Manuscripts Index
Charles Gills Papers, 1891-1973 (R1451)
2 rolls (2 volumes)
The collection of Charles Gill contains diaries, writings, travelogues, magazine/newspaper articles, letters, expense records, photographs/post-cards, and many miscellaneous articles written or collected by Charles Gill.
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Lizzie C. Gilmore Papers, 1861-1865 (R0346)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Lizzie C. Gilmore Papers contain letters from a Union soldier’s wife, at Lebanon and Rolla, Missouri, and from her relatives in Keosauqua, Iowa, and Crittenden County, Kentucky. The letters note political differences among family members, events preceding the battle of Memphis in Scotland County, Missouri, guerrilla activity in Kentucky, and depredations by bushwhackers in Laclede County, Missouri.
Minnie S. Gingerich Postcard Collection, 1910-1937 (P0788)
5 postcards
Postcards of Pulaski County: Devil's Elbow and Hooker, MO
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Rosemary Lucas Ginn Papers, 1950-1985 (C3964)
6.8 cubic feet
Papers of Rosemary Lucas Ginn, Republican Committeewoman, President of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, Ambassador to Luxembourg. Includes correspondence, photos, memoranda, newspaper clippings, and publications relating to her work with the Republican National Committee, Missouri Republican Party, and UNESCO.
Rosalind Goldfinger Ginsburg Papers, no date (K1164)
0.02 c.f.
Ginsburg was involved with numerous volunteer activities, especially the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), the Congregation Beth Shalom, and its Sisterhood. Includes newspapers clippings and other material about the Jewish Community Center Golden Age Club and Beth Shalom. Also papers relating to her mother-in-law, Henriette Ginsberg.
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George I. Gird Photographs, 1938-1952 (P0149)
208 photographs
B/w aerial views of Clayton, Hermann, Independence, Joplin, Kansas City, Nevada, St. Louis, Springfield, Webb City, and Weston from around 1955.
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Girl Scouts of the United States of America, Webb City, Missouri Collection, 1950 (R1187)
(1 folder)
This is a small program booklet for the Girl Scout banquet held at Webb City in Jasper County, Missouri, on March 14, 1950. Mrs. Roy Lee served as toastmistress.
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H.K. Givens Letter, 1894 (C0524)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Mrs. Pearson, from Fayette, Missouri, Nov. 29, 1894. Short note referring to some material Mrs. Pearson sent him. Probably Kate Pearson of Fayette, Missouri.
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Spencer H. Givens Collection, 1816-1911 (C0106)
0.2 cubic feet
This collection consists of documents collected by Spencer H. Givens: the Levin Cropper Papers and historical documents. The Cropper papers contain business and personal correspondence with his brother in New York, his children in Illinois, and other family members in Louisiana and Mississippi. The historical documents include miscellaneous land grants and indentures, estate documents, business correspondence, naturalization and emigration documents, handbills, newspapers and advertisements.
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William Givens Copy Book, 1816-1821 (C0655)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The copy book contain notes prepared by a student of mathematics.
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Charles Nelson Glaab Papers, 1956-1991 (K0038)
2 c.f.
Correspondence, research materials, working papers, and drafts relating to the operation and research of the Kansas City History Project and to Glaab's research into the Kansas City railway systems
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Cora S. Gladish Papers, 1885-1951 (CA5818)
1 cubic foot
Sheet music of compositions written and published by Cora Gladish of Higginsville, Missouri, related correspondence, biographical information, watercolors, photographs, and miscellaneous material. Also includes diaries of Ann Eliza Gladish and miscellaneous Gladish family material.
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Stephen Glascock Letter, 1823 (C2088)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To French Glascock, Upperville, Loudoun County, VA, from New London, Ralls County, MO, August 10, 1823.
The letter mentions the duel fought between Thomas C. Rector, brother of William V. Rector, and Joshua Barton, brother of David Barton, U.S. senator from Missouri. Letter also describes an epidemic of typhus that occurred in New London that summer.
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Glasgow Insurance Company (Glasgow, Mo.) Books, 1855-1870 (C2313)
0.86 cubic feet (2 volumes)
The collection contains records of a Glasgow, Missouri, business. Weston Birch was secretary and Thomas Shackelford was president of the company. Volume 1, Steamboat cargo book, 1855-1856, also includes Tatum and Hutchinson general store records, 1868-1870. Volume 2, Record book, lists cargo, insurance, destination and names of steamers. The books were later used by Weston F. Birch & Son banking house, 1868-1869.
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Glasgow Merchant's Ledger, 1895-1897 (C2325)
0.12 cubic feet (1 volume)
Ledger of an unidentified Glasgow, MO, mercantile company.
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Glasgow Savings Bank (Glasgow, Mo.) Records, 1872-1908 (C2312)
4.04 cubic feet (11 volumes)
The collection contains records of an early Missouri bank.
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Glasgow Savings Bank (Glasgow, Mo.) Records, 1865-1920 (C2554)
41.24 cubic feet (106 volumes)
Records of an early Missouri bank.
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Nathan Glasgow Papers, 1820-1871 (C3430)
0.18 cubic feet (9 folders)
The papers contain correspondence, receipts, promissory notes, receipts for sale of slaves, land surveys, deeds, indentures, and a book of mathematic examples of John A. and Nathan Glasgow of Columbia and Millersburg, Missouri.
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Glasgow: Story of a MO Rivertown Negatives Collection , 1978-1979 (CA6782)
1 c.f.
A collection of negatives created by University of Missouri School of Journalism students. The negatives are of Glasgow, Missouri and were used for the book Glasgow: Story of a Missouri Rivertown, 1979.
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Dorothy and Herman Glass Papers, 1916-2000 (K0936)
0.07 c.f.
The collection consists of photographs, programs, and newsletters from B'nai B'rith and Hadassah along with a high school commencement program, yearbook, and newspaper clippings.
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Glasstown, U.S.A., A Brief History of Glassmaking at Crystal City, Missouri, Paper, 1981 (S0080)
1 folder, 64 pages, 0.01 cubic foot
This collection consists of Glass Town USA, A Brief History of Glass Making At Crystal City, Missouri, 1868-1981, a 64-page manuscript chronicling the history of Crystal City, Missouri, and the Crystal Plate Glass Company.
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Harold and Carolyn Shankman Glazer Papers, 1999-2006 (K1299)
0.01 c.f.
The papers of Harold Glazer & Carolyn Shankman Glazer include materials
relating to ROMEO, (Retired Old Men's Eating Organization) from 1997 to 2006.
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Frances E. Gleason Photographs, no date (P0721)
3 photographs
Photos of the former Phil Donnelly home, Bland home, and Colonel Miles Vernon home, Lebanon, MO, ca. 1958.
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William Gleason Papers, 1936-1941 (S0780)
0.5 cubic feet
The William Gleason Papers consist of photographs taken by Gleason (1909-1973), who worked as a photographer for the City of St. Louis during the 1930s and 40s.
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Glenn Family Papers, 1845-1930 (C0107)
3.8 cubic feet, 6 oversize volumes
The personal and business papers of John H. Glenn and his sons Addison N. Glenn and Robert C. Glenn include account books of the Mound City, Missouri, general merchandise, furniture, and drug stores run by John and Robert Glenn and the farm implement store managed by Addison Glenn for the McKeeson & Rinker Company in Falls City, Nebraska. The collection also includes correspondence between family members, wedding invitations, the Glenns' lending library circulation records, and a minute book for the Mound City G.A.R. post.
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Glenn Farm Records, 1943-1995 (CA6087)
7 volumes
Farm ledgers kept by the Edward Glenn family in Pike County, Missouri from 1943 to 1995.
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Frank Ivy Glenn and Ardis Couchman Glenn, Glenn Bookshop Records, 1920-2010 (K1267)
36 c.f.
The Bookshop was an internationally known antiquarian book store in Kansas City, MO that bought and sold collections of books and manuscripts and other rare items. Includes financial records, reference indexes, files on purchases and sales, inventory, appraisal files, customer lists, photographs, personal papers of the Glenns, and other related materials.
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Glensted Methodist Church Minutes, 1893-1896 (C1341)
0.01 cubic feet (1 volume)
Excerpts from minutes of quarterly conferences.
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Glenwood, Missouri, Bonds, 1874 (C1709)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Three unsigned $100 bonds issued by the board of education.
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Glover and Odendahl Papers, 1895 (C2688)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Papers pertaining to shipment of yellow corn from Kansas to New Orleans.
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J.M. Glover Handbill, 1874 (C2837)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Handbill setting forth Glover's treatment of southern sympathizers.
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John M. Glover Letter, 1884 (C1540)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Solon McCoy, White Sulphur Springs, Montana Territory, from Quincy, IL, Feb. 27, 1884. Glover thanked McCoy for his condolences; praised deceased brother, St. Louisan Samuel T. Glover; and discussed the possibilities of a livestock business with J. Miller in territories or a beef slaughterhouse on the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Robert H. Gneiser Papers, 1931-2008 (C4500)
1.25 cubic feet (43 folders, 9 oversize items, 2 audio tapes, 1 film reel)
Papers of a radio and television broadcaster include correspondence, clippings audiovisual material, drafts of novels, and miscellaneous personal and professional material.
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Roy Godsey Papers, 1921-1967 (C3435)
0.2 cubic feet (11 folders)
The papers contain newspapers and other articles, mostly about agriculture and small towns in Missouri, by Roy Godsey, journalist and early air travel promoter; letters to Godsey from national and state officials; original manuscript of his novel, Aunt Betty; and miscellaneous items of interest to Godsey.
Townsend Godsey Photographs, 1928-1958 (P0153)
0.67 linear feet
Images of 1930s Jefferson City people and politicians, including many images of Governor Stark, and "Ozark personalities."
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David Goebel Astronomy Notebook, 1840-1844 (C1110)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Astronomical observations, records of barometric pressure and thermometer readings. Written in German
"The Development of Missouri," Gert Goebel, 1879 (C1109)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
English translation of "Langer als ein Menschenleben in Missouri," with some changes from the work published in 1877.
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K. Bruce Goebel Papers, 1980s-2000s (CA6267)
184.3 cubic feet
Professional papers of a central Missouri architect. Includes oversize drawings and corresponding job files.
Rudolph H. Goebel Photographs, 1850-1907 (P0799)
15 photographs
Photos by Goebel of St. Charles, St. Louis, and Warren Counties.
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James B. Goff Letter, 1878 (C2029)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Mrs. Austin A. King, from St. Louis, June 10, 1878.
Letter enclosing Austin A. King's license to practice law in Tennessee.
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William A. Goff Papers, 1959-1983 (K0043)
11 c.f.
Research notes, articles, and correspondence of a historian for Westport Historical Society and editor of the Westport Historical Quarterly. His topics included fur trade, Civil War, overland trails, and Kansas City regional history.
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Carol J. M. Goggin Collection, 1844-2015 (CG0053)
0.2 c.f.
This collection covers a range of items, including brochures for many of the points of interest and historical sites in and around Southeast Missouri. There is also information on local history of Leeper, a small community in Wayne County, Missouri, including a written document on the history and the people from the point of view of Carol J. (Marler) Goggin. There is a notary book for Wayne County, 1915-1938. Various photos of trains, train workers and teachers. Cecil Brown adds a personal account of the first post office and railroad in Leeper. A list of residents and their nicknames as well as a list of Marriages in Ripley County and the book “Cemetery inscriptions of Wayne County Mo”
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Ronald L. Gold Collection, 1959-1960 (K1161)
0.25 c.f.
Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) and JCAC basketball trophy plaques
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Samuel C. Gold Papers, 1860s (CA6533)
0.2 cubic feet
Addition of a Civil War diary of a soldier from Sedalia, Missouri, who writes about his experiences in Kentucky and Virginia (now West Virginia). Includes the original diary and a transcript, as well as news clippings about Samuel C. Gold. See also C3653.
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Samuel C. Gold Papers, 1861-1925 (C3653)
0.2 cubic feet (7 folders, 1 volume), 67.5 KB of digital files
The papers contain Civil War correspondence, military forms, photographs, a diary, and newspaper clippings regarding Samuel C. Gold, Union officer, commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau, and citizen of Sedalia, Missouri. Includes certificates of appointment, discharge papers, a letter written during the siege of Corinth, Mississippi, in 1862, a Civil War diary, 1861-1862, obituaries, and a copy of a manual on military science.
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Barbara S. Goldansky Papers, 1964-1989 (K0890)
0.25 c.f.
Goldansky served as president of B'nai B'rith Women Beth Horon Chapter No. 42. Includes B'nai B'rith Women scrapbooks and programs.
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Lawrence A. Goldblatt Architectural Records, 1982 (K1043)
0.08 c.f. (1 folder)
Study done by Lawrence Goldblatt Architecture Planning Development: "The Musicians Foundation Preservation, Perpetuation."
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"The Golden Link" Film, 1960 (CA6377)
1 film, 1 DVD
A color 16mm film produced by Shelter Insurance depicting Sidney Larson painting a mural on the history of insurance at the company's headquarters in Columbia, Missouri, 1958-1959. Use DVD copy.
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Golden Valley Horse Show Collection, 1945 (R0943)
(1 folder)
This is a program booklet for the Golden Valley Horse Show, held on September 11-12, 1945 at Clinton in Henry County, Missouri. The Clinton Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event, which was held at Artesian Park Stadium.
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Margaret Goldstein Papers, 1951 (K1041)
0.01 c.f.
Beth Shalom confirmation class program of which Goldstein a member.