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Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, Justice of the Peace Docket and Stray Book, 1825-1838 (C1236)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
Justice of the peace court docket, 1822-1825, and stray records, 1825-1838, for Ste. Genevieve County, MO.
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Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, Stray Cattle Notices, 1855-1856 (C2000)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Notices of stray cattle in Ste. Genevieve County, MO.
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Ryan Stockwell Collection, 2005 (CA6110)
0.25 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes
Oral history interview of Richard M. Collins, active member and employee of the Missouri Farmers Association. The interview was conducted by Ryan Stockwell in 2005 as part of the Farming in Missouri After WWII Oral History Project. Includes transcript and biographical information sheet.
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Stover Fruit Growers Association (Morgan County, Mo.) Record Book, 1928-1931 (C2560)
0.10 cubic feet (1 volume)
Minutes of annual meetings, lists of officers and members, and a brief history of the organization.
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Stuart Symington Papers, 1953-1976 (C3562)
292 rolls of microfilm
Carbon copies of letters sent from Stuart Symington's office while he was a Democratic senator from Missouri. The files are arranged alphabetically by year.
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W. Stuart Symington Papers, 1918-1995 (C3874)
316.25 cubic feet (6937 folders, 321 boxes), 86 ephemera items, 41 audio discs, 11 audio cassettes, 64 audio tapes, 32 reels of 16mm film, 2reels of 35mm film, 3 video tapes, 2 video cassettes, 2 CDs, 5 DVDs
The papers of William Stuart Symington, U.S. Senator from Missouri (1953-1976), include constituent correspondence, family and personal correspondence, limited genealogical and family materials, appointment books and calendars, audio and video recordings, campaign materials, editorial cartoons, select invitations and itineraries, limited pre-senatorial materials, photographs, photographic negatives and slides, press files, scrapbooks, selected Congressional testimonies, speeches, staff memoranda, voting records, and miscellaneous ephemera.
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Thomas J. Talbert Papers, 1900-1939 (C1433)
0.21 cubic feet (10 folders)
The papers of Thomas Talbert contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous material of Thomas J. Talbert, horticulturalist and chairman of the department of horticulture, University of Missouri, 1922-1950.
John P. Tandarich Collection, 1880s-1990s (CA6051)
6 cubic feet, 6 video cassettes, 4 films
Photographs, biographies, and select collected works of several noted soil scientists. Also some University of Missouri bulletins and reports from the early 1900s. Includes abstracts and articles, correspondence, field tour logs, photographs [primarily soil scientists, Universities of Illinois, Missouri], maps, newsletters, notebook by soils scientist James Thorp of Australia, posters, symposium and conference proceedings, reports, and related materials, and miscellaneous papers. Also includes limited family photographs [C.C. Logan].
Taney County Fair Collection, 1938 (R0805)
(1 folder)
This is the "Premium List and Program" for the second annual Taney County Fair, held at Forsyth, Missouri, on September 22-24, 1938.
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John C.F. Tedrow Papers, 1941-2010 (CA6296)
2 cubic feet
The John C. F. Tedrow Papers includes his research, writings, and correspondence regarding the history of soil sciences in America while working as a professor in the Soils Department at Rutgers University. The bulk of the papers include information on the soils of New Jersey and the arctic region.
The Purina Poultry Man Booklet Collection, 1926 (R1435)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Purina Poultry Man is a booklet published by the Farmer's Cooperative Association, Inc. in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
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The Southwest Magazine Collection, 1900-1903 (R0760)
(1 folder)
This collection contains nineteen issues (January-October 1900) of the Southwest magazine, a semi-monthly publication devoted to commercial fruit-growing, published at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. There is also a single issue fo Practical Fruit Grower, a successor to the Southwest.
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Thomas-Browning Papers, 1850-1909 (C0975)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Miscellaneous financial papers, 1874-1909, primarily pertaining to C.S. Browning's activities as a cattleman transferring livestock between Texas and Missouri. The account book, 1850-1908, was kept by C.M. Thomas, an auctioneer in Wellington and then Warrensburg, MO.
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Thompson Farm Papers, 1888-1914 (CG0057)
0.4 c.f.
Collections of ledgers kept by Samuel Newcum for the purpose of running and managing the Thompson family farm. Newcum married Laura Thompson, and Laura’s older brother, Elbert, hired Samuel to take care of the farm.
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Elizabeth Remay Dabbs Thompson Papers, 1850-1932 (R0671)
0.25 cubic foot (5 folders)
The Elizabeth Remay Dabbs Thompson Papers contain the personal and family papers collected by Elizabeth Remay Dabbs Thompson from 1850 to 1932. This collection includes photocopies of family correspondence, legal documents, and business papers for the Dabbs and Thompson families of Greene County, Missouri.
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Benjamin R. Thrasher Diaries, 1877-1891 (C3048)
1 roll of microfilm
Four diaries written by a Macon County, MO, farmer. His daily entries, spanning almost fifteen years, describe farm life, livestock breeding, social activities, transportation, illness, death, and daily changes in the wind and weather. Also detailed personal and business expenses.
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Jay Linn Torrey Scrapbook, 1893-1920 (R0218)
1 cubic foot (1 volume, 1 roll of microfilm)
The Jay Linn Torrey Scrapbook contains materials compiled by Jay Torrey of Howell County, Missouri. A rancher, politician, and Spanish-American War veteran he compiled materials on the Missouri Immigration Society, the State Fruit Experiment Station, the 'Good Roads' movement, relocation of the state capitol, Fruitville Farm, and the proposed village of Torreytown, and the campaign for the United States Senate in 1918.
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John E.M. Triplett Papers, 1882-1920 (C2213)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Chattel mortgage for stock and farm machinery to Triplett of Triplett, Chariton County, MO, from Jeff Pennington, Carroll County, MO, 5 August 1899, and thirty-eight promissory notes to Triplett.
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Tuttle Family Collection, 1906-1973, 2019-2020 (CA6576)
1.7 cubic feet, 4.2 MB of digital files
The collection contains material concerning a prominent farming family in Cooper County, Missouri. Includes World War II correspondence of Joseph Tuttle; correspondence concerning the family’s ham business; farm ledgers of Morton Tuttle; a timeline and history of Woodland Farms compiled by William Ellis Tuttle Jr.; and miscellaneous material.
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U. S. Soil Conservation Service Collection, 1933-1978 (C4513)
1.7 cubic feet (38 folders, 1 volume, 8 oversize items)
Newspaper clippings, project reports, reference materials, and photographs from the Missouri arm of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.
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U.S. Commissioner of Patents Papers, 1849-1858 (C0588)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
The papers contain letters to the U.S. Commissioner of Patents about various agricultural subjects in Missouri. Most of the letters were written by Henry Ancrum in 1849. Also includes article on grape culture in Missouri by George C. Swallow, 1857.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Questionnaires, 1923-1935 (C0179)
0.2 cubic feet
Questionnaires sent out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Division of Agricultural Statistics, seeking information on farm prices in the past. One group was sent in 1923, the second in 1925, and the last in 1935.
U.S. Presidential Agricultural Campaign Literature, 1928-1936 (C0884)
2 oversize volumes
Equity for Agriculture: An Advertising Campaign for Governor Smith, 1928, prepared by Ferry and Hanly Advertising Company. Newspapers and periodicals, advertisements, pamphlets, and some statistics on the distribution. Agriculture in the 1936 Presidential Election, prepared by Critchfield and Company.
University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Committee for Review of Research and Education Programs Records, 1956-1957 (C2351)
0.17 cubic feet (8 folders)
Reports of the subcommittees on extension, outlying field research and teaching of the Committee for Review of Research and Educational Programs. Also copies of articles and bibliographies for members' consideration.
University of Missouri, Agricultural Assistance Programs Records, 1951-1966 (C3187)
Participant records, foreign visitor calendars, papers and correspondence relating to program arrangements, and miscellaneous materials collected by Joseph C. Caldwell while supervisor of foreign agricultural trainees and home staff coordinator for the International Cooperation Administration-Land Grant College System India contract.
University of Missouri Agricultural Bulletins, 1883-1923 (C3386)
3.3 cubic feet
Bulletins and circulars of the Agricultural Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station on agricultural, horticultural, and home economics topics. Annual reports, announcements, and short course and Farmers' Week materials.
University of Missouri, Agricultural Experiment Station Records, 1888-1918 (C2563)
0.34 cubic feet (4 volumes)
Records and data on agricultural experiments at the experiment station.
University of Missouri, Agricultural Extension Service Records, 1915-1952 (C2247)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Papers concerning policy and programs of Agricultural Extension Service. Includes history of the Agricultural Extension Service and statement of policy and function of the College of Agriculture, University of Missouri.
University of Missouri, Agricultural Extension Service Records, 1908-1963 (C2513)
1.5 cubic feet
The records of the University of Missouri Agricultural Extension Service contain histories, letters, reports, memoranda, speeches, maps, publications, newspaper articles, and pictures concerning Missouri Agricultural Extension Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture policies; agricultural, home economics, and 4-H extension work; and the College of Agriculture.
University of Missouri, Co-Operative Extension Service Records, 1920-1963 (C2512)
1.5 cubic feet
The records of the University of Missouri Cooperative Extension Service contain materials relating to the activities of the Co-Operative Extension Service, including the training and supervision of county extension workers, services performed, planning and management of extension program, and conferences on extension work. Materials include newsletters, circulars, bulletins, reports, studies, correspondence, and a history of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture.
University of Missouri, College of Agriculture Records, 1889-1941 (C3471)
10.75 cubic feet (553 folders, 179 lantern slides), 2 oversize volumes
Office correspondence of Henry J. Waters, who from 1895 to 1909 was dean of the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, professor of agriculture, and director of the experiment station at the University of Missouri.
University of Missouri, College of Agriculture Records, 1879-1948 (C0921)
50 rolls microfilm
The records of the University of Missouri, College of Agriculture include records and correspondence of students, faculty, and the administration mostly during the tenure of Dean Frederick B. Mumford. The records document programs such as Farmers’ Week, College exhibits at the Missouri State Fair, and cooperation with the U.S. Council of National Defense during World War I.
University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Short Course Club Minute Books, 1911-1932 (C2562)
0.36 cubic feet (2 folders, 4 volumes)
The collection contains minutes of weekly meetings of Short Course Club, on the University of Missouri campus.
University of Missouri College of Agriculture Memorial Necrology, 1962 (C2232)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Necrology presented as part of the program of recognition by the College of Agriculture faculty honoring former employees, 20 November 1962.
University of Missouri, College of Agriculture Records, 1953-1963 (C2228)
0.7 cubic feet
Minutes of Advisory Council meetings and reports from Scope Committees and Advisory Council board of directors relating to enrollment, curriculum, budget, and research, 1953-1960. Correspondence and bulletins on agricultural programs and alumni awards.
University of Missouri, College of Agriculture Records, 1957 (C2350)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter from J.H. Longwell, director of the Division of Agricultural Sciences, to selected faculty members inviting them to a meeting re the development of an "agribusiness" curriculum. Also a memorandum from Elmer R. Kiehl, chairman of the Committee for Review of Research and Educational Programs, urging attendance at the meeting.
University of Missouri, College of Agriculture Scrapbook, no date (C2657)
1 volume
The collection contains news clippings about the University of Missouri College of Agriculture and Experiment Station, undated but probably from ca. 1900-1910.
University of Missouri, Cooperative Extension Service Records, 1946-1970 (CA5880)
4 cubic feet
Addition to the records of the University of Missouri’s Cooperative Extension Service include minutes, data on personnel and students involved in the programs, newsletters, and studies and research on extension services.
University of Missouri, Department of Agricultural Economics Records, 1906-1966 (C0010)
26 cubic feet (2,172 folders)
The records of departments of farm management (1910-1919), rural life (1919-1926), and agricultural economics (1926-1966), chaired by D. Howard Doane and O.R. Johnson.
University of Missouri, Department of Animal Husbandry Records, 1930s-1950s (CA3626)
8.4 cubic feet
Material on the study and teaching of livestock, annual reports, and reports on the improvement of permanent pastures.
University of Missouri, Department of Botany Records, 1894-1956 (C3453)
28.8 cubic feet
Materials related to departmental courses, university committees, job placement, and research, as well as to cooperative efforts among university state and federal agencies to control plant and crop diseases, establish conservation groups, and expand agricultural facilities and programs in Missouri.
University of Missouri, Extension Service Records, 1912-1979 (C1042)
234 rolls of microfilm
Annual reports of county and district agents of the Extension Service, 1912-1969, and annual reports of extension activities of UMC, UMKC, Lincoln University, UMR, UMSL and university-wide offices, 1960-1979.
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Charles Van Ravenswaay Papers, 1841-1990 (C3873)
21.8 cubic feet, 1 audio cassette
Correspondence, research notes, photographs, and literary manuscripts of historian and author Charles Van Ravenswaay, former director of the Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis; Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA; and the Henry F. duPont Winterthur Museum and Gardens, Wilmington, DE.
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- Andrew
- Audrain
- Barton
- Bollinger
- Callaway
- Cape Girardeau
- Chariton
- Clay
- Cole
- Cooper
- Franklin
- Gasconade
- Howard
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Lafayette
- Lincoln
- Madison
- Marion
- McDonald
- Moniteau
- Montgomery
- Morgan
- New Madrid
- Osage
- Ozark
- Perry
- Platte
- Ralls
- Saline
- Scotland
- Shelby
- Saint Charles
- Saint Clair
- Saint Francois
- Saint Louis
- Sainte Genevieve
- Warren
- Washington
- Wright
Vanmeter Family Papers, 1836-1948 (C0414)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Business papers, tax receipts, real estate documents, and World War I letters of a Saline County, MO, family.
Farm record books kept by A.J. Vanmeter, 1859-1871; bank checkbook; and travel diary of a motor trip from Missouri to California and back in 1922.
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Mason Vaugh Papers, 1928-1970 (C3130)
0.9 cubic feet
Papers of the second person to receive a degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Missouri, who for thirty-six years served as a Presbyterian lay missionary in India.
Biographical material, index to publications, correspondence, articles, research materials, and miscellaneous pamphlets.
Mason Vaugh Papers, 1928-1969 (C2639)
2 cubic feet
The papers of Mason Vaugh contain correspondence and reports. Vaugh was the second person to receive a degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Missouri and for thirty-six years served as a Presbyterian lay missionary in India.Biographical material, index to publications, correspondence, articles, research materials, and miscellaneous pamphlets.
Harold L. Volkmer Papers, 1960-1996 (C4022)
16 cubic feet
The papers of Harold L. Volkmer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 9th District, include correspondence, bills and resolutions, press releases, hearings, subcommittee briefs and reports, research and studies, pamphlets, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, speeches, and amendments and testimonials. Also included is material on the McClure-Volkmer Bill (also known as the Firearm Owner's Protection Act), the 1993 flood disaster, dioxin contamination, hazardous and radioactive waste material at Weldon Spring, Missouri, and farmer's claims resulting from the Cannon Dam Flood in 1982.
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Waddell Canning Company Label Collection, no date (R1014)
(1 folder)
This is a label for Nancy Jane Justice brand tomatoes packed by the Waddell Canning Company at Ash Grove in Greene County, Missouri.
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Wilson Waltz Diary, 1891 (SP0093)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Wilson Waltz diary contains daily entries written by Wilson Waltz, a farmer near Carthage, Missouri, during 1891.
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Ward Parkway Estates Garden Club Records, 1957-1992 (K0331)
0.5 c.f.
Organizational records of a now disbanded Garden Club in Kansas City, MO. Includes board and regular meeting minutes, financial records, attendance lists, a small amount of correspondence, yearbooks, and photographs.