Manuscripts Index
Richard Brosing Fowler Sr. Papers, 1930-1978 (K1148)
0.5 c.f.
Fowler was an author and editor for the Kansas City Star. Includes newspaper clippings of articles written by Fowler for the Star. Also a few letters
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Fox Family Papers, 1870-1950s (CA6548)
2 cubic feet
Papers of a family from Moberly, Missouri, include photographs, scrapbooks, small artifacts, and miscellaneous material. Material largely concerns Lawrence Fox, Joy Eldridge Fox, and Anna Thieman Fox.
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Elaine Sue Trillin Fox Papers, 1947-1954 (K1298)
1 c.f.
Papers contain photographs (1947- 1954) pertaining to Alpha Chapter Sigma Theta Pi Sorority, Delta Gamma Phi Sorority, Fox Manufacturing Company Christmas party, and Beth Shalom Congregation confirmation classes, as well as a program for a Keneseth Israel-Beth Sholom confirmation service. Keneseth Israel-Beth Sholom was located at 3400 The Paseo in Kansas City, Missouri. Photographs include identification, including Elaine Sue "Sukey" Trillin Fox and Calvin Marshall Trillin.
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Mrs. Jesse Fox Photograph Collection, 1886, 1899 (P0707)
2 photographs
Photos of Tipton Farm near Alba, MO, and Sunny Side School students, 1899.
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Robert Wilhelm Fraker Papers, 1920-1950 (K0378)
2 c.f.
Fraker played coronet, was a music teacher, and conductor of the Third Missouri Infantry Band. Consists of handwritten music manuscripts, sheet music, correspondence, photos, and scrapbooks relating to his training and career.
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Vendla Johnson Frampton Collection, 1919-1988 (K0286)
0.2 c.f.
Transcript of an oral history interview in which Mrs. Frampton describes many details of her life, including: Kansas City's "Swede Hill" community; family background and relationships; local Lutheran church history; and holiday food and traditions. Also a Westport High School Memory Book, 1919.
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Charles B. France Papers, 1856-1890 (C1012)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)
Correspondence, diaries, and papers of Charles B. France, a St. Joseph, Missouri, banker, and his family. Includes references to the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Gold Rush, and travel to the West and East Coast. Contains letter book of Overland Stage Lines.
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Martha M. and Sara M. France Papers, 1878-1905 (C0874)
0.3 cubic feet (14 folders), 1 oversize volume
Diary of Martha M. France, wife of St. Joseph, Missouri, banker, Charles B. France, Jr. Diary, mementos, and photos of her daughter, Sara M. France, a student at Ogontz School near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1889-1892.
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France-McDonald Family Papers, 1884-1996 (C4419)
0.8 cubic feet (15 folders)
Papers of a St. Joseph, Missouri, family, the France-McDonalds, and their descendants, including correspondence of Charles B. France (1900-1928) with Gladys, Albert, and Sara France.
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William A. E. French Papers, 1877-1967 (R0175)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The William Aden Elmer French Papers contain the microfilmed copies of the papers of an author and newspaper publisher at Eminence in Shannon County, Missouri. Included are hunting and fishing diaries, journals, teaching notebooks, lists of published works, short stories, and family correspondence.
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Francis Lucille Stowers Papers, 1910-1984 (CA6755)
0.2 cubic feet
Speeches, certificates, graduation announcements, news clippings, and photographs of an Audrain Co., Missouri teacher, 1930-1984.
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Francis Murray Wilson II Papers, 1991 (C4629)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
Biographical sketches, newspaper clippings, and reminiscences of Francis M. Wilson II, grandson of Missouri Congressman Robert Patterson Clark Wilson, and nephew of Missouri state senator, Francis Murray Wilson, for whom he was named. The Wilson family was politically prominent in Platte County, Missouri. Also includes limited genealogy.
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Carrie Francke Papers, 1970-1989 (C4455)
6.6 cubic feet (278 folders)
The papers of the first female president of the Missouri Students Association (MSA) and a promising Republican congressional candidate in the 1980s, including materials from her campaigns, degree programs, and numerous extracurricular activities.
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"Frank James and the Battle of Centralia," Joe and Dodie Maurer, 1966 (C3102)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains an account of the Battle of Centralia, 1862, with reminiscences of Edgar B. Rodemyer, then editor of the CENTRALIA FIRESIDE GUARD and of Frank James thirty years after the incident.
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Franke Studio Photographs, 1896-1928 (P0747)
6 photographs
Photos by Franke Studio of Macon: Walker Hardward, Blees Buggy Company, and Lucas Blacksmithing.
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Fred E. Franke Papers, no date (C3505)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
English translation by William Wilke of Franke’s “Ein Verfehltes Leben.” News story on Franke’s death copied from the Washington, Missouri, Citizen.
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Franklin and Binkley Families Papers, 1868-1955 (R1492)
0.06 cubic foot (6 folders, 27 negatives)
The Franklin and Binkley Families Papers contain photocopies of correspondence, family papers, and photographs. Also included is genealogical information for the Franklin, Binkley, Myers, Herrman, Bray, and other connected families.
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Franklin Baptist Association Records, 1932 (R0153)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Franklin Baptist Association Collection contains a photocopy of a report on the annual session of the Franklin Baptist Association, held at Three Rivers Church in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri on the hundredth anniversary of the church and the Association. Included are the constitution and lists of member churches of the Association, and histories of the church and the Association.
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Franklin County, Missouri Postcard Collection, circa 1910s (R0628)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Franklin County, Missouri Postcard Collection contains two postcard views of scenes along Indian Creek near Saint Clair in Franklin County, Missouri. One postcard shows an iron truss bridge over the creek, the other is a view of the farm of William E. May.
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Franklin County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1895-1920 (P1127)
An artificial collection of photographs of Franklin County, Missouri.
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Franklin County, Missouri, Tutor's Notes, 1882 (C1105)
0.16 cubic feet (1 volume)
Collection of historical and geographical facts used by a private tutor in Casco, Franklin County, MO. The sheets were mounted on cloth and placed in a frame which hung on the wall.
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Benjamin Franklin Letter, 1789 (C0415)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter-press copy of letter to George Washington, New York, NY, from Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 16, 1789. Letter congratulates Washington on his recovery of health and on his administration. Comments on Franklin's own poor health and his esteem for Washington. Original in George Washington Papers at Library of Congress.
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John Eddy Franklin Papers, 1946-1954 (C0319)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Recollections of life in southeast Missouri and Franklin's part in bank, land, and railroad development during the 1880s and 1890s. Poem and article by Alice Franklin Bryant; The Land of Corn, about Franklin's southeast Missouri plantation, by J.E. Wood; two letters; and newspaper clippings.
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Franklin, May and Company (New Florence, Mo.) Ledger, 1864 (C3156)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copy of page from the ledger of a general store, covering William F. Windsor's account for July-October, 1864.
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Paul W. Franklin Oral History, 1976 (C4661)
2 audio cassette tapes
Recorded recollections of Franklin about his service in the Army Corps of Engineers. He explains what he witnessed near Dachau, Germany, and other places. Franklin, a former professor of electrical engineering at the University of Missouri, was interviewed by Peggy Johnson.
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Franz-Gundlach Family Papers, 1877-1956 (C4611)
0.1 cubic feet (3 folders)
The papers of the Franz-Gundlach family from Lafayette County, Missouri, include correspondence and ephemera gathered during trips to Europe.
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Laura Hawkins Frazer Photograph, 1915 (P0252)
1 photograph
Original photo by H. Tomlinson, identified as "Becky Thatcher serving tea in Mark Twain's Home, Nov. 30, 1915." Photo is of Laura Hawkins Frazer, childhood sweetheart of Mark Twain who Thatcher character is supposedly taken from.
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Fraternity Newsletters, 1961 (C0963)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Six fraternity newsletters issued by University of Missouri chapters of FarmHouse, Kappa Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Acacia.
Douglas R. Frazee Photographs, 1880-1985 (P0072)
0.25 linear feet
Photographs of the Missouri River and life on the towboat Brownville, 1963-1985 by Frazee, an engineer on the vessel. Photos of Marshall, MO, 1948-1950, and Marthasville, MO, area in the early 1900s. Aerial photographs of Saline County, Marshall, Brookfield, and Pettis County, 1946-1949. Aerial photographs of farms and buildings along Highways 20, 24, 41 in Saline and Lafayette Counties, ca. 1947. Also include a variety of images of Missouri scenes and Missourians.
W.L. Frazier Papers, 1932 (C0685)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Symbolic poem written by a Boise, ID, doctor and sent to L.M. Defoe, Columbia, MO. Also descriptive letter and picture.
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Fred Wolferman, Inc. Records, 1897-1972 (K0205)
1.5 c.f.
Through innovative marketing, Wolferman's enjoyed a prestigious position in Kansas City gourmet food circles. Photographs, menus, news clips, an accounting ledger, scrapbooks and phonograph records, and advertisements and sample correspondence for the operation of grocery stores and restaurants in Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
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Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons Minutes, 1841-1844 (C1614)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a Photostat of a page from a minute book of Clinton Lodge, U.D., later Livingston Lodge, U.D., later Livingston Lodge No. 51, Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons. The page includes signatures of lodge members.
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company (St. Louis, Mo.) Depositers' Signatures, 1869 (C2984)
1 roll of microfilm
The collection contains signatures and personal identification data about depositors in the St. Louis branch of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. Includes accounts 223-366, dated 6 April-8 October 1869.
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Freedmen's Aid Society, Methodist Episcopal Church, Illiteracy Chart, 1880 (C2838)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Chart showing illiteracy, public school expenses, school property, and taxable property in the United States, compiled from the census of 1880 by George W. Gray and published by the Freedman's Aid Society.
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Freedom Baptist Church, Morgan County, Missouri Records, 1844-1962 (R0418)
6 volumes microfilmed
These are record books of the Freedom Baptist Church near Versailles in Morgan County,
Missouri. The records include the articles of faith, rules of decorum, membership records, and minutes
of church business meetings, August 1844 --January 1962, and the secretary's record book of the
Baptist Young People's Union, 1929-1932.
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Freedom House Archives, 1970s-1990s (CA5359)
58 cubic feet
Records, publications, clippings, articles, correspondence, and other materials documenting "a new world information order," international journalism, and press freedom violations. Includes materials created and compiled by Freedom House, as well as materials relating to U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, United Nations Association, and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
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Freedom of Choice Council of Greater St. Louis Records, 1977-1990 (S0534)
0.5 cubic foot, 20 folders, 4 photographs
This collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, financial reports, and flyers pertaining to the Freedom of Choice Council of Greater St. Louis, a pro-choice coalition formed after the Roe vs. Wade decision of 1973.
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Freedom of Choice Council of Greater St. Louis Records, c. 1977-1990 (CA5584)
0.6 cubic feet
Financial records, minutes, newsletters, press releases, membership records, and miscellaneous records.
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Freedom Sunday School (Morgan County, Mo.) Membership List, no date (C1370)
0.01 cubic feet (1 volume)
Lists of male and female students and teachers.
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Freedom United Baptist Church (Montgomery County, Mo.) Records, 1824-1868 (C3364)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a church record book dating from 1824 to 1868. Includes the rules of decorum, the covenant, a list of members, reports of the monthly meetings, description of the welcoming of new members, raising money by subscription to build a church, decisions on church membership, and a typed index done by the donor.
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Freedom Zion Methodist Church (Concordia, Mo.) Records, 1851-1920 (C3907)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 1 roll of microfilm
The records of the Freedom Zion Methodist Church consist of the quarterly annual conference minutes of the church. The records are in German. A translation of the records is included in the collection.
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G.W. Freeman Proclamation, 1881 (C2834)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Proclamation by the mayor of Laclede that business be suspended on September 26, 1881, during the hours of the funeral service of President James A. Garfield.
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R.W. Freeman Papers, 1960-1961 (C3784)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of R.W. Freeman contain a letter to Freeman from Lafayette Moore of the Pershing Park Association in Laclede, Missouri, and a proposed budget for the Carroll County, Missouri, Baptist Association.
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This collection consists of booklets for the autumn convocation in 1906, the spring convocation in 1907, the fall convocation 1908, and a program for the Scottish Rite Banquet in 1914 for the Scottish Rite Masonic bodies at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri.
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Freemasons, Arlington Lodge No. 346, Dixon, Missouri Records, 1948 (R1258)
(1 folder)
This is a booklet containing the bylaws of the Masonic Lodge at Dixon in Pulaski County, Missouri, adopted on September 21, 1944, with amendments through April 1, 1948. Included are lists of the organization members, Worshipful Masters, and current members.
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Freemasons, Bolivar Lodge No. 195 Records, 1889-1957 (R0756)
(1 folder)
These are directories, calendars, bylaws, and calling cards for the Masonic organization at Bolivar in Polk County, Missouri. Included are officers' directories for 1889 and 1900, membership booklets for 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, and 1960, bylaws for 1956, and five calling cards.
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Freemasons, Clifton Lodge No. 463, Thayer, Missouri Collection, 1945 (R1182)
(1 folder)
This is a small booklet containing the bylaws of Clifton Lodge No. 463, A.F. & A.M., at Thayer in Oregon County, Missouri. The booklet is dated January 1, 1945 and includes the names of past Worshipful Masters from 1882 to 1945.
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Freemasons, Iron Mountain Lodge No. 430 Records, 1877 (R0720)
(1 folder)
This is a booklet containing the by-Laws of Iron Mountain Lodge No. 430, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Iron Mountain, Missouri. It was printed by Parson & Company of St. Louis, Missouri in 1877.
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Freemasons, Mystic Tie Lodge No. 221, Oak Ridge, Missouri Collection, 1952 (R1022)
(1 folder)
This is a program for the 71st meeting of the 49th District Association of Freemasons, hosted by Mystic Tie Lodge No. 221 at Oak Ridge in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, on Wednesday evening, May 28, 1952. W. Glenn McCain presented the lecture and charge to the meeting.
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Freemasons, Neosho Lodge No. 247 Records, 1964 (R1141)
(1 folder)
This is a small booklet containing the bylaws of Neosho Lodge No. 247, A.F. & a. M., at Neosho in Newton County, Missouri. The bylaws were printed as revised January 1, 1964.