Manuscripts Index
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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Pierre-Jean De Smet Papers, no date (C1521)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Fragment of article written by Father De Smet about the early inhabitants of the Mississippi Valley and Indian civilization. Population, agriculture, pottery, use of metals. Refutation of Timothy Flint.
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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research notes, publications, conference transcripts, an FBI file on Indusco, manuscripts (published and unpublished), clippings, and a military map drawn by Zhou Enlai.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.
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Nancy J. DeBoer Photograph Collection, 1888-1982 (P0322)
Commercially produced stereographs, depicting Italy, Canada, Switzerland, 1892 World's Fair, early 20th century US Presidents, military leaders, Scenes from the Life of Christ, New York City, WWI, and the American West.
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Perl D. Decker Papers, 1897-1939 (C0092)
0.7 cubic feet, 3 oversize volumes
Speeches, news clippings, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials of a Joplin, MO, lawyer and Democratic congressman. Scrapbooks containing clippings, letters and other items related to his career. Also Anti-Saloon League material and platforms of the two major parties.
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Denise DeClue Papers, 1960-2017 (C4671)
2.75 cubic feet (69 folders), 2 audio cassettes, 1 compact disc, 2 video cassettes
The papers of a journalist, playwright, and movie and television screenwriter who graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism include news articles, scripts, contracts, lawsuit material, and audiovisual material.
James P. Dee Papers, 1949-1950 (C0093)
0.2 cubic feet
Correspondence, book reports, reading lists, and University of Missouri M.A. thesis, a rhetorical study of a speech by Nebraska Senator George W. Norris, March 4, 1917, the "armed ship filibuster."
Carl F. Deeg Photographs, 1890-1939 (P0862)
0.6 linear feet
Photos of Missouri representatives and senators by Carl Deeg.
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Ailie Cleveland Deem Photographs, 1959-1962 (P0529)
5 photographs
Snapshots of Plattsburg and Lilly area homes, Clinton County.
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Deering (Mo.) Photograph Collection, 1934-1935 (CG0079)
0.1 cubic feet
The collection contains one postcard and 34 original photographs taken by Andrew C. Koval (1909-1966) during his employment by International Harvester. He was sent to Deering, Mo. in the 1930s as a clerical worker. Photos include the shuttered Wisconsin Lumber Company logging business, plantation operation, schools, buildings, housing and people of Deering. Photographs were taken to share with his family in Chicago.
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Lee Essery Deering Papers, 1939-1949; 1981; 2002 (C4520)
0.4 cubic feet (15 folders, 4 oversize items)
World War II correspondence, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts of a soldier from Tarkio, Missouri, who was killed in action in 1944.
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Eliga and Mae Dees Papers, 1917-1920 (R1453)
0.5 cubic foot (11 folders)
The letters of Eliga and Mae Dees contain correspondence between the couple as well as correspondence to Eliga from other family members.
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Ed DeField, "Remembrance of World War II", 1996 (R0681)
(1 folder)
The Ed DeField, "Remembrance of World War II" is a photocopy of a memoir of World War II by a native of Mississippi County, Missouri. DeField was a member of the 397th Antiaircraft Battalion. He served in Wales, Normandy, France, Belgium, and Germany, and in the Allied occupation force.
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Defoe Family Papers, 1840-1867 (C0309)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Primarily land grants and deeds.
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Harold B. DeGood Scrapbook, 1949-1964 (K0401)
0.1 c.f.
De Goode was one of the engineers who helped build WDAF-TV. Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photos on all aspects of the opening and running of the television station in Kansas City, MO.
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DeHaven, Wing & Co., Wagoner's Receipt Book, 1857-1858 (C1098)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
A book to indicate receipt of goods freighted to various towns away from the river. DeHaven, Wing & Co., a Boonville, MO, firm, shipped goods to numerous towns in Missouri.
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DeKay Family Papers, 1873-1889 (C1938)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Papers concerning investment in bonds of LaGrange Iron and Steel Rolling Mill Company, LaGrange, MO.
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Richard Delander Papers, 1969-1976 (C4423)
1.8 cubic feet (27 folders)
Newsletters, magazines, broadsides, and other publications regarding the American Postal Workers Union, including the Columbia Postal Worker of which Richard Delander was creator and editor in 1975, and the Postal Press Association.
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John T. Delich Collection, 1914-2001 (K0592)
4 c.f.
Architectural drawings, maps, photographs and aerial photos, and job specifications, primarily concerned with the Muehlebach Hotel, the Empire Theater, Gayety Theater, and other buildings in Kansas City, MO area.
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Edward Buehler Delk Collection, 1917-1962 (K0243)
1 c.f.
Personal and professional photographs and some personal papers belonging to Delk, a prominent Kansas City architect, and his wife, Jane Willis Delk. They relate to the Delks' travels around the world; with a strong focus on the architecture; and photos of residences and buildings designed by Delk.
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Delmar Loop Snapshots, 2000 (P1204)
Snapshots ca. 2000 of Blueberry Hill and the St. Louis Walk of Fame in the Delmar Loop district of University City.
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Delta Kappa Gamma, Pi Chapter Records, 1946-2012 (S0765)
7 cubic feet
The collection includes meeting minutes, financial reports, membership reports, photographs, and yearbooks pertaining to the Phi and Zelta chapters of Delta Kappa Gamma, a professional honorary society of women educators dedicated to promoting women in education.
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Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Delta State, Beta Chapter (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1930s-2010s (CA6458)
1.3 cubic feet
Records of an honor society for women educators include membership materials, newsletters, yearbooks, a history of the chapter, and miscellaneous material.
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Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, State of Missouri Records, 1938-2024 (CA5157)
13.2 cubic feet, 4 video cassettes, 2 computer discs, 1 DVD
The records of an honorary organization for women teachers include histories, meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, state convention programs and materials, yearbooks, newsletters, membership materials, chapter materials, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International-Chi Chapter of Delta State Records, 1955-1996 (K0692)
2 c.f.
Women educators founded the society to recognize the sustained, successful experience of women educators. Includes minutes, scrapbooks, photographs, directories, newsletters, clippings, conference programs, attendance rolls, and international directories.
Delta Kappa Gamma-Missouri Alpha Chapter Records, 1938-1989 (K0930)
2 c.f.
Organizational records of the Chapter, a professional honorary Society of women educators, including meeting minutes, yearbooks, publications and historical background of the Society. Also scrapbooks of clippings, programs, and ephemera, and some correspondence, minutes, and reports.
Delta Phi Alpha, Eta Beta Chapter Records, 1965-1981 (C4682)
0.25 cubic foot (13 folders)
Organizational records of the Eta Beta Chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, a German honorary fraternity, at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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Delta Upsilon Photographs, 1950s-1960s (CA6610)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Photographs of a fraternity house and its members on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, including the annual campustown races.
Democratic Central Committee (Cooper County, Mo.) Records, 1884-1890 (C3737)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The collection contains clippings of the proceedings of the Democratic County Committee, official returns of the Democratic primary elections, Democratic party tickets, correspondence, and miscellany.
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Democratic National Convention, Kansas City, Missouri, Photographs, 1900 (P0673)
24 photographs
Photos of the Democratic National Convention in Kansas City, 1900.
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Democratic Party Ballot, 1876 (C0812)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Regular Democratic ticket, Columbia, Missouri, November 7, 1876, giving candidates for president, vice-president, electors, governor, and other state and county officials.
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Democratic Party Campaign Literature, 1964 (C2243)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
One poster, "Vote 'No' for Governor," used as campaign literature during the Missouri Democratic Primary, 1964.
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Democratic Party Picnic Report, 1876 (C1825)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Summary of speeches and discussion at a Democratic Party picnic. Buckner, MO, September 16, 1876. Typed copy included.
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L. Walter Dempsey Stenographer's Notes, 1917 (C3016)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Shorthand notes taken during the investigation of the Lead Belt Riots in St. Francois County, MO, in 1917.
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Clint Denham Photograph Collection, 1960, no date (P0697)
8 photographs
Photos of Scott County houses, churches, and cemeteries. Photo of the Little River Drainage District.
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Robert N. Denham Papers, 1919-1954 (C0012)
19 cubic feet (1,753 folders)
The papers include material on Denham’s legal practice in Florida; his work as trial examiner and general counsel for NLRB, including material on Taft-Hartley legislation, speeches, and participation in President’s Conference on Administrative Procedures; and personal papers.
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Arthur Hugh Denney Papers, 1960s-1970s (CA4980)
15.4 cubic feet
The papers of a University of Missouri professor of community development and consultant on economic planning include correspondence, publications, and research materials, including material regarding Missouri post offices and Postmasters. Also includes genealogy client files containing correspondence, family charts, and other research materials related to Missouri families.
Hugh Denney Photograph Collection, 1932, no date (P0103)
0.42 linear feet
The bulk of the collection is aerial photographs of Missouri towns by the Missouri National Guard, from the 1960s and 1970s. Also includes six 3 1/2x5 inch photographs taken by the donor picturing cartoonist Daniel R. Fitzpatrick during a fishing trip on the Current River near Denney's Blue Spring Lodge, ca. 1956-1957. The guide, Dow Knuckles, is also shown in four of the photographs.
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William H. Dennis Letter, 1861 (K0533)
0.01 c.f.
Letter from a private in the Illinois 7th Cavalry from Camp Butler, IL and camp live and news.