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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 microfilm)
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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 adopted 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 booklets 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.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Ozark, Missouri Records, 1869-1931 (R0601)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Ozark, Missouri Records include microfilm copies of membership registers, roll of officers, and official reports to the state lodge from 1869 to 1931 for the Finley Lodge No. 206.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Rolla Lodge No. 416 Records, 1928-1958 (R0962)
(1 folder, 10 volumes)
These are records of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Edgar Springs, later (1936) at Rolla, in Phellps county, Missouri. Included are minute books, membership records, roll of officers, abstracts of semi-annual reports to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, a visitors register, and a letter concerning consolidation with the lodge at St. James, Missouri. Until 1948, the chapter was known as Spring Creek Lodge No. 416, after which it became Rolla Lodge No. 416.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Sarcoxie Encampment No. 98, Pierce City, Missouri Records, 1951-1974 (R0712)
(1 roll of microfilm, 1 folder)
These are records of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at the Sarcoxie Encampment No. 98 in Pierce City, Missouri, containing minutes of meetings, reports to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, correspondence, membership applications, and financial papers. Included are minutes of the Aurora Encampment, 1966-1968.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Springfield Lodge No. 218 Records, 1894-1939 (R0614)
0.3 cubic foot (2 volumes, 1 folder)
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Springfield Lodge No. 218 Records contain the records of the Odd Fellows lodge at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The records consist of volumes containing semi-annual reports to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, 1894-1932, and a folder of miscellaneous papers, 1897-1939.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Tuscumbia Lodge No. 305 Records, 1873-1903 (R0507)
(1 roll of microfilm)
These are the minute books of the Odd Fellows lodge at Tuscumbia in Miller County, Missouri.
The volumes contain minutes beginning with the organizational meeting on 17 September 1873 and
continuing through 14 March 1903. Routine lodge business consisted of acceptance and dismissal of
members, payments of sick and funeral benefits, and work on the various degrees of the order.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Webb City Lodge No. 79 Records, 1888-1961 (R0502)
(3 rolls of microfilm)
These are the minute books of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Webb City in Jasper County, Missouri. The minutes begin with the organizational meeting on August 9, 1888 and continue through 31 January 1961. Lodge business included the acceptance of new members, payments of sick and funeral benefits, work on the various degrees of the order, matters concerning the lodge hall, and consolidations of the Alba, Carterville, and Duenweg lodges with Webb City.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Wentworth Lodge No. 732 Records, 1914-1972 (R0711)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
These are the records of the Odd Fellows Lodge in Wentworth, Newton County, Missouri. The records consist of minutes of meetings, cash books, membership records, reports to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and miscellaneous papers.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Winona Lodge No. 574 Records, 1910-1936 (R0739)
(1 folder)
These are dues receipts issued to M. R. Mathews, a member of I.O.O.F. Winona Lodge No. 574 in Winona, Shannon County, Missouri. There are seven receipts dated from August 1910 to October 1936.
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Indian Census, Missouri Territory, 1817 (C1628)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Names of tribes, number of adults and children, towns, roving bands, where situated, type of homes, occupation, diet, and degree of civilization.
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Indiana. Infantry, 43rd Regiment, Company B, Volunteers, Muster-Out Roll, 1861 (C2735)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a muster-out roll of the company commanded by Captain F. Marian Darnall.
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Elmo Ingenthron Photographs, 1959, no date (P0600)
13 photographs
Images of Taney County, including aerial photo of Bald Knob area and Taney County, graves of Rose O'Neill and Nat N. Kinney, steamboat landing in Forsyth, and Murder Rocks.
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W. Smith Ingham Letters, 1859-1866 (C2368)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Three letters to William Titus, Moravia, NY, from Hannibal, MO. Concern shipping and prices of hides, crops, politics, and personal news.
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Edd Ingram Photographs, 1904-1918 (P0279)
1.71 cubic feet (396 glass plate negatives, 13 photographs)
Photographs by Edd Ingram of Edgar Springs, Missouri, primarily in glass plate negative format. Ingram captured early twentieth-century individual and group portraits, school portraits, and images of rural activities, industries, and agriculture. Identified locations pictured are in south central Missouri and cover portions of Phelps, Pulaski, Dent, Texas, and Crawford counties.
Nellie A. Ingram Scrapbooks, 1872-1946 (C2488)
0.3 cubic feet (2 oversize volumes)
The scrapbooks contain news clippings and memorabilia about Nellie A. Ingram, who was a well-known elocutionist in Sedalia, Missouri, in the 1880s, as well as clippings about her father, Benton H. Ingram, a prominent Mason.
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Inland Architect and News Record, 1883-1908 (K0987)
6 (MR)
Published between 1883 and 1908 by the Chicago-based Inland Publishing Co., the magazine featured prime examples of structures from all over the United States, work in Missouri and by Missouri architects.
Inland Waterways Corp. Photographs, no date (P1164)
Photographs of Inland Waterways Corp. towboats and operations.
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James B. Inmon Collection, 1941-1979 (C4608)
0.8 cubic feet (28 folders)
Genealogical records and correspondence pertaining to the Inmon/Inman and related families.
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John Inmon Appointment, 1877 (C3296)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Photostat of appointment as postmaster at Sinclair, Stone County, Missouri. Brief history of post offices and postmasters of the area on reverse.
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Alexander Inness Letter, 1865 (C3190)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter to Captain Poillon, from Alexander Inness, Chicago, Apr. 26, 1865, concerning the Battle of Fort Blakely. Inness inquires about dead and wounded friends in the 68th Regiment, and mentions the death of President Lincoln.
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Institute for Community Studies, Inc. Records, 1950-1971 (K0507)
23 c.f.
Reports and studies researched and collected by the Institute, a Kansas City research "think tank" focused on social welfare and education issues. Also correspondence, research data, and other administrative files.
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Institute for Peace and Justice Records, 1970-1979 (S0344)
2 cubic feet, 63 folders
The Institute for Peace and Justice records (1970-1979), document the operation of the Institute from its inception and contain material on the development of peace education courses, workshops, and seminars, including some reference material. The records also include literature and correspondence with affiliated peace groups and a small subjects file. The collection consists of correspondence, staff notes, board and staff meeting minutes, curricula syllabi, evaluations and progress reports, memorandum, textual teaching aids, literature, and some reference material.
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Institute for Studies in American Music Records, 1970 (K0388)
0.1 c.f.
Classroom presentations, photographs of musicians, a brief history of the Institute, and various other miscellanies related to the Institute, once part of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music.
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Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Records, 1958-1989 (K0988)
3 c.f.
Planning materials for MAECON, the annual trade conference; section officers' files including correspondence, financial information, and minutes; membership materials; and other administrative information.
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Instrument Society of America (ISA)-Kansas City Section Records, 1943-1954 (K0989)
2 c.f.
Includes general correspondence, meeting notices, meeting minutes and regional and national conference materials. Also information about the Electric Association of Kansas City and the Kansas City Industrial Instrumentation Society.
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Insurance Company of North America Policy Register, 1882-1889 (C2319)
0.13 cubic feet (1 volume)
Records of Glasgow, MO, agency, of which James S. Thomson was agent.
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Integrity, Inc. Collection, 1984-1985 (K0194)
0.2 c.f. (3 folders)
Scattered issues of a newsletter of Integrity, Inc., a ministry of the Episcopal Church to the Gay and Lesbian community. Kansas City chapter formed in 1984.
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Interfaith Council (Columbia, Mo.) Papers, 1969-1977 (C4296)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)
The papers of the Interfaith Council, Columbia, Missouri, contain monthly newsletters, meeting minutes, annual reports, and announcements.
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International Association of Administrative Professionals, Lindbergh Chapter Records, 1996-2014 (S0271)
2.5 cubic feet
The International Association of Administrative Professionals, Lindbergh Chapter Records contain agendas, meeting minutes, chapter rosters, membership surveys, and photographs pertaining to the Lindbergh chapter's mission to help administrative support professionals advance in their careers. Topics of interest include fundraising assistance for members attending professional conferences, membership drives, as well as charitable causes the Lindbergh Chapter supported, including the St. Louis Area Foodbank.
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Organizational records include printed and published materials, bylaws, agreements, awards, plaques, signs, flags, and photographs.
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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 9 Records, 1901-1965 (S0238)
3 cubic feet, 74 folders, 14 volumes, 2 microfilm rolls
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 9 Records document the district's growth, campaigns for an eight-hour workday, strikes and strike benefits, labor grievances, employment in St. Louis, jurisdictional disputes with other unions, and national union policy. Railroad machinists founded Locals 41, 85, and 394 of the International Association of Machinists in 1888-1889. They were chartered, along with Local 121, as District 9 of the International Association of Machinists in 1902.