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Bentley Family Collection, 1815-1981 (C3042)
5 rolls of microfilm, 0.4 cubic feet (11 folders), 1 oversize item, 1 oversize volume
The collection contains the correspondence of Nancy V. Bentley, Jordan R. Bentley, and J. Marshall Bentley. Also included are legal papers and bills of sales for enslaved people pertaining to the Bentley family and Thomas Fristoe; reminiscences of Jordan R. Bentley and material pertaining to Bentley and other allied families; material on the Civil War in Chariton, Howard, and Cooper Counties; material on family and social life in the 1880s and 1890s; and Chariton County history.
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Thomas Hart Benton Letter, 1838 (C1847)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter concerning the censure of Gentry's Missouri troops in the Seminole War and the appointment of Gentry's mother as a postmistress.
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Ula Sharon Robinson Bergfeldt Papers, 1861-1993 (K1223)
8 c.f.
Family, personal and professional materials of Bergfeldt, professional dancer, teacher, producer, and founder of the Kansas City Dance Theatre. Includes family papers: photographs and legal documents for the Sharon and Headlee families, Spring Hill, KS; personal papers: correspondence between Ula and William Harold Bergfeldt (1895-1971) during their courtship and early marriage, as well as Harold's correspondence to his parents and photographs from France following World War I; and professional papers: scripts for ballets and administrative records of the Kansas City Dance Theatre.
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Donald H. Bergman Papers, 1893-2009 (S0827)
7.5 cubic feet, 145 folders, 582 photographs
The Donald Bergmann Papers consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, and photographs, documenting his service in the Army in Korea after World War II and his later involvement in St. Louis businesses, organizations, and charities. Topics of interest include the St. Louis Chapter of the Victorian Society in America, the Landmarks Association of St. Louis, and the German American Heritage Society.
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Jacob Bess Papers, 1864-1865 (R1330)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a typescript of a journal by Bollinger County, Missouri native Jacob Bess during service with the 7th Missouri Cavalry (Confederate), September 26, 1864-June 22, 1865. Brief daily entries note the succession of camps in Arkansas and Louisiana, acquiring horses, and personal expenses.
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John L. Beveridge Special Orders, 1865 (C2197)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains positive photostats of Special Orders No. 144 to investigate complaints of Dresden, Pettis County, MO, citizens against Captain Devohue and the Pettis County Volunteers Militia for alleged interference with citizens (rebels who had taken the oath) and their property.
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John Irwin Billman Collection, 1892-1933 (K0126)
0.12 c.f. (2 folders)
Scrapbook of clippings, letters, photographs, and memorabilia related to Billman and his work with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) for which he served as the national historian for at least fourteen terms.
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James H. Birch Memoirs, no date (C2010)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains memoirs of Birch, who enlisted in the Santa Fe Battalion, left Ft. Leavenworth in May 1848, and was attacked by Indians, June 18, 1848.
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Bird Family Papers, 1831-1959 (R0170)
0.1 cubic foot (5 folders)
The Bird Family Papers contain photocopies of miscellaneous correspondence, estate papers, land records, business records, and biographical materials pertaining to the Bird, Byrd, Moore, and Hunter families of southeastern Missouri. The papers concern the business and estates in Mississippi, New Madrid, and Scott counties in Missouri and the Bird estate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Laura E. Birkhead Papers, 1917-1920 (C1707)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Five letters written by Miss Birkhead from Paris, France, to Isabelle Stark of Neosho, MO. Miss Birkhead was involved with refugee work and providing clothing for children. Her letters describe devastated areas, evacuation and camps for refugees, expenses, rationing, and mail service. She also describes the volunteer groups, sponsored agencies, and military units assisting soldiers and civilians.
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William Bishop Papers, 1839-1891 (C3894)
0.4 cubic feet
Papers of a commander of a Union Cavalry unit in northeast Missouri during the Civil War, and State Treasurer of Missouri following the war. The papers consist of personal and military correspondence and miscellaneous documents, and State Treasurer records.
Robert I. Bitner and Esther L. Gottlieb Bitner Family Papers, 1932-2000 (K1292)
0.25 c.f.
The family papers of Robert I. Bitner (1918-1995) and Esther L. Gottlieb Bitner (1918-2012) contain materials relating to the history of their childhood, education, marriage, and children, as well as their religious and community activities in Kansas City, Missouri. Materials documenting Robert Bitner's service in the U.S. Army during World War II are also included.
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Black Family Letters, 1861-1878 (C1898)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains Civil War correspondence of George W. and Alexander Black of Company E, 21st Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, with members of their family; the correspondence concerns their deaths; family news and business letters.
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Harold F. Blackburn Papers, 1942-1946 (K0952)
0.1 c.f.
Blackburn was veteran Trans World Airline (TWA) pilot. During the World War II, he was superintendent of TWA's Intercontinental Division., which was part of the Air Transport Command. Includes the Intercontinental Division, Washington D.C., statistical handbook.
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Henry Blackburn Papers, 1858 (R1464)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Henry Blackburn Papers consist of a military land warrant issued to Henry Blackburn for a tract of land totaling 40 38/100 acres in reward for his service in the War of 1812.
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John A. Blackwell Papers, 1852-1940 (C3732)
2.3 cubic feet (59 folders)
Contains the correspondence, diaries, writings, Civil War papers, and medical practice records of a doctor from Bedford, Indiana, who later lived in Foristell and Wellsville, Missouri. Also included are family letters, Woman’s Christian Temperance Union records, and a history of the Clover family.
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H.M. Bledsoe Portrait, 1895 (P0296)
1 photograph
1 b/w bust and negative of H.M. Bledsoe (1825-1899), taken at Pleasant Hill.
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Blue Star Mothers of America (Sturgeon, Mo.) Scrapbook, 1943-1945 (C1383)
0.11 cubic feet (1 volume)
Letters and cards of thanks for gift boxes and letters to the Blue Star Mothers of Sturgeon, MO, from men of that area serving in World War II. Scrapbook contains notations identifying the soldier and noting whether he was wounded or killed or imprisoned. Includes rosters of servicemen.
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Blumenhorst Family Papers, 1586-1959 (S0442)
1.2 cubic foot, 117 folders
The Blumenhorst Papers contain correspondence, bills of sale, wills, and a diary, chronicling the histories of the Craig, Lewis, Watts, Wallace, and Woodson families from 1586 to 1959.
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Frederick Bohm Letter, 1849 (C2203)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To William H. Bell, St. Louis Arsenal, from St. Louis Arsenal, January 8, 1849. Request for a discharge because his wife's poor health is adversely affected by undesirable living quarters. Detailed description of crowded, damp, unfinished living units.
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George Melville Bolling Papers, 1925-1970 (C1330)
1.4 cubic feet
Papers of George Melville Bolling, professor emeritus of Greek and Sanskrit at Ohio State University. The papers include correspondence with colleagues and family, manuscript drafts, and miscellaneous material.
George Frederick Bollinger Letter, 1838 (C2956)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Charles Welling, Jackson, MO, from Jefferson City, MO, Dec. 20, 1838. Concerns the purchase of pork, election of officers in the Missouri legislature, and the Mormon War.
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Leonard Valentine Bolon Papers, 1865-1866 (R0313)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Leonard Valentine Bolon Papers contain photocopies of two Civil War letters, from Rolla and Benton Barracks in St. Louis, written by Leonard V. Bolon of Co. F, 49th Wisconsin Infantry. Also included is a photocopy of verse written in Cuba, Illinois, Bolon’s hometown, in 1866.
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Joel M. Bolton Memoir, 1930 (C1801)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A 1930 memoir of Confederate soldier Joel Monroe Bolton of Jefferson City, MO, who served as a sergeant in a cavalry regiment in the West throughout the Civil War.
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T.B. Bond Papers, no date (C1747)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of T.B. Bond contain blank forms of the Confederate States Army; a certificate of disability for discharge; a report of the sick and wounded; a register of surgical cases; and a valentine.
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Thomas W. Botts Papers, 1912-1981 (C2686)
3.2 cubic feet
Correspondence, training information, and track meet programs of the University of Missouri track and cross-country coach Thomas W. Botts.
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Charles C. Bouchard Memoirs, 1944, c. 1980 (C4579)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
World War II memoirs of a B-24 pilot who was shot down over France and captured by German soldiers in June 1944. He was held as a prisoner of war in Germany for about a year. The collection includes military orders and an introduction to the memoirs written by his son, Chris Bouchard.
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W.C. Boulware Letter, 1861 (C1959)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Family from Lexington, MO, Sept. 28, 1861. Letter describing the battle of Lexington, in which the author participated, and its aftermath.
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Joe Boxley Wilson Creek Battle Account, 1905 (C2390)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains an account of the Battle of Wilson's Creek near Springfield, MO, 1861, and events leading up to it, as told by Joe Boxley to William E. Connelley. According to Connelley's interview, Boxley was an enslaved African American whose enslaver insisted Joe ride with him to General Price's camp and fight the Yankees.
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John R. Boyd Handbill, no date (C2832)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Handbill addressed to the men of Buchanan and adjoining counties, calling for men to fight against Fremont.
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Semphronius Hamilton Boyd Letter, 1865 (C1481)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection consists of a letter in which Boyd, emancipationist representative from Missouri, condemned secession as "a spiritual malady" and opposed recognition or admission into the Union of the seceded states.
John F. Bradbury, Jr. Postcard Collection, 1889-2022 (R1551)
4 cubic feet (122 folders, 4,432 postcards)
The John F. Bradbury, Jr. Postcard Collection contains postcards collected by Bradbury, containing images from the Ozarks and Southern Missouri. The postcards consist of real photograph, commercially printed, and illustrated postcards. The images mainly feature Missouri towns, railroads, Route 66, resorts, and rivers.
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Moses J. Bradford Letters, 1863-1865 (C2727)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The collection contains Photostats of letters from Moses J. Bradford to his wife in Rolla, MO, from various Union prison camps expressing fears about the war and about the safety of his family and describing prison life and conditions.
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Moses Jasper Bradford Papers, 1861-1865 (R0360)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Moses Jasper Bradford Papers contain original and photocopied Civil War letters of a native of Relfe, Phelps County, Missouri, and an officer of the Missouri State Guard and the 10th Missouri Infantry (CSA). He wrote from camps in Missouri and Arkansas, and, after his capture in 1863, from Union prison camps in Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, South Carolina, and Georgia.
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George Bradley Papers, 1863 (R0566)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The George Bradley Papers consist of a photocopied letter from Little Rock, Arkansas, dated April 13, 1863, by Confederate soldier George W. Bradley from Phelps County, Missouri. In his correspondence, Bradley comments on camp life, changes in command of the army, fellow soldiers from Phelps County, and the course of the war in Arkansas.
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Melvin Bradley Papers, 1855-2003 (C3026)
13.4 cubic feet, 167 audio cassettes, 1 audio tape, 1 video cassette
This collection covers Bradley's work as a livestock specialist in the Cooperative Extension Office of the University of Missouri from 1968 through the 1990s. The papers consist of research materials, correspondence, clippings, photographs, drafts for books, articles, exhibits, and speeches, and interviews on audio cassette conducted for the Missouri Mule History Project.
William L. Bradshaw Papers, 1912-1973 (C2556)
11.2 cubic feet (724 folders, 2 volumes)
The papers of William L. Bradshaw contain business and personal papers of Bradshaw, political scientist and dean of the University of Missouri Business School, 1946-1961. Included are papers as a delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention, 1943-1944, member of the State Reorganization Commission, 1953-1955, and involvement in other state, local, and professional organizations.
Robert Kirk Brady Letters, 1917-1919 (C0077)
0.2 cubic feet, 1 roll of microfilm
World War I letters of Robert Kirk Brady of Richmond, Ray County, MO, from Fort Sill, OK, and France. Scenes, customs, and people of France. Army life. Argonne, Verdun, battles, and Richmond and Ray County news.
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Brandt and Grant Family Papers, 1933-2000 (SP0042)
4 cubic feet (74 folders, 208 photographs)
The Brandt and Grant Family Papers contains 35 diaries written by Lena K. Grant from 1933 to 1976. They document the travels of her family during her husband’s many deployments, to places like the Philippines, Korea, and Crown Point, Indiana. The collection also contains clippings, pamphlets, a baby book, photographs and other mementos from the family’s life.
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Victoria Branham Photograph Collection, 1863-1925 (P0213)
28 photographs
A collection of cabinet cards and carte de visit from the Civil War era, many of military officers.
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Lizzie E. Brannock Letter, 1864 (C0224)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To brother Edwin from Chapel Hill, MO, Jan. 13, 1864. Desolate conditions of Missouri during the Civil War, her husband's imprisonment in St. Louis by the Union army, and her attempts to support her family.
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Edwin Bayer Branson Papers, 1892-1954 (C2404)
1.1 cubic feet
The papers of Edwin Bayer Branson contain correspondence, memorabilia, field books, and miscellaneous papers of a University of Missouri geologist (1910-1947), including information on the development of the Department of Geology during the 37 years he served as chairman.
William W. Branson Diary, 1861-1862 (C0218)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Branson was a member of an Iowa regiment during the campaign of 1861 in Missouri. He fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861.
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William Coleman Branton Papers, 1943-1985 (K0828)
10 c.f.
Personal papers of Branton, prominent attorney and civic leader in Kansas City, MO. Includes Photographs, correspondence, records and other papers relating to Branton's military duty, legal practice, banking career, civic activities, and personal life
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Thomas E. Breckenridge Papers, 1894, 1950 (C0691)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
The papers contain Breckenridge’s petition for a pension in 1894; "The Breckenridge Memoirs,” consisting of a typed account of Breckenridge’s expeditions with John C. Fremont, and a term paper by University of Missouri history student, John Mitchell, in 1950, where he argues the importance of the Breckenridge manuscript.
William Clark Breckenridge Papers, 1752-1927 (C1036)
4.75 cubic feet (117 folders, 21 volumes), 1 card file, 3 rolls of microfilm
The papers of the St. Louis businessman, writer, and historian contain correspondence, scrapbooks, book sale announcements, and miscellaneous materials, with an emphasis on St. Louis and Missouri history.
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Sidney A. Breese Papers, 1863-1867 (C3429)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Letters and official papers to and from the quartermaster's office and the chief of ordnance and ordnance stores. Breese was captain of the 6th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry in charge of ordnance and ordnance stores during the Civil War.
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Basil Brewer Papers, 1911-1965 (C3132)
10 cubic feet, 77 volumes
Correspondence, editorials, news clippings, pamphlets, photographs, and scrapbooks dealing with Brewer's activities as publisher of the NEW BEDFORD STANDARD-TIMES, his philanthropic work, and his political interests.
Jane Bridgewater Oath of Allegiance, 1863 (C0473)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A test oath sworn before C.S. Moore, 22 May 1863.