Manuscripts Index
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.
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)
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
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)
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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Galena Christian Church (Galena, Mo.) Records, 1887-1964 (C3820)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The records of Galena Christian Church in Stone County, Missouri, consist of membership lists, vital statistics information, and correspondence concerning membership in other churches. The records are incomplete and appear to have been transferred from other record books.
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Galilee Association of General Baptists Records, 1913-1980 (R0077)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Galilee Association of General Baptists Records contains a microfilm copy of the proceedings of the annual sessions of the organization of General Baptist congregations in southeastern Missouri. Also included are Old Liberty Association proceedings, Liberty Association proceedings, and a reprinted sermon of Benoni Stinson.
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Gallaher Family Papers, no date (CA6484)
0.6 cubic feet
Photographs, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers of the Gallaher family, largely of the Warrensburg, Missouri, area, 1880s-1960s. Contains material pertaining to related Bullion and Crawford families.
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Gallaher Journal Photographs, no date (P0906)
4 photographs
Copy photos of William Gallaher and individuals mentioned in his journal, as published in the Missouri Historical Review, January 1963.
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William Houston Gallaher Journal, 1865 (C3924)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The 1865 journal of William H. Gallaher, kept during his journey from St. Charles, MO, up the Missouri River to Montana Territory, and while living in southeast Montana.
Gallatin Bank (Gallatin, Mo.) Postcard, no date (C0801)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a postcard picture of the bank building at Gallatin, Missouri, which was robbed by Jesse and Frank James on 7 December 1869. Picture includes a group of unidentified men.
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Albert Gallatin Papers, 1803-1812 (C2303)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Two letters from secretary of the treasury concerning his refusal to execute a contract and the adjustment of a lighthouse account.
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Nelson C. Gallemore Certificate, 1886 (C0522)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certificate issued by the University of Missouri for completion of course in double-entry bookkeeping.
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Jo Gallo Papers, 1951-1966 (C4640)
0.1 cubic feet (3 folders)
Papers of a homemaker and environmental activist from the St. Louis area include transcripts of her diaries from 1951-1954; a pamphlet she wrote entitled "Granny"; and slides of the Missouri Extension Homemakers Association club in Creve Coeur, 1960s. Gallo's environmental activism is not covered in the papers.
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Gally and Johnston Company (Toledo, Ia.) Papers, 1858-1900 (C0322)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers of Toledo, IA, merchants include promissory notes, tax receipts, general receipts, miscellaneous papers and letters, mortgages, bills of sale and labor, abstract of title for construction of Johnston’s house, and a Mexican land grant.
James F. Gamble Papers, 1931-1977 (S0886)
19 cubic feet
The papers of James F. Gamble consists of correspondence, memos, reports, and meeting minutes pertaining to his career as a lawyer, conservationist, and executive director of the Meramec River Basin Association.
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Mary Abney Gamble Photograph Collection, 1907-1944 (P0876)
11 photographs
Photos of Naption area, Saline Co. Also of Gamble family ancestors. 35mm color slides depicting travel and farming in Missouri
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Philip Arthur Gambone Papers, 1970 (K0422)
0.04 c.f. (1 folder)
Draft manuscript, Centropolis Revisited: A Personal Interpretation of Architecture in Kansas City During its First One Hundred Years, written by Gambone, an educator interested in local history.
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William J. Gammon Papers, 1856-1967 (CG0056)
0.5 c.f.
This collection is primarily made up of genealogical papers and cemetery research conducted by Wm. J. Gammon of various families as well as his own. Also included in this collection is transcripts from the operation of the Center Point school in Jackson County, Missouri, personal papers of the Gammon family, and correspondence from different societies and political organizations.
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William J. Gammon Photographs, 1842-1915 (P0039)
1 folder
Photos of Ralls County historic properties by Gammon, a resident of Perry, MO, and postcards of various Missouri views.
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John Allen Gano Family Papers, 1794-1948 (C0065)
1.2 cubic feet, 6 rolls of microfilm
Correspondence of Elder John Gano of Bourbon County, KY, an evangelist in the early Disciples of Christ Church. The papers also include accounts and bills, advertisements, circulars, publications, and a diary describing his conversion, baptism, and life as a preacher.
Conrad Gans Application and Petition, 1912 (C3738)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a booklet containing Conrad Gan's application to operate a dram shop in Hermann, MO. Includes names of petitioners.The collection contains a booklet containing Conrad Gans’ application to operate a dram shop in Hermann, Missouri. Includes names of petitioners.
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Raymond Gant Photograph Collection, 1940-1947 (P0486)
6 photographs
Photos of the Cutoff Club, near Dalton, MO, ca. 1940s.
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Joe Gantner Photographs, 1944 (P1185)
Photographs by Joe Gantner, propieter of Deluxe Studio in Boonville, MO, of the 1944 Missouri River Flood in Boonville.
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Frederick D. Gardner Letter, 1917 (C2596)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Cornelius Roach, Jefferson City, MO, from Jefferson City, MO, Oct. 17, 1917.
Tells Roach he will call special session of legislature, and that a lowering of taxes is one thing it will consider.
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Hugh R. Gardner Papers, 1961-1984 (C4362)
0.8 cubic feet (9 folders)
Diaries kept by Hugh R. Gardner while an employee of the Columbia Sand Company, Rocheport, Missouri. Includes detailed summaries of Gardner's daily employment schedule, miscellaneous receipts, record of barge operations on the Missouri River near Rocheport, weather reports, personal activities, including repairs to Gardner's pick-up truck, and an appointment calendar kept by Mrs. Gardner.
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James A. Gardner Papers, 1937-1987 (C3702)
1.4 cubic feet (41 folders)
Papers of a historian including coursework from his time as a student at Washington University in Saint Louis, manuscripts written about Moses Austin, and teaching and administrative materials from the social sciences department at Mineral Area College.
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Larry Evert Gardner Collection, 1995 (K0568)
0.2 c.f.
Lithographs of TWA airplanes collected by 40 year employee of Trans World Airlines (TWA).
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Mary A. Gardner Papers, 1940s-1990s (CA5740)
41 cubic feet, 3 audio cassettes, 1 audio tape, 2 films, 2 video cassettes
Papers of a professor of journalism and newspaper consultant, consisting of personal and professional correspondence and subject files, research and consulting material, photographs, and family papers.
Viola Gardner Papers, 1953-1982 (K1230)
1 c.f.
Gardner was Poet Laureate of Missouri. Includes her poetry, publications, correspondence, and instruction techniques. Also photocopies of the poetry journal, "Orphic Lute" which she published.
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Garfield School (Mexico, Mo.) Records, 1910-1975 (C3925)
4 rolls of microfilm
Student attendance records of a black elementary and high school in Mexico, MO.
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Agnes Garino Papers, 1960-2022 (S0500)
2.5 cubic feet
The Agnes Garino Papers contain meeting minutes, correspondence, program booklets, and newspaper clippings documenting her involvement with the Kirkwood City Council, the Kirkwood Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Louis Sports Commission, and the U.S.-Olympic Festival.
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Hamlin Garland Note, 1891 (C2764)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Poetic description of "the main-traveled road." Also a typed copy.
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Russell Garland Photograph Collection, 1878 (P1023)
Photograph of Alexander William Doniphan
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Garlichs Family Photographs, 1936, no date (P1056)
Seven photographs and copy photographs of the Hermann Garlichs family.
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Doug Garner Papers, 1940-1947 (S0887)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains two 4x5 copy negatives: the Comet at Forest Park Highlands and The "Flying Turns" (The Bob Sled); one 5x6 BW print of "The Flying Turns"; One 4.5x6 BW copy print, aerial view of Westlake Park; and one 5x7 BW print of Scenic Railway at Forest Park Highlands.
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Garnett School District (Lewis County, Mo.) Record Book, 1843-1853 (C1151)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
Proceedings of the school board. Also a newspaper clipping from the La Grange INDICATOR, August 20, 1931, giving an account of the information in this record.
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Edward B. Garnett Papers, 1914-1959 (K0940)
0.12 c.f. (4 folders)
Garnett, was the longtime editor of the Sunday Kansas City Star, Includes diaries, cancelled checks, correspondence, and personal papers.
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James Mercer Garnett Papers, 1806-1832 (C2526)
1 reel microfilm
The papers of James Mercer Garnett contain letters between Garnett and John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833), concerning politics, government, agriculture, and family affairs. Originals are in the Alderman Library, University of Virginia.
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Robert and Virginia Garnett Papers, 1829-1899, 1989 (C4482)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)
Typescript copies of correspondence of Robert and Virginia Garnett of Lewis County, Missouri, and other family members, 1829-1899, and genealogical research material.
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Mollie and Alice Garr Papers, 1875-1896, 1991 (C3987)
0.2 cubic feet (7 folders)
The Mollie and Alice Garr Papers consist mostly of letters written from 1875 to 1896 by a mother and daughter from Lafayette County, Missouri, to relatives in Virginia, primarily to William Benjamin Plunkett of Greene County. Also included are photocopies of various explanatory materials, such as obituaries, death certificates, printed articles, and genealogical lists of the Garr and Slusher families, compiled by the donor of the papers in 1991.
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Lewis H. Garrard Note, no date (C2765)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Enclosure to Garrard's memoir of Charlotte Chambers.
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Charles Garrett Collection, 1918-1920 (S0888)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
This collection contains pamphlets published by the William Simmons Service Bulletin that focused on the global events that took place after the end of World War I in 1918. In addition, the collection contains a photocopied map of the St. Charles, Missouri Waterfront.
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Jasamyn S. Garrett Photographs, 1897, 1958 (P0705)
12 photographs
Photos of Hayti and Gayoso areas, Pemiscot county.
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Ruby Dwight Garrett Papers, c. 1910-1968 (C2558)
1.6 cubic feet, and 1 reel of microfilm
The Dwight Ruby Garrett collection contains papers and photographs of Garrett, a Kansas City, MO, lawyer. Garrett commanded the 117th Field Signal Battalion, 42nd (Rainbow) Division, U.S. Army, American Expeditionary Force. The collection concentrates on his World War I and postwar veterans activities. The clipping scrapbook is on microfilm.
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Donald Charles Garrigues Papers, 1942-1945 (R0126)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Donald Charles Garrigues Papers contain a microfilm copy of diaries and correspondence of a native of Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri. He served during World War II in the United States Army with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion.
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George W. Garriott Papers, 1838-1850 (C0104)
0.4 cubic feet
Papers pertaining to Garriott's milling and mercantile business in St. Charles, MO. Wheat prices and markets, shipping conditions, and cholera epidemic.
Account book lists sales.
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John W. Garriott Letters, 1861-1864 (C2652)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Garriott was a member of Company G, 18th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry; was in the Army of the Tennessee; and was with General Sherman on his march to the sea. Some details of the march through Georgia. 55 letters.
R.B. Garrison Photographs, 1883, 1930, no date (P0798)
6 photographs
Photos of the Doniphan area, primarily historic homes ca. 1959-1962.
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Eileen Garry Papers, 1930-1998 (K0700)
0.1 c.f.
The Garry family was involved in the garment manufacturing industry in Kansas City, MO. includes book on Congregation Beth Torah book Garry co-wrote and a photograph of garment industry manufacturers featuring members of the Garry and Pachter families.