Manuscripts Index
George L. Archer Papers, 1918-1919 (C0198)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
World War I letters from an army private in Waco, TX; England; France and Germany. French currency. German propaganda. Calendar for 1919 with the 5th Division insignia. Welcome from King George V of England to American troops.
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Architecture Collection, 1928-1989 (S1051)
0.2 cubic feet
The Architecture collection contains three booklets published in 1928 written about the use of marble in various types of buildings found within the urban landscape. The supplemental materials include an architectural bibliography, photographs of various buildings, and a portrait of an unidentified woman.
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Archives Societaire, 1832-1882 (C0233)
2 rolls of microfilm
Selected letters from the Archives Societaire, housed at the Archives Nationales, Paris, France. The Archives Societaire are the records of the followers of Charles Fourier. Included is correspondence of Victor Considerant, founder of the Fourierist colony at Reunion, TX, and Albert Brisbane, Fourierism's foremost advocate in the United States.
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Arcola Christian Church (Arcola, Mo.) History, 1982 (C0928)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Printed history of church located in Dade County, MO, compiled at time of the centennial celebration. Includes lists of members, ministers, and elders and deacons. Also contains photographs and reminiscences of church events by members.
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Vera Edith Armil Papers, no date (C3244)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers contain miscellaneous notes of Vera Edith Armil taken from various records concerning the history of sales of her house at 305 Hitt Street, Columbia, Missouri, accompanied by a photograph of the house.
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Armory Theatre Association Collection, 1908 (R1118)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This collection contains certificate number 20 dated October 22, 1908, for twenty shares of stock in the Armory Theatre Association at Aurora in Lawrence County, Missouri. The shares were sold to N. B. Pearman, who also signed as secretary of the coporation, along with N. V. H. Walker, president.
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Armour and Company Report, 1946 (K0051)
.07 c.f.
The Armour and Company Report contains a bound account produced by the Kansas City Power and Light Company on the steam and electrical requirements of Armour and Company's plant at 18 Central Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas.
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Armour Hills Homes Associaiton Records, 1922-2005 (K1395)
0.16 cubic foot (10 folders, 1 oversize folder)
The Armour Hills Homes Association Records contains charter documents and maps related to the association dated between 1922 and 2005.
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Argentina Quesada Armstrong Photographs, 1965 (P0268)
12 photographs
Twelve snapshot color photos taken in 1965 of Armenia, Colombia, South America (sister city of Columbia, Missouri).
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Augusta Armstrong Photographs, 1960-1965 (P0690)
15 photographs
Photos of Fort Clemson, Henry Clark house, Poindexter/Repper house, William Karl house, and Albert Schornhorst house: McKittrick area, MO, 1962.
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O.K. Armstrong Papers, 1912-1987 (C4056)
150.75 cubic feet (151 boxes), 2 audio discs, 1 film strip, 9 oversize items
The papers of O.K. Armstrong, a journalist, author, and politician from Springfield, Missouri, contain correspondence, manuscript drafts, subject files, speech material, research notes, and political material.
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"The Army Comes to the Ozarks," Roberta M. Routh, 1941 (C1224)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Establishment of U.S. Army troops at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, as seen through the eyes of the county director of Pulaski County Social Security Assistance. Includes illustrations, diagrams and case histories of displaced persons.
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Army Corps of Engineers Photographs, 1955-1979 (P0098)
0.2 linear feet
Photographs of historic sites and construction sites, 1956 and 1978-1979. Includes images of bridges, dams, roadways, churches, businesses, and other buildings.
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Army R.O.T.C., University of Missouri, Photograph Collection, no date (P0838)
16 photographs
Portraits of professors of military science and tactics at the University of Missouri.
Leann Arndt Collection, 1931-1970 (R1507)
0.25 cubic foot (5 folders)
The Leann Arndt Collection contains pamphlets and brochures collected by Leann Arndt. The collection includes records for the Missouri Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Missouri State Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, booklets printed by Charles H. Evers, and brochures for Iberia College.
Robert C. Arnett Papers, 1917 (R0138)
1 folder
The Robert C. Arnett Papers contains photocopies and transcripts of a memoir of the engagement at Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri on October 21, 1861, by a native of the town on whose farm the fighting occurred. Arnett claimed to have reported on Federal troop strength to General M. Jeff Thompson before the battle.
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Vaun Arnold Papers, 1920-1958 (K1229)
1 c.f.
Poetry, writings, correspondence and music of a Kansas City poet.
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Wat Arnold Papers, 1947-1948 (C0070)
0.3 cubic feet
Remarks by Arnold printed in the Congressional Record, material for a weekly newsletter printed in local newspapers, and script for a weekly radio broadcast to the people in his district.
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James Arrot Letter, 1840 (C2614)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter to a colleague describing St. Louis.
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Arrow Rock (Mo.) Lyceum Theatre Records, 1964-1992, 2021-2022 (C2898)
0.3 cubic feet (7 folders)
Correspondence, board meeting minutes and memos, financial records, and history concerning the Lyceum Theatre in Arrow Rock, Missouri.
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Arrow Rock Tavern Register, 1859-1861 (C1090)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)
Register of guests at the Arrow Rock Tavern and index of names in alphabetical order. Copied from original by Elizabeth Benton Chapter, D.A.R., Kansas City, MO.
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Arrow Rock, Missouri, List of Residents, 1873-1882 (C3541)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a list of names, compiled by Frank P. Robinson, of men who lived in Arrow Rock, Missouri.
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Arrow Rock, Missouri, Town Records, 1840-1887 (C1091)
0.2 cubic feet (3 volumes)
Includes proceedings of the Board of Trustees, 1840-1875, poll records, accounts, assessment of real estate, and expenditures.
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Arrow Rock, Missouri, Town Records, 1827-1887 (C2659)
3 volumes
Records of town meetings, ordinances, financial transactions, and elections.
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Gabriel Artenstine Letter, 1864 (K0532)
0.01 c.f.
Letter from Artenstine, member of the Kansas Militia to acquaintance Oscar Braecklein, a Kansas City druggist, concerning the militias deployment to the Battle of Westport.
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Arthur and Bull Family Papers, 1842-1996 (SP0061)
0.75 cubic foot (22 folders, 1 volume, 224 postcards, 17 photographs)
The Arthur and Bull Family Papers consist of the correspondence and business papers of John Arthur, the World War I correspondence of Harrison Bull, the World War II correspondence of his son Joseph Bull, the postcard collection of Belva “Bess” Lee Estes, and the music lesson ledgers of Elizabeth Hodges Bull.
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Arthur Family Photograph Album, 1896-1919 (K1262)
0.25
Photograph album inscribed, "Miss Willie Arthur, Kansas City, Kansas Jan. 4, 1896". Includes Arthur, Broadwell, Orbison, Holt and other families.
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George Clinton Arthur Papers, circa 1914-1939 (R0244)
0.3 cubic foot (3 folders)
The George Clinton Arthur Papers contain the reminiscences and personal papers assembled in connection with George C. Arthur’s work on “Bushwhacker” Bill Wilson during the Civil War in Phelps County, Missouri. There is also genealogical information concerning the Arthur and Turnure families, and correspondence regarding Arthur’s books, Backwoodsmen and Bushwhacker.
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Artist Presentation Society Records, 1946-2014 (S0249)
0.08 cubic foot
The Artist Presentation Society Records contain bylaws, meeting minutes, and programs pertaining to the organization’s mission to advance young classical musician’s careers by holding annual auditions and hosting concerts for the winners. Topics of interest include concert ticket sales, audition applicant requirements, membership outreach, and the concert series Prelude Performances, co-sponsored by the Sheldon Concert Hall.
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A. Sterl Artley Papers, 1940-1998 (C3955)
1.8 cubic feet (129 folders)
Papers of A. Sterl Artley, professor at the University of Missouri College of Education. Artley was one of three authors of the "Dick and Jane" primers and an expert in the field of reading education. The papers consist of correspondence, his autobiography, publicity and newspaper clippings, photographs, lecture notes, and publications.
Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis Records, 1960-2006 (S0848)
85 cubic feet
The Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis Records contains correspondence, meeting minutes, news releases, reports, and photographs pertaining to its mission to support and fund cultural and educational organizations in the St. Louis area. The materials in this collection date from 1960 to 2006.
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"As I Recall" Oral History Project Records, 2006 (C4280)
0.2 cubic feet (8 folders), 11 CDs, 13 audio cassettes, 1 computer disc
The "As I Recall" Oral History Project records contain audio recordings and some transcripts from a collaborative project between KBIA-FM and the State Historical Society of Missouri. Most oral histories in this collection were conducted by Gary Kremer, Director of the State Historical Society, in 2006.
Samuel L. Asbury Diary, 1862-1864 (C0206)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Civil War diary of a Confederate first lieutenant in the 45th Mississippi Regiment, wounded and captured at the Battle of Murphreesboro, TN. Written while he was a prisoner at Fort Delaware, treatment by the "Yankees," and perils of prison life. Includes hospital lists, addresses, poems, and other miscellaneous papers.
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Arthur E. Asel Papers, 1971-1992 (K0885)
1 c.f.
Asel was a Kansas City, MO Councilman for the Sixth District and chaired several committees. Includes his district news releases, news articles and letters to the Kansas City Star, and other organizational materials.
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Ash Grove Public School Collection, 1900 (R0956)
(1 folder)
This is a Christmas souvenir for the Ash Grove Public School at Ash Grove in Greene County, Missouri. Dated 1900, it lists the names of the Board of Education, faculty, and students a the school. The students are listed in approximate alphabetical order.
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Ashbrook and Harris Account Book, 1865-1868 (C1092)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)
Obadiah Ashbrook of St. Louis, MO, and James P. Harris of Boone County, MO, established a stock dealers' firm August 8, 1865. The partnership was dissolved January 1, 1868.
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John Ashcroft Portraits, 1984-1987 (P0271)
3 photographs
3 8x10 black and white prints of Governor John Ashcroft.
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Joseph Ashcroft Papers, 1897-1947 (R0281)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Joseph Ashcroft Papers contain photocopied records of a manufacturer of wooden spokes for wheels in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri. Included are a letter from the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company concerning the spoke business, letters from R. M. Good of the School of the Ozarks, and an address delivered to a trade association meeting in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Ashlar Masonic Lodge No. 306 Records, 1868-1882, 1928, 1937 (CG0035)
0.1 c. f.
The Ashlar Lodge No. 306 Records contain photocopies of the minute book of the Masonic lodge from 1868 to 1882. Also included are two photocopies of the "History of the Ashlar Lodge No. 306" from 1928 and 1937.
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William Henry Ashley Letter, 1837 (C2541)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Concerns purchase of residence in Virginia for Ashley's sister and purchase by Chouteau and Ashley of land between Arrow Rock and Boonville.
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William Henry Ashley Letter, 1825 (C1939)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter relating to Ashley's Rocky Mountain explorations. Apparently draft of letter sent. Also typed copy.
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Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. Records, 1997 (R1406)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. Records contain the book Win-Win: A Information History of Associated Electric Cooperative Inc., written by Russ Holt and published in 1997.
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Associated Industries of Missouri Photographs, 1926-1928 (P0315)
2 photographs
Group photo of the first annual meeting of the Missouri Committee of Women in Industry of the Associated Industries of Missouri, St. Joseph, Mo., May 7, 1926.
Group photo of the third annual meeting of the Missouri Committee of Women in Industry of the Associated Industries of Missouri, St. Joseph, Mo., May 24, 1928.
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Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Papers, 1972-1988 (C4098)
0.4 cubic feet (32 folders)
The papers of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) consist of a list of elected and appointed standing committees from 1972-1988, abstracts, and papers presented at various conferences and conventions, arranged chronologically.
Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE) Records, 1964-1998 (K0886)
1 c.f.
Organizational records of the Association including bylaws, reports, brochures, and correspondence, and publications.
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Association for Institutional Thought (AFIT) Records, 1979-1998 (K0887)
6 c.f.
Organizational records of the Association including constitution, membership lists, election ballots, brochures, and correspondence. Also articles published by members of the group.
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Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now Records, 1972-1980 (S0040)
1 cubic foot, 52 folders
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform NOW (ACORN) contains bylaws, correspondence, newsletters, issue statements, and press releases relating to the group's mission to fight for social and economic justice for low and moderate-income families in Missouri.
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Association of Family Women Collection, 1975-1980 (S0102)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
The Association of Family Women Collection contains newsletters, a brochure, a flyer, and a newspaper clipping, pertaining to the group’s mission to address problems faced by wives and mothers in American society.
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Association of Fundraising Professionals Records, 1974-2003 (K0451)
5 c.f.
Presidents' files including history and bylaws, topical files, correspondence, and printed materials for the organization and its predecessor, the Greater Kansas City chapter National Society of Fund Raising Executives (NSFRE).
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Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Columbia/Jefferson City Central Missouri Chapter Records, 1990s-2018 (CA5540)
5.25 cubic feet
Records of a chapter of the Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA) include by-laws, constitution, meeting minutes, correspondence, membership and financial records, workshop and training materials, administrative files, newsletters, photographs of the organization, seminar information, and miscellaneous material.