Manuscripts Index

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H. Roger Grant Postcard Collection, 1880-1920 (P0696)
35 postcards

Photo postcards of railroads and related images, primarily in Novinger and Adair county. Additional images of Bethel Colony, railroad depots, and locomotives.

Milissa Grant Civil Rights Oral History Collection, 1983-1998 (S1072)
0.25 cubic foot

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The Milissa Grant Civil Rights Oral History Collection contains oral histories grant conduct with St. Louis Civil Rights leaders.

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Grant-Davis Lumber Company Records, 1882-1949 (R0109)
6.5 cubic feet (20 volumes, 9 oversize volumes, 9 folders)

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The Grant-Davis Lumber Company Records are business records of a lumber company based in Cabool, Missouri, which operated in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. The collection includes ledgers, cash books, trial balances, inventories, and correspondence with the St. Louis and San Francisco ("Frisco") Railroad Company regarding freight claims. Russelle Grant Simonsen, daughter of Paul S. Grant, the last president of the firm, donated the records of the Grant-Davis Lumber Company. Mrs. Simonsen also provided background information on the company and the individuals who operated it.

Granville General Store (Monroe County, Mo.) Record Book, 1855-1856 (C2989)
1 roll of microfilm

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The collection contains a day book of the Granville General Store, Monroe County, MO, with accounts from March 20, 1855 to September 2, 1856. All types of merchandise are listed in the accounts: indigo, shirts, tobacco, stone ware, candy, and straw hats, to name a few.

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Gravel Ridge Baptist Church, Charleston, Missouri Records, 1925-1990 (R0609)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Gravel Ridge Baptist Church, Charleston, Missouri Records contain microfilm copies of six volumes that include financial records, business meetings minutes, and membership information from 1925 to 1990.

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Ralph Gravely Scrapbook, 1910-1914 (P0856)
49 photographs

Copy photos from scrapbook of Gravely, manager of Bolivar Free Press. Includes photos of Gravely family, Bolivar, and the University of Missouri.

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David William Graves Autobiography, 1916 (C0158)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Autobiography of a Montgomery County, MO, farmer, schoolteacher, and Baptist missionary and minister. Donor-compiled index included.

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John Graves Genealogy Collection, 2000-2019 (CA6680)
0.1 cubic feet (1 folder)

Collection of genealogical material compiled by Barbara Tipton-Bast. The collection includes information on the lineage of John Graves, of Chillicothe, Missouri.

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Oliver Rudolph Grawe Papers, 1930-1962 (C3578)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)

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Miscellaneous papers of a professor and author of University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla. Included are manuscripts about minerals and ores of Missouri, and a copy of Noel Hubbard's history of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy and duplication of engineering education in Missouri in 1938.

Edmund Gray Papers, 1831-1955 (C3611)
1.8 cubic feet (97 folders)

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Mississippi River pilots’ charts, ships; logs, steamboat directions, and personal papers of Edmund Gray, a resident of Gray’s Point, Scott County, Missouri, and Cape Girardeau and steamboat pilot on the Mississippi for many years.

Edmund Gray Photograph Collection, 1895-1927 (P0128)

Copy photos from the collection of Edmund Gray, steamboat captain. Includes images of steamboats, the construction of Thebes Bridge, and Gray's Point. See also C3611.

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George Gray Collection, 1938-1939 (P0463)
6 photographs

Photos of Pony Express mural by George Gray and its unveiling by Eleanor Roosevelt, 1938, at the Robidoux Hotel in St. Joseph. Drawing of Ft. Leavenworth. Photo of the artist.

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Mrs. Benjamin F. Gray Jr. Papers, 1908-1921 (C1931)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of Mrs. Benjamin F. Gray, Jr. contain two letters to Mrs. Gray, one pertaining to William Henry Ashley; as well as an April 1908 issue of THE AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE containing an article about Ashley.

"The Great Flood of 1993" Videocassette, 1993 (CA5400)
1 video cassette

A two-hour history of the Missouri River flood from July 8 to September 7, 1993, filmed between Glasgow and Jefferson City, MO. Includes soundtrack by Bob Dyer.

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Great Seal of Missouri Papers, 1933-1936 (C2112)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Articles, editorials, and letters to the editor concerning the Great Seal of Missouri and the designer, George Frederick Burckhartt.

Great Western Normal School and Business College, Webb City, Missouri Collection, 1903 (R1082)
(1 folder)

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This is a souvenir program issued for a reception in honor of the teachers of the public schools of Jasper County, sponsored by the Webb City Commercial Club and held at the Great Western Normal School and Business College at Webb City in Jasper County, Missouri on October 8, 1903.

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Great Western Stage Equipment Company Records, 1925-1976 (K0717)
114 c.f.

The Company was one of the leading designers and suppliers for theatrical stages and auditoriums in the Midwest. Includes job files containing work orders, design plans, invoices, correspondence, and occasionally fabric samples. Also some catalogs, financial records, photographs, and drawings.

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Greater Kansas City Art Association Records, 1956-2006 (K0947)
7 c.f.

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Organizational records and scrapbooks from the Greater Kansas City Art Association. Includes officers files, correspondence, minutes, financial records, membership files, newsletters, photographs and audio and video tapes.

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Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Minutes, 1856-1991 (K0274)
4 c.f.

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Minutes of the Chamber's Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Included in most of the volumes prior to 1968, are also minutes of the various standing and ad hoc committees of the organization. Most of the volumes are indexed.

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Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Records, 1856-1990 (K0527)
23 c.f.

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Organization records of the Commerce including general files of clippings, brochures, and correspondence; photographs; and slides, motion picture film, videotape, and audiotape.

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Greater Kansas City Chapter of Hadassah Records, 1916-2010 (K0593)
25 c.f.

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Organizational records of a Jewish women's organization dedicated to strengthening the relationship between the United States and Israel.

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Greater Kansas City Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy Records, 1958 (K1030)
0.01 c.f.

Organizational records including minutes, agendas, notes concerning the formation of the committee, correspondence, letters to the editors of newspapers, press releases, and other related materials.

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Greater Kansas City Council on Philanthropy (GKCCP) Collection, 1981-1998 (K0738)
1 c.f.

History, notes, events, and ephemera for the Council collected by Jane White Brown, one of its founders.

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Greater Kansas City Delta Gamma Alumnae Chapter Records, 1935-1997 (K0948)
1 c.f.

Organizational records of the Chapter, whose purpose is to foster high ideals of friendship, promote educational and cultural interests, create a true sense of social responsibility, and develop the finest qualities of character. Includes meeting minutes, directories, printed and published material, and event planning files.

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Greater Kansas City Heart Association 1951 Heart Fund Scrapbook, 1950-1951 (K1247)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Greater Kansas City Heart Association 1951 Heart Fund Scrapbook is a single volume created by W.F. Shoemaker, campaign director of the 1951 Heart Fund and staff member of the Kansas City public relations firm Cumerford, Inc. The scrapbook includes clippings, printed material, and fundraising correspondence.

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Greater Kansas City Section, National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Records, 1893-2004 (K0145)
30 c.f.

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Organizational records of the Greater Kansas City Section, including administrative, financial, membership, committee, publications, and public relations files.

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Greater Kansas City Women's Political Caucus Records, 1974-1983 (K1243)
2.5 c.f.

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Organizational records including general and working files, newsletters, financial records, subject files (including ERA), and printed/published materials, many concerned with the Equal Rights Amendment.

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Greater Kansas City, Missouri, Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO Records, 1946-1970 (C2514)
1.2 cubic feet

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The papers of the Greater Kansas City Central Labor Council of the AFL-CIO contain the minutes of the Central Labor Council, miscellaneous copies of letters, resolutions, and notices.

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Greater Rolla-St. James Region, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1884-1996 (P1123)

An artificial collection of photographs of the greater Rolla-St. James region in Missouri, including Crawford, Dent, Phelps, Maries, and Pulaski counties.

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Greater St. Louis Arts Survey Report, 1963 (S0071)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder

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The Greater St. Louis Arts Survey Report is a planning survey of cultural activities and needs in Greater St. Louis, produced by Booz, Allen & Hamilton for the Greater St. Louis Arts Survey Committee of Civic Progress, Inc.

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Greater St. Louis Committee for Freedom of Residence Records, 1962-1978 (S0509)
21 cubic feet, 1 photograph

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The Freedom of Residence, Greater St. Louis Committee Records chronicle the committee's activities in integrating housing in the metropolitan St. Louis area. The collection contains flyers, correspondence, grant proposals, pamphlets, case files, advertising material, research material, radio spots, photographs, information on Congressmen, mailing lists, educational brochures, and housing lists.

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Greater St. Louis Federal Business Association Records , 1927-1981 (S0695)
5 cubic feet, 188 folders, 68 photographs

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The Greater St. Louis Federal Business Association was founded in 1927. Its purpose was to coordinate efforts by various Federal agencies to exchange ideas about the efficiency of routine work methods, to loan equipment, and to share surplus furniture. The records include correspondence, membership lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, annual reports, and photographs.

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Greef Family Papers, 1849-1920, undated (C4510)
0.1 cubic feet (7 folders)

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Genealogical information, correspondence, photocopied images, and other documents relating to the Greefs, a German family who immigrated to Tavern Creek, Missouri, in 1833.  Some of the documents are written in German.

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Greek American World War II Veterans Oral History Project, 2000 (S0644)
0 .8 cubic feet, 27 cassette tapes

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This collection contains interviews with Greek-American men of St. Louis who fought in World War II, conducted in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Greece's entry into the war.

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Green Impact Zone Records, 2009-2011 (K1330)
0.5 c.f.

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The records include annual reports, meeting minutes, director's files, publications, and reports relating to this Kansas City, Missouri, community-based organization focused on urban core revitalization and environmental improvements.

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Green Oak Farms Collection, 1961 (R1208)
(1 folder)

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This is a booklet for a registered Angus cattle sale at Green Oak Farms near Maples in Texas County, Missouri, on October 7, 1961. Fifty-three cattle, plus five 'calves at foot' were to be sold by proprietor E. E. Martin and guest consigner, Paul Woods.

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Green Ridge School, Camden County, Missouri Records, 1892-1922 (R0650)
0.75 cubic foot (6 volumes, 1 oversize volume)

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The Green Ridge School, Camden County, Missouri Records contain records of the Green Ridge School, which was located near Climax Springs in western Camden County, Missouri. Among the records are minutes of meetings, annual enumerations of students and lists of taxpayers, teachers’ contracts, clerks’ reports to the county, rules and regulations, class registers, and classifications of students.

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A.P. Green Letters, 1941-1942 (C3103)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains correspondence of a Mexico, MO, fire brick manufacturer with Forrest C. Donnell, Hugh Stephens, vice-chairman of Missouri State Council of Defense, and Keith Martin, discussing industrial camouflage program of Missouri Council of Defense. Green resigned from the Council shortly after his appointment.

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A.P. Green Papers, 1926-1958 (C2960)
29 cubic feet

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The papers of A.P. Green contain business and personal papers of a Mexico, MO, fire brick manufacturer. The collection includes correspondence with family members; business associates in Europe, and South America; as a trustee of Westminster College and member of the Board of Visitors of the University of Missouri; and with miscellaneous business and charitable organizations.

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A.P. Green Letter, 1917 (C3589)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letter to Joseph A. Glandon, Mexico, Missouri, from Green in Miami, Florida, February 20, 1917, discussing business and expansion plans of the A.P. Green Fire Brick Company in Mexico, Missouri.

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Austin O. Green Diaries, 1862-1867 (C0451)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Diary of a soldier from Edwardsville, IL, who served in the 10th Illinois Infantry. Record of daily action in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee, 1862; attack on Atlanta, GA; and mustering out, 1864. Miscellaneous entries and accounts, 1866-1867.

F.B. Green Collection, 1832-1897 (C0430)
2 oversize volumes, 1 roll of microfilm

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Account books of L.A. Snider and Company, Pike Creek, MO. Census record of Carter Township, Carter County, MO, 1860. Interspersed through account books are tax registers, notes on the weather, marriage records, estate records, medical accounts, and a personal diary.

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James S. Green Letter, 1858 (C1544)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To I[saac] Toucey, from Canton, MO, Aug. 24, 1858.

Letter to secretary of the Navy from a senator from Missouri recommending James Harding for appointment to a naval pursership.

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John James Green Scrapbook, 1901 (K0496)
0.3 c.f.

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Clippings concerning Green, the Republican nominee for Kansas City mayor opposing James A. Reed.

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Lewis C. Green Papers, 1955-2003 (S0893)
92 cubic feet

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The papers of Lewis C. Green contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, depositions, and related legal materials pertaining to Green’s career as an environmental litigator. Working in conjunction with the Coalition for the Environment and the Sierra Club, Green was instrumental in preventing flood plain development in Missouri and ensuring that the Environmental Protection Agency enforced clean air standards. Green was active in the environmental movement from the 1960s until he died in 2003.

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Nancy L. Green Papers, 1970s-1990s (CA5097)
8 cubic feet

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The professional papers of a journalism educator contain correspondence, photographs, teaching materials, papers relating to professional organizations, and miscellaneous.

Robert S. Green Papers, 1943-1944 (C3213)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Letters to A.P. Green about his subscription to the Missouri Public Expenditure Survey, Missouri Constitution, Constitutional Convention Bulletin, and minutes of the organizational meeting of Missouri War Chest, 1943.

Robert S. Green Photograph Collection, 1957 (P0446)
9 photographs

Photographs of the A.P. Green home, Mexico, MO

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Green-Bond Family Papers, 1902-1993 (C4566)
2.0 cubic feet (45 folders, 34 oversize items)

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The papers of two related Mexico (Mo.) families, including travel journals, genealogical information, photographs, and the papers surrounding the construction of the A. P. and Josephine Green estate in Audrain County.

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