Law and Judiciary

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Harris and Price, Attorneys at Law, Papers, c. 1920s-1930s (CA4004)
1 cubic foot

Case files and ledgers of Harris and Price, Attorneys at Law, Columbia, MO.

Victor B. Harris Papers, 1921-1960 (C3920)
3 cubic feet

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Papers of a St. Louis, MO, lawyer active in the St. Louis Civil Liberties Committee, the American Civil Liberties Union, and other organizations relating to the Bill of Rights and civil liberties. Harris specialized in litigation on union issues and free speech during the period of the Un-American Activities hearings, segregation, and the rights of married women to continue teaching.

Charles Martin Hay Papers, 1919-1933 (C0039)
7 cubic feet (453 folders), 1 oversize volume

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Correspondence, legal cases, speeches, clippings, and political material of a St. Louis attorney, politician, prohibitionist, and leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Several cases concern prohibition enforcement or lead companies in southeastern Missouri. Hay was three times an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator.

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Peyton R. Hayden Law Notebook, 1835-1842 (C0269)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Notes of a Boonville lawyer concerning law cases in Boone, Cole, Cooper, and Howard Counties, MO.

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Heaney Desegregation Collection, 1891-2004 (S0899)
9 cubic feet

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The Heaney Desegregation Collection contains oral history interviews, newspaper articles, reports, and court files Gerald William Heaney used for his book, "Unending Struggle: The Long Road to an Equal Education in St. Louis."

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Henry County, Missouri, Court Bond, 1905 (C2057)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Refunding bond for $1000.

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Samuel Hinch Summons, 1810 (C3177)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Summons for Samuel Hinch to testify in the case of Henry and William Hand, defendants, vs. John H. Wright, plaintiff.

Thomas D. Hines Speech, 1927 (C0664)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Paper about circuit court judges from the time courts were established in 1815, read before Cape Girardeau Historical Society.

John A. Hockaday Scrapbook, 1903 (C1406)
0.01 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Newspaper tributes to the memory of John A. Hockaday, judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, 1890-1903.

Robert G.J. Hoester Portrait, no date (P0391)
1 photograph

Photo of Judge Robert Gordon James Hoester, May 12, 1924 - October 23, 2006

Robert Hoester Papers, 1983, 1991 (C4363)
0.6 cubic feet (14 folders)

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Correspondence and manuscript material used in writing the book, Judicial Tyranny, the Palmyra Incident and the Mary Susan Goodwin case. Manuscript material includes revision material, editing, and handwritten notes.

William Davidson Hoff Papers, 1878-1880 (R1174)
(1 folder)

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These are three letters from W.D. Hoff, an attorney at Stockton in Cedar County, Missouri, to D. C. Entrekin at Independence in Jackson County, Missouri. They concern back taxes on land in Cedar County owned by the estate of Entrekin's late son, Torbert.

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Arch Talcott Hollenbeck Papers, 1894-1939 (R1414)
0.5 cubic foot (28 folders)

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The Arch Talcott Hollenbeck Papers include the personal and business correspondence and papers of Archie Hollenbeck who served as the Howell County postmaster during the early 20th century. He was appointed chairman of the Missouri Prison Board in 1921 and lived in Jefferson City during his appointment before returning to West Plains, Missouri.

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Joann Simon Hollub Papers, 1972-1973 (K1012)
0.02 c.f.

Court papers relating to the case, Heirs and Next of Kin of the Estate of Selma Rosenbloom and family trees in part used to determine heirs.

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Holm Family Papers, 1873-1920 (R1311)
(1 folder)

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The collection consist of Anton Holm's declaration to become a United States citizen at Manitowoc County, Wisconsin in 1873, and a receipt to Holm regarding a Phelps County civil court case in 1905. There is also a letter from an attorney for the University of Missouri regarding a sale of sixty acres to the University by Anton J. Holm in 1920.

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Ivan Lee Holt Jr. Papers, 1937-1981 (C0823)
11.25 cubic feet (980 folders)

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The papers of Ivan Lee Holt, Jr. contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other papers relating to the career of Holt, a circuit judge in St. Louis, Missouri. Contains material concerning his activities in the American Bar Association including the Section of Judicial Administration; the National College of State Trial Judges; the National Probation and Parole Association; the Methodist Church; and other charitable, legal, and religious organizations.

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J. Edgar Hoover Letter, 1950 (C3586)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letter to L.M. White, Mexico, Missouri, from Hoover, Washington, D.C., April 11, 1950. The letter is an acknowledgment and thank you for copies of the Mexico Evening Ledger story on Assistant Chief of Police William Sullivan.

William L. Hungate Papers, 1937-1996 (S0813)
403 cubic feet, 1645 photographs, 17 reel-to-reel tapes, 29 microfilm rolls

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The William Hungate Papers contain correspondence, reports, speeches, meeting minutes, agendas, photographs and campaign files pertaining to Hungate’s career as Missouri’s Congressman from the ninth congressional district (1964-1977) and as the United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1979-1992). Topics of interest include Watergate and the desegregation of St. Louis City schools. The materials in this collection date from 1954 to 1996.

Leslie B. Hutchison Papers, 1855-1941 (R1395)
6.75 cubic feet (354 folders)

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The Leslie B. Hutchison Records contain the business records of a Maries County, Missouri based lawyer. The materials include his legal papers, correspondence, some personal political papers, and records from his time as the Special Deputy Commissioner of Finance of the State of Missouri during the 1930s.

Ira B. Hyde Papers, 1867-1939 (C0122)
6 cubic feet, 2 oversize volumes

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Letterbooks of law firm of Hyde and Orton, later Ira B. Hyde and Sons, of Princeton, MO, and of Ben C. Hyde. Circuit court bar docket, 1869-1939. Land plot of Ravanna, MO. Newspaper clippings and notes dealing with politics.

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Ira B. Hyde Papers, 1856-1924 (C2406)
0.4 cubic feet

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The papers of Ira B. Hyde contain school, speech, law and political materials of Hyde, a Princeton, MO, lawyer who attended Oberlin College and was prosecuting attorney for Mercer County, congressman (1873-1874), and a promoter of railroads and banks.

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Laurance Mastick Hyde Papers, 1869-1978 (C3390)
16.6 cubic feet (1131 folders)

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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 Napoleon Cox Records, 1887-1926 (R0724)
(1 roll of microfilm)

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These are the personal and official records and papers of James N. Cox, a farmer and justice of the peace of North Dillon Township in Phelps County, Missouri. The first volume primarily contains various business accounts; the second concerns various official matters such as stray livestock, poll taxes, and civil and criminal complaints. The folder contains miscellaneous papers removed from the volumes.

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Frank James Jury Photograph, 1883 (C2257)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Photograph of the jury that acquitted Frank James at Gallatin, MO.

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E.H.E. Jameson Letter, 1865 (C1571)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a letter to Thomas C. Fletcher, from St. Louis, July 5, 1865. The letter recommends the appointment of Thomas Allen of Brunswick, a Union man, as judge of the Chariton County court of common pleas. Endorsed by W.S. Field and A. Griffen. Returned by the governor for added recommendations.

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Chinyere Jenkins v. Kansas City Missouri School District Records, 1977-2000 (K0762)
360 c.f.

Defendant (Kansas City School District) records for the Kansas City Desegregation Case. Also included are records concerning Liddell v. Board of Education of City of St. Louis, MO shared with the attorneys for KCSD by the SLBOE attorneys.

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John Johns Certification, 1809 (C1634)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Certification that Johns attended the trial of Samuel Nugent as a grand juror.

Charles P. Johnson Papers, 1871-1920 (C4229)
0.8 cubic feet (15 folders)

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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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Waldo Porter Johnson Papers, 1878-1884 (C0586)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Leases of a coal mine, the Hoover Bank, to D.W. Coonce in 1881, to Richard W. Perrin in 1884, and to James A. Paisley in 1878.

Contract for rebuilding a barn and a lease for a farm with Richard Bught. Also a list of law books ordered by Johnson in 1880.

Henry Lee Jost Papers, 1898-1958 (K0270)
6.5 c.f.

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Jost, an attorney, was mayor of Kansas City, Missouri and U.S. Congressman. Personal and professional correspondence, records of Jost's legal cases, scrapbooks, certificates, and photographs.

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Julius Hewitt vs. Chatham Mining Company, 1896 (SP0059)
0.1 cubic foot

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The papers include the original affidavit copies from a Jasper County Circuit Court proceeding between Julius A. Hewitt and Chatham Mining Company. The lawsuit was brought against Chatham Mining Company by employee, Julius A. Hewitt, over a salary dispute.

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Justice of the Peace, Henry County, Missouri Records, 1849-1858 (R0229)
1 volume microfilmed

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The Justice of the Peace, Henry County, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of records of cases heard by William B. Means, justice of the peace at Clinton, Henry County, Missouri.

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Kansas City (MO) School District Desegregation Clippings, 1961-1999 (K1024)
1 c.f.

Newspaper clippings from Kansas City area newspapers concerning the Kansas City School District desegregation efforts.

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Kansas City Municipal Court Dockets, 1902-1915 (K0370)
0.2 c.f.

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Volume 31 (1902) and Volume 73, with an index (1914-1915). Gives the name of the accused, charge, and disposition of the case.

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Kansas City, MO vs. McCoy Records, 1973-1976 (K0561)
0.25 c.f.

Records and video tape of first court case in Missouri and the country permitting testimony by video.

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Joseph Van Clief Karnes Papers, 1868-1937 (K0287)
0.2 c.f.

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Autobiography of Karnes, an attorney prominent and influential member in the civic and legal community of Kansas City, MO. contains information on his family history and education, people he knew, the Kansas City public school and library system, and city charter reform. Also a small scrapbook comprised of clippings and writings.

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Clarence Marion Kelley Papers, 1918-1997 (K0679)
19 c.f.

Kelley was Chief of Police for Kansas City, MO, Director of the FBI, and after his retirement formed Clarence M. Kelley and Associates, Inc.in Kansas City. Includes correspondence, papers, clippings, speeches, photographs of Kelley and his family from his college days until 1994. Also materials relating to Mr. Kelley's FBI career, his tenure as Chief of Police, and personal items.

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Phineas Kenyon Power of Attorney, 1850 (C1578)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a document giving power of attorney to Robert Kenyon, Boone County, MO, for Phineas Kenyon, June 1, 1850.

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Diane Kerckhoff Papers, 1842-2023 (S0499)
4.2 cubic feet

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The Diane Kerckhoff papers contain correspondence, newsletters, photographs, police reports, and training manuals documenting Kerckhoff’s involvement in crime prevention in Missouri, including her work with the St. Louis Crusade Against Crime, the St. Louis County Justice Commission, the Missouri Crime Prevention Association, and the Attorney General’s Crime Commission. Also included in the collection are policy and procedures manuals Kerckhoff co-wrote for small police departments as co-founder of Policy Inc.

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Charles Klotzer Papers, 1960-2009 (S1107)
159 cubic feet

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The Charles Klotzer Papers contains correspondence, subject files, issues of the St. Louis Jewish Light and Focus Midwest, and political pamphlets pertaining to mass transit, marijuana, Metrolink, the first amendment, and crime in the St. Louis metropolitan region.

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Christian Kratzer Affidavit, 1842 (C1700)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Kratzer's affidavit swearing to ownership of described land.

Joan Miday Krauskopf Papers, 1970-1982 (C3912)
3.3 cubic feet

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Joan M. Krauskopf was a law professor at the University of Missouri . Her papers relate to the women's movement, the campaigns for the Equal Rights Amendment in Missouri and in the U.S. Congress, and to her specialty of family law. Included in the collection are correspondence, promotional literature, articles/testimonies by Krauskopf, and many articles and newspaper clippings concerning the ERA.

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Lafayette County, Missouri, Sheriff's Reward Poster, 1851 (C1775)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a photostat of a poster announcing a fifty-dollar reward for the capture of John Harbaugh and M. M'Ghee, escaped prisoners.

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Henry Lamm Papers, 1904-1916 (C0128)
0.7 cubic feet

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Letters of congratulation on election as justice of the Missouri Supreme Court, 1904, and Republican nomination for governor, 1916; articles; addresses; and reminiscences entitled Flatsam, Jetsam, and Ligan, stories involving a number of Missouri law cases.

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Burton Lawless Papers, 1818-1876 (C2056)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Deeds, tax receipts, and will pertaining to property in Saline County, MO.

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J.W. Lawson Law Notebook, 1874 (C0657)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Notebook of questions on law kept by Lawson on the textbook by Leake on contracts.

Judge Lawson Photograph Collection, 1908-1909 (P0908)
2 photographs

Group portraits of the Missouri Bar Association, 1908 and 1909.

Abiel Leonard Papers, 1782-1932 (C1013)
16.4 cubic feet (1245 folders)

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The papers contain the personal and business papers of the Leonard family of Fayette, Missouri, including correspondence, deeds, legal cases, bills, accounts, receipts, and Missouri Militia correspondence. Abiel Leonard was a lawyer, farmer, landowner and prominent Whig, who served on the Missouri Supreme Court.

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Edward Gardner Lewis Mail Fraud Collection, 1945-1907 (S1102)
0.25 cubic foot

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This collection consists of photocopies of Library of Congress holdings on the mail fraud trial of E. G. Lewis, founder and first mayor of University City.

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Stephen Limbaugh Papers, 1983-2008 (S0921)
82 cubic feet

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This collection contains civil and criminal case files of Stephen Limbaugh, Sr., who served as a United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri from 1983 to 2008.

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