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John W. Sondheim Papers, 1978 (K0789)
1 c.f.
Notes, minutes and letters relating to Sondheim's service on the Kansas City Cable TV Study Committee.
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Southeast Missouri District Fair Association Collection, 1949-1976 (R0925)
(1 folder)
These are a program, premium list and catalog and a souvenir booklet (1976) for the Southeast Missouri distric fair which was sponsored by the Southeast Missourui District Fair Association and held on September 12-17, 1976 at Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Included are schedules of events, admission prices, and advertisements for area businesses.
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Southeast Missouri Drummers' Association Collection, 1913 (R1271)
(1 folder)
This is the souvenir program of the seventeenth annual meeting of the Southeast Missouri Drummer's Association, held in Festus and Crystal City in Jefferson County, Missouri, May 22-24, 1913. The program features a schedule of events, photographs of officers and members of the association, description of prominent Jefferson County businesses, and view of businesses, residences, and public buildings in Festus and Crystal City.
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The Southeast Missouri Collection, 1820-2016 (CG0001)
0.8 c.f.
The Southeast Missouri Collection is a combination of small acquisitions to the State Historical Society related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events.
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Southern and Central Missouri Collection, 1856-2015 (R1442)
5 cubic feet (236 folders, 2 VHS, 7 CDs, 1 45 record, 1 cassette)
The Southern and Central Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining acquisitions related to individuals, places, organizations, and events. The collection mostly covers the Missouri counties of Crawford, Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, Oregon, Barry, Miller, Taney, Jasper, and Laclede, among others.
Southwest City, Missouri Centenntial Collection, 1970 (R0933)
(1 folder)
This is a centennial history booklet published in 1970 for Southwest City in McDonald county, Missouri. It includes a general historical narrative, historical photographs and topical sections concerning schools, churches, organizations, government and businesses.
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Southwest City, Missouri City Directory Collection, 1973 (R0788)
(1 folder)
This is a city directory for Southwest City, McDonald County, Missouri. The Southwest City Lions Club sponsored its publication in December 1973.
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Torey Southwick Collection, 1960-1970 (K0360)
3 c.f.
Audiotapes, film, and videotape of the Southwick's children's shows appearing on KMBC-TV, and other shows on radio and television.
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Jeffrey Spivak Union Station Research Collection, 1880-1999 (K1432)
12.6 cubic feet
The Jeffrey Spivak Union Station Research Collection contains letters, notes, and research documents compiled by Jeffrey Spivak for his book Union Station, Kansas City.
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Rose Evelyn Kurs Sporn Papers, 1943-2011 (K1166)
0.21 cubic foot (18 folders, 14 photographs)
The Rose Evelyn Kurs Sporn Papers contain writings by Sporn, correspondence, and publicity related to the Kidde Kapers productions at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City. It also contains photographs, a brief history of the Dolls for Democracy project, and a scrapbook.
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Springfield Community Teachers Association Collection, 1943 (R1018)
(1 folder)
This is a program for a performance by "Devi Dja and her Bali-Java Dancers, with Native Gamelan Orchestra," on Tuesday evening, March 30, 1943 in the Senior High School auditorium at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The Springfield Community Teachers Association sponsored the appearance.
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Springfield Kiwanis Club Collection, 1936 (R1072)
(1 folder)
This is a program booklet for "Joyland" an evening of musical and dance entertainment presented as a fundraiser for the Springfield Kiwanis Club's Crippled Children's Fund under the direction of the Physical Education Department of Southwest Missouri State Teachers College. The event was held in the Shrine Mosque at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, on December 16, 1936.
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"St Louis in Former Years", 1893 (C1130)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
The typescript contains a history of the St. Louis German community written by E.D. Kargau and translated by William G. Bek.
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Gustavus St. Gem Papers, 1901-1904 (C1642)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Gustavus St. Gem contain speeches, essays, and songs about the St. Gem family, Ste. Genevieve, MO, and the Louisiana Territory. Subjects include settlement of Missouri, Kaskaskia, IL, Louisiana Purchase, pioneer conditions, and holiday celebrations.
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St. Louis Artists' Guild Collection, 1907-1976 (S0070)
0.25 cubic feet, 10 folders
The St. Louis Artists’ Guild is one of the oldest extant art organizations in the country and one of the few which maintains its own building and galleries. The Guild sponsors annual art exhibition competitions and provides education in many artistic varieties. The materials consist of minutes, catalogs, correspondence, "Book of Hours," indenture deed, and programs, including those of Little Theater of St. Louis.
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St. Louis Blues Musicians Research Collection, 1975-1986 (S0546)
1 cubic foot (30 folders)
The St. Louis Blues Musicians Research Collection contains photocopies of newspaper clippings and magazine articles about blues musicians who began their careers in St. Louis, Missouri. Journalist, Kenn Thomas, gathered the research materials in the 1980s for a column in the Riverfront Times regarding St. Louis blues musicians.
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St. Louis Civic Ballet Records, 1958-1979 (S0072)
0.4 cubic feet, 19 folders, 3 photographs
The St. Louis Civic Ballet Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and photographs documenting the dance company’s mission to foster young people’s interest in ballet through performances and scholarships.
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St. Louis Civic Orchestra Records, 1968-2011 (S0386)
1 cubic foot
The St. Louis Civic Orchestra Records contain correspondence, program booklets, financial materials, and photographs, documenting the orchestra's mission to preserve and perform musical creations in the St. Louis area.
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St. Louis Donor Historical Recordings, 1927-1974 (S0825)
1 cubic foot, 27 Acetate and Vinyl albums
This collection contains historical recordings from St. Louis's past, including audio of President Calvin Coolidge welcoming Charles Lindbergh to Washington, D.C. on June 11, 1927, as well as jazz recordings.
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St. Louis Harmony Chorus Records, 1958-2011 (S0334)
9 cubic feet
This collection contains scrapbooks, CDs, and VHS tapes, documenting the group's history as a volunteer women's chorus, with a specialization in four-part, a cappella harmony. Materials of interest include scrapbooks containing photographs, program booklets, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and histories chronicling the group's yearly activities, including local performances and participation in choir competitions in the United States.
St. Louis International Salon of Photography Programs, 1940-1945 (S0561)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
The St. Louis International Salon of Photography program was an annual photographic exhibit sponsored by the Camera Club of St. Louis, a group organized to promote photography in the region. The programs include selection jury and salon committee names, exhibitors, titles of exhibited prints, and reproductions of prints.
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St. Louis Little Symphony Concert Association Records, 1905-1978 (S0923)
3 cubic feet
This collection contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks related to the organization's mission to provide outdoor concerts for music lovers.
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St. Louis Local History Collection, 1963-1980 (S0076)
2 cubic feet
The St. Louis Local History Collection is an artificial collection comprised of various small donations documenting the history of St. Louis City, neighborhoods, and historic structures. The collection includes reports, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and unpublished manuscripts regarding Pruitt-Igoe, Mill Creek Valley, Laclede's Landing, and the Ville.
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St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition Educational Exhibit Papers, 1904 (C0051)
6 cubic feet (169 folders, 43 volumes)
Copy books from Cape Girardeau State Normal School and public schools in Harrisonville, Kansas City, Lamar, Liberty, Mexico, Nevada, and Trenton, with samples of school assignments and essays. Also letters pertaining to standards of admission to agricultural and mining colleges.
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St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition Record Book, 1898-1899 (C1228)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
Records of the Committee of Fifty, an organization formed to plan the 100th anniversary celebration of the Louisiana Purchase, to be held in St. Louis in 1904. Pierre Chouteau, descendant of Laclede Liquest, founder of St. Louis, began plans for the celebration in 1896. Meetings were held at the Missouri Historical Society. Also an envelope of loose papers.
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St. Louis Music Zines Collection, 1981-2011 (S0384)
1 cubic foot
The St. Louis Music Zines Collection contains local music publications, including Noisy Paper, Voc'l, Rough Edges, and Night Times. Other items of interest include two issues of Confluence, a quarterly journal that covered environmental, urban affairs, social justice, and labor issues in the St. Louis metro region.
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St. Louis Storytelling Festival Records, 1980-2012 (S0247)
2 cubic feet
The St. Louis Storytelling Festival Records contain correspondence, flyers, photographs, posters, and videotapes documenting the organization's mission to preserve the history and culture of communities throughout the world through an annual three-day storytelling festival, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Materials of interest include a VHS tape of the twentieth annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival.
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St. Louis Vertical File, 1859-2011 (S0814)
0.4 cubic feet
The St. Louis Vertical File Collection is an artificial collection consisting of newspaper clippings, personal papers, oral histories, genealogy records, magazines, and other published material regarding St. Louis-area topics, including Forest Park, Dredd Scott, Gaslight Square, Delmo Housing Corporation, and architecture.
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St. Louis Women's Choir Records, 1986-1990 (S0977)
0.25 cubic feet
The St. Louis Women's Choir Records contain concert programs, a philosophy statement, and retreat materials.
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Walter Stager Letter, 1920 (C2786)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To J.C. Bay, Chicago, IL, from Sterling, IL, Oct. 30, 1920. Letter of thanks; photograph of Stager Place, Sterling, IL, on stationery.
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Reba Staggs Papers, circa 1928-1933 (R0586)
(1 folder)
This is the scrapbook of Reba Staggs of Newburg, Phelps County, Missouri. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, photographs, programs for theatrical productions and other events, and miscellaneous materials concerning Newburg High School, and Drury College in Springfield, Missouri.
STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, USS Horizon Chapter (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1986-1991 (C3064)
5 rolls of microfilm
The records of the Columbia, Missouri, chapter of an organization of enthusiasts of the Star Trek television shows and films, include chapter correspondence and memoranda, handbooks, and newsletters; newsletters of the national organization and other chapters; and miscellaneous fan magazines.
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State Historical Society of Missouri Audio Cassette Collection, 1976-2000 (C3963)
0.3 cubic feet, 34 audio cassettes, 1 8mm film
The State Historical Society of Missouri Oral History Project is a collection of miscellaneous interviews, lectures, and speeches collected over the years.
State Historical Society of Missouri Typescript Collection, 1814-1962 (C0995)
14 rolls of microfilm
The State Historical Society of Missouri Typescript Collection consists of typescripts of articles and manuscripts donated over the years to the Historical Society.
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- African Americans
- Agriculture
- Business and Industry
- Culture
- Education
- Engineering
- Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife
- Family and Personal Papers
- Folklore and Folklife
- Frontier and Pioneer Life
- Genealogy
- Geography and Maps
- Government and Politics
- Language
- Literature
- Media
- Military
- Railroads and Railways
- Religion
- Social and Fraternal Organizations
- Social Reform and Welfare
- Transportation
- Travel and Description
- University of Missouri
- Women
"The State Historical Society of MO., A Semicentennial History," Floyd C. Shoemaker, 1948 (C1257)
0.12 cubic feet (2 volumes)
Vol. 1: Author's proof. Vol. 2: Author's manuscript.
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State Normal School, Springfield, Missouri, May Day Collection, 1917 (R1297)
(1 folder)
This is a program for the May Day Festival held on the grounds of the State Normal School (formerly the Springfield Normal School) at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, May 1, 1917. The program lists the various components of the celebration and the names of participants.
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State of Missouri Photograph Collection, 1903-1904 (P0018)
486 photographs
Over 400 original photos created for the 1904 publication on Missouri at the time of the World's Fair by Walter Williams; shows all aspects and counties in Missouri.
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The State of Missouri: An Account with Special Reference to Immigration, translation by Elsa Nagel, no date (C2662)
0.4 cubic feet (54 folders)
The papers consist of two translated copies of the book, The State of Missouri; An Account with Special References to German Immigration, 1859, written by Friedrich Muench, an influential German writer and later Missouri politician. The translations were done by Elsa Nagel from the original German, and include one handwritten and one typed copy.
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"Steamboat Days on the Missouri, 1856-1882," Cora Kinney Hurt, no date (C1127)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)
The typescript contains anecdotes of steamboats on the Missouri River.
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Leland Steinkuehler German Dialect Collection, 2005-2008 (CA6096)
1 folder, 8 audio cassettes, 10 CDs
Recordings and accompanying paperwork of interviews done with Missourians of German heritage from Concordia, Loose Creek, Westphalia, and St. Elizabeth, Missouri, as well as visitors from Meerbusch, Germany. Includes a comparison of dialects between three interviewees. The interviews were conducted by Leland Steinkuehler. Addition of recordings of a Lutheran Church service conducted in Low German and a narration with English translations by Reverend Alfred W. Rodewald, 2009.
Maimie Stephenson Papers, 1950-2000 (CA6071)
9 cubic feet
Papers of artist Maimie Stephenson, a longtime supporter of the arts community in Columbia, Missouri, and wife of journalism professor William Stephenson. She was historian of the Columbia Art League and received the Missouri Arts Council Award for Service to the Arts in 1983.
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Stevens Family Papers, no date (CA6114)
0.25 cubic feet, 1 CD
Collection contains audio recordings of songs, stories, and poems compiled by storyteller Benjamin Stevens of Russellville, Missouri. Also includes photographs and a Master's thesis based on Stevens' work written by his daughter Marilewan Mahan in 1946 at Louisiana State University.
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Walter Barlow Stevens Scrapbooks, 1870-1937 (C1424)
8.0 cubic feet (61 volumes), 18 oversize volumes
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Walter Barlow Stevens Papers, 1923 (C2109)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Notes and manuscript concerning Jesse and Frank James, the Youngers, Charley Pitts, and the attempts to stop their lawlessness in Missouri. T.T. Crittenden, the Pinkertons, and Carl Schurz.
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Edward Lovelle Stewart Papers, 1935 (K0113)
0.05 c.f.
Typescript and annotated drafts of poems written by Edward Stewart, MD, noted Kansas City physician and author. Some of the verses were included in his published volume, Poems of a Doctor.
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Richard Norman Stiefel Papers, 1974-1991 (K1149)
0.3 c.f.
Incudes issues of the Temple Bulletins from the Congregation B'Nai Jehudah in Kansas City, MO and directories from organizations in which Mrs. Stiefel held memberships. Also items relating to the Stiefel's interests in local and national politics and community cultural activities.
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William Stiffler Letter, 1877 (C3590)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a love letter to "Miss Lou" from Clark's Fork, MO, August 27, [18]77.
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Judith Stix Papers, 1978-1999 (S0995)
3 cubic feet
The Judith Stix Papers contains poetry written by Stix. Titles of interest include two anthologies "City of Birds," and "Sweet Length of Days.
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"The Story Behind the Picture 'Just Memories'," Earl Fuller, no date (C3298)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Manuscript from which was prepared "In Another Day on the Old North Side," which appeared in the KANSAS CITY STAR, June 1, 1958.
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"The Story of Daniel Yoacham," Adrienne Tinker Christopher, no date (C2927)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Traces the Yoacham family of Westport, Missouri, through three generations, and discusses fur trading in Missouri. Includes anecdotes and legends of fur traders of the 1820s and 1830s.