Manuscripts Index

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"Faith of Our Fathers," Saidee B. Morse, 1964 (C2909)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a paper given before the Louisiana Purchase Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 10 November 1964.

Berthold Falkenhainer Scrapbook Collection, 1907-1928 (R1281)
(1 oversize volume)

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This is a scrapbook concerning activities at the State Federal Soldiers' Home at St. James in Phelps County, Missouri, created by Berthold Falkenhainer, official press representative of the Home. It contains newspaper articles written by Falkenhainer, correspondence, and photographs.

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Falor, Crabb, and McGennis Family Papers, 1850-1985 (K0707)
11 c.f.

Business records relating to the operation of the families' farms in Hopedale, IL; Sprague, MO; and Rich Hill, MO. Includes financial records for goods and services purchased; account books; commissions on livestock and crops; other legal documents; and business correspondence on a variety of subjects. Also personal correspondence, chiefly the Crabb family, and diaries kept by Mary Ann McGennis.

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William L. Fambrough, Sr. Photograph Collection, 1940-1970 (K0642)
2 c.f.

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Negatives and prints recording events and people taken by Fambrough, a Kansas City African-American professional photographer.

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Family Service of Columbia, Inc. Records, 1900-1978 (C0868)
3.25 cubic feet (147 folders)

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The records of the earliest social service agency in Columbia, Missouri. Name changes include Charity Organization Society, 1901-1922; Public Welfare Society, 1922-1934; Social Service Society, 1937-1957; and Family Service of Columbia, 1957-1984. Contains financial records, administrative records, casework files, correspondence, proposals, and publicity materials.

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Faml and Gray Freight Bill, 1861 (C2439)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a bill of lading issued to Faml and Gray for livestock shipped on the steamer PRINCE OF WALES from Vidalia, LA.

Fancher Family Papers, no date (CA6325)
1 cubic foot

Family papers and genealogical records of the Fancher and Gremp von Freudenstein families of Miller, Maries, and Boone Counties. Also includes research material on the Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah in 1857.

Fandom in Missouri Collection , 1969-2006 (S0317)
2 cubic feet

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The Fandom in Missouri Collection is an artificial collection consisting of booklets, newsletters, and pamphlets documenting St. Louis's fandom subculture, which includes devotees of science-fiction, comic books, and television and movie series. This collection continues to have materials added; new additions are added at the end of the collection.

Hans Fantel Papers, c. 1925-2006 (C4003)
3.2 cubic feet (188 folders), 5 video cassettes, 1 DVD, 565 MB of digital files

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The papers of Hans Fantel, a freelance writer, contain the articles he wrote for the New York Times and many other publications about high fidelity, home electronics, and music. Correspondence, photographs, and audiovisual materials make up the remainder of the collection.

Clyde Faries Collection, no date (CA5645)
0.1 cubic feet, 10 audio cassettes

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Folk music and materials concerning Clyde Faries and the Faries family.

Faris Family Books, 1850-1925 (C1102)
0.4 cubic feet (7 volumes)

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Personal account books kept by James Madison Faris (1823-1904) and James William Faris (1852-1928), of Carrollton, MO; also records of marriages, births, and deaths and muster rolls of Captain D. Hoover's company of Carroll County Provisional Militia, 1864-1865.

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Farkas Family Collection, 1875-1921 (S0743)
0.01 cubic foot

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This collection contains five items donated by the Farkas Family, in particular, Charlotte Farkas. The collection contains three volumes of The Beacon, a publication of Grover Cleveland High School in St. Louis, MO. In addition, the collection also contains a ledger and a copy of the Report of the Commissioners of Forest Park, 1875.

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Leland J. Farley Papers, 1859-1936 (R0014)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Leland J. Farley Collection contains a land grant deed for land in Texas County, Missouri, Texas County maps, and documents describing the Intercounty Electric Cooperative.

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Frank Farmer, Ozarks Grapes of Joy Collection, 1971 (R0789)
(1 folder)

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This is a booklet on grape-growing and its advantages as a cash crop in the Ozarks. It briefly examines the history of grape cultivation, wine-making , and methods of cultivation.

Nancy Farmer Portrait, no date (P0578)
1 photograph

Portrait of State Treasurer Nancy Farmer, 2001-2005.

Oscar Farmer Collection, 1940-2005 (S0585)
0.5 cubic feet, 1 tape, 37 photographs

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The Oscar Farmer Collection documents Farmer’s career working for the Saint Louis Police Department. It also contains an oral history interview and photographs related to his work at Club Riviera, a supper club that hosted prominent entertainers and served as a base for local politician Jordan Chambers.

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Val Farmer Papers, 1980s-2012 (CA6642)
1.1 cubic feet, 12 audio cassettes, 1 CD, 6 video cassettes, 1.13 GB of digital files

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Addition to the papers of a clinical psychologist and syndicated columnist who specialized in rural mental health include correspondence, publications, material on speaking engagements, audiovisual material, and other miscellaneous professional material.

Val Farmer Papers, 1978-2012 (C4417)
4.0 cubic feet (102 folders)

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The papers of a clinical psychologist and syndicated columnist who specialized in rural mental health include correspondence and research materials pertaining to the Midwest farm crisis in the 1980s and rural mental health issues in general. The majority of the correspondence is letters from readers.

Farmers and Merchants Bank, Humansville, Missouri Records, 1901-1932 (R0407)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Farmers and Merchants Bank, Humansville, Missouri Records contain the minutes and monthly meetings of the Board of Directors of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Humansville, Polk County, Missouri. The minutes include certifications of elections of directors, appointments of officers, lists of past due loans and overdrawn accounts, and reports of state bank examiners.

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Farmers Bank (Mt. Vernon, Mo.) Papers, 1844-1931 (C0044)
5 cubic feet (280 folders, 19 volumes), 28 oversize volumes

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Records of a bank organized in 1890 and liquidated in 1930. Also records of local businesses and schools.

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Farmers Cooperative League Collection, 1909 (R1154)
(1 folder)

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This is a booklet containing the national constitution and bylaws of the Farmers Cooperative League, an organization dedicated to improving the economic condition of farmers. W. R. Noble of Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri, served as secretary.

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Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Howard County, Mo.) Papers, 1893-1899 (C0597)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The papers contain affidavits of loss, policies, treasurer's reports, constitution and by-laws, and receipts of a Howard County, Missouri, insurance company.

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FarmHouse Fraternity, International Records, 1950-1970 (C3304)
5.7 cubic feet (446 folders)

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State, national and interfraternity correspondence of a national organization founded in 1905 in Columbia, Missouri, regarding establishment, development and expansion of FarmHouse Fraternity; chapter information including charter petitions; invoices; organization manuals; pledging handbooks and initiation procedures; miscellaneous materials.

FarmHouse Fraternity, International Records, 1905-2022 (CA5015)
1.6 cubic feet

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Primarily the papers of Earl Wilson Rusk. Includes correspondence, radio program materials, agricultural publications, and clippings. Also included are chapter histories, mailing list materials, issues of Pearls and Rubies, and miscellaneous material.

Farmington Prospecting and Mining Company Collection, 1892 (R1120)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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This collection contains certificate number 34, dated April 20, 1892, for 30 shares in the Farmington Prospecting and Mining Company at Farmington in St. Francois County, Missouri. The shares were sold to Andrew Wayne Logan and the certificate was signed by Robert Tetley, president, and Kossuth W. Weber, secretary.

Farmington, Missouri Records, 1856-1929 (R0331)
(3 microfilm rolls)

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The Farmington, Missouri Records contain microfilm copies of municipal records of Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri. Included are the charters of the city, ordinances, the records of the boards of aldermen and trustees, oaths of office, re-cords of bonds and commissions, tax assessments, and a partial census of the city.

Farnsworth, Bills and Company Map, circa 1905 (R0973)
(1 oversize map)

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This is a two-sided map showing land parcels in Reynolds County, Missouri, available through Farnsworth, Bills & Company of Chicago, Illinois. On one side is a map of Missouri and Reynolds County highlighted, and on the other is a plat of 30,000 acres north and west of Ellington indicating the available parcels.

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John C. Farrar Diaries, 1852-1859 (C2580)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Diaries of a California miner from Perryville, Perry County, MO. Covers overland journey and mining ventures at Hangtown and Tuttletown, CA. Notes daily events, profits, roads, and other miners in the vicinity.

Farrar-Caldwell Family Papers, 1823-1859 (C2093)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Correspondence and receipts of a Franklin County, MO, family. The majority of the correspondence is between Josiah Harrison Farrar in the California gold fields and his wife, Lucretia Jane, at home, 1852-1853. Also included are letters from other Farrar-Caldwell relatives in the gold fields. The letters describe California's climate, the crops grown, and contain news of Franklin County neighbors also in California.

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Farrelly Family Papers, 1884-2003 (CA6412)
2 cubic feet

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Papers of the Farrelly family of Allenton and St. Louis, Missouri, include correspondence, business papers, genealogy, photographs, poetry, religious material, and miscellaneous papers. The papers include material concerning Thomas Farrelly's life as a monk in Kentucky, Utah, and Israel. Also included is genealogical material concerning the related Linton and Gross families. The family farm in Allenton was called "Pinook."

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Frank H. Farris Speeches, c. 1920s (C4240)
1 audio cassette, 1 audio tape

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One audio cassette tape and one audio tape of speeches of Frank H. Farris, Missouri State Senator, "The Ozarks," and "I Don't Know Where I'm Going, But I'm On My Way." Also the memorial service held for Senator Farris in the Missouri State Senate.

Frank Hiram Farris Papers, circa 1900-1927 (R1301)
0.3 cubic foot (8 folders)

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These are papers of a long term Democratic state legislator from Crawford and Phelps Counties in Missouri. The collection includes photographic portraits of Farris and his printed orations, newspaper clippings and other items from political campaigns, and newspaper death notices and memorials collected after Farris's death in 1926.

Robert Farris Land Grant, 1845 (C3379)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Grant for 40 acres of land in Pulaski County, MO.

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John Villiers Farwell Letter, 1880 (C2762)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a letter from Farwell to Spafford, from Chicago, Mar. 4, 1880, expressing sympathy on the death of his son and desire to talk with him about church matters. Typewritten copy of letter included.

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Father Dickson Cemetery Burial Books, 1904-1983 (S0337)
3 microfilm rolls

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Founded in 1903 by the Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor, a black philanthropic organization. The 13-acre cemetery served African Americans from Webster Groves and Kirkwood. It fell into disrepair in the 1960s. The Friends of Father Dickson Cemetery organized in 1988 to restore the cemetery and promote its heritage.

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Faulkner Family Memoirs, 1980 (S0124)
0.01 cubic foot

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The Faulkner Family Memoirs was written by Edward Paul Faulkner and recounted the history of the family in the southeastern Missouri region, as well as the St. Louis branch of the family.

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Don Faurot Papers, 1919-2004 (C2971)
1.6 cubic feet (28 folders), 1 audio tape, 11 video cassettes, 21 oversize items

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The papers of Don Faurot, University of Missouri football coach and athletic director, consisting of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and publications documenting his life and career.

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Frederick Winslow Faurot Interview, 1963 (C2607)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Personal account of life as a child and youth on farms and ranches in northern Michigan, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, and New Mexico. Discussion of a horse drive he was part of in the fall of 1887.

Martin L. Faust Papers, 1932-1953 (C2354)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The papers of Martin L. Faust, professor of political science at the University of Missouri, contain a book on personal materials compiled by Faust, and two student papers.

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Armando R. Favazza Papers, 1957-2010s (CA6283)
6 cubic feet, 4 DVDs

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Papers of a psychiatrist and author best known for his work in cultural psychiatry, nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), and religion. A Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Favazza began teaching at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1973.

Frank A. Faxon Papers, 1900-1911 (K0074)
0.3 c.f.

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Speeches Faxon, a wholesale drug businessman and civic leader in Kansas City, MO, wrote and delivered. Also included is an unfinished autobiography of James C. Horton, a business partner of Faxon

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Fayette Bank (Fayette, Mo.) Minute Book, 1870-1938 (C0276)
1 roll of microfilm

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Minutes of meetings of board of directors of the Fayette Bank which was called the Payne and Williams Bank prior to 1907. Some items such as financial statements, reports of bank examiners, and newspaper notices of board meetings have been tipped into the volume.

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FBI Bulletin Collection, 1942-1970 (S0808)
0.25 cubic foot

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The first five folders of this collection consist of memoranda sent from FBI Headquarters in Washington and other FBI offices in 1942 and 1943. Topics range from personnel matters to national security matters, to protocols for enforcing laws and ways to file paperwork. Some memos cover several subjects. The sixth folder is a list of FBI files related to civil rights, peace, and leftist groups from the Vietnam War era in St. Louis.

Feaster Family Papers, 1840-1852 (C2139)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The Feaster Family papers contain two letters to William H. Feaster, Palmyra, Marion County, MO, from his brothers, Daniel F. and Jonathan and sister Ann L., Jefferson, Frederick County, MD. The letter from 1852 announces the death of sister Martha in childbirth. Both letters contain news of family members, weather, and crop prices in Maryland.

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Sophia Eubank Featherston Photograph Collection, no date (P0764)
6 photographs

Six photos by Miller of Moberly of the Florida, MO, area ca. 1920s. Includes photos of Mark Twain cabin and statue and the Salt River.

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Jerome Fedeli Papers, 1875-1902 (K0742)
1 c.f.

Sketches, pen and ink, most colored, of designs for murals and interior decorations by Fedeli, noted artist. Also photographs of Fedeli's work or copies of artwork used for study; various news articles about him; diplomas, certificates, his marriage record, business cards, and a list of correspondence made when Fedeli was the Italian Consul in Kansas City; and the sash and belt from his Consul uniform.

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Federal Lead Company, Mining Department Business Report Records, 1918-1921 (R0540)
25 folders

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These are sets of monthly statistical reports prepared by officers of the Federal Lead Company's mines and mill at Flat River in St. Francois County, Missouri. Included are balance sheets, production data, power consumption figures, and other information concerning the company's operations.

Federal Lead Company, Mining Department Records, 1907-1913 (R0520)
2 cubic feet (17 volumes)

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These are letterbooks of outgoing correspondence maintained by Harry Adelbert Guess, general
manager of the Federal Lead Company's mine and mill at Flat River in St. Francois County,
Missouri. Topics include production, exploration, shipping, labor relations, and environmental pollution.

Federal Mining and Smelting Company Collection, 1944 (R1158)
(1 folder)

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This booklet contains the annual report for the year ending December 31, 1944 for the Federal Mining and Smelting Company, which had mines in Idaho, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. There are production statistics and profit-and-loss statements for each property.

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