Manuscripts Index
J.S. Dorsey Promissory Note, 1892 (C2725)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A note for one thousand dollars to encourage the rebuilding of the University of Missouri after the fire of 1892.
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Lloyd Dorsey Letter, 1855 (C2015)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter of introduction for Darius Heald, written to John Robb, Washington, D.C., from Plantersburgh, Feb. 3, 1855.
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Dorsey-Fuqua Family Collection, 1851-1939 (C3830)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders, 1 oversize volume)
The Dorsey-Fuqua Family Collection consists of correspondence and legal papers concerning Jerre S. Dorsey during the Civil War. Also includes memorabilia of Columbia, Missouri; the University of Missouri; a souvenir of Mark Twain’s 70th birthday at Delmonico’s in 1905; and an illustrated atlas of Boone County, Missouri, from 1876, with handwritten notations.
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W.M. Dotson Letter, 1864 (C0972)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Background on the prisoner George Ring, arrested in connection with cotton smuggling. Explains where his belongings can be found.
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Double Helix Corporation Records, 1972-1979 (S0199)
90 cubic feet
The Double Helix Corporation Records document the activities of a non-profit, community media corporation incorporated in St. Louis in 1971 to preserve and expand non-commercial, community broadcasting. The records reflect Double Helix's search for radio and TV broadcasting frequencies after the demise of KDNA radio. The collection includes petitions to the FCC for share-time with radio stations KSLH and KHRU as well as later applications for television broadcasting on Channels 18, 40, and 46. Opposing petitions filed by competitors for these frequencies, including the independent petition filed by KETC-TV for the use of Channel 40. The FCC ruling on the television channels appears within the series as well as Double Helix's application for a federal grant, correspondence, minutes, notes, and membership lists. Also included in the collection are programming tapes from KDNA/KDHX.
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John Dougherty Letter Book, 1826-1829 (C2292)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume), 1 roll of microfilm
The Dougherty letter book contains letters from Dougherty, fur trader, interpreter, and Upper Missouri Indian agent, to William Clark, superintendent of Indian affairs at St. Louis, various U.S. Army officers, Indian agents, interpreters and fur traders, U.S. War and Treasury Department officials, Missouri politicians, and private citizens.
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Patrick Dougherty Papers, 1978-2006 (S0550)
0.3
The Patrick Dougherty Papers contain correspondence, pamphlets, photographs, and newspaper clippings regarding Dougherty's 28 year service in the Missouri Legislature.
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Douglas County Booster Club Collection, no date (R1058)
(1 folder)
This is "Douglas County in the Heart of the Ozarks," a promotional booklet prepared by the Douglas County Booster Club at Ava in Douglas County, Missouri.
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Johnny Douglas [Johnny Sic] Punk Rock Collection, 1982-1983 (K1017)
0.25 c.f.
Photographs, zines, show flyers and music CD's collected by lead singer of a Kansas City punk band called Choke.
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Douglass Family Collection, 1838-1990 (C3978)
1.4 cubic feet, 13 audio cassettes
The Douglass Family Collection contains oral histories, volumes, photographs, and correspondence dealing with farm life and agriculture in McBaine, MO. There are also a family tree, and documentation of a flour mill owned by Northcutt & Brothers in Mexico, MO.
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J.B. Douglass Article, 1853 (C2823)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Reply by J.B. Douglass to charges by Judge Persinger during the Boone County court elections in 1853.
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Joseph L. Douglass Studio Photographs, 1885-1911 (P0434)
0.3 linear feet
Photographs taken by Joseph L. Douglass, a commercial photographer in Columbia Missouri ca. 1890s-early 1900s. Includes images of the ruins of Academic Hall, the University of Missouri campus, and portraits of students and Columbia residents.
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William Douglass Appointment, 1809 (C1447)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection consists of Douglas' appointment as a deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church by Francis Asbury, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America.
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Samuel Dowell Military Land Grant, 1819 (C0486)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Grant of 160 acres of land in Missouri, signed by James Monroe.
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Lillian Bradford Dowler Diaries, 1928-1995 (CA6371)
0.6 cubic feet
Diaries kept by Lillian Bradford Dowler, a farm wife who grew up and lived in the Birch Tree community area in Shannon County, Missouri, her whole life. The diaries date from 1928 to 1995 and document family life and daily activities on the farm. Collection also includes transcriptions.
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Lillian Bradford Dowler Diaries, 1928-1995 (C4531)
0.8 cubic feet (8 folders)
Diaries kept by Lillian Bradford Dowler, a farm wife who grew up and lived in the Birch Tree community area in Shannon County, Missouri, her whole life. The diaries date from 1928 to 1995 and document family life and daily activities on the farm. Collection also includes transcriptions.
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Down Memory Lane Manuscript, 1976 (S0020)
0.01 cubic foot
The Down Memory Lane Manuscript is a 50th-anniversary celebration history of the Charles Sumner High School, originally published in June 1959 for the 1909 graduating class, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis Records, 1955-2019 (S0270)
1 cubic foot, 20 folders
Founded in 1970, Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis (DSAGLS) seeks to benefit the lives of people with Down syndrome and their families through individual and family support, education, and public awareness. This collection consists of meeting minutes, financial statements, newsletters, brochures, and newspaper clippings. It also contains legal materials pertaining to Merry vs. Parkway School District, a legal case that DSAGLS participated in during the 1980s and 1990s that involved Parkway School District refusing to give proper education to students with disabilities.
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Maxine Rorabaugh Downey Photograph Collection, 1894-1967 (P0045)
3 photographs
Black and white snapshot of students outside of Prairie View School #27; all students and teacher from 1912-1913 school year listed. Snapshot of exterior front Prairie View School #27. Photograph of Friendship School near Memphis, MO, 1894.
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Downing and Whinrey Families Papers, 1837-1929 (R0049)
0.25 cubic foot (11 folders)
The Downing and Whinrey Families Papers contain photocopies of receipts and correspondence of the Downing and Whinrey families of southwestern Missouri. Both families had members who went to California to mine gold in the 1850s, some of whom remained to settle in the West. Most of the collection consists of letters written to relatives in Missouri.
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Maurine Downing Postcard Collection, 1917 (P0237)
0.3 linear feet
56 postcards pertaining to western and southwestern Missouri, specifically the Joplin and Kansas City areas and a few postcards of Southwest City.
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Thomas Jefferson Downing Papers, 1918-1925 (C0662)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Two medical papers written by a doctor from New London, MO: One, "A Possible Factor of Degeneracy," was published in the NEW YORK MEDICAL JOURNAL, July 20, 1918; the other, "A Pope as Physician," was printed in the MEDICAL JOURNAL AND RECORD, December 16, 1925.
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Downtown (Kansas City, Missouri) Kiwanis Club Records, 1918-2002 (K0364)
12 c.f.
Organizational records of the Club including minutes, correspondence, publications, financial records, programs, scrapbooks, and photographs. The mission of Kiwanis is to serve the children of the world. Our members help shelter the homeless, feed the hungry, mentor the disadvantaged and care for the sick.
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Downtown St. Louis Incorporated Records, 1927-2001 (S0342)
6.2 cubic feet, 1427 photographs
Downtown St. Louis, Inc. was founded in 1958 by a group of St. Louis businessmen who were interested in the revitalization of downtown St. Louis. In the late fifties and early sixties, many sizeable suburban shopping centers were constructed in all areas of St. Louis County, which took away much of the commercial shopping and entertainment business from downtown St. Louis. Many businesses left the area, and large blocs of office space were empty. The papers consist of newsletters (1958-1974); subject files of correspondence, reports, maps and news releases; and photographs of some of the promotions arranged by Downtown St. Louis, Inc.
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Dr. Brown's Ladies Band and Orchestra Collection, 1894, 1913 (K1094)
0.03 c.f. (3 folders)
Photographs, posters, and a program for Dr. Brown's Ladies Band and Orchestra in Macon, MO.
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"Dr. Emmet Starr," Micah Pearce Smith, 1930 (C2106)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Biographical sketch of a Cherokee Indian educator, physician, Indian expert and clerk at the Book World, a second-hand book store in St. Louis, MO.
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Drake and McGraw Families Papers, 1829-1918 (R1371)
0.25 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Drake and McGraw Familes Papers document the personal and professional lives of several members of Drake and McGraw families. The McGraw family lived in Greene County, Missouri, and the Drake family lived in Benton County, Missouri. The collection consists of professional documents, correspondence, and a journal collected from multiple members of these families.
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Charles D. Drake Autobiography, 1811-1879 (C1003)
1 cubic foot (43 folders, 1 roll of microfilm)
Autobiography of a lawyer, U.S. senator from Missouri, radical Republican, and principal author of the Missouri State Constitution of 1865, the "Draconian Code."
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Charles D. Drake Letter, 1866 (C1524)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To J.R. Winchell, Hannibal, MO, from St. Louis, MO, Dec. 13, 1866.
Drake, aspirant to the U.S. Senate, inquired about George L. Hewitt's support of Thomas Clement Fletcher for senator.
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Charles D. Drake Papers, 1859-1860 (C3570)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Charles D. Drake contain a speech of Drake in the Missouri House of Representatives on a "Sunday" bill which he introduced; and a letter to M.C. Goodlet from Drake regarding Aikman Welch's opposition to the bill.
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Joseph Drake Letter, 1844 (C1525)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Margaret P. Jackman, Rocheport, MO, from Monticello, MO, May 19, 1844.
Drake wrote his niece about health and fortune of family, condition of crops, weather, hard times. Hoped Henry Clay's election would improve crop and stock prices.
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M.M. Drake Photograph Collection, 1873-1874, no date (P0319)
4 photographs
Images of St. Louis, 1874, Grant house ca. 1930, Carl Wimar's "The Lost Trail", and steamboat "Grand Republic".
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Stephen S. Drake Collection, circa 1865 (R0572)
(1 folder)
This is a copy of a Civil War photograph of Stephen S. Drake of Company H of the 2nd Missouri Cavalry ""Merrill's Horse"". There is also a biographical sketch provided by the donor.
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Draper Family Photographs, no date (P0898)
2 photographs
Portraits of Philander and Sarah Draper.
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Arthur Clinton Draper Collection, 1899-1944 (R0112)
0.5 cubic foot (1 volume, 5 folders, 1 roll of microfilm)
The Arthur Clinton Draper Papers contain scrapbooks, correspondence, advertising material, scripts, and memorabilia of Arthur Clinton Draper of Lebanon, Missouri. Draper produced minstrel shows in the central and western states for over thirty years. He specialized in benefit performances at Elks lodges.
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Arthur Clinton Draper Photograph Collection, circa 1890-1935 (R0847)
0.5 cubic foot (9 folders, 118 photographs)
These are the photographs of Arthur Clinton Draper, a producer of minstrel shows. Draper produced minstrel shows in the central and western states for over thirty years, specializing in benefit performaces at Elks lodges.
Nathan Boone Interview, 1851 (C1212)
0.18 cubic feet (1 volume)
Draper's notes and comments on his interviews of Nathan Boone, Daniel Boone's son. Recollections of Daniel Boone's life and of other pioneers in Kentucky and Missouri.
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Lyman Copeland Draper Collection, 1735-1815 (C2964)
136 rolls of microfilm
Microfilm copy of the Draper Collection of manuscripts.
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Draper-McClurg Family Papers, 1838-2009 (C3069)
5.2 cubic feet (199 folders), 5 rolls of microfilm, 24.2 MB of digital files
The Draper-McClurg family papers are comprised of correspondence, photographs, Civil War diaries and records, and other personal papers of the families of Philander Draper and Joseph W. McClurg. The papers document the families' involvement in politics, farming and orchards, lead mining and smelting, the Civil War, and frontier life in Missouri, the Dakota Territory, and several western states.
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Herman Dreer Papers, 1925-1977 (S0167)
1 cubic foot, 35 folders, 1 roll microfilm
The Herman Dreer Papers contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, plays, and articles written by Dreer, pertaining to his life and career as an author, historian, educator, and minister. Included in this collection are handwritten notes from Dreer's interview he conducted for his Ph.D. dissertation, "Negro Leadership in St. Louis: A Study in Race Relations."
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Adrienne Drell Papers, c. 1930-2006 (C4084)
10.6 cubic feet (269 folders), 1 audio cassette, 1 video cassette
The papers of Adrienne Drell contain articles, drafts, subject files, correspondence, and miscellaneous professional and personal papers of a journalist who worked for the Waukegan News-Sun and the Chicago Sun-Times, largely covering court cases. Included in the papers is material relating to cases she covered, including the Rev. L.R. Davis, Operation Greylord, and Baby Richard.
Drescher-Weatherly Memoirs, 1933-1954 (C0151)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Memoirs of a mother, Bennie Howell Drescher, and a daughter, Rose Drescher Weatherly. The Drescher memoir briefly recounts Civil War events in Paris, MO. The Weatherly memoir is the longer and describes growing up in Hannibal, MO, around the turn of the twentieth century.
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Dressel Family Papers, 1937-2001 (S1233)
0.25 cubic foot
The Dressel Family Papers contains newspaper clippings, newsletters, photographs, and essays pertaining to John M. Dressel (1886-1988), who was one of the founders of the Lindbergh School District and served on the Board of Directors of the Gravois Bank of St. Louis County, Missouri. Items of interest include a history of Sappington School, written by the Junior High History Club in 1936. The materials in this collection date from 1937 to 2001.
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Waldemar M. Dressel Papers, 1946-1986 (R1490)
0.5 cubic foot (19 folders)
The Waldemar M. Dressel Papers contain publications, photographs, and maps from his years working for the U.S. Bureau of Mines based in Rolla, Missouri.
Nathan Dresser Letters, 1837-1841 (C2066)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters to Dresser's parents in Vermont and his sister in New Hampshire, written from St. Louis. Concern family members.
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Thomas Dresser Letter, 1839 (C2067)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Mr. and Mrs. Comfort C. Dresser, Chester, VT, from St. Louis, MO, Jan. 29, 1839.
Climate of Missouri, river estate, prospects of parents coming to Missouri.
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Drew-Stiff Lumber Company Order List, 1890 (C0730)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
List of stock and prices for a lumber company of Willow Springs, MO.
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Drey Family Papers, 1933-1992 (S0872)
4 cubic feet
This collection consists of newspaper clippings about Kay Drey's Family, as well as nuclear power and the Meramec River.
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Kay Drey Papers, 1943-2012 (S0241)
98 cubic feet
The papers of Kay Drey contain correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, and subject files documenting Drey's work to integrate University City Housing in the early 1960s and her anti-nuclear power activism from the 1970s to the 2010s.
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Kay Drey Art Museum/Forest Park Records, 1978-2001 (S0823)
6 cubic feet, 1 diskette, 1 cassette
This collection contains correspondence, books, newspaper clippings, and subject files on Kay Drey's attempt to turn St. Louis' Old Post Office into a downtown Art Museum.