Manuscripts Index

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Thomas Fristoe Papers, 1827-1903 (C1006)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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Correspondence, family papers, miscellaneous legal papers, accounts, and record books of Thomas Fristoe, a Baptist clergyman in Chariton, Missouri. Tax receipts of Jordan Bentley, 1848-1871. Record book of marriages performed by Thomas Fristoe, 1827-1871.

Stella Fritts Papers, no date (C3528)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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A native of Sedalia, Missouri, Fritts talks about her family and gives her views on politics and religion.

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"Cropperville" From Refuge to Community Paper, 1993 (S0335)
0.15 cubic feet

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Masters thesis for the University of Missouri-St. Louis on the villages set up by sharecroppers in the early 1940's

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Jane Froman Collection, no date (C3940)
5 audio cassettes, 2 audio discs, 1 video cassette, 2 CDs

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Recordings of performances and interviews of Jane Froman.

Jane Froman Papers, 1891-1980 (C3695)
8.5 cubic feet (343 folders), 2 rolls of microfilm, 14 audio cassettes, 453 audio discs, 13 audio tapes, 4 films, 1 video cassette, 1 DVD, 25.6 GB of digital files

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The papers of a singer and radio, theater, and movie star contain correspondence, financial records, musical arrangements, photographs, audio and film recordings, and scrapbooks. The papers include material on radio, movie musicals, the USO, theater and club appearances, television, and popular music of the 1930s through the 1950s. Also includes some papers of her mother, Anna Barcafer Froman Hetzler (1873-1962).

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Jane Froman Centennial Collection, 2007-2010 (C4139)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 6 DVDs, 2 video cassettes, 9 CDs, 8 audio cassettes, 1 computer disc

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The collection contains interviews and material from the Jane Froman Centennial Celebration on November 10, 2007.

Jane Froman Collection, 1930s-2010 (CA5677)
0.2 cubic feet, 3 audio cassettes, 27 audio discs, 1 audio tape, 8 CDs, 12 DVDs, 1 film, 3 video cassettes

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Addition of correspondence, sheet music, audio and video recordings, and miscellaneous material pertaining to Jane Froman.

Jane Froman Papers, 1953-1968 (CA5133)
0.4 cubic feet

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Addition of personal and professional papers of Jane Froman, including photographs, correspondence, and personal papers of Rowland H. Smith.

Frontier Iron Illustrations Collection, 1964 (R1421)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The collection includes the illustrations, maps and photographs which appeared in the book Frontier Iron written by James D. Norris and published in 1964.

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Frost Family Papers, 1862-1988 (R1404)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)

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The Frost Family Papers contain photocopies of compiled correspondence of Luther and Orville Frost from 1862 to 1889. Also include is a brief family history and genealogical information for the Frost family.

Frost Family Photograph Collection, 1930s-1970s (R1294)
0.05 cubic foot (1 folder, 31 photographs)

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This collection consists of twenty-nine black and white and two color photographs showing scenes and businesses in Rolla, Missouri from the 1930s into the 1970s.

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Anita Frost Papers, 1953-1984 (S0154)
0.01 cubic foot

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The papers of Anita Frost contain photographs and military history of the first St. Louis African-American woman in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. She joined the St. Louis Marine Reserves on July 17, 1953, was discharged a year later and re-enlisted into the regular Marine Corps on September 17, 1954. She retired July 31, 1975, as a gunnery sergeant (E-7).

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Sallie Hoskins Frost Papers, 1928-1963 (C3612)
0.4 cubic feet (28 folders)

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Genealogical papers of Sallie Frost. Families researched include: Birch, Campbell, Carmichael, Cox, Foster, Frost, Galbraith, Hoskins, Howell, Redfearn, and Routh.

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Dr. Harold Fruend Photograph Collection, no date (P0978)
3 photographs

Photos of the State Hospital for the Insane No. 1 in Fulton, MO

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Fruitland Grange No. 611 Record Book, 1873-1876 (CG0016)
0.1 cubic feet

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The Fruitland Grange No. 611 record book contains detailed by-laws and minutes of the meetings held by members from 1873 to 1876. The fraternal organization focused on agriculture and local farmers. The group’s goal was to promote agriculture and provide a unifying voice to farmers against capitalism. Men and women were eligible for membership and officers were given ranks and titles to establish order and responsibilities.

Fruitville Farm Records, circa 1910 (R0009)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Fruitville Farm Collection contains a pamphlet promoting the Fruitville Farm in Howell County, Missouri. The pamphlet includes a panoramic view of the farm, endorsements from the leading citizens of Howell County, and testimonials by agricultural experts as to the excellent productivity of the land.

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A.P. Fry Papers, 1828-1883 (C0497)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Land grants and warranty deeds signed by Presidents Zachary Taylor, James Buchanan, and Millard Fillmore.

Annette Riley Fry Papers, 1882-1983 (C3729)
0.4 cubic feet (24 folders)

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The papers primarily contain correspondence between Fry and people, or relatives of people, who came to Missouri from New York on “orphan trains” sponsored by the Children’s Aid Society during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.  Fry wrote an article on the orphans, which appeared in the December 1974 issue of American Heritage.

Kellar Fry Ledger, 1842-1866 (C1887)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Merchant's ledger of rents and accounts settled.

Thomas Fry Letter, 1862 (C0945)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Mary Fry from "Camp in the Wilderness," Aug. 21, 1862.

To his wife concerning personal matters and expressing the hope that the war will be over soon.

Carl E. Fuchs Trade Letter, 1888 (C2025)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Advertisement of wine and liquor dealer.

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Richard Fuhrmann Lantern Slide Collection, 1840-1935 (P0048)
702 lantern slides

Lantern slides of turn-of-the-twentieth century St. Louis by local physician Richard Fuhrmann. Includes the area later razed for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

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Henry Fulbright Records, 1837-1861 (R0320)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Henry Fulbright Records contain a microfilm copy of an account ledger from a general store operated by Henry Fulbright at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. William, and Ephraim R. Fulbright joined the firm as full partners on February 27, 1840. An index of the customers is available.

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Robert C. Fulkerson Record Book, 1837-1859 (C3804)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Record book of a Montgomery County, Missouri, shopkeeper and justice of the peace. Contains sales records (1837-1838) of the Loutre Lick Store, Loutre Lick, Missouri, and justice of the peace dockets (1843-1859) for Danville Township, Montgomery County, Missouri. A donor-compiled index is included.

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Albert Burr Fuller Architectural Records, 1914-1963 (K0029)
25 c.f.

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Architectural drawings, specifications, photographs, and other material relating to Fuller's career as an architect in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Edward Marshall Fuller Jr. Architectural Records, 1920-1975 (K0697)
160 c.f.

Architectural drawings, renderings, specifications, correspondence, notes and other documents related to Fuller's career as an architect in the Kansas City, area specializing in schools and churches.

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Harold Q. Fuller Papers, 1950-1987 (R0611)
0.75 cubic foot (14 folders, 4 photographs)

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The Harold Q. Fuller Papers contain the personal papers of a physics professor and community leader in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri. The papers concern Fuller's work with the Rolla School Board, the Phelps County Nutrition Program, the Central Missouri Area Agency on Aging, and the family farm.

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Jonathan B. Fuller Papers, 1851-1873 (K0040)
0.3 c.f.

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A journal/diary kept by Fuller, a Baptist minister, containing minute daily accounts of his activities and thoughts and correspondence concerning affairs in Kansas City, including a lengthy eyewitness description of the Battle of Westport

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Annie Lee Fulton Papers, 1889 (K0882)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder, 2 oversize items)

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The Annie Lee Fulton Papers contains two certificates awarded to Fulton, one from the University of Kansas City School of Oratory and another from the Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle.

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Clarence N. Fultz Photographs, 1950-1958 (P0458)
12 photographs

Copy photos (from slides) of Cape Girardeau County.

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Funeral Notices, 1883 (C2284)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Printed notices of funerals of James Brannum and William S. Stone.

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Funk-Blue Family Genealogical Collection, 1917-1996 (C4369)
2 cubic feet (176 folders)

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Genealogical research relating to the ancestors of John Leon Funk and his wife, Ruth Eleanor Blue, both of Columbia, Missouri and originally from Ohio. Includes genealogical correspondence and notes; family group (pedigree) sheets; biographical records; photographs of grave stones; and original and photocopied primary sources such as death certificates, marriages, obituaries, wills, deeds, and court documents. Also included is research material for a book on the 100th Ohio Infantry Regiment in the Civil War.

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Abraham and George Funkhouser Ledger, 1860-1875 (C1107)
0.4 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Ledger for 1860, portions of which have been covered over with invoices, 1872-1875, of C.W. Shepherd and Brothers, Plattsburg, MO, a general merchandise firm.

Funsten Nut Strike Manuscript, 1933 (S0098)
0.01 cubic foot

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In 1933, employees of St. Louis-based dried fruit and nut dealer Funsten Nut Company demanded and received higher wages by striking. The collection consists of a thesis by St. Louis University student Myrna Fichtenbaum, entitled "The Funsten Nut Strike May, 1933". The paper discusses the local historical setting, the sequence of strike activities, and the connections with the labor movement and Communist Party.

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Kenkichi Furuichi Papers, 1921-1924 (K0358)
0.3 c.f.

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Correspondence in both Japanese and English; some financial material; class notes; one photograph; and some ephemeral material. Furuichi graduated from the Kansas City-Western Dental College and was a dentist in Kansas City KS.

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Future Farmers of America, West Plains Chapter Records, 1955-1978 (R0658)
(11 folders)

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These are scrapbooks of the FFA chapter at West Plains in Howell County, Missouri. The scrapbooks include photographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous printed materials on the chapter's activities, 1955-1966. There is also a printed history of the FFA in Missouri, 1928-1978.

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Robert Washington Fyan Papers, 1862-1864 (R0567)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Robert Washington Fyan Papers collection includes photocopies of a personal letter and military papers of Robert W. Fyan, an officer in the 24th Missouri Infantry from Webster County, Missouri.

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John K. Fyfer Diplomas, 1893 (C2286)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Two electrical engineering diplomas issued to Fyfer by the Department of Engineering, University of the State of Missouri, June 1893. Diplomas signed by R.H. Jesse, president, and faculty member of the departments of engineering, physics and math.

G.C. Higgenbothem Butcher Shop Records, 1909-1910 (C0727)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The records contain sale records of a butcher shop in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

G.H. and J.R. Tatum (Glasgow, Mo.) Account Books, 1858-1880 (C0341)
2 rolls of microfilm

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Account books from the general merchandise stores of G.H. and/or J.R. Tatum in Glasgow, Missouri.

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G.P. Sanders (New Bloomfield, Mo.) Records, 1900-1937 (C0339)
12 rolls of microfilm

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The records contain invoices and receipts from a general merchandising store located in New Bloomfield, Missouri. The store underwent several name changes: Sanders Brothers, Sappington and Sanders, and G.P. Sanders.

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Gabard-Oheim Family Papers, 1903-1958 (S0640)
0.2 cubic foot

The Gabard-Oheim Family Papers contain photographs, French ribbons, and a Cleveland High School newsletter. The materials largely concern Louis Gabard and Adele Marie Oheim. Some of the photographs depict the National Association of Letter Carriers, of which Adele Marie Oheim was a member. Also included in this collection are sample ballots from 1944 Missouri elections, Muny programs, a 1904 World's Fair map, and a Meramec School Picnic program.

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Gaddis School, Barry County, Missouri Collection, 1988 (R1292)
(1 folder)

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This is a reunion booklet for Gaddis School near Cassville in Barry County, Missouri. The school operated from 1891 through 1964. The booklet, produced on the occasion of a reunion of the school's former students and teachers in 1988, includes historical information, excerpts from school records, and photographs of students and teachers.

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Merrill E. Gaddis Collection, 1941-1955 (C3961)
1.8 cubic feet

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Term papers about historical houses in Missouri, written by students of Gaddis for his course, History of the South, at Central Methodist College in Fayette, MO.

Gaffee Family Papers, 1857-1923 (C0202)
1 roll of microfilm

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Slave bill of sale; will of Mary Ann Dupuy, Shelby County, KY; Hackney family genealogy; and reminiscences of plantation life in Gossyppia, LA.

Ella Gaffney Photograph Collection, 1898 (P0625)

Photographs of the 4th Missouri US Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American war, including soldier Bayard Murray.

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John Bailey Gage Papers, 1943-1964 (K0254)
0.60 c.f.

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Correspondence of Gage, a prominent attorney and mayor of Kansas City, MO, relating to the Midwest Research Institution (MRI) and other organizations and issues in which he was involved. Many letters have attachments, most of which are the agendas and the minutes of the meetings of the MRI's Executive Committee of the Board of Governors, income and expenses, and a variety of reports. Also awards and certificates received by Gage.

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James A. Gaines Papers, 1842-1876 (C0425)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Letters to Lou Bell and Jennie Bell Gaines from relatives and Confederate prisoner at Johnson's Island, OH, describing St. Louis, freed Blacks, and cholera epidemic; U.S. ARMY ARGUS-EXTRA with Price-Fremont letters on exchange of prisoners and protection of civilians; biography of Mortimer Gaines. Microfilm has over 300 receipts of Dr. Gaines, 1850s and 1860s.

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Art Galbraith Papers, 1977-1993 (C1213)
0.1 cubic feet, 2 record albums, 1 audio cassette

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Papers of Arthur Galbraith (1909-1993), fiddler from southwestern Missouri who specialized in Ozark folk music. Includes publicity, concert programs, obituaries, correspondence, awards, and recordings of his music.

Betty Lou Gale, "Fredericktown, Missouri" Collection, circa 1950s (R0029)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The collection contains a photocopy of Betty Lou Gale's article, "Fredericktown, Missouri." The article is a history of Fredericktown, in Madison County, Missouri.

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