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Randolph Casey Paul Diary, 1888 (C0456)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Diary of a farmer in Mountain Home, AR. Weather, crops, and family affairs are mentioned. Financial record at the end of the diary, and record of crops and breeding of livestock.
Frank Paxton, Jr. Papers, 1960-1997 (K0558)
41 c.f.
Personal and business papers of Paxton, former president of Paxton Lumber Company and civic leader in Kansas City, MO. Includes material on the lumber business, and his interest in education and the Guadalupe Center. Also extensive genealogical research on the Paxton family.
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Grace Price Paxton Collection, 1846-1964 (C4541)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders, 3 oversize items)
Personal memorabilia of Grace Price Paxton, including programs from Christian College, school certificates, correspondence, diplomas, and legal documents concerning the Price and Holliday families; 1872 land deeds for and in Caldwell County, Missouri, sold by the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad; bill of sale for an enslaved woman, Silvy, and her child; and World War II ration books.
William McClung Paxton Papers, 1760-1915 (C1025)
1 cubic foot (72 folders)
Business and personal correspondence, miscellaneous papers, and genealogical material.
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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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Bettie Peak Scrapbooks, 1857-1912 (C4294)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)
Two scrapbooks, one with assorted newspaper clippings dealing with local news, humor, marriages, and obituaries. The clippings include some genealogical material, including John L. Peak, former United States minister to Switzerland, prosecuting attorney of Jackson County, and deacon of Calvary Baptist Church, and Mattie Lee Peak, who was John L. Peak's niece and adopted daughter. The other scrapbook contains assorted handwritten poetry. In addition, there are nine images, which consist of cartes-de-visite, and tintypes of unidentified men, women, and a child, along with a photograph of Palmyra, Missouri. 1857-c.1920s.
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Pearce Family Letters, 1861-1885 (C4437)
0.01 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters sent to Theodore D. Pearce throughout the years 1861-1885 from his brother Simon S. Pearce. Simon wrote with respect to developments throughout the American Civil War from the perspective of his northeast Missouri residence in Knox County.
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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Stanley Stuart Pearson Diaries , 1947-2019 (KA2621)
7 c.f.
This collection contains the daily diaries of Stanley Stuart Pearson from 1945 to 2019.
Pearson was born in Minnesota on September 4, 1928, to Albin S. and Mary R. Pearson. In 1960, Pearson married Ardyce “Ardy” Hemmingson. Together they had three children: Steven, Charles “Chip,” and Susan. The Pearsons moved to Kansas City, Missouri, in the 1970s. Content of the diaries contain weather and agenda items as well as opinions and current events.
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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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Jacob Peck Papers, 1825-1836 (C1623)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters from James S. Peck and David Barton. James H. Peck's health, medical, remedies, death of James H. Peck, and funeral and estate arrangements.
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James H. Peck Papers, 1834-1841 (C1911)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Papers pertaining to the settlement of Peck's estate. Bills, inventory of estate, and list of books.
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Peckenpaugh Family Papers, 1885-1967 (R1460)
0.04 cubic foot (4 folders)
The Peckenbaugh Family Papers consist of personal papers for Lura and Adah Peckenbaugh, including wedding invitations, correspondence, reception cards, and pamphlets. The collection also contains newspaper clippings concerning Peckenpaugh family and photographs.
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Larry and Margaret Peeno Papers, 1959-2016 (S0306)
9.5 cubic feet
The Maggie and Larry Peeno Papers contain correspondence, meeting minutes, curriculum guides, newsletters, reports, surveys, photographs, and VHS tapes documenting the Peeno’s 50+ year career in art education in Missouri and the United States. Items of interest include curricula developed by Maggie Peeno for the University City School District, including the “We Live in University City” booklet.
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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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Raymond Peltzman Collection, 1914-2007 (K1140)
6 c.f.
Personal, academic, and professional records of Raymond Peltzman and his wife, Anna Lottie Berkson, and genealogical information about their extended families. Also family photographs and genealogical information about the Alport, Berkson, Dworsky, and Peltzman families.
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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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Penninger and Bolin Families Collection, 1823-2023 (R1517)
12.5 cubic feet (358 folders, 1 volume, 13 compact discs, 168 photographs, 6 negatives)
The Penninger and Bolin Families Collection contains genealogical research conducted and collected by Linda Marie Penninger Henry on the Penninger and Bolin families, of whose descendants many settled in Christian, Dent, Greene, Howell, Jackson, Phelps, Shannon, and Stone counties in Missouri.
Joseph Peterson Memoir, 2004 (S0587)
0.1 cubic foot
The Joseph Peterson Papers consists of a memoir written by Peterson chronicling his life growing up in Texas, his service in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, and his career in the Air Force and Veterans Affairs.
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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.
John S. Phelps Scrapbook, 1876-1937 (C3058)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and biographical information about Phelps, governor of Missouri, and his family. Includes some correspondence and photographs of family residences.
John Smith Phelps Receipt, 1864 (R0562)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The John Smith Phelps Receipt is a receipt given by John S. Phelps at Ozark, Christian County, Missouri, to Jesse Jennings, administrator of the estate of George Yocum.
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Phillips Family Papers, 1853-1942 (C4008)
0.3 cubic feet (13 folders)
The papers of the Bryan and Phillips families of New Madrid, Missouri, include various wills, deeds, accounts, genealogy, miscellaneous material, and photographs.
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Phillips Family Papers, 1863-1935 (R0169)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Phillips Family Papers contain photocopies of miscellaneous personal papers of the Phillips family of New Madrid County, Missouri. Included are the inventory and sales records of the estate of Shapley R. Phillips and a letter from Robert E. Lee concerning the attendance of Murray Phillips at Washington College in Lexington, Virginia.
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Phillips Family Photographs, no date (P0952)
1 folder
Photos of Phillips family members
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John Phillips Letter, 1793 (C0534)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter from John Phillips of Boston to Samuel Gray dated November 28, 1793. The letter concerns a deed for land purchased by Jeremiah Clark, Jr.
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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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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Albert Pike Letter, no date (C2775)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To [Ben P.] Poore. Letter informing Poore of new address and asking that books be sent to Pike by carriage.
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Pipkin Family Papers, 1853-1877 (S0532)
0.25 cubic feet
The Pipkin Family Papers consist of correspondence sent to and from members of the Pipkin Family of Hillsboro, Missouri, including Philip Pipkin, a local attorney, his wife, Sophia Brickey Thomas Pipkin, and her brother, John Lilburn Thomas. Subjects of interest include the Civil War in Jefferson County, Missouri, land sales, and court cases handled by Philip Pipkin.
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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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Harold and Miriam Pittell Papers, 1900-1986 (K0951)
0.14 c.f.
The family papers include photographs, programs, marriage announcement and ketuba (marriage contract).
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Plassmeyer Family Papers, 1862-1987 (C4226)
4.4 cubic feet (105 folders); 2 oversize items
The papers of an Osage County family that includes correspondence, photographs, military records, Osage County history, and genealogy records for the Plassmeyer and related families.
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James Adam Plecker Letter, 1903 (K1409)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter dated April 16, 1903, from James Adam Plecker to his father, James Franklin Plecker. James Adam indicates he was visiting Monegaw Springs, Missouri, for the mineral water located in the area.
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A. H. Poe Papers, 1912 (R0926)
(1 folder)
This is a letter dated August 5, 1912 from A. H. Poe in Blodgett, Scott County, Missouri, to J. Freeman Suttle in Felix, Alabama. The letter concerns Poe's future plans and employment prospects.
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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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Laurence Poisner Papers, 1971 (K1308)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Laurence Poisner Papers contain newspaper clippings about the Jewish Federation's Young Leadership Award.
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Anita Claire Pollett Papers, 1936-1939 (C4481)
0.2 cubic feet (2 folders, 1 oversize item)
Scrapbook and photograph album of a student who attended Christian College in Columbia, Missouri, during the 1930s. Includes a color illustrated map of Christian College, 1936.
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Pommer Family Papers, 1831-1874 (C1852)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The Pommer Family papers contain genealogical information, documents in German, a deed for a lot in Hermann, MO, and estate papers. The material pertains primarily to Frederick William Pommer and William Henry Pommer. The latter taught music at the University of Missouri, 1907-1922.
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William Henry Pommer Scrapbook, 1907-1939 (C1418)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
The scrapbook of William Henry Pommer consists of newspaper clippings relating to the life and musical career of William Henry Pommer, director of music at Christian College, 1883-1887, and professor of music at the University of Missouri from 1907-1922.
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Jerry Wayne Ponder Papers, 1865-2004 (R1260)
13 cubic feet (580 folders, 1 box photographs)
These are correspondence, papers, and research materials of a genealogist and local historian from Ripley County, Missouri. The collection covers the descendants of Abner Ponder and allied families, the history of Ripley County, and the Civil War in southeastern Missouri. Much of the information was incorporated in publications by Ponder Books, 1987-1999.
Post Family Papers, 1884-1940 (CA6592)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of a St. Louis family include estate papers pertaining to Erastus and Justus Post, land transactions with Samuel N. Adie, and family genealogy of John and Elizabeth Post.
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Eliza G. Post Papers, 1815-1830 (C0540)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Itemized expenses for move to St. Louis, MO, from New York, 1815. Diary, 1826-1830, enumerating visitors and overnight guests while family lived in Bonhomme, St. Louis County, MO. Copies of daguerreotypes of Justus and Eliza G. Post.
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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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Amber Haley Powell Collection, 1853-1896, n.d. (C1845)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The collection contains letters, receipts, and army passes from the Civil War, and miscellaneous material of the Gregory, Haley, and Wood families of Sullivan County, Missouri, including letters from California; an obituary of Elijah M. Gregory; pictures and history of Boonville, Missouri; a description of Locust Street in Boonville about 1840; and undated genealogies of the Gregory, Haley, and Wood families.
James Powell Account Book, 1874 (C3168)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a typed copy of a personal account book of James Powell of Atlanta, MO.
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Josiah Y. Powell Papers, 1803-1927 (C4558)
0.2 cubic feet (8 folders)
Papers of Josiah Y. Powell, a carpenter-farmer-surveyor from Chillicothe, Missouri. Included are correspondence, speeches, poems, clippings, and an obituary for Powell.
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Stephen R. "Dick" Pratt Collection, 1998-1980 (K1206)
0.55 c.f.
Pratt served as Prosecuting Attorney for Clay County, MO, Kansas City Councilman, and Circuit Judge of Clay County. Includes scrapbooks: his political campaign Division II Circuit Court Judge, and cases he handled; and his appointment as an Honorary Missouri Colonel.
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Presbyterian Church Farmington, Missouri Records, 1832-1982 (R0114)
(3 rolls of microfilm)
The Presbyterian Church of Farmington, Missouri Records contains a microfilm copy of minute books, membership rosters, papers of clerks of Session, and miscellaneous business and historical materials of the Presbyterian Church in Farmington, Missouri.