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Downing and Whinrey Families Papers, 1837-1929 (R0049)
0.25 cubic foot (11 folders)
The Downing and Whinrey Families Papers contain photocopies of receipts and correspondence of the Downing and Whinrey families of southwestern Missouri. Both families had members who went to California to mine gold in the 1850s, some of whom remained to settle in the West. Most of the collection consists of letters written to relatives in Missouri.
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Downtown St. Louis Incorporated Records, 1927-2001 (S0342)
6.2 cubic feet, 1427 photographs
Downtown St. Louis, Inc. was founded in 1958 by a group of St. Louis businessmen who were interested in the revitalization of downtown St. Louis. In the late fifties and early sixties, many sizeable suburban shopping centers were constructed in all areas of St. Louis County, which took away much of the commercial shopping and entertainment business from downtown St. Louis. Many businesses left the area, and large blocs of office space were empty. The papers consist of newsletters (1958-1974); subject files of correspondence, reports, maps and news releases; and photographs of some of the promotions arranged by Downtown St. Louis, Inc.
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Draper-McClurg Family Papers, 1838-2009 (C3069)
5.2 cubic feet (199 folders), 5 rolls of microfilm, 24.6 MB of digital files
The Draper-McClurg family papers are comprised of correspondence, photographs, Civil War diaries and records, and other personal papers of the families of Philander Draper and Joseph W. McClurg. The papers document the families' involvement in politics, farming and orchards, lead mining and smelting, the Civil War, and frontier life in Missouri, the Dakota Territory, and several western states.
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Drew-Stiff Lumber Company Order List, 1890 (C0730)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
List of stock and prices for a lumber company of Willow Springs, MO.
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Drought Relief Campaign Records, 1930-1932 (K0334)
0.3 c.f.
Reports, correspondence, clippings, and photographs for the Campaign, an activity of the American Red Cross to relieve farmers affected by drought in the 1930s. Among other items and services, the Red Cross provided seed, food, school lunches, and cash.
Edward Dugal Mining Collection, 1873 (R1173)
(1 folder)
This is a mining lease dated October 4, 1873, between Edward Dugal and his wife, Melissa Dugal, and B. William Kennedy, Augustus Lotz, and Adolphus Lotz on a tract of land in northeastern Reynolds County, Missouri.
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George W. Dulany Jr. Papers, 1900-1949 (C0310)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copies of family biographies and letters concerning history of the Dulany family and lumber industry in Hannibal, Missouri, and the Middle West.
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"Duley's Mill," Hugh P. Williamson and Arnold Bedsworth, no date (C2188)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
History and description of Duley's Mill on Big Cedar Creek, Callaway County, MO. Biographical information on the Duley family.
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R.G. Dun Letters, 1871-1874 (C0981)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Correspondence with William James concerning the Meramec Iron Works and other ore deposits in Missouri in which James was buying stock.
The originals are in the files of Dun and Bradstreet, New York.
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Herbert E. Duncan Architectural Records, 1929-1992 (K0722)
32.11 c.f.
Architectural drawings of buildings designed by Herbert Duncan Sr. (1905-1972) and Herbert Jr. (1931- ).
Dunlap Family Papers, 1780-2002 (C4004)
1.9 cubic feet (91 folders)
The papers of the Dunlap family include genealogical records, a Civil War journal, photographs, maps and land surveys, and other research materials compiled to produce histories of the Dunlap and Kofahl families of Licking, Missouri.
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Dwyer, Huntington and Company Letter Book, 1887 (C0645)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The letter book contains orders for supplies, dynamite, tools, clothing, and food. Reports on progress and financial problems of a construction company doing work for the Chicago, Minneapolis, and St. Paul Railroads.
Daniel Burns Dyer Papers, 1866-1941 (K0168)
0.75 c.f.
Civil War veteran, Indian Agent, first mayor of Guthrie, OK, real estate investor, owner/president of the Augusta, GA Street Railway Company, publisher, Dyer was a nationally known collection of Native-American artifacts. Included are newspaper clippings, pamphlets, some correspondence and memorabilia, and three scrapbooks of similar materials dealing primarily with Dyer's life and interest in primitive cultures.
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E. C. Markham and Company Records, 1895-1900 (R0972)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
These are papers concerning e. C. Markham & Company, a real estate agency at West Plains in Howell County, Missouri. The firm's partners, E. C. Markham and C. P. Harper, were agents for the South Missouri Land Company, which was related to the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad Company.
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E. R. Morris Funeral Chapel Records, 1984-2008, 1984-2008 (K1353)
22.5 c.f.
The records contain customer files that provide biographical information about decedents and document funeral arrangements.
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Eagle-Picher Industries, Fibers and Minerals Division Collection, 1967 (R0833)
(1 folder)
This contract is an 'Agreement between Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Fibers & Minerals Division, Joplin, Missouri, and Local Union No. 279, United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers.' The agreement was executed on May 3, 1967, effective from May 1, 1967.
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T.R. Early Store Journal, 1896 (C3194)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains pages from the records of a dealer in lumber and hardware in Lexington, MO, dealing with Albert Young's account.
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Earp and Sons Mortuaries, Inc. Records, 1977-1987 (K1354)
0.55 c.f.
The collection contains funeral record books providing biographical information about decedents and documenting funerals arranged by Earp and Sons Mortuaries.
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Edmond Jacques Eckel Papers, 1860-1952 (K0258)
0.79 c.f.
Personal and professional paper, particularly relating to Eckel's architectural training at the Ecole des Beaux Arts (most in French), of a prominent St. Joseph, MO architect. Includes Sketches, photos, notes and other materials and also a few drawings of residences in St. Joseph.
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Economic Opportunity Corporation of Greater St. Joseph (St. Joseph, Mo.) Records, 1987-1994 (CA5583)
0.4 cubic feet
Administrative procedures, audit, performance evaluation, and board member materials, 1987-1990, 1994. Board materials include correspondence, minutes, reports, financial statements, and miscellaneous.
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Edward Cornet Grocer Company (St. Louis, Mo.) Catalogue, 1907 (C0726)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains one catalogue of a St. Louis, Missouri, grocer, showing wholesale prices of goods.
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Edwards and Knisely Papers, 1895 (R0948)
(1 folder)
These are two items from Edwards & Kinsely, dealers in staple and fancy groceries, at Clinton in Henry County, Missouri, to A. J. Stillwell in Hannibal, Missouri. They concern the purchase of smoked and salted meat, and lard.
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George Ehrlich Papers, 1946-2002 (K0067)
65 c.f.
Research and personal papers of Dr. George Ehrlich, professor of Art and Art History at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and authority on Kansas City regional architecture.
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Eisenmayer Family Papers, 1842-1983 (SP0032)
1 cubic foot (28 folders, 12 photographs)
The Eisenmayer Family Papers consist of documents pertaining to the Eisenmayer Family and the Eisenmayer Milling Company in Springfield, Missouri. The collection also includes examples of the flour sacks used by the company, genealogical research, photographs, and materials related to the history of Greene County, Missouri.
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Eisenmayer Milling Company (Springfield, Mo.) Records, 1890-1902 (C2326)
0.8 cubic feet (5 volumes)
Books recording railroad freight rates, grain prices, shipping records and wheat purchases.
Vol. 1 Cash book, 1890-1893.
Vol. 2 Purchase book, 1892-1899.
Vol. 3 Sales book, 1894.
Vol. 4 Shipping and sales book, 1896-1899.
Vol. 5 Shipping and sales book, 1899-1902.
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Shalor Winchell Eldridge Correspondence, 1863 (K0217)
0.01 c.f.
Letters relating to Eldridge's petitions for aid to rebuild his hotel, the Eldridge House (sometimes called the Free State Hotel) in Lawrence, KS after it burned during Quantrill's raid in 1863, showing support from a number of prominent Kansas men.
Ellis Family Papers, 1787-1948 (R0251)
(10 folders, 1 roll of microfilm)
This collection includes correspondence, business records, and legal papers, and genealogical information pertaining to two early families of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The Ellis family came from Georgia about 1805; the Ranneys from Indiana about 1825. Other names represented in the collection are Beckham, Cobb, Giboney, Ogle, Waters, and Wathen (Warthen-Worthan).
Elsey Carriage Company Photographs, 1908-1983 (SP0049)
0.5 cubic feet (13 folders, 59 photographs)
The Elsey Carriage Company Photographs collection contains images of vehicles built by the company from 1905, when the company opened, to 1927 when the name of the company changed. Missouri and Arkansas businesses commissioned Elsey to build vehicles of various designs that were decorated to their specifications. A 1983 newspaper article gives the history of the company.
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Benjamin Emmons Certification, 1840 (C1695)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certification of contracted street work completed by Henry Bangs for the city of St. Charles, MO.
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Engineers Club of St. Louis Records, 1882-2000 (S0621)
89 cubic feet, 209 photographs, 72 glass negatives
The Engineers Club of St. Louis was established in 1868 by a small group of local engineers whose goal was the general advancement of professional knowledge and the interchange of ideas and the formation of a library for reference. The records contain the journals of the club as well as administrative files, photographs, and membership files.
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Samuel and Gertrude Epstein Papers, 1951-2000 (K1335)
5 c.f.
Collection contains the papers of Samuel and Gertrude Epstein, members of the Kansas City Jewish community. Included is information regarding their business, Epstein's Kosher Foods, Inc. In addition, there is information related to the several Jewish congregations that the Epstein's were involved with including Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner, Congregation Beth Shalom, Kehilath Israel Synagogue, the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, and the Jewish Community Center of Kansas City.
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David Eslick Photograph Collection, 1976-2001 (SP0088)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders, 89 slides)
The David Eslick Photograph Collection contains 35-millimeter photographic color slides of people and landmarks in Springfield and southwest Missouri taken by historian and photographer David J. Eslick.
Joseph Estes Papers, 1816-1907 (C4198)
0.5 cubic feet (20 folders)
The Joseph Estes Papers document the life of a cattle breeder from Boone County, Missouri. The papers consist of financial documents such as receipts, deeds, indentures, and slavery claims.
Eugene State Bank (Eugene, Mo.) Papers, 1927-1939 (C0275)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Notices of meetings of directors and stockholders. Notes of transfer to Eugene State Bank by Farmers Bank, 1927. Letter about purchase by Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1934. Also State Bank minute book, 1927-1934, containing contacts of transfer to Eugene State Bank and minutes of the directors' meetings.
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Albert Lee Evans Medical Records, 1913-1914 (R0018)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Albert Lee Evans Medical Records contain a photocopy of an individual account book for medical services. Albert Lee Evans, a Bonne Terre, Missouri, physician who began practice in Saint Francois County in 1900.
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Priscilla Evans Photograph Collection, 1914-1971 (P0545)
29 photographs
Copy photos of Lon Hogan, photographer, and the Hogan family. Copy photos of lumber companies and related milling and trucking activities, particularly the Cordz & Fisher Lumber Co. in the Winona area.
Robert S. Everitt Papers, 1915-1989 (K1155)
21 c.f.
Everitt was an architect and his wife Paulina Everitt an artist. Includes architectural drawings, specifications and related documents for buildings Everitt designed. Also personal papers: correspondence, memberships, printed materials, photographs and school documents.
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Mary E. Bugg Eversole Papers, 1822-1952 (R1268)
5 cubic feet (76 folders)
This collection consists of corresondence, legal papers, journals, ledger books, and ephemera of Mary E. Bugg Eversole and the Bugg, Cole, and Eversole families of Potosi, Washington County, Missouri. The bulk of the collection consists of Mary E. Bugg's personal correspondence, 1883-1941, financial records 1912-1952, and miscellaneous ephemera, 1863-1938.
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Everts, Wilson and Company Letter, 1857 (C0506)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To H.C. Lennox from St. Louis, Missouri, January 25, 1857. Concerning deposit of funds with Everts, Wilson and Company by R.P. Knapp in his own name for Frank M. Hathorn, claims on funds by Knapp's creditors, and request for money from Hathorn.
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F.F.O.G. Spice Tin, no date (K1408)
0.01 cubic foot (1 item)
The collection contains an undated metal spice tin (thyme) with an F.F.O.G. Brand label.
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Falor, Crabb, and McGennis Family Papers, 1850-1985 (K0707)
11 c.f.
Business records relating to the operation of the families' farms in Hopedale, IL; Sprague, MO; and Rich Hill, MO. Includes financial records for goods and services purchased; account books; commissions on livestock and crops; other legal documents; and business correspondence on a variety of subjects. Also personal correspondence, chiefly the Crabb family, and diaries kept by Mary Ann McGennis.
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Faml and Gray Freight Bill, 1861 (C2439)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a bill of lading issued to Faml and Gray for livestock shipped on the steamer PRINCE OF WALES from Vidalia, LA.
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Leland J. Farley Papers, 1859-1936 (R0014)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Leland J. Farley Collection contains a land grant deed for land in Texas County, Missouri, Texas County maps, and documents describing the Intercounty Electric Cooperative.
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Frank Farmer, Ozarks Grapes of Joy Collection, 1971 (R0789)
(1 folder)
This is a booklet on grape-growing and its advantages as a cash crop in the Ozarks. It briefly examines the history of grape cultivation, wine-making , and methods of cultivation.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank, Humansville, Missouri Records, 1901-1932 (R0407)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Farmers and Merchants Bank, Humansville, Missouri Records contain the minutes and monthly meetings of the Board of Directors of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Humansville, Polk County, Missouri. The minutes include certifications of elections of directors, appointments of officers, lists of past due loans and overdrawn accounts, and reports of state bank examiners.
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Farmers Bank (Mt. Vernon, Mo.) Papers, 1844-1931 (C0044)
5 cubic feet (280 folders, 19 volumes), 28 oversize volumes
Records of a bank organized in 1890 and liquidated in 1930. Also records of local businesses and schools.
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Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Howard County, Mo.) Papers, 1893-1899 (C0597)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
The papers contain affidavits of loss, policies, treasurer's reports, constitution and by-laws, and receipts of a Howard County, Missouri, insurance company.
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Farmers' and Mechanics' Savings Institution (St. Joseph, Mo.) Stock Certificates, 1858-1861 (C1985)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Shares of stock in a St. Joseph institution.
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Farmington Prospecting and Mining Company Collection, 1892 (R1120)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This collection contains certificate number 34, dated April 20, 1892, for 30 shares in the Farmington Prospecting and Mining Company at Farmington in St. Francois County, Missouri. The shares were sold to Andrew Wayne Logan and the certificate was signed by Robert Tetley, president, and Kossuth W. Weber, secretary.
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Frank A. Faxon Papers, 1900-1911 (K0074)
0.3 c.f.
Speeches Faxon, a wholesale drug businessman and civic leader in Kansas City, MO, wrote and delivered. Also included is an unfinished autobiography of James C. Horton, a business partner of Faxon