Manuscripts Index

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

Various images of Columbia and views of sororities and fraternities.

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Donald R. Hale Photographs, 1906-1951 (P0832)
7 postcards

Postcards depicting the exterior of KKK birthplace (Pulaski, Tenn) and exterior of Big Spring Inn (Neosho, MO). 2 colour: exterior of Ben Franklin Hotel, Springfield, and levee scene, Cape Girardeau.

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Haley Family Papers, 1864-1867 (C0337)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters from Wade Hampton Haley in Oregon, to relatives in Missouri, telling hazards of Oregon travel and travel in Missouri during the Civil War and describing mill and life in small settlement around mill.

Charles Haley Letter, 1847 (C0946)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Charles Haley, Sullivan County, MO, from Dade County, MO, Aug. 12, 1847. Tells his father about the condition of the land, and crops and timber in Dade County.

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Hall Family Photograph Collection, no date (P1017)

Panoramic photograph of Columbia College, then known as Christian College

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Charles F. Hall House (Benton County, Mo.) Architectural Drawings, 1977 (C2852)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Measured drawings by the Historic American Buildings Survey including plans, profiles, details, elevations, and sections. House was probably built c. 1860 by Calloway G. Heath. OVERSIZE.

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Durward G. "Doc" Hall Papers, 1946-1973 (C3389)
707 rolls of microfilm

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Personal and political papers of Durward G. Hall, surgeon and U.S. Representative of the Seventh Missouri Congressional District from 1960-1972.

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Durward G. Hall Oral Interview, 1979 (C1426)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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An interview with a former Republican Congressman who served Missouri's Seventh District from 1961 to 1973 and was a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

George Hall Papers, 1932-1994 (S0768)
2 cubic feet, 26 folders, 473 photographs

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George Hall was a journalist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The George H. Hall Papers contain scrapbooks, travel notes, correspondence, and photographs regarding Hall’s career. Topics of interest include Hall’s investigations for the Post-Dispatch on communism in East Asia and travel details while there.

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Gertrude Scott Hall, "History of Mine La Motte" Collection, 1939 (R0025)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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This collection contains a photocopy of Gertrude Scott Hall's article, "History of Mine La Motte." Hall compiled this history using both primary and secondary sources.

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J. Robert Hall Photographs, no date (P0207)

Photographs by J. Robert Hall of Linneus, Missouri, of the laying of the cornerstone of the Laclede, Missouri high school building on May 2, 1936, including photographs of General Pershing.

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John H. Hall Account Book, 1800-1837 (C0270)
1 roll of microfilm

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Business and personal records of a resident of Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Included are records of indentured servants and general methods of solving equations.

John R. Hall Collection, 1834-1966 (C1420)
0.2 cubic feet

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Correspondence, pamphlets, photographs, newspapers, and other material relating to the history of Marshall and Saline County, MO. The collection is composed of items that Hall, an employee of the Marshall DAILY DEMOCRAT NEWS, collected from a variety of sources over the years.

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John R. Hall Photograph Collection, 1901, 1968, no date (P0139)
3 photographs

Twentieth century photographs of Marshall, Missouri, including several included in Marshall Democrat-News articles.

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John Hall Abstract of Title, 1836-1876 (C1547)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Statement of transfers of land in Callaway County, MO, October 27, 1836-November 30, 1867.

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Leon Hall Photographs, no date (P0715)
2 photographs

Photos of the John L. Thomas-Leon Hall Home, Hillsboro, MO

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Leonard Hall Papers, 1946-1983 (R0408)
2.5 cubic feet (47 folders)

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These are papers of a conservationist, newspaper columnist, author, and lecturer. Prominent topics include the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, the National Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife, and wilderness areas. There are texts and notes for many of his articles, books, and lectures, as well as scripts for several nature films.

Leonard Hall Speech, 1965 (C3257)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains "Wildlife in Missouri History," a speech given at the State Historical Society of Missouri's annual meeting, October 1965.

Ralph Douglas Hall Papers, 1917-1919 (R0415)
1 folder

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These are letters of a native of California, Moniteau County, Missouri, and member of Co. L,
18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, during World War I. The letters include brief comments on the
war in France, 1917-1918, and service with the army of occupation in Germany, 1919. There is also
a letter from Hall's father with news from home.

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Robert J. Hall Papers, 1976-1993 (S1034)
4 cubic feet

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This collection contains the files of former St. Louis County Parks Director Robert J. Hall. Hall served as the County Parks director from 1996 to 2001.

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W.P. Hall Papers, 1904-1928 (C3235)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of W.P. Hall contain a letter from the South African Boer War Exhibition Company ordering 400 horses; a letter from Carl Hagenbeck regarding sale or trade of two elephants; and a contract with Barnes-Carruthers Fair Booking Association regarding two elephant acts and elephant trainers.

William H. Hall Discharge, 1865 (C2006)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Discharge from United States Army.

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Henry Wager Halleck Letter, 1862 (C2571)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To H.R. Gamble, St. Louis, MO, from Corinth, MS, July 7, 1862.

Halleck assures Gamble that the 18th Missouri Infantry has not been consolidated after the Battle of Shiloh. Also typed copy.

Wilfred Hallenbeck Photograph Collection, 1870-1961 (S0653)
0.25 cubic foot, 8 folders, 364 photographs

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The collection contains images of the Hallenbeck family, Lambert Field, Camp Irondale Boy Scout Reservation, and St. Louis landmarks.

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Emanuel Carl Haller Papers, 1881-1943 (C3250)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Letters, documents, and photos concerning church matters and the funeral of Emanuel Haller. Most of the letters are in German.

Wesley Halliburton Letters, 1875 (C1974)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains photocopies of two letters written by a member of the 1875 Missouri Constitutional Convention to his wife. The letters include comments on the work of the convention and the constitution it drafted.

Hallmark Cards, Inc., Photographs, no date (P0675)
21 photographs

Photos of Hallmark Cards, Inc. facilities in Kansas City, including the Visitors Center, and businesspersons and Hallmark executives.

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James F. Halpin Residence Architectural Record, 1912-1913 (K0999)
0.06 c.f. (1 roll)

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Architectural drawing of the home at 1226 W. 56th Street, Kansas City, MO.

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Robert Hambright Letter, 1845 (C3238)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a letter to John Hambright, Fort Osage, MO, from Fayetteville, AR, May 23, 1845, concerning the emigration of Choctaw Indians from Mississippi to Arkansas; and a newspaper clipping announcing the sale of slaves by Commissioner John Hambright, brother of Robert Hambright.

Henry W. Hamilton Papers, 1923-1985 (C4585)
2.0 cubic feet (45 folders)

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The papers of a farmer and amateur archaeologist, including correspondence surrounding his publications, research materials on Upper Missouri River forts, information on his activities, personal papers, and general correspondence.

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Hamilton, Missouri Photograph Collection, c. 1880s-1920s (C3789)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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The collection contains single, family, and group portraits from the late 1800s and early 1900s taken primarily by photographers in Hamilton, Missouri.

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Mrs. Henry W. Hamilton Collection, 1838-1924 (C1840)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)

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Checks, deeds, promissory notes, and invoices, primarily of residents of Lafayette County, MO. Lafayette County election returns, 1844 and 1860.

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Robert Q. Hamilton Papers, 1953-2008 (R1322)
0.5 cubic foot (19 folders)

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The Robert Q. Hamilton papers contain personal papers associated with the family's filling station, charcoal manufacturing, antique farm equipment at Timber in Shannon County, Missouri. The papers reflect the family's close association with Shannondale Community Church Center, a mission of the Missouri Conference of the United Church of Christ. Other papers show civic involvement with the Timber volunteer fire department, recreation association, and North Shannon County Fair.

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T.M. "Ted" Hamilton Papers, 1960s (CA5615)
6.2 cubic feet

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Addition of correspondence, archeological and historical research material, photographs, writings, personal and family financial records, and miscellaneous.

T.M. "Ted" Hamilton Papers, 1922-1984 (C3073)
1.5 cubic feet (538 photographs), 14 rolls of microfilm (317 folders)

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The papers of a farmer from Saline County, Missouri, who was also an enthusiast of historic and prehistoric weaponry contain correspondence on archaeological and historical topics, as well as personal, business, and local civic affairs. Also includes photographs, notes, organizational materials, publications, and manuscripts on Hamilton's archaeological interests.

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Natalie K. Hammer and Hanan J. Hammer Papers, 1950-2004 (K1100)
0.05 c.f.

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Includes Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) materials and a Boy Scout photographs and other local programs.

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Hammond & Irwin Photographs, no date (P0897)
4 photographs

Photos by Hammond & Irwin studio, Jefferson City. Portraits of Governor Phil M. Donnelly.

Hammond Studio Photographs, no date (P0955)
2 photographs

Images by Hammond Studio of Jefferson City notables and politicians

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Charles Hammond Papers, 1801-1840 (C2460)
1 roll of microfilm

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Correspondence of a lawyer, member of Ohio House of Representatives, and editor of the Cincinnati GAZETTE, concerning national and Ohio politics, presidential campaigns of 1824 and 1828, Henry Clay, Jacksonianism, Second Bank of the U.S., tariff, law court reforms, MC CULLOCH VS. MARYLAND, and personal news and business.

F.D. Hampson Photograph, 1903 (P0314)
1 photograph

Photo of the St. Louis Plate Glass Co., Valley Park, St. Louis County, 1903.

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Frank Hamsher Papers, 1981-1994 (S1231)
5.8 cubic feet

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The Frank Hamsher papers contain correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and newspapers, pertaining to Hamsher’s duties as the head of St. Louis City’s Community Development Agency (1981-1982) and counsel to Mayor Vincent Schoemehl (1982-1990). The bulk of the materials in this collection pertain to the St. Louis City-County Board of Freeholders, a nineteen-member panel first established by the Missouri Constitution of 1875, and later revived in 1987 by St. Louis County Executive, Gene McNary. The Board of Freeholders’ mission was to draft a plan for reorganizing St. Louis County municipalities, as well as consider the reunification of St. Louis City and County. Materials of interest include correspondence between Hamsher and Schoemehl, in which Hamsher provides him with advice and analysis on selecting candidates to the Board of Freeholders and public opinion regarding the Board of Freeholder’s plans.

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Christopher Hanch Papers, 1970s-2021 (CA6648)
5.0 cubic feet, 3.69 GB of digital files

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The papers of Christopher Hanch an artist and poet from St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, contain photography, poetry, artwork, memoirs, writings, and miscellaneous material.