Manuscripts Index
C.D. Davis Jr. World War II Letters, 1945 (C4447)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters written by a soldier stationed in Camp Howze, Texas, and then in Germany to Anna Davis of Grandview, Missouri.
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Chester Charles Davis Papers, 1917-1953 (C0014)
6 cubic feet (398 folders, 17 volumes); also available on 20 rolls of microfilm
Correspondence, minutes, proceedings, literary productions, lists, printed material, financial and legal documents pertaining to the farm parity movement led by George Peek and Chester C. Davis. The photographs and the volumes, mainly newspaper clippings, deal almost exclusively with Davis’ career, 1933-1953.
Dean W. Davis Papers, 1943-1944 (R1401)
0.25 cubic foot (3 folders, 8 photographs)
The Dean W. Davis Papers contain the personal correspondence and photographs of Dean W. Davis during his service in World War II. Davis was a corporal in the 92nd Chemical Composite Company.
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Donald Dwight Davis Papers, 1912-1997 (K0934)
14 c.f.
Personal and business papers of Davis who was president of WHB radio and KMBC-TV. Also included are some papers of his wife, Harriet Treash Davis (1909-1997).
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Edward C. Davis Papers, 1854-1855 (C1804)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Edward C. Davis contain photostats of an oath of office and bond of Edward C. Davis, superintendent of common schools in Missouri.
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Ernest A. Davis Papers, 1846-1990 (C2606)
0.3 cubic feet
Personal papers of Davis consisting of letters sent by Davis to his mother Gertrude while he was in the army during World War I. Photographs depict him and his family, and group photographs of Davis's army units. Two volumes of church records document the Providence Baptist Church in Johnson County, Missouri. Other records document the genealogy of Davis's family through newspaper clippings and a photocopy of family records.
George Davis Family Papers, 1856-1997 (S0606)
0.4 cubic foot, 16 folders
The Davis family has resided in Kirkwood, MO, for nine generations. Papers include emancipation and Civil War papers; a letter from Thomas Hart Benton Jr., license and information about the city of Kirkwood, Booker T. Washington School, Olive Chapel AME, Unity Baptist Church, baseball player Al Smith, and the James A. Mitchell family. The papers of the George Davis Family contain photocopies of correspondence, emancipation and Union Army papers, and photographs documenting the lives of this African-American family in Kirkwood, Missouri.
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H.K. Davis Statement, 1864 (C1816)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Bill for printing election notice in the LEXINGTON WEEKLY UNION, September 10 through November 5, 1864, and stating that it had been done.
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Ilus Winfield Davis Papers, 1925-1995 (K0375)
200 c.f.
Mayoral, personal, and professional papers documenting Davis' political, legal, and civic contributions. Davis is considered the most important Kansas City, MO mayor of the 20th century.
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Irvine Woodrow and Nona Myrom Bell Davis Papers, 1929-2010 (C4083)
8 cubic feet (86 folders, 2 boxes)
The papers of Irvine and Nona Bell Davis contain records pertaining to the Davis, Bell, Woolery, Schanz, Cartee, Hildebrand, and Dayton families of mid-Missouri.
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James Adam Davis Papers, 1937-1975 (C3666)
23.5 cubic feet (1293 folders)
Papers of a state labor leader. State CIO Industrial Union Council, State Labor Council, Political Action Committee, Missouri Valley Authority, Governor's Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation, United Labor Committee of Missouri, State Environmental Improvement Authority and Executive Review Committee materials. Personal records.
James J. Davis Pension File, 1879 (C3271)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Military and pension records from U.S. Adjutant General’s Office. Davis enrolled in the Missouri State Militia at Cameron, Missouri, in 1862.
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Jefferson Davis Letter, 1889 (C2183)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To [Lynn] Samuels, [Sugar Tree, Carroll County, MO], from Beauvoir, MS, Apr. 10, 1889.
Answers Samuel's inquiries about why he opposed a Confederate pursuit at the Battle of Bull Run and why he was not tried for treason. Also typed copy in collection 995, Vol. XXVI, 711.
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Jefferson Davis Letter, 1853 (C1892)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Luther M. Kennett, St. Louis, MO, from Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 1853.
Letter to president of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad, regarding the right of way through the government grounds at Jefferson Barracks.
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John Davis and William O. Colburn Papers, 1838-1890 (C0091)
0.18 cubic feet (9 folders)
Accounts, legal papers, promissory notes, and receipts, of John Davis of Pleasant Hill and Warrensburg, MO, and William O. Colburn of Miller County and California, MO.
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Joseph Davis Diary, 1825 (C1096)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)
Diary, September 30-October 25, 1825, of a member of the party appointed by President John Quincy Adams to survey and mark a road to Santa Fe. Gives account of return trip from the Mexican border. Negative and positive copies.
Joseph Davis Letter, 1855 (C0671)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To G.R. Smith, from Fayette, MO, May 31, 1855.
Comments on political trends in Kansas and Missouri.
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Julia Davis Papers, 1917-1988 (S0142)
0.4 cubic feet, 21 folders
The Julia Davis Papers are a research collection compiled by African-American educator and activist Julia Davis, documenting the educational and cultural activities of the black community in St. Louis between 1917 and 1988. The papers include articles, reports, lesson plans, programs, and literature from black educational institutions, as well as biographical material and tributes to black educators.
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Lewis C. Davis Permit, 1918 (C2254)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Military motorcycle permit.
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Lois E. Davis Photographs, 1966, 1981, no date (P0643)
11 photographs
Color snapshots of General Omar N. Bradley in Moberly, MO, and related sites. Photographs of Hungry Mother Wildlife Area and Locust Grove school in Howard County.
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Loretta M. Davis Papers, 1965 (C3100)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Loretta M. Davis contain three letters between Mrs. Davis and Leonard Hall regarding her great-grandfather, Pierre Charles De Luziere St. Vrain, and some of his family, and discussing the family's prominence in France and the U.S. Also included are brief historical sketches of some towns in the Ste. Genevieve County area.
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Lottie W. Davis Photograph Collection, no date (P0688)
8 photographs
Photos of Davis home and Union Steam Laundry, St. Joseph, MO.
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Margaret Stout Davis Autobiography, 1952 (C0680)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The autobiography, "The Story of My Life" by Margaret Stout Davis, covers her life from 1870 to 1952. She recounts her fathers' and husbands' business ventures.
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Paul Grant Davis Papers, 1908-1988 (R1357)
0.5 cubic foot (17 folders)
These are the personal papers of Paul Grant Davis consisting of correspondence, photographs, and papers relating to his work in the insurance business.
S.D. Davis Papers, 1864 (R1473)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The collection consists of a letter from S.D. Davis to Mrs. Mary E. Wall addressed to Mrs. Wall in Neelys Landing, Missouri on the 28th of November 1864.
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Samuel Davis Papers, 1950-1959 (C4544)
0.2 cubic feet (6 folders)
Papers of a historian from Macon, including a copy of his dissertation "The British Labor Party and British Foreign Policy, 1933-1939," other manuscript information, correspondence, and photographs.
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True Davis Campaign Newspaper, 1968 (C3341)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A paid political advertisement, "The True Davis Story" aimed at informing Missourians about Davis' background, experience, and political reputation during his 1968 campaign for Democratic nomination for U.S. senator from Missouri. The paper also gives Davis' views of the major campaign issues.
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Walter W. Davis Papers, 1948-2007 (K0572)
1 c.f.
Davis was a flight engineer with Trans World Airlines (TWA). Includes newsletters, publications, clippings, handbooks, and reports, and employee agreements, an employee grievance pamphlet, a retirement handbook, and a copy of a legal Motion for Intervention filed by Flight Engineers
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William Hornbuckle Davis Papers, 1839 (K0537)
0.01 c.f.
Certificate for land purchase from the United State Land Office in Lexington, MO for property in Johnson County, MO.
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Winchester Davis Deed, 1871 (C0517)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Howard County land deeded to Winchester Davis by his parents, Joseph and Sarah E. Davis.
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Davis-Hughes Family Papers, 1842-1963 (C0834)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Papers of two Missouri families represented by William Thompson Davis and his brother-in-law, Joseph Taylor Juan Hughes. Collection consists mainly of Davis' letters, his diploma, and a program from the Davis Institute. Also includes genealogical material.
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Davis-Vandiver Family Letters, 1864-1872 (C0299)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Typed copies of letters from Clay and Ray Counties, MO, discussing family affairs, trouble with bushwhackers, and politics in 1872.
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Alexander Caldwell Davison Account Book, 1870-1887 (C1097)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)
Record of personal expenses and business transactions of a Jefferson City, MO, doctor, 1870-1879. Also letters to his brother Willie, 1881-1887.
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Leslie Davison Photographs, 1961, no date (P0810)
4 photographs
Photos of Florissant, MO houses ca. 1961.
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John Lawrence Daw Architectural Records, 1970-1990 (K1340)
28c.f.
Architectural drawings (rolled, flat, other), photographs, public relations materials, project correspondence, administrative records, and personal materials related to the career of this Kansas City, Missouri architect.
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Dawes Family Photographs, 1911, no date (P0542)
13 photographs
Photos related to the Dawes family and related families.
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Sophronia Clemenson Rabon Dawes Photograph, no date (P0418)
1 photograph
Photo of Sophronia Clemenson Rabon Dawes, 1st woman sheriff of Missouri ca. 1919, taken in front of the Vernon County Jail in Nevada, Missouri.
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John T. Dawson Papers, 1930s (CA5975)
1 folder
Insurance papers of the St. Joseph, Missouri resident, dating to the 1930s.
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David Lewis Day Papers, 1762-1885 (K0114)
0.3 c.f.
Letters, diary, account books, poems and newspaper clippings belonging to Day, a Civil War veteran from Milford, MA. Much of the material deals with the Civil War or with veterans' organizations such as the Grand Army of the Republic.
Joseph M. Day Loyalty Oath, 1866 (C1618)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Day was a 2nd lieutenant in Company F of the Missouri 77th Regiment.
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Daybreak Residential Treatment Center Records, 1980-1991 (CA6635)
0.1 cubic feet
Constitution, by-laws, incorporation papers, and minutes of a community-based non-profit founded in 1980 in Columbia, Missouri, to provide residential and other therapeutic services to persons with mental illness.
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Sarah Ann Reed Sturgeon DeForest Papers, circa 1920-1950 (R0073)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Sarah Ann Reed Sturgeon DeForest Collection contains photocopies of a scrapbook of genealogical information on residents of Phelps and Texas counties in Missouri collected by DeForest. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings of obituaries, wedding announcements, and biographical notes from the Rolla and Licking newspapers.
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Hugh Gordon Deane Jr. Papers, 1936-1998 (K0617)
3 c.f.
Personal papers of journalist, author, and co-founder of the US-China Peoples Friendship Association. Includes correspondence, research notes, publications, conference transcripts, an FBI file on Indusco, manuscripts (published and unpublished), clippings, and a military map drawn by Zhou Enlai.
John Deane Papers, 1853-1854 (R1222)
(1 folder)
These are two letters from John Deane at Potosi in Washington County, Missouri, to his nephew, John Deane, at New Rochelle, New York, dated May 4, 1853, and to "Friend Leland," dated March 12, 1854. The letters concern wagons, horses, mules, "silver mineral," and the weather.
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Fred Morris Dearing Papers, 1897-1961 (C2926)
22.4 cubic feet (1624 folders, 28 volumes)
Memoirs, editorial notes, news clippings, personal and general correspondence, bills, and receipts, original poetry, essays, short stories, and a collection of annotated books of a career diplomat.
Julia Ann Dearing Letter, 1839 (C0494)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To James Jones, High Hill, Missouri, from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, September 19, 1839. Letter to her father describing river travel on a wedding trip on the Mississippi.
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Russell L. Dearmont Papers, 1929-1965 (C2665)
72 cubic feet
Personal, business, and family correspondence of a St. Louis lawyer and Democratic politician who was counsel and later president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and was active in civic affairs.
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John G. Deatherage Memoir, 1916 (C3268)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Civil War reminiscences of a Union soldier who went with men from his neighborhood at Talbert Ferry on White River to Salem, Arkansas, to fight with Colonel Marshall of the 1st Illinois Cavalry.
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William Newton Deatherage Photograph Album, c. 1910s (C4410)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder, 168 photographs)
Photograph album created by the superintendent of Fractional School District No. 1 contains photographs of school buildings and their outhouses and water facilities in Stone County, Missouri. Includes names of teachers and their salaries.
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Bruce Debo Collection, circa 1930s-1950s (R1011)
(1 folder)
These are photographs of Newburg, Arlington, Hooker, and Waynesville in Phelps and Pulaski Counties in Missouri. Also included are a printed map showing float stations on the Gasconade and Big Piney Rivers, and the business card of Roubidoux Woodworkers of Devils Elbow, Missouri.