University of Missouri

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Frank Fletcher Stephens Papers, 1875-1966 (C3599)
14.7 cubic feet (568 folders), 8 audio tapes, 10 card files

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Papers of a University of Missouri professor and dean of students in the College of Arts and Science, 1924-1948. Correspondence, office files, committee reports, lecture notes, speeches, articles, diaries, accounts, University history and photographs are included.

G.J. Stephens Postcard Collection, 1907, 1911 (P0518)
5 postcards

Postcards of the University of Missouri campus and Balanced Rock (Boone County), ca. 1911.

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Louise Stephens Photograph Collection, 1866-1867 (P0565)
1 folder

Cartes de visite of early University of Missouri professors, students, and presidents, Columbia notables, and Academic Hall.

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William Stephenson Papers, 1950s-1980s (CA4878)
78.6 feet, 37 audio cassettes, 61 audio tapes, 12 video cassettes, 8 films, 1 roll of microfilm

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The papers of a journalism professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia, who developed the Q-methodology of measuring public opinion in advertising and communications. Includes correspondence, reports, studies, research files, publications, unpublished manuscripts, reprints, biographical materials, audiovisual material, and miscellaneous professional material.

Norm Stewart Collection, 1950s-2006 (CA5854)
12.2 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes, 2 CDs, 64 video cassettes, 52 DVDs, 14 oversize items, 498 MB of digital files

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Scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, awards, certificates, programs, and other material related to the life and career of the longtime University of Missouri men's head basketball coach. Includes episodes of the Norm Stewart Show and various recordings of MU basketball games, interviews, and events.

Murray Strong Photograph Collection, 1922-1969 (P0439)
12 photographs

Photos of the University of Missouri men's tennis team, 1922-1926, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1967-1969

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Sutherland-Covert Family Papers, 1886-1897 (C2287)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Degrees granted by the University of Missouri: Doctor of Medicine issued to Samuel H. Sutherland, 1886; Bachelor of Letters and teaching certificate issued to Virginia Sutherland, 1896; and Bachelor of Laws issued to Charles Elmer Covert, 1897. Also a certificate of attendance, Bible College of Missouri, 1897; and photograph of University of Missouri School of Law class, 189[6].

Swallow Fossil Catalogues, 1877 (C0658)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Catalogues of fossils in the cabinet of M.A. Swallow, January 6, 1877. Vol. 1 Specimens 1-2784 and minerals presented by Professor Cleveland in 1848. Vol. 2 Specimens 1401-2655 and 3000-3427.

George Clinton Swallow Papers, 1839-1909 (C0408)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Letters to Mr. And Mrs. Swallow on their 50th wedding anniversary. Clippings. Diary, 1839-1899, recording positions offered and held, move to Columbia, and association with University and Geological Survey of Missouri.

Irwin Switzler Photograph Collection, 1860-1874, no date (P0852)
23 photographs

Photos of people related to Columbia, MO and the University of Missouri

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William Franklin Switzler Papers, 1836-1905 (C0461)
1 cubic foot

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Memoirs, a circular, and a typescript history of the University of Missouri. The history of the university is also available on microfilm.

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William Howard Taft Papers, 1930s-2000s (CA6103)
11 cubic feet, 1 oversize item

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Research notes and miscellaneous papers from a professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism compiled for his book "Show Me Journalists: The First 200 Years." The work is one of a series of monographs published under the auspices of the Missouri Press Association. Also includes publications, research material, scrapbooks, genealogical material, and miscellaneous material.

Thomas J. Talbert Papers, 1900-1939 (C1433)
0.21 cubic feet (10 folders)

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The papers of Thomas Talbert contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous material of Thomas J. Talbert, horticulturalist and chairman of the department of horticulture, University of Missouri, 1922-1950.

Andrew Tau Photographs, 1928-1968 (P0143)
31 photographs

Photos by Andrew Tau, ca. 1965, including several of the University of Missouri, Columbia and Boone County.

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Theilman Family Papers, 1881-1928 (C0410)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)

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Letters written by four brothers and a sister, Emil, Robert, Louis, G.A., and Bertha Theilman of Kingston, MO. Comments on events at the University of Missouri, book business, family history, loaning money, and land values in southern Missouri and Dakota Territory. Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, some written by Laura M. Theilman about her family and friends, trips taken, and education, and memorabilia.

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Frank Thilly Letter, 1898 (C0622)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To G.P. Wilson, Hagerstown, MD, from Columbia, MO, Apr. 30, 1898.

Letter about work on philosophy. Thilly was a professor of philosophy at the University of Missouri.

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David E. and Horace E. Thomas Papers, 1904-1985 (C4002)
2.0 cubic feet (114 folders), 4 oversize items

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The papers of David E. Thomas, Congregational minister and professor of religion, and his son, Horace E. Thomas, a Columbia, Missouri, surgeon who spent World War II in military hospitals in the South Pacific consist of correspondence, manuscripts, class notes, research notes, photographs, printed articles and pamphlets, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous materials related to their careers, including research for Horace’s medical school thesis, Chronic Radiation Poisoning in Rats.

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Ian M. Thompson Papers, no date (CA4112)
12.8 cubic feet, 25 oversize items

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The papers of a professor of surgery and chief urologist at the University of Missouri.

John Tillman Postcard, 1912 (C3510)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Color postcard showing woods on University of Missouri campus. Sent by Charles, a student at the university, to Tillman in Rogersville, Missouri.

Cordell Wayland Tindall Papers, 1961-1978 (C4308)
0.9 cubic feet (23 folders)

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The papers of Cordell W. Tindall contain materials regarding the University of Missouri Extension Program, including publications, reports, budgets, correspondence, and newspaper articles. The bulk of the papers relate to the 1977 evaluation of the extension program, for which Tindall served as Commission Chairman.

Robert B. Todd Speech, 1843 (C1645)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a salutatory address in Latin delivered by R.B. Todd, University of Missouri, November 28, 1843.

Ruth Brent Tofle Papers, 1930-2008 (C4188)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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The papers of a member of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Campus Planning Committee for Facilities and Grounds. The material includes correspondence and reports. There are also two folders containing both personal and professional correspondence of the Belcher and Troxell families.

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"Tolstoi, or, Prometheus Befriended," Walter Clare Martin, 1914 (C0687)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Field Prize poem written in June 1914 at the University of Missouri.

Robert W. Tonn Collection, 1940s (CA5891)
0.2 cubic feet

Photographs, negatives, and contact sheets of University of Missouri students, events, and campus scenes, 1940s.

Joseph Tornton Receipt, 1842 (C1659)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Receipt of five dollars, payment in full of Tornton's pledge to the University of Missouri.

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Dante O. Tranquille Photographs, 1949 (P0148)
104 photographs

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This collection consists of 104 images taken by Dante O. Tranquille, a photojournalist who worked at the Utica [New York] Observer-Dispatch in the mid-twentieth century. He visited Missouri in May 1949, likely to attend the Missouri Photo Workshop, and photographed areas in St. Louis, McBaine, and Columbia.

Charles Trefts Photographs, 1903-1963 (P0034)
3690 photographs

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This collection contains images from 1900 to 1963 depicting St. Louis City and County people, public buildings, riverfront scenes, bridges, churches, catastrophes, houses and parks. Trefts photographed many historic events such as the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition; the 1934 World Series; and aviation in St. Louis including the Wright brothers at Kinloch Field in 1908 and Charles Lindbergh's return from Paris in 1927. A number of images focus on Crawford and Iron Counties and the Lake of the Ozarks region in the early 1930s.

Mrs. J.N. Trotter Postcard Collection, 1909 (P0450)
8 postcards

Postcards of University of Missouri football ca. 1909, Glasgow (MO), Springfield (MO), and The Benton, Excelsior Springs, MO

J.E. Tuthill Letter, 1901 (C2068)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To R.H. Jesse, Columbia, MO, from Salina, KS, Aug. 26, 1901.

Inquiring about facilities at Missouri University library for study in medieval and modern history about the demand for teachers. Letter referred to Isidor Loeb.

E.H. Twining Report, c. 1873 (C0624)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Report by Professor Twining concerning his botanical research in the vicinity of the University of Missouri.

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U.S. Army, Air Force College Training Program, University of Missouri Papers, 1943-1944 (C0058)
1.1 cubic feet (105 folders)

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Course schedules, outlines, flight and class roles, grades, and instructions for teachers concerning policies of Air Corps and teaching methods. Tests for History and Americanism. Correspondence of Rogers Whitmore and Thomas A. Brady.

U.S. Army, Specialized Training Program, Foreign Area and Language Study, University of Missouri Papers, 1943-1944 (C0057)
2.25 cubic feet (167 folders)

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Correspondence, army directives, student records, and other material pertaining to the program and staff of the ASTP Unit at the University of Missouri. Also includes material concerning a study of ASTPs made by Thomas A. Brady for the Rockefeller Foundation.

Union Literary Society Programs, 1860 (C3412)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains programs from Society's exhibition on 6 April 1860 and anniversary on 3 July 1860.

United Daughters of the Confederacy, John S. Marmaduke Chapter Scrapbook, 1935-1936 (C1431)
0.63 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous articles depicting Missouri history, Civil War, Robert E. Lee, Confederate veterans, history of Columbia, University of Missouri, Stephens and Christian Colleges, and other miscellaneous topics collected by Mrs. G.F. Troxell, historian of the chapter.

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University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Committee for Review of Research and Education Programs Records, 1956-1957 (C2351)
0.17 cubic feet (8 folders)

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Reports of the subcommittees on extension, outlying field research and teaching of the Committee for Review of Research and Educational Programs. Also copies of articles and bibliographies for members' consideration.

THE UNIVERSITY ARGUS, 1891 (C0739)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Monthly publication of Athenaean and Union Literary Societies of the University of Missouri. Issue for December 1891.

University Club Inc. (Columbia, Mo.) Architectural Drawings, no date (CA4896)
4 oversize items

Two sets of floor plans for a proposed clubhouse for University of Missouri-Columbia faculty.

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University of Missouri Fortnightly Club Records, 1997-2023 (CA6677)
1.0 cubic foot

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Addition of records, including information on the Gourmet Study Group’s meetings, including member lists, agendas, correspondence, photographs of events, recipes, membership dues, dinner costs, and miscellaneous material from the organization. Also included is a photo album, Fortnightly Celebrations, 2022-2023.

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University of Missouri Fortnightly Club Records, 1894-2022 (C3670)
4.4 cubic feet (77 folders), 34 oversize volumes, 2 card files, 1 video cassette, 3 audio cassettes

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The records of the Fortnightly Club, a women’s organization for wives of University of Missouri faculty and female faculty members, which consist of materials surrounding membership and recruitment, finances, board meetings, committees and interest groups, and events and trips. Also included are bulletins and newsletters published by the group.

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University of Missouri Francis Quadrangle Panoramic Photograph, 1915 (P0339)
1 photograph

Panoramic view of the University of Missouri quadrangle, ca. 1915.

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University of Missouri History Department Lewis Atherton Photograph Collection, 1986 (P0847)
7 photographs

Photos of the Lewis Atherton recognition day banquet and reception for Lewis Atherton at the University of Missouri, 1986.

University of Missouri School of Journalism Scrapbook, circa 1909-1913 (P0162)
725 photographs

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The Journalism school scrapbooks (circa 1909-1913) contain images believed to have been taken by one of the student photographers for the University yearbook, the Savitar. In addition to showing everyday academic and student life, photos depict a tour of the state prison in Jefferson City, athletic events, fraternity hazing, the Farmers' Fair, St. Patrick's Day events and homecoming parades. Other areas covered include Christian College and Stephens College, including images of students at Lake Okoboji, Iowa.

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University of Missouri Scientific Association Records, 1895-1916 (C0161)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)

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Constitutions of the organization, correspondence, lists of speakers and their subjects, and forms for the speakers to fill out in connection with their speech. Constitution, minutes, and roll of the organization from 2 February 1895 until 19 January 1916.

University of Missouri, Admission of Blacks Papers, 1952-1954 (C0977)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Correspondence concerning the applications of Black people for admission to the University of Missouri during the years of transition from a segregated to an integrated institution.

University of Missouri. Admission of Women Centennial Convocation Program, 1968 (C2592)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Program for the honors convocation, 7 May 1968.

University of Missouri, Admission of Women Centennial Records, 1963-1970 (C2603)
2.3 cubic feet (82 folders)

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Correspondence and lists used in preparations for commemorative activities on the centennial of the admission of women to the University. Program bulletins, posters, press releases, copies of speeches delivered, photographs, and biographical materials on distinguished alumnae.

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University of Missouri, Agricultural Assistance Programs Records, 1951-1966 (C3187)

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Participant records, foreign visitor calendars, papers and correspondence relating to program arrangements, and miscellaneous materials collected by Joseph C. Caldwell while supervisor of foreign agricultural trainees and home staff coordinator for the International Cooperation Administration-Land Grant College System India contract.

University of Missouri Agricultural Bulletins, 1883-1923 (C3386)
3.3 cubic feet

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Bulletins and circulars of the Agricultural Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station on agricultural, horticultural, and home economics topics. Annual reports, announcements, and short course and Farmers' Week materials.