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Sylvia Minkin Shopmaker Oral History Transcription, 1985 (K1213)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
This collection includes a transcription of an oral history interview conducted by Lililan Kranitz with Sylvia Minkin Shopmaker, focusing on her life, her family history, and the Jewish community of Kansas City.
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David W. Short Collection, 1902-1975 (K0690)
0.98 c.f.
Short is a collector of materials relating to interurban railroad and streetcar systems. Includes mechanical drawings, magazines, posters, maps, and photographs.
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Shott Family Photographs, 1898-1957 (P0679)
4 photographs
Photos of the Shott family
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Harlan Loy Shrader Papers, 1889-1970 (C4350)
0.4 cubic feet (10 folders), 1 oversize volume
The records contain papers, volumes, and photographs from the life of Harlan Loy Shrader, including his time as a student at the University of Missouri, his military service during World War I, and his career in poultry science.
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Merna Singer Siegler and Sylvan Siegler Papers, 1940-2012 (K1261)
0.5 c.f.
Personal papers of active members of the Jewish Community, including National Council of Jewish Women and Beth Shalom Sisterhood notebooks, and World War II photograph/postcard album.
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Milton Silverman Collection, 1924-1953 (K1083)
0.09 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Milton Silverman Collection contains a memory book covering Milton Silverman's 1952-1953 term as president of the Beth Shalom Congregation. Additionally, this collection includes a 1924-1925 enrollment and record book from the Beth Shalom School as well as an invitation to the 1939 Kansas City B'nai B'rith Women's Auxiliary birthday meeting.
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Aletha Schultz Simon Papers, 1942-2012 (K0865)
4.75 c.f.
Personal papers of a Kansas City native, active in many civic and Jewish communal organizations. Includes board and committee minutes, lesson plans, exhibit notes, forms, programs, flyers, stationary, a calendar, a directory, handbooks, articles, brochures, and newspaper clippings of the Women's League for Conservative Judaism, Beth Shalom Sisterhood, and the Museum Without Walls. Also materials for Beth Shalom, National Council of Jewish Women, the Jewish Community Center, Midwest Center For Holocaust Education, and the Eureka Fishing Club.
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Clarence Wilber Simpson Family Film Collection, no date (K0425)
Family home movies and documentaries
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Paulina Simpson Papers, 1894 (C2022)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter from "Etta" on the health of her mother; urges Paulina to visit.
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John James Sitton Papers, 1860-1913 (R1286)
(1 roll)
The John James Sitton Papers consists of a three volume journal, scrapbook, miscellaneous papers, and photographs, 1860-1913 of a Missouri confederate soldier and postwar resident of Oregon Coounty, Missouri. The journal, 1860-1882, documents service in the Missouri State Guard and other confederate units in Missouri, Arkansas, and Mississippi during the Civil War. It also includes his veterans activities and other aspects of Sitton's life.
Skip Gatermann Papers, 1930s-2020 (S0347)
13.5 cubic feet
The Skip Gatermann papers contains correspondence, newsletters, curricula, reports, and newspaper clippings regarding Gatermann's career as a Social Studies teacher in St. Louis City Public Schools and as a writer for various publications focusing on St. Louis City history.
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Alfred W. Slaughter Collection, 1857-2013 (C4620)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)
The collection contains a biographical sketch of Alfred W. Slaughter, a teacher who lived in Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri, as well as a volume titled "Slaughter and Abbot Genealogy" and a scrapbook, 1857-1913.
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Elijah Franklin Slaughter Journals, 1875-1904 (C3055)
1 roll of microfilm
Papers of Elijah Slaughter, a Jackson County, MO, farmer. Includes accounts of daily life, notes on bartering of farm goods, and a book of dates.
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Slavens Family Photographs, no date (P0124)
1 folder
Collection of cartes de visite, tintypes and prints from the 1950s related to the Slavens family.
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Slusher Family Papers, 1874-1974 (C4028)
1.7 cubic feet (24 folders, 7 volumes)
The Slusher family papers consist of personal correspondence and account books of the Slushers of Lexington, Missouri, and their extended family who lived in Missouri and Virginia.
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Jacqueline Jacobson Slutsky Papers, 1953-1966 (K0997)
0.01 c.f.
Photocopied photographs of the Slutsky and Jacobson families.
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Hubert Edwin Small Papers, circa 1910-1952 (R0474)
0.3 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Hubert Edwin Small Papers include a scrapbook, correspondence, and miscellaneous printed material of Hubert E. Small, a musician, Chautauqua performer, and music teacher at Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri. Some material pertains to his wife, Vera Whitmore Small, also a professional musician.
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Marshall L. Small Collection, 2005 (K1067)
0.01 c.f.
Includes a scholarly history (paper and DVD format) of Shraga Faibush ben Zvi's extended family written by his great-grandson Marshall Small. Additional research for this study was provided by Neil Sosland, Richard Hoffman, Sarah Small, and her son Rabbi David Small.
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Smiley Family Papers, 1804-1951 (C3671)
0.4 cubic feet (40 folders)
Correspondence, deeds, appointments, legal documents regarding suits and estates, receipts and business papers concerning Samuel W. Smiley, early settler and property owner in Lincoln County, Missouri. Similar material regarding his wife, children, relatives, and descendants is also included. The bulk of this collection dates from the 1820s to the 1840s.
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Smith Civil War Correspondence Collection, 1859-1863 (S1140)
0.04 cubic foot, 16 folders, 1 DVD
The letters consist of reproductions of correspondence from Lieutenant H.H. Smith to his father during the Civil War. Smith served in the Union army in the 17th Regiment Indiana Volunteers and the 49th Indiana Regiment. The collection contains photocopies of the correspondence and a DVD that contains digitized versions of the documents.
Smith Family Photographs, 1872-1937 (P0665)
8 photographs
Images of Kansas City and William Joseph Smith and family, removed from Genealogies - Smith - Bussell - Wood - Bryant by Mable Smith Saunders.
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Cora Smith Collection, 1920-1960 (S0220)
0.5 cubic foot (2 diaries, 1 folder, 3 photographs)
The collection primarily consists of two diaries written by Cora Smith, a native of Batchtown, Illinois, chronicling life with her sister, Lily Ann Briggs, in the Skinker-Debaliviere neighborhood in the 1950s.
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Gene Smith Papers, 1941-1995 (K1347)
.25 c.f.
bound collection of Hallmark Military News employee newsletters, 1941-1946; one issue Hallmark NoonNews, 1986; remembrance of G. Smith; ephemera items
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George R. Smith Papers, 1835-1899 (C1028)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
The papers of George R. Smith contain correspondence, miscellaneous personal and business papers, and speeches of a Sedalia, Missouri, lawyer and businessman. Smith was influential in the establishment of the Missouri Pacific Railway.
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Henry Ackerman Smith Papers, 1861-1907 (C0431)
2 rolls of microfilm
Papers of a teacher and Methodist minister who lived in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana, and Missouri. Includes letters written to his wife, 1861-1862, while in the Union army; autobiography, genealogical information; record of marriages performed, 1884-1905; diary, 1882-1907; a newspaper article; and photographs.
Jabez Smith Papers, 1847-1855 (C2729)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)
The papers of Jabez Smith contain letters to Smith, Independence, MO, from various people acting as his agents in California and Virginia. Also included are miscellaneous items and photographs.
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Katherine Adaline Dunlap Smith Papers, 1920s (CA6586)
0.2 cubic feet
Scrapbook, photographs, cards, and miscellaneous material of a student who attended Central Junior High School and Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri, in the 1920s. Also includes clippings and miscellaneous family material.
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Laura Sikes Smith Papers, 1878-1881 (R1420)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The collection consists of the journal of Laura Sikes Smith. It records her daily duties, comments on the weather, and the goings on of neighbors and acquaintances.
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Nathan Lipscomb Smith Letters, 1838-1869 (C3823)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains photocopies of personal letters from Franklin County, Missouri, farmer Nathan L. Smith to his brother William D. Smith in Todd County, Kentucky. Includes Smith family genealogy to 1858, a list of census and church references to Nathan Smith, and one letter from John and Mary Frances (Smith) Fox to William D. Smith and his sister Caroline.
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Norman William Smith Papers, 1943-2011 (SP0058)
0.25 cubic foot (6 folders, 39 photographs)
The Norman William Smith Papers contain materials from World War II veteran, Norman William Smith. The records include photographs, records of service, military reunion materials, and U.S.S. Carter Hall #3 documents.
Seymour Smith Papers, 1930s-1980s (CA4407)
25.2 cubic feet
The papers of a professor of theology and president of Stephens College include correspondence, class notes, research, writings, sermons, speeches, publications, and materials concerning Stephens College and various professional and civic organizations. Also contains material from Smith’s career prior to Stephens College.
Thomas Adams Smith Papers, 1852-1919 (C0166)
0.2 cubic feet (11 folders), 2 oversize volumes, 2 rolls of microfilm
The papers of a Saline County, Missouri, doctor, and landowner include family correspondence, clippings, miscellaneous bills and papers, and a copy of a record book providing the births, death, and sales of enslaved people belonging to the estate of Thomas Adams Smith and Crawford Early Smith.
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Thomas Hardeman Smith Papers, 1945 (C1996)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Thomas Hardeman Smith contain letters to Smith from his father, mother, and sister, Liberty, MO.
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Helen Faye Smither Collection, 1740-1960 (K0073)
0.3 c.f.
Genealogical and correspondence and other family records relating primarily for the Desha, Brown, and Smither families.
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John Milton Smither Papers, 1920-1968 (K0819)
2 c.f.
Smither was known as the "dean of Kansas City poets" and a poetry teacher at the Nelson Gallery. Includes copies of his books, and works and those of other local authors; teaching records and material; photographs; newspapers and magazine clippings; and correspondence.
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Lewis and John W. Snider Papers, 1858-1890 (C3337)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Miscellaneous papers, including post office receipts, estate administration deed, bills, numerical computations, a song, and recipe for ink.
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Daniel F. Snoddy Family Papers, 1817-1861 (C0434)
0.16 cubic feet (8 folders), 1 roll of microfilm
Bills of sale; county, state, and asylum tax receipts; school tuition receipts; bill of sale for enslaved individuals; notice of public sale after death of Daniel F. Snoddy. Letter from Snoddy giving brief description of towns, crops, and trade in Missouri. Letters from relatives in the southern states.
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Robert M. Snyder Jr. Collection, 1849-1932 (K0025)
5 c.f.
Personal papers of R.M. Snyder, Jr. and his family relating to his collecting, research, and writing on Americana, the Ozarks, and Ha Ha Tonka, a home built in the Ozarks by his father. Additionally are the collected correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera that Snyder collected from historically significant people thorughout the course of his life.
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Robert McClure Snyder Family Collection, 1905-1964 (K0829)
1 c.f.
Scrapbook, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and ephemera regarding the Snyder Family, Ha Ha Tonka, Junior League, and Kansas City.
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Leo Soriano Papers, 1930-1995 (S0581)
0.3 cubic feet
The Leo Soriano Papers primarily consist of 23 tapes containing Soriano's recounting his life story, including his military service during World War II. Also included in the collection are photographs of Soriano, dating from the 1930s to the 1980s.
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Lee Herbert Sorkin Papers, 1941-1959 (K0804)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 5 photographs)
The Lee Herbert Sorkin Papers contain five photographs, mostly picturing relatives of Herb Sorkin's wife, Bryna (Kleinstein) Sorkin.
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Mary Ann Sorrell Papers, 1863 (R1455)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Mary Ann Sorrell Papers contains a handwritten letter from Mary Ann Sorrell to her daughter. The letter is dated September 10, 1863, and was written in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Mary Ann Sorrell discusses her housing situation, the health of her children, and the living arrangements of her various children.
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George Soule Memorial, 1926 (C1563)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Soule, author and lecturer, was founder and president of Soule Commercial College and Literary Institute, New Orleans, LA. Memorial, adopted by the Louisiana Historical Society, February 23, 1926, was written by J. Mitchell Pilcher, chairman, Soule Memorial Committee, and recording secretary of the Society.
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Southwest Missouri Collection, 1864-2014 (SP0017)
1 cubic foot (43 folders, 34 photographs)
The Southwest Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous small acquisitions related to southwest Missouri individuals, places, organizations, and events. Material continues to be added to the collection.
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Virginia Southwood Family Papers, 1861-1904 (C0974)
0.4 cubic feet
The Virginia Southwood Family Papers contain the genealogical record of Virginia Southwood's family, the diaries of George Ward Litts, and the Civil War correspondence between teacher Susan Griggs and some of the Union soldiers who had attended her school in Wolcottville, Indiana.
Edward W. Sowers Papers, 1942-1980, bulk 1961-1979 (R0135)
2 cubic foot (107 folders)
The Edward Walter Sowers Papers contains correspondence, business papers, and miscellaneous printed materials of a newspaper editor and publisher at Rolla, Phelps County,
Missouri. Topics include the Sowers family, journalism and the newspaper business, the University of Missouri, and United States politics and foreign relations.
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Douglas P. Spalding Diary, 1864 (C3428)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Diary gives day to day temperature reading, January 30-December 31, in Ralls County, MO, and one line telling how he spent each day, at school, home, or attending to farm chores.
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Spangler Family Papers, 1849-1866, 2023 (C4644)
0.1 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers of a Clark County, Missouri, family include biographical material, photographs, and family correspondence. The bulk of the letters were written between Samuel and Mary Ann Spangler during the American Civil War.
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John Nathan Sparks Papers, 1901-1947 (C2798)
3.1 cubic feet
The John Nathan Sparks Papers consist of the business and personal correspondence of an employee of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company of Grandin, MO.
Theodore C. Sparks Papers, 1750-1960 (K0083)
8 f
Photocopied family history research done by T.C. Sparks, in the 1920's. They include anecdotes and reminiscences about family members, along with transcriptions of family letters.