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Lester B. Dent Collection, 1930-1987 (CA5569)
24.05 cubic feet, 4 16 film reels, 2 video cassettes, 7 oversize items
Addition of manuscripts, correspondence, publications, fan mail, photographs, newspaper clippings, published materials relating to the fictional character of Doc Savage, and other materials of a science fiction writer. Also includes over 15,000 jokes collected by Norma Dent and photographs taken for Dent’s aerial photography business, Airviews, c. 1950s.
Lester B. Dent Collection, 1924-1984 (C3071)
36.2 cubic feet (2156 folders, 234 volumes), 1 16mm film, 1 video cassette; also available on 64 rolls of microfilm
The Lester B. Dent Collection contains the manuscripts, publications, correspondence, personal papers, research notes, scrapbooks, and photographs of a native Missouri fiction writer, explorer, aerial photographer, and dairy farmer. Lester Dent is perhaps best remembered as the principal author of the Doc Savage adventure stories of the 1930s and 1940s.
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Charles A. Deppe Photograph Collection, 1890-1949 (P0083)
Photos of Gasconade county and members of the Volz family. Photographs correspond to Autobiography by Charles A. Deppe.
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DeSoto Public Library Photograph Collection, 1938, no date (P0176)
8 photographs
Unidentified photographs from the DeSoto area.
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Melvin C. DeWitt Papers, 1966-2009 (R1418)
0.5 cubic foot (18 folders, 15 photographs)
The Melvin C. DeWitt Papers contain the personal military papers and photographs of Melvin C. DeWitt who served in the United States Army from 1966 until his retirement in 1986. Also include are DeWitt's papers related to his employment with the Missouri Department of Corrections.
Harris B. Dickey Photographs, 1890-1940 (P0683)
23 photographs
Photographs of historic sites in Southeast Missouri, Montgomery County, and Webster County.
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Leon T. Dickinson Photo Album, 1860-1866 (P0059)
1 folder
19th century portraits from a photo album. Includes a number of Fowler family-members.
Bernard F. Dickmann Photograph Collection, 1918-1967 (S0555)
2.8 cubic feet, 106 folders, 1991 photographs, 1 scrapbook
Bernard F. Dickmann was the mayor of St. Louis (1933-1941). This collection documents Bernard F. Dickmann tenure as mayor of St. Louis from 1933 to 1941. The photographs include images of visiting dignitaries, groundbreaking for St. Louis Landmarks, the Mayor's Christmas party, and conventions held in St. Louis. The collection also contains a scrapbook of the Missouri exhibition at the 1939 Worlds Fair in New York.
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Bernard Dickmann Photograph Collection, 1930-1972 (P0188)
Photos of Bernard Dickmann, St. Louis postmaster and mayor. Likely copy prints from one of the other Dickmann collections. Also: Dickmann papers here, Dickmann photographs in St. Louis
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Priscilla Dietrich Photograph Collection, 1939-1998 (P0419)
1 folder
Copy photos of Matthias C. Campbell property in Columbia, MO.
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Lester B. Dill Photograph Collection, 1941 (P1182)
Six photographs of Meramec Caverns, from the president of the Ozark Cave Association, Inc.
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Joe G. Dillard Collection, 1890-1918 (P1002)
4 photographs
Three postcards of Chillicothe, MO, sights and photograph of Blue Mound, MO, Singing School
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Robert L. Dillard Papers, 1849-2016 (SP0072)
1 cubic foot (10 folders, 4 volumes, 30 photographs)
The Robert L. Dillard Papers contain historical records related to the Dillard and Dennis families of Greene and Webster counties in Missouri. The records include marriage and death certificates, land deeds, pension applications, correspondence, and photographs. The collection also contains a manuscript written by Dr. Robert L. Dillard on his family history and genealogy.
Edward Charles Dixon Papers, (R1496)
0.25 cubic foot (10 folders, 11 photographs)
The Edward Charles Dixon Papers contain the business papers of Edward Dixon, a self-trained geologist and mine owner from St. Clair, Missouri. The papers include land records, correspondence, survey reports, photographs, mine leases, and newspaper articles pertaining to his mining concerns mostly in Franklin and Washington counties, Missouri.
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Lloyd Arthur Dixon Collection, 1898 (P0462)
1 photograph
Copy photo of school in Harviell, 1898.
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William Devol Dobkins Photograph Collection, circa 1879-1968, bulk 1892-1920 (R1279)
0.5 cubic foot (6 folders, 92 photographs)
The William Devol Dobkins Photograph Collection contains ninety-two photographs, consisting primarily of contact prints from the original glass-plate negatives. Of these, at least eighty are attributed to William “Will” Devol Dobkins. The majority of these images were shot between 1892 and 1920. They show outdoor views of life in and around Crawford County, Missouri.
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Alexander Dockery Photograph, no date (P0582)
1 photograph
Photo of unidentified celebratory dinner.
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Doe Run, Missouri Photograph Collection, circa 1925 (R0240)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 2 35mm slides)
The Doe Run Photograph Collection contains two photographs of businesses in Doe Run, Saint Francois County, Missouri. Included are exterior views of the office of the Doe Run Lumber Company, and the general store of Meyer and Gruner. The views have been copied on 35 mm film slides.
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L.W. Donaldson Photographs, 1904 (P0483)
2 photographs
Photos of Clark County: Wayland Homestead and St. Francisville Baptist Church.
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Paul and Nell Donnelly Papers, 1922-2006 (K1389)
0.06 cubic foot (4 folders, 5 photographs)
The Paul and Nell Donnelly Papers contain biographical information, newspaper clippings, and photographs related to the lives of Paul and Nell Donnelly, founders of the Donnelly Garment Company.
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Maxine Rorabaugh Downey Photograph Collection, 1894-1967 (P0045)
3 photographs
Black and white snapshot of students outside of Prairie View School #27; all students and teacher from 1912-1913 school year listed. Snapshot of exterior front Prairie View School #27. Photograph of Friendship School near Memphis, MO, 1894.
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Maurine Downing Postcard Collection, 1917 (P0237)
0.3 linear feet
56 postcards pertaining to western and southwestern Missouri, specifically the Joplin and Kansas City areas and a few postcards of Southwest City.
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M.M. Drake Photograph Collection, 1873-1874, no date (P0319)
4 photographs
Images of St. Louis, 1874, Grant house ca. 1930, Carl Wimar's "The Lost Trail", and steamboat "Grand Republic".
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Arthur Clinton Draper Photograph Collection, circa 1890-1935 (R0847)
0.5 cubic foot (9 folders, 118 photographs)
These are the photographs of Arthur Clinton Draper, a producer of minstrel shows. Draper produced minstrel shows in the central and western states for over thirty years, specializing in benefit performaces at Elks lodges.
Peggy Duffield Photograph Collection, 1910 (P1020)
Photograph of University of Missouri columns
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Harold Duncan Photograph Collection, 1890-1940 (P1074)
Photograph of the Joel Haden home near Columbia, Missouri, ca. 1890, with members of the Bright family posed outside. Photograph of the Boone County Trust Company, ca. 1927, with employees and customers in the interior.
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Herschel E. Dunham Papers, 1945-1946 (R1399)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders, 25 negatives)
The Herschel E. Dunham Papers contain photocopies of programs from Japan and the Philippines as well as copies of photographs Herschel Dunham took while serving in the Pacific during World War II.
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Lindley Dunham Photograph Collection, 1915 (P0746)
4 photographs
Photos of Callao, MO, in Macon County.
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Dunklin Democrat Photograph Collection, 1888-1914 (P0826)
Six copy photos of Dunklin County, ca. 1888-1914.
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Chuck and Dianne Dunlap Postcard Collection, 1908-1941 (P0028)
13 postcards
Postcards of Missouri cities, including Kansas City parks, streets, and buildings; Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, bird's-eye view of Sedalia, Cortez Motor Court in Springfield, and St. Louis: Ead's Bridge, Shaw's Garden, and Smith Bros. Cottage and Hotel.
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Clarke Dunlap Photograph Collection, 1884-1975 (P0273)
12 b/w MARKERS, Old Elm Tree Cemetery, 1975. b/w (negative & slide) of Reed's MILL, Beulah, 1900. MO Civil War MAPS: 2 diagrams of Fort Wyman; 1864 MO-AR border. Postcard of Licking, 1910. 8 b/w photos of Civil War era busts. Sketch of "Uncle Phil" from Pioneers of the Ozarks (1944).
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Dunn Family Papers, circa 1870s-1930s (R0865)
(6 folders)
These are photographs of the Erwin Dunn family of Winona in Shannon County, Missouri, and the diplomas, photographs, and class newspapers of his daughter, Mildred L. Dunn. There are also items on the history of Winona.
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Dunnegan Family Papers, 1852-1997 (SP0046)
0.4 cubic foot (22 folders, 50 photographs)
The Dunnegan Family Papers consist of photographs, military papers from the Civil War and World War I, souvenirs and ephemera from Civil War reunions, legal and official documents, maps, local history publications and a notebook featuring the notes about a Middle School student’s favorite 1940s college sports teams. The papers were collected by members of the Dunnegan family from Bolivar, Missouri, but information about the Stalling family is also included.
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Durand-Thomure Family Papers, 1792-1938 (R1527)
0.5 cubic foot (12 folders, 2 photographs)
The Durand-Thomure Family Papers contain correspondence, financial records, property deeds, and legal documents related to the Durand and Thomure families of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The collection also includes similar documents concerning the LaRose family, as well as Ste. Genevieve land records and French songs.
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Duval Family Photographs, 1858-1942 (SP0012)
.5 cubic foot (19 folders, 266 photographs
The Duval Family Photographs depict the lives of families from McDonald County, Missouri. The collection contains many photographs featuring Claib E. Duval, his family members, and other families who lived in the area. The collection also includes numerous documents relating to people and businesses from the county.
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Earl W. Dye Photograph Collection, 1887 (P0887)
1 photograph
Photo of Major R.J. Williams and his mule Old Jule.
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Russell V. Dye Photographs, 1950-1959 (P0484)
8 photographs
Photos of Clay County houses. Photo of Russell V. Dye.
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Leslie Dyers Photographs, no date (P0786)
3 photographs
Photos of Platte County historic homes, ca. 1958-1960.
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E.G. Wallace Coal Company Collection, no date (P0333)
4 photographs
Photostatic prints (4 copies) of the St. Louis waterfront
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Early Central Missouri Settlers Portraits, 1900 (P1087)
long skinny portraits of mid-Missouri people
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Editorial Cartoonist Portraits, no date (P1083)
Portraits of Missouri editorial cartoonists.
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Mrs. Jack Ehrig Postcard Collection, 1907-1912 (P0540)
10 postcards
Postcards of Jefferson City churches and scenes.
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George Ehrlich and Sherry Piland Photograph Collection, 1972-1989 (P0664)
16 photographs
Images of Kansas City historic buildings, photographed ca. 1970s-1980s.
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Nancy Ehrlich Collection, 1892-1932 (P0013)
0.63 linear feet
Original photos taken from "Frank James Photo Album", and photos of Marmaduke Military Academy buildings and students.
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Ehrnman-Irvine Family Papers, 1889-1930; 1981 (C4549)
0.1 cubic feet (2 folders)
This collection contains photographs and genealogical material on the Ehrnman and Irvine families. The two families migrated to Missouri in the late 1800s. Most of the photographs were taken in Marshall, Jefferson City, and Glasgow.
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Martin Eichenlaub Postcard Collection, 1886-1961 (P0009)
0.5 cubic feet (175 folders)
Extensive collection of postcards depicting Missouri scenes, landmarks, and destinations.
Eisenmayer Family Papers, 1842-1983 (SP0032)
1 cubic foot (28 folders, 12 photographs)
The Eisenmayer Family Papers consist of documents pertaining to the Eisenmayer Family and the Eisenmayer Milling Company in Springfield, Missouri. The collection also includes examples of the flour sacks used by the company, genealogical research, photographs, and materials related to the history of Greene County, Missouri.
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W.J. Eitzen Collection, no date (P0558)
3 photographs
Photo of bust of Charles D. Eitzen. Copy photo of Hermann courthouse.
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Dr. William Elder Photograph Collection, 1909-1958 (P0877)
Portraits of biologists