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Payne-Broadwell Family Papers, 1803-1903 (C0983)
4.8 cubic feet, 11 volumes
The Payne-Broadwell Family papers contain the business, personal, and legal papers of Moses U. Payne and his nephew Moses M. Broadwell. Moses U. Payne resided in Boone County, MO, from 1823 to 1895. Moses M. Broadwell's papers contain significant family letters and revealing correspondence from the Civil War and from the Reconstruction era. Also present are miscellaneous papers of the Oliver C. Roby family.
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Pearson Family Papers, 1822-1941 (C0297)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)
Papers of Isaac Pearson of the mercantile firm of Boon, Pearson, and Smith of Fayette, Missouri, and miscellaneous writings of his grandson, Ben S. Pearson of St. Louis.
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Pease Family Papers, 1892-1912 (R1363)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Pease Family Papers contain the personal correspondence and papers of Dwight Pease and Sarah Pease. These papers include newspaper articles, a funeral notice for Dwight Pease, and letters between family members.
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George N. Peek Papers, 1900-1947 (C2270)
34.6 cubic feet
Personal and public papers. Emphasis is on John Deere and Company, agricultural problems and legislation in the 1920s and 1930s, and foreign trade policies of the New Deal. Also material concerning America First, Republican Party politics, and Peek's post World War I reconstruction activities.
Eugene Joseph Peltier Papers, 1934-1991 (K0417)
19 c.f.
Rear Admiral Peltier Chief of Civil Engineers of the U.S. Navy and prominent Public Works civil engineer. Includes scrapbooks, photographs, personal and professional correspondence and related papers.
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Thomas J. Pendergast, Jr. Papers, 1902-1978 (K0316)
0.33 c.f.
Miscellaneous papers dealing with business affairs of Pendergast, Sr., political boss of Kansas City, MO, and his son. Also home movies taken by Pendergast Jr.
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Shirley Fishman Pener Papers, 1939-1948 (K1188)
0.02 c.f.
Photographs of Pener's Men's Wear, Boy Scouts of America, Troop #53, the Talmudic Academy of Greater Kansas City, B'nai B'rith Youth, and the Ciechanowcer Aid Society.
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James Cash Penney Papers, 1859-1944 (C0384)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Compositions containing biographical material and merchandising information, written by the head of the J.C. Penney chain stores. Pamphlets on the J.C. Penney Missouri farms. Also a reproduction of the PLEASANT RIDGE PEARL, 1859, containing an oration by Penney's father.
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Pennington-Gilbert Shoe Company Records, 1925-1930 (R1131)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
These are stock certificates and correspondence from the Pennington-Gilbert Shoe Company sent to Robert L. and Louise D. Ayers of Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri. The papers concern the shoe industry, the Pennington-Gilbert shoe factory at Rolla, and the Bristol Shoe Company.
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John Perry Records, 1839-1840 (R0197)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The John Perry Records contain a microfilm copied daybook of a mercantile operation in Washington County, Missouri, attributed to John Perry, Jr. The trade included dry goods, groceries, hardware, lumber, and blacksmithing services. The Springfield Iron Furnace, Cedar Creek Forge, Samuel T. Dunklin & Company, and Rozier & Desloge were among the customers.
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Peter Tamony Memorial Lecture Collection, 1986-2003 (C3944)
0.3 cubic feet, 20 audio cassettes
Audio cassettes and transcripts of speeches, photographs, and advertisements documenting the Peter Tamony Memorial Lecture series at the University of Missouri.
Nelle E. Peters Architectural Records, 1924-1930 (K0041)
0.31 c.f.
Original linen and tracing paper drawings of fourteen apartments and hotels in Kansas City, Jefferson City, Missouri, and Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma designed by Nelle E. Peters, a Kansas City woman architect..
Peterson-Miller Box Company Records, 1931-1932 (R1433)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Peterson-Miller Box Company Records include a 1931 logging contract and several corresponding letters pertaining to logging on a tract of land located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Missouri.
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James Harvey Petty Family Papers, 1871-1939 (C4252)
0.2 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers of a medical doctor in Jacksonville, Missouri, consist of two ledgers. One is a commercial ledger, listing individuals and amounts of merchandise in Jacksonville, Missouri, 1871. The other lists patients and services kept by Dr. Petty from 1881-1888, along with accounts for Petty and Co., 1930-1939.
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Michael Gene Pfefferkorn Papers, 1976-2001 (S1219)
9.25 cubic feet
The papers of Michael Gene Pfefferkorn contain correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, and speeches concerning the historic preservation of St. Louis landmarks and neighborhoods, including the Major John Stevens Bowen House; the integration of St. Louis City Schools during the 1970s; and the establishment of the American Tax Token Society in 1971. Other topics of interest include the publication of the Missouri Journal of Numismatics, which Pfefferkorn edited from 1976 to 2001. The papers date from 1964 to 1993.
Phelps County, Missouri Collection, 1921-2012 (R1303)
1.25 cubic foot (41 folders, 2 oversize, 3 photographs, 130 negatives)
The Phelps County Collection is an ephemeral collection containing materials related to the history of Phelps County. Those materials include information on local businesses, civic and social organizations, schools, churches, historical information on the county and towns, and photographs.
Phelps County, Missouri Ledger Collection, 1869-1923 (R0013)
0.03 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Phelps County, Missouri Ledger Collection contains photocopies of a ledger possibly kept by Johnathan Marber. The ledger was possibly contains the records for a mill and/or general store. Entries include sales of goods and payments for services and labor. Some entries an identified as being from Phelps County, Missouri and entries from Wellsville and Frankfort, Kansas in the 1880s.
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Phelps, Missouri Store Records, 1884 (R0344)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Phelps, Missouri Store Records contain a microfilm copy of a cashbook of an unidentified general store at Phelps, Lawrence County, Missouri. It may have been operated by Lawson & Clements, or by Wiley & Company. There are entries from May 10, 1884, to August 17, 1884.
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L. N. Phillips Papers, 1871 (R0863)
(1 folder)
This is a holograph letter dated March 31, 1871, from L. N. Phillips in Dubuque, Iowa, to D. Lansing in New York, New York. In the letter, Phillips tries to interest Lansing in the St. James and Little Rock Railroad Company and lead mining opportunities in Missouri and Iowa. Included is a hand-drawn map of existing and proposed rail lines.
Perry C. Phillips Papers, 1882-1909 (K0085)
0.23 c.f.
Photographs and papers including a diary and autograph book concerning the personal life of Phillips, and attorney and president of the Inola Oil and Gas Company of Kansas City, MO for which there are also some records.
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Garrott Philpott Papers, 1825-1913 (R0924)
(1 roll of microfilm)
These are the papers of Garrott Philpott of Henry County, Virginia, and Cedar County, Missouri, including promissory notes, tax receipts, and business papers. There are also papers from the estates of the related families of Hezekiah Perkinson and William H. clark, and the correspondence and papers of Thomas W. M. Montgomery.
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Joseph Piatchek Papers, 1927-1976 (S0663)
0.4 cubic foot, 10 folders, 110 photographs
The Joseph Piatchek papers contain correspondence, certificates and newspapers pertaining to St. Louis area unions, including the Textile Workers Union of American (TWUA) and the St. Louis Cordage Mills Company.
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Picher Lead Company Records, 1875-1918 (R0210)
2 cubic feet (2 folders, 6 oversize volumes)
The Picher Lead Company Records contain correspondence and records books of the Picher Lead Company headquartered at Joplin, Missouri. The collection includes correspondence with shipping agents and commission merchants, ledgers of expense and sales, and smelter records. The records span the period from the founding of the company in 1875 to its merger with the Eagle White Lead Company in 1916.
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Frank Piepenbring, Jr. Papers, 1933-2009 (K0585)
5 c.f.
Personal papers of Kansas City area resident, businessman and World War II veteran. Includes correspondence, publications and printed materials, and World War II military training materials, maps, and photographs.
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Elmer F. Pierson Papers, 1938-1981 (K0084)
0.5 c.f.
Photocopied scrapbooks compiled following Pierson's retirement from the Vendo Company, a manufacturer of vending machines. They are items Pierson felt to be of greatest personal interest dealing with Vendo and Pierson philanthropic and civic activities.
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C. Terence Pihlblad Papers, 1941-1978 (C3814)
2.0 cubic feet (93 folders)
Papers of a sociology professor at the University of Missouri, 1930-1967. Concerns primarily Pihlblad's research in gerontology. Includes correspondence, papers, and articles by Pihlblad and other sociologists, and material on aging studies conducted in Missouri during the 1960s.
Pilot Knob Pellet Company Records, no date (R0835)
(1 folder)
These papers provide information about the Pilot Knob Pellet Company's iron-ore mining and processing facililties at Pilot Knob in Iron County, Missouri. The operation opened there in May 1968, reviving an iron industry that had been dormant since 1919.
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Barbara Sandra Pittel-Katz Papers, 1917-2010 (K0661)
0.6 c.f.
A teacher and musician, Katz is an active member of Kansas City's Jewish Community. Includes sorority publicity, Heritage Center art, and the musical "Letters to Russia" composed by Pittel-Katz. Also certificates of scholarship for Bertha Glazer and David Pittell from Jefferson School and Woodland School in Kansas City, MO; correspondence; and materials related to the "Save Union Station" event.
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Platt and Thornburgh Paint Company Books, 1889-1900 (C2332)
0.32 cubic feet (2 volumes)
The collection contains books of a St. Louis, MO, paint company. Vol. 1 is an inventory book, 1889-1891. Vol. 2 is an order book, 1899-1900.
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Platt and Thornburgh Photo Scrapbook, 1900-1920 (S0959)
1 scrapbook, 18 photographs
This collection consists of a photograph scrapbook of a lead paint company in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Plattin Valley Mining Company Collection, 1907 (R1043)
(1 folder)
This is a certificate for 300 shares of stock in the Plattin Valley Mining Company of St. Louis, Missouri. The certificate was issued to Charles Brockhoff on May 23, 1907 and was signed by Dr. Henry F. Bartens, president, and Alexander J. Bartens, secretary.
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Pleasant Grove Grange Records, 1873-1893 (K0303)
0.08 c.f.
Handwritten records of the Pleasant Grove Grange, southern Jackson County, MO, including correspondence, brief minutes, voting results, financial reports, store inventories, and a small, bound book of rituals.
Haysler F. Poague Books, 1913-1934 (C0866)
0.04 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains books kept by a Henry County, Missouri, lawyer and realtor, including cases, fees, and real estate with prices and commissions.
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Eugene M. Poirot Papers, 1923-1989 (R0385)
5 cubic foot (231 folders, 2 rolls of microfilm)
These are papers of a farmer and environmentalist of Lawrence County, Missouri. Topics include agriculture, fish-culture, soil conservation, and farm legislation. Included are family papers, correspondence, writings, speeches, photographs, and motion pictures on videocassette.
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Kay L. Potter Papers, 1939-2000 (K0630)
0.5 c.f.
Photographs and collected materials of former J.C. Nichols Company employee and amateur photographer.
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Poultry Production Notes, 1903 (C0938)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains notes on poultry production, probably from an agriculture course.
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Thomas M. Powel Papers, 1833-1886 (C1204)
0.23 cubic feet (7 folders)
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Benjamin Mathew Powers Papers, 1916-1965 (K0894)
1 c.f.
Powers was Assistant City Counselor and on several occasions served as acting City Manager of Kansas City, MO. Includes files relating to City legal actions. Also files from the Union Electric Land condemnations for Bagnall Dam and receivership files, including two circuit court cases for the Commercial Savings Co. & related entities.
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Prairie State Mining Company Collection, 1904 (R1116)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This collection contains certificate, number 134, dated August 27, 1904, for 1500 shares of stock in the Prairie State Mining Company at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The shares were sold to R. F. Evans and signed by F. Y. Hamilton, president, and J. B. Morsman, secretary.
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Pralin Mines Company Collection, 1907 (R1113)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is certificate #1623, dated August 31, 1907, for 300 shares of stock in the Pralin Mines Company of Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri. The shares were sold to John Spiring Walker and the certificate was signed by Harvey Stiver, president, and H. T. Wheaton, secretary.
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President Hotel Renovation Research Papers, 1995-1996 (K1128)
0.01 c.f.
This collection consists of research material related to the renovation of the President Hotel on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Includes a feasibility study for additions and renovations to the hotel, a typewritten presentation by Philip Klein concerning the hotel, and a history of the hotel.
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Prewitt Family Papers, 1836-1907 (C2919)
0.2 cubic feet
Business and personal papers of Moss Prewitt, Robert T. Prewitt, and Sallie Rubey Prewitt. Contains business records, correspondence, receipts, and miscellaneous material.
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John J. Price Papers, 1917 (R0905)
(1 folder)
This is a letter dated December 23, 1917 from John J. Price at Peirce (now Pierce) City in Lawrence County, Missouri, to R. L. Ballou at Jefferson in Ashe County, North Carolina. The letter concerns the possibility of Price taking over Ballou's flour mill at Big Timber in Sweet Grass County, Montana.
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William Price Account Books, 1837-1855 (C2480)
0.75 cubic feet (3 volumes)
The collection contains business records of Dr. William Price.
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R.L. (Lewis) Proctor Papers, 1942-1952 (K0570)
0.3 c.f.
Papers of TWA flight engineer R.L. Proctor include training manuals, a flight engineers handbook, Far East Survey Flight notebooks, a few photographs and biographical information.
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Gabriel Prudhomme Estate Abstract, 1831-1858 (K0209)
0.01 c.f.
Land transactions concerning tract of land located in SE 1/4 sec. 32, T. 50N, R. 33W, of 271 93/100 acres fronting on the Missouri River. Its purchase by the Kansas Town Company formed the original site of Kansas City, MO.
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Joseph Pulitzer Papers, 1897-1958 (S0060)
163 rolls of microfilm
Joseph Pulitzer was an editor and newspaper publisher, whose holdings included the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The papers primarily relate to his editorship of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and cover nearly every aspect of the operation and production of the newspaper, including its internal business management and its editorial policies. The collection contains extensive correspondence with family, journalists, and politicians.
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B.G. Pulliam Daybook, 1836-1860 (C4332)
0.2 cubic feet (1 folder)
The daybook of the B.G. Pulliam Dry Goods store in Middletown, Montgomery County, Missouri, contains names of dry goods store customers and an itemized list of goods purchased and prices paid.
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Puritan Mining Company Collection, 1911 (R1115)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This collection contains certificate number 542, dated April 19, 1911, for five shares of stock in the Puritan Mining Company at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The company was organized in 1909 and failed in 1913. The shares were sold to Olivia Ramed.
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William Pyle Photographs, 1930-1955 (P0026)
181 photographs
Columbia photographer William Pyle worked in the advertising department of Central Dairy, which was owned by his step-father, Dot Sappington. Central Dairy-related images, including interior and exterior views of the building, children’s field trips, “Central Baby” portraits by Peterson Studios, and photos of the Merchandettes and a sponsored baseball team.