Manuscripts Index

Charles Guenther Papers, 1899-1991 (S0358)
32 cubic feet, 183 folders, 63 photographs

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The Charles Guenther Papers, 1899-1991, document the career of the internationally important literary translator and poet. Charles Guenther (1920-2008), nicknamed the "Poet Laureate of St. Louis" was a native of St. Louis and a widely published writer and poet, as well as a founding member of the St. Louis Poetry Society and past president of the St. Louis Writers Guild. The collection includes much of his translation work and poetry; notes and study materials; materials he used to teach and conduct workshops; minutes and newsletters from various Missouri and St. Louis writing and poetry associations; newsclippings on writing and poetry; and some family and personal correspondence and papers.

Mamie Guenzburger Sticker Album, 1903 (C0871)
1 oversize volume

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Winning album for a girl under 13 years in the 1903 Natural Food Company sticker album contest. Album must have been shown at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis sometime in 1904; cover title is “World’s Fair Sticker Album.”

Benjamin Guffey Letters, 1862-1864 (C2615)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Six Civil War letters to his wife from a member of the 18th Missouri Regiment. Xeroxed and typed copies.

Robert H. Guffey Papers, 1944-1947 (R1398)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Robert H. Guffey Papers contain the history and of the USS LST-670 during its service in World War II.

Phocion L. Guillet Papers, 1902-1904 (K1129)
0.2 c.f.

Guillet was a general agent for John Hancock Insurance Company and also a salesman for the Harvey-Dutton Dry Goods Company. Includes insurance policy applications and related correspondence, and general correspondence Also a letter introducing Guillet as a new member of the firm of Harvey-Dutton Dry Goods Company.

Lawrence B. Guillot Papers, 1978-1980 (K0798)
2 c.f.

Materials related to the international ombudsman movement, and in particular, the International Ombudsman institute and the Jackson County, MO Ombudsman office.

Joseph Guinotte Papers, 1836-1849 (K0477)
0.01 c.f.

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Property deeds connected to the Chouteau and later the Guinotte families, as well as other early settlers in Kansas City, MO.

Guitar Building (Columbia, Mo.) Account Book, 1914-1961 (C3060)
1 roll of microfilm

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Account book detailing rental of office space, maintenance, and taxes for a building located in the downtown business district. Clearly enumerated are tenants, rental fees, operating expenses, assets and liabilities.

John Guitar Record Books, 1813-1847 (C1008)
0.2 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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Ledger and account books of a Columbia, Missouri, merchant.

Mary Jane Guitar Letters, 1846-1851 (C2952)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains two letters, one to Jane Austin, Carrollton, MO, 1846, regarding health of family and friends and the changes taking place in Columbia; and one to Odon Guitar, 1851, regarding deaths of friends and family news.

Odon Guitar Article, 1855 (C2817)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Article written by Odon Guitar to refute charges of Mr. Peabody that he was an abolitionist. Two copies.

Odon Guitar Papers, 1832-1865 (C0882)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Correspondence of Odon Guitar, including love letters to Kate Leonard in 1865; letters from his mother, Emily Guitar, while Odon was in the Army; correspondence of John and Emily Guitar, 1832-1846, and letter from Odon to his parents from Fort Leavenworth, 1843. Also copy of letter of J.H. Ellis criticizing Odon's conduct as provost in St. Joseph, 1863.

Odon Guitar Collection, 1836-1906 (C1007)
1.33 cubic feet

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The Guitar collection is comprised of correspondence, military papers, account books and ledgers, and a scrapbook generated by Union Army General Odon Guitar.

Odon Guitar Photographs, 1862-1864 (P0270)
2 photographs

Copy photos of a carte de visite of Odon Guitar and an older woman, standing, and a carte de visite of Odon Guitar, bust view in uniform. Photographer: N. Brown, St. Louis.

Sarah Guitar Collection, no date (C3391)
1.5 cubic feet (5 card files); also available on 2 rolls of microfilm

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Card file compiled by Sarah Guitar, reference librarian of the State Historical Society of Missouri, as a guide to county boundaries of Missouri, 1812-1929; Missouri congressional district boundaries, 1845-1933; Missouri senatorial districts, 1820-1931; and Missouri judicial circuits, 1815-1915.

Sarah Guitar Papers, 1931-1944 (C3563)
1.2 cubic feet (87 folders, 1 card file)

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Correspondence and miscellaneous information on Missouri compiled by Sarah Guitar during her employment, under the direction of Floyd C. Shoemaker, as Reference Librarian for the State Historical Society of Missouri.  Includes one card file of reference notes.

Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company Papers, 1929-1970 (C3659)
1.3 cubic feet (83 folders)

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Records taken from the abandoned station of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad at Cairo, Illinois in 1975. Includes correspondence, waybills, reports of traffic, blueprints, tariff information, a timetable, and pamphlets of work rules and rates.

Eilert F. Gummels Papers, 1931-1937 (S0778)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder

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Eilert F. Gummels was elected to the Board of Aldermen for the Eleventh Ward of Missouri on April 4, 1933. This collection includes correspondence, and certificates of election, as well as an advertising booklet for the All Day Basket Picnic of the Eleventh Ward Democratic Club, and a photograph of the Board of Aldermen taken March 16, 1934, with members identified.

Frederick C. Gunn Papers, 1840s-1986 (K0305)
2.5 c.f.

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The collection contains the papers of the Kansas City architect Frederick C. Gunn. These papers generally consist of personal papers and diaries, family papers relating to Gunn's parents, Major Otis Gunn and Mary Gunn, and papers related to Gunn's architectural business.

"Panama and Nicaragua," O.B. Gunn, 1893 (C2853)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Article addressed to Nathan Appleton of Boston, MA, concerning the Panama and Nicaragua canals. OVERSIZE.

Charles Gunther Papers, no date (C0695)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Reminiscences of incidents of his father's trips West in search of gold and return trips, once via Panama and once via Cape Horn. Incidents recalled in connection with the family house in Lexington, MO, during the Civil War. Poem by Gunther, "The Cat Came Back."

Charles Claude Guthrie Sr. Family Papers, no date (CA4253)
6 cubic feet

Addition of scientific writings and professional and personal correspondence of Charles Claude Guthrie, Sr., Fannie Guthrie, and Richard Emberson. Includes family photographs and negatives, postcards, clippings, and journals. See also C3549.

Charles Claude Guthrie Sr. Scientific Papers, 1898-1970 (C3108)
23 cubic feet, 87 volumes

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Correspondence, research notes, manuscripts, family history, reprints, and microscope slides of a physician, professor of physiology, inventor, and pioneer researcher in the field of vascular surgery with Alexis Carrel.

Charles Claude Guthrie Sr. Family Papers, 1896-1978 (C3549)
2.8 cubic feet (202 folders)

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The papers of Charles Claude Guthrie, Sr. contain college essays and notes, correspondence, and miscellaneous personal papers of Guthrie. The bulk of the collection is letters written between Guthrie and his mother and sisters living in Columbia and Marthasville, Missouri.

Francis Arthur Guy Papers, 1938-1955 (K0184)
0.4 c.f.

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Legal correspondence, client files, and personal files of Guy, an attorney and officer of the J.C. Nichols Company. In addition to legal work for the Company but also carried on his private practice from his office, as well as served on a number boards, and as a councilman for Westwood Hills, KS.

H. Levi and Company Records, 1890-1924 (K0950)
46 c.f.

The company was a gentlemen's furnishings company in Kansas City, MO. The business records includes correspondence files, customer and manufacturers' orders, credit reports, customer files, some salesmen's files, and several personal files of the company's partners, Hyman Levi, Jacob Friedman and Joseph Minda. Also included are materials concerning the Stum, Roberts, Smith and the Ruby Fern Mining Companies.

H. Wilder and Company Records, 1856 (R0336)
(1 folder)

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These are individual accounts of drivers hauling barrels of sand for H. Wilder & Company at
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, May-November 1856. The firm may have been operated by Henry Wilder
in association with his brothers, August, Mathew, and Peter. Payments to the drivers were made
through the firm of Janis & Valle in Ste. Genevieve.

H.C. Casselman Investment Company Records, 1910 (R1483)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The H.C. Casselman Investment Company Records consists of a booklet from the H.C. Casselman Investment Company that was based in Kansas City, Missouri. The booklet includes information about the climate, soil, wildlife, and environment in Missouri. It also includes investment properties for sale and includes a road map of the Kansas City area and parts of the northwest corner of Missouri.

Ha Ha Tonka Collection, 1905-1942 (K0310)
0.3 c.f.

The estate was owned by Robert Snyder Sr. located near Camdenton, MO. Photographs of the mansion (interior and exterior) and the surrounding countryside, including the Niangua River, caves, and fish. Also correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, and notes for publishing.

R. Haarstick Photographs, 1930-1931 (P0965)
6 photographs

Aerial photos of Bagnell Dam, 1930-1931, during construction

Hackett Family Papers, 1950s-2010s (CA6705)
1.8 cubic feet (3 audio cassettes)

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Addition of correspondence, audio cassettes, personal and school papers from the Hackett and related families. The bulk of the material contains correspondence and greeting cards sent to Norma Jean Sims from various family members.

Hackett Family Papers, 1967-1994 (C4347)
0.4 cubic feet (10 folders)

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The papers contain correspondence received by Dave H. Hackett and Ellen Brooks from members of the Hackett family and personal friends. The papers also include divorce records for Norma Jean Sims, Dave H. Hackett’s mother.

Larry Hackman Papers, 1994-2010 (CA6366)
0.8 cubic feet

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The papers of Larry Hackman, an archivist who served as director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum from 1995 to 2000, include biographical information and material concerning Hackman's consulting work for the Missouri State Archives and the Missouri Historical Records Advisory Board. Also included is material concerning Thomas F. Eagleton and their personal and professional work together on various projects.

Stuart T. Hadden Papers, 1931-1967 (C3845)
0.6 cubic feet (45 folders)

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Papers of Stuart T. Hadden, a chemical engineer whose research included the statistical mechanics of liquid hydrocarbons. Includes correspondence, memos, copies of reports and professional papers, some printed material and handwritten notes, graphs, lists, and tables.

Haden Family Collection, 1940-1944 (R1095)
(1 folder)

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These are two booklets concerning the Haden Family, a musical group that performed during this period on radio station KWTO at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The booklets were distributed to fans of the group.

Haden Family Photographs, 1880, no date (P0385)
4 photographs

4 b/w photos: Two depicting C.A. and Johnny Haden respectively. One a "composite memorial card" of Abraham Lincoln (9 views). The last is the women's Drury Graduation Class of 1880, including Lucy Fullbright Hubble, a Haden relation.

Hadley Family Letters, 1838-1869 (C1997)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains letters written to Moses and Susan Hadley by Elizabeth Hadley Wyman and her husband Edward, who were teachers. The letters describe a trip from Boston to Illinois in 1839.

Herbert Spencer Hadley Papers, 1830-1943 (C0006)
15.2 cubic feet (1,062 folders), 35 oversize volumes; also available on 60 rolls of microfilm

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The papers of a Missouri Republican lawyer, politician, educator, and author. Attorney general, 1905-1909; governor, 1909-1913; professor of law, University of Colorado, 1917-1923; and Washington University chancellor, 1923-1927. Includes letterbooks, scrapbooks, manuscripts, photographs, cartoons, and miscellaneous material. Originals in storage.

Delbert James Haff Papers, 1880-1920 (K0691)
1 c.f.

Roughly 2500 personal letters collected by my great-grandmother Grace Barse Haff. The bulk of them were written to her by her husband Delbert J. Haff between the 1880s and 1920s, to and from all over the USA and Mexico. Others are addressed to them both from their children, siblings, and in-laws, including George and Rosina Barse, in either Kansas City or

Archibald Little Hager Diary, 1844-1887 (C0896)
0.4 cubic feet (26 folders)

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Photocopy of a diary kept by a farmer in a rural community in Perry County, Missouri. Diary records daily events such as births, marriages, and deaths, the weather, social occasions, and agricultural tasks. Gaps may exist in diary.

B.F. Hagerman Receipt, 1857 (C2440)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a receipt issued to Hagerman by American Express Company, for goods to be shipped to St. Louis, MO.

Hagerman-Hayden Papers, 1852-1893 (C0110)
0.6 cubic feet

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Letters and papers of an Alexandria, MO, lawyer; a Keokuk, IA, student at Academy of Visitation, St. Louis, MO; and a music student in Oberlin, OH.

Edna Housden Haggard Papers, 1905-2000 (R1379)
1.5 cubic feet (36 folders, 2 volumes)

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The papers of Edna Housden Haggard contains the personal papers, scrapbooks, and photographs of Edna Lucille Housden Haggard of Houston, Missouri.

J. Hurley and Roberta Roland Hagood Papers, no date (CA6049)
12.1 cubic feet, 77 audio cassettes

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Subject files documenting the history of Hannibal, Missouri. Also oral history interviews with several prominent residents.

Mary L. Hahn Photograph Collection, 1890, 1970 (P0443)
2 photographs

Copy photos of the Bollinger County Courthouse in Marble Hill, 1890 and 1970.

Robert E. Hahn Collection, 1902 (K1154)
0.01 c.f.

Photograph of the Heads of Departments for the Kansas City Metropolitan Street Railway Company.

Sallie Hailey Papers, 1860-1989 (C4358)
1.8 cubic feet (36 folders), 17 oversize items

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Photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, publications, and political convention material of the former director of the Department of Business and Administration for the State of Missouri and Democratic National Committeewoman of Missouri.

Mark Haim Collection, 1976-1989, 2010 (CA5796)
8 cubic feet, 1 CD, 27 oversize items

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Papers of a Missouri environmental and political activist include correspondence, financial and membership records, promotional material, newspaper clippings, background and research material, and other records of Missourians For Safe Energy. Citizens for a Radioactive Waste Policy, Missouri Energy Action and other similar state organizations. Also included is an oral history interview with Mark Haim conducted by the State Historical Society of Missouri in 2010.

Rickie Schere Haith Papers, 1940-2008 (K1151)
1 c.f.

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Haith has been a member and officer of a number of Jewish women's organizations in Kansas City including Midwest Branch of Women's league for Conservation, Beth Shalom Sisterhood, and Hadassah. Personal papers contain DVDs, photographs, booklets, and scrapbooks for these activities.

Allean Hale Collection, 1940-1970 (P0156)
1 folder

Various images of Columbia and views of sororities and fraternities.