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Harold Roe Bartle Papers, 1937-1974 (K0154)
20 c.f.
Papers of a scout executive, civic leader, public speaker, church leader, educator, and mayor of Kansas City, Missouri.
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Martha Jane Bayne Memory Book, 1917 (C4442)
0.1 cubic feet (1 folder)
A commencement memory book created by a student at Canton High School in Canton, Missouri, at the end of her senior year in 1917.
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Nanette Baz-Dresh Manuscript, 1982 (S0024)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains one manuscript titled “Shakesperean Plays in St. Louis in the Nineteenth Century”. Nanette Baz-Dresch wrote the manuscript for a class at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
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The collection contains the manuscript, “Evalyn C. Johnson: Reminiscence of the Progressive Education Era in Springfield, Missouri” written by Donna A. Beardsley, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education and Foundations at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University).
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Ralph C. Bedell Papers, 1929-1986 (C2543)
50.25 cubic feet, 36 audio tapes, 2 films, 1 filmstrip
Papers of educator and psychologist. Bedell directed NDEA Counseling and Guidance Institutes, taught at the Universities of Nebraska and Missouri, and served as secretary-general of the South Pacific Commission. Collection includes materials from Counseling and Guidance Institutes, counseling case files, and papers of South Pacific Commission.
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Jack Behrens Photograph Collection, 1893 (P0227)
10 photographs
5 cabinet cards showing images of cadets from the Marmaduke Military Academy in Sweet Springs, Missouri.
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W.F. Bek Notebook, no date (C1456)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Synopsis of a geography written in German and used by Bek in the early 1860s when he taught in St. Charles, MO.
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W.F. Bek Papers, no date (C1457)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A substitute for arithmetic texts, made by Bek for use in his classes at St. Charles, MO.
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Belchamber Family Papers, 1892-1993 (CG0041)
3.2 c. f.
The Belchamber family papers contain photographs, correspondence and scrapbooks from the Belchamber family and its various branches. This collection also includes photographs and memorabilia relating to Will Mayfield College in Marble Hill, the Iron Mountain Railroad, and regional buildings and environs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Bell's Common School Chart, 1891-1896 (K1231)
0.01 c.f.
Published in Kansas City, MO by the W.L. Bell and Company the flip chart contains pages on geography, history, arithmetic, and other subjects for use by teachers in the classroom.
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Belwood-Ezell Family Papers, 1850-1935 (C0073)
0.6 cubic feet
Correspondence, diaries, and miscellaneous items of families living in Saline and Pettis Counties, MO. Much of the correspondence pertains to news of family members and friends. Most of the letters are to and from family members, including children, of Mary Belwood Ezell and Francisco Ezell.
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Adam Bence Arithmetic Notebook, 1839 (C2471)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
Arithmetic by Adam Bence, done at Dr. Winright's English and Mathematical Academy, St. Louis, MO.
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Benecke Family Papers, 1816-1989 (C3825)
90.8 cubic feet (7592 folders, 62 volumes, 413 glass plate negatives), 4 audio tapes, 5 audio discs
Correspondence, business and law firm records, civic, political, legislative, and personal papers of a German American family of Brunswick, Missouri.
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Eleanor Magruder Benecke Collection, 1904 (P0109)
5 folders
Photos of friends and family of Eleanor Magruder Benecke, with a heavy emphasis on Central College (now Central Methodist University) classmates and a scrapbook from her attendance at Central College.
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Norman Benedict Photograph Collection, 1870-1924 (P0507)
14 photographs
Photos of Boone County colleges and universities: University of Missouri, Christian College, and Stephens College.
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Mary L. Bennett Photograph Collection, 1880-1920 (P0808)
21 photographs
Photos of St. Louis street scenes and the Judge & Dolph Drugstore. Photographs of the Berry family. Group portrait of a conference at William Woods College, ca. 1920.
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Arthur A. Benson II Papers, 1975-1986 (K0250)
593 c.f.
Legal records, documents and working papers related to the plaintive's case in the Kansas City Desegregation case, Chinyere Jenkins v. Kansas City Missouri School District.
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Benton County, Missouri School Records, 1870-1956 (R0217)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Benton County, Missouri School Records contain a microfilm copy of the records of Kreisel School, which was located southwest of Cole Camp, Benton County, Missouri. The records include daily and term attendance records, 1870-1871 and 1885-1956; and the records of the district clerk, 1907-1954.
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Harry Edward Berndt Papers, 1943-2015 (S0851)
8 cubic feet, 183 folders
The papers of Harry Edward Berndt (1926- ), a former sociology professor at St. Louis Community College, Florissant Valley, and executive director of Metro Housing Resources, a housing advocacy agency for low-income and minority individuals. The materials consist of correspondence, research articles, essays, and working and subject files, documenting his research interests in urban sociology, intercultural and interracial relations, and organizational analysis. Other items of interest include drafts and correspondence of his books New Rules in the Ghetto: Community Development and Urban Poverty (1977) and Only a Priest (2010), a biography of Monsignor John Alexander Shocklee, a civil rights and labor activist.
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Bernie School, Stoddard County, Missouri, 1914 (R1197)
(1 folder)
This is a souvenir booklet presented by teacher Ethel Simmons to her pupils at the close of the 1913-1914 school year at Bernie School in Stoddard County, Missouri. Included are the names of the students and the directors of the school district.
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Beta Phi Mu, Librarian Oral History Project, 1980-1985 (C4071)
0.4 cubic feet (28 folders), 25 audio cassettes, 6 video tapes
The Beta Phi Mu Librarian Oral History Project collection contains the audio, video, and transcripts of interviews with Missouri librarians and members of Beta Phi Mu. Also included are an interview guide, correspondence, the interviewers' notes, and background materials on the librarians.
Big Bridge School, Phelps County, Missouri Record, 1894-1908 (R0596)
1 roll ( 1 volume)
This district clerk's record book for School District No. 2 (Big Bridge School), located west of Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri. Included are minutes of annual meetings of the district and the board of directors, teachers' contracts, estimates of expense, records of warrants, and enumeration of tax payers and students.
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Bird Family Papers, 1831-1959 (R0170)
0.1 cubic foot (5 folders)
The Bird Family Papers contain photocopies of miscellaneous correspondence, estate papers, land records, business records, and biographical materials pertaining to the Bird, Byrd, Moore, and Hunter families of southeastern Missouri. The papers concern the business and estates in Mississippi, New Madrid, and Scott counties in Missouri and the Bird estate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Robert I. Bitner and Esther L. Gottlieb Bitner Family Papers, 1932-2000 (K1292)
0.25 c.f.
The family papers of Robert I. Bitner (1918-1995) and Esther L. Gottlieb Bitner (1918-2012) contain materials relating to the history of their childhood, education, marriage, and children, as well as their religious and community activities in Kansas City, Missouri. Materials documenting Robert Bitner's service in the U.S. Army during World War II are also included.
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Bittersweet Papers, 1973-1983 (R0669)
27 cubic feet (761 folders)
These are papers of "Bittersweet: The Ozark Quarterly," a journal of Ozark culture published by Ellen Gray Massey and her English classes at Lebanon High School. Included are tape recordings, transcripts, and photographs of interviews. Subjects include fiddling, making railroad ties, one-room rural schools, social customs and more, the African-American experince, and handicrafts.
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Henry William Blair Papers, 1876-1894 (C2224)
0.66 cubic feet (33 folders)
Correspondence and other papers of a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. Arranged chronologically.
Blooming Rose School, Phelps County, Missouri Photograph Collection, 1916 (R0577)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 1 photograph)
This is a copy photograph of a class group in front of Blooming Rose School in Phelps County, Missouri, November 29, 1916.
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Blue Hall School, Lawrence County, Missouri Collection, 1905 (R0899)
(1 folder)
This is a souvenir marking the end of the school year on March 31, 1905 at Blue Hall School in Mount Vernon Township in Lawrence County, Missouri. The souvenir was presented by the teacher, Lida McNatt, and includes the names of all the students and the members of the school board.
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Blue Mound School Photograph, 1936 (P0242)
1 photograph
One class photo of Blue Mound School in Livingston County, ca 1938.
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Bollinger County, Missouri School Records, 1889-1929 (R0072)
0.2 cubic foot (2 volumes)
The Bollinger County, Missouri School Records contain photocopies of records for two rural school districts. The records include meeting minutes, school censuses, and other data kept by local officials.
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Bollinger-Dolle Mill and Store Records, 1867-1935 (R0092)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Bollinger-Dolle Mill and Store Records contain microfilm copies of journals, ledgers, and miscellaneous material from the Bollinger-Cole mill and store on the Big Whitewater River near Sedgewickville, Missouri. The mill was built in the early 1800s and operated until the 1930s.
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Anita Lyons Bond Papers, 1964-1995 (S0656)
0.2 cubic foot, 4 folders
The Anita Lyons Bond papers document her life and career as a civil rights activist, her involvement in Missouri politics, and her presidential appointment to the Missouri Citizens Advisory Committee to the United States Civil Rights Commission. The collection contains correspondence writings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets.
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Boone County Retired Teachers Association Records, 1973-2014 (C4299)
1 cubic foot (29 folders)
The records of the Boone County Retired Teachers Association contain meeting minutes, membership directories, newsletters, obituaries, photographs and scrapbooks.
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Daisy Botts Papers, 1901-1905 (C2428)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certificates of completion issued to Daisy Botts by the Grammar Department of Columbia, MO, Public Schools, 1901. Columbia High School diploma awarded to Daisy Botts, 1905.
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Thomas W. Botts Papers, 1912-1981 (C2686)
3.2 cubic feet
Correspondence, training information, and track meet programs of the University of Missouri track and cross-country coach Thomas W. Botts.
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David Lawrence Boutros Papers, 1975-1999 (K0689)
7 c.f.
Collection was removed from SHSMO and returned to donor on 7/2/2014
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Boy Scout Troop #61 Collection, 1917-2001 (K0809)
1 c.f.
75th Anniversary commemorative book, scrapbooks, publications, printed materials and photographs concerning the sole surviving Jewish sponsored Boy Scout Troop in Kansas City.
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Melvin Bradley Papers, 1855-2003 (C3026)
13.4 cubic feet, 167 audio cassettes, 1 audio tape, 1 video cassette
This collection covers Bradley's work as a livestock specialist in the Cooperative Extension Office of the University of Missouri from 1968 through the 1990s. The papers consist of research materials, correspondence, clippings, photographs, drafts for books, articles, exhibits, and speeches, and interviews on audio cassette conducted for the Missouri Mule History Project.
William L. Bradshaw Papers, 1912-1973 (C2556)
11.2 cubic feet (724 folders, 2 volumes)
The papers of William L. Bradshaw contain business and personal papers of Bradshaw, political scientist and dean of the University of Missouri Business School, 1946-1961. Included are papers as a delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention, 1943-1944, member of the State Reorganization Commission, 1953-1955, and involvement in other state, local, and professional organizations.
Henry S. Bradsher Collection, 1884-1904 (P0191)
97 photographs
One large photo album and several loose photo album pages; the second containing small portraits of students from North Missouri Normal School, c. 1885; larger album with larger photos of children and adults from Clifton Hall, Missouri
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Thomas A. Brady Papers, 1910-1959 (C0033)
9.8 cubic feet (1004 folders)
Papers of University of Missouri vice-president, which include material on the re-establishment of a four-year medical school, Missouri School of Mines, and other University and educational matters.
Thomas A. Brady Papers, 1947-1964 (C2273)
1.0 cubic feet (26 folders)
Papers of University of Missouri administrator Thomas A. Brady, including copies of speeches, programs from speaking engagements, and correspondence regarding such events.
Elzie Brand, "History of East End and the Community" Collection, no date (R0172)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Elzie E. Brand, “History of East End and the Community” Collection contains a photocopy of a history of the community of East End, Missouri. Located in Iron County, East End was the eastern terminus of the Sligo and Eastern Railroad. It served as a shipping point for lumber and cordwood from 1912 to 1929.
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Hyman Brand Papers, 1891-1965 (K0480)
0.01 c.f.
Digital photographs relating to Brand, co-owner of Brand and Puritz Coat and Suit company, civic and philanthropic leader, and his family.
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Organizational records of the chapter dedicated to fundraising and support of the Brandeis University libraries. Includes flyers, invites, brochures, newspaper clippings, newsletters, photographs, photo albums, scrapbooks, and directories.
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William Clark Breckenridge Papers, 1752-1927 (C1036)
4.75 cubic feet (117 folders, 21 volumes), 1 card file, 3 rolls of microfilm
The papers of the St. Louis businessman, writer, and historian contain correspondence, scrapbooks, book sale announcements, and miscellaneous materials, with an emphasis on St. Louis and Missouri history.
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Bridge School Records, 1895-1910 (R0508)
1 folder
This is the district record book for Bridge School, a few miles west of Rolla in Phelps County,
Missouri. The records include the minutes of annual meetings, proceedings of the Board of
Directors, teachers' contracts, financial records, and enumeration of taxpayers and children in the
district.
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Dorothy Bristow Memory Book, 1925 (S1179)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains a hardcover book titled "A Girl's Graduation Days," owned by Dorothy Bristow. Bristow filled in the information and attached various invitations and mementos in connection with her experiences at Grover Cleveland High School in St. Louis, Missouri. Dated June 1925, the book contains writings by classmates, descriptions, and mementos of school programs, activities, sports, and social events, photographs of classmates, and names of teachers and courses Bristow took while attending Grover Cleveland High School.
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Richard S. Brockman Papers, 1935-1941 (K1147)
1 c.f.
Includes the Paseo High School yearbooks, The Paseon which belonged to Irvin Weintraub, and University of Missouri yearbooks, Savitar, which belonged to Ellis Brodkey and to Lt. Irvin Weintraub.
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Brookfield College Advertisement, 1897 (C2845)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Broadside advertising Brookfield College at Brookfield, MO. Board $2 per week. Piano or organ lessons and bookkeeping, free to all students. H.M. Reaser, president.