Manuscripts Index
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Wasola, Mo.) Records, 1957-2023 (SP0083)
0.3 cubic foot (6 folders)
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (Wasola, Mo.) Records consist of photocopies of organizational records, correspondence, literature, and member notes of the Missouri Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, Wasola chapter. The records also contain the research files of Dr. Kathryn Ledbetter and her related article for the Ozark County Times.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Auxvasse, Mo.) Records, 1907-1920 (C0446)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Minutes, letters, and handbook.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Columbia, Mo.) Minute Book, 1884-1888 (C0262)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Book contains constitution and bylaws, minutes of meetings, roll of members, and activities of the organization.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union, West Plains, Missouri Records, 1949-1978 (R0116)
0.3 cubic foot (3 volumes)
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union Records contains three minute books of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union chapter in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri. The volumes contain minutes of meetings, records of activities, and membership rolls.
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Woman's Christian Temperence Union Photographs, 1913-1914, no date (P0907)
4 photographs
Photos of Missouri state delegates for annual conventions of the Woman's Christian Temperence Union, 1913-1914. Clara Cleghorn Hoffman, president.
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Woman's City Club Records, 1917-1987 (K0257)
38 c.f.
Organizational records, including minutes, financial records, membership information, scrapbooks and associated materials of a major women's club that served as a vehicle for civic, philanthropic, and cultural activities to benefit the Kansas City community.
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Woman's Club of Joplin Collection, 1960 (R0988)
(1 folder)
This is a program booklet for the "Red Stocking Revue," a fund-raising amateur variety show presented by the Woman's Club of Joplin on November 10, 1960, at Memorial Hall in Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The General Chairman for the event was Mrs. Tom M. Leggett and the Director was Harry Miller.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service, Methodist Church Papers, 1879-1971 (C3120)
8 cubic feet
Correspondence, minutes of meetings, programs, committee and officers reports, pamphlets and published volumes of the Woman's Society of Christian Service. Correspondence covers years 1940-1944. The bulk of the collection covers years 1940-1968.
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Woman, Church and State, 1893 (C3598)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)
Book by the president of Woman's National Liberal Union in which she portrays Christianity as degrading to women because it teaches that they are inferior to men and are responsible for bringing sin into the world.
Women as Change Agents Collection, 2015-2018 (S1207)
7.5 cubic feet
The Women as Change Agents Oral History Collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Dr. Blanche Touhill with St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents who have established themselves as leaders during periods of great change such as the civil rights and women’s movements and Vietnam War demonstrations. The collection documents the interviewee’s personal and professional lives and how they established themselves as successful, enterprising women leaders in the St. Louis region. These materials include DVD recordings of the interviews, as well as accompanying transcripts. The interviews date from 2015 to the present.
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Women in Communications, Inc. Records, 1931-1989 (C3879)
3.0 cubic feet (87 folders)
Correspondence, press releases, awards, and office files of the organization and its predecessor, Theta Sigma Phi, a national honorary professional organization for women in communications.
Women in Communications, Inc., St. Louis Chapter Records, 1926-1998 (S0009)
4.75 cubic feet, 1 oversize folder, 208 photographs, 1 microfilm reel
This collection contains the records of the St. Louis Chapter of Women in Communications, Inc., formerly called Theta Sigma Phi. Women in Communications sponsored various programs to educate, encourage, and reward women in the field of communications. They also sponsored an annual “Ladies of the Press” luncheon. The materials in this collection include correspondence, minutes, reports, bylaws, constitution, directories, brochures, newsletters, photographs, and scrapbooks.
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Women in Communications, Inc., Student Chapter Records, 1957-1987 (C4094)
0.6 cubic feet (27 folders)
Women in World War II Oral Histories, 2014 (S1149)
0.2 cubic foot, 3 folders
The World War II Oral Histories collection contains three interviews conducted by Marie Morgan with women who lived during the conflict. Each interview tells the story about each woman during the conflict, their wartime experiences and life afterward in Europe and the United States.
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Women of Achievement Records, 1955-2023 (S0254)
12 cubic feet
Women of Achievement is the oldest ongoing program in St. Louis with the sole mission of recognizing the contribution of women to the quality of life in the area. St. Louis Globe-Democrat publisher Richard Amberg created the awards program in 1955 to offer an annual award to ten women who have made a significant difference in the community. The collection includes bylaws, selection committee files, and newspaper clippings.
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"Women of Old-Time Music" Video Cassette, no date (CA6004)
1 video cassette
Video documenting women's role in development of folk music in the Missouri Ozarks. Includes performances and interviews with musicians.
Women of the Ku Klux Klan Collection, 1924-1928 (C0794)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Includes meeting song lyrics, doctrinal pamphlets, Klan summons, membership cards, dues receipt, and material specific for Klanswomen.
Women of the Mansion Photograph Collection, 1834-1933 (P0536)
0.5 linear feet
Photos of Missouri first ladies, female relatives of the governer, and the governer's mansion. Many images used in their book Women of the Mansion, Missouri, 1821-1936
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Women Workers of St. Louis Report, 1930 (S0348)
0.01 cubic foot
29-page unpublished report. "Women Workers of St. louis, Mo.," by Clara Menger, Ph.d. Based on 1930 census.
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Women's Association of the First Congregational Church, Kansas City, MO Records, 1886-1933 (K0001)
0.3 c.f., folders
These records include minute books and financial records for this organization.
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Women's Auxiliary to the Boone County Medical Society Records, 1977-1982 (C4318)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
The records contain program pamphlets, times and dates of meetings, luncheons, dinners, and lists of members. Also includes a Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA) newsletter and meeting minutes.
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Minutes of meetings, by-laws, membership records and scrapbooks related to the activities of the Club.
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Women's Cancer Control Program Auxiliary Records, 1979-1995 (C3933)
1.5 cubic feet
The records of the Women's Cancer Control Program Auxiliary consist of organizational and legal papers, publicity and informational materials, financial records, correspondence, membership lists, and scrapbooks. Information pertaining to the local chapters of the auxiliary is provided as well.
Women's Division, Kansas City Philharmonic Association Records, 1950-1990 (K0833)
4 c.f.
Organizational records of the Women's auxiliary for the Philharmonic orchestra. Includes minutes, correspondence, scrapbooks, financial records, and newsletters and newspaper clippings.
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Women's eNews Records, 2002-2006 (C4590)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder, 11 DVDs, 1 video cassette)
Notes from the conception meeting of the Women's eNews Board. Also includes materials pertaining to the 21st Century Annual Gala, which include videos and a booklet.
Women's Hearings of the War in Vietnam Collection, 1972-1973 (S0109)
0.03 cubic feet, 3 folders, 4 photographs
The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and a transcript, documenting the Committee for the Women’s Hearing on the War in Vietnam’s public hearing on the United States involvement in Southeast Asia, held on June 17, 1972, at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Women's Home Missionary Union of Missouri Records, 1885-1914 (K0002)
0.3 c.f., 8 folders
These records include financial records for the organization.
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Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press Collection, 1961-2013 (C4403)
0.8 cubic feet (27 folders)
Material created and collected by an education and publishing organization working towards media democracy and media justice for women includes publications, campaign and political buttons, and a dissertation on the institute's founder, Donna Allen.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, St. Louis Chapter Records, 1962-2015 (S0214)
14.5 cubic feet
The records of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, St. Louis Chapter contain correspondence, meeting minutes, membership directories, and newsletters relating to the group’s mission to promote world peace and social justice. Subjects of interest include the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II), the league’s opposition to the United States’ intervention in Vietnam, and China.
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Women's Jazz Festival, Inc. Records, 1977-1986 (K0314)
4 c.f.
The administrative records of the Women's Jazz Festival: minutes; correspondence; financial records; public relations; fundraising records; planning for the festivals, competitions, and scholarships; audio tapes; and a small number of slides and photographs.
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Women's Physical Education Club of St. Louis and Vicinity Records, 1931-1994 (S0226)
0.25 cubic foot, 6 folders
The Women’s Physical Education Club of St. Louis and Vicinity Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, rosters, and treasurer’s reports documenting the club’s mission to provide a forum for women physical educators to discuss mutual problems and demonstrate physical skills and teaching techniques.
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Women's Program Council Records, 1973-1995 (S0558)
0.5 cubic foot
Established by the Higher Education Center of St. Louis on June 4, 1974, the Women's Program Council promoted an improved environment for women in higher education, through networking services, two annual conferences, and provided speakers to area campuses. The collection contains rosters, meeting notices, minutes, literature, and a history of the organization.
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Women's Progressive Farmers Association of Missouri, Inc. Records, 1921-1985 (C3726)
5.5 cubic feet (243 folders, 16 oversize volumes)
The records of an organization dedicated to the improvement of rural life and the support of its counterpart, the Missouri Farmers Association, consist of correspondence, meeting minutes membership lists, newsletters, and account books. The association was affiliated with Associated Country Women of the World.
Women's Rights in Missouri Manuscript , 1987 (S0246)
0.01 cubic foot
The Women’s Rights in Missouri Manuscript contains a 31-page unpublished manuscript titled The Dawn of Her Deliverance: Women’s Rights in Missouri, 1866-1875, written by Kathy Peterson, a University of Missouri-St. Louis Department student in 1987. The manuscript chronicles the evolution of the women’s suffrage movement in Missouri from the Civil War to the founding of the Woman Suffrage Association of Missouri in 1867.
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Women's Suffrage Papers, [1880s] (C1766)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Arguments against women's suffrage.
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Women, Men and Media Conference Records, 1980-2000 (C4096)
0.8 cubic feet (51 folders), 22 audio cassettes, 12 video cassettes
The records of an organization which focused on projects monitoring the advancement of women in media and the portrayal of women by the media.
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Records, 1980s-2020 (CA6671)
1.2 cubic feet, 2 oversize items
The records of the Mid-Missouri Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom contain minutes, promotional material, correspondence, project materials, photographs, a scrapbook, and miscellaneous organizational material.
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Wood & Huston Bank (Marshall, Mo.) Records, 1881-1913 (C4539)
0.4 cubic feet (2 oversize volumes)
The records of the bank consist of a remittance ledger (1881-1902) and a loan book (1881-1913).
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Wood Family Papers, 1702-1978 (C4208)
0.15 cubic feet (7 folders)
Correspondence, genealogical material, transcriptions of wills and deeds, notes, and clippings related to the Wood, Warren, Gibbs, Church, Peabody, and other connected families. The Wood family appears to have originated from York, England, then settled in Maine, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Bristol County, Massachusetts. The majority of the material focuses on the 1700s.
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Gordon Reid Wood Papers, 1771-1993, bulk 1940-1993 (C4689)
2.75 cubic feet (94 folders) 7 audio discs, 5 audio cassettes, 2 computer tapes, 38 audio tapes
The papers of a dialectologist and World War II veteran from West Virginia include correspondence, military records, genealogical materials, scholarly articles, and the research files of a decades-long study on regional dialect variation in the American South.
Grace Wood Papers, 1859-1895 (C0441)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Land patents and other documents.
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J. David Wood Letter, 1883 (C0554)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter from J. D. and Kate Wood of Challis, Idaho, to his uncle and aunt, Joseph and Elizabeth Wood of Putnam County, Missouri, November 14, 1883. Discusses mining activities, living conditions, and the education of their sons.
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James A. Wood Motion Picture Collection, 1963 (R1309)
0.1 cubic foot (1 DVD)
This is 3:33 minute film of the barite mining operation at Dog Patch Mine in Washington County, Missouri. It shows the mechanized period of barite mining and was shot on one of the best days of production at the mine in 1963.
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Jenny R. Wood Collection, 1957-2006 (C4562)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
Camp Rainbow for Exceptional Children was started in Chillicothe, Missouri, in 1963 by the parents of a mentally challenged daughter so that she and others like her could attend summer camp. Collection includes a camp history, camp buttons and a counselor's handbook, photographs, clippings, program schedules, official incorporation and camp business records, and newsletters. Also included are miscellaneous material on the Missouri Association for Retarded Children.
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Joseph Wood Photograph Collection, 1931-1958 (S0819)
0.25 cubic foot, 212 photographs
The Joseph Wood Collection contains photographs of St. Louis baseball teams and players, dog shows, and the U.S. Merchant Marine. Wood was an accomplished photojournalist with the St. Louis Globe-Democrat for twenty-seven years and was has been inducted into the Missouri Photojournalist Hall of Fame. Additional items include magazines, newspapers, and a booklet.
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Leland S. Wood Photographs, no date (P0963)
3 photographs
Photos of Forrest Smith and his wife, Mildred, at Lake Taneycomo
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S.R. Wood Railroad Photograph, 1860 (P0186)
1 photograph
Copy print of locomotive "Minnesota" from the North Missouri Railroad.
Wood-Smith Castle Blueprints Collection, 1914 (S1020)
0.25 cubic foot
This colletion contains blueprints for an unfinished castle of George F. Wood-Smith, located in South St. Louis County.
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Wood-Smith Family Papers, 1864-1987 (C3857)
5.2 cubic feet (306 folders), 5 DVDs, 1 audio tape
Correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper articles, photographs and films of two Missouri families with roots in Jasper and Pike Counties. Guy M. Wood was First Associate City Counsellor for the city of St. Louis in the early 1930s. Roy G. Smith served nearly fifty years with the Young Men’s Christian Association in the Philippines, Peru, and the United States.
Viola Woodall Papers, 1942-1946 (S0481)
0.4 cubic foot, 25 folders
The Viola Woodall Papers contain service men's letters, newsletters, and ledgers. During the 1940s, Viola Woodall directed the Young Men's Choir of Immanuel Baptist Church in St. Louis City. After many choristers joined the armed services during World War II, Woodall organized church women, "service mothers," to write them as a means of bolstering morale.