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Charles E. Dare Papers, 1964-1993 (R1326)
0.4 cubic foot (14 folders)
These are professional papers and printed matter of a civil engineer and highway transportation specialist. Most of the material concerns traffic patterns, parking studies, and road planning around Rolla, Missouri, including the United States Highway 66 by-pass and the North-South Arterial Road. The collection includes Dare's work, reports of consultants, and publications of Missouri State Highway Department planners.
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James Adam Davis Papers, 1937-1975 (C3666)
23.5 cubic feet (1293 folders)
Papers of a state labor leader. State CIO Industrial Union Council, State Labor Council, Political Action Committee, Missouri Valley Authority, Governor's Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation, United Labor Committee of Missouri, State Environmental Improvement Authority and Executive Review Committee materials. Personal records.
Jefferson Davis Letter, 1853 (C1892)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Luther M. Kennett, St. Louis, MO, from Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 1853.
Letter to president of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad, regarding the right of way through the government grounds at Jefferson Barracks.
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Lewis C. Davis Permit, 1918 (C2254)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Military motorcycle permit.
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Walter W. Davis Papers, 1948-2007 (K0572)
1 c.f.
Davis was a flight engineer with Trans World Airlines (TWA). Includes newsletters, publications, clippings, handbooks, and reports, and employee agreements, an employee grievance pamphlet, a retirement handbook, and a copy of a legal Motion for Intervention filed by Flight Engineers
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John Deane Papers, 1853-1854 (R1222)
(1 folder)
These are two letters from John Deane at Potosi in Washington County, Missouri, to his nephew, John Deane, at New Rochelle, New York, dated May 4, 1853, and to "Friend Leland," dated March 12, 1854. The letters concern wagons, horses, mules, "silver mineral," and the weather.
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Russell L. Dearmont Papers, 1929-1965 (C2665)
72 cubic feet
Personal, business, and family correspondence of a St. Louis lawyer and Democratic politician who was counsel and later president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and was active in civic affairs.
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DeHaven, Wing & Co., Wagoner's Receipt Book, 1857-1858 (C1098)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
A book to indicate receipt of goods freighted to various towns away from the river. DeHaven, Wing & Co., a Boonville, MO, firm, shipped goods to numerous towns in Missouri.
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Lucian DeTar Papers, no date (K0782)
0.1 c.f.
Photographs and articles related to Lucian's career in flying - in WWI, and in the Aero Club of Greater Kansas City.
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Charles DeWard Journal, 1839 (C1644)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains field notes of an engineer and surveyor of the State Road from St. Louis to St. Charles.
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Michele Ann Divine Papers, 1965-1984 (K0573)
6 c.f.
Uniforms and training materials of flight attendant with Trans World Airlines (TWA).
Dixie Greyhound Lines Collection, 1944 (R0986)
(1 folder)
This is a booklet of timetables for July 1944 for Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc., which operated in southeastern Missouri between St. Louis and Arkansas through Flat River, Farmington, Fredericktown, Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, New Madrid, Portageville, Hayti, Caruthersville, and Steele.
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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Forrest C. Donnell Senatorial Papers, 1945-1950 (C0796)
100 cubic feet
Papers of a Republican senator from Missouri, 79th through 81st Congresses. Contains correspondence and notes about such post-World War II subjects as economic adjustments, displaced persons, labor, civil rights, atomic energy, and the spread of communism.
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Draper-McClurg Family Papers, 1838-2009 (C3069)
5.2 cubic feet (199 folders), 5 rolls of microfilm, 24.6 MB of digital files
The Draper-McClurg family papers are comprised of correspondence, photographs, Civil War diaries and records, and other personal papers of the families of Philander Draper and Joseph W. McClurg. The papers document the families' involvement in politics, farming and orchards, lead mining and smelting, the Civil War, and frontier life in Missouri, the Dakota Territory, and several western states.
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Dwyer, Huntington and Company Letter Book, 1887 (C0645)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The letter book contains orders for supplies, dynamite, tools, clothing, and food. Reports on progress and financial problems of a construction company doing work for the Chicago, Minneapolis, and St. Paul Railroads.
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Eisenmayer Milling Company (Springfield, Mo.) Records, 1890-1902 (C2326)
0.8 cubic feet (5 volumes)
Books recording railroad freight rates, grain prices, shipping records and wheat purchases.
Vol. 1 Cash book, 1890-1893.
Vol. 2 Purchase book, 1892-1899.
Vol. 3 Sales book, 1894.
Vol. 4 Shipping and sales book, 1896-1899.
Vol. 5 Shipping and sales book, 1899-1902.
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Raymond S. Elder Collection, 1846-2006 (K1141)
3 c.f.
Elder is historian for the Kansas City Fire Museum. Includes reproductions of maps of the Kansas City area. Also books and articles written by Elder about the Kansas City, MO Fire Department and the history of the 8th Street Tunnel.
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Phineas Eldredge Papers, 1791-1826 (C0314)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
The papers of Phineas Eldredge, a ship captain from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consist of a letterbook and a c. 1795 bulletin entitled, "An Act for Incorporation the Society, Formed for the Relief of Poor, Aged, and Infirmed Masters of Ships, Their Widows and Children."
Patricia Shively Elmore Papers, 1878-2015 (CG0013)
2.4 c. f.
The Patricia Shively Elmore Papers contain diaries, correspondence, genealogy, scrapbooks, and photographs related to the donor’s family. This collection also contains diplomas, commencement programs, military documents, photographs, souvenir postcards, films, and funeral memorabilia of the donor’s second husband, William “Bill” Elmore.
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Elsey Carriage Company Photographs, 1908-1983 (SP0049)
0.5 cubic feet (13 folders, 59 photographs)
The Elsey Carriage Company Photographs collection contains images of vehicles built by the company from 1905, when the company opened, to 1927 when the name of the company changed. Missouri and Arkansas businesses commissioned Elsey to build vehicles of various designs that were decorated to their specifications. A 1983 newspaper article gives the history of the company.
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W. Francis English Papers, 1838-1956 (C3358)
1.5 cubic feet (114 folders)
As educator and administrator at the University of Missouri, English served as director of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection, dean of the College of Arts and Science, and professor of history. The papers include personal correspondence and topical materials.
Evening Star Records, 1867 (C0903)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The records contain a logbook of trips on the Missouri River, giving financial account, conditions, and distances of trips; an advertisement of trips to the Idaho gold fields. Consists of negative photostats and typed copies.
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Jonathan Fairbanks Papers, 1850-1929 (R0075)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Johnathan Fairbanks Papers contain a microfilm copy of correspondence and notebooks of Johnathan Fairbanks an educator and businessman who came to Springfield, Missouri in 1866. The correspondence consists primarily of letters received from friends and family in Massachusetts and Ohio. The notebooks generally concern personal business and financial matters.
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Farmers Bank (Mt. Vernon, Mo.) Papers, 1844-1931 (C0044)
5 cubic feet (280 folders, 19 volumes), 28 oversize volumes
Records of a bank organized in 1890 and liquidated in 1930. Also records of local businesses and schools.
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Ferry License Form, c. 1870s (C3370)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
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Henry C. Fike Diaries, 1851-1919 (C2215)
2.42 cubic feet (18 folders and 43 volumes)
Diaries written by Fike while a student in McKendree College, IL; while a soldier in the Civil War; and about his migration to and life in Warrensburg, MO, and his work in Kansas City, MO, and various cities in the West.
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Flucom, Missouri, Railroad Depot Photograph Collection, no date (R1336)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 1 photograph)
This collection contains an undated, 3_" x 4 _", sepia photo is of the depot which was located at the historic town of Flucom, Jefferson County, Missouri. It is a small, square building, serving as a depot for passengers and a drop location for mail in the Flucom area.
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Douglas R. Frazee Photographs, 1880-1985 (P0072)
0.25 linear feet
Photographs of the Missouri River and life on the towboat Brownville, 1963-1985 by Frazee, an engineer on the vessel. Photos of Marshall, MO, 1948-1950, and Marthasville, MO, area in the early 1900s. Aerial photographs of Saline County, Marshall, Brookfield, and Pettis County, 1946-1949. Aerial photographs of farms and buildings along Highways 20, 24, 41 in Saline and Lafayette Counties, ca. 1947. Also include a variety of images of Missouri scenes and Missourians.
Friends of Arrow Rock Collection, 1826-1969 (C3087)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders), 1 oversize volume, 3 oversize items
Correspondence of John Sappington with Hogan & Wright, collection agents, 1842-1844; correspondence of Claiborne F. Jackson, 1855-1861; correspondence and miscellaneous items concerning the placement of Highway 40 and Santa Fe Trail markers; Martha Woods Diary, 1854-1860; Hugh Stephens scrapbook, n.d.; Independent Order of Odd Fellow certificates, meeting minutes, financial records, and correspondence, 1849-1969.
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Frisco Railroad Survey, no date (C0765)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Chronological survey of construction and acquisitions by the Frisco Lines, 1849-1940.
Frisco Travelers Collection, 1915-1921 (R0456)
1 folder
These are illustrated souvenir programs of annual meetings of the Frisco Travelers, a businessmen's
association, at Rolla, Union, and St. James, Missouri, in 1915, 1920, and 1921. The
programs include rosters of members, photographs of officers, schedules of events, articles on the
host towns, and advertisements.
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Frisco-Santa Fe Land and Development Company Collection, 1906 (R1004)
(1 folder)
This is a certificate dated September 4, 1906 for one unit interest in the lands and towns located in Montgomery County, Texas, on sale by the Frisco-Santa Fe Land and Development Company. The company was based at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The president was Maurice H. Meyers.
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Larry Evert Gardner Collection, 1995 (K0568)
0.2 c.f.
Lithographs of TWA airplanes collected by 40 year employee of Trans World Airlines (TWA).
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M.A. Gauldin Papers, 1879, 1899 (C1724)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of M.A. Gauldin contain a certificate of one share common stock in the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Chicago Railroad Company to M.A. Gauldin, July 17, 1879, and stock transfer to M.A. Gauldin, January 14, 1899.
Daniel Gentry Deposition, c. 1903 (C0663)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Group depositions on behalf of the plaintiff, Gentry, in a legal case involving floods on the Grand River. Ira B. Hyde was attorney for the plaintiff. The defendant was the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, represented by Orton & Orton.
North Todd Gentry Papers, 1837-1947 (C0049)
4.2 cubic feet (242 folders)
Papers of a Columbia, Missouri, lawyer and amateur local historian. Anecdotes, articles, speeches, and biographical sketches about events, people, and places in Columbia, Boone County, and Missouri. Family papers, correspondence, and some legal and business material.
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George B. Cole, Commission and Forwarding Merchant (Selma, Mo.) Record Book, 1854-1856 (C2976)
1 roll of microfilm
Shipping records showing date, sender, recipient, type of freight, and name of steamboat on which freight was shipped. Freight includes lead, hides, grains and fruit, and personal possessions.
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G. Houston George Photographs, 1913-1918 (P0073)
1 folder
10 photos related to car trip in 1917 from Flint, Michigan to Odessa, MO. Photo album of trip to pick up automobiles in Flint, Michigan and drive them back to Missouri.
Gideon-Anderson Lumber and Mercantile Company Records, 1901-1938 (R0290)
2 rolls
This collection consists of correspondence and business papers of the Gideon-Anderson Lumber
& Mercantile Company concerning the lumber trade in southeastern Missouri and northeastern
Arkansas. Based in Gideon, Missouri, the company operated primarily in Dunklin, New Madrid,
and Pemiscot counties in Missouri. The collection includes papers from two subsidiary operations,
the Gideon Cooperage Company and the Gideon & North Island Railroad Company.
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Gideon-Anderson Lumber and Mercantile Company Records, 1901-1985 (R0449)
21 folders MICROFILMED
This is an addition to the business records of the Gideon-Anderson Lumber & Mercantile
Company (see also R290), which operated at Gideon in New Madrid County, Missouri. Most of the
papers concern operations in 1901-1919, but there are also papers of a subsidiary operation, the
Gideon and North Island Railroad Company, 1903-1932, and historical materials on the firm to
1985.
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Ona M. Gieschen Papers, 1935-2005 (K0562)
15 c.f.
Personal professional files and collected materials of former TWA hostess, supervisor and director of customer service, and historian of TWA. Also articles written by the Gieschen, histories and recollections by former employees, and correspondence between two pioneers of TWA, Hal Blackburn and Gordon "Parky" Parkinson. And research materials, photographs, and correspondence concerning Watts Mill and Dallas, MO.
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Lawrence E. Giffen Collection, no date (CA5844)
9 cubic feet, 1 volume, 3 oversize items
Dissertation proposal, chapters, and research material on steamboat transportation in Missouri. Includes navigation maps of the Missouri River.
Lawrence E. Giffin Collection, 1971-1998 (CA5844)
1.4 c.f., 1 volume, 3 oversize items
Dissertation proposal, chapters, and research material on steamboat transportation in Missouri and other miscellaneous materials. Includes navigation maps of the Missouri River.
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Robert Gillham Papers, 1887-1890 (K0056)
1 v
The Robert Gillham Papers contain one notebook with drawings, tables, and notes on the Kansas City Cable Railway, the Denver Cable Railway, the Woodland Avenue Street Railway in Cleveland, and the Judson Pneumatic Street Railway in Washington, D.C. It was written by Gillham and an unknown individual.
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Charles Nelson Glaab Papers, 1956-1991 (K0038)
2 c.f.
Correspondence, research materials, working papers, and drafts relating to the operation and research of the Kansas City History Project and to Glaab's research into the Kansas City railway systems
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Glasgow Insurance Company (Glasgow, Mo.) Books, 1855-1870 (C2313)
0.86 cubic feet (2 volumes)
The collection contains records of a Glasgow, Missouri, business. Weston Birch was secretary and Thomas Shackelford was president of the company. Volume 1, Steamboat cargo book, 1855-1856, also includes Tatum and Hutchinson general store records, 1868-1870. Volume 2, Record book, lists cargo, insurance, destination and names of steamers. The books were later used by Weston F. Birch & Son banking house, 1868-1869.
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John M. Glover Letter, 1884 (C1540)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Solon McCoy, White Sulphur Springs, Montana Territory, from Quincy, IL, Feb. 27, 1884. Glover thanked McCoy for his condolences; praised deceased brother, St. Louisan Samuel T. Glover; and discussed the possibilities of a livestock business with J. Miller in territories or a beef slaughterhouse on the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Hugh Gene Graff Papers, 1939-2007 (K0969)
4 c.f.
Graff was general manager of flying for Trans World Airlines (TWA) in Kansas City. Includes pilot training manuals, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, aeronautical maps, and ephemera.
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Elmer Graham Ferry License, 1897 (C2939)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a license giving Graham authority to operate a ferry at Rulo, NE, on the Missouri River for one year.