Manuscripts Index
Clinton High School Collection, 1945 (R1250)
(1 folder)
This is a program for a football game between the Clinton High School Cardinals and Bolivar High School, played at Clinton in Henry County, Missouri, on September 21, 1945.
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C. Godfrey Closson Letter, 1916 (C3150)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter to his mother, Mrs. A.V. Closson, Salt Lake City, Utah, from Laredo, Texas, October 22, 1916, written while in the armed services during World War I.
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Lloyd H. Coale, Sr. Collection, no date (K0615)
0.07 c.f.
Photographs relating to Coale's service in WWII as a doctor and his family in Kansas City, KS.
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Stephen D. Coale Letters, 1864-1865 (C2712)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters from a confederate soldier concerning the war, Johnson's Island, and conditions of prisoner exchange and release.
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Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression Records, 1999-2024 (S0699)
9.25 cubic feet
The Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) contains correspondence, flyers, reports, press releases, legal materials, and legislation documenting CAPCR's mission to prevent police crimes and abuse and the Prison Industrial Complex.
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Coalition Against Public Funding for Stadiums Records, 2003-2006 (S0762)
0.4 cubic feet, 25 folders
The Coalition Against Public Funding for Stadiums Records consists of legal materials, such as affidavits and briefs documenting the group’s efforts to block the use of public funds to construct the new Busch Stadium and Ballpark Village in St. Louis City, Missouri.
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Coalition for Information on School Desegregation Records, 1954-1984 (S0448)
4 cubic feet, 325 folders
The Coalition for Information on School Desegregation was founded in 1981 to provide information on school desegregation in the St. Louis metropolitan area through a speakers' bureau, resource center, and newsletter. This collection includes reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, news clippings, and court documents on school desegregation cases.
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Coalition of Labor Union Women, St. Louis Records, 1973-2000 (S0106)
2.4 cubic feet, 39 folders, 1 plaque
The Coalition of Labor Union Women, St. Louis Chapter was founded in October 1974 in an effort to try to help women attain their rights as workers. The records contain meeting minutes, correspondence, bylaws, press releases, and membership lists pertaining to the group’s mission to assist unionized women in obtaining their rights as workers.
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Coalition of St. Louis Women Records, 1973-1976 (S0107)
0.2 cubic foot, 3 folders
The Coalition of St. Louis Women Records contain meeting minutes, correspondence, press releases, newsletters, and a proposal to the St. Louis Land Reutilization Authority regarding the organization’s efforts at supporting women. The Coalition also focused their efforts in establishing a center dedicated to providing women and their children with refuge, counseling, and education.
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Coates House Management Company Records, 1890-1900 (K0197)
0.1 c.f.
Articles of Incorporation for the capital stock company, as well as the minutes of the annual meetings of the stockholders for the purpose of operating the Coates House as a hotel.
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Coates House Restoration Records, 1886-1982 (K0214)
0.3 c.f.
Relate to the purchase and subsequent resale of the Coates House, a historic hotel in Kansas City, MO by The Historic Kansas City Foundation. includes correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, press releases, Coates House Task Force minutes, contracts, fundraising efforts, and handwritten notes.
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Earlene Coburn Papers, 1897-1994 (S0564)
0.8 cubic feet
The Earlene Coburn Papers contain photographs and correspondence documenting her childhood and early adulthood in St. Louis, Missouri. Materials of interest include images of Coburn participating Job's Daughters International events, a masonic fraternal order for girls and young women.
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John J. Cochran Photograph, no date (P0318)
1 photograph
b/w photograph of Charles Lindbergh receiving the Medal of Honor after his trans-Atlantic flight; Lindbergh and President Calvin with other dignitaries in White House Garden
Michael Cochran Papers, 1968-2016 (CA6803)
342 MB of digital files, 2 audio discs, 3 CD's
Digitized materials pertaining to Sound Farm, a psychedelic rock band from Columbia, Missouri, including promotional materials and photographs of concerts, recording sessions, photo shoots, anti-war demonstrations, and other gatherings. Also included are two audio discs, "Ken Shepherd and the Kenfolk, 1977," and three CD's, Michael Cochran with Pete Szkolka, "Among Friends, 2013," and Ken Shepherd, "Singer, Songwritter, Showman, 2016."
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W. J. Cochran Construction Company Records, 1870-1982 (C4469)
13.8 cubic feet (323 folders, 6 oversize folders), 7 audio cassettes
Architectural project files, blueprints, correspondence, estimates, and oral histories from a Boonville, Missouri, construction company that was in existence for over one hundred years from 1870-1981. Includes plans for schools, businesses, residences, post offices, and other public buildings in mid-Missouri counties.
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Cochran-Jeffress Family Papers, 1831-1994 (C4669)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
Family genealogy of the Cochran-Jeffress family of Cooper County, Missouri. Included are pages from the Jeffress family Bible and Cochran family photographs, circa 19th century.
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William Bourke Cockran Papers, 1895-1915 (C2524)
1 roll of microfilm
The papers of William Bourke Cockran primarily contain letters to Congressman William Bourke Cockran from Moreton Frewen, Irish member of Parliament, concerning politics in Ireland and the U.S., 1895-1915, and the first years of World War I. Also included are newspaper articles about Irish politics.
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Allen V. Cockrell Daybook, 1895-1901 (C1080)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
Contains miscellaneous notes and clippings of political and historical interest, with a few scattered accounts.
Allen V. Cockrell resided in Washington, D.C., where he wrote a weekly column published in various Missouri newspapers.
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Ethlyn Cockrell Collection, 1846-1859 (C0254)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
This collection contains a letter from Alfred L. Rockhold to his brother Thomas, telling of a journey from Kentucky, staking claims for homesteads, and putting in crops; 300-400 Mormons in north Missouri on their way to California and Missourians’ feelings toward them; and food prices. The collection also includes a land grant issued in 1859 to War of 1812 veteran Francis Williamson for military services.
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Ethlyn Cockrell Papers, 1907-1960 (C3419)
0.2 cubic feet (13 folders)
The papers of Ethlyn Cockrell, a Missouri schoolteacher, World War I Army nurse, and Red Cross public health nurse, include material on the American Red Cross and photographs.
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F.M. Cockrell Papers, 1889 (R1367)
(1 folder)
The F.M. Cockrell Papers contain a photocopy and typescript of a letter sent by Francis Marion Cockrell to N.B. Allen in 1889. The letter discusses a claim for reimbursement for property taken by the Union Army during the Civil War.
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Francis Marion Cockrell Letter, 1853 (C1945)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Mrs. Stapp, from Chapel Hill [College, Lafayette County, MO], June 7, 1853.
Requesting permission to marry her daughter Arthusa.
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Francis Marion Cockrell Scrapbooks, 1872-1910 (C1389)
0.57 cubic feet (7 volumes)
Clippings from Missouri and national newspapers on political career of F.M. Cockrell, Democratic U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1875-1905. Articles on political campaigns, Civil War recollections, Cockrell's stand on public issues, Interstate Commerce Commission, and personal interviews. Indexed.
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Francis Marion Cockrell Letter, 1907 (C3181)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Informational brochure published by the Chamber of Commerce, Trenton, Missouri, with a map of the town, and a list of churches and other organizations.
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Monroe F. Cockrell Collection, 1864-1907 (P0297)
3 photographs
b/w drawing of New Palace Hotel, Fulton, MO, 1907. b/w photo of Cockrell Family, 1890. b/w photo with negatives of General Cockrell, Confederate Army, Civil War.
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Edward H. Coe, Jr. Papers, 1950-1973 (C4472)
0.8 cubic feet (16 folders)
Papers of a corn geneticist, including seminar information, peer reviews, correspondence, and information from the Genetics Department of the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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Coffey School, Texas County, Missouri Records, 1936-1950 (R0653)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Coffey School, Texas County, Missouri Records contain microfilm copies of annual meeting minutes, lists of board members, attendance data, term statistics, and other records from Coffee School in Texas County, Missouri from 1936 to 1950.
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Coffin-Weld Company Papers, 1843-1850 (C1005)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Business correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Coffin and Weld, merchants in Boston, Massachusetts. Most letters are from the Franklin and Perry mercantile firm in St. Louis.
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John W. Coffman Collection of University of Missouri Postcards, 1892-1913 (P0305)
1 folder
Postcards of the University of Missouri, ca. 1910.
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Alta Simpson Coggins Manuscripts, no date (C2226)
0.9 cubic feet (45 folders)
Three manuscripts by Alta S. Coggins, pen name Carolyn Coggins. CAROLYN COGGINS' COMPANY COOKBOOK, SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINING AT HOME, LANCE AND HIS FIRST HORSE.
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Gladys Coggswell Papers, 1978-2009 (C4794)
2.4 cubic feet (120 folders), 51 audio cassettes, 21 video cassettes, 5 CDs, 2 oversize items
The papers of a Frankford, Missouri, storyteller, educator, folklorist, and singer include correspondence, miscellaneous personal papers, newspaper clippings, photographs, folklore stories and other professional materials, and audiovisual performance recordings.
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James L. Coghill Letters, 1861-1862 (C0245)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Written to his wife Molley in Virginia by a Confederate soldier stationed in Tennessee and Kentucky with Floyd's Brigade, 50th Regiment, Company F. Describe camp life, army movements, officers, and health.
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Mabel Cogswell Papers, 1877 (R0517)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Mabel Cogswell Papers is a typescript of the diary of Mabel Cogswell, a young woman whose father was superintendent of the Hazard mining property at Mine La Motte in Madison County, Missouri.
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Barton P. Cohen Estate Papers, no date (K1306)
0.01 c.f.
legal case
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Gerald L. Cohen Papers, 1971-2003 (C4494)
1. 0 cubic feet (20 folders)
Professional correspondence and writings of a language professor concerning research in etymology.
Jerome S. Cohen Papers, 1953-1996 (K0741)
20 c.f.
Personal and professional papers of the civic and business leader, including materials related to the American Humanics Foundation; H. Roe Bartle; the Mayor's Christmas Tree Fund; and the Kansas City Zoo. Also includes Ray Morgan's notes and drafts for Cohen's biography.
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Myrl A. Cohen and Florence W. Cohen Papers, 1967-1977 (K1272)
0.1 c.f.
The papers consist of newspaper clippings and articles, programs, publications, and other items relating to Congregation Beth Shalom. The papers also include materials relating to the Shifra Gabra Fund, i.e. trust agreement, financial notes, correspondence, and articles covering the period ca. 1967-ca. 1977.
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Leslie D. Cohn Collection, 1985-2005 (K1053)
0.2 c.f.
Newspaper clippings, Kansas City Jewish Chronicle commemorative issues, and a Jewish Community Campus program
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R.I. Colburn Photograph Collection, 1924-1958 (P0765)
17 photographs
Photos of Monroe county, particularly Paris, Florida, and Stoutsville, published in Monroe County Appeal newspaper.
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James M. Colby Photographic Postcards, c. 1910 (P0437)
116 photographs
Photographic postcards, ca. 1910, of houses, schools, and churches in Queen City, Green Ridge, Higbee, Centralia, Calhoun, Windsor, Clarence, Cairo, and Kirksville. Photographs by James Colby of Wausau, WI and his Northern Photo Company.
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Cold Water Baptist Church (St. Louis County, Mo.) Record Book, 1809-1871 (C1296)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)
Records of the Cold Water Baptist Church, 1809-1819; Baptist Church of Christ Friends to Humanity, 1834-1838; and Salem Baptist Church, 1841-1871; all on Cold Water in St. Louis County, MO.
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Cole Camp High School Collection, 1955-1980 (R0528)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Cole Camp High School Collection contains photocopies of programs for commencements and homecoming reunions of the Cole Camp High School in Benton County, Missouri.
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Cole Camp High School, Benton County, Missouri Records, 1870-1910 (R0253)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Cole Camp High School, Benton County, Missouri Records contain the records of Cole Camp High School at Cole Camp in Benton County, Missouri. Included are records of the district clerk, 1870-1910, and daily and term attendance records kept by teachers, 1870-1884 and 1898-1901.
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Cole Camp Public School, Benton County, Missouri Records, 1880-1939 (R0255)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Cole Camp Public School, Benton County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the records of the Cole Camp Public School at Cole Camp, Missouri. Included are records of the district clerk and daily and term attendance records kept by teachers.
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Cole Camp, Missouri Collection, circa 1887-1940s (R0530)
(3 folders)
This is a collection of miscellaneous material pertaining to Cole Camp in Benton County, Missouri. Included are a program celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the Cole Camp Municipal Band, a souvenir booklet produced for the Cole Camp Centennial, and black and white negatives of scenes in Cole Camp.
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Cole Camp, Missouri Sesquicentennial Collection, 1989 (R1263)
(1 folder)
This is a souvenir booklet produced for the sesquicentennial celebration of Cole Camp, Benton County, Missouri, held September 8-10, 1989. Shirley Cash edited the booklet, which includes historical items by Leonard Bauer, Jack Dieckman, Roy Donnell, and Evelyn Goosen, "then and now" illustrations of Cole Camp, and advertisements of local business.
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Cole County Historical Society Photograph Collection, 1850-1954 (P0537)
10 photographs
Photos of Jefferson City and Arrow Rock Tavern.
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Cole Family Association Records, 1932-2019 (C4749)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders)
The records of the Cole Family Association consist of minutes from the annual Cole family reunion, the Cole Family Newsletter, newspaper clippings on the Cole family reunion, genealogies of William Temple Cole, Stephen Cole, and Hannah Allison Cole, articles discussing Hannah Allison Cole’s role as an early settler of Boonville, Missouri, and sketches of maps outlining historic locations in Boonville.
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Cole Family Photographs, 1904, no date (P0905)
3 photographs
Images of Hannah Cole and her descendents.