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Ardath Cary Young Papers, 1910s-1976 (C4030)
0.25 cubic feet (9 folders)

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The papers of Ardath Anita Cary Young consist of correspondence, postcards, photographs, and miscellaneous family papers documenting the Cary, Young, and McMillen families from Edina, Knox County, Missouri.

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C.W. Young Papers, 1918-1923 (C0444)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Letters and shares of stock in Perfection Tire and Rubber Company (1918); Detrich Oil Company (1919); Living Springs Oil and Gas Company (1920); and Eurekero and Refining Company (1920). Abstract of title to lot in Shelbina, MO (1923), dating back to 1838.

Frank Young Papers, 1854-1956 (C4214)
0.3 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The papers of Frank Young contain genealogy research of the Shoemaker family, beginning with Johann Heinrich Schumaker (John Henry Shoemaker) who came to Berlin, Pennsylvania, from Germany in 1768. Mr. Young traced the family through at least four generations and several hundred descendants. The papers include correspondence from his genealogy research, such as letters from relatives with information for the family tree. The papers also include a few wills, deeds of estates, and some obituaries and newspaper clippings about the Shoemaker family.

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Jack Young Photograph Collection, 1890, 1914 (P0983)
2 photographs

Photos of Columbia College, 1831, and the University of Missouri Dean of Agriculture's house.

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John Young Record Book, 1865 (C1294)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Wagon master's record book containing printed rules, regulations, and instructions. Accounts for 1865 drive or merchandise train, including accounts of drivers, loading of wagons, list of expenses, and statement of profit.

Kenneth Franklin Young Papers, 1936-2005 (K1039)
2.5 c.f.

Young was a radio and television broadcast engineer and cameraman with KCMO radio and KCTV. He also performed in plays with a variety of theater companies. Includes correspondence, negatives, photographs, broadcasting materials, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and video.

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Mrs. Grover Young Photograph Collection, 1890-1910 (P0272)
1 folder

Images of Rocheport, Missouri, and MKT Railroad.

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Nathan B. Young Papers, 1923-1928 (S0094)
0.15 cubic foot, 7 folders

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The Nathan B. Young Papers contains correspondence and drafts of his unpublished autobiography, "The Quest and Use of an Education." Young was an African-American educator who attended Talladega College, Oberlin College, and Selma University. He taught at Tuskegee Institute and Atlanta University and was president of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri.

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Raymond A. Young Papers, 1971-1985 (CA4510)
15 cubic feet

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Personal and professional papers of an officer of the Missouri Farmers Association.

Raymond A. Young Scrapbooks, c. 1940-1981 (C3076)
1 roll of microfilm

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Scrapbooks of a Columbia, Missouri, oil company executive and community leader. Material on the development and growth of Missouri Farmers Association.

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Robert A. Young Papers, 1974-1986 (S0517)
55 cubic feet, 1116 folders, 131 photographs, 1 cassette tape

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Robert A. Young (1923-2007) represented the Missouri Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1986. He served on two major committees, Public Works and Transportation, and Science and Technology. The collection contains correspondence, reports, studies, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Topics of interest include agriculture, civil and human rights, historic preservation, including the Old Post Office in St. Louis, and the city of Kinloch, Missouri.

Rosemary Claypool Young Papers, 1934-1997 (K0344)
1 c.f.

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Personal papers of church and civic leader and advocate for family, women, children and automobile safety.

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Theodore Mansfield Young Papers, 1935-1938 (R1373)
0.25 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The Theodore Mansfield Young Papers contain information regarding Young's mining company, Paramount Mining-Milling-Smelting and Refining Corporation. The company operated in the West. It owned many subsidiaries that operated mines. The collection contains many pieces of correspondence with Young, the business history of Paramount Mining, maps of claims and mines, and records of the company's claims.

Virginia G. Young Papers, 1954-1980 (C4439)
3.5 cubic feet (54 folders)

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Papers of Missouri library leader Virginia G. Young, surrounding her involvement with and membership in local, regional, national, and international organizations and efforts, including correspondence, reports, legislation, and minutes.

Charles Younger Will, 1852 (C0503)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Last will and testament made out February 26, 1852, in Jackson County, Missouri, by Charles Younger.

Cole and James Younger Papers, 1885-1897 (C0443)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters from Cole Younger in the Stillwater, MN, prison to his aunt and to W.C. Bronaugh. Letters from Missouri officials, 1897, and a petition signed by members of the 39th General Assembly to the Minnesota Board of Pardons asking for the Youngers' release.

Cole Younger Papers, 1915 (C1670)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers contain Younger's application for Confederate veteran's pension, data on his Civil War service, correspondence between Missouri and U.S. adjutant's general about Younger, and newspaper clipping about John McCorkle's book, "Three Years with Quantrill." Younger was a member of Quantrill's Raiders and the James Brothers' outlaw band.

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Mary Ann Younk Photograph Collection, 1927 (P0008)
15 photographs

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15 original photos showing damage to houses and buildings after F4 tornado hit St. Louis, September 29, 1927.

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George Younker Papers, 1862-1863 (C2100)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Promotions of Younker to 2nd Corporal and 5th Sergeant. Broadside with names of personnel and memorandum of action of Illinois Infantry, 51st Regiment, Volunteers, Company G, from 14 February 1861 to 20 November 1863.

T.H. Yount Photograph Collection, 1840, 1920, no date (P1068)

Slides depicting historic structures in Sedalia and Sedalia history.

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YouthBridge Community Foundation Records, 1876-2003 (S0243)
7.5 cubic feet

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The YouthBridge Community Foundation Records (formerly the German General Protestant Orphan’s Home and General Protestant Children’s Home) contain meeting minutes, ledgers, and scrapbooks relating to its history as a home for impoverished orphans. Materials of interest include intake record books, documenting the child’s name, birth date, the reasons for their admittance and dismal from the orphanage, as well as the names of their parents. Also included in the collection are photographs depicting the cornerstone laying of YouthBridge’s former campus at 12685 Olive Street Road and an essay on the history of YouthBridge, titled Still Caring: the Evolution of a St. Louis Orphanage, by Glenn J. Sartori. The materials in this collection date from 1877 to 2003.

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YWCA Triangle Club Records, 1963-1989 (S1026)
0.8 cubic feet

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This colletion contains calendars, rosters, membership lists, and mailings of a group founded by the spouses of the directors and staff associates of the Young Men's Christian Association Metro St. Louis

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Daniel Zachman Civil War Diary, 1863 (C0462)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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Diary of a Union soldier stationed at Strafford, VA, and in skirmishes in Maryland and Pennsylvania and the battle of Gettysburg. Describes religious, recreational, and military activities of the 82nd Ohio Infantry Regiment; health; weather; correspondence; a review for President Lincoln and General Hooker; and reading of the Emancipation Proclamation to the troops.

James R. Zachry Architectural Records, 1961-1988 (K0736)
36 c.f.

Architectural drawings, job files, specifications, and other office files for Zachry, a Kansas City architect who specialized primarily in hospital and nursing home design.

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Edward Zahn Papers, 1899-1900 (C3936)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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Papers of Edward Zahn, of Canton, MO, and Arenzville, IL, who undertook a tour of the U.S., and countries of the Pacific region, Asia, North Africa, and Europe in 1899 and 1900. The papers consist of a travel journal, passport, travel schedules, certificate of initiation from Zahn's Masonic lodge, and miscellaneous items.

Glenn R. Zander Papers, 1991-2019 (K1384)
.4 c.f.

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The Glenn R. Zander Papers contain information related to the CFO/Co-chairman of Trans World Airlines (TWA) from 1990 to 1994. Materials in the collection relate to the monetary hardships encountered by TWA, including filing for bankruptcy in 1992.

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John B. Zaring Papers, 1963-1964 (C1581)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Telegram to Mrs. John F. Kennedy from the presiding judge of Boone County Court, Columbia, MO, conveying condolences of Boone County officials on the death of President Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy's printed card to Judge Zaring, February 19, 1964, expressing appreciation for sympathy and thoughtfulness.

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David R. Zeff Collection, 1939-1950 (K0927)
.08 c.f.

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The David R. Zeff Collection contains newspaper clippings, newsletters, and memorabilia from the Aleph Zadik Aleph B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, the Jewish Youth Federation, Southwest High School, and features photographs of the contestants of the 1945 Yom Kippur Dance Night's Sweetheart contest, as well as personal photographs.

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Zeigler, McCurdy and Company Letter, 1867 (C2004)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To H.G. Lewelling, from Chicago, IL, May 6, 1867. Letter offering Lewelling an agency for sale of "The American Farmer's Horse Book."

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F.J. Zeisberg Autobiographical Sketches, no date (CA6541)
0.2 cubic feet

Photocopied memoirs of an immigrant who moved to Jefferson City, Missouri, from Germany in 1881. He became a music professor and co-founded the Jefferson City Conservatory. He later taught in Chicago and Virginia, before returning to Cole County, Missouri.

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Frank Zeisler Photograph Collection, 1914-1945 (S1210)
0.4 c.f.

Collection of photographs and postcards depicting scenes in Europe during and shortly after World War I, including monuments, tourist sites, gas attacks, trench warfare, and combat. Also included in the collection is a series of German photographs from World War II, and a book, 'The Horror of It: Camera Records of War's Gruesome Glories' by Frederick A. Barber, Historical Foundations, New York, 1933.

Christine I. Zelinsky Photograph Collection, 1967-1969 (K0678)
0.5 c.f.

Zelinsky is an artist and freelance graphics designer who was hired by the City of Kansas City to establish a design program for the city. Includes slide transparencies depicting Kansas City architecture and the various activities at City Hall.

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Zepf Family Papers, 1900-1920 (S1229)
0.4 cubic foot

This collection contains a photocopied family history of the Zepf, Wieben, Roething families in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Zeta Land and Mining Company Collection, 1902 (R1016)
(1 folder)

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This is a certificate for 150 shares of stock in the Zeta Land and Mining company of Independence in Jackson County, Missouri. The certificate was issued to John P. Jackson, who was the president of the firm. The company owned mineral land and mines in Newton County, Missouri.

Zevely Family Papers, 1858-1922 (C1189)
0.2 cubic feet

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The papers of the Zevely family, including L. Zevely and E. M. Zevely, contain correspondence, tax receipts, election and political material, and handwritten manuscripts.

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Ziegler and Company Records, 1843-1853 (R0185)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Ziegler and Company Records contains a microfilm copy of an account book of a freight transfer and storage firm in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri.

John Ziegler Papers, 1847 (R1055)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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This is a letter dated October 21, 1847 from John Ziegler (for S. Ziegler) at Sainte Genevieve in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, to James Harrison at Iron Mountain in St. Francois County, Missouri. It concerns shipments of iron ore and "pigs" from Iron Mountain to steamboats on the Mississippi river at Sainte Genevieve.

Lewis Ziegler Records, 1839-1841 (R0211)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Lewis Ziegler Records contain a microfilm copy of a daybook from a tavern operated by Lewis Ziegler, or, possibly, Sebastian Ziegler, at Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. Entries begin on April 21, 1839 and continue through July 13, 1841.

Ziesler World War I Photographs, 1917-1919 (S1174)
0.25 cubic foot

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This collection contains photographs from World War 1 and a book, "The Horror of It."

Lydia Zilgitt Papers, 1884-1970 (C4633)
0.6 cubic feet (13 folders)

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The papers of a registered nurse contain school notebooks and textbooks, as well as assorted German language religious booklets, greeting cards, correspondence, and miscellaneous material.

Orville Zimmerman Papers, 1922-1962 (C0863)
4.1 cubic feet (309 folders)

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Correspondence and other papers from Zimmerman's terms as a Democratic congressman from Missouri's 10th district, 1935-1948. Zimmerman's major committee assignments included the Agriculture, Flood Control, and Post-War Economic Policy and Planning Committees.

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Zinc Milling and Manufacturing Company Collection, 1911 (R0869)
(1 folder)

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This is a certificate number 224 for 500 shares of capital stock in the Zinc Milling and Manufacturing Company of Joplin in Jasper County Missouri. The certificate was registered to Paul F. Vose.

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Zion Baptist Church (Montgomery County, Mo.) Records, 1841-1953 (C4537)
0.3 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Record books of the church, including minutes of meetings and membership records, 1841-1953. Also index of surnames, volumes I-III.

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Zion United Church of Christ, Lawrence County, Missouri Records, 1880-2001 (R0714)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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These are records of the Zion United Church of Christ near Freistatt in Lawrence County, Missouri. Included are minutes of church council meetings, registers of members, officers, pastors, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, and miscellaneous items. Some of the records are in German. Included is one volume of records from Union United Church of Christ, 1947-1998.

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Zoar Baptist Church Records, 1867-1886 (C0900)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The records contain minutes of church meetings, including financial reports, dismissal of members for various reasons, such as dancing, drinking, immoral conduct; rules of decorum; articles of faith; church membership; and a church history from 1827-1867.

Zoar Old School Baptist Church (Howard County, Mo.) Records, 1871-1879 (C1326)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Articles of faith, rules of discipline, acts of the church, minutes of meetings, list of original subscribers, and deaths of members.

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Lorene W. Zolg Photographs, 1884 (P0967)
2 photographs

Photos of monuments for the Battle of Westport and the Battle of Camden Point

Helen Follenius Zook Letter, 1924 (C1468)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains one letter to William G. Bek, Grand Forks, North Dakota, from Fort Scott, Kansas, Apr. 3, 1924. Mrs. Zook, daughter of William Follenius and granddaughter of Paul Follenius, wrote a short biography of Paul Follenius (1799-1844), a biographical sketch of William Follenius (1829-1902) and a brief genealogy of Follenius and Zook families.

The Zouave Register (Cape Girardeau, Mo.), 1861 (C0802)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Fragment of a newspaper dated 4 September 1861 and published by the Missouri Infantry, 8th Regiment, Volunteers (also known as the American Zouaves). Lists field and staff officers and reports on battles.

Marcus S. Zuber Papers, 1947-1976 (C4509)
1.0 cubic feet (20 folders)

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The papers of University of Missouri-Columbia agronomy professor and USDA research agronomist, including his research publications, professional correspondence, and materials related to his involvement with the Lutheran fraternity Beta Sigma Psi.

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