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Huber Family Papers, 1839-1977 (C4607)
0.4 cubic feet (13 folders)
Deeds, receipts, correspondence, news clippings, and genealogical material of the Huber family of Howard County, Missouri, and the related Salzer and Sigmund families, 1830s-1970s.
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Mary Smith Huggins Genealogical Collection, 1927-1976 (C4648)
3.4 cubic feet (154 folders, 1 oversize item)
This collection contains genealogical materials on the Smith and related families. The material was collected by Mary Smith Huggins, of Hannibal, Missouri. Items include correspondence, photographs, research notes, and family pedigree charts, 1950s-1970s.
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Hunt Family Papers, 1847-1920 (C3956)
0.4 cubic feet (12 folders)
The papers of Sanford Conley Hunt and his wife, Margaret Josephine Bright Hunt, include correspondence, genealogy, military records, Civil War histories, organizational memberships, probate documents, wills, land patents, and deeds.
Sanford Conley Hunt Papers, 1856-1962 (C3629)
3.8 cubic feet (220 folders, 1 volume)
The papers of a Columbia, Missouri, banker and his heirs. Hunt’s other interests included farming and acquiring business and residential property in Columbia. Includes genealogical notes collected by his wife, Margaret Bright Hunt.
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Gregory and Mary Folse Hutchison Papers, 1882-2013 (C4789)
9.0 cubic feet (341 folders), 11 oversize items, 1 oversize volume
Papers of two University of Missouri-Columbia alumni, United States veterans, and federal employees. Mrs. Hutchison was in the first class of WAVES officers at the start of World War II, and later a CIA staff officer for twenty-five years. Includes a scrapbook related to theater and other activities at the University of Missouri in the 1930s, correspondence, diaries, photographs, travel materials, writings, and miscellaneous items.
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Harry M. Hyatt Papers, 1792-1956 (C4301)
3.8 cubic feet (105 folders)
The papers contain material generated or received by Harry M. Hyatt, a genealogist. The material consists of family lineage charts, family correspondence, journals, photographs, and correspondence between Harry Hyatt and other genealogical researchers. Families researched are predominately the Richardson and Baker families, but other related families are included, such as the Miller and Walton families.
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Laurance Mastick Hyde Papers, 1869-1978 (C3390)
16.6 cubic feet (1131 folders)
The papers of the Missouri Supreme Court Justice, 1942-1966, relate to his activities in the American Bar Association, Conference of Chief Justices, and MissouriBar Association, and in promulgating the Missouri Court plan, Missouri Constitution of 1945, and the Missouri Code. The collection also contains limited Hyde family papers and genealogical materials.
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James B. Inmon Collection, 1941-1979 (C4608)
0.8 cubic feet (28 folders)
Genealogical records and correspondence pertaining to the Inmon/Inman and related families.
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Susie M. Coons Isherwood Scrapbook, 1859-1936 (C3104)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The collection contains newspaper clippings and miscellaneous papers about the Isherwood and Coons families of Missouri.
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Beda Jacobson Papers, 1929-1993 (SP0154)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Beda Jacobson Papers contain genealogical research created and compiled by Beda Pauline Jacobson including surname files, correspondence, family histories and charts, and newspaper articles. The materials are dated from 1929 to 1993 and include the Brown and Jacobson families of Greene County, Missouri.
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Iola Allen Jasper Papers, 1827-2020 (S0573)
8.25 cubic feet
The Iola Jasper Papers contain correspondence, photographs, histories, greeting cards, and a diary related to Jasper's interest in family history. Materials of interest include the correspondence and business papers of her Great-Grandfather, William Sumner Jewett, a Jefferson County entrepreneur who shipped fruit and sand to companies in St. Louis and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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William M. Jenkins Records, 1874-1963 (R0685)
(1 folder)
This a photocopy of the record book of William M. Jenkins, a Baptist minister, road overseer, and justice of the peace at Cross Timbers in Hickory County, Missouri. Included are records of Hickory county Road district No. 2, 1885-1889; records of marriages, 1874-1899; and Jenkins family genealogical data.
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"John Long, 1755-1826" , 1971 (C3246)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Memorial address given before the John Sappington Center, Daughters of the American Revolution, Crestwood, Missouri, about John Long, captain of the 15th Militia Company, Caroline County, Virginia, during the American Revolution.
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Johnson Family Papers, 1876, 1903-2021 (CG0045)
5.8 GB, 0.76 c. f.
The Johnson Family Papers contains digitized and original photographs and audio recordings of Jessie Mae Johnson, Birdie E. Scott, Norma Jean Bridger, and their families from the late 1800s to the early 2010s, with photographs of farms and scenery in Bollinger, Perry and Scott Counties. Additionally, the collection includes portions of Leslie McKinney's extensive genealogical research for the Bridger, Beal, Fadler, Johnson, McKinney, and Yamnitz families. Digital versions were created 2010-2021.
Johnson Family Collection, 1880-1971 (SP0085)
15 cubic feet (12 folders, 24 volumes)
The Johnson Family Collection consists of photographs, postcards, personal papers, and scrapbooks related to the Johnson and Wood families of Greene and Taney counties. The scrapbooks contain materials related to development sites in southwest Missouri, including the Powersite Dam, the James River Power Station, and the town of Hollister.
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C.S. Johnson Genealogical Collection, 1924-1963 (C4330)
1.25 cubic feet (27 folders)
The papers of C.S. Johnson contain genealogical research material on the Johnson and other related families. The material includes genealogical correspondence, research notes, family lineage charts, wills, deeds and abstracts.
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Jones Family History, 1747-1918 (C0767)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A history of the Jones family beginning with Welchman Ellis Jones (b. 1747). The family is traced from Maryland to the West: Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska.
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Jones-Lemon Family Papers, 1863-1995 (K1458)
6 cubic feet (67 folders, 235 photographs)
The papers of a family from the Nodaway County, Missouri, area include photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, family Bible, clippings, postcards, small artifacts, and miscellaneous material. Includes material on James H. Lemon and Kathleen Jones; World War II correspondence of Frank Paul Jones who was stationed in Arkansas during the war; and photographs of the related Cowden family.
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Jopling Family Papers, 1818-1995 (C3927)
0.6 cubic feet (20 folders, 1 oversize volume)
Papers of the Jopling family from Pettis County, MO. The papers consist of personal and business records and correspondence, including genealogical information, financial and legal papers, cattle records, patent records, and medical recipes.
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"Judge Thos. J.C. Fagg," Clayton Keith, 1905 (C0682)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Biographical sketch of a Pike County pioneer.
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Kaiser-Pilgrim Family Papers, 1880s-1930s (C4339)
0.3 cubic feet (9 folders)
Assorted photographs of the Kaiser-Pilgrim families, also including genealogical notes and artistic sketches by Martin Kaiser.
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Kane County, Illinois, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1838-1926 (C2360)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Inscriptions from four cemeteries: Garfield Cemetery, Wasco, 1845-1962; Little Wood Cemetery, Dunham Woods, 1838-1962; Thatcher Cemetery, Maple Park, 1842-1962; and Whitney Cemetery, Wasco, 1837-1962.
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Kansas City Southern Railway Company Collection, 1894-1968 (R1314)
0.75 cubic foot (13 folders, 1 oversize folder, 322 photographs)
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Kelley Family Collection, 1815-1996, bulk 1946-1996 (R1348)
2.25 cubic feet (70 folders)
The Kelley Family Collection contains photocopied personal papers of Isaac E. Kelley and James L. Kelley. The collection also includes the genealogical research collection of Patricia Lou Kelley. The research includes information on the Kelley family, but also the connected Barr, Randel, Dyer, Whitson, Bettis, Chilton, Criswell, Huddleston, Payne, Graves, Daniel, and Turley families.
John Kennedy Will, 1781 (C2443)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
John Kennedy's will, made February 22, 1781, in Bedford County, VA, particularly concerning lands in Virginia and Kentucky. This is a copy made April 20, 1815.
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F.B. Kennett Letter, 1914 (C3096)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a photocopy of a letter to William G. Boyce, Plattin, Missouri, from Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, October 14, 1914, concerning the genealogy of the Kennett family in Washington County, Missouri, and the history of purchases of the Kennett property.
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Kesler and Lytle Families Papers, 1861-1869 (R0448)
(2 folders)
These are papers of the Kesler and Lytle families of Champaign, Illinois. The collection consists primarily of the Civil War letters of William H. Kesler, written during his service in the 3rd Missouri Cavalry, January 13, 1862 – June 12, 1865. There are also four letters from the papers of Alexander M. Lytle, September 10, 1861 – April 10, 1869. Genealogical information on the Kesler and Lytle families is included.
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Elijah King Papers, 1873-1888 (C0351)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters written to King in Iowa from Munn and Farwell, land agents in Grant City, MO, giving prices and description of land. Broadside advertising cheap western homes in the Grand and Platte River country of northeast Missouri, and a genealogy of the King, Munn, and Farwell families.
Kingsbury Family Papers, 1903-1983 (C4346)
3.0 cubic feet (78 folders, 2 volumes)
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Lilburn A. Kingsbury Collection, 1816-1983 (C3724)
9.2 cubic feet (528 folders), 16 oversize volumes, 6 card files, 4 rolls of microfilm
The personal papers and collected materials of Lilburn A. Kingsbury of Howard County, Missouri. Kingsbury was an insurance agent, farmer, orchardist, bank clerk, local historian, writer, genealogist, musician, and antique collector.
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Kirby-Ridgway-Lightholder Family Papers, 1845-1996, 2003 (C4404)
2.4 cubic feet (48 folders, 1 volume, 5 artifacts), 14 oversize items
Correspondence, photographs, wills, military records, leases, contracts, and miscellaneous material of the Kirby, Ridgway, Lightholder, and related families. The papers document the lives of a Quaker family from Shelltown, New Jersey, and the life of Col. Ellwood Kirby, who moved westward to Missouri.
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Koehler and Jorn Families Papers, 1886-1980 (R0230)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Koehler and Jorn Families Papers contain a microfilm copy of the correspondence, biographical materials, and personal papers of Emma Koehler and Charles G. Jorn of Naylor, Ripley County, Missouri. The correspondence, mostly in German, was received from relatives and friends in southern Illinois coal mining towns and from relatives in Bad Tennstedt, Germany.
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Josephine R. Lawrence Collection, 1844-1986 (C3792)
0.4 cubic feet (26 folders)
The papers of the Jackson and Lawrence families of Pennytown and Marshall, Missouri, include newspaper clippings and unpublished manuscripts on the history of Pennytown, a Black community near Marshall. There are also funeral cards, copies of legal documents, church and school records, and photographs of Pennytown and its residents.
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J. Gilbert Lay Papers, 1960s-1980s (R1327)
1 cubic foot (6 volumes)
The J. Gilbert Lay Papers include six scrapbooks containing obituaries and death notices for residents of Cook Station, Crawford County, Missouri, and surrounding communities. Also included are newspaper clippings of Lay’s poetry and writings, advertisements of his revivals, local history items, and local news. The collection also contains the Lay family genealogy with numerous pages devoted to Lay’s mother, Lena Lay.
William Lay Revolutionary War Pension Application Records, 1934 (C3254)
1 roll of microfilm
The microfilm contains documents from U.S. Veterans Administration files in the National Archives regarding Lay's pension application.
Lebanon Baptist Church Records, 1890-1983 (R0201)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Lebanon Baptist Church, Bloomsdale, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the records for the Lebanon Baptist Church located seven miles north of Bloomsdale in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. The records include minutes of meetings of the congregation and board of deacons, membership records, a church history, and miscellaneous historical material.
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Lenoir-Nifong Family Papers, 1813-1955 (C3656)
1.6 cubic feet (44 folders)
The papers of a Boone County, Missouri, family with roots in North Carolina, include correspondence, genealogical information, and daybooks of a physician, Frank G. Nifong, who married Lavinia Bradford Lenoir.
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"Letters of a Missourian Who Died in the Gold Rush," Charles H. Philpott ed., no date (C0387)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Synopsis of letters written between 1848 and 1850 by Alexander M. Philpott, the editor's uncle. A.M. Philpott was a medical student in Jefferson City when he left for the gold fields. He died in Sacramento, 1850. Also genealogical information.
Clabe Lile Papers, 1874-1875 (R1534)
0.2 cubic foot (3 folders, 2 photographs)
The Clabe Lile Papers contain military certificates, photographs, and family history related to Clayborn “Clabe” Lile of Phelps and Texas counties in Missouri.
Lindsay Family Papers, 1858-circa 1980 (R0352)
0.02 cuibc foot (1 folder)
The Lindsay Family Papers consists of photocopies of correspondence, biographical material, and miscellaneous material regarding James Lindsay of Ironton, Missouri, and his sons, Joseph F. Lindsay and Robert L. Lindsay. The Lindsays were prominent early residents of Iron County and were Union veterans of the Civil War.
John Livergood Land Grant, 1825 (C1885)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certificate granting Livergood, of Edwards County, IL, eighty acres of land, signed by J.Q. Adams.
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Livingston and Traugott Families Papers, 1898-2006, bulk 1942-1959 (R1516)
1.2 cubic feet (40 folders, 13 photographs)
The Livingston and Traugott Families Papers contains personal correspondence and papers of the Traugott and Livingston families from Benton and Miller counties in Missouri, with the bulk revolving around the life of the Traugott family during Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Henry Traugott’s career in the United States Army in the mid-twentieth century.
John Lomax Papers, 1862-1865 (C2635)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of John Lomax contain Civil War letters and letters regarding family genealogy.
Philipp Lotz Papers, 1872-1955 (C3741)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers contain pages from the family bible listing births and deaths of children of Philipp and Christina Lotz; obituary of Christian Lotz; miscellaneous receipts and clippings; and religious cards and literature. Most of the material is in German. The Lotz family lived in and near California and McGirk in Moniteau County, Missouri, and Kansas City.
Blanche Beal Lowe Papers, 1858-1933 (C3083)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Blanche Beal Lowe contain personal letters between the Marr and Lowe families, originals and typed copies; genealogies of Absalom Smith family and of William Fletcher Lowe family; and a newspaper clipping with typed addenda about Mrs. Samuel Perry.
James E. Lowry Papers, 1847-1991 (SP0149)
0.2 cubic foot (10 folders)
The James E. Lowry Papers contain genealogical research created and compiled by James Edgar Lowry, including surname files, correspondence, family histories and charts, and newspaper articles. The materials date from 1847 to 1991 and include the Lowry, Peck, Ryan, Scroggins, and Tuck families of the Missouri Ozarks.
William Lybarger Photograph Collection, circa 1890-1900s (SP0064)
0.25 cubic foot (2 folders, 7 plate glass negatives
The William Lybarger Photograph Collection contains seven plate glass negatives possibly belonging to William Lybarger taken when he lived near Ash Grove, Missouri. The negatives include images of family members, homes, the Ash Grove school, and a brewery. Also included is a copy of “The Lybarger Family: Descendents [sic] of Johann Adam Leberger through his son Nicholas,” by Nadyne Gilmore Bridges.
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Lynch Family Papers, 1765-1929 (C4117)
0.1 cubic feet
The papers of the Lynch Family of Howard County, Missouri, contain correspondence, photographs, land records and other legal papers, financial documents, genealogical data, and Civil War service papers. The correspondence within this collection is primarily between members of the Lynch family.
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James Lewis Lynch Memoirs, 1838-1923 (C0132)
0.7 cubic feet
Memoirs written by Lynch about his family in Howard and Saline Counties. Genealogy from Austria to Virginia to Missouri, farm life, education, Civil War experiences, and tobacco exporting, 1864. Essays for children on citizenship, study, and the Christian life.
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Austin R. Lee Mahan Funeral Notice, 1893 (C1714)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Announcement of Mahan's funeral, Baptist Church, Columbia, MO.