 cubic feet

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Walter Williams' scrapbooks are four volumes of photographs from trips that he took to Europe, the Holy Land, and South America, and a scrapbook of photographs of students, faculty, and the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia. Williams was dean of the School of Journalism and president of the University of Missouri.

Wayman Williams Photograph Collection, no date (P1094)

Portraits of Judge John D. Lawson, his mother, and his wife.

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William B. Williams Ledger, 1837-1878 (R0103)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The William B. Williams Records contains a microfilm copy of an account ledger for Dr. William B. Williams, a physician in Farmington, Missouri. The entries include the names of patients, the nature of services rendered, and payments received in cash and kind.

William B. Williams Records, 1837-1888 (R0113)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The William B. Williams Records contains a microfilm copy of daybooks and a ledger with records for a physician in Farmington, Saint Francois County, Missouri.

Williams-Shaw Family Papers, 1796-1904 (C0189)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)

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Papers of a Virginia family who moved to Rutherford County, Tennessee, in the 1830s and to Cass County, Missouri, in the 1860s. Includes tax receipts, legal documents regarding land purchases, accounts, and plans and lists of materials for building a barn, 1867.

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Arthur Eddie Williamson Photograph Collection, 1980-2000 (K0653)
3 c.f.

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Photographs taken by Williamson, a professional photographer in the African-American community of Kansas City.

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Hugh P. Williamson Photographs, 1884, 1958-1959 (P0468)
18 photographs

Photos of historic houses in Callaway County.

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Jacob P. Williamson Papers, 1862 (R0664)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Jacob P. Williamson Papers contain a Civil War letter written February 27, 1862, from Camp Rolla in Phelps county, Missouri , by a soldier in the 13th Illinois Infantry. The letter notes the Union capture of Springfield, Missouri, by soldiers who had marched from Rolla, and rumors of future movements.

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R. T. Williamson Records, 1829 (R0860)
(1 folder)

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This is a receipt dated September 2, 1829 and signed by R. T. Williamson at New Madrid in New Madrid County, Missouri, for the tuition of Polly and Isabella Belson. The payment was made by Seavers & McFaddin for the account of Fanny Belson, guardian.

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Willis Family Papers, 1843-1908 (C0419)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Correspondence between A.F. Willis on a trip to the West and his wife in Fayette, MO. He spent several years in California, working in the gold fields and other jobs. Also letters from A.J.'s brother, W.F. Willis, from Alabama and miscellaneous letters and papers.

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Willow Springs, Missouri Postcard Collection, circa 1930s (R0328)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Willow Springs, Missouri Collection contains two postcard views of the business district of Willow Springs in Howell County, Missouri. The cards were published by the Willow Springs News and marketed by Ferguson Drug.

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Wilson Family Papers, 1898-1926 (C0438)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Biographical sketches, 1898, of John Wilson and R.P.C. Wilson, Platte County, MO, politicians; resolution about Platte County delegates to constitutional convention; letter, 1926, with Civil War reminiscences of Confederate troops under Sterling Price.

Wilson's Creek Battlefield National Park Commission Deed, 1964 (C2193)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains photocopied documentation of land deeded by the State of Missouri in Greene County.

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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Papers, 1926-1949 (C4221)
0.2 cubic feet (7 folders)

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The papers consist of correspondence and descriptions regarding the Civil War Battle of Wilson’s Creek that took place in Springfield, Missouri, on August 10, 1861. Also included are maps, letters from the Shepard of the Hills Association, Lebanon, Missouri, Chamber of Commerce Commercial Club, Civic Groups, the Missouri State Legislature, and other organizations endorsing efforts to make Wilson’s Creek Battlefield a National Park/Memorial.

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Betty Wilson Papers, 1957-1990 (S1015)
13 cubic feet

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The Betty Wilson Papers contain correspondence, conference proceedings, position papers, reports, studies, and newspaper clippings regarding clean water and water conservation in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, as well as Dioxin pollution in Missouri.

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Clarence Wilson Photographs, 1936, no date (P0407)
19 photographs

Photographs of Hannibal and Kirskville, Missouri, by Clarence Wilson. Also, images of the Lake of the Ozarks, a Daniel Boone Marker, and Warren County.

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Cora M. Wilson Collection, 1884-1903 (P0837)
6 photographs

Portraits of Joseph W. Folk, David R. Francis, and James W. Van Cleave.

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Elias V. Wilson Papers, 1858-1868, 1962 (C4502)
0.1 cubic feet (1 folder, 4 oversize items)

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Papers of E.V. Wilson of Edina, Knox County, Missouri. Primarily relates to Wilson's Civil War service as Major of North East Missouri Home Guards; including correspondence, muster rolls, commission papers and provision reports. Includes few earlier and later documents.

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Elizabeth Kreps Wilson Dissertation, 1944 (K0159)
0.1 c.f.

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Doctoral dissertation entitled "A Cooperative Study of Occupations in the Greater Kansas City Area." Wilson was Director of High School Counseling in the Kansas City, Missouri, School District, and directed an occupational study in the Greater Kansas City area.

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Francis M. Wilson Papers, 1853-1946 (C1039)
27.4 cubic feet, 14 oversize volumes

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Papers of a U.S. district attorney, receiver for the Kansas City Railways Company, and Democratic nominee for governor of Missouri in 1928 and 1932, who died a month before the election of 1932. Also papers concerning his father, R.P.C. Wilson, I.

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Frank LaFayette Wilson Papers, 1868-1884 (C1035)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The papers contain the correspondence and business papers of a Bowling Green, Missouri, school teacher, county official, postmaster, and civil engineer.

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H. Clyde Wilson Papers, 1962-1984 (C0390)
5.6 cubic feet (321 folders)

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The papers contain campaign materials from Wilson’s 1970 challenge to the 8th district’s incumbent U.S. congressman Richard H. Ichord, arranged as county files or research and reference files; Columbia City Council files arranged alphabetically by topic; and material regarding cable television coming to Columbia.

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J.W. Wilson Papers, 1947 (C0778)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Sketch of incidents in Wilson's life, his achievements as superintendent of Atchison County, KS, high school, and as county highway engineer. Also incidents in the lives of his ancestors.

James Wilson Papers, 1864-1951 (C1994)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of James Wilson contain documents pertaining to the death of Major Wilson, U.S. Army, who was shot by Confederate forces near Union, MO, in 1864.

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Jean Gaddy Wilson Papers, 1959-2011 (C3884)
29 cubic feet (733 folders), 288 audio cassettes, 5 video cassettes, 3 audio tapes

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Papers of a journalism educator and author, primarily dealing with research on women and minorities in media. Contains her work on, "Taking Stock: Women in the News Media 20 Years Before the 21st Century," including taped interviews and transcripts of media professionals and extensive research data. Also includes correspondence, speeches, publications, teaching and conference materials, and papers pertaining to her early career in journalism, media, and public relations.

Jenny Wilson Photograph Collection, 1950-1961 (P0470)
7 photographs

Photos of Poplar Bluff, ca. 1960

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John Wilson Diary, 1904-1909 (S0078)
5 folders, 0.15 cubic foot

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This collection contains a diary written by John Wilson, an English immigrant. In the diary, Wilson chronicles his daily life in the first decade of the twentieth century, discussing the social and political life of St. Louis and Jennings, Missouri, and the St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904.

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Laurel E. Wilson Papers, 1860-2008 (K0594)
1 c.f.

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Research files of Wilson, Professor Emerita and former curator of the Missouri Historic Costume and Textile Collection-University of Missouri-Columbia, concerning the history of the Kansas City Garment Industry.

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R.P.C. Wilson II Papers, 1910-1939 (C1040)
1.9 cubic feet (210 folders)

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Correspondence and papers of a doctor who specialized in the treatment of the "feebleminded" and epileptic who was superintendent of the Missouri State Colony for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic in Marshall, Missouri, from 1912-1920, 1933-1940, and 1949-1953. The institution is now called the Marshall Habilitation Center.

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Samuel S. Wilson Letters, 1849-1852 (C2692)
1 volume

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The collection contains six letters written from a steamboat on the Missouri River, a camp on Blue River, and Sacramento, California, to family describing overland travel, gold mining, and camp life. Also included are resolutions by friends to the memory of Wilson, who died enroute home, and a copy of "The California News," 14 February 1852, with letter from George B. [ ].

Suzanne Wilson Papers, 1959-2009 (SP0004)
9 cubic feet (382 folders), 1 oversize

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The Suzanne Wilson Papers consist of the fiction, nonfiction, and personal correspondence of free-lance writer Suzanne Wilson (1937-   ). The papers cover a variety of topics, but many deal with nature. The bulk of her work was created for Scouting Magazine.    

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Theo Wilson Papers, 1914-1997 (C3972)
9.0 cubic feet (451 folders, 7 volumes), 4 rolls of microfilm, 1 audio cassette, 1 audio tape, 1 video cassette

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The papers of Theodore R. Wilson, trial reporter for the New York Daily News, consist of newspaper articles, trial notes, awards, correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous items spanning her 60-year career as a reporter and writer.

Thomas Earl Wilson Papers, 1928-1965 (C4164)
0.2 cubic feet

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Journal of a Holt County, Missouri, farmer spanning the years 1928-1965. Entries detail family life and farm operation. Includes two photographs and a preface written by his grandson, Thomas Soapes, in 2012.

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Walter E. Wilson Scrapbooks, 1942-1969 (CA6473)
0.9 cubic feet

Two scrapbooks compiled by a resident of St. Joseph, Missouri, documenting his career in the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Volume 2 includes a 1930 photograph of the crowd and burning school building at the lynching of Raymond Gunn in Maryville which Wilson witnessed. The event inspired him to go into law enforcement.

William Henry Wilson Papers, 1909-1963 (K0046)
2.5 c.f.

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Personal incoming and outgoing correspondence of a historian and educator, including that related to Wilson's work on the Kansas City History Project, proposals for a history of the J.C. Nichols Company, and progress on his dissertation on the City Beautiful Movement. Also included are research notecards and early printed material related to the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company.

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Yvonne Starks Wilson Papers, 1937-2019 (KA2506)
29 cubic feet

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Papers related to the life of Yvonne Wilson.

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Homer H. Winchell Letters, 1868-1869 (C1922)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Two letters from the clerk of the Marion County circuit court regarding the gift of a portrait of Judge Nathaniel B. Tucker to be hung in the circuit courtroom.

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Windsor Family Photographs, no date (P0386)

Photographs of the Windsor family of Lexington, MO. Includes portraits of Arnold Thomas Windsor, Bettie Offutt Windsor, and Lydia Offutt Windsor.

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Betty Winfield Papers, 1978-1997 (C4462)
1.5 cubic feet (63 folders)

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The papers of journalism historian and former University of Missouri Professor, including research material and notes for her doctoral dissertation Roosevelt and the Press: How Franklin D. Roosevelt Influenced Newsgathering, 1933-1941 (1978) and her books FDR and the News Media (1990) and Bleep! Censoring Rock and Rap Music (1999).

Betty Winfield Papers, 1930s-2010s (CA6743)
0.65 cubic feet, 1 oversize item

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Addition of multiple publications and manuscripts, research material, photographs, University of Missouri course papers, and research material on the Little Rock Central High School crisis.

Winfrey Family Papers, 1847-1871 (C4628)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The Winfrey Family Papers include transcriptions and original letters of the Winfrey family from Carroll County, Missouri, to Caroline Kirkpatrick of Grant County, Wisconsin, 1857-1871. Additional records include genealogical research by Melvin Kirkpatrick on the Winfrey family, compiled largely in the 1990s and early 2000s, and miscellaneous correspondence to the Kirkpatrick family, 1847-1870.

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Wingrath-Reistorff Family Record Book, 1754-1855 (C1800)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Photocopy of a receipt book used by Jacobus Reistorff and Christian Wingrath, German immigrants to Loose Creek, Missouri. Interspersed throughout the book are letters. Included is a partial transcription. Part of the German Heritage Archives.

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Shevie Schuman Winitz Papers, 1972-1984 (K1184)
1.3 c.f.

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Winitz served on the board of the Greater Kansas City branch of B'nai B'rith Women Includes BBW, minutes, programs, newsletters and photographs. Also material relating to Congregation Beth Shalom.

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Jeffrey Bruce Winkel and Deborah Gale Winkel Papers, 1910-2005 (K1008)
0.25 c.f.

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Family papers including bonds, certificates, genealogical charts, and photographs.

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E.J. Winkelmeyer Photograph Collection, 1890 (P1007)

Photograph of the old Boone County Courthouse

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Winston Churchill Memorial and Library Photographs, no date (P0454)
5 photographs

Copy photos of Churchill related sites in Callaway County

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Winston Family Papers, 1805-1886 (C0190)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Letters to and from various members of a North Carolina family concerning settlement of estate, governmental positions, sums of money, and family information. Bill of sale for two slaves. Letter from Francis Marion Cockrell to John H. Winston, Clay County, MO, concerning possibilities of renomination for the U.S. Senate.

Alice Bernice Greer Winter Papers, 1944-1996 (K0868)
9.25 c.f.

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The Alice Bernice Greer Winter Papers contain draft manuscripts, letters, photographs, and other materials of Winter, a Kansas City novelist and short story author.

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Anne Winter and Kurt von Schlemmer Collection, 1980-1990 (K0606)
1 c.f.

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Collected materials gathered or produced by Recycled Sounds, a Westport MO phonograph record store owned by Winters and Schlemmer. Includes "Recycled Sounds" magazine issues, newspaper articles; and a few photographs, and posters handbills and promotional materials of various rock bands and venues in the Kansas City area, and materials concerning the Greater Kansas City Coalition against Censorship.

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Winterbower-Wooldridge Family Papers, 1836-1926 (C3046)
2 rolls of microfilm

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Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and miscellaneous items of the Winterbowers and Wooldridges, prominent Cooper County, Missouri, families.

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