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Jane Bridgewater Oath of Allegiance, 1863 (C0473)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A test oath sworn before C.S. Moore, 22 May 1863.
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Clarkson Joel Bright Papers, 1856-1966 (C3719)
1.1 cubic feet (39 folders)
Correspondence, diaries, photographs, and related materials of a career U.S. Navy officer. Includes items on family history.
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Wiley Britton Papers, 1878-1997 (C4401)
0.2 cubic feet (5 folders), 14 MB of digital files (4 jpegs)
The papers contain memoirs, correspondence, financial records, newspaper clippings, and genealogical information collected by Wiley Britton and his children.
Dutton Brookfield Papers, 1844-1979 (C2732)
72.4 cubic feet (5702 folders, 5 audio cassettes, 2 volumes, 1 microfilm reel)
The papers of Dutton Brookfield contain the business, political and personal papers and photographs of a Kansas City, MO, community leader. Brookfield was President of Unitog Company (1953-1979), a mayoral candidate (1963, 1971), and on boards of numerous corporations and educational and civic organizations. Family papers include letters from the Civil War, World War I and II, and Vietnam.
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Isham Browder Papers, 1855-1862 (R0115)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Isham Browder Papers contains photocopies of letters written to Isham Browder of Dallas, Texas, from his brother Edward Browder, a Confederate soldier from Flat Creek, Missouri and Boggy Depot, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. There are also receipts from merchants in Dallas.
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Bergun H. Brown Papers, 1861-1972 (C3798)
0.2 cubic feet (1 volume)
A collection of letters, diary, service documents, short histories, anecdotes, maps, excerpts from books, and newspaper articles compiled by Guy M. Brown and entitled Bergun H. Brown’s Civil War Days. Material concerns Bergun Brown’s Civil War service as a private in the 29th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry; some family history material is also included. Includes photocopies of Brown's manuscript letters and diary, with typescript copies. The annotations, short histories, and anecdotes were written by Guy M. Brown, Bergun’s son.
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James Brown Papers, 1856-1866 (C0231)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 1 roll of microfilm
Letter from H.C.N. Brown, Front Royal, 1856, concerning the hire of Henry and his wife Catherine, probably enslaved. Poem. Death of Virginius Brown in the Civil War. Political conditions, 1866, money, crops, and formerly enslaved individuals.
John Brown Collection, 1855-1904 (K0218)
0.01 c.f.
Photocopies of letters written from Kansas Territory by Brown and his son, John Brown, Jr. to Orson Day of White Hall, NY. Brown, who "just returned from the Kansas War," details his concerns for the Territory and gives travel instructions to Day who apparently planned to move his family to Kansas. Also copies of various newspaper accounts (1859) of the action at Harper's Ferry; and a reprint of an anti-Brown article.
Stiles Clifford ""Red"" Brown Papers, 1919-1952 (K1207)
2 c.f.
Scrapbooks, including correspondence, photographs, printed and published material, and ephemera, of Brown's Marine Corps service. Also a scrapbook compiled by his mother, Lessie Brown, containing postcards, correspondence, and ephemera; correspondence to his wife, Orvetta, and his school records.
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William Brown Quantrill Raid Account, 1909 (C2391)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains an account told by William Brown to William E. Connelly, who wrote it down. Brown was an observer of Quantrill's raid on Lawrence. According to the accounts, his house was burned by the guerrillas.
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Thomas R. Bruce, Jr. Papers, 1940-1945 (C4466)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
World War II correspondence of a soldier serving in Missouri's 128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion.
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Bruhl Family Photographs, 1902-1984, 1994-1996 (CG0037)
0.2 c. f.
The Bruhl Family Photographs include individual and family portraits of this family and the related families of Ritzenthaler, Caldwell, and Anderson from 1902-1984.
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Columbus and Bennet Bryan Letters, 1862-1863 (C0209)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
From two brothers, who were Union soldiers in southern Missouri and Arkansas, to their family in Caledonia, MO. Troop movement, camp life, and general topics.
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Leslie Leroy Bucklew Papers, 1897-1997 (S0625)
0.4 cubic foot, 5 folders, 7 photographs, 2 audio tapes
The Leslie Leroy Buckley Papers consists of photocopied biographical material about the life of Leslie LeRoy Bucklew. The collection features correspondence between Bucklew and soldiers he served with during the Spanish-American War and World War I, and letters from President Harry S Truman and Bess Truman. Other materials of interest include 1917 photographs of World War I servicemen serving at Camp Doniphan and Fort Sill. The collection also contains two oral history interviews of Bucklew recounting his childhood in St. Louis, his mother's friendship with Mary Todd Lincoln's sister, and his experiences in the Spanish-American War.
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John Buckner Biographical Information, no date (C1878)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Information concerning John Buckner and his slave, Abe, their service in the Civil War, and settlement in Scotland County, MO, in the 1870s.
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John T. Buegel Civil War Diary, 1861-1864 (C1844)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
The collection contains a diary, in German, with translation by William G. Bek, 1945. The diary documents Buegel's career as a soldier in Company F, 3rd Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, including battles of Camp Jackson, Wilson's Creek and Springfield, and Sherman's march to the sea.
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Carroll H. Bunch Scrapbook, 1918-1919 (P0075)
97 photographs
Carroll Bunch, of Hannibal, Missouri, served in the 149th Aero Squadron during World War I. This collection documents his experiences with postcards, snapshots, illustrations and prints. Most of the photographs are of airplanes, but images of soldiers in training camp and locations in England and France are included as well.
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S.G. Bundy Autobiography, 1912 (C2985)
1 roll of microfilm
The collection contains an autobiography of a farmer, pioneer, rural school teacher, Union soldier, and Methodist missionary and minister.
Thomas Ervin Burgess Papers, circa 1862 (R0640)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Thomas Ervin Burgess Papers consists of photocopies of a Civil War photograph, service record, and genealogical data of Sergeant Thomas E. Burgess of Gasconade County, Missouri. Burgess served in Dallmeyer's Battalion of Missouri Militia, the 10th Missouri Cavalry, and the 2nd Missouri Cavalry in the Union Army, 1861-1865.
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Burgoyne Family Papers, 1940s-2000s (CA6186)
18 cubic feet, 1 CD, 3 video cassettes, 29 audio discs, 9 oversize items
Papers of Leon Burgoyne and his daughter, Suzanne. Leon was a Navy aviator during World War II and coached boys' basketball in Berrien, Michigan. Suzanne was a professor of Theatre Arts at Creighton University and the University of Missouri. The papers include correspondence from World War II and the Vietnam War, in which Suzanne's ex-husband served, and materials documenting Suzanne's teaching career.
Christian Johann Burki Papers, 1861-1886 (R1416)
0.1 cubic foot (4 folders)
The Christian Johann Bürki Papers contain materials related to his service during the Civil War. Born in Bern, Switzerland, Bürki moved to the United States prior to the Civil War and enlisted at St. Louis in the Missouri Volunteer Infantry, 15th Regiment, known as the ‘Swiss Rifles,’ where he rose to the rank of captain.
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Isham Burks Pension Claim, 1829 (C1482)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection consists of Revolutionary War pension claim of Isham Burks. The claim includes an itemized list of Burke's property, personal possessions, and dependents in 1818 and 1829.
Maggie Burnside Letter, 1863 (C0560)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter from Maggie Burnside to Matilda Girdner of Alexandria, Ohio, March 21, 1863. The letter describes sugar making and raising money and provisions for Union soldiers with a "Soldier's Supper." Also describes resistance to the conscription bill.
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Richard W. Burt Papers, 1817-1911 (C0226)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)
Description of everyday life in Ohio during the 1840s. Letters on army life during the Mexican War and the Civil War. Letters include descriptions of battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg. Scrapbook contains clippings from Burt's Progressive Age, Coshocton, Ohio, clippings of his letters regarding the Mexican and Civil Wars, and other miscellaneous clippings.
Washington Burtnett Papers, 1855-1862 (C2146)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Photograph and biography of Burtnett, 1861 Union Army discharge, 1855 Sons of Temperance membership, 1856 record book fly leaf, and two 1862 letters to his wife and children. Burtnett wrote about the war, McClellan and Pope outside Richmond, army marches, communications, and his duties as acting clerk for his commander, Captain McDonald.
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Bush Family Papers, 1819-1923 (C3887)
0.2 cubic feet (2 volumes, 4 folders), 1 roll of microfilm
Journals, farm records, and correspondence of a Boone County, Kentucky, family who settled in southeastern Arkansas. The papers detail 1819-1820 steamboat trips up the Missouri River from St. Louis to Council Bluffs, and farm operations in the 1850s and 1860s.
Sarah Lewis Bush Family Papers, 1888-1972 (K0237)
1 c.f.
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other documents regarding members of Bush's family: Dr. Charles Wesley Burrill, Surgeon General of the Grand Army of the Republic and doctor in Kansas City, Evelyn Burrill Lewis, and William A. Lewis, educators in Kansas City
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Douglas Ritchie Bushnell Papers, 1861-1866 (R0675)
(1 folder)
The Douglas Ritchie Bushnell Papers contain the photocopy letters of an officer of the 13th Illinois Infantry, written during campaigns in Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. Bushnell was killed in action at Ringgold, Georgia, in November 1863. There are also a few letters from his wife, Emily, and other correspondents.
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Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace Records, 1966-1974 (S0441)
3 cubic feet, 139 folders, 8 photographs
St. Louis-area Businessmen opposed to the Vietnam War founded the St. Louis chapter of Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace in January 1968 to protest American involvement in Vietnam. The chapter lobbied Congress, organized conferences, letter writing campaigns, and speakers to protest American involvement in Vietnam. The collection includes correspondence with speakers and other peace groups, membership lists, memoranda, newsclippings, newsletters, petitions and speeches.
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David Butcher Papers, 1966-1988 (S1166)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains newspaper clippings and a letter concerning David Butcher, who flew combat missions for the 384th bombardment group of the 8th Air Force during World War 2. (in French) Includes two audio cassettes and one videocassette.
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Daniel Aloysius Byrne Papers, 1891-1961 (S0284)
0.15 cubic foot
The Daniel Aloysius Byrne Papers contain photographs, military registration cards, and a diary pertaining to Byrne’s early life and service in the United States Army during World War I. A St. Louis native, Daniel Aloysius Byrne (1891-1976) served in Company B, 114th Field Signal Battalion, 39th Infantry Division, primarily overseeing telephone exchanges in France after the November 11 armistice. Materials of interest include Byrne’s diary, which documents his experiences training at Camps Pike and Beauregard; encountering German submarines while crossing the Atlantic Ocean onboard the U.S.S. DeKalb; and witnessing air battles between American and German forces near Ippecourt, France.
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Caby and Hahn Families Papers, 1856-1960 (R1305)
(2 oversize folders)
This is the Robert W. Beiriger collection of family records of the Caby and Hahn families in Bollinger County, Missouri. The collection includes a land record, military pension papers, birth and marriage records, and five photographs of some of the individuals noted in the documents.
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Camp Carry-on Collection, 1919 (R1186)
(1 folder)
This is a brochure for Camp Carry-on near Linn Creek in Camden County, Missouri, for the 1919 season. Located on the Big Niangua River, the camp offered military training for girls in three-week sessions under the direction of Natalie Wilson and Delle B. Corum.
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Camp Funston, Kansas Postcard, circa 1918 (R0145)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a postcard featuring a panoramic view of the U.S. Army training base at Camp Funston,
Kansas, during World War I.
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Campaign Posters, 1875-1920 (C3871)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 13 oversize items
Posters, handbills, and newspaper advertisements for Democratic and Republican candidates running for various state offices. Also one poster advocating Champ Clark for President.
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Caroline Isabelle Dougherty Campbell Papers, 1946-1953 (K0852)
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Campbell was active in the Order of the Purple Heart, based on the award given her son, William Stanley Campbell, who was killed in the Philippines in World War II. Includes a program, "Military Order Purple Heart Fourth Zone Conference" and a photograph of group with Military Order Purple Heart.
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R. Campbell Letter, 1832 (C4149)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter written to D. Waldo from R. Campbell during the Black Hawk War.
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Henry Titus Canfield Papers, 1858-ca, 1 (K0204)
0.1 c.f.
Civil War era letters from Canfield, then a civilian clerk with Gen. James B. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee (17th Army Corps), to his sweetheart, Delia Mansfield, as well as a series of compositions which appear to be submissions to a local newspaper (in Ohio?).
Cantonment Bellefontaine Photographs, 1894 (C0787)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Photographs of remains of officers' quarters and tombstones of Major Russell Dissell, William Sears, and the infant of Zebulon M. Pike.
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Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, Oaths of Loyalty, 1865-1866 (C1062)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)
Abstract of oaths filed in conformity with requirements of 7th section of 2nd article of the new constitution.
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"Captain William Farley Carter, Model for a Monument," Joseph M. Shockley, no date (C2132)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a biography of Carter (1843-1930) and history of the Confederate cemetery and monument at Springfield, MO.
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A.S.J. Carnahan Papers, 1944-1961 (C2539)
55.8 cubic feet (5082 folders)
Papers of a Democratic congressman from Missouri's 8th District. Correspondence dealing with agriculture, army, civil defense, district problems, election campaigns, foreign affairs, legislation, and the United Nations.
Robert Huston Carnahan Papers, 1861 (R0627)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Robert Huston Carnahan Papers contain a letter from Robert H. Carnahan, an officer in the 3rd Illinois Cavalry stationed at Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri. In the letter, dated December 3, 1861, Carnahan commented on winter quarters and camp life.
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John C. Carpenter Letters, 1868-1870 (C0236)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Written from Lone Side, VA, concerning conditions in the south.
William Weston Carpenter Scrapbooks, 1948-1963 (C3407)
0.2 cubic feet (12 folders)
Professor of Education at the University of Missouri, Carpenter served as educational advisor to General MacArthur during post-World War II occupation of Japan. Scrapbooks of news clippings, photos of Japanese schools, miscellaneous photos, maps, and posters.
Cecil C. Carstenson and Blanche Williams Carstenson Papers, 1943-2001 (K0669)
5 c.f.
Cecil was talented wood sculptor, while his wife Blanche was best known for her textile artworks. Included are photographs and slides of both Cecil and Blanche's artwork. Also letters to various people, mostly family while Cecil was serving during World War II and scrapbooks covering most of their adult lives.
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Larkin G. Carter Commission, 1824 (C1598)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Commission as lieutenant, 15th Regiment, Missouri Militia. Signed by Alexander McNair.
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Thomas J. Carter Loyalty Oath, 1862 (C3781)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a photocopy of an oath of loyalty to the United States sworn by Carter, a resident of Glasgow in Howard County, Missouri.
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Carthage, Missouri Civil War Battle Collection, no date (R0167)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Carthage, Missouri Civil War Battle Collection contains photocopies of an unsigned memoir recounting the battle of Carthage in Jasper County, Missouri that took place on July 5, 1861. Contextual evidence indicates that the author might have been Archy Thomas, a soldier in the Missouri State Guard from Carollton, Missouri.
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Roy L. Carver Papers, 1920-1984 (C3849)
0.8 cubic feet (53 folders)
Papers of Roy Lee Carver of Columbia, Missouri, director of the Missouri Division of Veterans’ Affairs, 1953-1973; and active member of the American Legion for 39 years. The papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, speeches, reports, programs, and miscellaneous material relating to his activities on behalf of veterans and veterans’ organizations.