Manuscripts Index
H. N. Ferguson Collection, 1920 (R0971)
(1 folder)
This is a real estate promotional booklet by H. N. Ferguson of Warsaw in Benton County, Missouri. Ferguson was a representative of the E. A. Strout Farm Agency. The brochure extols the virtues of Benton County's agricultural economy and describes specific farms that are for sale.
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Homer L. Ferguson Photograph Collection, no date (P0336)
4 photographs
Photos of First Christian Church of Jefferson City, ministers, and events.
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James M. Ferguson Deportment Sheet, 1861 (C0614)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Grades and general deportment of a student at the University of Missouri.
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Russell Ferguson Letters, 1855-1856 (C0316)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Transcripts of two letters to Russell Ferguson in California from his parents, James and Elizabeth Ferguson, Spring River, Lawrence County, MO, mentioning rumors of gold in the Wichita Mountains. One letter from Julia Sutton, also of Spring River. Originals in the possession of Mr. and Mrs. C. Kendall.
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Fern Leaf Study Club History, 1976 (S0104)
0.01 cubic foot
The collection includes a one-page history of the Fern Leaf Study Club, a St. Louis-area African American women’s club, written by Lillie Robinson, the club’s secretary.
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Dorothy Ferneding Diary, 1914 (S0551)
0.1 cubic foot
The Dorothy Ferneding Diary consists of 98-page diary written by St. Louis native Dorothy Ferneding (1896-1992) recounting her travel to Europe in 1914 during the outbreak of World War I.
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Rev. William W. Ferren Photograph Collection, 1900 (P0530)
2 photographs
Copy photos of St. John's Lutheran Church, Jefferson City, ca. 1900
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Ferrill Family Papers, 1862-1864, 1881 (CA6596)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Civil War letters written between Union soldier John B. Ferrill of Sedalia, Missouri, and his wife Martha Jane Sparks. Ferrill served in Company A of the 33rd Missouri Infantry Regiment. He died in 1863 and was buried in Jefferson Barracks. Also includes pension materials for his widow and some transcriptions.
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G.D. Ferris Contract, 1884 (C3182)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains an indenture signed by G.D. Ferris, Mexico, MO, giving J.C. Huff and G.L. Ferris the right to manufacture a threshing machine for which he holds the patent. Letterhead shows Jefferson Street, Mexico, MO.
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Ferry License Form, c. 1870s (C3370)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
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Charles W. Fertig Collection, 1977-2001 (K0674)
5 c.f.
Fertig was actively involved in Historic Preservation projects in St. Joseph, MO. includes surveys, reports, applications, and other documentation for St. Joseph redevelopment projects.
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Edwin Allan Fessenden Scrapbook, 1905-1913 (C4220)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers of Edwin Allan Fessenden contain some schoolwork and one scrapbook documenting his time at the University of Missouri in the early 1900s.
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Franklin Russell Fetté Papers, 1945-1950 (C0754)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Correspondence of managing director of the Fetté Rug Company. Information on Fetté, Communist takeover of China, and inflation in that country.
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John Titus Fetterman Papers, 1896 (K0224)
0.01 c.f.
Holograph manuscript of one of poet, bookseller, librarian Fetterman's books, Tragedies and Comedies (Street Musings), or Joe and Jane's Adventures in Three Great Centers.
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John T. Fiala Share, no date (C1861)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains an unsold certificate of one share of capital stock for the publication and sale of the NEW TOPOGRAPHICAL AND SECTIONAL MAP OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, by John T. Fiala, St. Louis, MO.
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Joseph Ficklin Papers, 1851-1908 (C0100)
0.4 cubic feet (19 folders, 1 volume)
Correspondence pertaining to mathematical science, publication of mathematical books, astronomy, and personal affairs. Also an algebra copybook.
Eugene Field Verses, no date (C3169)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a typed copy of Eugene Field's first verse, autographed by Field; a New Year's Eve card to Mrs. Sampson from J. Mansell; a valentine to Frank from unknown; and miscellaneous poems and book of verses by Eugene Field.
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Eugene Field Letter, 1886 (C3295)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copy of a letter to the Missouri Alpha Chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, giving a brief professional sketch of himself. Published in The Scroll, 1896.
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Gabriel Field Journal, 1819 (C1891)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Journal of a trip from Camp Missouri to Chariton kept by Gabriel Field from October 31 to November 27, 1819, for Colonel H. Atkinson. Journal includes detailed directions and observations of the area. Two maps of route.
Roswell Martin Field Photograph Collection, 1870, 1912 (P0986)
5 photographs
Images of and relating to Roswell Martin Field, taken from "Roswell Field, Poems & Biographica: His Personal Collections"
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William Hill Field V Photograph Collection, 1878, 1981, no date (P0911)
4 photographs
Images of William Hill Field I and William Hill Field IV
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Fred W. Fife Papers, circa 1940, 1999 (R0794)
(1 folder)
These are photographs and historical information regarding Fred "Spooky" Fife and Sarah Elizabeth "Liz" Fife, proprietors of the Spur Tavern on Route 66 near Leasburg in Crawford County, Missouri.
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Fifth District State Normal School Commission Photograph, 1906 (P0997)
1 photograph
Photograph of five men who were the commission that located the fifth Missouri State Normal School at Maryville
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"Fifty Years at William Jewell College, 1903-1953," John E. Davis, no date (C2708)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
An informal history of the growth and changes at William Jewell College, Liberty, MO.
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Ellie Fike Diaries, 1879-1892 (C2216)
0.26 cubic feet (3 volumes, 3 folders)
Diaries written by Miss Fike while a student at the State Normal School at Warrensburg, MO, and during her post-graduate life at home and at work.
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Henry C. Fike Diaries, 1851-1919 (C2215)
2.42 cubic feet (18 folders and 43 volumes)
Diaries written by Fike while a student in McKendree College, IL; while a soldier in the Civil War; and about his migration to and life in Warrensburg, MO, and his work in Kansas City, MO, and various cities in the West.
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Stanley R. Fike Papers, c. 1925, 1941-1985 (C3882)
6.8 cubic feet (384 folders), 2 audio cassettes
The papers contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, memoranda, and office notes of the administrative assistant to U.S. Senator Stuart Symington from 1952 until Symington's retirement in 1976. Includes material relating to various Symington campaigns, as well as Fike's personal life.
John A. Filippello Papers, 1923 (CA6703)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of John A. Filippello include three digital prints and a sketch by Mort Walker. Two of the images are of the January 5, 1923, train collision in Linn County, Missouri. The final image was taken near the likely birthplace of General John J. Pershing.
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Augustus and Samuel R. Filley Papers, 1817-1879 (C3468)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Land sale indentures, correspondence, and unsigned Civil War forms.
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Chauncey Ives Filley Letter, 1880 (C1824)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To D.K. Abeel, Kansas City, MO, from St. Louis, MO, Feb. 20, 1880.
Political maneuvering in Missouri for General Grant's presidential candidacy in 1880. Organization and influence of St. Louis German vote, the WESTLICHE POST, Emil Preetorius. State politics, particularly party positions. Also typed copy.
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Chauncey Ives Filley Letter, 1915 (C1881)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Krekel Dillon Wilbanks, Mt. Vernon, IL, from St. Louis, MO, Jan. 13, 1915.
Letter about an article in the ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC on Filley's reminiscences of emancipation in Missouri. Article contained several errors of fact on the Missouri Convention of 1861-1863, which Wilbanks had pointed out.
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Film Society of Greater Kansas City Records, 1991-2000 (K0765)
5 c.f.
Organizational records including minutes, printed material, clippings, newsletters, and other materials concerning the activities of the Film Society. Also files on the Society's annual Film Fests.
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James A. Finch Jr. Papers, 1951-1980 (C0769)
4.4 cubic feet
Papers of assisting attorney general of Missouri; acting prosecuting attorney of Cape Girardeau County; member and president of the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri, 1951-1965; and judge, 1965-1978, and chief justice, 1971-1973, of the Missouri Supreme Court. Includes correspondence from Finch's term on Board of Curators and speeches at judicial conferences and other functions.
Findley Campaign Papers, 1980 (R1346)
0.25 cubic feet (7 folders)
The Findley Campaign Papers document the contested Ward 5, Rolla City Council election of April 1, 1980, between Susan H. Findley and Jim Waterman. The collection includes materials on the campaign, election, and resolution of the election results. Circuit Court Records, sample election materials, newspaper articles, and Susan Findley's personal notes are among the items included in the collection.
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Susan H. Findley Papers, 1953-2010 (R1317)
3 cubic feet (50 folders)
The Findley papers consist of the correspondence and personal papers of Susan Hancock Findley and her husband, Marshall E. Findley; including his years in Rolla as an associate professor of chemical engineering, correspondence and papers as his time as a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) guest professor in South Vietnam, letters from Vietnam and Malaysia. Findleys wrote of living and traveling in Asia, working in the USAID program, politics, and the course of the war in Vietnam.
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Elmer L. and Emma Mae Finke Farm Records, 1940s-1980s (CA4890)
12.7 cubic feet
Financial records and other records of the Finke farm in Montgomery County, Missouri.
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Janice L. Finkelston Papers, 1960 (K1005)
0.08 c.f.
Bat Mitzvah study phonograph records; J.P. Louis Funeral Home Yizkor booklet.
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John P. Finkel Papers, 1876-1882 (R0093)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The John P. Finkel Papers contains a photocopying of the diary of J.P. Finkel a farmer in Fairfield County, Ohio. Diary topics include agriculture, animal husbandry, family affairs, and rural life.
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Gladys Finlayson Letters, 1926-1966 (K0486)
20 f
Letters written to Mariska Pugsley Marker from her childhood tutor, Finlayson, an Englishwoman residing in China.
Finley Building and Loan Association Records, 1899-1920 (R1007)
(1 roll of microfilm)
These are the minute books and a cash received ledger of the Finley Building and Loan Association at Ozark in Christian County, Missouri. The records begin with the organization of the association in 1899 and continue through its entry into receivership in 1916 and dissolution in 1920.
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Arnot M. Finley Photograph Albums, 1913-1919 (C3422)
3 volumes
Photographs of the University of Missouri campus, sports events, student activities, and individual students. Includes scenes of Columbia, MO.
E.J. Finley Letter, 1866 (C1727)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To [Francis] Rodman, Jefferson City, MO, from Texas County, MO, Nov. 8, 1866.
Finley charged violation of the registry law in Texas County, protested the election of Confederate rebels and requested a new election, criticized specific rebels, and praised radicals.
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G.W. Finley Letters, 1826-1836 (C1979)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters to his brothers about crops, friends, and relatives.
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Joseph Firestone Collection, 1935-2001 (K0796)
0.52 cubic foot (26 folders, 2 DVDs, 57 photographs, 2 oversize folders)
The Joseph Firestone Collection contains materials primarily focused on Firestone’s affiliation with the Y-Bac Chapter of Masada, the Youth Zionist Organization of America. Additional collection materials include photographs, items related to Congregation Ohev Sholom, and programs for musical and theatrical performances in Kansas City, Missouri.
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First African Baptist Church History, 1976 (S0006)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
The First African Baptist Church History contains a four-page document that briefly describes the history of African-Americans in St. Louis as well as the First African Baptist Church in St. Louis. The church was founded in 1827 by Reverend John Berry Meachum and is the oldest African-American church west of the Mississippi River. Many of the original congregation consisted of slaves, who were permitted by their owners to attend. A physical church was built two years following the organization’s inception and went through two other location changes to accommodate the rapid growth of the church’s congregation.
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First and Calvary Presbyterian Church, Springfield, Missouri Collection, 1966-1985 (R0910)
(1 folder)
These are pictorial directories (summer 1966, summer 1969, and fall 1981), a dedicatory program for a tapestry (April 7, 1985) , and a newsletter (June 16, 1985) for First and Calvary Presbyterian Church at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri.
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First Baptist Church (Chariton, Mo.) Records, 1820-1925 (CA6708)
0.35 cubic feet
The records of the First Baptist Church, Glasgow, Missouri, contain meeting minutes, 1820-1925. Also included are five notebooks containing handwritten transcriptions.
First Baptist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1823-2019 (CA6553)
1.68 GB of digital files
Records of the First Baptist Church of Columbia, Missouri, include annual reports, brief sketches of members, scans of minute books and other church documents, transcriptions, and miscellaneous material.
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First Baptist Church of Edgar Springs, Phelps County, Missouri Collection, 1886-1954 (R1227)
(2 folders)
This is the record book and accompanying transcript of the First Baptist Church of Edgar Springs in Phelps County, Missouri, containing minutes of business meetings, and membership records, circa 1894-1954. Also in the volume are earlier records of the Corn Creek Baptist Church in Phelps County, 1886-1887.
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First Baptist Church, Bonne Terre, Missouri Collection, 1916 (R1032)
(1 folder)
This is a directory for 1916 of the First Baptist Church at Bonne Terre in St. Francois County, Missouri. W.W. Pierce was the pastor and William Frey was the chairman of the deacons. Included illustrations, lists of officers and activities, statement of beliefs and church covenant, and a church roll of over 300 members with addresses.