Manuscripts Index

Italians in St. Louis Collection, 1966-1973 (S0035)
0.25 cubic foot, 4 folders

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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Italian Club of St. Louis, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fratellanza and Societa Unione E Fratellanza Italiana, and an unpublished manuscript titled "Over Here: St. Louis Italo-Americans and the First World War" by Gary Ross Mormio.

Ivey School, Laclede County, Missouri Collection, 1912 (R0697)
(1 folder)

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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.

W. J. Ivie, "A Message To The Homeseeker", 1939 (R0679)
(1 folder)

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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.

IXL Handle Manufacturing Company Collection, 1911 (R0932)
(1 folder)

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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.

J-Bar-H Rodeo Collection, 1954-1964 (R0978)
(1 folder)

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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.

J. Frizel and Company (Jackson, Mo.) Journal, 1818 (C1106)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Record of a general merchandise store.

J. M. White and Company Records, 1835 (R0378)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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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.

J. Pratte and Son Records, 1834-1835 (R0213)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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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.

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.

J.C. Nichols Company Scrapbooks, 1910-1997 (K0054)
58 v

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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.

J.J. Cruikshank Lumber Company Books, 1885-1893 (C2322)
0.71 cubic feet (2 volumes)

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Records of a Hannibal, MO, lumber company.

J.N. Rupe and Sons (Edgerton, Mo.) Account Book, 1887-1903 (C2474)
0.15 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Rupe was a general store owner and physician; both types of accounts are entered in the book.

J.P. Morgan and Co. Bond Notices, 1937, 1940, 1983 (S0251)
0.01 cubic foot

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The J.P. Morgan and Co. Bond Notices consists of notices to foreign bond holders, including the First National bank in St. Louis, regarding the Imperial Chinese Government 5% Hukuang Railways Loan of 1911.

J.S. Hughes and Company (Richmond, Mo.) Banking House Books, 1854-1930 (C0277)
2.1 cubic feet (10 oversize volumes), 1 roll of microfilm

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Five books of a Richmond, MO, bank, earlier called Branch of Union Bank of Missouri, 1859-1903. Three mercantile books, 1854-1865. Index to account book, 1849. Map book of Richmond, MO, 1909.

J.W. Haynie and Company Account Book, 1872-1874 (C2745)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Account book of J.W. Haynie Company with Wells, Fargo & Company, and one loose check.

Daniel Cowen Jackling Portrait, 1900 (P0991)
1 photograph

Studio portrait, bust view

Richmond K. Jacks Photograph Collection, 1908-1915 (P0678)

Panoramic photographs of meetings of the Missouri Democratic Press Association and Missouri Drummers Association.

Jackson County Charter Commission Records, 1970 (K0007)
0.5 c.f.

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News releases, articles, and transcripts of proceedings concerning the establishment and deliberations of the Commission and an index of major topics of the draft proposal.

Jackson County Medical Society Collection, 1859-1938 (K0088)
2 c.f.

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Notes on different medical societies, professional journals, medical colleges, and health facilities in the Kansas City Metropolitan area. Biographical sketches on physicians, surgeons, and some dentists in the area make up the bulk of the collection. Also included are miscellaneous papers and photographs.

Jackson County Medical Society Roster, 1950-1951 (KA2610)
.05 c.f.

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The collection contains a booklet titled “Jackson County Medical Society of Missouri Roster,” dated 1950-1951. The booklet contains information on the Society’s members and woman’s auxiliary including a pictorial roster and handbook.

Jackson County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1914-1915, no date (P1114)

An artificial collection of photographs of Jackson County, Missouri.

Jackson Family Papers, 1894-1932 (C2278)
0.1 cubic feet

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The papers of the Jackson and related families of Barry County, Missouri, contain land deeds, tax receipts, correspondence, and ledger entries.

Jackson High School Records, 1935-1936 (R1481)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Jackson High School Records contain a bulletin published by the high school in Jackson, Missouri, for sue by patrons, students, and faculty. It was published for the 1935 to 1936 school year and contains information on the buildings and grounds, equipment available for student use, organizations and activities, how to register to for classes, and the requirements needed to graduate.

Andrew Jackson Letter, 1845 (C0670)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To [William Breckenridge], from The Hermitage, [Jan.] 28, 1845.

Discusses politics and the Polk administration.

Claiborne Fox Jackson Letter, 1861 (C1786)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a letter from Jackson, of Jefferson City, Missouri, April 9, 1861, to David Walker. Discusses Jackson's position on slavery and secession.

Claiborne Fox Jackson Letter, 1861 (C1788)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To H.K. Craig, Washington, D.C., from Jefferson City, MO, Jan. 16, 1861. Encloses a requisition for Missouri's quota of guns for that year and a carriage without a gun as a model for mounting others.

Claiborne Fox Jackson Letter, 1861 (C1789)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Discusses railroad finances, especially in relation to the state, in letter to president of Pacific Railroad.

Hancock Lee Jackson Writ of Election, 1857 (C1570)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a photostat documenting a special election of Vernon County representative to be held August 3, 1857.

O. Y. Jackson Collection, 1918 (R1176)
(1 folder)

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This is a campaign card for O.Y. Jackson, Democratic candidate for collector of Cedar County, Missouri, in the fall election of 1918. Jackson was a resident of Eldorado Springs.

Sarah Belle Jackson Papers, 1942-1999 (C4103)
0.5 cubic feet (12 folders)

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The papers of Sarah Belle Jackson contain high school and college diplomas, extensive documentation on Sarah Belle's role as a community leader within Columbia, Missouri, and many church programs, songs, and choir booklets. The papers also contain news articles regarding the racial tensions in Columbia, including police reports and social response to the Kimberly Linze case in 1985.

V. Corinne Jackson Papers, 1920s-2000s (CA6393)
4 cubic feet, 4 audio cassettes

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The papers of V. Corinne Jackson, a schoolteacher from Arrow Rock, Missouri, include correspondence, programs, speeches, photographs, poems, diaries, scrapbooks, plays, audio cassettes, radio broadcasts, school and professional papers, and miscellaneous material from her life and work.

William Henry Jackson Photographs, 1870-1890 (P0230)
66 photographs

Photographs of the American West in the late 19th century, including Colorado, New Mexico, and Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks.

David S. Jacobs Collection, 1980, 2001 (K0923)
0.2 c.f.

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Two medical volumes edited by Dr. Jacobs.

George Rodney Jacobs Account Book, 1853-1877 (C2218)
0.09 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Accounts due, personal notes, inventories of land held in Boone and contiguous counties, rents received for the hiring out of enslaved individuals, salaries paid out, lists of production of tobacco of slaves for two years, and personal letters to family and friends.

Jacobs-Henley Family Papers, 1890s-1980s (C4609)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders, 1 oversize volume, 1 oversize item)

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Photographs and miscellaneous papers of the Jacobs, Henley, and related families from Cole and Moniteau County, Missouri, and Arkansas. Includes a scrapbook of WWII clippings.

Patricia L. Jacobs-Macdonald Papers, 1998-2005 (K1119)
4 c.f.

Macdonald was president of the Missouri Credit Union Commission. Includes applications for credit unions, cases presented before the commission, minutes and correspondence.

Davida L. Jacobson and Harvey A. Jacobson Papers, no date (K0928)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders, 1 photograph)

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The Davida L. Jacobson and Harvey A. Jacobson Papers contain a single photograph of two boys, Morris and Albert (relatives of Davida Jacobson), and a genealogical chart of the descendants of Hirsch Brenner, relatives of Harvey Jacobson.

Jason D. Jacobson and Amy H. Jacobson Papers, 1945-1949 (K1006)
0.16 c.f.

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Issues (some incomplete) of the Zionist newspaper The New Palestine.

"The James Boys," C.V. Froman, 1954 (C0694)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Stories about Jesse and Frank James and other Missouri outlaws.

"James Columbus Espy," James C. Espy, 1933 (C2098)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Autobiographical sketch.

James Foundation Collection, 1912-1980s (R1316)
4.5 cubic feet (109 folders, 4 oversize folders, 719 photographs)

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The James Foundation Papers contains materials on file at the James Memorial Library before it was transferred to municipal control. The materials contain correspondence, photographs, legal and estate documents, maps and project proposals pertaining to the estate of Lucy Wortham James, the establishment of the James Foundation, and the management of properties in Missouri.

James Memorial Library Photograph Collection, 1870s-1992 (R1480)
3.5 cubic feet (52 folders, 4443 negatives, 50 glass plate negatives)

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The James Memorial Public Library Photograph Collection contains negative copies of photographs brought to the library in St. James by residence who lived in town and the surrounding area. The original images date from the 1870s to the 1990s and include family portraits, city scenes, local businesses, area schools, events, parades, weddings, and church activities among many others. The majority of the photographs are from Phelps County with representation from Crawford and Dent counties.

James Napoleon Cox Records, 1887-1926 (R0724)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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These are the personal and official records and papers of James N. Cox, a farmer and justice of the peace of North Dillon Township in Phelps County, Missouri. The first volume primarily contains various business accounts; the second concerns various official matters such as stray livestock, poll taxes, and civil and criminal complaints. The folder contains miscellaneous papers removed from the volumes.

James T. Scott Memorial Collection, 2010-2011 (C4072)
0.2 cubic feet (7 folders), 9 CDs, 2 DVDs, 1 computer disc

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The collection contains audio, video, and images related to the James T. Scott Monument Committee in Columbia, Missouri. The committee was created to raise funds to purchase a new headstone for lynching victim James T. Scott's burial site in Columbia Cemetery.

Andrew Jackson James Papers, 1863 (C3568)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of Andrew Jackson James contain a history of Company M, 6th Cavalry Regiment, Missouri State Militia; and an order to James to return to his company after being captured and released by Confederate forces.

Daniel Lewis James Papers, 1933-1939 (K0018)
0.37 c.f. (8 folders)

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Annotated manuscript drafts of plays, scripts and novel by renowned author and playwright, Daniel James

David A. James Papers, 1790-2008 (C4126)
5 cubic feet

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The research material of a hotel management instructor, whose work resulted in the publication Historic Hotels of Missouri: Hotels, Inns, and Taverns of 19th Century Missouri.

Frank James Jury Photograph, 1883 (C2257)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Photograph of the jury that acquitted Frank James at Gallatin, MO.

Frank James Letter, 1915 (C2377)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To [Ernest] Lowney, Excelsior Springs, MO, from Kearney, MO, Feb. 8, 1915. Frank James discusses his health and requests a prescription from Dr. Lowney. He died ten days later.

Frank James Letter, 1897 (C2032)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To Mrs. M.P. (Paralee Hudspeth Beall) Wood, from St. Louis, MO, Jan. 8, 1897.

Letter of sympathy on the death of her nephew.