Family and Personal Papers

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Thomas Earl Wilson Papers, 1928-1965 (C4164)
0.2 cubic feet

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Journal of a Holt County, Missouri, farmer spanning the years 1928-1965. Entries detail family life and farm operation. Includes two photographs and a preface written by his grandson, Thomas Soapes, in 2012.

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Winfrey Family Papers, 1847-1871 (C4628)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The Winfrey Family Papers include transcriptions and original letters of the Winfrey family from Carroll County, Missouri, to Caroline Kirkpatrick of Grant County, Wisconsin, 1857-1871. Additional records include genealogical research by Melvin Kirkpatrick on the Winfrey family, compiled largely in the 1990s and early 2000s, and miscellaneous correspondence to the Kirkpatrick family, 1847-1870.

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Wingrath-Reistorff Family Record Book, 1754-1855 (C1800)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Photocopy of a receipt book used by Jacobus Reistorff and Christian Wingrath, German immigrants to Loose Creek, Missouri. Interspersed throughout the book are letters. Included is a partial transcription. Part of the German Heritage Archives.

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Jeffrey Bruce Winkel and Deborah Gale Winkel Papers, 1910-2005 (K1008)
0.25 c.f.

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Family papers including bonds, certificates, genealogical charts, and photographs.

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Winston Family Papers, 1805-1886 (C0190)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Letters to and from various members of a North Carolina family concerning settlement of estate, governmental positions, sums of money, and family information. Bill of sale for two slaves. Letter from Francis Marion Cockrell to John H. Winston, Clay County, MO, concerning possibilities of renomination for the U.S. Senate.

Alice Bernice Greer Winter Papers, 1944-1996 (K0868)
9.25 c.f.

Draft manuscripts, letters, photographs, and other materials of Winter, a Kansas City novelist and short story author.

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Winterbower-Wooldridge Family Papers, 1836-1926 (C3046)
2 rolls of microfilm

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Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and miscellaneous items of the Winterbowers and Wooldridges, prominent Cooper County, Missouri, families.

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Wise Family Photographs, 1893-1904 (P0874)
8 photographs

Photos of and relating to the Wise family of Kirskville, MO.

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Paul Sheldon Wise Papers, 1942-1943 (R1255)
(1 folder)

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These are nine letters from Paul Sheldon "Shel" Wise, a Signal Corps trainee at Camp Crowder in Newton County, Missouri, to his parents and family in Steubenville, Ohio. Wise was assigned to the 804th Signal Service Regiment at the Midwestern Signal Corps Replacement Training Center.

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Mollie E. Withers Papers, 1856-1872 (C3081)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of Mollie E. Withers contain two promissory notes from Mollie E. to Jennings Withers, 1869, 1872, and a letter of recommendation for E.T. Withers by George H. Matthews, professor of ancient languages, University of Missouri, 1856.

Robert Oliver Wiziarde Papers, 1894-1980 (K1157)
0.01 c.f.

Research notes and short biography and copies of correspondence and music written by Wiziarde, a composer, playwright, poet, and author in the Kansas City region.

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Grace E. Wold Papers, 1889, 1944 (C3767)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Quitclaim deed and warranty deed for land in Barry County, Missouri.

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Wolkow and Benjamin Family Papers, 1831-1978 (K1241)
3 c.f.

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Genealogical charts of the David Hersh Wolkow and David Benjamavich [Benjamin] families.

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Wollman Family Collection, 1986 (K1242)
0.1 c.f.

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Book: "Jonas and Betty (Kohn) Wollman and Their Descendants," by. Joan F. Curran.

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Wood-Smith Family Papers, 1864-1987 (C3857)
5.2 cubic feet, 5 DVDs, 1 audio tape

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Correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper articles, photographs and films of two Missouri families with roots in Jasper and Pike counties. Guy M. Wood was First Associate City Counsellor for the City of St. Louis in the early 1930s. Roy G. Smith served nearly fifty years with the Young Men's Christian Association in the Philippines, Peru, and the United States.

Woodruff-Stumpff Family Papers, 1901-2022 (S0506)
0.4 cubic feet

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The Woodruff-Stumpff family papers contain correspondence, photographs, diplomas, yearbooks, and family tree charts documenting the Woodruff and Stumpff families of St. Louis, Missouri.

Charles Woods Papers, 1873, 1878 (K1419)
.01 cubic feet

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The Charles Woods Papers contain correspondence from Charles Woods concerning a Southern claim against the United States government that he was attempting to resolve. A majority of the correspondence addresses his difficulties with getting his claim reviewed, extortion, and his experience overall. The letters within the collection are dated primarily in 1873, with one letter from 1878.

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Robert Gail and Margie McDaniel Woods Collection, 1920s-2023 (CA5749)
81.9 cubic feet, 5 oversize volumes, 2 oversize items, 41 audio cassettes, 14 audio tapes, and 6 video cassettes

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Family papers, photographs, and genealogical records of Woods, Edwards, Hanna, and related families, and historical and organizational records of various Methodist churches and communities in and around St. Louis.

Robert Patterson Woods Papers, 1870-1963 (K0788)
11 c.f.

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Personal and professional life of Woods, civil engineer, and former Kansas City Street Railway Commissioner. Includes correspondence, project notebooks, newspaper clippings, residential inventories, genealogical files, and photographs. Also files pertaining to the history and growth of Research Hospital.

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Woods-Holman Family Papers, 1805-1906 (C0191)
0.25 cubic feet

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Letters, documents, notebooks, accounts, and receipts of two southeast Missouri families. Papers concern family news, business, farming, livestock, religion, teaching, Native Americans, fur trade, economics, politics, Gold Rush and Civil War and descriptions of California, Iowa, Kansas, and Texas.

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Woods-Spilman Family Papers, 1845-1980 (C4064)
0.2 cubic feet

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Family histories, genealogical chart, legal records, letters, photographs, and miscellany of the Woods and Spilman families of Lawrence County, Missouri. Includes published histories of the Spilman family.

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James Posey Woodside Papers, 1868 (R1512)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The James Posey Woodside Papers contain the 1868 diary of James Woodside. The diary includes almost daily short entries.

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Woodson, Chrisman and Comingo Records, 1817-1889 (K1244)
0.4 c.f.

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A law firm in Independence, MO. Estate documents, including appraisements, receipts, and other documentation of settlement, concerning notable families in the Independence, Lone Jack, Pleasant Hill, and Kansas City, Missouri areas. Includes Campbell, Cave, Chiles, Chrisman, Noland, Easley and others.

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Daniel Woodson Papers, 1855-1857 (K0472)
0.01 c.f.

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Miscellaneous items relating to Woodson, Secretary of the Kansas Territory, and for a five-time acting Governor.

Albert George Woodward Papers, 1849, 1925 (K0836)
0.04 c.f. (3 folders)

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Notebook (1849) for an induction ceremony for Weston [MO] Royal Arch Chapter of Masons; Christmas cards, and National Indian War Veteran membership dues receipt.

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Wooldrige-Hooper Family Photographs, 1872-1916 (P0568)
1 folder

Copies of portraits of Lily Lee and William Jesse Wooldrige, Georgia Ann Hooper, and other family members.

John Bristow Wornall Papers, 1827-1889 (K0474)
0.02 c.f.

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Documents relating to the Big Blue (later Westport) Baptist Church for which Wornall served as treasurer and moderator; the Will and estate papers of James W. Manion (1804-1856) for whom Wornall was executor.

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Wright Family Collection, 1822-1991 (CA6506)
0.4 cubic feet, 423 MB of digital files, 3 oversize items

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Family papers, photographs, and illustrated biographical sketches concerning members of the Wright and related families of Boone County, Missouri, including J. Kelly Wright II, Rebecca Wright Crighton, and Paul Morris Wright.

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Wright Family Record Book, 1834-1854 (C1807)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Record book of the Wright family, including stud records, coal sales, and the register for a Columbia, Missouri tavern operated by Peter Wright.

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Clarence Boyce Wright Papers, 1912-1926 (R0236)
(5 rolls of microfilm)

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The Clarence Boyce Wright Papers contain microfilm copies of the diaries of Clarence Boyce Wright, a native of Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri, and an employee of Anchor Milling Company. Wright worked in the mill at Tuscumbia and as a clerk aboard the company towboat Ruth. The diary entries note events in Miller County and along the Osage River, weather and river conditions, and the milling company business.

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Ruth Osborne Wright Papers, 1950-1999 (S1023)
62 cubic feet

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The papers of Ruth Osborne Write contain poetry, notebooks, correspondence, and artwork documenting Wright's career as an artist, as well as her service in the United States Navy during World War II.

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Paul Christian Yates Papers, 1880-1905 (R0648)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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The Paul Christian Yates Papers contain a microfilm copy of a journal kept by Dr. Paul C. Yates, a physician in Newton County, Missouri. Included are narratives of individual cases, particularly maternity calls, notes for addresses to meetings of medical associations, and a few personal items.

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Yeagle Family Papers, 1732-1984 (C4129)
5 cubic feet

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The papers of a Saline County, Missouri, family consist of account books, receipts, wills, deeds, diaries, assorted genealogical material, personal and business correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, school material, and miscellaneous material.

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Ardath Cary Young Papers, 1910s-1976 (C4030)
0.25 cubic feet (9 folders)

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The papers of Ardath Anita Cary Young consist of correspondence, postcards, photographs, and miscellaneous family papers documenting the Cary, Young, and McMillen families from Edina, Knox County, Missouri.

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Kenneth Franklin Young Papers, 1936-2005 (K1039)
2.5 c.f.

Young was a radio and television broadcast engineer and cameraman with KCMO radio and KCTV. He also performed in plays with a variety of theater companies. Includes correspondence, negatives, photographs, broadcasting materials, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and video.

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Raymond A. Young Papers, 1971-1985 (CA4510)
15 cubic feet

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Personal and professional papers of an officer of the Missouri Farmers Association.

Rosemary Claypool Young Papers, 1934-1997 (K0344)
1 c.f.

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Personal papers of church and civic leader and advocate for family, women, children and automobile safety.

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Charles Younger Will, 1852 (C0503)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Last will and testament made out February 26, 1852, in Jackson County, Missouri, by Charles Younger.

Cole and James Younger Papers, 1885-1897 (C0443)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters from Cole Younger in the Stillwater, MN, prison to his aunt and to W.C. Bronaugh. Letters from Missouri officials, 1897, and a petition signed by members of the 39th General Assembly to the Minnesota Board of Pardons asking for the Youngers' release.

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John B. Zaring Papers, 1963-1964 (C1581)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Telegram to Mrs. John F. Kennedy from the presiding judge of Boone County Court, Columbia, MO, conveying condolences of Boone County officials on the death of President Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy's printed card to Judge Zaring, February 19, 1964, expressing appreciation for sympathy and thoughtfulness.

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Zepf Family Papers, 1900-1920 (S1229)
0.4 cubic foot

This collection contains a photocopied family history of the Zepf, Wieben, Roething families in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Zevely Family Papers, 1858-1922 (C1189)
0.2 cubic feet

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The papers of the Zevely family, including L. Zevely and E. M. Zevely, contain correspondence, tax receipts, election and political material, and handwritten manuscripts.

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Lydia Zilgitt Papers, 1884-1970 (C4633)
0.6 cubic feet (13 folders)

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The papers of a registered nurse contain school notebooks and textbooks, as well as assorted German language religious booklets, greeting cards, correspondence, and miscellaneous material.

Zumwalt Family Papers, 1862-1992 (C4048)
0.5 cubic feet (15 folders)

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The Zumwalt family papers consist of genealogical materials, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, local church histories, and miscellaneous articles relating to a family that settled in Boone and Callaway Counties around 1800.

Henry Zumwalt Papers, 1804 (C1671)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Bill of sale, inventory and settlement of the Henry Zumwalt, Sr., estate St. Charles, MO, March-August 1804.

Zwick Family Papers, 1860-1965 (C4199)
0.25 cubic feet (6 folders)

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The Zwick family papers contain photographs, correspondence, financial documents, and genealogical information on the Zwick family.

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“Reilly’s Bucks” Scrapbook, 1917-1919, 1943, 1948-1949 (CG0070)
0.2 c.f.

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This collection features a scrapbook that focuses on “Reilly’s Bucks”, the 149th regiment of the 42nd Infantry Rainbow Division during World War I. Also included in the collection are an insurance policy booklet and a booklet about the 134th Infantry regiment.

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