Manuscripts Index
John Ramming Machine Company Records, 1882-1913 (S0571)
8 cubic feet, 28 volumes
The John Ramming Machine Company records contain daybooks, ledgers, billing books, check stubs, contracts, and tax documents of this company that was located on the levy. The company did repair and installation on steamboat engines and boilers as well as other machine work for the customers in the city.
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"John S. Phelps and the Public Domain," Mary E. Brantley, no date (C1055)
3 oversize volumes
John S. Phelps (1814-1886) served in the Missouri state legislature, 1840-1841, in Congress, 1845-1863, and as governor of Missouri, 1877-1881. Collection contains two volumes of notes and a typescript volume (74 pp.).
John W. Gregory and Company Collection, 1950-2010 (S0351)
14.5 cubic feet
The collection contains site plans, sales brochures, floor plans, photographs, and appraisal reports for home developments in the St. Louis area, including LaSalle Park, Chateau Country Club, and Lake Saint Louis.
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John Wall's Moving and Storage Company Slides, 1950 (P0289)
2 photographs
Two color slides showing the storefront of the John Wall's Moving and Storage Company. Located at either 908 Truman Road or 2021 Forrest, Kansas City MO, circa 1950s.
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John William Boone Heritage Foundation Collection, 1869-1929, 1961-2014 (C4487)
1.4 cubic feet (65 folders), 5 piano rolls, 1 audio disc, 1 audio tape, 2 jpgs, 13 oversize items
Materials pertaining to musicians John W. “Blind” Boone and “Blind” Thomas Green Wiggins Bethune. Includes biographical material, publicity items, contracts, correspondence, clippings, programs, royalty statements, photographs, piano rolls, sheet music, and audio recordings. Also contains material on the foundation’s Blind Boone Ragtime and Early Jazz Festival, including grant material.
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Hurst John Papers, 1946-1979 (C3850)
16.8 cubic feet (941 folders), oversize architectural drawings (106 oversize folders, 2 oversize rolls)
Papers of a Columbia, Missouri architect who established the architectural firm of Hurst John and Associates. The papers include client files, correspondence, architectural drawings, blueprints, photographs, and miscellaneous material.
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Hurst John Papers, 1957 (CA5933)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Addition of documents concerning the referendum on construction of parking structures in downtown Columbia, Missouri, in 1957. See also C3850.
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John Johns Certification, 1809 (C1634)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certification that Johns attended the trial of Samuel Nugent as a grand juror.
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Johnson County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1983, no date (P1134)
An artificial collection of photographs of Johnson County, Missouri
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Johnson Family Papers, 1876, 1915-2021 (CG0045)
5.8 GB, 0.7 c. f.
The Johnson Family Papers contains digitized and original photographs and audio recordings of Jessie Mae Johnson, Birdie E. Scott, Norma Jean Bridger, and their families from the late 1800s to the early 2010s, with photographs of farms and scenery in Bollinger, Perry and Scott Counties. Additionally, the collection includes portions of Leslie McKinney's extensive genealogical research for the Bridger, Beal, Fadler, Johnson, McKinney, and Yamnitz families. Digital versions were created 2010-2021.
Johnson Family Collection, 1880-1971 (SP0085)
15 cubic feet (12 folders, 24 volumes)
The Johnson Family Collection consists of photographs, postcards, personal papers, and scrapbooks related to the Johnson and Wood families of Greene and Taney counties. The scrapbooks contain materials related to development sites in southwest Missouri, including the Powersite Dam, the James River Power Station, and the town of Hollister.
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Johnson's Commercial College Booklet, 1882 (S0636)
0.01 cubic foot
The booklet is titled "Johnson's Commercial College for Ladies and Gentlemen, 210 and 212 N. Third Street, St. Louis, 1882."
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Allen Bolles Johnson Papers, 1860-1861 (R0289)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Allen Bolles Johnson Papers contain typescript and photocopies of letters written by Allen B. Johnson from Rolla and St. Louis, Missouri during the American Civil War. A native of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, his letters include descriptions of rail travel from Birmingham, New York to Missouri, the controversy over secession at Rolla, and the Camp Jackson affair and civil unrest in St. Louis.
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C.S. Johnson Genealogical Collection, 1924-1963 (C4330)
1.25 cubic feet (27 folders)
The papers of C.S. Johnson contain genealogical research material on the Johnson and other related families. The material includes genealogical correspondence, research notes, family lineage charts, wills, deeds and abstracts.
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Charles Montgomery Johnson Record Books, 1855-1905 (C0271)
4 rolls of microfilm
Collection of twelve daybooks, 1855-1900, and twelve ledger books, 1865-1905, which give a daily record of visits made and fees charged by Dr. Charles M. Johnson and other doctors who practiced with him in St. Charles, Missouri.
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Charles P. Johnson Papers, 1871-1920 (C4229)
0.8 cubic feet (15 folders)
The papers of a criminal lawyer and lieutenant governor of Missouri, 1873-1875. Includes diaries, photographs, a scrapbook of news clippings, and miscellaneous papers.
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Charles Johnson Photograph Collection, no date (P0208)
6 photographs
Several copy prints of alleged Civil War guerrillas.
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Clifford Harold Johnson Architectural Records, 1913-1940 (K1257)
3.09 c.f.
Architectural drawings for residences designed by architect Johnson of Sedalia, MO in Hughesville, Clinton, and Sedalia. Missouri. Also personal items, correspondence related to professional practice, and photographs
Eddie Johnson Scrapbook of Jazz Musician, 1930-1970 (S0322)
1 microfilm roll
Scrapbook of a Jazz musician and pianist. Eddie Johnson, a piano player on the riverboat Idlewyld, took over a jazz orchestra from Oliver Cobb when Cobb died in 1931. The new band, the Crackerjacks, played St. Louis and nationally toured until it disbanded in 1931. The Crackerjacks recorded its most popular song, "Ya Yas," for the Victor label. The band included saxophonists Tab Smith and Ernest Franklin, and trumpeter Harold Baker. The scrapbooks contain playbills and newspaper clippings.
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Herman A. Johnson Papers, 1971 (K0962)
0.2 c.f.
Architectural drawings of Johnson's residence at 2632 West Paseo Blvd., Kansas City, MO.
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James Belton Johnson Ledger, ca. 1877 (C2642)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a personal account book.
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John Litt Johnson Speech, 1860 (K0219)
0.01 c.f.
Speech by an ex-mayor of Kansas City in defense of the policies of the Republican Party and support for the election of Abraham Lincoln before the Civil War
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M.W. Johnson Affidavit, 1863 (C2703)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Concerns stores lost when he was forced to retreat.
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Niel Melvin Johnson Papers, 1830-2007 (K0963)
4.2 c.f.
Research, oral histories, and manuscript materials collected and created by Johnson, archivist and historian, on Swedish-Americans in Kansas City.
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O.R. Johnson Papers, 1915-1928 (C3090)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Correspondence between Johnson and various Boy Scouts of America representatives, regarding troop leader assignments, activities, membership, and financial affairs of the troops in Columbia, MO, which Johnson organized.
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O.R. Johnson Papers, 1910-1959 (C3483)
25.4 cubic feet (2151 folders)
Professional and administrative correspondence related to the departments of Farm Management and Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, and civic and personal correspondence.
Rose J. Johnson Missouri Bandstand Collection, n.d., 1995-1998 (CA6679)
1.2 cubic feet
The collection contains material collected by Rose J. Johnson during their graduate studies. Included are research notes, correspondence, photographs, postcards, and papers written by Johnson.
Thomas Johnson Papers, 1862 (K0052)
.05 c.f.
The Thomas Johnson Diary contains a single, hand-written diary chronicling the military experiences of Thomas Johnson as he served with the 24th Indiana Volunteers.
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W.R. Johnson Account Book, 1859-1862 (C2152)
0.3 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains an account book of a general storekeeper in the Fulton, MO, area.
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Waldo Porter Johnson Letters, 1839-1872 (C3185)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The collection contains letters to his family and friends concerning family news; law practice; county court sessions; land speculation; service in the Mexican and Civil wars; national, state and local political campaigns; and financial difficulties during reconstruction.
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Waldo Porter Johnson Papers, 1878-1884 (C0586)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Leases of a coal mine, the Hoover Bank, to D.W. Coonce in 1881, to Richard W. Perrin in 1884, and to James A. Paisley in 1878.
Contract for rebuilding a barn and a lease for a farm with Richard Bught. Also a list of law books ordered by Johnson in 1880.
Johnson-Stephens and Shinkle Company Records, 1938-1938 (R0146)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Johnson-Stephen and Shinkle Shoe Company Collection contains photocopies of a scrapbook with newspaper articles from the “Factory Facts” column of the Rolla New Era. The news column contains stories of the personnel at the Johnson-Stephens and Shinkle shoe factory in Rolla, Missouri.
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Johnson-West Family Papers, 1930s-1990s (CA6456)
1.5 cubic feet
The papers of a family from Boone County, Missouri, include photographs, greeting cards, a scrapbook, diary, school papers from Wade School in Boone County, and miscellaneous papers. Virgil West and Nadine Johnson were married in 1939 and had two children: Anita and Sherman.
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Eva Johnston Papers, 1893, 1923-1926 (C0656)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers of Eva Johnston contain a graduation speech and program; dedication speech by Louise Nardin at presentation of Johnson's portrait to the University; and two copybooks containing a translation of Euripides' Medea.
Eva Johnston Papers, no date (C2159)
0.28 cubic feet (14 folders)
The papers of Eva Johnston contain lectures on Latin and Greek dramatists and literature, Luxembourg Gardens, women's education, women's wages, and popular superstitions, and translation and interpretation of Terence's HECYRA.
Harriet D. Johnston Papers, 1923-1927 (C3691)
0.2 cubic feet (13 folders)
The papers of Harriet D. Johnston contain letters of an instructor in zoology at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, 1925-1927, to John F. Calvert concerning family matters, happenings in Columbia, the University of Missouri, Stephens College, and Butler College, Indianapolis, Indiana. Also included are miscellaneous printed materials and photographs.
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John C. Johnston Letter, 1850 (C1995)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter to [John] Doniphan, from Louisville, Mar. 20, 1850, discussing the necessity of preserving the Union and giving news of members of their class.
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Louisa Poteet Johnston Oral Interviews, 1975 (K0488)
0.1 c.f.
Interviews with Johnston, granddaughter of Alexander Majors, and owner/promoter of the Alexander Majors Historic House and Museum.
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Louisa Poteet Johnston Papers, 1850-2000 (K0650)
30 c.f.
Letters, newspapers, clippings, research and writings, and other materials from great-granddaughter of Alexander Majors concerning the Russell, Majors, and Waddell Freighting company and the Majors Home.
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Ruth M. Johnston Photograph Collection, 1875, no date (P0910)
6 photographs
Photos of Judge Thomas Jefferson Johnston and members of Missouri's Constitutional Convention, 1875.
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T.A. Johnston Speeches, 1872, 1933 (C0573)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
“The Party Spirit,” given at the University of Missouri commencement, June 11, 1872. “The Church of My Childhood,” given at the Presbyterian church, Boonville, Missouri, April 12, 1933. Johnston was on the faculty of Kemper Military School.
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Paul Nugent Johnstone Papers, 1956-1967 (K0138)
0.3 c.f.
Scrapbook kept by Johnstone, a noted physician in Kansas City, MO, of news clippings, correspondence and other material, and the professional reaction to his article, "Studies in the Etiology and Treatment of Acute Renal Failure."
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Joint Community Board Records, 1973-1974 (S0100)
0.01 cubic foot
The records contain meeting minutes, memos, evaluations, and reports of the Joint Community Board, a community service organization that was located in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The board was comprised of three Central West End churches—Trinity Episcopal, Second Presbyterian, and First Unitarian—and oversaw the administration and funding of after-school and summer programs for neighborhood youth, as well as neighborhood revitalization projects.
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Jolly Anglers Hunting and Fishing Club Records, 1954-1972 (K0644)
0.2 c.f.
Minute books, correspondence, writings and ephemera related to this Swedish social club.
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Jones and Bacon Bill of Lading, 1833 (C2030)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Bill for the shipment of a box of books via steamboat CHIAN to E.S. Murray, Richmond, MO.
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Jones Family History, 1747-1918 (C0767)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A history of the Jones family beginning with Welchman Ellis Jones (b. 1747). The family is traced from Maryland to the West: Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska.
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Jones Family Papers, 1861-1862 (C2235)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Correspondence between three Confederate soldiers, their father, Allen K. Jones of Jacks Creek, TN, and friends in Tennessee.
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Jones Family Papers, 1839-1923 (C2523)
0.21 cubic feet (10 folders)
The papers of the Jones Family contain military papers of Charles A. Adams, a Civil War officer in the Vermont Cavalry Volunteers and father of state representative Charles F. Adams and Carrie Adams Jones. Also included are family land deeds and business transactions.
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Alfred B. Jones Collection, 1825-1860 (C1921)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Miscellaneous receipts and papers, including notice to Thomas Linville from George Sniders, 1851, forbidding Linville "from getting water from my spring."
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Alvin R. Jones Photographs, 1918, 1958, no date (P0605)
20 photographs
Photos by Alvin R. Jones of Dade County historic sites ca. 1958.