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Caldwell-Steele Family Letters, 1823-1841 (C0243)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Three letters and one bill of sale for property. Letters concern the Caldwell family of Green County, Kentucky, and their relatives, the Steele family of Callaway County, Missouri. Letters discuss education, politics, religion, and local and personal news.
Callao Methodist Church (Callao, Mo.) Centennial History, 1959 (C2915)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
History of the church with list of pastors and prominent members, an account of some of the activities of the church, and a program of the centennial service, May 3, 1959.
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Callao Presbyterian Church Records, 1910-1937 (C1347)
0.05 cubic feet (1 volume)
Minutes of meetings and roll of members. Miscellaneous items also inserted in volume.
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Calvary Episcopal Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1938-1959 (C2982)
1 roll of microfilm
The records of the Calvary Episcopal Church contain parish registers containing records of communicants, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials. Also included are church services books containing the date, place, and nature of services; attendance statistics; name of officiating clergy; and notes.
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Calvary Lutheran Church of Columbia (Mo.) Records, 1977-1988 (CA6305)
2 cubic feet
The records of Calvary Lutheran Church of Columbia, Missouri, include meeting minutes, legal papers, newsletters, church bulletins, a parish register, and other miscellaneous material.
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John F. Cameron Papers, 1950-2014 (K1013)
10.25 c.f.
Cameron was an owner of a real estate company in Kansas City. Includes newsletters, sermons, and materials pertaining to the Catholic and Redeemer Presbyterian Churches. Also maps, plans, brochures, and books relating to his real estate activities.
John F. Cameron Papers, 2017-2021 (KA2555)
0.4 cubic foot
This addition to the John F. Cameron Papers contains materials related to Redeemer Presbyterian Church.
John F. Cameron Papers, 2009-2024 (KA2630)
0.6 cubic foot
This addition to the John F. Cameron Papers contains materials related to Redeemer Presbyterian Church.
Cane Creek Baptist Association Records, 1904-1992 (R0235)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Cane Creek Baptist Association Records contain the booklets with the proceedings of the 42nd, 91st, and 130th annual meetings of the Cane Creek Baptist Association. Included in the booklets are the articles of faith and constitution, minutes, committee reports, and directories of churches and staff.
Clarence Cannon Papers, 1896-1964 (C2342)
50.8 cubic feet (3300 folders, 124 volumes)
Public and private papers of a Democratic congressman from Missouri's 9th District, 1923-1964. The collection is arranged alphabetically by topics and contains correspondence and other material relating to his life and congressional career.
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Cape Girardeau Baptist Association Sesquicentennial Collection, 1974 (R0960)
(1 folder)
This is a booklet published to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the Cape Girardeau Baptist Association, which was organized in June 1824. Included are a schedule of the 150th annual meeting of the Association, a historical summary by J. C. Maple, a list of member congregations, and a list of past meeting dates, places, and officers.
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Care and Counseling Inc. Records, 1968-2015 (S0504)
21.5 c.f.
The Care and Counseling Inc. Records contain meeting minutes, correspondence, newsletters, reports, and photographs chronicling the organization's mission to provide pastoral counseling to St. Louis-area residents and graduate-level training for clergy in counseling services.
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E.A. Carson Marriage Records, 1837-1882 (C3095)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Records of marriages solemnized by the Rev. Mr. Carson, copied from original record in Savannah, MO. Includes names of bride and groom, date and location of wedding, payment received, and personal remarks.
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George W. Carvill Letters, 1834-1868 (C2697)
0.17 cubic feet (8 folders)
Sixty-four letters written by Carvill, his wife and daughter to relatives in London from various places in the South, describing family and economic matters, Mexican War, Civil War, Oregon and Maine boundary disputes, and slavery.
Catholic Churches (Ralls and Monroe Counties, Mo.) Records, 1833-1954 (C2973)
5 rolls of microfilm
Baptismal, confirmation, burial, and marriage records from St. Peter's, St. Joseph's, St. Paul's, and Immaculate Conception Catholic Churches in Ralls County and St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Monroe County. Records are incomplete.
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Catholic Union of Missouri, 17th State Convention, HISTORICAL SOUVENIR, 1909 (C2137)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Ralph Gregory's translation from German of excerpts from the HISTORICAL SOUVENIR of the 17th State Convention of the Catholic Union of Missouri. Arrival and names of the first German Catholics in Washington, MO, 1833. The church, mission and school of St. Francis Borgia Parish.
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Cave Spring Association of the Freewill Baptist Churches Records, 1929 (R0232)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Cave Spring Association of the Freewill Baptist Churches Records contain photocopies of the minutes of the forty-second annual session of the Association, held in August 1929 near Alton, Missouri.
Cedar Creek Primitive Baptist Church (Callaway County, Mo.) Minutes, 1821-1838 (C1306)
0.08 cubic feet (1 volume)
Organization, services and business meetings of church. Also two typed copies.
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Cedar Creek Primitive Baptist Church (Callaway County, Mo.) Minutes, 1821-1930 (C1307)
0.2 cubic feet (2 volumes)
Contains deed to lot, memberships, beliefs, rules of decorum, constitution and minutes of church business meetings. Also included are xerox copies of indentures, surveys and other documents pertaining to early transactions between the church and individuals in the area.
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Center Creek Association of Primitive Baptists Records, 1907-1919 (R0923)
(1 folder)
These are published minutes of the 73rd and 85th annual sessions of the Center Creek Association of Primitive Baptists. The meetings were held with Clear Creek Church in Newton County, Missouri, on September 14-16, 1907, and September 19-21, 1919. J. Shields and J. A. Alberty were the moderators and R. C. Hendricks and H. H. Patten were the clerks.
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Center Presbyterian Church (Linn County, Mo.) Records, 1891-1914 (C1348)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Brief history of the church, session minutes, rolls of elders and deacons, roll of members, and roll of children baptized.
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Central Christian Church, Springfield, Missouri Collection, 1957 (R0916)
(1 folder)
This booklet is a yearbook for 1957-1958 for the Christian Women's Fellowship of Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. Mrs. Wesley Bagot served as president that year.
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Central College for Women (Lexington, Mo.) Records, 1852-1932 (C4387)
1.0 cubic foot (33 folders), 5 oversize items
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Central Gravois Baptist Church, Gravois Mills, Missouri Records, 1881-1903 (R0419)
1 volume microfilmed
This is a record book of the Central Gravois Baptist Church at Gravois Mills in Morgan
County, Missouri. The records include minutes of church business meetings, 1881-1903, membership
records, ca. 1881-1902, and miscellaneous church papers, 1895-1902.
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Central Gravois Baptist Church (Gravois Mills, Mo.) Records, 1881-1902 (C2918)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Names of new members and officers of the church.
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Central Methodist College (Fayette, Mo.) Programs, 1887-1894 (C0621)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
CENTRAL COLLEGIAN, 1891, 1894; constitution of the Phi Alpha Literary Society, 1887; program of the 20th anniversary of Aristotelian Society, 1889; 3rd annual preliminary contest between literary societies, 1892; commencement program, 1893.
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Central Missouri Association of United Baptists Records, 1859-1996 (R0599)
1 roll (40 volumes)
These are minutes of the annual meetings of the Central Missouri Association of United Baptists, beginning with the organizational meeting in 1859. The Association consists of churches in southeastern Missouri, primarily in the counties of Dent, Iron, Reynolds, and Washington.
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Central Missouri Pastoral Care Association Records, 1967-1980 (CA6107)
1 cubic foot
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.
Champion City United Methodist Church (Champion City, Mo.) Diamond Jubilee Papers, 1970 (C3186)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a historical compendium of the church published for its Diamond Jubilee celebration on 31 May 1970, a bulletin for the Jubilee Service of Song and Sermon, and the Covenant Service. A short history of the church, its pastors, long-time members, and building improvements are included.
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Charitan Ridge Baptist Church (Macon County, Mo.) History, 1965 (C3097)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a history of the church building, its members, deacons and pastors; newspaper clipping from the CHRONICLE HERALD, Macon, MO. "Charitan Ridge Church Celebrates 100th Year," with pictures of the church.
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Donald H. Chisholm Papers, 1972-1980 (C3708)
1.0 cubic foot (65 folders)
Consisting primarily of correspondence relating to Donald Chisholm's chairmanship of the board of trustees of Park College, these papers contain information relating to the administration of a small liberal arts college in the Kansas City area during a period of financial crisis.
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Henri Chomeau Papers, 1869-1956 (C2252)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Copies of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and miscellany concerning Chomeau, Roswell M. Field and Eugene Field, activities at the University of Missouri, and social gossip.
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Christ Church Cathedral and Choir of the Church fo St. Michael and St. George Music Tapes, 1991-1997 (S1154)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains choir music from the Christ Church Cathedral and the Church of St. Michael and St. George. Recordings of interest include the choir's tribute to the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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Christ Church Cathedral Photographs, 1845-1980 (P0840)
19 photographs
Portraits of Christ Church Cathedral clergy
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Christ Church Episcopal, Rolla, Missouri Records, 1899-1985 (R0161)
26 folders microfilmed
These are records of Christ Church Episcopal in Rolla, Missouri, and its women's auxiliary, St.
Margaret's Guild. Included are records of church services, minutes of committee meetings, and
financial records, 1899-1970, the records of St. Margaret's Guild, ca. 1910-1983, and miscellaneous
historical materials, ca. 1910-1985.
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Christ Lutheran Church, Stover, Missouri Records, 1871-1995 (R0545)
(6 rolls of microfilm)
The Christ Lutheran Church, Stover, Missouri Records are records of Christ Lutheran Church at Stover in Morgan County, Missouri. Included are minutes of meetings of the church council, membership registers, records of the Ladies Aid Society, financial records, and historical material.
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Christian Church, Dexter, Missouri Collection, 1946 (R1052)
(1 folder)
This is a "History of the Christian Church, Dexter, Missouri," compiled in 1946. Dexter is in Stoddard County, Missouri. The pastor was Walter A. Smith.
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Christian Church (Fulton, Mo.) Records, 1848-1888 (C0585)
1 roll of microfilm
Membership, minutes of business meetings, minutes of Board of Officers' meetings, financial records, pledges, and assessments.
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Christian Civic Foundation of Missouri Papers, 1948-1957 (C0978)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Copies of letters and clippings concerning the Christian Civic Foundation of Missouri, formerly called the Temperance League of Missouri. They deal primarily with the liquor issue raised in the Missouri gubernatorial race in 1956.
Christian College (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1836-1986 (C0038)
30 cubic feet (1,392 folders), 5 rolls of microfilm, 1 card file, 51 lantern slides, 11 audio cassettes
The records of the first women’s college chartered in Missouri, and one of the first chartered west of the Mississippi River, consists of correspondence, catalogs, yearbooks, photographs, and financial records.
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Christian County Baptist Association Records, 1913 (R0922)
(1 folder)
This is a published minute book of the 54th annual session of the Christian County Baptist Association of Missouri. The meeting was held with Smyrna Baptist Church on August 12-14, 1913. D. T. Baucom of Highlandville served as moderator.
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Christian Temperance Union (Sedalia, Mo.) Record Books, 1878-1879 (C1073)
0.07 cubic feet (2 volumes)
Temperance society organized in 1878. Vol. 1, Constitution and signers, 1878;
Vol. 2, Record book, 1878-1879.
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Church Baseball League, Rolla, Missouri Collection, 1909 (R1144)
(1 folder)
This single-sheet pamphlet contains the rules, schedule, and list of officials adopted on June 22, 1909 by the Church Baseball League at Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri. Teams representing the Catholic, Christian, Presbyterian, Baptist, Episcopal, and Methodist churches participated in the league.
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"Church Bibliography, Baptist Bodies of Missouri, Associational Minutes," U.S. Work Projects Administration, 1941 (C1312)
0.01 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains a list of the various Baptist associations in Missouri and the dates for which their records are in existence.
Church of Christ (Hallsville, Mo.) Records, 1913-1923 (C3838)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Records of the Church of Christ, Hallsville, Boone County, Missouri. The documents in the collection include information about baptisms, marriages, funerals, expenses, visiting preachers, and dismissals. The records of the Church of Christ pertain to business meetings, church proceedings, and membership lists.
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Church of Christ at Friendship (Boone County, Mo.) Record Book, 1837-1855 (C2372)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Record of membership of church located northwest of Brown's Station in Boone County, MO.
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Church of God (Antioch, Mo.) Records, 1869-1908 (C2899)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Membership roll and record of funerals. Also membership roll of the Church of God, at Mt. Nebo, MO.
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Church of the Brethren, Missouri-Arkansas District Records, 1891-2008 (CA6293)
17 cubic feet
Magazines, conference minutes, booklets, literature, educational material, manuals, reports, catalogs, notebooks, yearbooks, statistics, and audiovisual material of the Church of the Brethren, founded in 1708 in Schwarzenau, Germany, now with members throughout North America and the world.
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Church Women United in Missouri, Columbia Unit Records, 1945-2009 (C4183)
4 cubic feet (132 folders)
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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Church Women United in Missouri Papers, 1948-1976 (C0282)
0.8 cubic feet
Papers of the state chapter of a national Christian women's ecumenical organization affiliated with the National Council of Churches. Includes constitutions and bylaws, minutes, annual and triennial reports, lists of officers, financial statements and budgets, correspondence, official histories, programs, proclamations, publicity materials, photographs, and clippings.