Manuscripts Index
C.V. Criss Papers, 1894-1920 (C0246)
0.2 cubic feet
Papers concerned with the Sedalia District Quarterly Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Criss was the district superintendent.
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Robert E. and Betty Lou Crist Photograph Collection, no date (P0938)
2 photographs
Photos of John Forbes Benjamin house, Shelbina
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J. H. Criswell Handbill, circa 1902 (R0662)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a handbill by J. H. Criswell at Owensville in Gasconade County, Missouri, soliciting ties for the St. Louis, Kansas City, and Colorado Railroad.
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"Missouri," H.H. Crittenden, 1930 (C2096)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Poem submitted to the MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW.
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John Jordon Crittenden Letters, 1820-1860 (C0973)
1 roll of microfilm
Letters pertaining to the Whig Party, particularly in Missouri. Originals in the Library of Congress.
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Thomas Theodore Crittenden Calling Card, 1882 (C1592)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Calling card of governor of Missouri.
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Thomas Theodore Crittenden Letter, 1897 (C1929)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter to E.E. Blake, El Reno, OK T., from Mexico City, Mar.30, 1897, asking procedure for securing the rights of Americans.
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Thomas Theodore Crittenden Letter, 1896 (C1744)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter to R.H. Jesse, Columbia, MO, from Mexico City, Dec. 28, 1896. Crittenden describes the Texas-Missouri football game in Mexico City and compares Mexican cadets with American students.
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Thomas Theodore Crittenden Letter, no date (C1514)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter written to Ben Perley Poore. It includes a list of the counties which compose the 7th Congressional District of Missouri and an autobiographical sketch of Crittenden.
Thomas Theodore Crittenden Papers, 1880-1950 (C0087)
0.4 cubic feet
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and papers of Thomas T. Crittenden, governor of Missouri, 1881-1885, and U.S. consul general in Mexico City, 1893-1897. Letter book kept while he was consul general in Mexico.
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Thomas Theodore Crittenden Proclamation, 1881 (C2875)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Governor's proclamation offering rewards for the arrest of express and train robbers Frank and Jesse James.
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Lelah E. Crockett Papers, 1965-1992 (C4467)
2.0 cubic feet (106 folders)
This collection is comprised of genealogical materials pertaining to the family of Lelah Crockett, and the various branches related to the Crocketts. Much of the material is photocopies of original documents either from governmental sources, books, or family papers such as a family Bible. The rest is typically correspondence about the family history.
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Madeline Crockett Photograph Collection, 1956, no date (P0064)
5 photographs
5 b/w photos of Sabbath Home United Methodist Church. Three exterior views of the Church, one of which shows the cemetery, and one interior view with alter. One b/w group photo of Primary Class during Vacation Church School, with individuals identified.
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Crockett-Richardson Family Postcards, 1908-1941 (C4460)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
Picture postcard collection compiled by Bates County, Missouri, native Jessie Marie Sturgeon Wirt and her daughter Lois Marie Wirt, Lompoc, California. Includes postcards showing Missouri towns, other states, holiday greetings, jokes, landscapes, and historic sites and buildings both in the U.S. and in Europe.
John Croll Photograph Collection, 1890 (P0753)
4 photographs
Copy photos of Wabash Hospital (Moberly), N. Missouri R.R. Locomotive, Hannibal railroad yards and depot.
Robert Cronbach Collection, 1933-1992 (S0613)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
This collection contains biographical material on the sculptor Robert Cronbach, collected by Ernest Stix.
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Crooked Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Crawford County, Mo.) Records, 1871-1926 (C3718)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Church record book of the Crooked Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which began in Keysville and later moved to Steelville. The church was established in 1834 by John Dunlap, Reuben Vaughn, Mr. Keys, and several others.
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S.H. Crosman Letter, 1838 (C2436)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter to J.R. Campbell, St. Francisville, MO, from Keokuk, [IA], May 26, 1838, concerning land deeds he is bringing with him to St. Louis, business, and estate of Isaac Antaga.
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Alice Clark Cross Postcard Collection, 1906-1909 (P0265)
7 postcards
Seven postcards of the University of Missouri showing quadrangle, columns, birds-eye view of campus, academic hall and Broadway in Columbia during busy day.
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Asa Beebe Cross Papers, 1855-1940 (K0082)
5 c.f.
Correspondence, diaries, photographs, financial and business records of Cross, an early Kansas City architect, and his immediate family
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John N. Cross Record Book, 1871-1872 (C1086)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)
A schoolteacher's record of personal expense while attending college. Records he kept at the various schools where he taught and notes on the weather and subjects taught.
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John Newton Cross Scrapbook, 1934 (C1396)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Miscellaneous newspaper clippings from Missouri newspapers.
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CrossCurrents Culture Unlimited Records, 1977-1998 (KA2612)
2 c.f.
The addition contains audio cassettes, posters, flyers, performance schedules, newspaper clippings, and membership lists related to the CrossCurrents Culture Unlimited Records.
CrossCurrents is a non-profit corporation in Kansas City, Missouri, dedicated to people creating their own culture.
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CrossCurrents Culture Unlimited Records, 1980-2009 (K0544)
10 c.f.
Organizational records and sound recordings of a not-for-profit which produces concerts, plays and community events.
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Dr. Henry Crossen World War II Scrapbooks, 1936-1946 (S0672)
4 cubic feet, 40 folders
Dr. Crossen served on the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine and compiled the scrapbooks during World War II. The scrapbooks provide a view of the war as it was seen during the period. Topics of interest include the Battle of Britain, Japanese-American internment camps, and the Battle of Midway.
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"Crossing the Plains", 1864 (C0686)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Poem about a trip from Tipton, Missouri, into Idaho, starting April 23, 1864. Printed in 1886 by the poet’s brother, W.S. Howard.
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William Lee Crotty Papers, 1913-1919 (K0293)
0.5 c.f.
Research notes and writings of a local historian focused on the southern part of Kansas City and Jackson County, MO.
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Ben G. Crouch Photographs, no date (P0630)
3 photographs
Photos of Bethany, MO: Fairview Church, Hubbard home, John S. Allen memorial.
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Kenneth E. Crouch Papers, 1951-1960 (C2207)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Miscellaneous church bulletins.
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Carl Crow Letter, 1937 (C2933)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter to Rolph Fairchild, from Pelham, NY, Nov. 13, 1937, asking advice about which political party to join.
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Carl Crow Papers, 1913-1945 (C0041)
6 cubic feet (354 folders, 22 volumes), 6 oversize volumes
Bills, accounts, speeches, notes, correspondence and book and article manuscripts on a wide range of subjects. Crow was a resident of China for a number of years and most of his writing was about China or related subjects. The collection includes a diary of a trip over the Burma Road, the diary of a Japanese soldier, and notes and articles on the Japanese opium trade.
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Enoch H. Crowder Papers, 1884-1942 (C1046)
27 cubic feet (2045 folders, 7 volumes); also available on 51 rolls of microfilm
Correspondence and other papers of judge advocate general who administered Selective Service in World War I, served as ambassador to Cuba, and, after his retirement from public life, advised sugar interests.
John Franklin Crowell Letter, 1894 (C1710)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To M.H. Lockwood, Columbia, MO, from Durham, N.C., Mar. 24, 1894.
Crowell, president of Trinity College, planned to nominate Lockwood for the chair of physics and biology. Crowell could not guarantee a position but Lockwood's selection was probable.
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Conrad and Elizabeth Crowley Deed of Trust, 1853 (C1984)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
For sale of land in Buchanan County, MO, to John and Thomas Curd.
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Crown Coach Company Collection, no date (R0975)
(1 folder)
This is a brochure for "Expense-Paid Tours to and thru the Ozarks and Ouachitas" offered by Crown Coach Lines of Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. Eight tours are described, starting from Kansas City and extending as far as New Orleans and San Antonio.
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Homer Croy Papers, 1905-1965 (C2534)
10.25 cubic feet (765 folders), 1 roll of microfilm
Homer Croy, a Missouri native, was the author of numerous books, short stories, plays and articles. The collection contains research and manuscripts for published and unpublished work, business and personal correspondence, financial records, contracts, photographs, and scrapbooks.
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Cruise Palmer Papers, 1909-1977 (K0240)
1 c.f.
Palmer was a prominent journalist and a Executive Editor at the Kansas City Star. Contains news articles, photographs, and other documents related to the history and stockholders of the Kansas City Star Company; the professional journalist society, Sigma Delta Chi, for which Palmer was Kansas City chapter president; and the everyday work of a newspaper journalist.
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George W. Crum Memorial Service, 1971 (C3418)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a summary of the memorial service for a Kansas City businessman and brother-in-law of William Bradshaw of Columbia, MO.
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Crump Family Journals, 1838-1886 (C3146)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Extracts from the journals of the Crump and Dupuy families. Includes family record of Crump family, and sale bill of their belongings with list of items and amounts paid for each.
Crusade Against Crime Records, 1972-1979 (S0869)
9 cubic feet
This collection contains correspondence, press releases, grant applications, newspaper clippings, and publications of a women's volunteer support group for law enforcement agencies.
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Mrs. L.T. Cruse Photograph Collection, 1904 (P0190)
5 photographs
Photographs of Fort Bellefontaine and the transfer of remains to Jefferson Barracks, 1904.
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Spencer Crutcher Letters, 1847-1917 (C0242)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Written from Jessamine County, KY, to William N. Crutcher, Frankfort, KY, concerning national politics, farming, and family life. Includes an 1886 letter about a gold prospecting trip to California. Miscellaneous items.
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Nathaniel Greene Cruzen Account Book, 1831 (C1088)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains accounts of a general merchandise store in Utica, Missouri.
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Cuba Community Fair Collection, 1948 (R0895)
(1 folder)
This is a program booklet for the second annual Cuba Community Fair, held at Cuba in Crawford county, Missouri, on September 8-11, 1948. The fair was sponsored by the Cuba Civic Club and its Auxiliary.
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Cuivre-Siloam Regular Baptist Association Records, 1822-1922 (C4325)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)
The records of Cuivre-Siloam Regular Baptist Church Association contain meeting minutes, which also include some church history and brief biographies of some of the church elders.
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Prudence Lily Culbert Scrapbook, 1821 (C1397)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Newspaper clippings of poems, news stories, drawings, and obituaries.
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Marion and Virgil Culler Collection, no date (CA5054)
0.3 cubic feet
Copies of printed and handwritten sheet music collected in the Bethel, MO, area.
Cullimore Family Collection, 1878-2020 (R1090)
10.5 cubic feet (276 of folders, 8 CDs, 2 cassette tapes, 828 photographs, 217 negatives, 1 45 record)
The Cullimore Family Papers contain the personal and family papers for Donald B. and Lee M. Cullimore and their father Donald G. Cullimore. The papers include personal correspondence, diaries, articles, family research and genealogy, photographs, and local history research. a larger portion of the collection is dedicated to genealogical materials for the family of Lee Cullimore and his wife, Marcia Craddock Cullimore’s family.
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Peter K. Cullins Postcard Collection, 1900-1918 (P0249)
32 postcards
Postcards of Columbia, Kansas City, St. Louis, and the 1904 World's Fair.
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James S. Cullison Photograph Collection, 1940s (R1462)
0.25 cubic foot (5 folders, 109 photographs)
The James S. Cullison Photograph Collection is comprised of images of geological formations produced by James S. Cullison. The photographs were used in geological papers produced by James S. Cullison during his work as a professor of geology at the Missouri School of Mines now (Missouri University of Science and Technology) in the 1930s and 1940s.