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Agnes Garino Papers, 1960-2022 (S0500)
2.5 cubic feet
The Agnes Garino Papers contain meeting minutes, correspondence, program booklets, and newspaper clippings documenting her involvement with the Kirkwood City Council, the Kirkwood Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Louis Sports Commission, and the U.S.-Olympic Festival.
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Hamlin Garland Note, 1891 (C2764)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Poetic description of "the main-traveled road." Also a typed copy.
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William W. Garth, Jr. Papers, 1901 (C2019)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Bills and receipts for expenses of hobo convention held in Columbia, MO, in October 1901.
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Gasconade Writers' Guild Collection, 1941-1942 (R0563)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Gasconade Writers’ Guild Collection contains a one-volume anthology of poems by members of the Gasconade Writers’ Guild.
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Gateway City Big Band Records, 1966-2021 (S0367)
1.8 cubic feet
The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, schedules, vinyl records, and photographs chronicling the Gateway City Big Band's 50-year-plus history as a seven-piece dance dedicated to promoting the continued interest in big band-style music.
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Fred Geary Papers, 1903-1917 (C3515)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers contain a sketch book, sketches, report cards, high school commencement program and other papers of a Missouri-born artist who gained national fame for his woodcuts and woodcut engravings.
Anna Whyte Gentry Scrapbook, 1880 (K0495)
0.3 c.f.
Colored advertising cards, primarily of Kansas City area businesses.
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North Todd Gentry Athenaean Society Scrapbook, 1869-1921 (C1401)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
Programs of a literary society at the University of Missouri.
George Carden Circus International Collection, 1986 (R0909)
(1 folder)
This is the '1986 Official Program and Color Book' for George Carden Circus International, which had winter quarters at Willard in Greene County, Missouri.
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German Club Papers, 1903-1965 (C3360)
1.4 cubic feet
Correspondence and minutes of the University of Missouri German Club and Modern Languages Division, some in English, some in German, partially translated, including programs, menus, elections, degree requirements, clippings, visitors, songs, photographs and five woodcuts for German Christmas cards.
Ona M. Gieschen Papers, 1935-2005 (K0562)
15 c.f.
Personal professional files and collected materials of former TWA hostess, supervisor and director of customer service, and historian of TWA. Also articles written by the Gieschen, histories and recollections by former employees, and correspondence between two pioneers of TWA, Hal Blackburn and Gordon "Parky" Parkinson. And research materials, photographs, and correspondence concerning Watts Mill and Dallas, MO.
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Ruth K. Gieschen Collection, 1950-1992 (K1173)
0.6 c.f.
Gieschen was active in education reform in the greater Kansas City area. Includes administrative papers and reports of the Missouri Governor's Conferences on Education, the Metropolitan Kansas City Junior College District, and the Hickman Mills Community Scholarship Foundation. Also programs of various Kansas City Theater productions.
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Gigous Family Papers, 1875-1877 (C0325)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters written to George and Mary Gigous by M.E. Wagner, sister of Mary; Amos Castle, friend of George; and Daniel Stull, cousin of George. The letters describe farming, agricultural prices, immigration, rural education, and rural life in Otter Creek, IA, and Maryville, MO. Includes typed notes on the family.
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Charles Gildehaus Scrapbooks, 1831-1909 (C3107)
0.4 cubic feet
Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and letters regarding the wholesale grocery business, philosophical lectures, theater programs, and other matters.
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M. E. Gillioz Collection, 1926-1994 (R0575)
(4 folders)
This is a collection of printed material and newspaper clippings concerning the life and career of M. E. Gillioz, a construction contractor and businessman from Monett, Barry County, Missouri. Included are biographical materials, a program on the opening of the Gillioz Bank and Trust Company, the Gillioz memorial edition of the Monett Times, material on the construction of the Gillioz Theater in Springfield, Missouri, in 1926, and stories on the plans for its restoration in the 1990s.
Charles Gills Papers, 1891-1973 (R1451)
2 rolls (2 volumes)
The collection of Charles Gill contains diaries, writings, travelogues, magazine/newspaper articles, letters, expense records, photographs/post-cards, and many miscellaneous articles written or collected by Charles Gill.
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Cora S. Gladish Papers, 1885-1951 (CA5818)
1 cubic foot
Sheet music of compositions written and published by Cora Gladish of Higginsville, Missouri, related correspondence, biographical information, watercolors, photographs, and miscellaneous material. Also includes diaries of Ann Eliza Gladish and miscellaneous Gladish family material.
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Frank Ivy Glenn and Ardis Couchman Glenn, Glenn Bookshop Records, 1920-2010 (K1267)
36 c.f.
The Bookshop was an internationally known antiquarian book store in Kansas City, MO that bought and sold collections of books and manuscripts and other rare items. Includes financial records, reference indexes, files on purchases and sales, inventory, appraisal files, customer lists, photographs, personal papers of the Glenns, and other related materials.
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Roy Godsey Papers, 1921-1967 (C3435)
0.22 cubic feet (11 folders)
Newspaper and other articles, mostly about agriculture and small towns in Missouri, by Roy Godsey, journalist and early air travel promoter; letters to Godsey from national and state officials; original manuscript of his novel, AUNT BETTY; and miscellaneous items of interest to Godsey.
"The Development of Missouri," Gert Goebel, 1879 (C1109)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
English translation of "Langer als ein Menschenleben in Missouri," with some changes from the work published in 1877.
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Lawrence A. Goldblatt Architectural Records, 1982 (K1043)
0.08 c.f. (1 folder)
Study done by Lawrence Goldblatt Architecture Planning Development: "The Musicians Foundation Preservation, Perpetuation."
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"The Golden Link" Film, 1960 (CA6377)
1 film, 1 DVD
A color 16mm film produced by Shelter Insurance depicting Sidney Larson painting a mural on the history of insurance at the company's headquarters in Columbia, Missouri, 1958-1959. Use DVD copy.
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Howard S. Goller Papers, 1977-1978 (K0968)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Howard S. Goller Papers include photocopied newspaper articles written by Howard S. Goller concerning the history of Jews in Kansas City.
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Ed Golterman Papers, 2001-2003 (S0911)
0.25 cubic foot
The Ed Golterman Papers contain "Assaults on the Kiel," a work on two diskettes concerning the history of the Kiel Opera House. Included in this accession is a 58-page booklet called, "Saving Kiel," by Ed Golterman.
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Guy Golterman Grand Opera Collection, 1998 (S0600)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains a script for a slide show on the history of the St. Louis Municipal Opera building.
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Stanley Goodman Papers, 1931-1992 (S0179)
41 cubic feet, 540 folders, 138 photographs
The Stanley Goodman papers document his life as a business, civic, and cultural leader in St. Louis, including his time as CEO of the May Department Stores Company (1969-1976); Consul to France (1971); president, St. Louis Symphony Society (1964-1970); member of Civic Progress, the City Plan Commission and Downtown St. Louis Inc. Included in this collection are Goodman’s speeches, and drafts of his book, How to Manage a Turnaround.
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Goodwill Family Photograph Collection, 1940s (R1479)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Goodwill Family Photograph Collection contains an original photograph of KWTO Radio's Goodwill Family. KWTO hosted its own live musicians to circumvent the Federal Radio Commission's ban on playing recorded music.
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Addie Aldridge Gordon Papers, 1855-1943 (K0068)
1 c.f.
This collection contains a portion of a manuscript written by Addie Aldridge Gordon, a woman born and raised in Cass County in the late 1800s and early 1900s, as well as other drafts, essays, notes, and assorted family papers.
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Great Western Stage Equipment Company Records, 1925-1976 (K0717)
114 c.f.
The Company was one of the leading designers and suppliers for theatrical stages and auditoriums in the Midwest. Includes job files containing work orders, design plans, invoices, correspondence, and occasionally fabric samples. Also some catalogs, financial records, photographs, and drawings.
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Greater Kansas City Art Association Records, 1956-2006 (K0947)
7 c.f.
Organizational records and scrapbooks from the Greater Kansas City Art Association. Includes officers files, correspondence, minutes, financial records, membership files, newsletters, photographs and audio and video tapes.
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Greater St. Louis Arts Survey Report, 1963 (S0071)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
The Greater St. Louis Arts Survey Report is a planning survey of cultural activities and needs in Greater St. Louis, produced by Booz, Allen & Hamilton for the Greater St. Louis Arts Survey Committee of Civic Progress, Inc.
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John Grey [Ignace Hatchiorauquasha] Collection, 1995 (K1014)
0.02 c.f
Grey, was an Iroquois Leader, explorer, and mountain man. Manuscript, John Grey: Most Spirited of Mountain Men, written by Ellen Carney.
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Hugh Fox Grinstead Papers, 1889-1950 (C2742)
1.8 cubic feet
Western stories by Grindstead and letters, photographs, and news items pertaining to his family. Ribbons, programs and certificates relating to his career. Also United Daughters of the Confederacy material of Mrs. Grinstead's.
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William Henry Gruen Drawing, 1943 (C1819)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Sketch of the St. Louis skyline from the Chain of Rocks Park, 1943.
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Charles Guenther Papers, 1899-1991 (S0358)
32 cubic feet, 183 folders, 63 photographs
The Charles Guenther Papers, 1899-1991, document the career of the internationally important literary translator and poet. Charles Guenther (1920-2008), nicknamed the "Poet Laureate of St. Louis" was a native of St. Louis and a widely published writer and poet, as well as a founding member of the St. Louis Poetry Society and past president of the St. Louis Writers Guild. The collection includes much of his translation work and poetry; notes and study materials; materials he used to teach and conduct workshops; minutes and newsletters from various Missouri and St. Louis writing and poetry associations; newsclippings on writing and poetry; and some family and personal correspondence and papers.
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Mamie Guenzburger Sticker Album, 1903 (C0871)
1 oversize volume
Winning album for a girl under 13 years in the 1903 Natural Food Company sticker album contest. Album must have been shown at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis sometime in 1904; cover title is “World’s Fair Sticker Album.”
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Sarah Guitar Papers, 1931-1944 (C3563)
1.2 cubic feet
Correspondence and miscellaneous information on Missouri compiled by Miss Guitar during her employment as reference librarian for the State Historical Society of Missouri.
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Haden Family Collection, 1940-1944 (R1095)
(1 folder)
These are two booklets concerning the Haden Family, a musical group that performed during this period on radio station KWTO at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The booklets were distributed to fans of the group.
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Herbert Spencer Hadley Papers, 1830-1943 (C0006)
15.2 cubic feet (1,062 folders), 35 oversize volumes; also available on 60 rolls of microfilm
The papers of a Missouri Republican lawyer, politician, educator, and author. Attorney general, 1905-1909; governor, 1909-1913; professor of law, University of Colorado, 1917-1923; and Washington University chancellor, 1923-1927. Includes letterbooks, scrapbooks, manuscripts, photographs, cartoons, and miscellaneous material. Originals in storage.
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Archibald Little Hager Diary, 1844-1887 (C0896)
0.4 cubic feet (26 folders)
Photocopy of a diary kept by a farmer in a rural community in Perry County, Missouri. Diary records daily events such as births, marriages, and deaths, the weather, social occasions, and agricultural tasks. Gaps may exist in diary.
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Hagerman-Hayden Papers, 1852-1893 (C0110)
0.6 cubic feet
Letters and papers of an Alexandria, MO, lawyer; a Keokuk, IA, student at Academy of Visitation, St. Louis, MO; and a music student in Oberlin, OH.
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Sharon Kinney Hanson Papers, 1930s-2021 (CA6432)
6.2 cubic feet, 1 audio cassette, 2 video cassettes, 1 oversize item
The papers of a non-fiction writer and poet include her writings, correspondence with Missouri literary figures, and research material, as well as material pertaining to her work within the Missouri literary community and her efforts to establish a Missouri Poet Laureate. Also includes the papers of her husband, Richard Hanson, who worked much of his career in Missouri state government, retiring as commissioner of administration, along with Hall and Hanson family papers and genealogical material.
Leona Hardeman Poem, no date (C1549)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains the poem, "For Miss Hardeman's Album," signed by Eugene, Jefferson City, July 11.
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Ralph Roger Harkins Collection, 1930-1974 (R1407)
0.75 cubic foot (13 folders, 66 photographs)
The Ralph Roger Harkins Collection contains the papers of journalist R. Roger Harkins, dealing with his research into the oil shale industry and the United States government’s management of those lands and resources. Much of the research and writings of Harkins focuses on Ralph S. Kelley.
Harmonie Singing Society Collection, 1935-1971 (S0033)
0.25 cubic foot, 1 folder
The collection contains a manuscript, flyers, and program books relating to anniversaries and performances of the Harmonie Singing Society from 1935-1971.
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Harris Home Association Records, 1921-1930 (K0469)
0.07 c. f.
Minutes of the Centennial Association (Missouri State) and minutes and financial ledger of the Harris Home Association in Westport, Kansas City, MO.
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Nancy Whitnell Harris Papers, 1925-1988 (K0245)
0.1 c.f.
Newspaper clippings, research notes, and Harris's Master's Thesis, "The Development of Educational and Cultural Center in Kansas City's Brush Creek Valley".
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Harry S Truman Reservoir Architectural Survey Records, 1975-1976 (C3758)
4.4 cubic feet (236 folders)
Maps, site survey sheets, and photographs of vernacular architecture in Benton, Henry, Hickory, and St. Clair Counties. The images include barns, bridges, cabins, chicken coops, churches, corncribs, garages, granaries, houses, outhouses, post offices, root cellars, schools, sheds, silos, stores, wells, and windmills.
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Hashbarger, Ruth, (1917-2004), Papers, 1852-1988, 1852-1988 (C2968)
0.4 cubic feet (12 folders)
The papers of Ruth Hashbarger contain family documents and books from the Goebel, Roesche, and Haeberle families, all of whom immigrated to the United States from Germany. Ruth Hashbarger was a descendent of these families.
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Henry C. and Henry J. Haskell Papers, 1883-1979 (K0096)
1.25 c.f.