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William L. Vandeventer Papers, 1883-1890 (R1428)
0.2 cubic foot (3 folders)
The William L. Vandeventer Papers contain the unpublished manuscript Justice in the Rough on the Bald Knobbers written in 1937. The collection contains the typed manuscript and accompanying photographs.
Margaret Ray Vickery Papers, 1887-1974 (R0366)
1 cubic foot (34 folders, 4 rolls of microfilm)
The Margaret Ray Vickery Papers consist of clippings, correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous historical research material, most of which pertain to her award-winning weekly column, “Sugar and Spice,” published by the Salem News, 1952-1971. The collection also includes papers of the Vickery and Ray families.
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Wayne Lammers Collection, 1985-2025 (CA5400)
1.0 cubic foot, 2 audio tapes, 419 video cassette tapes, 333 GB of digital files
The collection of a local Boonville (Mo.) documentarian, documenting local events and activities. Included in the collection are videocassette tapes documenting weddings, graduations, family reunions, high school plays and sporting events, recreational activities on the Missouri river, community events such as the MS walkathon, and the Katy Caboose arriving in Boonville, 1985-2015. Photographs documenting the demolition of the Boonslick bridge in Boonville are also included in the collection.
Western Auto Supply Company Collection, 1913-2004 (K1446)
6.75 cubic feet (102 folders, 5 photographs)
The Western Auto Supply Company Collection contains customer and dealer catalogs, photographs, promotional materials, and employee news and training publications.
Counties
Where to Go in the Ozarks Booklet Collection, 1930 (R1443)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
Where to go in the Ozarks is a booklet written for tourists that was published in the 1930s. It included information about the different towns and locations in the Ozarks.
Whitaker Family Collection, 1902-1972 (SP0076)
2 cubic feet (22 folders, 116 photographs, 2 oversize boxes)
The Whitaker Family Collection contains materials related to Whitaker Printing and Manufacturing Company, a family-owned business that was located in Joplin, Missouri. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, photographs, publications, and records pertaining to Sar-Tol pharmaceutical products. The collection also contains artwork by Joplin artist Robert Higgs.
Robert S. Wiley Collection, 1869-1994 (R0521)
8.5 cubic feet (177 folders, 639 photographs, 25 slides, 2 audio discs, 13 oversize folders)
The Robert S. Wiley Collection consists of legal documents, publications, promotional material, and ephemera related to Missouri, specifically Stone County, and to travel, tourism and recreation in the White River region of Missouri and Arkansas. The collection also contains material largely focused on Missouri State Representative Dewey Short and the Republican Party.
Subjects
Carl Withers Papers, 1929-1972, bulk 1939-1942 (SP0081)
2.1 cubic feet
The Carl Withers Papers are field notes, drafts, and correspondence pertaining to Carl Withers' book, Plainville, U.S.A., a social survey of the town of Wheatland, Hickory County, Missouri, and materials for an unpublished follow-up book on Plainville folklore and history.
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Richard Young Research Collection, 2013, 2019-2026 (CG0082)
.4 cubic feet
This collection contains eleven cultural resource survey reports. The first report, Mack's Chapel and the African American Community of Seventy-Six, Missouri documents a now-extinct post-Civil War African American community of formerly enslaved people who once flourished in southeastern Perry County, Mo. Eight of the reports are studies of caves in Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties. Two reports relate to the built environment: The Martin Buchheit House: A Structural Survey and Historical Analysis (2019) and Our Daily Bread: Frohna and Its Mill (2025). Each report contains textual descriptions of the featured cultural resources, historical analysis, illustrations, photographs, and documentation.
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“Establishment of the Town of Farmington,” by Ann Caroline Tetley, no date (R0490)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The “Establishment of the Town of Farmington” is a compilation done by Ann Caroline Tetley from county records of the land surveys and legal actions which established the town of Farmington in Saint Francois County, Missouri.