Manuscripts Index
Arthur Mastick Hyde Papers, 1913-1954 (C0007)
20.8 cubic feet (965 folders)
The papers of the Republican governor of Missouri from 1921 to 1925 and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1929 to 1933, consist of correspondence, clippings, printed material, photographs, and personal items. Major topics include agriculture, conservation, road construction, education, taxation, Republican politics, labor disputes, law enforcement, prohibition, and Missouri state institutions and politics.
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E. Clarendon Hyde Papers, 1940s-1990s (CA5726)
14 cubic feet
Sermons delivered by Hyde, a minister of the Episcopal Church, and a few copies of sermons collected by Hyde. Addition of personal correspondence, subject files related to the Episcopal Church, race relations and civic affairs in Columbia, MO, the University of Missouri, and miscellaneous material.
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Ira B. Hyde Papers, 1867-1939 (C0122)
6 cubic feet, 2 oversize volumes
Letterbooks of law firm of Hyde and Orton, later Ira B. Hyde and Sons, of Princeton, MO, and of Ben C. Hyde. Circuit court bar docket, 1869-1939. Land plot of Ravanna, MO. Newspaper clippings and notes dealing with politics.
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Ira B. Hyde Papers, 1856-1924 (C2406)
0.4 cubic feet
The papers of Ira B. Hyde contain school, speech, law and political materials of Hyde, a Princeton, MO, lawyer who attended Oberlin College and was prosecuting attorney for Mercer County, congressman (1873-1874), and a promoter of railroads and banks.
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Laurance Mastick Hyde Papers, 1869-1978 (C3390)
16.6 cubic feet (1131 folders)
The papers of the Missouri Supreme Court Justice, 1942-1966, relate to his activities in the American Bar Association, Conference of Chief Justices, and MissouriBar Association, and in promulgating the Missouri Court plan, Missouri Constitution of 1945, and the Missouri Code. The collection also contains limited Hyde family papers and genealogical materials.
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Mary Ruth Hyde Papers, 1972-1993 (C4153)
2.3 cubic feet
The Mary Ruth Hyde Papers chronicles her time serving as a member of several organizations related to ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Hyer and Fyan Families Papers, 1875-1888 (R1426)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The collection contains letters written by John Hyer and Robert W. Fyan to various friends, family and colleagues in the Hyer and Bowles family.
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Robert Hyland Papers, 1935-1990 (S0637)
4 cubic feet, 55 folders, 281 photographs, 13 audio tapes
The Robert Hyland Papers contain correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and audiotapes of Robert Hyland from 1935 to 1990. He was a CBS regional vice president and general manager of the radio station KMOX in St. Louis, Missouri, for four decades. Hyland was also a civic leader, serving on the boards of the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, Downtown St. Louis, Lindenwood College Board.
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Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Auxiliary Scrapbooks, 1983-1999 (K0984)
0.25 c.f.
The Auxiliary's purpose is to assist the school's growing financial needs and provide scholarship money to help students meet tuition costs. Included are scrapbooks chronicling the Auxiliary's activities.
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Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Booklets Collection, 1974-2012 (K1337)
3 c. f.
The papers consist primarily of Civic Service Award Booklets as well as Hyman Brand Academy Commemorative Calendars. In addition, there are papers relating to the Zeldin family and booklets for the Kehilath Israel Synagogue.
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Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Records, 1966-2013 (K1260)
2 c.f.
This collection consists of records related to the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, which was founded in 1966, in Overland Park, Kansas. Included are board minutes, directories, and a selection of Civic Service Award Booklets. In addition, there are papers related to several Greater Kansas City area Jewish organizations.
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Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Scrapbooks, 1952-1980 (K0985)
1 c.f.
Scrapbooks containing correspondence, programs, newsletters, donor letters, newspaper clippings, student rosters, ephemera, and photographs of classes and events of the Academy. Also loose photographs, both formal and informal, of students and classes, Hyman and Clara Brand, Joan and Walter March, and of the Academy's staff, teachers, and board members.
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Iberia Junior College Collection, 1914-1958 (R0231)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Iberia Junior College Collection contains bulletins of the Iberia Academy and Iberia Junior College in Miller County, Missouri. There is also a history of the town of Iberia, the Academy and the College by William F. Jones.
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Richard H. Ichord Papers, 1960-1980 (C1269)
349.5 cubic feet (287 boxes)
The papers of Ichord, a Democratic congressman from Missouri, consist of correspondence, committee files, legislative files, campaign files and related material.
Richard H. Ichord Papers, 1961-1980 (C3699)
113 rolls of microfilm
Carbon copies of letters mailed from Ichord's office. Arranged chronologically by congressional session, then alphabetically by addressee, except on subject folders where arrangement is chronological. Ichord was a Democratic representative from Missouri's 8th District to the 87th through 96th congresses.
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Richard H. Ichord Papers, 1961-1981 (CA6714)
3.2 cubic feet
The papers of a Democratic Missouri State and U.S. Representative from Missouri’s 8th congressional district contain congressional record inserts and speeches.
IDAHO STATESMAN Story, 1876 (C3278)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Story of the life of Captain J. Keeney, an early pioneer in Oregon. Keeney was born and raised in Independence, MO. Presumably copied from newspaper.
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Illinois and St. Louis Bridge Opening Invitation, 1874 (C1863)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Invitation to the formal opening of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge. Invitation contains lithograph of bridge.
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Illinois Pure Water Committee Inc. Records, 1944-1985 (S0538)
0.8 cubic foot, 53 folders
The records of the Illinois Pure Water Committee, Inc., document the efforts of Gladys Caldwell and the Committee in their legal fight against fluoridation, including their efforts to educate the public about the hazards of fluoridation. The materials in the collection consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, publications, brochures, and flyers.
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Imboden-Dunklin Family Letters, 1833-1854 (C0948)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters of the Imboden family in Lake Providence and Locust Grove, LA, to their Dunklin relations in Fredericktown, MO, concerning family matters. Also included is a store account, 1833, in the name of Captain John Dunklin.
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Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pilot Knob, Missouri Records, 1861-1982 (R0383)
2 folders
These are records of baptisms, confirmations, communicant, marriages, and deaths of members
of the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church at Pilot Knob in Iron County, Missouri. The church
was formally organized in 1863 and is now part of the Missouri Synod. Most of the records are in
German.
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Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran School, Perryville, Missouri Collection, 1908 (R0838)
(1 folder)
This is a program for the consecration of the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran School at Peryville in Perry County, Missouri, on September 6, 1908. Much of the program is in German, although there is a page for "English services."
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Immanuel United Methodist Church (Canton, Mo.) Records, 1853-1939, 1985 (C4326)
1.5 cubic feet (20 folders)
The records of the Immanuel United Methodist Church, Canton, Missouri, contain quarterly conference minute books, Sunday school records, and Epworth League minute books. Some of the volumes are written in German.
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"Implications of Land Use Adjustments in Connection with the Defense Program," Albert H. Mussman, 1941 (C1188)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
Report on activities of agencies concerned with the assisting in the relocation of families disturbed by the construction of Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Includes photographs and case studies.
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Improved Order of Red Men Photograph, no date (P0417)
1 photograph
Photo of Improved Order of Red Men Degree Team.
"In Memoriam," Anne Elizabeth Chandler, 1904 (C0741)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Eulogies and obituaries of Anne Elizabeth Chandler.
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"In Memoriam," University of Missouri, no date (C2245)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A memorial necrology published by the University of Missouri honoring students and alumni who died in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II.
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Independence Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1958, no date (P0663)
1 folder
Postcards of Independence, MO sites.
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Independence Young Matrons Records, 1941-2006 (K0725)
2 c.f.
Organizational records including their monthly newsletter, "The Mirror", yearbooks, Children's Theater Play programs, and the Holly and Mistletoe Tour.
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Independence, Missouri Fire Department Records, 1894-1946 (K0842)
0.01 c.f.
Photocopied ledger book recording fires that occurred: date, time, address, description of the fire, the losses, and origin of the fire.
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Independence, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1827-1957 (P1115)
An artificial collection of photographs of Independence, Missouri.
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Independent Order of Good Templars Lathrop Lodge No. 76 Record Book, 1869-1879 (C1111)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)
Officer lists and minutes of Lodge No. 76 which became Prosperous Lodge No. 512 in 1873.
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Independent Order of Good Templars, Walnut Grove Lodge No. 683 (Rocheport, Mo.) Quarterly Return, 1874 (C0631)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Return for quarter ending October 31, 1874, lists membership, dues, payments, and officers.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Records, Southwestern Missouri, 1868-2008 (K1321)
10 c.f.
organizational records of several Missouri lodges which merged into the Debolt Lodge, framed items (frames removed), bound ledgers, member registers, account and minute books
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Organizational records of several southwestern Missouri women's lodges of the Rebekah Assembly, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Materials range from c. 1893 to c. 2007. The collection consists primarily of bound ledgers, such as member registers and account and minute books. Many of the older ledgers are quite fragile. Earlier record books may show occupations of members and their spouses. Records also show support services provided to members.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), Savannah Lodge # 14, Records, 1846-1965 (K0170)
1 MR
A Degree Book and an Historical Register for the lodge in Savannah, Andrew County, MO.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Beta Phi Theta Rho Girl's Club No. 10, Joplin, Missouri Records, 1946-1950 (R0539)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Beta Phi Theta Rho Girls’ Club No. 10 Records is the microfilmed minute book of the Beta Phi Theta Rho Girls’ Club at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri, spanning January 1946 through December 1950.
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These are the byLaws of Blendville Lodge No. 573 in Joplin, Missouri, approved on April 17, 1922. Also included is an official certificate of good standing for member R. A. Barton, indicating all dues and fees were paid through July 1, 1926. Blendville Lodge No. 573 was located at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Canton Lincoln No. 17, Joplin, Missouri Records, 1895-1905 (R0533)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Canton Lincoln No. 17 Records is the minute book of the Odd Fellows (Patriarchs Militant) lodge in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, covering the years 1895 through 1905.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Carterville Lodge No. 314 Records, 1907-1911 (R0501)
(1 roll of mircofilm)
These are the minute books of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Carterville in Jasper County, Missouri.
The volumes contain minutes of weekly meetings from 19 November 1907 through 10 October
1911. Lodge business included initiation of new members, work on the various degrees of the
order, payments of benefits to members, and discussion of matters concerning the lodge hall.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Carterville Lodge No. 314 Records, 1918-1930 (R0534)
(1 roll of microfilm)
These are the papers of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 314 at Carterville in Jasper County, Missouri.
Included are business papers concerning the Carterville Lodge, and correspondence from
individual members, the Jasper County IOOF Association, the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and
conclaves at Kansas City and Butler, Missouri, and Pittsburg, Kansas.
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This is a minute book for cotton Hill Lodge No. 306, a chapter of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows located at Malden in Dunklin County, Missouri.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Cuba Lodge No. 270 Records, 1915-1922 (R0963)
(1 volume)
These are minutes of meetings of the Odd Fellows lodge at Cuba in Crawford County, Missouri. The minutes begin on February 3, 1915 and continue through March 1, 1922.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Cuba Lodge No. 887 Records, 1947-1955 (R0964)
(1 folder, 1 volume)
These are the by-laws and membership register for the Odd Fellows lodge at Cuba in Crawford, County, Missouri, beginning with the organization of the lodge on June 21, 1947.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Frisco Lodge No. 871, Newburg, Missouri Records, 1923-1929 (R0966)
(1 volume)
This is a record of attendance of officers of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Newburg in PHelps County, Missouri. The records are for meetings beginning on December 31, 1923 and continuing through December 31, 1929.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Granby Lodge No. 113 Records, 1867-1873 (R1242)
(1 roll of microfilm)
This is a minute book for Granby Lodge No. 113 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Granby in Newton County, Missouri. The minutes begin on March 30, 1867 and end on February 12, 1873. Minutes between October 12, 1867 and April 11, 1868 are missing.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Joplin Lodge No. 287 Records, 1917-1920 (R0967)
(1 folder)
These are two booklets containing the bylaws adopoted in 1917 and 1920 by Joplin Lodge No. 287 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The lodge was located at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. Both bookklets contain articles devoted to fees, dues, benefits, attendance on the sick, salaries, non-payment of dues, miscellaneous rules, and the order of business.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mount Vernon Lodge No. 151 Records, 1865-1974 (R0689)
(4 rolls of microfilm)
These are the records of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 151 in Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri. The records consist of minutes of meetings, rolls of officers, reports to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, membership records, and miscellaneous papers.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Nixa, Missouri Records, 1898-1909 (R0602)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Nixa, Missouri Records include microfilm copies of membership registers, roll of officers, and official reports to the state lodge from 1869 to 1931 for the Nixa Lodge No. 561.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Owensville Lodge No. 654 Records, 1914-1972 (R0965)
(2 volumes)
This is Roll of Officers, 1946-1972, of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 654 at Owensville in Gasconade County, Missouri, earlier known as Red Bird Lodge. Also included in the collection are the Secretary's Cash book and roll of Officers of Crawford Lodge No. 840 for 1914-1935. The location of Crawford Lodge No. 840 is not known, but presumably it was in Crawford County, Missouri.