Professional Organizations

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Central Missouri Association of Educational Secretaries Records, 1940-1995 (C4622)
0.5 cubic feet (9 folders, 4 oversize volumes)

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Records of the Central Missouri Association of Educational Secretaries, an organization created with the intention of promoting and furthering the profession of educational office personnel, contain organizational records, programs, publications, and scrapbooks.

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Central Missouri Pastoral Care Association Records, 1967-1980 (CA6107)
1 cubic foot

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The Central Missouri Pastoral Care Association was organized in 1969 [originally the Mid-Missouri Chaplain Corporation] as a not-for-profit corporation to receive funds from local churches and help pay the salaries and other expenses associated with providing chaplain services to patients at the University Hospital and Mid Missouri Mental Health Center. Includes letters, handwritten notes, financial records, and other miscellaneous papers.

Central Ozark Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association Collection, 1961 (R1206)
(1 folder)

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This is a booklet published for the Central Ozark Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association's 15th consignment show and sale, held near Salem in Dent County, Missouri on March 13, 1961. Forty-one head of registered cattle were offered at the event. The auctioneer was Wes Hays and the show judge was Vic Gray.

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Central Slavic Conference Records, 1962-2000 (C3807)
2.4 cubic feet (107 folders)

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Records of a regional association centered in Missouri and Kansas and comprising university professors and other specialists in Soviet and East European Studies. Affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. The records include correspondence, conference programs, copies of papers presented, membership lists, and promotional material concerning the annual conference sponsored by the organization.

Church Women United in Missouri, Columbia Unit Records, 1945-2009 (C4183)
4 cubic feet (132 folders)

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The records of a Columbia, Missouri, women's church organization, which contains newsletters, reports, directories, membership materials, meeting minutes, notes, financial records, history, scrapbooks, photographs, and miscellaneous material.

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William M. Clark Papers, 1989-2011 (CA6579)
1 cubic foot

The papers of a journalist, author, umpire, and baseball scout contain material concerning the Greater Midwest Professional Baseball Scouts Association and the Greater St. Louis Major League Baseball Scouts Association. Includes correspondence, newsletters, mailing lists, photographs, minutes, and miscellaneous material.

Clearinghouse for Midcontinent Foundations (CMF) Records, 1973-1993 (K0680)
30 c.f.

The Clearinghouse was established for use by foundations and other funding institutions to exchange information and research requests for money. Includes correspondence and other planning materials for CMF conferences and meetings, publications and printed materials used by attendees, and photographs.

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Edwin McKaig Clendening Papers, 1887-1929 (K0262)
8 c.f.

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Correspondence, speeches, programs and brochures, meeting minutes, clippings, and photographs, of Edwin Clendening, businessman and Secretary of the Commercial Club, forerunner of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Correspondence deals with a wide range of topics, both personal and relating to the work of the Chamber.

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Columbia Cooperative Shipping Association (Columbia, Mo.) Certificate of Incorporation, 1924 (C3684)
1 oversize item

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Certificate of incorporation granted by the State of Missouri for non-profit cooperative agricultural purposes for fifty years. Signed by Charles U. Becker, Missouri Secretary of State, on April 11, 1924.

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Commercial Club of Joplin Collection, 1913 (R0900)
(1 folder)

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This is "Joplin Missouri: the City of Wealth Industry and Opportunity", a promotional booklet published by the Commercial Club of Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The text extols Joplin's economic infrastructure, and there are many photographic illustrations of the city's major public facilities, commercial buildings, and primary industries.

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Commercial Club of Kansas City Scrapbooks, 1886-1913 (K0264)
0.2 c.f.

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Scrapbooks of media coverage for the activities of the Club (forerunner of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce), as well as many of Kansas City's civic events.

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Community Development Society Records, 1964-2019 (CA5728)
19.3 cubic feet, 13 rolls of microfilm, 14 computer discs, 2 flash drives

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Addition of publications, correspondence, financial records, board meeting minutes, committee materials, annual meeting materials, handbooks, photographs, and miscellaneous material.

Community Development Society Records, 1969-1995 (C3880)
15 cubic feet, 3 audio cassettes

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Records of a professional association of academics and practitioners of community development in the United States and Canada. The records consist of correspondence of officers; board meeting minutes; society publications, annual meeting materials, and other assorted records.

Cruise Palmer Papers, 1909-1977 (K0240)
1 c.f.

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Palmer was a prominent journalist and a Executive Editor at the Kansas City Star. Contains news articles, photographs, and other documents related to the history and stockholders of the Kansas City Star Company; the professional journalist society, Sigma Delta Chi, for which Palmer was Kansas City chapter president; and the everyday work of a newspaper journalist.

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Daniel Boone Regional Library Board Records, 1983-1990 (C4499)
0.4 cubic feet (7 folders)

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A collection of records from the Daniel Boone Regional library Board of Trustees. The records include board meeting minutes and board member contacts. The records also contain budgetary proposals and expenditures. There are several records that list the library’s collections and the demography of the institution. The records also contain presented service goals, objective, and strategies for the library’s future operations.

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Daybreak Residential Treatment Center Records, 1980-1991 (CA6635)
0.1 cubic feet

Constitution, by-laws, incorporation papers, and minutes of a community-based non-profit founded in 1980 in Columbia, Missouri, to provide residential and other therapeutic services to persons with mental illness.

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Richard Delander Papers, 1969-1976 (C4423)
1.8 cubic feet (27 folders)

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Newsletters, magazines, broadsides, and other publications regarding the American Postal Workers Union, including the Columbia Postal Worker of which Richard Delander was creator and editor in 1975, and the Postal Press Association.

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, State of Missouri Records, 1938-2020 (CA5157)
11.2 cubic feet, 4 video cassettes, 2 computer discs, 1 DVD

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The records of an honorary organization for women teachers include histories, meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, state convention programs and materials, yearbooks, newsletters, membership materials, chapter materials, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material.

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International-Chi Chapter of Delta State Records, 1955-1996 (K0692)
2 c.f.

Women educators founded the society to recognize the sustained, successful experience of women educators. Includes minutes, scrapbooks, photographs, directories, newsletters, clippings, conference programs, attendance rolls, and international directories.

Delta Kappa Gamma-Missouri Alpha Chapter Records, 1938-1989 (K0930)
2 c.f.

Organizational records of the Chapter, a professional honorary Society of women educators, including meeting minutes, yearbooks, publications and historical background of the Society. Also scrapbooks of clippings, programs, and ephemera, and some correspondence, minutes, and reports.

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Economic Opportunity Corporation of Greater St. Joseph (St. Joseph, Mo.) Records, 1987-1994 (CA5583)
0.4 cubic feet

Administrative procedures, audit, performance evaluation, and board member materials, 1987-1990, 1994. Board materials include correspondence, minutes, reports, financial statements, and miscellaneous.

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Engineers Club of St. Louis Records, 1882-2000 (S0621)
89 cubic feet, 209 photographs, 72 glass negatives

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The Engineers Club of St. Louis was established in 1868 by a small group of local engineers whose goal was the general advancement of professional knowledge and the interchange of ideas and the formation of a library for reference. The records contain the journals of the club as well as administrative files, photographs, and membership files.

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Farmers Cooperative League Collection, 1909 (R1154)
(1 folder)

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This is a booklet containing the national constitution and bylaws of the Farmers Cooperative League, an organization dedicated to improving the economic condition of farmers. W. R. Noble of Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri, served as secretary.

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FOCUS St. Louis Records, 1976-2014 (S0881)
134 cubic feet

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This collection contains meeting minutes, memos, reports, scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, and publications of FOCUS St. Louis, a group that works for positive community change through developing leadership and influencing public policy.

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Foreign Language Association of Missouri Records, 1921-2013 (CA5241)
2.4 cubic feet

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Meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, financial records, membership records, conference programs, newsletters, and miscellaneous material of the association and the related Modern Language Association of Missouri and Modern Language Club of St. Louis.

Freemasons, Arlington Lodge No. 346, Dixon, Missouri Records, 1948 (R1258)
(1 folder)

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This is a booklet containing the bylaws of the Masonic Lodge at Dixon in Pulaski County, Missouri, adopted on September 21, 1944, with amendments through April 1, 1948. Included are lists of the organization members, Worshipful Masters, and current members.

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Gateway Human Resources Records, 1949-1989 (S1063)
2 cubic feet, 28 folders, 167 photographs

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Gateway Human Resources (GHR) was an organization that provided professional development resources for women in the workplace. The materials in this collection contain meeting minutes, budget reports, membership applications, and correspondence relating to developmental workshops, dinner meetings, and annual conferences. Also included in this collection is a short history of GHR and the National Human Resources Association (NHRA), the parent organization of GHR.

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Greater Kansas City Art Association Records, 1956-2006 (K0947)
7 c.f.

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Organizational records and scrapbooks from the Greater Kansas City Art Association. Includes officers files, correspondence, minutes, financial records, membership files, newsletters, photographs and audio and video tapes.

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Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Records, 1856-1990 (K0527)
23 c.f.

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Organization records of the Commerce including general files of clippings, brochures, and correspondence; photographs; and slides, motion picture film, videotape, and audiotape.

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Greater Kansas City Council on Philanthropy (GKCCP) Collection, 1981-1998 (K0738)
1 c.f.

History, notes, events, and ephemera for the Council collected by Jane White Brown, one of its founders.

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Greater St. Louis Federal Business Association Records , 1927-1981 (S0695)
5 cubic feet, 188 folders, 68 photographs

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The Greater St. Louis Federal Business Association was founded in 1927. Its purpose was to coordinate efforts by various Federal agencies to exchange ideas about the efficiency of routine work methods, to loan equipment, and to share surplus furniture. The records include correspondence, membership lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, annual reports, and photographs.

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Frank Grimaldi Architectural Records Collection, 1920-2010 (K1252)
385 c.f.

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Architectural drawings, plans, renderings, construction documents, books and journals, records and work papers of Frank Grimaldi Architecture and its predecessor entities, including Bower and Grimaldi Architecture, and Shaughnessy, Bower and Grimaldi Architecture.

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Lawrence B. Guillot Papers, 1978-1980 (K0798)
2 c.f.

Materials related to the international ombudsman movement, and in particular, the International Ombudsman institute and the Jackson County, MO Ombudsman office.

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Larry Hackman Papers, 1994-2010 (CA6366)
0.8 cubic feet

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The papers of Larry Hackman, an archivist who served as director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum from 1995 to 2000, include biographical information and material concerning Hackman's consulting work for the Missouri State Archives and the Missouri Historical Records Advisory Board. Also included is material concerning Thomas F. Eagleton and their personal and professional work together on various projects.

Heart of America Labor Council Collection, 1921-1967 (K0839)
2 c.f.

Miscellaneous historical files including photographs, badges, minutes, and records of various unions in Kansas City.

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Fred V. Heinkel Papers, 1914-1988 (C4105)
28.4 cubic feet (1,442 folders)

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The papers of Fred V. Heinkel contain materials documenting the political and business activities of a former long-time president of the Missouri Farmers Association (MFA). A small amount of personal material is also included.

Heritage League of Greater Kansas City, 1980-2011 (K0723)
3 c.f.

Organizational records of a consortium of historical agencies in the greater Kansas City area. Includes incorporation papers, constitution, by-laws, minutes and agendas, correspondence, financial records, membership lists, and files on special events, programs, and workshops initiated by the group.

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Home Economics Council and Chorus, Greene County, Missouri Collection, 1948 (R1073)
(1 folder)

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This is a program booklet for a banquet honoring the Home Economics Council and Chorus of Greene County, Missouri, sponsored by the chain store managers of Springfield, Missouri and held on September 23, 1948 at the Kentwood Arms Hotel. Gaylord L. Durkee was the banquet chairman and Mrs. Felix Russell was chairwoman of the Home Economics Council.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Records, 1958-1989 (K0988)
3 c.f.

Planning materials for MAECON, the annual trade conference; section officers' files including correspondence, financial information, and minutes; membership materials; and other administrative information.

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Instrument Society of America (ISA)-Kansas City Section Records, 1943-1954 (K0989)
2 c.f.

Includes general correspondence, meeting notices, meeting minutes and regional and national conference materials. Also information about the Electric Association of Kansas City and the Kansas City Industrial Instrumentation Society.

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International Association of Administrative Professionals, Lindbergh Chapter Records, 1996-2014 (S0271)
2.5 cubic feet

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The International Association of Administrative Professionals, Lindbergh Chapter Records contain agendas, meeting minutes, chapter rosters, membership surveys, and photographs pertaining to the Lindbergh chapter's mission to help administrative support professionals advance in their careers. Topics of interest include fundraising assistance for members attending professional conferences, membership drives, as well as charitable causes the Lindbergh Chapter supported, including the St. Louis Area Foodbank.

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International Refrigeration Compressor Remanufacturers Association Records, 1965-1990 (K0991)
2 c.f.

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Organizational records of the trade association includes correspondence, financial records, newsletters, and planning materials for conventions and board meetings.

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Jackson County Medical Society Collection, 1859-1938 (K0088)
2 c.f.

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Notes on different medical societies, professional journals, medical colleges, and health facilities in the Kansas City Metropolitan area. Biographical sketches on physicians, surgeons, and some dentists in the area make up the bulk of the collection. Also included are miscellaneous papers and photographs.

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Jackson County Medical Society Roster, 1950-1951 (KA2610)
.05 c.f.

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The collection contains a booklet titled “Jackson County Medical Society of Missouri Roster,” dated 1950-1951. The booklet contains information on the Society’s members and woman’s auxiliary including a pictorial roster and handbook.

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Jefferson City Association of Educational Office Personnel Records, 1950-2010 (CA6617)
5.4 cubic feet, 8 oversize volumes

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The records of the organization include scrapbooks, meeting minutes, programs, yearbooks, correspondence, newsletter material, and miscellaneous material.

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Jefferson Davis Griffith Chapter-Association of Military Surgeons Records, 1936-1937 (K0112)
0.03 c.f.

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Correspondence (primary of Major E.H. Trowbridge MD, president of the chapter) and membership rosters for the chapter. They deal primarily with the organization of the chapter and efforts to secure the National Convention of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States for Kansas City.

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Journalism and Women Symposium Records, 1977, 1985-2019 (C4489)
7.0 c.f. (169 folders, 12 artifacts), 59 audio cassettes, 3 video cassettes, 2 DVDs, 11.2 MB of digital files (14 docs, 10 pdfs), 4 oversize items

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The records of the organization include correspondence, newsletters, symposium programs and planning materials, financial records, photographs, and audiovisual material.

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Kansas City Academy of Medicine Records, 1890-1924 (K0187)
0.1 c.f.

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A history and minutes of the Academy, a competitor to the Jackson County Medical Society. Photographs, a calendar and a program are also included.

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Kansas City Architectural Foundation (KCAF) Records, 1954-1999 (K1025)
1 c.f.

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Organizational records including board minutes, reports, articles of incorporation, by-laws, correspondence and some records of early awards and events and. Also Center for Understanding the Built Environment (CUBE) related material.

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Kansas City Area Archivists (KCAA) Records, 1978-2007 (K0066)
11 c.f.

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Organization records including, constitution and bylaws, financial records, correspondence, and minutes and proceedings, committee files, and publications for a local professional association of archivists.

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