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Thad Snow Papers, 1923-1955 (CG0027)
1.31 cubic feet
The Thad Snow Papers include writings, correspondence, scrapbooks, memorabilia and photographs. Snow was a prolific writer during his life. He is best remembered for his column, “Letters from the People” for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch beginning in the 1930s. The topics covered in this collection include politics, foreign affairs, farming, Snow’s family, economics and human nature.
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Abram Sortore Memoirs, 1909 (C2357)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains memoirs of Abram Sortore, in which he describes trips west from Scio, NY, to Keokuk, IA, 1845; from Keokuk to California, 1850; and back to Iowa via South America, Jamaica, and New York, 1851-1852. There are comments on Mormons, Indians, cholera, weather, the Black Hills, alkali water, Brigham Young, gold rush, mining, religion, U.S. mint, and railroads.
South-West Railroad Records, circa 1914-1916 (R0516)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The South-West Railroad Records are notes, maps, and draft of a pamphlet concerning construction of a railroad from Saint Louis, Missouri, to Lewisville in Lafayette County, Arkansas.
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South-Western Stage Company Papers, 1867 (C2238)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copies of form letters and contracts used by the South-Western Stage Company. Includes rules and regulations for road agents, station agents, drivers, shopmen, and barnmen.
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The Southeast Missouri Collection, 1820-2016 (CG0001)
0.8 c.f.
The Southeast Missouri Collection is a combination of small acquisitions to the State Historical Society related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events.
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Southern and Central Missouri Collection, 1856-2015 (R1442)
5 cubic feet (236 folders, 2 VHS, 7 CDs, 1 45 record, 1 cassette)
The Southern and Central Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining acquisitions related to individuals, places, organizations, and events. The collection mostly covers the Missouri counties of Crawford, Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, Oregon, Barry, Miller, Taney, Jasper, and Laclede, among others.
Southwest Missouri Railroad Company Records, 1891-1941 (R0052)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Southwest Missouri Railroad Company Records contains microfilm copies of corporate minute books of the Southwest Missouri Railroad Company and its predecessors, the Joplin and Galena Electric Railway Company, and the Southwest Missouri Electric Railway Company. There is also one folder of miscellaneous correspondence between A.H. Rogers and Edgar Z. Wallower regarding financing of the road.
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Edward W. Sowers Papers, 1942-1980, bulk 1961-1979 (R0135)
2 cubic foot (107 folders)
The Edward Walter Sowers Papers contains correspondence, business papers, and miscellaneous printed materials of a newspaper editor and publisher at Rolla, Phelps County,
Missouri. Topics include the Sowers family, journalism and the newspaper business, the University of Missouri, and United States politics and foreign relations.
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Spirit of St. Louis Region Classic Car Club of America Collection, 1989-2009 (S0993)
2 cubic feet
Annual meeting minutes and Spring Grand Classic and Caravan files of the Spirit of St. Louis Region Classic Car Club.
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J. Orville Spreen Papers, 1900-1982 (S0486)
27.7 cubic feet, 524 folders, 4690 photographs
James Orville Spreen was a Wabash employee and railroad executive for 50 years (1912-1962). Most materials in this collection pertain to Spreen's involvement with the Junior Chamber of Commerce Historic Markers Committee. The collection consists of pamphlets, tourist information, and photographs. The photographs document several areas in St. Louis, which were later razed for the Mansion House, JNEM, and Stadium project.
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Orville Spreen Railroad Papers, 1830-1982 (S0485)
24.4 cubic feet, 914 folders, 3591 photographs, 8 microfilm roll
Orville Spreen was a Wabash Railroad employee and executive for 50 years (1912-1962). His papers include newspaper clippings, freight receipts, invoices, articles, patents, providing information on general railroad history, specific railroad lines, railroad museums, railroads in St. Louis, and railroad societies and associations. Also included in the collection are scrapbooks, cash books, and photographs of centennials and locomotives.
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Springfield Wagon Company Collection, 1878-1888 (R1188)
(1 folder)
This collection contains photocopies of papers dealing with the Springfield Wagon Company at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. Included are letters to the company from wagon dealers and parts suppliers in Arkansas and Missouri.
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Springfield Wagon Company Records, 1873-1972 (R0059)
(9 rolls of microfilm)
The Springfield Wagon Company Records contain microfilm copies of twelve volumes and fifty folders of records for the Springfield Wagon company. These records include account books and ledgers, correspondence from travel agents, dealers, supplies and customers. Also included is the master's thesis documenting the history of the company written by Steven L. Stepp in 1972.
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St. Charles County, Missouri, Portage des Sioux Township Public Road Work List, 1817 (C1693)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
List of persons under overseer Asa Griffith subject to work on the public roads.
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St. Charles County, Missouri, Road Commissioners' Report, 1829 (C1689)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Oath of office and report to the St. Charles County court from road commissioners Osborn Knott, William Eckert, and Benjamin Emmons, appointed to view and mark out a public highway from St. Charles to Elm Point.
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St. Charles County, Missouri, Road Commissioners' Report, 1828 (C1690)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Report to the St. Charles County court by road commissioners Benjamin Emmons and Osborn Knott, appointed to view and mark out a road from St. Charles to the Maumelles, 11 March 1828.
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St. Clair County, Missouri, Bond, 1870 (C1641)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a $1000 bond issued by St. Clair County to aid construction of the Clinton and Memphis branch of the Tebo and Neosho Railroad. The bond is signed by Wm. A. Mitchell, presiding justice, and Thos. J. Monroe, clerk, St. Clair County court.
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St. Francois County Railroad Company Collection, 1914 (R1123)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is certificate number 319 for $100 for a 5% first mortgage gold bond issued by the St. Francois County Railroad Company on July 1, 1912 and due on July 1, 1914. It was stamped cancelled on October 12, 1914. Edward A. Rozier, secretary, and F. J. Rozier, vice-president, signed the bond.
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St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad Company Certificate, 1873 (C2441)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certificate of indebtedness for $100 issued to T.M. Hamilton by St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad Company, and transferred to John D. Hill.
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company, Passenger Traffic Department Collection, 1905 (R1139)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder)
These are rate circulars concerning special passenger fares and other matters concerning fare collection and routing issued in March, April, and May of 1905 by the Passenger Traffic Department of the St. Louis and San Francisco (Frisco) Railroad company. For the most part they dealt with special rates for meetings, conventions, and home seekers excursions.
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St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Letter Book, 1879-1883 (C1229)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)
Letters concerning the Mississippi River and Bonne Terre Railroad. R.L. Van Sant, assistant engineer. Largely illegible.
St. Louis Metropolitan Reference Collection, 1957-1984 (S0526)
1.0 cubic foot, 44 folders
The St. Louis Metropolitan Reference Collection is an artificial collection containing newsletters, reports, brochures, and maps regarding St. Louis City and County government agencies and organizations.
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St. Louis Mississippi Bridge Company Articles of Association, 1867 (C1721)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains Photostats of the articles of association of a company that was organized to construct a bridge over the Mississippi River from St. Louis, MO, to St. Clair or Madison County, IL. Capital, stock, and directors.
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St. Louis Rapid Transit Study Long-Range Program Reports, 1971 (S0403)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains two reports prepared by government and private organizations to study the feasibility of a rapid transit system fo the St. Louis area.
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St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company Booklet, 1913 (R0460)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company Booklet is an advertising booklet on the “Cotton Belt Route” in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, and Texas. The booklet includes timetables, a map of the system, and material on the passenger, freight, and agricultural services of the railroad.
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St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Company Collection, 1852, 1916-1984 (R1506)
18 cubic feet (14 folders, 81 volumes, 33 oversize volumes)
The St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Company Collection contains records of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Company “Frisco.” These records include AFE completion reports, ICC valuations, equipment registers and inventories, and materials on corporate history.
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Collection, 1920-1980 (R1491)
0.5 cubic foot (19 folders, 1 photograph)
The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Collection contains a sales kit, business records, and photographs for the St. Louis-San Francisco "Frisco" Railway Company. The collection includes train and freight schedules, specifications for rail cars and lines, promotional materials, maps, sales manuals, and images of railcars and stations.
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St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Map Collection, 1917-1962 (R1486)
1 cubic foot (3 folders, 5 maps)
The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Maps contain six maps featuring St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company land, railroad lines, stations, and buildings, located in Fort Leonard Wood, Lebanon, Newburg, and Rolla, Missouri.
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Records, 1859-1980 (R0362)
(178 cubic feet)
These are corporate minutes and financial account books, and other records of the St. Louis-San Francisco ("Frisco") Railway Company (1916-1980) and predecessor, subsidiary, and constituent companies, most notably the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway (1876-1896) and the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad (1896-1916). The "Frisco" operated in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. It became part of the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1980. Also of note are four architectural drawing boxes that include the blueprints for structures along the St. Louis-San Francisco Line. A detailed inventory of the drawings is included in each of the four boxes.
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Employee Records, 1930-1977 (SP0057)
0.1 cubic foot (2 folders)
The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Employee Records contain Seniority Rosters and Employee Line-Ups from 1930 to 1977. The records include the names and seniority rank of the St. Louis-San Francisco "Frisco" railroad employees throughout Missouri, as well as Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
Ida K. Staggers Papers, 1936-1972 (K0501)
0.3 c.f.
Photographs, scrapbook and other memorabilia related to Staggers' 35-year career with Trans World Airlines (TWA) as an Air Hostess.
Frances Sarah Stark Papers, 1942-1946 (K0503)
0.2 c.f.
Papers of Trans World Airlines (TWA) hostess. Includes photographs, a passport, World Health Organization (WHO) certificates, and hostess training manuals.
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George Stark Photographs, 1890-1903 (P0546)
3 photographs
Photos by Stark of steamboat William McClellan ca. 1903, cotton bales in a Pemiscot Co warehouse, and Washington Ave in St. Louis, ca 1890s.
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Lloyd Crow Stark Papers, 1905-1941 (C0004)
170 cubic feet (12,401 folders), 5 oversize volumes, 2 card files
Papers of a Democratic governor of Missouri, 1937-1941. Material relates to official business, campaigns, and personal affairs.
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State Historical Society of Missouri Historical Road Markers Scrapbook, 1930s (C1434)
0.08 cubic feet (1 volume)
The scrapbook contains clippings and photographs of State Historical Society historical markers along U.S. Highway 36 in northern Missouri.
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State Historical Society of Missouri Typescript Collection, 1814-1962 (C0995)
14 rolls of microfilm
The State Historical Society of Missouri Typescript Collection consists of typescripts of articles and manuscripts donated over the years to the Historical Society.
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- African Americans
- Agriculture
- Business and Industry
- Culture
- Education
- Engineering
- Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife
- Family and Personal Papers
- Folklore and Folklife
- Frontier and Pioneer Life
- Genealogy
- Geography and Maps
- Government and Politics
- Language
- Literature
- Media
- Military
- Railroads and Railways
- Religion
- Social and Fraternal Organizations
- Social Reform and Welfare
- Transportation
- Travel and Description
- University of Missouri
- Women
State of Missouri Photograph Collection, 1903-1904 (P0018)
486 photographs
Over 400 original photos created for the 1904 publication on Missouri at the time of the World's Fair by Walter Williams; shows all aspects and counties in Missouri.
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Ste. Genevieve, Iron Mountain and Pilot Knob Plank Road Company Stock Certificate Collection, 1854 (R0747)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a certificate for one share of capital stock in the Ste. Genevieve, Iron Mountain and Pilot Knob Plank Road Company, which built and operated a toll road in St. Francois and Sainte Genevieve Counties in Missouri. Philip Stapp acquired the certificate on February 3, 1854.
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Steamboat Cargo Record, 1859-1963 (C0644)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A record of the boat, master, destination and cargo of vessels leaving the port of Cambridge on the Missouri River. Most of the cargo was tobacco, hemp, potatoes, hides, and wheat. The book was used as a scrapbook by John B. Land and was recovered by removing most of the clippings. See also the Land, John Braxton (1860-1949), Papers, 1918-1939, (C0359).
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Steamer Planter Freight Book, 1860-1893 (CA6554)
1 oversize volume
Ledger listing freight carried by the steamboat Planter, 1860-1861. Charles V. Wells was the steamboat's master. Also includes land lease agreements, 1880-1893.
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Stotts City Bank (Stotts City, Mo.) Records, 1891-1929 (C0170)
2 rolls of microfilm
Papers from a southwest Missouri bank which was liquidated in 1929. Collection also contains material on the Lawrence County Land and Mining Company and the Stotts City Special Road District.
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Sverdrup & Parcel And Associates Land Use Report, 1976 (S0408)
0.01 cubic foot
A report commissioned by the St. Louis Port Commission.
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Warren Swain Papers, 1820-1842 (C0173)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)
Diary mentions weather, plantation, sugar, corn, Negroes; high Mississippi River, 1821; Andrew Jackson's arrival in New Orleans on April 24, 1821; the 33-day sail from New Orleans to Boston; sickness of 1825. Two letters by Freegrace Raynolds discussing religious feelings; questions about Clarksville, MO; comments on slavery, 1837; and loss of bank money, 1842.
W. Stuart Symington Papers, 1918-1995 (C3874)
316.25 cubic feet (6937 folders, 321 boxes), 86 ephemera items, 41 audio discs, 11 audio cassettes, 64 audio tapes, 32 reels of 16mm film, 2reels of 35mm film, 3 video tapes, 2 video cassettes, 2 CDs, 5 DVDs
The papers of William Stuart Symington, U.S. Senator from Missouri (1953-1976), include constituent correspondence, family and personal correspondence, limited genealogical and family materials, appointment books and calendars, audio and video recordings, campaign materials, editorial cartoons, select invitations and itineraries, limited pre-senatorial materials, photographs, photographic negatives and slides, press files, scrapbooks, selected Congressional testimonies, speeches, staff memoranda, voting records, and miscellaneous ephemera.
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T. J. Moss Tie Company Records, 1898-1925 (S0655)
21.2 cubic feet, 486 folders, 34 volumes, 2 rolls of film, 2 video cassettes, 1 audio disc
The T. J. Moss Tie Company Records contain correspondence, reports, publications, and business ledgers relating to the company’s business functions throughout its tenure as a railroad tie producer. T. J. Moss Tie Company was founded in 1879 by Thomas Jefferson Moss. After spending 15 years in an exploding railroad market, T. J. Moss Tie Company became one of the largest producers of railroad ties in the country, employing around 3000 men with 40 sawmills running on almost 40,000 acres in southeast Missouri.
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A.G. Taubert Photograph Collection, 1882-1920 (P0184)
1 folder
Series of four original photos showing aftermath of train wreck on Frisco Railroad, circa 1920. Additional postcards of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University, and photos of Ha Ha Tonka.
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Joseph Herbert Tedrow Transportation Collection, 1850-1987 (K0754)
9 c.f.
Collected data on transportation, particularly railroads operating in the Mid-west. Includes photographs, time-tables, notes, and other items.
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James A. Tharp Photograph Collection, 1923 (P0739)
11 photographs
Photos of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Train Wreck, 1923, Meadville, MO.
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The Fledgling, Flying Training Detachment Collection, 1943 (R1467)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The 73rd Army Air Force Flying Training Detachment Records consists of a United States Army Air Forces flying training detachment graduation book, Fledgling Volume One, for the 73rd Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment in Harris Field, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for class 44-C in October of 1943.
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Thomas M. Binger Collection, 1888-2023 (CA5812)
30.8 cubic feet, 1 audio disc, 4 video cassettes, 20 oversize items
Collection of U.S. railroad timetables, publications, promotional material, photographs and miscellaneous material, and newsletters of Missouri railroad enthusiast organizations, Mid-Missouri Railfans and the St. Louis chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Also includes some personal and family material.