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David Morantz Papers, 1909-1952 (K0627)
8 c.f.
Papers of Kansas City area businessman who compiled stories from the Talmud which were syndicated in newspapers as "Talmudic Tales". Also includes his business and religious organizational activities as well as research files and writings on the Talmud, Jewish history and law, dietary laws, and anti-Semitism.
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Morgan County Home and Infirmary Records, 1913-1973 (R0121)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Morgan County Home and Infirmary Collection contains photocopies of specifications and historical accounts of the ‘poor farm’ near Versailles, Missouri. Included are elevations and floor plans and three secondary accounts of the Home’s history.
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J.W. Morgan Ledger, 1875-1877 (C0295)
1 oversize volume
Ledger of the mercantile firm and medical practice of J.W. Morgan, Graham, Nodaway County, Missouri. Includes names of customers, items purchased, and prices.
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Morisse Family Papers, 1854-2023 (S0269)
22.3 cubic feet
The Morisse Family Papers contain correspondence, photographs, reel-to-reel tapes, and citizenship papers of the Morisse, Zimmerman, Walter, and Rosenthal families of St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as well as Quincy, Illinois. Materials of interest include photograph albums compiled by Herbert Ernest Morisse, documenting the Morisse families' involvement with Boy Scout Troop 21 of the Ethical Society of St. Louis and their outings at Herb Ella cabin along the Black River. The albums also contain photographs chronicling Herbert Ernest Walter Morisse's years as a student at Washington University in the early 1930s. Other materials of interest include correspondence between Marian Morisse and her brothers, Walter and Henry Hoener, during World War II.
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Morris Family Papers, 1880-1946 (C0369)
1 cubic foot
Financial records, correspondence, notary public records, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items of Byron V. Morris and Frank B. Morris, Rockbridge, Ozark County, MO. Account books from B.V. Morris' businesses.
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Albert G. Morris Collection, 1898-1903 (R1137)
(1 folder)
These are merchants' receipts to Albert G. Morris and his business partners, J. W. Toliver and Elmer Lindley, at Dadeville in Dade County, Missouri. Morris, Toliver, and Lindley were proprietors of a hardware, implements, and undertaking firm.
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Ralph L. Morris Papers, 1911-1990s (C4367)
0.75 cubic feet (20 folders)
The papers chronicle the lives of Ralph L. Morris and his wife, Alice “Billie” Morris, and include photographs, newspaper articles, a scrapbook, and genealogical material.
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Morrison Family Papers, 1840s-1940s (CA6400)
1.2 cubic feet
Family and business papers of the Morrison family of Howard County, Missouri. Largely concerns Alfred Williams Morrison (1802-1883), as well as his sons, James P. and Preston E. Morrison.
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Morrow and Skaggs Families Papers, 1843-1995 (R1520)
3 cubic feet (109 folders, 1,139 photographs, 75 negatives, 5 tin types)
The Morrow and Skaggs Families Papers contain materials related to the Morrow and Skaggs families predominantly of Miller County, Missouri. The bulk of the materials is an expansion of Joe Morrow’s genealogical compilation, Ancestors and Descendents [sic] of George & Ethel (Skaggs) Morrow, privately printed, June 1980. The materials include correspondence, family trees, photographs, certificates, and personal documents.
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Viola Moss Papers, 1960-1984 (S0412)
0.25 cubic feet, 8 folders, 46 photographs
The Viola Moss Papers contain newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence, and photographs related to Viola Moss’s involvement with the International Graphics Arts Union Auxiliary #505, the St. Louis Council of Women's Auxiliaries, the Missouri State Council of Women's Auxiliaries AFL-CIO, and the Mary Ryder Home.
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Mount Vernon Bank (Mount Vernon, Mo.) Papers, 1882-1929 (C0143)
1.2 cubic feet, 1 roll of microfilm
Records of a bank liquidated on 24 July 1929. Includes documents left at bank by depositors, claims against the bank, and inventory of bank at its closure. Volumes are on microfilm.
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Mount Vernon Building and Loan Association Records, 1888-1908 (R0733)
(1 roll of microfilm)
This collection contains minutes of regular and called meetings of the Board of Directors of the Mount Vernon Building and Loan Association of Mount Vernon in Lawrence County, Missouri. The Association was formed to provide loans for the improvement of property and buildings in Mount Vernon. The minutes include the names of borrowers and amounts of the loans.
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Mount Vernon, Missouri Millinery Records, 1872-1879 (R0333)
1 volume microfilmed
This is an account ledger of a millinery and dress accessories shop, probably associated with
Kellogg & Whaley's store in Mount Vernon, Missouri. The accounts are indexed at the front of the
volume.
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Charles I. Mullinax Account Book, 1907-1914 (C2393)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a record of farm labor for Paradise Valley Farm, Princeton, Mercer County, MO.
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Munger Securities Company Records, 1916 (R0308)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Munger Securities Company Collection contains an illustrated pamphlet published by the Munger Securities Company, promoting real estate offerings in southern Missouri. The tracts were primarily in Carter County, but extended into portions of Butler, Reynolds, and Ripley counties. The local offices were in Hunter, Missouri.
Munsell and Ware Collection, 1889 (R1226)
(1 folder)
This is a letter dated March 23, 1889 from Munsell and Ware, real estate agents at Eminence in Shannon County, Missouri, to J. W. Rulifson and Bro. of Lincoln, Nebraska. The letter concerns land for sale in Shannon County.
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Augustus Murphy Papers, 1813-1859 (C0366)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Papers of a tobacco plantation owner who moved from near Louisville, Kentucky, to Callaway County, Missouri, about 1828. Family affairs and farming are discussed.
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George Murrel Papers, 1814-1822 (C1605)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of George Murrel contain two photocopied letters. The first is a letter to George Murrel, Barren County, KY, from William Murrel, Greenville, [KY], 11 June 1814, about business, family, local, national, and international situation, defeat of Bonaparte. The second is a letter to Murrel, from Sam[uel] Blain, Springfield, KY, 20 August 1822. Blain wrote of trading hemp for salt, instructions about purchasing hogs.
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Myers and Hutchinson Account Book, 1862-1864 (C1118)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
John E. Myers and James Hutchinson were business partners in St. Louis, MO.
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Ralph Elbert Myers Sr. Papers, 1942-1993 (K0598)
1.75 c.f.
One of the partners is the premier Kansas City architectural firm, Kivett and Myers. Includes scrapbook of Myers career, a CD history of Kivett and Myers, slides of buildings and places, and the slides and audio tape for the production of Architecture USA and DVD of the film produced by Myers.
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C.H. Nall Broadside, 1862 (C2445)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Broadside advertising the sale of goods belonging to the late firm of Nall and Moore, by the administrator, C.H. Nall, 28 February 1862.
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Reuben S. Nance Records, 1838-1903 (R0183)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Reuben Saunders Nance Papers contains photocopies of a notebook belonging to Reuben S. Nance of Collins, Saint Clair County, Missouri. The notebook includes accounts receivable from mercantile operations, records of school attendance, and personal memoranda.
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Napoleon W. Dible Company Records, 1927-1957 (K1307)
3.25 c.f.
The records of Napoleon W. Dible Company contain architectural drawings, job specifications and abstracts of title for properties built by the N.W. Dible Company of Kansas City.
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National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, Record Book, 1894-1902 (C2318)
0.15 cubic feet (1 volume)
Record book of a Glasgow, MO, agency, George B. Harrison, agent.
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National Good Roads Association Records, 1903-1904 (R0990)
(1 folder)
These are printed broadside invitation to B.A. McAllaster of the Union Pacific Railroad to attend the National and International Good Roads Convention to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, from April 27 to May 2, 1903, and a letter from A. S. Mann to Charles H. Scott, dated April 11, 1904, concerning the financing of a ship canal.
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National Park Service, Missouri Historic Sites Photographs, 1884, 1947-1956 (P0214)
0.16 linear feet
Photos of historic sites and properties in Missouri, especially St. Joseph.
Native Sons of Kansas City Scrapbooks, 1820-1960 (K0395)
14 c.f.
Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, photographs, manuscript materials, publications, and research notes of a variety of Kansas City area events and topics, such a early settlers and civic leaders, built environment, art and culture, education, government, and commercial activities.
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Henry Naumann Account Book, 1869-1892 (C3340)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Account book of H. Naumann of Gray's Summit, of general merchandise sold each year. Also included are records of oats and wheat thrashed by Ernest Walters.
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Robert F. Neathery Collection, 1903-2001 (R1112)
2 cubic feet (65 folders)
These are papers of Robert F. Neathery, a developer and operator of radio stations and cable television systems at West Plains in Howell County, Missouri. They consist of personal, family, and business papers, drafts and other papers concering Neathery's memoir, 'West Plains As I Knew It', and miscellaneous topical files.
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Nebel and Son (High Hill, Mo.) Business Records, 1867-1899 (C4231)
0.25 cubic feet (2 folders, 1 oversize volumes)
The records of Nebel and Son, of High Hill, Missouri, contain bee-keeping supplies price lists, land leases, ledgers, and miscellaneous papers from the family business of John and Emil Nebel.
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Nelly Don, Inc. Collection, 1950-1978 (KA2578)
3 c.f.
The Nelly Don, Inc. Collection contains corporate documents related to the company and its subsidiaries, dated between 1950 and 1978.
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Nelson Family Papers, 1879-1973 (R0252)
(1 roll of microfilm, 104 negatives)
These are scrapbooks, miscellaneous papers, and photographs of the Nelson family of Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri. Absolom, Arthur T., and Frank R. Nelson operated a commercial apple orchard and a tavern and motel along Uunited States Highway 66. Arthur T. Nelson served on various Missouri state commissions and boards. The photographs in the collection have been copied on 35mm negatives and slides.
George N. Nelson Record Books, 1914-1920 (C0296)
3 oversize volumes
Three record books of a small country store in Buford, Baxter County, Arkansas. Itemized customer accounts for merchandise, groceries, farm products, and gasoline. Nelson was a farmer and postmaster as well as owner of the general store and cotton gin.
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Oscar David Nelson Papers, 1914-1980 (K0069)
58 c.f.
Personal, including his philanthropic work, his personal investments, travel and general correspondence, and professional papers of former chairman of the board of Butler Manufacturing Company
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Neuer Brothers Picnic Panorama Photograph, 1930 (K1118)
1 f
Photograph of the Meat Company's annual employees and families picnic at Twin Springs.
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Nevada Gas, Oil and Asphalt Company Records, 1903 (R0845)
(1 folder)
These are papers concerning the establishment of the Nevada Gas, Oil and Asphalt Company, a mineral exploitation and development firm in Barton and Vernon Counties in southwestern Missouri.
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Neville, Sharp, and Simon Architectural Records, 1933-2000 (K1105)
111 c.f.
Architectural drawings, job specifications, and photographs of buildings designed by the firm.
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New Age Federal Savings and Loan Association Records, 1915-1967 (S0053)
4 cubic feet, 14 ledgers, 3 rolls microfilm
The New Age Federal Savings and Loan Association records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, ledgers, newsletters, and programs documenting the organization's mission to provide African-American St. Louisans with loans to buy homes.
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New Santa Fe Historical Society Records, 1866-2009 (K0551)
15 c.f.
Organizational records and research materials of a historical society in south Kansas City, MO. Also includes information on neighboring regions, and Watts Mill.
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New-Mac Electric Cooperative Records, 1944 (R1108)
(1 folder)
This is a booklet containing the bylaws of the New-Mac Electric Cooperative, Inc., which served members in Newton and McDonald Counties in Missouri. The cooperative was formed in 1939 and these revised bylaws became effective on July 14, 1944.
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Newburg, Missouri Photograph Collection, circa 1870s-1910s (R1203)
0.05 cubic foot (41 negatives)
These are negative copies of stereoviews, photographs, and postcards from the collection of the William H. Harris family, proprietors of railroad hotels at Dixon in Pulaski County, and Newburg in Phelps County, Missouri. Included are views of hotels, businesses, street scenes, and Frisco railroad roundhouses and turntables at Dixon and Newburg.
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Newco Manufacturing Company Collection, 1965, 1968 (K1387)
0.03 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Newco Manufacturing Company Collection contains marketing materials related to the company including product advertisements for hand and bench swaging tools as well as catalogs for wire rope fittings dated 1965 and 1968.
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W. H. Newland Papers, 1859 (R0758)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a photocopy and typescript of a letter dated June 2, 1859, from W. H. Newland at Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, to his wife, Jane. Newland was in Leavenworth to sell a drove of cattle.
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Newton Family Papers, 1829-1835 (C4151)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Cash book, miscellaneous receipts, and an 1835 article of vendue (auction) of H.B. Newton, an early 19th century merchant in Friendship, New York; an 1834 letter regarding the deaths of two Stewart family members; and an 1829 almanac.
Miller Nichols Papers, 1958-1997 (K1081)
39 c.f.
Personal and professional files of Nichols, president of the J.C. Nichols Company and active civic leader in Kansas City, MO. Also some personal correspondence of his wife Jeanette Nichols.
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Nichols, Shepard & Company Notes, 1874 (C1757)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Notes signed by A.J. Jones, W. Phipps and Ann E. Gilbreath.
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Nigro Corporation Records, 1941-1987 (K0597)
4 c.f.
Business records including architectural drawings, property abstracts, surveys, correspondence, and photographs of properties in the Waldo area of Kansas City,
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Gregory Nooney Papers, 1909-1984 (S0168)
1.5 cubic foot, 44 folders, 60 photographs
The Gregory Nooney papers document his life as a St. Louis Real Estate Developer. In the 1930s and 1940s, Nooney worked as an executive for Stix, Baer, and Fuller and Lesser-Goldman. He also served on the City Plan Commission and the Missouri Retailers' Association. In 1945 he founded the Nooney Company, which developed St. Louis' first shopping center and Clayton's first high-rise building. The collection includes correspondence, employment contracts, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photographs, and a scrapbook.
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T. J. Norman Records, 1890-1902 (R0055)
0.1 cubic foot (1 oversize volume)
The T.J. Norman Records contains an account ledger of a general store operated by the Norman family, probably in Winona, Shannon County, Missouri.
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North Kansas City Development Company (NKCDC) Records, 1948-1990 (K1110)
31 c.f.
Business records of the Company, which later became The Provo Group. Includes correspondence, legal and financial materials, reports and studies, leases and mortgages, and information about specific properties and developments in Kansas City and other states. Also records of the Jefferson City Rodeway Inn, which NKCDC owned and managed.