Manuscripts Index
Joseph Steven Kenton Papers, 1985-1990 (K0756)
4 c.f.
Correspondence, audiotapes, Missouri Legislature committee notes, reports, and other material relating to the Kansas City, Missouri School District desegregation case from Kenton, a Missouri State Representative.
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Kentucky-Tennessee Light and Power Company Industrial Survey of Rolla Records, 1931 (R0661)
(1 roll of microfilm, 26 photographs)
This is a survey of Rolla, Missouri, by the Industrial Development Department of the Kentucky-Tennessee Light and Power Company of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The report contains narrative and statistical information on businesses, professional services, civic organizations, schools, and public buildings in Rolla, as well as natural attractions of the surrounding area in Phelps County. Photographs of many of the sites are tipped in.
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Phineas Kenyon Power of Attorney, 1850 (C1578)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a document giving power of attorney to Robert Kenyon, Boone County, MO, for Phineas Kenyon, June 1, 1850.
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Keith Kerby Photograph Collection, 1870-1976 (P0229)
0.42 linear feet
Various images of Glenwood and Lancaster, Missouri including street scenes, churches, schools, train wrecks, and gatherings.
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Diane Kerckhoff Papers, 1842-2023 (S0499)
4.2 cubic feet
The Diane Kerckhoff papers contain correspondence, newsletters, photographs, police reports, and training manuals documenting Kerckhoff’s involvement in crime prevention in Missouri, including her work with the St. Louis Crusade Against Crime, the St. Louis County Justice Commission, the Missouri Crime Prevention Association, and the Attorney General’s Crime Commission. Also included in the collection are policy and procedures manuals Kerckhoff co-wrote for small police departments as co-founder of Policy Inc.
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Susan Kerckhoff Papers, 1900-2014 (S0290)
4.15 cubic feet
The collection primarily consists of Susan Kerckhoff and her mother, Ruth Kerckhoff's diaries. Ruth Kerckhoff's diaries recounted Susan Kerckhoff's marriage to John Mulligan on June 27, 1959; the death of her husband, Otto Alexander Kerchkhoff, whose family founded Pevely Farms, on April 21, 1966; and social outings, including her service as a matron at Veiled Prophet Ball in 1959. Other items of interest include a scrapbook documenting Susan Kerckhoff's experiences as a maid of honor for the Veiled Prophet Ball in 1956.
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Kerl Family Photographs, 1899-1929 (P0686)
Photographs of the Kerl family of Osage County, MO.
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Mary Banks Kermack Photograph Collection, 1876, no date (P0939)
2 photographs
Photos of University of Missouri faculty
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Frank Kern Letters, 1930-1940 (C0959)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters pertain to the renting and selling of land in the Missouri Ozarks during the Great Depression years.
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Lalla R. Kern Diary, 1904 (S0149)
0.01 cubic foot
Photocopies of a diary of Lalla R. Kern documenting her eight visits to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in May and June of 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri. Kern provides descriptions of exhibits, buildings, show, and grounds.
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Maximilian Gottlieb Kern Lecture Notes, 1842-1843 (C3129)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Botany lecture notes, in German, taken by Kern at the University of Tubingen in the classes of Hugo Mohl and Dr. Maerklin. Kern was later on the botany faculty of the University of Missouri.
Kesler and Lytle Families Papers, 1861-1869 (R0448)
(2 folders)
These are papers of the Kesler and Lytle families of Champaign, Illinois. The collection consists primarily of the Civil War letters of William H. Kesler, written during his service in the 3rd Missouri Cavalry, January 13, 1862 – June 12, 1865. There are also four letters from the papers of Alexander M. Lytle, September 10, 1861 – April 10, 1869. Genealogical information on the Kesler and Lytle families is included.
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George Edward Kessler Papers, 1886-1923 (K0355)
1 c.f.
Personal and business papers of George Kessler, noted landscape and city planning architect who among many national and international projects designed the Kansas City, Missouri, park and boulevard system. (Microfilm from the Missouri History Museum.)
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Ketterlin-Sommerhauser Family Papers, c. 1915-1982 (CA6662)
1 folder
The papers of a family from Tipton, Missouri, contain German song lyrics, a biographical sketch of Sister Mary Fedelis (Josepha Sommerhauser), autobiographical writings by Pauline Sommerhauser Ketterlin, a transcribed letter from Joseph Sommerhauser, and a booklet commemorating the 25th anniversary of the St. Andrew's Catholic Church Benevolent Society.
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Willard Keyes Journal, 1817-1855 (C2748)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Travel to Wisconsin and Illinois from Newfane, Windham County, VT, 1817-1820; occupations and experiences on frontier; description of Indians, wilderness, logging operations on Mississippi and Black Rivers; travel from Quincy, IL, to New England by stage, boat, and train with itemized account of expenses, 1852.
Keystone View Company Photograph Collection, circa 1914 (R1099)
(1 folder)
This is a stereoscopic photographic view of apple harvesting in the Ozark region of Missouri published by the Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania.
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James Keyte Collection, 1818-1876 (C1011)
0.8 cubic feet (12 folders, 13 volumtes); also available on 2 rolls of microfilm
Land records, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers of James Keyte, a Methodist preacher, merchant, and founder of Brunswick and Keytesville in Chariton County.
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Joseph T. Keyte Papers, 1865 (C4422)
0.01 cubic feet (1 folder)
Civil War diary, memoir, and miscellaneous papers of Joseph T. Keyte of Brunswick, Missouri. A Union soldier, Keyte served with the 49th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Sketches are included in the diary.
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John Kiefner Collection, 1819-1912 (C0352)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
The collection contains photostats of a miscellany of Perry County documents; legal papers concerning real estate; training and apprehension of enslaved persons, taxes, Civil War, loyalty of public officials; politics, 1850, 1896-1912; Missouri military orders during the Civil War.
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Moray Loring Kiehl Sheet Music Collection, 1920s-1960s (CA6185)
2.8 cubic feet
Approximately 400 pieces of sheet music and 18 songbooks.
Ralph E. Kiene Jr. Architectural Records, 1950-1992 (K1137)
21 c.f.
Architectural drawings of buildings and houses in the greater Kansas City area designed by Kiene and his associates.
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Debbie Kilgore Photograph Collection, 1993-2002 (P0155)
52 photographs
Approximately 52 35mm color negatives and prints showing scenes around Macon, Missouri during the mid 1990s. Additional photo album, assembled by Ken Fryer, DOT district manager, showing the 1993 Missouri River flood in Cole, Carroll, Howard, Saline, and Livingston counties.
Randall F. Kilgore Photograph, no date (P0583)
1 photograph
Stained glass at Missouri United Methodist, Columbia, MO.
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Deanna Killeen Photograph Collection, 1900 (P0239)
2 folders
Three unidentified photos, possibly Greene County area. Winter scenes, picnic, church group and buildings.
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Joseph C. and Charles A. Killian Papers, 1821-1935 (C0124)
0.4 cubic feet (28 folders)
Legal papers and letters of J.C. Killian and his son, Perry County, MO, lawyers. Diary of J.C. Killian describes people of Perryville. Also material on early German immigration.
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Charles Newton Kimball Papers, 1911-1991 (K0055)
44 c.f.
Personal and professional papers of a scientist, civic leader, and president of the Midwest Research Institute encompassing a range of economic and community development activities regionally and nationally.
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Amy Kimmel Collection, no date (P0718)
4 photographs
Copy photos of drawings/paintings of 17th-19th century members of the Kimmel family.
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Cyrus T. Kimmel Diary, 1865-1870 (C1131)
0.2 cubic feet (1 volume)
Primarily 1865 entries during Civil War service, recorded at Ironton, Whitewater, Cape Girardeau, Bloomfield, Brunswick, Bowling Green, and St. Louis, MO, and Millers Station, AR. Scattered entries for 1866-1870. Also invitation to New Year's Union Ball, Brunswick, MO, December 30, 1865, and poem. Kimmel served as an assistant surgeon in the 2nd Missouri State Militia Cavalry.
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Warren Kimsey Papers, 1915-1934 (C3747)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
The papers of Warren Kimsey contain correspondence, stories, press releases, and histories of a Missouri-born short story writer.
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Albert Aven Kinder Papers, 1919-1967, 2012 (CG0005)
0.2 cubic feet
The Albert Aven Kinder Papers contains photographs, yearbook pages, and correspondence between members of the Kinder family. There are 29 photographs of the Kinder family from 1919 to 1967, yearbook pages from The Girardot (Central High School), The Sagamore (Southeast Missouri State University), The Savitar (University of Missouri-Columbia), and correspondence to Sherrill Kinder Wright from Marcia Kinder Geer and Edna Kinder Anderson.
Kathleen Kinderfather Papers, 1977-1986 (C3833)
0.2 cubic feet (13 folders)
The papers of Kathleen Kinderfather consist of bylaws, correspondence, ephemera, meeting agenda, membership lists, minutes, and press releases. Dr. Kinderfather was involved with the formation and activities of the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and later the founding of the Missouri Foundation for Health, Fitness and Sport. The papers show the council's development and the development of the Show-Me State Games.
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Kathleen Kinderfather Papers, 1920-2020 (S0394)
8 cubic feet
This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, reel-to-reel tapes, and photographs documenting Kathleen Kinderfather's career as a physical education professor at Harris-Stowe State University and her involvement with the Missouri Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD); Phi Delta Pi; and Pi Lambda Theta.
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Kinderpost, Missouri Collection, circa 1910-1982 (R0107)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Kinderpost, Missouri Collection contains materials on the post office and community at Kinderpost in Texas County, Missouri. Included are two photographs, an illustrated article by Priscilla Bradford, and a three-page memoir on the postal system in Texas County by Ellery P. Bradford.
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King General Store (Oak Grove, Mo.) Account Book, 1888-1893 (C4313)
0.2 cubic feet (1 folder)
The records of a general store owned by John and Abigail King in Oak Grove, Missouri. The accounts were kept by their son, Herbert King. An index is included.
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King's Daughters, Cecile Taylor Circle Minutes, 1965 (C2283)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
"The Doings of the Daughters," satirical minutes of the Columbia, MO, circle written and submitted by Mrs. John Rogers (Betty) Cockran, October 13, 1965.
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King's Daughters, City Union (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1966-1985; 1996 (C4676)
0.4 cubic foot (20 folders, 2 video cassettes)
Correspondence, meeting minutes, financial records, promotional material, and other records related to the organization's annual ball and holiday event.
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King's Daughters, Margaret Elwang Circle Papers, 1958-1959 (C3261)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains three programs listing officers, members, and activities of a Columbia, Missouri, circle.
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King's Daughters, Margaret Elwang Circle Scrapbook, 1959 (C2566)
0.18 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains a scrapbook presented to a Columbia, MO, circle to supplement the program "The Golden Years, 1909-1959."
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King's Daughters. Kate Thompson Circle (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1894-2006 (C4699)
1.7 cubic feet (40 folders)
Minutes of meetings, 1912-1914, 1922-1923; program, 1919; constitution and by-laws, and miscellaneous pamphlets.
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Eleanor Ann King Papers, 1856-1898 (C1862)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers of Eleanor Ann King contain letters written to Eleanor Ann King after she was arrested as a Confederate Spy, and imprisoned in the Female Prison at St. Louis, MO. The collection also contains photographs of Eleanor Ann, her first and second husbands--J.M. King and William Pennington Ferrell--and her children.
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Elijah King Papers, 1873-1888 (C0351)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters written to King in Iowa from Munn and Farwell, land agents in Grant City, MO, giving prices and description of land. Broadside advertising cheap western homes in the Grand and Platte River country of northeast Missouri, and a genealogy of the King, Munn, and Farwell families.
George King Papers, 1778-1924 (C0125)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
The papers of a family from Boone and Callaway Counties, Missouri, contain genealogy, correspondence, legal papers, and a newspaper, The Connecticut Courant, from 1778.
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June K. King Papers, 1890-1898 (C0126)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Letters and other papers of a livestock dealer in Marshall, MO. Correspondence concerns the sale of cattle and hogs. Several letters of the American Berkshire Association are in the collection.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial March Instructions, 1968 (C2552)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Instruction sheet distributed to participants in memorial march for Dr. King in Columbia, MO.
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Marvin Lee King Photograph Collection, 1975, no date (P0943)
3 photographs
Photos of King and Moore family members
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Blue Note Records (Columbia, Mo.), 1980-2014 (CA6758)
10 c.f.
Business papers of Richard King, the original owner of The Blue Note LLC. and Mojo's, a local Columbia, Mo. concert venue. The papers include contracts with bands who played at the Blue Note, Mojo's, or any affiliated properties, 1980-2014.
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Roy T. King Photograph Collection, 1885-1957 (P0099)
0.5 linear feet
Photographs of Columbia, primarily 1927-1941 and including the University of Missouri, fraternity and sorority houses, Broadway and downtown, Stephens College, homes, and aerial views. Additional images of Boone County, Rocheport, the Ozarks, and Cooper, Iron and Jackson County buildings, people and miscellaneous places. Many of the photographs in this collection are by Leon Waughtel.
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Thomas C. King Mining Report Collection, circa 1951 (R0179)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Thomas C. King Mining Report Collection contains photocopies of drill hole logs, assay reports, and a general mining history of a tract west of Dadeville, Dade County, Missouri. The report was prepared by Thomas C. King prepared the report in connection with a lease of the property by Hugh M. Russell.
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Walter King Speech, 1859 (C0672)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Speech given in the Missouri House of Representatives, 10 December 1859, on "The Difference Between the Northern Democratic Views on Territorial Policy."