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Kansas City and Memphis Railway and Bridge Company Records, 1888-1894 (R0090)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Kansas City and Memphis Railway and Bridge Company Records contain a microfilm copy of financial records. Organized in 1887 to bridge the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee, this company was controlled by the Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad system.
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Kansas City Area Aircraft Photographs, 1931-1932 (K1399)
0.03 cubic foot (2 folders, 34 photographs, 8 negatives)
The Kansas City Area Aircraft Photographs contain photographs and negatives depicting a variety of aircraft at airports around the Kansas City metropolitan area dated from 1931 to 1932.
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Kansas City Southern Railway Company Collection, 1894-1968 (R1314)
1.5 cubic foot (13 folders, 322 photographs)
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company Collection contains materials related to the careers of father and son, Frank M. Switzer and George M. Switzer who combined worked for the line for over 80 years. The collection includes photographs, promotional material, travel passes, timetables, company publications, equipment diagrams, and advertisements.
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Kansas City Southern Railway Company Records, 1899-1900 (CA5004)
1 volume
Minute book of the company, 1899-1900. Includes incorporation papers.
Kansas City, Clinton, and Springfield Railway Company Records, 1892-1918 (R0091)
(1 roll of mircofilm)
The Kansas City, Clinton, and Springfield Railway Company Records contains a microfilm copy of a cash book and journal. The Kansas City, Clinton, and Springfield Railway was an independent line with close ties to the Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis system. The Clinton line came under control of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company in 1898.
Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad Company Records, 1906-1908 (R1425)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The collection contains one ledger of receipts and expenses for the Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad Company for the period 1906-1908.
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Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad Company Records, 1869-1895 (R0088)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad Company Records contains a microfilm copy of the company's financial records and its corporate predecessors. The line became part of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway Company in 1901.
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Kansas City, Galveston & Lake Superior Railroad Company Note, no date (C1906)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Blank stock note.
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Kansas City, Memphis, and Birmingham Railroad Company Records, 1917-1946 (R0098)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Kansas City, Memphis, and Birmingham Railroad Company Records contain a microfilm copy of a ledger with records of lease and income payments made by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Company. The Kansas City, Memphis, and Birmingham Railroad operated between Memphis, Tennessee, and Birmingham, Alabama. It was created by consolidation in 1887, and was leased to the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad in 1903.
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Kansas City, Nevada & Fort Smith Railroad Company Papers, 1890 (C3205)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
List of subscribers to the proposed railroad.
Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad Company Ledger, 1872-1873, 1921 (K1420)
0.6 cubic feet
The collection contains a ledger of the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad Company, which notes the information of passengers from 1872 to 1873. The ledger was also used as a scrapbook of newspaper clippings by Aggie Dickinson, dated circa 1921.
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Frank M. Karsten Papers, 1943-1968 (C3485)
54 cubic feet, 2 rolls of microfilm
Constituent correspondence and congressional committee material from Karsten's terms as Democratic congressman from Missouri's 1st District, 1947-1968.
Katy Trail State Park Collection, 1986-1994 (C0003)
2 cubic feet (166 folders)
Newspaper clippings and ephemera concerning the creation and development of the Katy Trail State Park in Missouri.
Historical Essays on Southeast Missouri, Max L. Kelley, no date (C0779)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Five articles including "The Heel of Missouri," "Consolidated School District Number 8," "Louis Houck, the Father of Southeast Missouri," "The Execution of Tewanya," and "The Awakening of the Big Swamp."
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James Preston Kem Papers, 1946-1952 (C2700)
157 cubic feet (also available on 550 rolls of microfilm), 2 audio discs
Papers from Kem's term as Republican U.S. senator from Missouri. Bulk of material is constituent correspondence.
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Charles Newton Kimball Papers, 1911-1991 (K0055)
44 c.f.
Personal and professional papers of a scientist, civic leader, and president of the Midwest Research Institute encompassing a range of economic and community development activities regionally and nationally.
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Lilburn A. Kingsbury Collection, 1816-1983 (C3724)
9.2 cubic feet (528 folders), 16 oversize volumes, 6 card files, 4 rolls of microfilm
The personal papers and collected materials of Lilburn A. Kingsbury of Howard County, Missouri. Kingsbury was an insurance agent, farmer, orchardist, bank clerk, local historian, writer, genealogist, musician, and antique collector.
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Charles R. Kinslow Papers, 1957-2002 (K0586)
12 c.f.
Kinslow was technical expert in aircraft systems and procedures, and former Flight Instructor for Trans World Airlines and Federal Express. Includes flight and maintenance training materials, transparencies, wiring diagrams; also collected materials concerning Braniff, and Air Canada.
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Charles Klotzer Papers, 1960-2009 (S1107)
159 cubic feet
The Charles Klotzer Papers contains correspondence, subject files, issues of the St. Louis Jewish Light and Focus Midwest, and political pamphlets pertaining to mass transit, marijuana, Metrolink, the first amendment, and crime in the St. Louis metropolitan region.
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August Kreilich Papers, 1886 (R0022)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The August Kreilich Papers contain a photocopy of a contract with instructions for August Kreilich regarding being lighthouse keeper. Kreilich was the keeper of the lights at the Saline Rocks on the Mississippi River in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. The contract was issued on March 27, 1886 by the U.S. Light House Establishment.
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Stephen A. LaBarge Missouri River Notebook, no date (C1142)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)
Notes of a steamboat pilot on the Missouri River, primarily map of the river and mileage record.
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George E. Ladd Papers, 1890s-1939 (R1493)
0.5 cubic foot (5 volumes)
The George E. Ladd Papers include photograph albums containing images and engineering reports of landslides and property destruction caused by soil erosion including images of failed railroad lines and train wrecks in Missouri, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, California, Tennessee, New York, Ohio, and southern Italy.
Frederick H. Laas Collection, 1935-2001 (R1323)
4 cubic feet (197 folders)
The collection of railroadiana consists primarily of printed memorabilia such as timetables, station maps, ticket stubs, and other memorabilia. Most pertains to passenger operations in the United States and Canada, especially those by Amtrak, but there are also brochures and printed materials from passenger railroads in Europe and Asia. The bulk of the material dates from the 1960s to the 1990s.
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Leonard D. and Marie H. Rehkop Collection of Algert T. Peterson Photographs, 1860-1939 (C3888)
40.4 cubic feet, 18 rolls of microfilm (8670 glass plate negatives, 95 film negatives, 63 photographic prints. Access copies on 18 rolls of microfilm)
The collection consists of studio portraits of groups, families and individuals; and scenes of the Higginsville and Concordia areas in western Missouri.
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Abiel Leonard Papers, 1782-1932 (C1013)
16.4 cubic feet (1245 folders)
The papers contain the personal and business papers of the Leonard family of Fayette, Missouri, including correspondence, deeds, legal cases, bills, accounts, receipts, and Missouri Militia correspondence. Abiel Leonard was a lawyer, farmer, landowner and prominent Whig, who served on the Missouri Supreme Court.
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Lewis and Clark Trail Committee of Missouri Records, 1964-1977 (C3922)
2.6 cubic feet
Correspondence, meeting minutes, maps, newspaper clippings, and newsletters related to marking the route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806. A portion of the materials relate to the Lewis and Clark Trail Commission established by Congress in October 1964.
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Eugene R. Lewis Papers, 1853-1901 (K0326)
0.24 c.f. (12 folders)
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the medical field, railroads, politics, and items Kansas City physician Lewis personally found interesting. Topics include the University of Kansas City Medical department (not to be confused with UMKC), various medical associations, historical sketches of people, papers written by Dr. Lewis, and the Women's Medical College of Kansas City, MO.
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Lexington, Lake and Gulf Rail Road Company Bond, 1871 (C1992)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a $1000 bond issued in Cass County, MO.
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Lions Club, Springfield, Missouri Collection, 1929 (R1231)
(1 folder)
This is "'Ozarks' A Booklet Sponsored by the Lions Club," published in 1929 to promote Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, and the surrounding area. Edited by Lon Scott, the illustrated booklet includes articles on natural history, transportation, the Civil War, and agriculture.
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J.H. Long Photographs, 1910-1941 (P0554)
24 photographs
Photos by Long of boats, particular emphasis on steamboats. Images of the St. Louis waterfront, Tower Rock in Perry County, and levee (mattress) construction near Birds Point.
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James R. Loosen Papers, 1930s-1950 (K0574)
0.1 c.f.
Photographs of Trans World Airlines (TWA) pilots, flight attendants, and early airplanes. Loosen was a pilot and in Flight Operations management.
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Louisiana and Middletown Plank Road Company Records, 1851-1873 (C1152)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Road company established to construct an improved road from Louisiana, Pike County, MO, to Middletown, Montgomery County, MO. Early efforts to build and maintain the road are described in detail. Most meetings were held in the road company's office in Louisiana. Also two photographs.
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Louisiana and Missouri River Railroad Certificate, 1871 (C3155)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Blank stock certificate in the South Branch of the railroad.
Louisiana Central Lumber Company (Clarks, La.) Records, 1901-1956 (C3660)
72.0 cubic feet (3836 folders), 156 rolls of microfilm (268 volumes)
Records of the Louisiana Central Lumber Company and associated companies. Includes correspondence, financial records, company reports, maps, photographs, and other materials related to the southern lumber industry.
Joshua George Lowe Papers, 1908-1911 (K0380)
1 c.f.
Correspondence to and from Lowe during his time as General Agent for the Union Pacific Railroad.
Ralph F. Lozier Papers, 1855-1945 (C2655)
65.75 cubic feet, 5 volumes
Correspondence, pamphlets, speeches, and newsclippings related to Lozier's legal, agricultural, and political careers. Research notes for and copies of Lozier's two historical novels (check contract if publication request occurs). Campaign papers of Lue C. Lozier.
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M. Fred Lyon Collection, 1870-1991 (C3853)
34.0 cubic feet (1173 folders), 16 rolls of microfilm (43 volumes)
A collection of Missouri-Kansas-Texas (M-K-T or KATY) Railroad operating papers, equipment records, promotional materials, photographs and slides, publications, and newspaper clippings concerning the company. The collection also contains similar but less extensive materials of other American and foreign railroads, American railroad industry publications, and railroad enthusiast periodicals.
M. Fred Lyon Collection, no date (CA5792)
7 cubic feet, 7 oversize items
Addition of Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad operating papers, photographs, and memorabilia; and photographs, promotional material, railroad publications, and miscellaneous material related to American railroads.
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Jack Dean MaGee Papers, 1957-1991 (K0463)
1 c.f.
Magee was a Trans World Airlines (TWA) pilot. Includes flight manuals and union membership files,
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Clair V. Mann Collection, 1821-1973 (C3556)
5.25 cubic feet (560 folders, 23 volumes)
Papers pertaining to the Meramec Iron Works, James family, Frisco Railroad, School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla, engineering education, testing of students, and other subjects of interest to Mann as an historian and engineer.
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Marlam Construction Company Records, 1908 (K0384)
1 c.f.
Engineers' field books and documents relating to the surveying and construction of the Kansas City & Kansas Southwestern Railway, and electric interurban between Independence, KS, Topeka, KS and Kansas City, MO.
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Henry R. Marnett Railroad Collection, 1899-2012 (K0734)
6.19 c.f.
The Henry R. Marnett Railroad Collection contains materials related to the life and interests of Henry R. Marnett. The collection consists of various materials including photographs, negatives, slides, postcards, and ephemera representing Marnett's family and his favorite hobby, trains.
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Sara Lees Mason Papers, 1951-1991 (K0575)
0.49 cubic foot (11 folders, 4 photographs)
The Sara Lees Mason Papers contain correspondence, photographs, and training materials related to Mason's career as an airline hostess, in-flight supervisor, and director of customer service with Trans World Airlines.
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D. B. Maybry (Moss Tie) Papers, 1928-1998 (S0927)
29 cubic feet
The D.B. Maybry Papers consist of correspondence, memos, photographs, and promotional materials pertaining to Maybry's employment with the T.J. Moss Tie Company.
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Welton M. McCutcheon Papers, 1918-1919 (C3821)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)
The papers contain letters from McCutcheon to his parents during his service in World War I. Topics include camp life, training, service with the 22nd Railroad Transportation Company in France, Red Cross and YMCA services, descriptions of Cincinnati, Ohio, Washington, D.C., and a trip to Paris, Reims, and Soissons describing war damage and an uncleared battlefield.
McDonnell-Douglas Corporation Photographs, 1980 (P0074)
20 photographs
20 color prints; eight of pilot in a flight simulator, twelve of planes/jets either in flight or on flight decks (F/A-18 Hornet, AV-8B Harrier II, F-4 Phantom, F-15 Eagles, MD-80 passenger, DC-10 passenger).
Leonard McMullin Papers, 1927-1968 (C2095)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Photocopies of newspaper clippings about and photographs of McMullin, first licensed pilot in Missouri. McMullin was born and lived in Sikeston his entire life. He owned a plane and was often a stunt pilot. Also included are articles on early aviation in Missouri.
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"Memorandum on Provisions Relating to Railroads in the Constitution of Missouri of 1875", no date (C0518)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A brief statement of the circumstances leading up to the adoption of the provisions relating to railroads in the constitution of 1875 by the assistant counsel, Missouri Public Service Commission. Written in the early 1940s for the Constitutional Convention.
Memphis, Kansas, and Colorado Railway Company Records, 1880-1888 (R0089)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Memphis, Kansas, and Colorado Railway Company Records contain a microfilm copy of construction and operating journals. The Memphis, Kansas, and Colorado Railways was a narrow gauge branch line of the Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Gulf Railroad.
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Walter E. Meyer Papers, 1889-1958 (C2638)
54.4 cubic feet
The papers of Walter E. Meyer contain materials collected and used by Meyer in several suits on behalf of the minority stockholders of St. Louis Southwestern Railroad (Cotton Belt).