Governors
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Thomas L. Anderson Speech, 1904 (C3734)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a typed copy of a speech given by Anderson before the Democratic State Convention in Jefferson City on 19 July 1904, nominating Harry B. Hawes for governor of Missouri.
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Arbor Day Program, 1912 (C2382)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Program, April 5, 1912, issued by Department of Education, Jefferson City, MO. Herbert S. Hadley was governor.
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John Ashcroft Portraits, 1984-1987 (P0271)
3 photographs
3 8x10 black and white prints of Governor John Ashcroft.
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Association of Young Republicans of Missouri Collection, 1926, 1935 (R1035)
(1 folder)
These are program booklets for the Association of Young Republicans of Missouri's annual Lincoln Day Banquets, held on February 12, 1926 and February 12, 1935 at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. Governor Sam A. Baker and Senator George H. Williams were featured speakers in 1926, while United States Representative Hamilton E. Fish and Dewey J. Short headlined the event in 1935.
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James Thomas Blair, Jr. Papers, 1957-1961 (C2271)
64.0 cubic feet (5152 folders, 2 volumes), 4 oversize volumes, 1 roll of microfilm
Papers of a Democratic governor of Missouri, 1957-1961.
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Lilburn W. Boggs Invitation, 1838 (C1756)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Invitation issued to Judge Dunnica and Lady, February 15, 1838, to attend a reception at the governor's mansion.
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Lilburn W. Boggs Papers, 1838-1839 (C1753)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Acts of the General Assembly during the administration of Governor Boggs, concerning organization and boundaries of Clark, Buchanan, Grundy, and Platte Counties; declaration of Ni-chi-ne-ba-to-na River as a navigable stream; and payment for services of grand jurors.
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Boone County, Missouri, Citizens' Petition, 1846 (C1777)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains photostats of a petition to Governor Austin A. King requesting that William Rowland and several others indicted for kidnapping slaves be discharged from further prosecution.
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Benjamin Benson Cahoon Papers, 1868-1923 (R0142)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders, 1 photograph)
The Benjamin Benson Cahoon Papers contain photocopies of Benjamin B. Cahoon, an attorney and land agent in Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri. The papers concern the land business, litigation in progress, and state politics. There are several letters from Missouri governors and officials, and Cahoon’s biographical sketch of Judge William Carter. There is also an original photograph of Cahoon from 1878.
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Carnahan Family Oral History Collection, 2001-2002 (SP0050)
0.5 cubic foot (9 folders, 19 cassette tapes)
The Carnahan Family Oral History Collection consists of nineteen cassette tapes featuring interviews with family members of Governor Mel Carnahan. They were interviewed by Alex Primm two to four months following the Governor’s death in a plane crash on October 16, 2000.
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Mel Carnahan Papers, 1980-1984 (C4085)
0.4 cubic feet (7 folders), 2 audio tapes, 4 video tapes
The papers of Mel Carnahan contain election materials from his state treasurer's race in 1980 and governor's race in 1984.
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Henry S. Caulfield Inauguration Program, 1929 (C2383)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a program from inaugural ceremonies for Governor Henry Caulfield, January 14, 1929, Jefferson City, MO.
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Henry S. Caulfield Papers, 1878-1966 (C2409)
2.1 cubic feet
The papers of Henry S. Caulfield contain correspondence, diaries, photographs, reports, speeches, and miscellaneous material. Caulfield was a Republican governor of Missouri (1929-1933) and St. Louis official.
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Nadine Mills Coleman Papers, 1965 (C2182)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Clipping and miscellany about Governor Lon Vest Stephens.
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Thomas Theodore Crittenden Calling Card, 1882 (C1592)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Calling card of governor of Missouri.
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Thomas Theodore Crittenden Papers, 1880-1950 (C0087)
0.4 cubic feet
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and papers of Thomas T. Crittenden, governor of Missouri, 1881-1885, and U.S. consul general in Mexico City, 1893-1897. Letter book kept while he was consul general in Mexico.
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Thomas Theodore Crittenden Proclamation, 1881 (C2875)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Governor's proclamation offering rewards for the arrest of express and train robbers Frank and Jesse James.
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John M. Dalton Prayer Breakfast Program, 1961 (C2387)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a program for a breakfast honoring Governor Dalton in Jefferson City, sponsored by a local citizens' committee.
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John M. Dalton Papers, 1921-1965 (C2417)
130.3 cubic feet (11967 folders, 51 volumes), 4 oversize volumes, 8 card files, 1 CD
Personal and official papers of a Democratic governor of Missouri, 1961-1965. Includes some material from his term as Missouri attorney general.
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Alexander Monroe Dockery Letter, 1902 (C2062)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To J.H. Frame, Kansas City, MO, from Jefferson City, MO, 1902. Thanking Frame for withdrawing from race for election commissioner.
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Forrest C. Donnell Gubernatorial Papers, 1941-1945 (C0194)
90 cubic feet
Papers of a Republican governor of Missouri, collected during his term of office.
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Forrest C. Donnell Inaugural Ceremonies, 1941 (C2385)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a program of inauguration of Governor Forrest C. Donnell, February 26, 1941.
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Phil M. Donnelly Inaugural Ceremonies, 1953 (C2386)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a program of inauguration of Governor Phil M. Donnelly, January 12, 1953.
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Phil M. Donnelly Papers, 1935-1957 (C2151)
91.6 cubic feet (8235 folders, 24 oversize volumes)
Papers relating to Donnelly's two terms as Democratic governor of Missouri.
Daniel Dunklin Papers, 1815-1877 (C0097)
0.6 cubic feet
The correspondence, financial, and miscellaneous papers of the fifth governor of Missouri and a leading Missouri Democrat. The correspondence is especially rich in discussion of Missouri elections and of the leading political issues in Missouri and in the United States from 1829 to 1835.
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John Cummins Edwards Address, 1845 (C1596)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Gubernatorial message to the Missouri General Assembly, March 21, 1845, about Missouri-Iowa Territory boundary difficulties.
John Cummins Edwards Papers, 1844-1846 (C1771)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of John Cummins Edwards contain Photostats of petitions and letters requesting pardons for prisoners, including a letter from James S. Rollins, a petition to correct an error in a previous pardon, and woman's petition for pardon of an African American woman, Nelly.
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Joseph Wingate Folk Letter, 1903 (C1980)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Louis Wiley, New York, NY, from St. Louis, MO, Nov. 19, 1903.
Regretting his inability to address Society of the Genesee.
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Joseph Wingate Folk Papers, 1902-1952 (C0101)
0.6 cubic feet
Unfinished biography of Folk by his sister, Mrs. James Avery Webb. Clippings pertaining to Folk's career as circuit attorney in St. Louis, 1902-1904; Democratic governor of Missouri, 1904-1909; races for Senate and failure to win election, 1918; career in Washington, D.C., 1917-1923, under President Woodrow Wilson; and death in 1923. Letters of sympathy at death, Folk-Bates genealogy, speeches by Folk, and miscellaneous material.
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Joseph Wingate Folk Portraits, no date (P0342)
2 photographs
Two mounted photographs of Governor Joseph Wingate Folk
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Herbert Spencer Hadley Papers, 1830-1943 (C0006)
15.2 cubic feet (1,062 folders), 35 oversize volumes; also available on 60 rolls of microfilm
The papers of a Missouri Republican lawyer, politician, educator, and author. Attorney general, 1905-1909; governor, 1909-1913; professor of law, University of Colorado, 1917-1923; and Washington University chancellor, 1923-1927. Includes letterbooks, scrapbooks, manuscripts, photographs, cartoons, and miscellaneous material. Originals in storage.
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Hammond & Irwin Photographs, no date (P0897)
4 photographs
Photos by Hammond & Irwin studio, Jefferson City. Portraits of Governor Phil M. Donnelly.
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Frank G. Harris Papers, 1915-1945 (C4195)
0.4 cubic feet (13 folders), 4 oversize items, 1 oversize volume
Scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, correspondence and miscellaneous material pertaining to former Lt. Governor Frank G. Harris of Missouri.
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Betty Cooper Hearnes Speech, 1971 (C3274)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Address at the dedication of the new bandstand in Fayette, Missouri, at Central Methodist College.
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Warren E. Hearnes Papers, 1950-1972 (C3522)
9.0 cubic feet (686 folders), 9 rolls of microfilm (17 volumes)
Materials determined by Hearnes, governor of Missouri, 1965-1973, to be his personal papers. Bulk of collection is correspondence regarding campaigns, legislation, and Democratic Party. Material on gubernatorial succession amendment, 1965. Arranged by topic, then chronologically within topic. Scrapbooks are on microfilm.
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Warren E. Hearnes Papers, 1964-1972 (C3585)
127 rolls of microfilm
Papers of Democratic governor of Missouri from 1965 to 1972.
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Bob Holden Portrait, no date (P0575)
1 photograph
Portrait of Bob Holden, 53rd governer of Missouri.
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Arthur Mastick Hyde Papers, 1913-1954 (C0007)
20.8 cubic feet (965 folders)
The papers of the Republican governor of Missouri from 1921 to 1925 and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1929 to 1933, consist of correspondence, clippings, printed material, photographs, and personal items. Major topics include agriculture, conservation, road construction, education, taxation, Republican politics, labor disputes, law enforcement, prohibition, and Missouri state institutions and politics.
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Claiborne Fox Jackson Letter, 1861 (C1786)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter from Jackson, of Jefferson City, Missouri, April 9, 1861, to David Walker. Discusses Jackson's position on slavery and secession.
Claiborne Fox Jackson Letter, 1861 (C1788)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To H.K. Craig, Washington, D.C., from Jefferson City, MO, Jan. 16, 1861. Encloses a requisition for Missouri's quota of guns for that year and a carriage without a gun as a model for mounting others.
Claiborne Fox Jackson Letter, 1861 (C1789)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Discusses railroad finances, especially in relation to the state, in letter to president of Pacific Railroad.
"John S. Phelps and the Public Domain," Mary E. Brantley, no date (C1055)
3 oversize volumes
John S. Phelps (1814-1886) served in the Missouri state legislature, 1840-1841, in Congress, 1845-1863, and as governor of Missouri, 1877-1881. Collection contains two volumes of notes and a typescript volume (74 pp.).
Charles P. Johnson Papers, 1871-1920 (C4229)
0.8 cubic feet (15 folders)
The papers of a criminal lawyer and lieutenant governor of Missouri, 1873-1875. Includes diaries, photographs, a scrapbook of news clippings, and miscellaneous papers.
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Henrietta Park Krause Collection, 1904-1949 (P0171)
0.38 linear feet, 1 volume
A series of photographs from the daughter of Governor Guy B. Park, this collection includes numerous photographs of Gov. Park, a 1933 Century of Progress photo album featuring views of the Missouri Commission exhibit, a series of images on the Huckleberry Finn Streamliner dedication in Hannibal, National Governor's Conventions, the Missouri State Fair, Camp Clark in Nevada, MO, Church Prison Farm near Jefferson City, Governor Forrest Smith's Inaugeration, Mark Twain Memorial Bridge dedication, notable Missourians, elected officials, and state government staff.
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"A Legend", no date (C3514)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Article and supporting data, written to discredit the idea that Thomas Reynolds, governor of Missouri, and Thomas M. Reynolds, brother of the governor of Illinois, John Reynolds, were related.
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Elliott W. Major Papers, 1860s-1950 (C4039)
0.3 cubic feet (9 folders)
The collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets, telegrams, and memos relating to Elliot Major's campaign for governor of Missouri in 1912, and major events that occurred during his administration.
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Meredith Miles Marmaduke Papers, 1823-1886 (C1021)
0.6 cubic feet; also available on 1 roll of microfilm
Correspondence and miscellaneous personal and business papers of a Saline County, Missouri, farmer, businessman, lieutenant governor, and governor of Missouri.
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Meredith Miles Marmaduke Papers, 1844 (C1772)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Meredith Miles Marmaduke contain photostats of petitions to the governor requesting pardons of prisoners currently in the penitentiary. One item is from the Office of Inspectors of the Penitentiary and recommends a number of pardons.
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Richard A. Marshall Collection, 1897-1924 (C2925)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
William Jennings Bryan speech on bimetallism. Invitation to W.H. Hall from Gov. Arthur M. Hyde to attend the dedication of the Missouri state capitol building, October 6, 1924.
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Gerald R. Massie Photographs, 1860-1980 (P0016)
0.83 linear feet
Photographs of scenes across Missouri, many taken as part of Massie's work as Missouri's state photographer. Events highlighted include Winston Churchill's visit to Fulton, Governor Hearnes' inaugural celebrations in 1965 and 1969, and the Battle of Pilot Knob Centennial commemoration in 1964. The collection includes extensive coverage of the Missouri State Capitol building. Geographically, the collection covers much of Missouri, with particular focus on tourist destinations: St. Louis, Kansas City, Hannibal, Ste. Genevieve, and the Ozarks.