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Missouri Public Service Commission Photographs, 1915-1969 (P0337)
8 photographs
8 photographs of various Public Service Commissions: Boards of 1953, 1963, 1969; employees of commission, 1915.
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Missouri Rural Area Development Committee Records, 1957-1967 (C2583)
1.8 cubic feet
The records of the Missouri Rural Area Development Committee are organized into four sections: organization, policy, projects, and progress reports. The Missouri Rural Area Development Committee, directed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was designed to coordinate efforts to revitalize agricultural and natural resources in the rural areas.
Missouri Senate, Equal Rights Amendment Testimony Records, 1975-1980 (C4295)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)
The records of the Missouri Senate Equal Rights Amendment contain papers relating to the Missouri Senate's hearing on the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment from 1977. Testimonies were made before the Missouri Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments on February 2, 1977. The Missouri House of Representatives had already passed the Equal Rights Amendment at this point, and the ERA had already been ratified in 35 of the 38 states necessary for it to become law.
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Missouri State Highway Commission, Division of Information Collection, 1962 (R1053)
0.01 cubic foor (1 folder)
This is "Crossing at Crowley's Ridge," a booklet published by the Missouri State Highway Commission on June 24, 1962 for the dedication of improved U.S. Highway 60 and Missouri Highway 25 at Dexter in Stoddard County, Missouri. Commission Chairman Fred L. Henley, Governor John M. Dalton, and U.S. Senator Edward V. Long attended the dedication ceremony.
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Missouri State Highway Patrol Collection, 1930-1981 (P0224)
11 photographs
Photographs of Missouri State Highway Patrol operations and employees.
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Missouri State Labor Council Pamphlets, 1959-1965 (C2355)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains pamphlets on the time-off-to-vote law; workmen's compensation law; unemployment insurance; Social Security amendments, 1965; and the Active Ballot Club.
Missouri State Labor Council, AFL-CIO Records, 1891-1975 (C0216)
21.6 cubic feet (1734 folders)
Correspondence, convention proceedings, financial and membership records, minutes, reports, and records of the Council and its Committee on Political Education, the Missouri State Federation of Labor, and Labor's League for Political Education. Subject file on topics of interest to labor including political, legislative, and civic activities of Council executive officers.
Missouri State Women's Political Caucus Records, 1971-1987 (S0222)
3 cubic feet, 3 folders
The Missouri State Women's Political caucus was formed in 1972 as the state organization of the National Women's Political Caucus. WPC encourages women to seek elective and appointive position sin all levels of government, supports all political candidates who will work for women's issues and works for the repeal of laws which discriminate against women. The collection includes newsletters, minutes, resolutions, and bylaws.
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Missouri Statehood Papers, 1821 (C1722)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains Photostats of a public act declaring assent of the State of Missouri to the congressional conditions for statehood, 26 June 1821. Proclamation by President James Monroe completing the admission of Missouri into the Union, 10 August 1821.
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Missouri Survey Commission Newspaper Clippings, 1930-1931 (C2800)
1.7 cubic feet
Newspaper clippings about Missouri State Survey Commission, established by Governor Henry S. Caulfield to collect facts about state's penal and eleemosynary institutions, institutions of higher education, public schools, taxation system, finances, and financial administration.
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Missouri University Political Action Committee Records, 1989-2002 (C4656)
1. 0 cubic feet (52 folders)
Assorted records include correspondence; lists of members, volunteers, legislators and political contacts; newsletters; meeting agendas, notes and special events materials; and fundraising, publicity and newspaper clippings.
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Missouri White House Conference Committee on Children and Youth Records, 1950-1980s (CA4582)
18 cubic feet
The records of a child and family welfare agency involved with the White House Conferences on Children and Youth include correspondence, task force materials, publications, subject files, reports, public hearing testimony, office files, and miscellaneous material.
Missouri Women's Network Records, 1970s-2000s (CA5199)
24 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes, 2 video cassettes
The records of the organization include correspondence, minutes, reports, questionnaires, directories, project records, publicity materials, newsletters, position papers, financial records, clippings, committee materials, photographs, and miscellaneous administrative material.
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Clay County, Missouri, Public Notices, 1860-1869 (C2848)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Miscellaneous public notices from Liberty and Clay County concerning services offered, rental or sale of property, rewards for lost or stolen items, and internal revenue collection.
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Missouri. Columbia. Police Records, 1882-1946 (C2380)
12 rolls of microfilm
Police court dockets, 1882-1939; call books, 1931-1939; records of arrests, convictions, and fines, 1931-1946; and miscellaneous papers, 1929-1937.
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Missouri. Franklin County. Tax Lists, 1824 (C2597)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Tax lists from Franklin County.
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Missouri Gubernatorial Election Papers, 1940-1941 (C1038)
0.8 cubic feet
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers concerning the contested gubernatorial election of 1940. Candidates were Lawrence McDaniel and Forrest C. Donnell.
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Harmony Mission, Missouri, Plat, 1839 (C1720)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a Photostat of a plat of Township 38 North, Range 30 West by Milburn, the surveyor general, St. Louis, MO, 2 July 1839. Shows location of Harmony Mission.
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Hermann, Missouri, Board of Trustees Records, 1799, 1837-1877 (C2992)
2 rolls of microfilm
Records, in German, of the German Settlement Society of Philadelphia, which founded Hermann. Include land records with maps, bylaws, lists of stockholders, incorporation records, trustees' minutes for 1852-1877, collector and treasurer records, and an architectural drawing of the Town School, 1855.
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Missouri. Lewis County. Tax Books, 1850-1851 (C2500)
0.54 cubic feet (2 volumes)
County tax records.
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Montgomery County, Missouri, Bear Creek Township Justice of the Peace Docket Book, 1847-1852 (C3811)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Record of court proceedings and stray livestock. Cases concern settlement of debts, loan repayments, damage suits, breach of the peace, and assault and battery. Donor-compiled index included.
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Randolph County, Missouri Deeds, 1888-1909 (C3742)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
The collection contains warranty, quitclaim, and trust deeds for properties in Randolph County, Missouri. Also includes a lease for land owned by J.E. Hubbard and a bond for deed.
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Missouri. Randolph County Warranty Deeds, 1879-1910 (C2594)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Miscellaneous warranty deeds and deeds of trust.
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Scotland County, Missouri, Justice of the Peace Docket, 1841-1848 (C1245)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains a justice of the peace docket from Maidenkirk Township, Scotland County, Missouri. Includes names of defendants and plaintiffs and outcome of the cases. Some stray livestock records.
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Iron Mountain Township (St. Francois County, Mo.) Poll Book, 1860 (C1378)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Election for president and vice-president of the United States and circuit attorney for the 9th Judicial Circuit in Missouri.
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Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, Tax Lists, 1833 (C1470)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a general abstract of the tax lists of Ste. Genevieve County, listing taxable property, assessments, and amount of taxes. Joseph C. Grafton, Ste. Genevieve County court clerk, certified the tax lists.
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Warren County, Missouri, Clerk Record Book, 1833-1846 (C0888)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certificates of marriage, registration of ear marks, and records of stray animals--horses, mules, hogs, etc. The strays were taken before a justice of the peace and appraised. Clerks were Carty Wells, 1833-1837; Joseph B. Wells, 1837-1841; and Eli Carter, 1842-1846.
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Missouri. Webster County Papers, 1836-1840 (C2381)
0.26 cubic feet (13 folders)
Miscellaneous papers of Webster County, MO: county court papers; poll books, 1860-1861; farmers' income lists, 1865; election ballots, 1866-1868; road overseer's tax books, 1872; assessment lists, 1884-1892; marriage license applications, 1900-1924.
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Missouri-Iowa Border Dispute Collection, 1815-1862 (R1374)
(1 folder)
The Missouri-Iowa Border Dispute records collect 23 miscellaneous documents relating to the disputed Missouri-Iowa border. The collection contains documents in French, English, and Spanish that pertain to the underlying causes of the conflict and the eventual resolution. The collection consists of letters, land deeds, and proclamations that deal with the background and events of the conflict.
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Missouri. 2nd General Assembly Certifications, 1822 (C1685)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certification of money due Ab[ram] S. Pratt as doorkeeper to the State Senate, from Wm. H. Ashley, president, and A. Nelson, secretary, 11 January 1822. Certifications to Joseph W. Garraty as House of Representatives sergeant-at-arms and to William McFarland as a House member, from H.S. Geyer, speaker, and Th. Dougherty, clerk, 12 January 1822.
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Missouri. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Papers, 1967-1977 (C3641)
1.0 cubic foot (80 folders)
Materials from a member of the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Included are correspondence, minutes, National Register nominations, statewide historic preservation plans, publications, and newsletters.
Missouri. Auditor's Office Letterbook, 1831-1840 (C1168)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains the letterbook of the auditor of public accounts for Missouri, 1831-1840, from the auditors E. Barcroft, Henry Shurlds, Peter G. Glover, and Hiram H. Baber.
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Missouri. Board of Immigration Report, 1875-1876 (C1557)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Sixth biennial report of the Board of Immigration to the 29th General Assembly. Includes list of members, official report, statistics, minutes of meetings, remarks by Fred Muench, and letter from M. O'Dowd.
Missouri. Capitol, Jefferson City, Architectural Drawings, no date (C0808)
2 oversize items
Plans for north and south elevations of the Capitol, by Tracy and Swartwout, Architects, New York City.
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Missouri. Capitol, St. Charles, Reconstruction Architectural Drawing, 1962 (C0798)
0.02 cubic feet (1 oversize item)
The collection contains a floor plan for the second floor and roof plan of proposed reconstruction of first Missouri State Capitol in St. Charles. Drawing by Kenneth E. Coombs, Architect, Kansas City, for Missouri State Park Board.
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Confederate Home (Higginsville, Mo.) Records, 1897-1944 (C0066)
2.6 cubic feet, 12 oversize volumes; also available on 7 rolls of microfilm
Financial material, correspondence, contracts, minutes and reports, blueprints, and photographs. Volumes include journals, ledgers, farm accounts, voucher register, cash book, and general records.
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Missouri. Constitution, 1865 (C1806)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
The collection contains an incomplete set of photostats of the Missouri Constitution, 1865, including an ordinance for obtaining the votes of Missouri soldiers on the Constitution and a proclamation of Governor Thomas C. Fletcher declaring the constitution adopted.
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Missouri. Constitutional Convention Debates, 1943-1944 (C1171)
2.2 cubic feet (24 volumes)
Certified verbatim stenotype transcription of the debates for the period 5 January-29 September 1944. The debates were not recorded for the fifty-five days the convention was in session prior to 5 January. Index to the debates included. Microfilm copy in storage.
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Missouri. Constitutional Convention Debates and Proceedings, 1845-1846 (C0889)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Debates on qualifications of Missouri governor, representation, banks and corporations, election of auditor, and elective judiciary. Record of proceedings of Missouri Constitutional Convention in Jefferson City, November 1845-January 1846.
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Missouri. Convention Resolution, 1865 (C3495)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Printed copy of resolution sent to the U.S. Congress by the Missouri State Convention approving a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery in the states and territories.
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Missouri. Council of Defense Papers, 1917-1919 (C0575)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers of the Missouri State Council of Defense contain reports on the organization and activities of the Council on relief, home defense, aliens, industry, labor, engineering, publicity, and supply and conservation of food. There are copies of correspondence and bulletins published by the Council. Topics discussed are recruits, farm labor, food, Patriotic Day, crops, loans and war funds, collecting waste junk, insurance, and posters.
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Missouri State Department Scrapbooks, 1908 (C1417)
0.11 cubic feet (2 volumes)
The scrapbooks of the Missouri State Department contain newspaper clippings of 1908 political campaigns and the gubernatorial candidacy of Herbert Hadley.
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Missouri. General Assembly, 18th, Roster, 1854-1855 (C2822)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Officers of the state, members and officers of the Senate, and members and officers of the House of Representatives. Include residence, age, occupation, and place of birth.
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Missouri. General Assembly (Confederate) Archives, 1861 (C2722)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Bills, resolutions and amendments for the Confederate General Assembly, November 1861, under the governorship of Claiborne Fox Jackson. Includes a letter from C.F. Jackson, the act withdrawing Missouri from the Union, an act to provide for electing representatives to the Confederate States of America Congress, and other acts.
Missouri. General Assembly (Confederate) Journal, 1861 (C2502)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders, 1 volume)
Journal of the Rebel House, sitting at Neosho, 21 October 1861, in pursuance of the proclamation of Governor C.F. Jackson calling for secession. Also a printed copy of the Journal of the State session dealing with the same proclamation.
Missouri. General Assembly, 10th, House, Geyer Act, 1839 (C3148)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a facsimile of the Geyer Act, 11 April 1839.
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Missouri. General Assembly, 23rd, House Bill 720, 1865 (C3380)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Act amendatory to an act entitled "An Act to Incorporate the Alexandria, Canton, Lagrange, and West Quincy Railroad," approved 18 February 1865.
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Missouri. General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session Accounts, 1822 (C1537)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Accounts of money due Abraham S. Platte, Mathias McGirk, Samuel C. Owens, D.C. Westerfield, and William Beaver for supplies and services rendered the Missouri Senate, House of Representatives, and Supreme Court, St. Charles, MO, 1822.
Missouri. General Assembly, 2nd, House, Expense Voucher, 1822 (C2751)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A voucher for 24 dollars for expenses and a traveling allowance issued to Chauncey Smith from the temporary seat of government at St. Charles, MO.
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Missouri. 67th General Assembly, House Resolution No. 98, 1953 (C1941)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase.