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Gertrude Rose and Jay Landesman Collection, 1959-1967 (S0617)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection consists of playbills, programs, and newspaper clippings on Gaslight Square theater/cabaret owner Jay Landesman, collected by his sister, Gertrude Rose.
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Roseland Theater Photograph Collection, 1940 (R1146)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 1 photograph)
This is a black-and-white exterior view of the Roseland Theater at Flat River (now Park Hills) in St. Francois County, Missouri. The photograph shows a crowd waiting to see 'The Grapes of Wrath'.
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Rotoscope Collection, 1938-1981 (R1499)
11 cubic feet (23 folders, 50 reels 35mm film)
The Rotoscope Collection contains the personal papers of Rowe Carney Jr., photographs, patents, schematics and design materials, promotional material, and 35mm reels of film related to the Rotoscope. Invented by Rowe Carney Jr. of Rolla, Missouri, and Tom Smith of Urbana, Missouri, the Rotoscope is a single camera, single projection system capable of taking and projecting a scope of 180 degrees on one reel of film. The collection also includes film scripts written by Rowe 'Doc' Carney and correspondence related to the production of two of his films.
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Salem Public School Collection, 1921 (R0571)
(1 folder)
This is a printed program for a "Springtime Pageant" performed by the First and Second Grades of the Salem Public School, Salem, Missouri, at the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, on April 29, 1921.
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Marcia Savin Manuscript, 1975 (S0156)
0.01 cubic feet
The collection contains the script for the two-act play The Feast of Tsouris (The Feast of Troubles) written by Marcia Savin.
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Janet Scott Papers, 1951-2019 (S0353)
4.8 cubic feet
The Jan Scott Papers contain correspondence, program booklets, photographs, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, and cassette tapes documenting Scott’s career as a flutist, educator, and founder of the National Women’s Yellow Pages of Greater St. Louis. Also included in the collection are materials relating to Scott’s involvement with the Women’s Policy Alliance (formerly the Alliance for the Status of Missouri Women), which dedicated itself to developing a proactive women’s policy agenda to empower and improve Missouri women’s lives.
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Don Secrease Papers, 1971-2020 (S0370)
2.3 cubic foot
The collection contains St. Louis-area published stripzines, comic books, and original storyboards documenting Don Secrease's career as a comic book artist and publisher. Materials of interest include issues of Swashbucklers, a comic book Secrease published with Rick Burchett and Paul Daly, and ran for four issues from 1980-1982. Also included in the collection are original storyboards Secrease created for Swashbucklers.
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Shirley Kenis Seigle and Sidney M. Seigle Papers, 1950-1987 (K1186)
0.1 c.f.
Seigle was an educator, actress, and playwright who produced various events for Temple B'nai Jehudah Sisterhood Incudes bulletins, education/administration papers, programs, scripts, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to Seigle's activities at the Temple.
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Shepherd of the Hills Historical Society Collection, 1968-1978 (R0740)
(1 folder)
These are six souvenir programs for performances during the 1960s and 1970s of The Shepherd of the Hills, an outdoor drama based upon the novel by Harold Bell Wright. It was presented at the Old Mill Theater on the Shepherd of the Hills Farm near Branson in Taney County, Missouri.
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"Show Me: The Great Gallery of Missouri and Missourians", 2020-2024 (C4506)
358 MB of digital files (1 docx, 78 jpgs)
The collection contains an unpublished digital illustrated manuscript by Larry W. Waterfield featuring original artwork in celebration of Missouri’s Bicentennial in 2021. Also includes individual image files for some of the illustrations.
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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SHSMO-KC Theater Program Collection, 1905-1965 (K0494)
0.1 c.f.
An artificial collection of theater programs, primarily from the Kansas City region.
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Silent Film Actors Scrapbooks, 1911-1926 (K0301)
3 c.f.
Scrapbooks of pictures clipped from movie magazines, newspaper articles, and oftentimes a short, handwritten biographical blurb of the professional lives of over 600 silent film actors and actresses. Each volume is indexed.
Inga Baruch Silverman and Martin L. Silverman Papers, 1971, 1991 (K0986)
0.02 c.f.
Special service booklet honoring Rabbi Gershon Hadas on occasion of his 75th Birthday; script and notes for ""Heaven Help Us!"" a comedy performed by members of Beth Shalom Congregation.
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Jim Skidmore Photograph Collection, 1910-1969 (P0049)
11 photographs
Copy photos of the filming of "Range Rider", 1910, in Fleming, MO, and photos of actor Tom Mix, and performer Sally Rand.
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Society of Independent Artists of St. Louis Collection, 1946-1972 (S0092)
0.25 cubic foot
The Society of Independent Artists of St. Louis Collection consists of pamphlets chronicling the group’s mission to foster public interest in art in St. Louis by sponsoring art exhibitions featuring local artists.
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John W. Sondheim Papers, 1978 (K0789)
1 c.f.
Notes, minutes and letters relating to Sondheim's service on the Kansas City Cable TV Study Committee.
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Songs From the Ozarks Childhood, Music Manuscript, 1924-1942 (SP0003)
.25 cubic feet (2 folders) 1 audio tape
The Songs From an Ozarks Childhood, Music Manuscript consists of the lyrics of Ozarks folk songs, as well as an audio recording of Sybil Irene (Shipley) Jobe singing the songs.
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Noelle Soren Photographs, 1974-1975 (P0424)
18 photographs
Photos of the Missouri Theatre and Ninth Street in Columbia, MO, ca. 1975.
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Torey Southwick Collection, 1960-1970 (K0360)
3 c.f.
Audiotapes, film, and videotape of the Southwick's children's shows appearing on KMBC-TV, and other shows on radio and television.
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Spring Valley Farm (Platte County, Mo.) Lithograph, no date (C0805)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Pictorial representation of Spring Valley Farm, the residence of Thomas F. Stone, located seven miles north of Weston, Platte County, Missouri.
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Springfield Community Teachers Association Collection, 1943 (R1018)
(1 folder)
This is a program for a performance by "Devi Dja and her Bali-Java Dancers, with Native Gamelan Orchestra," on Tuesday evening, March 30, 1943 in the Senior High School auditorium at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The Springfield Community Teachers Association sponsored the appearance.
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Springfield Contemporary Theatre Collection, 1995-2019 (SP0060)
12 cubic feet, 4 oversize boxes
The Springfield Contemporary Theatre Collection includes posters, programs, photographs, marketing materials, and video recordings of productions performed by the company from 1995 to 2019. The collection also contains theatre files and newspaper articles.
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Springfield Kiwanis Club Collection, 1936 (R1072)
(1 folder)
This is a program booklet for "Joyland" an evening of musical and dance entertainment presented as a fundraiser for the Springfield Kiwanis Club's Crippled Children's Fund under the direction of the Physical Education Department of Southwest Missouri State Teachers College. The event was held in the Shrine Mosque at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, on December 16, 1936.
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Springfield Kiwanis Club Ministrel Show Collection, 1946-1952 (R0954)
(1 folder)
These are program booklets for minstrel shows presented by the Springfield Kiwanis Club at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, on February 22, 1946, February 24-25, 1950, and February 22-23, 1952. The fundraising performances were staged at Springfield's Shrine Mosque auditorium, with net proceeds going to children's charities.
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St. Louis Artists' Guild Collection, 1907-1976 (S0070)
0.25 cubic feet, 10 folders
The St. Louis Artists’ Guild is one of the oldest extant art organizations in the country and one of the few which maintains its own building and galleries. The Guild sponsors annual art exhibition competitions and provides education in many artistic varieties. The materials consist of minutes, catalogs, correspondence, "Book of Hours," indenture deed, and programs, including those of Little Theater of St. Louis.
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St. Louis Civic Ballet Records, 1958-1979 (S0072)
0.4 cubic feet, 19 folders, 3 photographs
The St. Louis Civic Ballet Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and photographs documenting the dance company’s mission to foster young people’s interest in ballet through performances and scholarships.
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St. Louis Donor Historical Recordings, 1927-1974 (S0825)
1 cubic foot, 27 Acetate and Vinyl albums
This collection contains historical recordings from St. Louis's past, including audio of President Calvin Coolidge welcoming Charles Lindbergh to Washington, D.C. on June 11, 1927, as well as jazz recordings.
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St. Louis Harmony Chorus Records, 1958-2011 (S0334)
9 cubic feet
This collection contains scrapbooks, CDs, and VHS tapes, documenting the group's history as a volunteer women's chorus, with a specialization in four-part, a cappella harmony. Materials of interest include scrapbooks containing photographs, program booklets, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and histories chronicling the group's yearly activities, including local performances and participation in choir competitions in the United States.
St. Louis Square Dancing Collection, 1949-2019 (S0450)
8.5 cubic feet
This collection consists of bylaws, correspondence, flyers, meeting minutes, photographs, and scrapbooks, documenting the Swinging Singles, Singles and Doubles, and St. Louis Metro Square and Round Dance Association's efforts to promote and teach square dancing in the St. Louis Metropolitan area.
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Reba Staggs Papers, circa 1928-1933 (R0586)
(1 folder)
This is the scrapbook of Reba Staggs of Newburg, Phelps County, Missouri. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, photographs, programs for theatrical productions and other events, and miscellaneous materials concerning Newburg High School, and Drury College in Springfield, Missouri.
Stephens College (Columbia, Mo.), Advanced Documentary Class Films, 2013-2015 (C4504)
37.8 GB of digital files (8 mov files, 2mp4s)
The collection contains documentary films on historical Missouri figures and topics created by students at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, for a class taught by Chase Thompson in 2013 and 2015.
Thomas M. Stephens Collection, 1968, 1974 (P0903)
3 photographs
Photos of artist Thomas M. Stephens and his works.
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Maimie Stephenson Papers, 1950-2000 (CA6071)
9 cubic feet
Papers of artist Maimie Stephenson, a longtime supporter of the arts community in Columbia, Missouri, and wife of journalism professor William Stephenson. She was historian of the Columbia Art League and received the Missouri Arts Council Award for Service to the Arts in 1983.
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Russell H. Stocksdale Collection, 1896, no date (P0920)
4 photographs
Postcards and photos of paintings by George Barnett depicting historic events in Missouri.
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Summerfest Concerts and/or Recordings, Inc., 1991-2016 (K1372)
5 c.f.
The collection is comprised of various documents pertaining to Summerfest Concerts from 1990 to 2016. Included in the collection are programs and brochures for concert events, forms related to publicity and marketing, and ticketing and customer information. Also included are records of donations made by individuals and local foundations, as well as invoices and information about grants and funds for the Summerfest Concerts.
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James and Hope Edwards Terrell Papers, (CG0054)
2.0
This collection consists of letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, negatives, schoolwork, and other materials from James Terrell and Hope Edwards Terrell, in addition to letters, drawings, and other materials from members of the Edwards family. The collection also contains playbills, programs, tickets, photographs, correspondence, articles, and newspaper clippings related to the Sikeston Little Theater, as well as its cast and crew.
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The Eternal Light Radio Program Collection, 1934-1946 (K1078)
0.1 c.f.
Zuk, Vice President-Investments of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., is a member of the Beth Shalom Synagogue of Kansas City, MO. Includes NBC radio program transcripts of "The Eternal Light" and an autographed copy of "Talmudic Tales" by David Morantz.
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Theater Programs of St. Louis City, Missouri, Collection, 1887-1892 (S1228)
0.5 cubic foot
This collection contains theater programs from Pope's, Grand Opera Houe and Olympic Theaters.
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Theater Programs, St. Louis, Missouri Collection, 1852-1953 (S0595)
0.25 cubic foot, 12 folders
This collection contains play bills and programs of theater productions at St. Louis theaters from 1853-1917.
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Theatrical Mutual Association (TMA) Lodge 13 Records, 1910-1995 (K1217)
0.31 c.f. (1 folder 1 volume)
Includes scrapbook containing minutes of the TMA club, and a history of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)-Local 31 by Ray Maier.
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Edward J. Thias Papers, 1954-2002 (S0742)
0.4 cubic foot, 11 folders
The papers of Edward J. Thias Papers contain books written and/or illustrated by Thias, including works about his participation in World War II, Missouri architecture, Thias family genealogy, and collected pencil sketches. In addition, this collection contains many unbound, original pencil sketches of various St. Louis and Missouri landmarks and attractions.
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Kenn Thomas Papers, 1970-2007 (S1195)
43 cubic feet, 978 folders, 268 VHS tapes, 4 photographs, 1 audio cassette
The papers of Kenn Thomas contain correspondence, business files, travel records, a collection of independently produced, small press fanzines, audio/visual recordings, and subject files documenting the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Iran-Contra scandal, and Unidentified Flying Objects. Other materials of interest include video and audio recordings of Bob Dylan and the Band, performing in St. Louis area venues. The papers date from 1970 to 2007.
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Helen Seibert Thomes Dance School Records, no date (K0960)
0.01 c.f.
Includes choreography of dances used by Thomes in her dance school
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Louise B. Trigg Photograph Collection, 1908, 1914, no date (P0163)
9 photographs
Nine original photos of John William "Blind" Boone and members of his touring company, including John Lange, Jr.
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Jeanie Troy Photographs, 1997 (P0441)
3 photographs
Photos of bas reliefs on the Will Mayfield College Arts & Sciences building.
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Arthur Unger Papers, 1943-2004 (C4027)
10.8 cubic feet (756 folders), 58 audio cassettes, 2 audio tapes, 4 audio discs, 5 CDs, 1 video cassette
Arthur Unger was an entertainment journalist who reviewed movies and television shows for the Christian Science Monitor and Ingenue. He edited several magazines as wide-ranging as Mechanix Illustrated and Datebook and toured with the Beatles. The collection includes recordings, transcripts, and notes from his interviews with celebrities, his writings, Beatles publications, and personal materials.
University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri Folk Arts Program Records, 1982-2012 (C4035)
32.0 cubic feet (1000 folders), 2132 audio cassettes, 69 audio tapes, 82 video cassettes, 3 oversize volumes
The records of the Missouri Folk Arts Program contain documentation of the annual work and various programming administered by the organization. The records include fiscal information, contracts with artists, press clippings and releases, publications, exhibit documentation, correspondence, working files, and files on folk and traditional artists. The records also include photographs, audio, and video that document folk and traditional arts, artists, and events.
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George Van Millett Papers, 1865-1956 (K0413)
5 c.f.
Letters, publications and gallery catalogs, photographs and other materials relating the life and work of Kansas City artist, G.V. Millett.
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Walters-Horton Photograph Collection, no date (P0544)
4 photographs
Daguerrotype of George Caleb Bingham. Photos of Bingham relatives.