Manuscripts Index
Woolf Brothers Collection, 1880-1980 (K0410)
12 cubic feet
Business ledgers, historical business papers, stock certificate booklets, and business titles from Woolf Brothers department store dated 1880-1980
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Woolf Brothers Company Records, 1910-1990 (K0282)
92 c.f.
Woolf Brothers was a premier men's clothing store, which also produced some item under their own label, located in Kansas City, MO. Includes orders, patterns, advertisements and other financial, legal, and sore related data. Known for the innovative use of advertising, the Woolf Brothers Company maintained a collection of scrapbooks of their newspaper ads which have been microfilmed.
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Gary Woolfolk Photograph Collection, 1896-1900, no date (P0880)
1 folder
Copy photos of the Fulton area.
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World Affairs Council of St. Louis Records, 1949-1974 (S0712)
4 cubic feet, 205 folders
The World Affairs Council of St. Louis Records contains correspondence, meeting minutes, literature, and subject files documenting the organization’s efforts to educate citizens on world affairs.
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World Columbian Exhibition (Chicago, Ill.) Award, 1893 (C0926)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Award given to the University of Missouri for its leaf tobacco exhibit.
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World War I Photograph Collection, 1917-1925 (P1030)
Photographs of organizations dealing with aspects of the war effort
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World War I American Expeditionary Forces Legend and Insignias, 1917-1918 (C4161)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Listings of World War I American Expeditionary Forces, divisions/army corps, date of arrival in France, or when organized, and principal activity or activities.
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World War I Collection, 1917-1921 (C3223)
1.4 cubic feet
Clippings largely from Kansas City and St. Louis, MO, newspapers regarding World War I soldiers from Missouri; the 35th, 89th, and Rainbow Divisions; and the Red Cross and hospital work. Also includes political cartoons, war statistics, and county casualty lists.
World War II Collection, 1942-1933 (S0515)
1 cubic foot, 41 folders, 29 photographs, 2 audio cassettes, 1 phonograph
The World War II collection is an artifical collection comprised of several small donations documenting the experiences of St. Louis-area men and women who served in the conflict. Included in this collection is correspondence, narratives, photographs, books, and oral histories.
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World War II Engineer's Photograph Collection, 1941-1944 (S0796)
0.25 cubic foot, 194 photographs
The World War II Engineer's Photograph Collection consists of 194 black and white photographs taken from 1941-1944. The collection includes images of several bridges and railroad construction projects in Italy and France.
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World War II Scrapbooks, 1941-1942 (K1245)
1 c.f.
Scrapbooks of clippings from Kansas City newspapers.
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World War II Veteran Survey Records, 1942-1995 (S0647)
2 cubic feet, 97 folders
In 1985, Vice-Chancellor Blanche Touhill asked Dr. Jerry Cooper, professor of military history at the University of Missouri-St. Louis to preserve the memories of World War II veterans. Dr. Cooper conducted the survey in 1988, with the help of a newspaper column by Harry Levins of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Cooper received 83 responses to the survey and additional material from veterans and families. The collection consists of the administrative files of the project and the surveys.
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World War II Veteran's Survey Correspondence, 1991-1994 (S0761)
0.7 cubic foot, 13 folders, 2 photographs, 1 cassette tape
This collection contains correspondence between Harry Levin, a writer for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and World War II veterans. These letters reflect personal accounts of civilian or military personnel during the bombing of Pearl Harbor or the D-Day invasion. The letters provided Mr. Levin with material from which he could write articles commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of these events.
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World War II Bond Drive Collection, 1942-1945 (C4110)
0.2 cubic feet, 10 oversize items
The World War II Bond Drive collection contains materials related to the efforts of the War Finance Division, U.S. Treasury, to raise public funds in support of the war. The collection contains promotional materials and forms related to the funding drives of 1945.
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World War II Ephemera, no date (CA5990)
1 folder
Blue print for Mauthausen concentration camp and Nazi armband.
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World War II, European Theatre, Snapshots, 1940-1945 (P1058)
Twenty-five snapshots of soldiers, landscapes, and military operations during World War II in the European Theatre. People and places in these photographs are unidentified.
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World War II Letters, 1941-1945 (C3222)
2 cubic feet
This collection of World War II letters was collected by W.W. Gillespie for publication in the Memphis Revielle, a weekly newspaper in Scotland County, Missouri, and by Frederick Tainter for publication in the Bugle, published monthly in St. Charles, Missouri. Also included are letters collected by the State Historical Society of Missouri in 1946 from various donors. Most are concerned with acknowledging receipt of the letter.
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World War II Letters, 1940-1946 (C0068)
14.6 cubic feet (3,467 folders)
Letters written by servicemen during the war to friends and relatives throughout the United States. Arranged alphabetically by writer's name.
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World War II Letters, c. 1944 (C1329)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Family letters to a Japanese soldier found on a battlefield in Guam by an American soldier and transcripts of the letters. One of the letters is written on rice paper. There is also a brochure that shows naval flag symbols and a postcard depicting Japanese children.
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World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 Memorial Volume, 1892-1893 (S0091)
0.02 cubic foot
A book commemorating the World's Columbian Exposition by the Joint Committee on Ceremonies.
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World's Fair Photograph Portfolio, 1904 (S1119)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains a photograph book of the 1904 Worlds Fair held in St. Louis, Missouri, and contains personal notes of members of the Spainhour family, a Jackson County, Missouri, family, who owned the book. Additionally, the names of other residents of Jackson County, Missouri, appear throughout the book.
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"The Wornall House," Jessie Benton, 1944 (C2938)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a brief history of the Wornall House and family, with incidents of the Civil War Battle of Westport. Included is a sketch of the floor plan. Photographs are located in the editorial office of the State Historical Society.
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John Bristow Wornall Papers, 1827-1889 (K0474)
0.02 c.f.
Documents relating to the Big Blue (later Westport) Baptist Church for which Wornall served as treasurer and moderator; the Will and estate papers of James W. Manion (1804-1856) for whom Wornall was executor.
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Lloyd E. Worner Jr. Papers, 1943 (C0418)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters to Worner in response to his inquiries about state and national politics ca. 1920 from Arthur M. Hyde, Charles M. Hay, and E. Mont. Reily.
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Jesse E. Wrench Papers, 1871-1976 (C2509)
2.0 cubic feet (124 folders)
The papers of Jesse E. Wrench, a University of Missouri history professor, include teaching materials, correspondence, and records of organizations with which Wrench was involved in at the university and in Columbia, Missouri. The papers also include some family papers and photographs and two unpublished manuscripts from the Cornell Expedition to Asia Minor in 1907-1908.
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Wright County Baptist Association Records, 1931-1948 (R0233)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Wright County Baptist Association Records contain the printed reports of the annual sessions of the Wright County Baptist Association. The reports include meeting minutes, statistical information on member churches, and reports on finances, missions, and church-sponsored programs.
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Wright Family Collection, 1822-1991 (CA6506)
0.4 cubic feet, 423 MB of digital files, 3 oversize items
Family papers, photographs, and illustrated biographical sketches concerning members of the Wright and related families of Boone County, Missouri, including J. Kelly Wright II, Rebecca Wright Crighton, and Paul Morris Wright.
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Wright Family Record Book, 1834-1854 (C1807)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Record book of the Wright family, including stud records, coal sales, and the register for a Columbia, Missouri tavern operated by Peter Wright.
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Wright Studio Photographs, 1954 (P1162)
Four copy photos of the aftermath of the 1954 State Penitentiary riot in Jefferson City, Missouri.
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Wright's Studio Postcards, no date (P0629)
7 postcards
Photo postcards of Trenton, MO, published by Wright's Studio.
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Austin Wright Papers, 1961-1972 (S1022)
0.25 cubic foot, 3 folders
The papers of Austin Wright contain newspaper clippings and photographs chronicling Wright's career as an entertainer and politician in St. Louis's African-American community. During his life, Wright's voice served as the main feature of a variety of local acts, including the Three Peppers, a group that performed in several large venues, most notably the Riviera Club. Wright also participated in such civil rights organizations such as the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE). He also worked to support community organizations like the YMCA and Annie Malone Children's Home.
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Bob Wright Collection, 1934-2003 (CA6551)
0.2 cubic feet, 226 MB of digital files, 1 audio disc, 1 CD
The collection contains material concerning the Broadway musical career of Bob Wright, originally from Columbia, Missouri, largely during the 1940s-1960s.
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Clarence Boyce Wright Papers, 1912-1926 (R0236)
(5 rolls of microfilm)
The Clarence Boyce Wright Papers contain microfilm copies of the diaries of Clarence Boyce Wright, a native of Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri, and an employee of Anchor Milling Company. Wright worked in the mill at Tuscumbia and as a clerk aboard the company towboat Ruth. The diary entries note events in Miller County and along the Osage River, weather and river conditions, and the milling company business.
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Clark Wright Papers, 1861-1863 (R0523)
2 folder
These are the Civil War papers of Clark Wright, a resident of Polk County, Missouri, and a Union
cavalry officer. The collection includes an order to Wright from John M. Schofield, letters from
St. Louis and Rolla to his wife, Sarah Jane Wright, newspaper clippings, rosters of the field and staff
officers of the 6th Missouri Cavalry, and a list of signs and countersigns for the post at Lebanon,
Missouri.
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D.P. Wright Account Books, 1914-1949 (C0659)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Records of a medical practice.
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Dr. Katie H. Wright Papers, 1970-2000 (S0646)
4.5 cubic feet, 108 folders, 239 photographs, 1 scrapbook
Dr. Katie H. Wright is a well-known historian, writer, educator, and community volunteer in St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois. She was also a weekly columnist for the St. Louis Argus, a historic Black newspaper. The collection contains Dr. Wright’s correspondence, reports, awards, newspaper clippings, and photographs related to her educational career, accomplishments as historian and writer, and work with the East St. Louis Board of Education, Board of Elections, and Public Library, as well as the Illinois Department of Corrections.
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Edward C. Wright Jr. Photographs, 1958-1961, no date (P0674)
0.15 linear feet
Photos of Independence area historic sites and buildings, 1961.
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Herbert Perry Wright Papers, 1896-1945 (K0013)
5 c.f.; 16 (MR)
Scrapbooks compiled by H.P. Wright, a Kansas City banker, pertaining to friends, institutions, and events in which Wright was interested.
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Jay Wright Photograph Collection, 1877-1882 (P0795)
4 photographs
Copy photos of the Randolph County Courthouse and Mount Pleasant College.
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Robert Wright Photograph Collection, 1908-1924 (P0011)
0.125 linear feet
Collection of images focused on Audrain County and Mexico, MO. Includes some train accident photo postcards and images of steamboats.
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Ruth Osborne Wright Papers, 1950-1999 (S1023)
62 cubic feet
The papers of Ruth Osborne Write contain poetry, notebooks, correspondence, and artwork documenting Wright's career as an artist, as well as her service in the United States Navy during World War II.
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William S. Wright Records, 1881-1882 (R0117)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The William S. Wright Records contain photocopies of an account ledger for a general store operated by William S. Wright on the North Fork River in Ozark County, Missouri.
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Wright-Dalton-Bell-Anchor Store Company Collection, 1919 (R1020)
(1 folder)
This is a form letter dated April 4, 1919 and sent to businesses in the lumber trade by the Wright-Dalton-Bell-Anchor Store Company at Poplar Bluff in Butler County, Missouri. The letter solicits business for Nicholson and Simonds brand files and saws.
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Verna Mary Wulfekammer Collection, 1893-1976 (C3864)
51.9 cubic feet and oversize
The collection of Verna Mary Wulfekammer, University of Missouri professor of art from 1928 to 1968, contains teaching materials and artifacts, correspondence, clippings, publications and photographs related to the personal and professional life of Wulfekammer and her mentor and colleague, Ella Victoria Dobbs.
Wyaconda Baptist Association Program, 1944 (C0714)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains one program of the centennial celebration at the Baptist church in Wyaconda, Missouri.
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Wyandotte Association for Child Care Services, Inc. Records, 1976-1982 (K0513)
58 c.f.
Administrative records of a social service agency which operated in Kansas City, KS. Includes correspondence, financial records, board of directors' materials, personnel files, program files, and related material.
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John Wyatt Letters, 1844-1846 (C0324)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Two letters written by John Wyatt to his daughter Mary Wyatt Gentry, describing the Missouri River flood in Warren County, disease in Marthasville, and conditions in their church. One letter contains words of a hymn composed by Benjamin Sharp and sent to his granddaughter Mary to sing to the brethren.
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R.O. Wykoff Photograph Collection, 1882-1892 (P0557)
9 postcards
Postcards of Robert Ford Funeral, 1892, in Colorado.
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Roy A. Wykoff Jr. Papers, 1860-1955 (C0437)
0.17 cubic feet (8 folders)
Miscellaneous material collected by Wykoff. Missouri University, Stephens College and Christian College programs; letters of Eugene Field, Daniel Read and Homer Croy; and Civil War articles.
William Wymore Papers, 1864 (C0416)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters by Wymore to his wife and children from camp at Bridgeport, AL, and to Wymore from his wife, probably from Brazil, IN.