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Dunklin County High School Collection, 1922 (R0936)
(1 folder)

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This is the official program for the Dunklin County high school meet held at Malden, Missouri, on April 28-29, 1922. Included were competitions in piano, violin, voice, spelling, public speaking, and track and field.

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Dunklin County, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1899-1908 (R1332)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The records of Dunklin County, Missouri Marriage Records, 1899-1905 contain a photocopy of the book Records of Marriages, for Dunklin County, recorded by R.M. Harris, Justice of the Peace.

Dunklin Democrat Photograph Collection, 1888-1914 (P0826)

Six copy photos of Dunklin County, ca. 1888-1914.

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Daniel Dunklin Papers, 1815-1877 (C0097)
0.6 cubic feet

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The correspondence, financial, and miscellaneous papers of the fifth governor of Missouri and a leading Missouri Democrat. The correspondence is especially rich in discussion of Missouri elections and of the leading political issues in Missouri and in the United States from 1829 to 1835.

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Dunlap Family Papers, 1780-2002 (C4004)
1.9 cubic feet (91 folders)

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The papers of the Dunlap family include genealogical records, a Civil War journal, photographs, maps and land surveys, and other research materials compiled to produce histories of the Dunlap and Kofahl families of Licking, Missouri.

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Dunlap Family Papers, 1897-1965 (C4329)
0.8 cubic feet (20 folders)

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The papers of the Dunlap family contain farm documentation, estate settlements, letters, greeting cards and other materials gathered between the members of the Dunlap family from Breckenridge, and Jefferson City, Missouri.

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Chuck and Dianne Dunlap Postcard Collection, 1908-1941 (P0028)
13 postcards

Postcards of Missouri cities, including Kansas City parks, streets, and buildings; Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, bird's-eye view of Sedalia, Cortez Motor Court in Springfield, and St. Louis: Ead's Bridge, Shaw's Garden, and Smith Bros. Cottage and Hotel.

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Clarke Dunlap Photograph Collection, 1884-1975 (P0273)

12 b/w MARKERS, Old Elm Tree Cemetery, 1975. b/w (negative & slide) of Reed's MILL, Beulah, 1900. MO Civil War MAPS: 2 diagrams of Fort Wyman; 1864 MO-AR border. Postcard of Licking, 1910. 8 b/w photos of Civil War era busts. Sketch of "Uncle Phil" from Pioneers of the Ozarks (1944).

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Frederick Dunlap Papers, 1891-1937 (C2602)
8.0 cubic feet

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Papers of a Missouri state forester and professor of forestry at the Universities of Wisconsin and Missouri, who served with the U.S. Forest Service as an industrial examiner in forest products during World War I. Includes his pamphlet library on forest preservation.

John N. Dunlap Journal, 1847 (C0306)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Part of a journal kept by a doctor during the Mexican War. Describes nature, climate, health, war, and peace activities, traveling conditions, and his companions.

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Dunn Family Papers, circa 1870s-1930s (R0865)
(6 folders)

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These are photographs of the Erwin Dunn family of Winona in Shannon County, Missouri, and the diplomas, photographs, and class newspapers of his daughter, Mildred L. Dunn. There are also items on the history of Winona.

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Bernadine Rose Morast Dunn Scrapbook, 1925-1937 (K0895)
0.16 c.f. (7 folders)

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Scrapbook containing clippings and programs from musicals, operas, recitals, and other local performances.

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Joe Dunn Collection, 1942-1955 (C1200)
0.4 cubic feet

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Records of Friends Committee on National Legislation and National Council Against Conscription which fought against universal military training and drafting teenagers. Includes pamphlets, memos, newsletters, and resolutions and statements by various organizations against conscription.

W.J. Dunn Letter, 1864 (C3895)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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In an 1864 letter from Russellville, Kentucky, to his grandfather, Dr. John A. Pegg, in Missouri, Union soldier W.J. Dunn relates his plan to form a company of cavalry to fight Confederate guerrillas in Missouri.

Dunnegan Family Papers, 1852-1997 (SP0046)
0.4 cubic foot (22 folders, 50 photographs)

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The Dunnegan Family Papers consist of photographs, military papers from the Civil War and World War I, souvenirs and ephemera from Civil War reunions, legal and official documents, maps,  local history publications and a notebook featuring the notes about a Middle School student’s favorite 1940s college sports teams. The papers were collected by members of the Dunnegan family from Bolivar, Missouri, but information about the Stalling family is also included.   

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William H. Dunnica Commission, 1821 (C1795)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains Dunnica's commission as justice of the peace, Cote Sans Dessien township, Callaway County, signed by Alexander McNair.

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Durand-Thomure Family Papers, 1792-1938 (R1527)
0.5 cubic foot (12 folders, 2 photographs)

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The Durand-Thomure Family Papers contain correspondence, financial records, property deeds, and legal documents related to the Durand and Thomure families of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The collection also includes similar documents concerning the LaRose family, as well as Ste. Genevieve land records and French songs.

Duree Family Papers, 1847-1888 (C0303)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Receipts for taxes and money received, notes, and letters concerning a trip west and family health and affairs.

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Daniel S. Durrie Contact, 1876 (C2945)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Agreement between Durrie and J. Hall and Company for Durrie to write a history of Missouri which Hall would publish.

Duval Family Photographs, 1858-1942 (SP0012)
.5 cubic foot (19 folders, 266 photographs

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The Duval Family Photographs depict the lives of families from McDonald County, Missouri. The collection contains many photographs featuring Claib E. Duval, his family members, and other families who lived in the area. The collection also includes numerous documents relating to people and businesses from the county.    

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James E. Dwight Papers, 1864 (C1956)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Muster roll of Capt. James E. Dwight, 4th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry; expense voucher for Dwight and a servant.

Dwyer, Huntington and Company Letter Book, 1887 (C0645)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The letter book contains orders for supplies, dynamite, tools, clothing, and food. Reports on progress and financial problems of a construction company doing work for the Chicago, Minneapolis, and St. Paul Railroads.

Earl W. Dye Photograph Collection, 1887 (P0887)
1 photograph

Photo of Major R.J. Williams and his mule Old Jule.

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Russell V. Dye Photographs, 1950-1959 (P0484)
8 photographs

Photos of Clay County houses. Photo of Russell V. Dye.

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Russell Vincent Dye Family Papers, 1850-1980 (K0225)
2 c.f.

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Correspondence, photographs, business records and other material of the Dye family of Liberty, MO including Alexander V. Dye, U.S. diplomat in Europe and Mexico during and following World War I; his wife Ida Miller; daughter, Margaret Louise (Luisita); but mostly son Russell, a would-be inventor, entrepreneur.

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Daniel Burns Dyer Papers, 1866-1941 (K0168)
0.75 c.f.

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Civil War veteran, Indian Agent, first mayor of Guthrie, OK, real estate investor, owner/president of the Augusta, GA Street Railway Company, publisher, Dyer was a nationally known collection of Native-American artifacts. Included are newspaper clippings, pamphlets, some correspondence and memorabilia, and three scrapbooks of similar materials dealing primarily with Dyer's life and interest in primitive cultures.

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Randolph Harrison Dyer Letter, 1861 (C3193)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a copy of a letter from Harrison, a Confederate officer, to his sister, from Springfield, MO, Aug. 12, 1861, concerning the Battle of Wilson's. Also included is a brief sketch of the Dyer family by Monroe F. Cockrell.

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W.R. Dyer Letter, 1866 (C0514)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Freeman Hall, Matinicus, Maine, from St. Louis, Missouri, September 9, 1866. Describes St. Louis in 1866-working conditions, climate, farming, and arrival of President Johnson, Seward, Wells, Grant, and Farragut. Comments on Johnson’s administration.

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Walter W. Dyer Papers, 1918 (R0041)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Walter W. Dyer Papers contains photocopies of fourteen letters written by Walter W. Dyer during his military service in World War I. Dyer was an Army teamster at Camp McArthur and Waco, Texas.

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Leslie Dyers Photographs, no date (P0786)
3 photographs

Photos of Platte County historic homes, ca. 1958-1960.

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Dyson-Bell-Sans Souci Papers, 1845-1880 (S0016)
0.2 cubic foot, 1 microfilm roll

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The papers contain 83 letters written by or to Absalom Roby Dyson (1832-1864) and his wife, Louisa Johnson Dyson (1833-1898), between 1850 and 1880 regarding their life in Steelville and Franklin County, Missouri, before the Civil War and Absalom Dyson’s service as a Confederate soldier. Also included are various teaching contracts, business and employment records, and other documents related to Absalom Dyson’s work as a farmer, postmaster, and teacher.

E. C. Markham and Company Records, 1895-1900 (R0972)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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These are papers concerning e. C. Markham & Company, a real estate agency at West Plains in Howell County, Missouri. The firm's partners, E. C. Markham and C. P. Harper, were agents for the South Missouri Land Company, which was related to the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad Company.

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E. R. Morris Funeral Chapel Programs, 1985-2008 (K1344)
1.0 c.f.

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Approx. 2,000 funeral programs from the now closed E. R. Morris Funeral Home, an African American funeral home formerly located at 41st and Troost, KC, MO

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E. R. Morris Funeral Chapel Records, 1984-2008, 1984-2008 (K1353)
22.5 c.f.

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The records contain customer files that provide biographical information about decedents and document funeral arrangements.

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E.G. Wallace Coal Company Collection, no date (P0333)
4 photographs

Photostatic prints (4 copies) of the St. Louis waterfront

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Eads Family Papers, no date (CA6480)
0.3 cubic feet, 4 computer discs

Family Bible, photographs, correspondence, and miscellaneous geneological material of a family from St. Louis, Missouri, and Iowa. Includes photographs of James B. Eads and letters from Susannah Leonard to William Eads, Jr.

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James Buchanan and Martha Nash Dillon Eads Letters, 1844-1852 (C4189)
1.25 cubic feet (212 folders)

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The papers of James and Martha Eads contain the letters they wrote to one another beginning with their courtship in St. Louis, Missouri, to just before Martha's death in 1852, in Iowa.

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James D. Eads Broadside, 1862 (C3571)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Printed announcement of Ead's intention to be a candidate for the Missouri House of Representatives and of his position on issues of interest to voters in his district.

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Eagle Hurst Ranch Collection, circa 1942 (R1283)
(1 oversize folder)

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The poster is a collage of images that were mounted to a piece of plywood and then shot as one large halftone photograph. The poster includes an eagle logo, the title "Eagle Hurst Ranch, Huzzah, Mo" and fifteen halftones of various scenes at the Ranch. Among these half-tones are the entrance gate to the Ranch, the swimming pool, horseback riding, fly fishing, scenic views of the woods and the Huzzah River, swimming in the river, the dining hall and cabins.

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Eagle-Picher Industries, Fibers and Minerals Division Collection, 1967 (R0833)
(1 folder)

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This contract is an 'Agreement between Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Fibers & Minerals Division, Joplin, Missouri, and Local Union No. 279, United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers.' The agreement was executed on May 3, 1967, effective from May 1, 1967.

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Thomas F. Eagleton Papers, 1944-2006 (C0674)
263.5 c.f. (8726 folders), 1 volume, 10 card file boxes, 9 film reels, 10 video tapes, 25 video cassettes, 125 audio cassettes, 96 audio tapes, 620 rolls of microfilm, 34 oversize items

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Papers of circuit attorney for the City of St. Louis, 1956-1960; attorney general of Missouri, 1960-1964; lieutenant governor of Missouri, 1964-1968; and U.S. senator from Missouri, 1969-1986. Includes correspondence, photographs, speeches and press releases, audiovisual materials, microfilm and newspaper clippings. Also includes information from Eagleton's post-senate career.

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Lorena Shell Eaker Genelogical Papers, 1902-1905, 2002-2004 (CG0024)
0.2 c.f.

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Lorena Shell Eaker transcribed family Bible records provided to her by several families in southeast Missouri and North Carolina. These records were used to compile her two-volume work The Shoe Cobbler’s Kin, A Genealogy of the Peter (Ecker) Eaker, Sr. Family (1701-1976). These papers include both hand-written transcriptions and photocopies of the original Bible records. Also included is the marriage record and sermon notes for Presbyterian minister William G. Peyton of Piedmont, Missouri. Additionally, there are reprints of photographs of the Miller, Penzel and related families.

O.B. Eakin Papers, 1993 (K1113)
0.01 c.f. (1 folder)

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Biographical information

Jos. Earley Land Survey, 1784 (C2438)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains field notes made by Jos. Earley during a land survey, January 9, 1784. The collection includes a note that patent was issued May 22, 1785.

Early Central Missouri Settlers Portraits, 1900 (P1087)

long skinny portraits of mid-Missouri people

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"Early History of Churches of Diocese of West Mo., 1850-1885," Edward Randolph Welles, no date (C1339)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Information on the Protestant Episcopal Church, compiled by the bishop of West Missouri from the MISSOURI JOURNAL.

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"An Early History of Oregon County, Missouri", no date (C3503)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Author describes Indigenous peoples of the area, the abundant wild game, timber, the first white settlers, the formation of the county and its villages.

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"Early History of Oregon County," William E. Lowry, no date (C0785)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Early history of Oregon County including biographical sketches of some of the settlers.

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"Early Post Roads and Post Offices in Ray and Clay Counties," E.L. Pigg, 1942 (C0704)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Early routes, methods of travel, location of post offices, and postmasters in Ray and Clay Counties, with connecting towns on these postal routes, 1800-1857.

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"Early Times," E.E. Bryant, 1961 (C2719)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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A personal reminiscence and historical anecdotes collected by author since 1895, dealing with Mississippi County and Charleston, MO.

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