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Plat of Principle Lead Mines in Jefferson and Saint Francois Counties, State of Missouri Map Collection, no date (R1185)
(1 oversize map)
This is a hand-drawn map entitled "Plat of the Principal Lead Mines in Jefferson & St. Francois Counties, State of Missouri." Included are Township 38 North, Range 5 East, and the eastern third of Township 38 North, Range 4 East. The creator of the map is unknown.
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Plattin Valley Mining Company Collection, 1907 (R1043)
(1 folder)
This is a certificate for 300 shares of stock in the Plattin Valley Mining Company of St. Louis, Missouri. The certificate was issued to Charles Brockhoff on May 23, 1907 and was signed by Dr. Henry F. Bartens, president, and Alexander J. Bartens, secretary.
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Prairie State Mining Company Collection, 1904 (R1116)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This collection contains certificate, number 134, dated August 27, 1904, for 1500 shares of stock in the Prairie State Mining Company at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The shares were sold to R. F. Evans and signed by F. Y. Hamilton, president, and J. B. Morsman, secretary.
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Pralin Mines Company Collection, 1907 (R1113)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is certificate #1623, dated August 31, 1907, for 300 shares of stock in the Pralin Mines Company of Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri. The shares were sold to John Spiring Walker and the certificate was signed by Harvey Stiver, president, and H. T. Wheaton, secretary.
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Puritan Mining Company Collection, 1911 (R1115)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This collection contains certificate number 542, dated April 19, 1911, for five shares of stock in the Puritan Mining Company at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The company was organized in 1909 and failed in 1913. The shares were sold to Olivia Ramed.
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Renault Lead Company Records, 1900-1917 (R1300)
(1 oversize volume)
This is a record book showing lead ore received by the Renault Lead Company, from mines at Palmer in Washington County, Missouri. Entries record the date, mine origin, miner, hauler, and price paid per thousand pounds of mineral from April 3, 1900 through March 4, 1917.
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Reuben Smith & Company Records, 1836-1865 (R0645)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Reuben Smith & Company Records contain a ledger from Reuben Smith & Company, a mercantile firm at Selma in Jefferson County, Missouri. The volume contains a listing of lands patented and rules for mining in Harmony Township in Washington County, Missouri, 1836-1845, and invoices for goods purchased by Reuben Smith & Company, primarily at Selma in Jefferson County, Missouri, 1837-1846.
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Richwoods Mining Company Collection, 1911 (R1042)
(1 folder)
This is a certificate for four shares of stock in the Richwoods Mining Company, whose chief office was at Richwoods in Washington County, Missouri. The certificate was issued to Harley Ballard on August 30, 1911.
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Ritter and Howard Families Papers, 1850-1956 (R0100)
1 cubic foot (50 folders, 6 volumes, 3 oversize volumes)
The Ritter and Howard Families Papers contains correspondence, legal records, business papers, and miscellaneous materials of the Ritter and Howard families of Jasper County, Missouri. Included are mining lease and drill records, and records of the Stone School District. Three generations of two families are represented in this collection.
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C.C. Roberts Railroad Collection, 1866-1922 (C4212)
1.5 cubic feet (65 folders)
Stock transfers; receipts; meeting minutes; vouchers; invoices; certificates; business proposals; court cases; agreements; construction specifications; articles of incorporation; accounts; reports; balance sheets, etc. of numerous railroad companies. Also material from the Missouri and Arkansas Lumber and Mining Company, and a Builder/General Contractor.
Royalty Land and Mining Company Records, 1917 (R0372)
1 folder
These are records of test drilling of a tract at Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, owned by the
Royalty Land & Mining Company. Assays of the drill cores for lead and zinc content were performed
by the Waring and Williams Laboratories of Webb City and are appended to the drill records.
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Henry Louis Rozier Records, 1883-1902 (R0463)
0.2 cubic foot (2 volumes)
The Henry Louis Rozier Records contain a ledger and journal of Henry Louis Rozier, a private banker in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. Accounts indicate loans, payments, and other financial transactions.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Lead Records, 1842-1852 (R0450)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
This is an account book for the receipt and disposition of lead (and some copper) shipments at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, perhaps associated with Ziegler & Company. Records include the date, name of hauler, number of “pigs,” and weight. Contrary accounts give the disposition of metal, including destinations, names of steamboats, and credits to third parties.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Mineral Records, 1828-1867 (R0340)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Mineral Records contains a volume with accounts for lead, copper, and “copper stone” shipped at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, 1828-1848, mostly by the firm of Menard & Valle, and a letter of 1867 from H. Janis of Ste. Genevieve to John Hall of Madison County, Missouri, concerning land on the St. Francis River.
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Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Records, 1865-1883 (R0040)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folder)
These are photocopies of miscellaneous city and county documents. Included are tax records, a census of school-age children, loyalty oaths, and ballots from the elections of 1876. There are also pamphlets containing a report on mining and manufactures to the Missouri legislature, 1881, and an address by Gov. Thomas T. Crittenden, printed in German, 1883.
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Adolph Schoenherr Papers, 1906-1919 (R0615)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Adolph Schoenherr Papers contain the business and personal papers of Adolph Schoenherr, a businessman and mine operator in Jasper County, Missouri. The papers concern lead and zinc mines around Webb City and Carterville, and the operations of the Schoenherr-Walton and Reliance mining companies. There are also papers concerning a proposed adoption of a child by Adolph and Beulah Schoenherr.
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Schoenherr-Walton Mining Company Records, 1907-1911 (R0486)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Schoenherr-Walton Mining Company Records are records of zinc and lead extracted from a mine near Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, operated by the Schoenherr-Walton Mining Company.
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School House Mining Company Collection, 1914 (R1114)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a certificate dated October 26, 1914 for 4,000 shares of capital stock in the School House Mining Company at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The firm operated a mining lease and had a plant at Carterville. The certificate was registered to A.P. Callahan and was signed by A. F. Dexter, President, and J. F. Dexter, Secretary.
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Scotia furnace Photograph Collection, 1911 (R0872)
0.01 cubic foot (1 glass plate negative)
This is a glass plate negative and copy print of Scotia furnance in Crawford County, Missouri. The Scotia Iron company of St. Louis built the furnace in 1870 and operated it until 1880.
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Shannon County Copper Mining Company Collection, 1920 (R1169)
(1 folder)
These are two stock certificates in the Shannon County Copper Mining Company, issued to Mrs. Ocie Hensley and B. W. Hensley on June 1, 1920 at Eminence in Shannon County, Missouri. J. E. Bennett was president and A. J. Clark was secretary of the firm.
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Frank Shaw Papers, 1901 (R0363)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Frank Shaw Papers contain a photocopied journal of a mine superintendent who worked in the lead and zinc mines of Jasper County, Missouri. The journal covers January 1, through December 30, 1901. The entries include comments on various mines, mining equipment, mechanical problems, and financial matters.
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Shawnee Copper Company Records, 1924-1931 (R1027)
(1 folder)
This collection consists of six stock certificates and a letter to stockholders for the Shawnee Copper Company at Eminence in Shannon County, Missourui. Officers of the firm included A. Wilbur, Ralph E. Carr, and W. A. Despain.
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Lula F. Shelton Postcard Collection, 1912, no date (P0534)
10 postcards
Postcards of the Missouri and Kansas mining industry. Additional postcards of the Truman home in Lamar, and the Missouri State Capitol.
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T. J. Shelton, Southwestern Miner, 1892 (R0873)
(1 folder)
These are four issues from June, August, and October 1892, of the " Southwestern Miner", a newsletter "devoted exclusively to the Lead and Zinc mines of Missouri and Kansas." Published every week at Carterville, Missouri, by "Campbell & Shelton" and managed by T. J. Shelton, and the journal included production statistics and mining news items from southwestern Missouri and southeastern Kansas, and particularly from Jasper County, Missouri.
Alice Loeffel Sherman Photograph Collection, no date (P0655)
7 photographs
Photos of Pilot Knob in the 19th century, including images of the mining industry and town, and rock formations in the vicinity.
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Short Creek Zinc and Lead Company Collection, 1916 (R1069)
(1 folder)
This is certificate number 125 for ten shares of capital stock in the Short Creek Zinc and Lead Company at Joplin in Japser county, Missouri. The certificate was registered to Fieldsteel & Company on October 27, 1916, and signed by President F. A. Hornaday and Secretary C. Scott.
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SHSMO-KC Postcard Collection, 1908-1956 (K1345)
.24 cubic foot (22 folders)
The State Historical Society of Missouri-Kansas City Postcard Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous postcard acquisitions related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events. The State Historical Society of Missouri-Kansas City Postcard Collection continues to have material added to it. New additions are added at the end of the collection.
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Ferris H. Van Sickle, "History of Mine La Motte" Collection, 1949 (R0026)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The collection contains a photocopy of Ferris H. Van Sickle's term paper, "History of Mine La Motte." The history was written as a term project for a class in history at Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau.
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Sligo Furnace Company Map Collection, 1908 (R1270)
(1 oversize map)
This is a blueprint plat of the Sligo Furnace Company plant at Sligo in Dent County, Missouri, showing the furnace, charcoal kilns, chemical plant, and track of the Sligo and Eastern Railroad. The plat also shows residences, shops, and other structures in the village along with associated streets and water mains.
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Sligo Furnace Company Records, 1898-1934 (R1269)
(4 rolls of microfilm)
These are the time book and miscellaneous business papers of the Sligo Furnace Company in Dent County, Missouri. The time book includes the names, occupations, and wages of workers from April 1898 through March 1900. The miscellaneous papers include an inventory of the property in 1904, and papers concerning operation of the Sligo Mercantile company stores at Sligo and East End, and the operation and abandonment of the Sligo and Eastern Railroad Company.
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Southwest Missouri Collection, 1864-2014 (SP0017)
1 cubic foot
The Southwest Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous small acquisitions related to southwest Missouri individuals, places, organizations, and events. Material continues to be added to the collection.
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St. Joe Minerals Corporation Collection, 1864-1974 (R0048)
(12 rolls of microfilm)
hese are business records from mining concerns in Missouri's "Old Lead Belt." The collection
includes records from the St. Joseph Lead Company, the Doe Run Lead Company, the Bonne
Terre Farming and Cattle Company, and the Mine La Motte Corporation.
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St. Joseph Lead Company Annual Report Records, 1866 (R0046)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The St. Joseph Lead Company Annual Report contains a photocopy of the annual report of the trustees of the St. Joseph Lead Company in Saint Francois County, Missouri. There is also a special report by geologist, J.W. Foster.
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St. Joseph Lead Company Business Summary Records, 1917-1919 (R0541)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The St. Joseph Lead Company Business Summary Records are monthly business summaries for St. Joseph Lead Company & Subsidiaries, from January 1917 through September 1919.
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St. Joseph Lead Company Photographs, no date (P0893)
5 photographs
Photos of Aptus Furnace and reenactment of early lead mining methods.
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St. Joseph Lead Company, "Lead Mining in Southeast Missouri" Collection, circa 1940 (R0393)
(1 videocassette)
This is a film about the lead industry in St. Francois County, Missouri. Co-produced by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the film features segments on the geological and historical record, underground mining methods, the milling process, and development of the mining communities. The film has been reproduced on a videotape.
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St. Joseph Lead Company, Southeast Missouri Mining & Milling Division Records, 1950-1968 (R0542)
2 cubic feet (30 folders)
These are records from the files of Division Manager Elmer A. Jones. Included are development
and production reports, summaries of operations, and administrative materials for a major
lead-producing firm in Missouri. There is also material concerning the Bonne Terre Hospital Association
and the National Research Council's Committee on Rapid Excavation.
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Standard Oil Company of Indiana-Kansas City, Kansas, Office Records, 1915-1923 (K0367)
1.35 c.f.
General ledgers of the Kansas City, KS office of a major national oil company.
State of Missouri Photograph Collection, 1903-1904 (P0018)
486 photographs
Over 400 original photos created for the 1904 publication on Missouri at the time of the World's Fair by Walter Williams; shows all aspects and counties in Missouri.
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John Russell Stubbins Papers, 1973 (R0436)
1 folder
This is "A Brief Resume of the Venezuelan Career of John R. Stubbins," an autobiographical
sketch by a native of Paris, Missouri, and civil engineer who spent fifty-eight years in Venezuela.
He was involved in oil exploration, mining, construction, and public works projects, and headed
OTESCO, an engineering firm, 1930-1970.
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John Laurance Sullivan Collection, 1906-1972 (C3771)
1.3 cubic feet (38 folders, 6 volumes)
Unpublished histories, newspaper and magazine articles, photographs, sketches, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks compiled by John Laurance Sullivan of Flat River, Missouri. The histories cover local events in Flat River and St. François County over the last 150 years and contain extensive information on mining in the “Lead Belt” region.
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John L. Sutton Papers, 1881-1909 (C0172)
0.15 cubic feet (7 folders)
Deeds, receipts, shares of stock, and a few letters in connection with the Justice Gold Mining Company and Queen Mineral Ranch Company of Colorado.
Also papers on real estate in St. Louis owned by Sutton.
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Charles C. Tapp Papers, 1887-1975 (K0017)
1 c.f.
Correspondence, news clippings, land deeds, diaries, notes, and memorabilia of Tapp, a photographer, mine operator, etc. in Clay County, MO., his wife Lizzie, and his family. Also included is material about Mosby, Missouri, the Booth Coal Mine Company, and the Clay County School Districts #8 and #37
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Henry C. Thompson Papers, 1884-1970 (R0047)
2.25 cubic feet (89 folders, 4 rolls of microfilm)
The Henry C. Thompson Papers contain the original and microfilm copy of papers of a trustee of the State Historical Society of Missouri, genealogist, and a historian of mining in St. Francois County and the operations of the St. Joseph Lead Company. The collection includes research notes and correspondence, and a group of lead company records, 1884-1902.
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Dolores F. Timmons Photograph Collection, 1880-1946 (P0236)
56 postcards
1 photograph of Camp Dix, NJ Army Base; 12 photos of Dixon Mining Co., circa 1900; 2 photos of Mr. and Mrs. O.H. Henderson; 3 photocopies of Henderson family Bible.
John Tlapek Papers, 1897-1935 (R0037)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The John Tlapek Papers contain business correspondence addressed to John Tlapek, as general manager of Louis Houck's Chester, Perryville, Ste. Genevieve, and Farmington Railroad. Also included are correspondence for Tlapek regarding his work as a partner in the Southeast Missouri Telephone Company.
J.W. Towl Papers, 1917-1944 (R0475)
5 folders
This collection includes correspondence and business records of J. W. Towl, a businessman at
Potosi in Washington County, Missouri. Included are letters and shipping receipts regarding the
barite industry, mineral lands, and the Southeast Missouri Lead Company, 1918-1939, an inventory
of goods at the Towl store in Potosi, 1928, and receipts for subscriptions to the Missouri War Chest,
Inc., 1944.
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Tri-State Exploration Company Collection, 1927 (R1041)
(1 folder)
This is a certificate for one share of stock in the Tri-State Exploration Company, which had offices at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, and mineral leases on land in Lawrence County, Missouri. The certificate was issued to L.M. Miller on November 4, 1927.
Tri-State Health and Housing Committee, "The Menace of the Slime Pile", no date (R1181)
(1 folder)
This collection contains a photocopy of an undated pamphlet that addresses the problem of dust from the slime piles in the Tri-State Mining District of Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. It is subtitles, "Disposal of Mill Tailings in the Tri-State Zinc and Lead District."
Tri-State Mining Superfund Site, 1945-2018 (SP0019)
1 c.f.
The Tri-State Mining Superfund Site records contain the research of Shanen Givone into the environmental impact of nuclear contamination and mining in the Joplin area and into Kansas.