Manuscripts Index
International Institute of St. Louis Records, 1919-1960 (S0422)
14 microfilm rolls
The records of the International Institute of St. Louis contain founding papers, correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, case reports, and photographs documenting the institution's mission to assist immigrants with assimilating into American culture.
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International Ladies Garment Workers Union in St. Louis Collection, 1933-1978 (S0779)
0.4 cubic feet, 1108 photographic images
The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) organized local garment workers in St. Louis in 1933 and was active until 1995. The ILGWU in St. Louis Collection is an artificial collection combining small acquisitions pertaining to the history of the ILGWU Southwest Regional Office, the St. Louis Joint Board, and its affiliated locals. The collection contains photographs and film negatives, a contract, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and theatrical programs.
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International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Local 323 (Higginsville, Mo.) Records, 1956-1983 (C3870)
3.6 cubic feet (141 folders)
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International Order of Good Templars, Lodge No. 513 (Fredericktown, Mo.) Minutes, 1874-1878 (C3011)
1 roll of microfilm
Minutes of Lodge 513 of the Good Templars. Contains membership information and notes election of officers.
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International Order of Oddfellows, Boonslick Lodge (New Franklin, Mo.) Papers, 1868-1871 (C3174)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Letters regarding invitations to meetings, dedications of buildings or new lodges, protocol, rules of order, and general business of the Oddfellows.
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International Refrigeration Compressor Remanufacturers Association Records, 1965-1990 (K0991)
2 c.f.
Organizational records of the trade association includes correspondence, financial records, newsletters, and planning materials for conventions and board meetings.
International Relations Council (IRC) Records, 1953-1997 (K0095)
20 c.f.
Organizational records of the Kansas City based International Relations Council which educates and advocates for understanding among nations
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International Theatre Program Collection, 1930-1981 (K0454)
2 c.f.
Theatre programs from Europe, Scandinavia, the British Isles, and United States, including a number from Missouri and Kansas, gathered by University of Missouri-Kansas City Theater Department faculty.
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International Women of Columbia (Mo.) Records, 1965-1992 (C4355)
0.4 cubic feet (22 folders)
Records of a women's organization dedicated to assisting foreign women living in Columbia, Missouri. Generally, women who were wives of husbands working at the University or attending the University, but also for women who were working at or attending the University themselves. The organization provided help which included English language assistance, various social events, child care, advice on renting an apartment, opening a bank account, obtaining a driver's license, and tips on shopping at local stores. The organization provided hostesses, many of whom were also from other countries, but had been in the U.S awhile, to assist foreign women living in Columbia.
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International Women's Forum Oral History Collection, 2013-2015 (S1148)
3.5 cubic feet, 72 folders, 72 HDV tapes, 72 DVDs, 1 book
The International Women’s Forum Oral History Collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Dr. Blanche Touhill with St. Louis City and St. Louis County members of the Missouri chapter of the International Women’s Forum. The collection documents the interviewee’s personal and professional lives and how they established themselves as successful, enterprising women leaders in the St. Louis region. These materials include DVD recordings of the interviews, as well as accompanying transcripts. The interviews date from 2013 to 2015.
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International Women's Media Project Records, 1986 (C4090)
0.4 cubic feet (6 folders), 10 audio cassettes
Proposals, schedules, reports, correspondence, questionnaires, articles, and notes of the United States Conference of the International Women's Media Project, held in Washington, D.C., November 12-15, 1986.
International Women's Year Collection, 1974-1980 (S0228)
2.5 cubic feet, 96 folders, 32 photographs
The International Women’s Year Collection contains correspondence, photographs, publications, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, and oral history interviews chronicling International Women’s Year, the Missouri State Coordinating Committee, and the 1977 National Women’s Conference.
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Interstate Securities Company Records, 1969-1971 (K0850)
0.3 c.f.
Three notebooks containing copies of the Interstatements, a company magazine from Vol.1, edition 1 to Vol. 12, edition 13 and News releases for 1969, 1970, and 1971.
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"Interviewed Editor McCullagh," James C. Espy, 1933 (C2097)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Manuscript submitted to the MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW. Interview with Colonel Joseph Burbridge McCullagh, editor of the ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, on November 12, 1895, about his rumored senatorial candidacy. Interview was published in the ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC, November 13, 1895.
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Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. Records, 1970s-1980s (CA5473)
28.3 cubic feet
Addition of materials relating to the Arizona Project and reporter Danny Casolaro and his investigation of Inslaw, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., Arizona Project Records, 1976-1977 (C3885)
26.0 cubic feet (742 folders, 10 card files), 77 audio cassettes
Records of the Arizona Project, a cooperative journalistic investigation into organized crime and political corruption in Arizona, consisting of subject files, photographs, audio cassettes, and articles generated by the investigation.
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Ionia School, Benton County, Missouri Records, 1941-1958 (R0257)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Ionia School, Benton County, Missouri Records contain microfilm copy of records from the Ionia School in northern Benton County, Missouri. Included are records of the district clerk and daily and term attendance records kept by teachers.
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Irari Club Foundation Records, 1931-1990 (K0727)
2 c.f.
Organizational records of a small, exclusive social organization in the Kansas City Jewish community. Includes minutes, correspondence, publications, financial records, photographs, news articles, and artifacts,
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Irene Janke Photograph Collection, 1897-1900 (P1207)
Photographs and materials gathered for Irene Janke's thesis, '"Regal beyond description': an interpretation of the dress of Margaret Nelson Stephens, First Lady of Missouri, 1897-1901."
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Irish Wilderness Snapshots, no date (P1203)
Fourteen snapshots ca. 1972 of the Irish Wilderness area, located in Oregon County, Missouri.
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Iron County Historical Society Collection, circa 1973-1992 (R0497)
0.1 cubic foot (10 folders)
This is a group of miscellaneous papers from the collections of the Iron County Historical Society. Included are "Iron County Yesterdays," essays on the Plank Road and the Whitworth Store, and a summary history of the Pilot Knob Iron Company. Also included are a number of items concerning Baptist churches in Ironton and Belleview, the Missouri Baptist Assembly at Arcadia Heights, and the history of the Baptist Home at Ironton.
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Iron County, Missouri School District No. 2 Records, 1871-1894 (C0853)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Record books of school district, giving minutes of meetings, accounts, lists of taxpayers, teachers, contracts, and other information.
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Iron County, Missouri School Records, 1872-1932 (R0159)
0.1 cubic foot (6 folders)
The Iron County, Missouri School Records contain photocopies of the district clerk’s records for District No. 3, Roselle School and District No. 18, Middlebrook School. Also included are the visiting records of the county superintendent for all of Iron County and teachers’ certificates and contracts.
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Iron Mountain Camp Photograph Collection, 1899 (R1333)
0.05 cubic foot (1 folder, 16 photographs)
The Iron Mountain Camp Photograph Collection contains a photograph album. The album is a souvenir piece that depicts Iron Mountain Camp circa 1899.
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Ironton, Missouri, Land Office Letter Book, 1867-1871 (C1278)
0.11 cubic feet (1 volume)
Letter book of receiver of lands.
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Irwin Family Papers, 1864-1997 (S0904)
4.5 Cubic Feet
This collection consists of papers and photographs of Mathew Irwin, primarily documenting his ancestors—the Storch, Wuellner, and Slavik families. The Storch and Wuellner branches immigrated to St. Louis, Missouri, from Germany and Bohemia in 1838 and settled in the St. Louis area. After their settlement in St. Louis, Magnus Storch (1825-1900) and his wife, Elizabeta Steibert (1843-1896), had Louisa Storch (1870-1934). On April 6, 1893, Louisa Storch married George Friederich Wuellner (1864-1955); their union produced Talitha Wuellner (1895-1955). Talitha subsequently married Albert Slavik (1891-1939) on April 10, 1917, which led to the birth of Marjorie Louisa Slavik (1918-1997). Marjorie married Russell Ewing Irwin (1912-1984) in 1940. From this union came Karin Louise Irwin, who had Mathew S. Irwin and Samuel White Swan-Perkins.
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John W. Irwin Papers, 1861-1906 (C4228)
0.2 cubic feet (6 folders)
Letters, receipts, documents of John W. Irwin, 1861-1906. These include receipts for the purchase of merchandise, land taxes, legal/court fees, court summons issued by Justice of the Peace, correspondence regarding land deeds, various tax receipts, and a bond for a deed.
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Lyndon Irwin Photograph Collection, 1880-1915 (P0285)
29 photographs
Late 19th century photographs of Montgomery City, Matson, and St. Louis, portraits and group photographs.
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Nancy J. Irwin Postcard Collection, 1905-1930 (P0281)
11 postcards
11 postcards from the early 20th century with scenes of various places in Missouri including Joplin, Springfield, and St. Louis.
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Virginia Irwin Collection, 1934-1963 (S0084)
1000 index cards, 1 cubic foot
The collection consists of annotated index cards to newspaper articles Virginia Irwin wrote for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as a feature writer.
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William Laird Irwin Letter, 1859 (C2099)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To J[ohn] W. Simonton, [Mifflinburg, PA], from Richwoods, [MO], June 9, 1859.
A recent immigrant from Pennsylvania, Irwin wrote his brother-in-law about Missouri. He discussed the prices of land, grain, stock, and provisions, the abundance of game and water, neighbors and friends, education, and religion.
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Isaacs Clothing Company Records, 1900-1908 (K0992)
5 c.f.
Business records of a Kansas City Garment factory, wholesale clothing distributer including correspondence, paid bills and receipts, sales orders, and shipping information, and oversize business ledgers.
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Charles C. Isely Papers, 1912-1951 (C2535)
0.5 cubic feet
The papers of Charles C. Isely contain correspondence; articles published in various newspapers and magazines; materials from campaign in the Kansas senatorial primary of 1932; manuscripts of books, articles, and poetry; and miscellaneous photographs and graphs.
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Mildred Isely Collection, 1825-1871 (C2923)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Patent granted to Samuel O. Masters for an improvement in seed sowers. Scrapbook of clippings, c. 1825; letters, short stories, essays, and poetry, largely concerning women and marriage.
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Isgrig Baseball Collection, 1987-2005 (S1201)
5 cubic feet
This collection contains books on the history of baseball.
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Susie M. Coons Isherwood Scrapbook, 1859-1936 (C3104)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The collection contains newspaper clippings and miscellaneous papers about the Isherwood and Coons families of Missouri.
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Benjamin Israel Papers, 1968-1975 (S0906)
2 cubic feet
Subject files from a St. Louis activist. Topics of interest include nuclear disarmament, anarchists, and labor unions.
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Italian Immigrant Oral History Project Collection, 1973-1984 (S0511)
18 cassette tapes
This collection consists of interviews with Italian immigrants residing in the "Hill" neighborhood in South St. Louis, conducted by Gary Ross Mormino for his book, "Immigrants ON the Hill: Italian Americans in St. Louis 1882-1982."
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Italians in St. Louis Collection, 1966-1973 (S0035)
0.25 cubic foot, 4 folders
This collection contains anniversary programs and histories of the Italian Club of St. Louis, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fratellanza and Societa Unione E Fratellanza Italiana, and an unpublished manuscript titled "Over Here: St. Louis Italo-Americans and the First World War" by Gary Ross Mormio.
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Ivey School, Laclede County, Missouri Collection, 1912 (R0697)
(1 folder)
This is a small souvenir booklet presented by Professor H. C. Clark to the students at Ivey School in Laclede County, Missouri, at the close of the school year in 1912.
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W. J. Ivie, "A Message To The Homeseeker", 1939 (R0679)
(1 folder)
This is a booklet published to promote economic development in southeastern Missouri. Sections are devoted to the communities of Sikeston, Charleston, Dexter, Malden, East Prairie, and New Madrid. Numerous businesses are profiled including information on proprietors, locations, services, and their histories.
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IXL Handle Manufacturing Company Collection, 1911 (R0932)
(1 folder)
This is an itemized bill for items sold by the IXL Handle manufacturing company at Dexter in Stoddard County, Missouri, to Mack Webb in El Campo, Texas. The bill is dated February 7, 1911.
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J-Bar-H Rodeo Collection, 1954-1964 (R0978)
(1 folder)
These are a souvenir program for the Third Annual J-Bar-H Ranch Championship Rodeo held on July 7-10, 1954, a promotional brochure for the rodeo held in July 1958, and a souvenir program for the 13th annual J-Bar-H Championship Rodeo, held on June 24-July 4, 1964 at Camdenton in Camden County, Missouri.
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J. Frizel and Company (Jackson, Mo.) Journal, 1818 (C1106)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
Record of a general merchandise store.
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J. M. White and Company Records, 1835 (R0378)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The J. M. White & Company Records contain a photocopy of a receipt for 3,094pounds of lead received by the J. M. White & Company, commission and forwarding agents at the “Cliffs of Selma” on the Mississippi River in Jefferson County, Missouri. The lead was credited to the account of John Parkinson.
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J. Pratte and Son Records, 1834-1835 (R0213)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The J. Pratte and Son Records contain a microfilm copy of a daybook of a dry goods store at Perryville, Perry County, Missouri, operated by Joseph Pratte and his son, Peter R. Pratte. The Prattes dealt primarily in clothing and housewares. An index of the customers is available.
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J.C. Nichols Company Records, 1896-2007 (K0106)
325 c.f.
Company records relating to the activities and history of the J.C. Nichols Company, the premier real estate company in the Kansas City area. Included are some personal papers of J.C. Nichols. Also architectural drawings for some Nichols development buildings and residences.
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J.C. Nichols Company Scrapbooks, 1910-1997 (K0054)
58 v
Scrapbooks relating to the activities and history of the J.C. Nichols Company, the premier real estate company in the Kansas City area. They were compiled by employees of the Company for public relations and other uses.
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J.J. Cruikshank Lumber Company Books, 1885-1893 (C2322)
0.71 cubic feet (2 volumes)
Records of a Hannibal, MO, lumber company.
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J.N. Rupe and Sons (Edgerton, Mo.) Account Book, 1887-1903 (C2474)
0.15 cubic feet (1 volume)
Rupe was a general store owner and physician; both types of accounts are entered in the book.