Manuscripts Index

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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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Lorenzo Thomas "Tommy" Greene family papers, 1958-2019 (CA5520)
4.5 cubic feet, 1 audio tape, 5 DVD's, 20 video cassettes, 90 audio cassettes

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The family papers of a musician and music teacher. 

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Nancy L. Green Papers, 1970s-2020s (CA5097)
10.3 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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Jackye and Allan Greenberg Papers, 1986-2013 (K1295)
1 c.f.

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The papers in this collection include letters sent in 1987 to Anatoly Levitin, a refusenik family in Kharkov, USSR, who tried for many years to immigrate to Israel. The correspondence with Soviet Jews was a program, Project Yachad, sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Bureau. Memos and guidelines for participating in the program from the JCRB to the adopted family contacts are also included. Other materials include a speech by Allan Greenberg in 1995 for the 50th anniversary of the Kehilath Israel Synagogue, and a letter to Alan Goldberg from President Bill Clinton in 1994 regarding the denial of Jonathan Pollard's application for executive clemency.

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Jan Greenberg Papers, 1978-2010 (S0669)
8 cubic feet

The Jan Greenberg Papers contain correspondence, galley proofs, photographs, and books documenting her career as an acclaimed children's author, with books such as Vincent Van Gogh, Portrait of an Artist, which she co-wrote with Sandra Jordan. 

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Greenbush School, Phelps County, Missouri Records, 1927-1947 (R1310)
(2 oversize volumes, 1 oversize folder)

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These are the teacher's register, district clerk's record book, and miscellaneous papers of the Greenbush School, a small rural school in Phelps County.

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Greene County Abstracts of Title, 1846-1976 (SP0045)
.1 c.f.

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The Greene County Abstracts of Title collection contains abstracts of properties located in Greene County. It includes the abstract for property owned by Springfield, Missouri, attorney Henry C. Young, the abstract of a home located at 2400 S. McCann in Springfield, and a home located in the Rosewood sub division in Springfield.

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Greene County Baptist Association Records, 1929 (R1034)
(1 folder)

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These are the published minutes and proceedings of the 57th annual session of the Greene County Baptist Association, held with the Ash Grove Church at Ash Grove in Greenen County, Missouri, on September 3-5, 1929. C.K. Martin served as moderator of the session.

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Greene County Baptist Association Minutes, 1873-1908 (C3012)
1 roll of microfilm

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Minutes of the Greene County Baptist Association. Contains lists of members.

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Greene County Democratic Central Committee, Jackson Day Banquet Collection, 1958-1969 (R0696)
(1 folder)

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These are programs for the 35th, 37th, and 46th annual Jackson Day Banquets, held in 1958, 1960, and 1969 at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield, Missouri. The sponsors were the Greene County Democratic Central Committee, the Roosevelt Women's Democratic Club, and the Young Democratic Club of Greene County.

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Greene County, Missouri Militia Exemption Records, ca. 1863 (R0321)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Greene County Missouri Militia Exemption Records contains a photocopy of an “Assessment Roll of Exemptions from Military Duty,” for Greene County, Missouri, circa 1863. The list bears the names of individuals who paid a tax in lieu of militia service during the Civil War, the fees paid, and the units from which exemptions were granted. Most exemptions were from duty in the 72nd and 74th regiments of Enrolled Missouri Militia.

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Charles Wilson Greene Papers, 1898-1938 (C0109)
0.7 cubic feet

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Personal and professional papers of a professor in the University of Missouri medical school. Register of classes in physiology and anatomy, 1899-1903; papers from his term as secretary of McAlester Memorial Foundation, 1929-1937; of the Medical School Alumni Association, 1924-1938; and of the Peter Potter Loan Fund, 1924-1938.

Flora Hartley Greene Papers, 1905-1931 (C0050)
2.75 cubic feet (216 folders)

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Papers of a club woman pertaining to work of Missouri Federated Clubs, Eugene Field Foundation, Missouri Society for Crippled Children, and Council for National Defense. Also includes her MA thesis submitted in 1909 at the University of Missouri.

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J.P. Greene Letter, 1928 (C1978)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Howard Stephens, from Santa Ana, CA, Nov. 12, 1928.

Personal letter.

Lorenzo and Thomasina Talley Greene Papers, 1910s-2003 (C4712)
15.5 cubic feet (408 folders), 2 audio cassettes, 1 DVD, 6 video tapes, 1 oversize volume, 18 oversize items

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Research files, personal papers, and family materials of a professional historian who taught at Lincoln University from 1933-1972. Includes materials of his wife, Thomasina Talley Greene, a concert pianist and music teacher, 1942-2003.

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Lena G. Greenlaw Papers, 1950-1977 (C3600)
0.8 cubic feet (56 folders)

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Papers of a journalism librarian at the University of Missouri-Columbia and active worker in the peace movement. Magazines, tracts, and financial and activity records of world, national, and local organizations are included.

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Frank E. Greenlee Photographs, 1962, no date (P0487)
4 photographs

Photos of Clark County: Benning house, St. Francisville Baptist Church, Sickles Tavern, Maxwell house.

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Nelle Claycomb Greenwaide Papers, 1877-1988 (K1104)
0.3 c.f.

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Family photographs, baby book, school/sorority composites, passports, a framed letter and embroidery, an autograph book, and several photograph albums belonging to Greenwaide.

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Greenwood Cemetery Records, 1904-2004 (S0577)
2 cubic feet, 62 folders, 503 photographs, 1 microfilm roll, 3 audio cassettes, 8 videotapes, and 1 DVD

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This collection contains record books of an African-American cemetery in St. Louis. Included in the collection are legal exhibits and maps, as well as student papers and photographs documenting efforts to preserve the cemetery.

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Jerry D. Greer Papers, 1956-2007 (CA5608)
136 cubic feet

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The personal and professional papers of a U.S. Forest Ranger who worked at the Payette National Forest in Idaho contain correspondence, leadership and training materials, meeting and event files, and other records. Includes papers while a student at the University of Missouri-Columbia, family papers, and materials regarding Bedford, Indiana.

Paul Greer Papers, 1900-1977 (S0169)
0.05 cubic feet, 31 folders, 5 photographs, 2 scrapbooks

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The Paul Greer Papers contain the work of a newspaper editor, and liberal social activist, Paul Greer. Topics include senior citizens, integration, housing, agricultural conditions, and conservation and includes correspondence; subject files; Greer's writing, including drafts of his two books, articles and book reviews; articles about Greer; and photographs and memorabilia.

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Josiah Gregg Letter, 1829 (C1546)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To G.E. Boswell, S. Martin, A. Pearson, W. Pruntry, E.D. Sappington, and B.E. Cooper, Jonesborough, [MO], from Mount Prairie, [MO], June 25, 1829. Gregg, author and adventurer who made numerous trips to the southwest, accepted an invitation to speak at the Jonesborough Independence Day celebration only if they could not obtain another speaker.

Kate Leila Gregg Papers, 1950 (K0357)
0.75 c.f.

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Noted historian Gregg's hand written research notes concerning Fort Osage and the three major routes (the Santa Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail, and the California Trail) to California during the 1800's. It includes personal histories, Indian affairs, the California Gold Rush, Missionaries, various wars, the Walker family and other related subjects.

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Harlan Cecil Gregory Papers, 1900-2023 (R1530)
0.2 cubic foot (4 folders, 158 photographs, 2 negatives)

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The Harlan Cecil Gregory Papers contain photographs and genealogical histories of the Gregory and Skyles family who settled in Howell and Texas Counties in Missouri.

J.S. Gregory Photographs, 1914 (P0159)
4 photographs

Images of the Van Bibber Tavern in Mineola, Missouri, ca. 1914.

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Ralph Gregory Photographs, 1956-1961 (P0604)
0.125 linear feet

Photos of Franklin and Warren counties, ca. 1959, especially historic homes and churches. Photographs of the Hearst family. Postcards of Mark Twain Shrine

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Howard Gresham Papers, 1919 (R1111)
(1 folder)

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This is a letter dated May 29, 1919 from Howard Gresham, a wagoner in the Army of Occupation at Neuwied, Germany to Clara Carns in Jasper County, Missouri. The letter discusses life in the army and mutual friends and relatives.

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John Grey [Ignace Hatchiorauquasha] Collection, 1995 (K1014)
0.02 c.f

Grey, was an Iroquois Leader, explorer, and mountain man. Manuscript, John Grey: Most Spirited of Mountain Men, written by Ellen Carney.

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Robert Griesedieck Papers, 1964-1975 (S0894)
4 cubic feet

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The papers of Robert Griesedieck contain meeting minutes, reports, rosters, and newspaper clippings chronicling his involvement in St. Louis organizations, including the St. Louis Ambassadors, The Missississippi River Tricentennial Committee, and the Bicentennial celebration in St. Louis.

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Mildred Griffen Scrapbooks, no date (C1402)
0.75 cubic feet (4 oversize volumes)

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Newspaper and magazine clippings of pictures and articles of Missouri scenes, the Ozarks, and Hannibal. Volume 4 contains souvenir postcards.

Griffin Brander Papers, 1801-1988 (S0355)
0.04 cubic feet, 32 folders, 3 photographs

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The Griffin Brander Papers contain marriage certificates, deeds, and tax bills, reflecting Brander’s efforts to maximize his freedom as a free African American while living in the Antebellum South and post-Civil War St. Louis, Missouri.

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Hesterlynn Griffith Photograph Collection, 1915, no date (P0638)
5 photographs

Photos of Mound City, MO, including the Hiatt and Browning homes, Big Lake State Park ca. 1915, and soldiers returning from WWI ca. 1918.

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Russell and Gloria Peace Griffiths Photograph Collection, 1928-1956 (P1036)

Family photographs and ephemera, spanning from the late 1860s through the 1970s.

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Russell G. Griffitts Photograph Collection, 1957-1964 (P0185)
0.125 linear feet

Series of 9 8x10 b/w glossy photos of flood damage to railroad bridges and tracks from the 1957 Mississippi River flood, 22 5x7 b/w glossy photos of railway accident with burning tank car, 13 3x5 b/w glossy photos of road machinery and miscellaneous outdoor scenes

Frank Grimaldi Architectural Records Collection, 1920-2010 (K1252)
385 c.f.

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Architectural drawings, plans, renderings, construction documents, books and journals, records and work papers of Frank Grimaldi Architecture and its predecessor entities, including Bower and Grimaldi Architecture, and Shaughnessy, Bower and Grimaldi Architecture.

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Thomas C. Grimm Photographs, 1936 (P0915)
2 photographs

Photos of Thomas Hart Benton painting the murals in the House Lounge, Missouri State Capitol, Dec 1936

Grindstone Development Corporation (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1963-1975 (C2730)
0.2 cubic feet (13 folders)

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Organizational records of the Grindstone Valley Development Corporation include by-laws, meeting minutes, financial records, stockholders' agreements, research reports, and business correspondence. These records document the corporation's real estate investments, sale of stocks, sale of bonds, organization, potential development of the area now encompassed by Grindstone Valley Nature Area, and the sale of that area to the City of Columbia in 1975.

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Hugh Fox Grinstead Papers, 1889-1950 (C2742)
1.8 cubic feet

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Western stories by Grindstead and letters, photographs, and news items pertaining to his family. Ribbons, programs and certificates relating to his career. Also United Daughters of the Confederacy material of Mrs. Grinstead's.

Louis R. Grinstead Memoirs, 1937 (C4418)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The memoirs of a resident of Scotland County, Missouri, detail his life growing up on the family farm and his World War I experiences serving in France in the United States Army. Grinstead was a member of Company A, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division.

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William Grinstead Papers, 1850-1924 (C2921)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Diary of wagonmaster's 1850 trip to California. Article by Francis Grinstead, "Boone County Citizens Help Settle West."

R.C. Grisson Photograph Collection, 1930-1956 (P0559)
0.125 linear feet

Photos of Carthage, MO, buildings, businesses, and features, ca. 1940s.

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Evlewt Groene Kirkwood Collection, 1928-1944 (S0895)
0.04 cubic foot

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The Evlewt Groene collection consists of two scrapbooks documenting her student career and activities at Kirkwood High School.

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William B. Groom Papers, 1843-1872 (C0321)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Papers of a California, MO, resident. Two notices of the sale of enslaved children; promissory notes.

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Henry Emmett Gross Papers, 1921-1981 (R0837)
1 cubic foot (18 folders)

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These are the professional papers of Henry Emmett Gross, an engineer, inventor, and map-maker from Webster Groves, Missouri. Most of the collection concerns his patents for deep ocean oil drilling and marine salvage.

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Randall and Regina Gross Photographs, no date (P0390)
12 photographs

Twelve color 3.5x5" photograph prints taken at the Teddy Bear Picnic, which took place before the 1989 Little Miss Columbia Pageant. The gathering was in the home of Randall and Regina Gross. In addition to the young participants, Debbye Turner, reigning Miss America, was present.

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