Manuscripts Index
Confederate States of America Money, 1864 (C1950)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Fifty-dollar bill.
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Confederate States of America Money, 1864 (C0466)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Twenty-dollar bill.
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Confederate States of America. Army, Missouri Cavalry, Wood's Battalion, Company C, Papers, 1865 (C1846)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a muster roll and oath of allegiance and parole of honor of Captain Paul F. Thornton.
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Confluence St. Louis Oral History Project, 1994-1995 (S0619)
1 cubic foot, 7 folders, 42 audio cassettes
Confluence St. Louis purports to improve the quality of life in St. Louis through broad-based participation by interested citizens in study and action on issues of importance to the region. The collection includes fifteen oral history tapes, summaries, and consent forms, documenting the history of Confluence St. Louis.
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Confluence St. Louis Records, 1983-1995 (S0866)
3 cubic feet
The records of Confluence St. Louis contain meeting minutes, reports, long-range plans, newsletters, cassettes, and oral history consent forms, documenting the organization's mission to promote civic cooperation in the St. Louis region.
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Congregation B'nai Jehudah Collection, 1950-2011 (K0649)
1 c.f.
The Congregation is the oldest reform temple in Kansas City, MO. includes newsletters and publication from the Congregation.
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Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner (BIAV) Collection, 1969 (K0916)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
This collection contains a ""Grace and Blessings"" booklet and a yarmulke from the Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner Mortgage Burning Dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. Israel Bettinger.
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Congregation Beth Israel Abraham Voliner Collection, 1915-2003 (K1303)
0.3 c.f.
he collection contains a scrapbook documenting the activities of the Giborim
Chapter of the National Conference of Synagogue Youth and other miscellaneous
materials related to local Jewish synagogues and organizations.
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Congregation Beth Shalom Records, 1917-2002 (K0602)
37.12 c.f.
Organizational records including minutes, financial records, correspondence, commemorative booklets, brochures, speeches, photographs, VHS cassettes of rabbinical lectures, religious activities, and various school programs.
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Congregation Beth Shalom Sisterhood Records, 1961-2006 (K0603)
12 c.f.
Organizational records of the Sisterhood including by-laws, committee reports, financial documents, meeting minutes, photographs, and scrapbooks related to the year's activities including meetings, conferences, and social gatherings.
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Congregation Beth Shalom VHS Collection, no date (KA2607)
8 c.f.
The Congregation Beth Shalom VHS Collection contains eight cubic feet of VHS videotapes, primarily focused on the lectures of Rabbi Morris Margolies, who served the congregation in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Congregation Ohev Shalom Collection, 1977-2007 (K0682)
0.1 c.f.
Books commemorating the 100th and 130th anniversaries of Congregation Ohev Shalom, and video recording of program honoring Rabbi Daniel Horowitz.
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Congregation Ohev Sholom Newsletters, 1994-2008 (K1385)
0.49 c.f. (15 folders)
Congregation Ohev Sholom Newsletters, The Briefer, 1994-2008
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Congregation Shir Chadash Collection, 1980 (K1327)
0.1 c.f.
The Congregation Shir Chadash Collection consists of newsletters and member directories from the now inactive Kansas City synagogue.
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Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.) (Columbia, Mo.) Papers, 1959-1964 (C2508)
0.5 cubic feet
Collections contain constitutions of national and local C.O.R.E., minutes, membership lists, clippings, and correspondence. Includes information on integration in Columbia, the arrest of John D. Schopp, and projects sponsored by the national organization.
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Conley-Miller Family Papers, 1792-1977, 1983 (C3693)
5.4 cubic feet (324 folders, 6 oversize volumes)
Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, account books, ledgers, financial and personal records, genealogical materials, photographs, and miscellaneous material of the Conley and Miller family of Boone County, Missouri.
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Conley-Myers Bank and Gillespy & Conley Lawyers (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1889-1925 (C4042)
12.8 cubic feet (413 folders)
The collection contains business correspondence, land contracts, court appeals, share-holding certificates, payment receipts, record books, warranty deeds, and other documents produced by the Conley-Myers Bank and Gillespy & Conley Lawyers through their real estate transactions in Missouri and Texas.
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Conley-Myers Bank Photograph, 1920 (P0293)
1 photograph
One image of the interior of the Conley-Myers Bank in Columbia, MO, circa 1920.
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Benjamin Connaway Papers, 1817-1838 (C0247)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Promissory notes, tax receipts, accounts, and receipts.
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Dennis Harper Connaway Papers, 1858-1888 (C0248)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)
Correspondence, Civil War papers, and miscellaneous papers. County collector book of Cedar County.
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John Waldo Connaway Letter, 1944 (C1828)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Clippings from the KANSAS CITY TIMES on the death of H.S. Sturgis, Neosho newspaper publisher, and remarks by Connaway.
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John Waldo Connaway Scroll, 1937 (C1512)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Scroll presented to Connaway in recognition of his service to the University of Missouri in agricultural education and research.
John Waldo Connaway Papers, 1878-1944 (C0052)
2.2 cubic feet (111 folders)
The papers of John W. Connaway contain personal and professional correspondence, research notes and writings, and brief personal material regarding his family. Connaway was Professor of Veterinary Science and Comparative Medicine at the University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station from 1888 to 1947 where he made significant findings in controlling Texas fever, hog cholera, brucellosis or Bang's disease, and other livestock disorders.
John Connaway Collection, 1785-1817 (C0250)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Promissory notes and receipts. Some are valued in dollars and cents and some in pounds and shillings.
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John Connelly Papers, 1810-1888 (C0257)
0.15 cubic feet (7 folders)
Patent issued under act of Congress providing relief for losses in the New Madrid earthquake; certificates of title and transfer of land originally belonging to Wilson Cummings; oath of allegiance, 1865; report of losses to a raiding band; tax receipts.
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William Elsey Connelly Letters, 1900-1911 (K0203)
0.01 c.f.
Letters written by Connelley, noted Kansas historian, to Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, journalist, author, and reformer, relating to Connelley's research into the life of John Brown and other projects. Gives his candid opinions about prominent political and literary personalities in Kansas, and some insight into Connelley's personal life.
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Connor Hotel Collection, 1908-1978 (R0136)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Connor Hotel Collection contains photocopies of an illustrated promotional booklet, photographs, and newspaper clippings concerning the Connor Hotel in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.
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R.F. Connor Letter, 1861 (C2018)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To James Shambaugh, from Clarinda, IA, Sept. 2, 1861.
Requests ten sacks of flour.
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Thomas Connor Papers, 1893-1909 (C0244)
0.3 cubic feet (1 folder, 1 volume)
Connor's will and other papers connected with his estate. Lead and zinc ore register, 1893-1909, from Joplin, MO.
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J.V. Conran Papers, 1940-1982 (C4067)
0.2 cubic feet (8 folders)
The papers of J.V. Conran, an attorney and political leader in Southeast Missouri, contain correspondence, newspapers clippings, and photographs.
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Conservatory of Music Collection, 1918-1976 (K0917)
0.3 c.f.
Rosters, monthly publications, handbook of the KC Junior League, 1952-1962; chi Omega Fraternity Alumnae chapter rosters 1954-1955; Kansas City Young Matrons Yearbook, 1958/59; United church Woomen of GKC directory, 1961; Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae driectory, 1957/58; Kansas City Juniorettes directory, 1955/56; Add to KC 27- Library: "Sunset Hill-First 50 Years", "Taming the Mighty Missouri" by Robert L. Branyan, 1973; "Sigma Nu General Catalogue", 1918;" University Club of Kansas City, MO", 1976.
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Consolidated Copper Creek Mining Company Records, 1906-1909 (R1030)
(1 folder)
This is material concerning the Consolidated Copper Creek Mining Company, which owned mines in Arizona and Colorado but had corporate offices in Kansas City, Missouri. Included are promotional materials and receipts for shares of stock from the company's financial agent, Isaac W. Dumm.
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Consolidated Jack Mines Company Collection, 1905 (R1100)
(1 folder)
This is a certificate for 150 shares of stock in the Consolidated Jack Mines Company, a Washington, D.C., Corporation with operations at Duenweg in Jasper County, Missouri. The certificate was dated March 18, 1905 and issued to A. M. Van Dyke. Frank Mattes, president, and E. A. Mattes, treasurer, signed the certificate.
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Consolidated School District Number 2 (Greene County, Mo.) Records, 1907-1935 (C0056)
2.7 cubic feet (114 folders), 9 oversize volumes
Records of rural schools in a 34 square-mile area around Strafford. Information pertains to Lamb, Potter, Flint Hill, Strafford, Danforth, and a black school (primary grades) and Strafford High School. Includes school board minutes, financial records, voter lists, election tallies, correspondence, teacher applications and contracts, and pupil records.
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Construction and General Laborers Local Union No. 264 Photograph Collection, 1957-1958 (K0684)
0.25 c.f.
Photographs of construction and demolition activities, both residential and commercial, presumably by union members of Local #264. Includes Longview Farm, Municipal Auditorium, and other buildings and grain elevators in the general Kansas City area. Also a small amount of correspondence from Theodore L. Irving, President of the Local.
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Contemporary Art Society Records, 1984-1988 (K0918)
0.5 c.f.
Financial records, including bank statements, tax returns, audits, 1984-1988.
Conway Public Schools Collection, 1912 (R0915)
(1 folder)
This booklet provides information concerning the 1912-1913 school year for the Conway Public Schools at Conway in Laclede County, Missouri. The principal was Lonnie S. Haymes.
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James E. Conway Letters, 1946-1947 (C4614)
0.1cubic feet (3 folders, 51.5 MB of digital files)
Letters written by a U.S. Army soldier from Boonville, Missouri, to his parents. Conway was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and Osaka, Japan. Also includes digital scans of letters.
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Conway, Missouri Cyclone Photograph Collection, 1908 (R1431)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 1 photograph)
The collection consists of one photograph of the "house and barn of C.A. Garrison Destroyed by Cyclone November 23, 1908, _ mile NE of Conway, Mo."
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Thomas W. Conyers Papers, 1817-1903 (C0755)
0.2 cubic feet, 1 oversize volume
Papers of a Monroe County, MO, landowner, merchant, soldier, and politician. Included are diaries, an account book, genealogical materials on the Conyers family, and miscellany regarding the daily activities of the Conyers family and their slaves. Particular emphasis is given to everyday farming operations and accounts.
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Christopher Columbus Cook Papers, 1860 (R0317)
(1 folder)
This is a photocopy of an agreement for the sale of two slave children, by Christopher C. Cook to George N. Cook, July 21, 1860, probably in Crawford County, Missouri. Appended are biographical notes by William P. Elmer of Salem, Missouri, 1955.
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David G. Cook Papers, 1874-1908 (C4197)
0.75 cubic feet (11 folders)
The papers of David Gillaspy Cook consists of books pertaining to the Valley Spring School located in Boone County, Missouri, of which Mr. Cook was a director, as well as some personal papers.
Warren Cook Collection, 1782-1978 (R0043)
0.25 cubic foot (5 folders)
The Warren Cook Collection contains photocopies of papers of the Smith, Havins, Roseberry, and Cook families of southwestern Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. The collection includes correspondence, estate papers, and genealogical records. Also included are two farm diaries from 1875-1876.
Laurie Perry Cookingham Papers, 1932-1980 (K0057)
5 c.f.
Correspondence, scrapbooks, autobiography drafts, and other materials pertaining to Cookingham's period of service as city manager of Kansas City and other cities
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Polly Cooley Letter, 1935 (C0838)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter dated 1851 to her husband, N.G. Cooley, who was in Idaho prospecting for gold. Reprinted in Carrollton Democrat, 1935.
Kenneth E. Coombs Papers, 1960s-1970s (CA5865)
5 cubic feet
Project files of a Kansas City architect related to historic restoration projects in Missouri. Includes correspondence, photographs, survey material, planning documents, financial records, and architectural drawings.
Joanne Coontz Photographs, 1876-1912 (P0283)
49 photographs
Photographs include: wreck of train, Engine #313 Missouri Pacific; the Gehlken Mill in Morgan County; the Curry Farm and farmhouse in Morgan County; the Gehlken Store in Pettis County, and the Gehlken and Penning families.
Cooper County, Missouri Assessment Lists, 1859 (C0489)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certified account of Lawrence Hall, assessor from Cooper County, and the receipt for same.
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Cooper County, Missouri, Administration Meeting Proceedings, 1828 (C2851)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Report of an administration meeting held in Boonville, MO, 22 February 1828. Resolutions supporting John Quincy Adams and a foreign tariff.
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Cooper County, Missouri, Assessment Lists, 1859 (C1376)
0.78 cubic feet (4 volumes)
Assessment lists for districts no. 1, 4, 5, and 6.