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Cora N. Barns Scrapbooks, 1820-1939 (C3559)
0.2 cubic feet (2 oversize volumes)
The collection contains newspaper feature stories and photographs about important events and persons in Missouri history up to 1939. Each scrapbook is indexed.
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Tad Bartimus Papers, 1942-2020 (CA5738)
17.1 cubic feet, 123 audio cassettes, 16 video cassettes, 73 computer discs, 31 CDs, 10 DVDs, 473.05 GB of digital files, 26 oversize items
Articles, photographs, correspondence, and other writings of AP reporter Tad Bartimus. Also includes some personal material.
Violet Bartlett Papers, 1907 (SP0086)
0.20 cubic feet (2 folders)
The Violet Bartlett Papers contain a letter and prayer book written by Violet Bartlett, a native of Niangua, Missouri.
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Bass Family Papers, 1864-1932 (C2367)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Notebook and miscellaneous papers concerning music, recipes, home remedies, medical care, school reports, accounts and business of Sallie F. Ellis [Mrs. Lawrence Derby Bass, Sr.], L. Derby Bass, Jr., and Ella Read Bass of Boone County, MO.
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Martha Jane Bayne Memory Book, 1917 (C4442)
0.1 cubic feet (1 folder)
A commencement memory book created by a student at Canton High School in Canton, Missouri, at the end of her senior year in 1917.
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Maurine Beasley Papers, 1917-2020 (CA6002)
26 cubic feet, 57 audio cassettes, 10 video cassettes, 5 DVDs, 8 computer disks, 4.14 GB of digital files, 4 oversize items
The papers of a journalism professor specializing in journalism education and women journalists include book manuscripts and research material; materials on the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication; writings on journalism education and media gender bias; and miscellaneous professional material.
June Wuest Becht Papers, 1904-2010 (S0312)
9.5 cubic feet
The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, lesson plans, and newspapers documenting June Wuest Becht's career as a writer and lecturer focused on the Olympics, including the 1904 Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri, women in the Olympics, and women in sports.
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Dorothy Ellen Beckett Papers, 1952-1969 (C4133)
0.6 cubic feet
The Dorothy Ellen Beckett papers contain documents from Beckett's time aboard the SS Hope as well as various holiday and birthday cards, postcards, personal papers, and miscellaneous souvenirs and pamphlets from her travels. A majority of the collection consists of correspondence between family, friends, coworkers, and patients from 1952-1965. Most of the correspondence between Beckett and her coworkers and patients from the SS Hope can be found from 1960-1962 as well as in various cards.
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Sarah Elizabeth Messer Becking Photographs, 1968-2007 (bulk 1992-2003) (C4538)
3.7 cubic feet (92 folders; 30,418 negatives; 2,891 photographs; 670 slides), 7.32 GB of digital files (4,068 jpgs, 514 tifs), 4 oversize items
The collection contains photographs taken by Sarah Messer Becking, a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, and includes prints, negatives, contact sheets, slides, and digital files. The majority of the images are of athletic events held at the University of Missouri, especially football and men’s basketball games. The collection also includes some freelance photography work, student work from her time at the university, and a small amount of personal and family material.
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Bell Family Papers, 1875-1969 (C3045)
1 roll of microfilm
The papers of a Boonville, Missouri, family contain genealogical material, correspondence, memoirs, clippings, photographs, and Marie Bell McCoy's manuscripts.
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Belwood-Ezell Family Papers, 1850-1935 (C0073)
0.6 cubic feet
Correspondence, diaries, and miscellaneous items of families living in Saline and Pettis Counties, MO. Much of the correspondence pertains to news of family members and friends. Most of the letters are to and from family members, including children, of Mary Belwood Ezell and Francisco Ezell.
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John Forbes and Diana Benjamin Papers, 1850-1876 (C1382)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Papers of John Forbes and Diana Benjamin. The papers consist of letters written to family in Liverpool, NY, the majority during the Civil War.
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Mary Eliza Bennet Rollins Papers, 1838-1848 (C3542)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Mary Eliza Rollins Bennet contain an invitation and letters to Mrs. Bennet, a daughter of Anthony Wayne Rollins of Columbia, Missouri.
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Bentley Family Collection, 1815-1981 (C3042)
5 rolls of microfilm, 0.4 cubic feet (11 folders), 1 oversize item, 1 oversize volume
The collection contains the correspondence of Nancy V. Bentley, Jordan R. Bentley, and J. Marshall Bentley. Also included are legal papers and bills of sales for enslaved people pertaining to the Bentley family and Thomas Fristoe; reminiscences of Jordan R. Bentley and material pertaining to Bentley and other allied families; material on the Civil War in Chariton, Howard, and Cooper Counties; material on family and social life in the 1880s and 1890s; and Chariton County history.
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Thomas Hart Benton Letter, 1838 (C1847)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter concerning the censure of Gentry's Missouri troops in the Seminole War and the appointment of Gentry's mother as a postmistress.
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Beta Sigma Phi, Beta Rho Chapter Scrapbook, 1977-1978 (CA6625)
1 oversize volume
The scrapbook of the Independence, Missouri, chapter of an international non-academic sorority contains photographs, programs, cards, original artwork, and miscellaneous ephemera.
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Gloria N. Biggs Papers, 1947-1989 (C4077)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
The papers of Gloria N. Biggs, a journalist, editor, and the first woman publisher of a Gannett newspaper, the Melbourne Times in Florida in 1973, contain correspondence and clippings pertaining to her career.
Emma Lawrence Sankey Birch Papers, 1987 (R0351)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder, 1 audio cassette)
The Emma Lawrence Sankey Birch Papers contain one scrapbook and one audio cassette tape recording. The scrapbook includes photographs and biographical material on the Birch family and the sheet music for “The Missouri Girl,” a march written by Birch. The audio cassette tape recording is of “The Missouri Girl.”
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Laura E. Birkhead Papers, 1917-1920 (C1707)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Five letters written by Miss Birkhead from Paris, France, to Isabelle Stark of Neosho, MO. Miss Birkhead was involved with refugee work and providing clothing for children. Her letters describe devastated areas, evacuation and camps for refugees, expenses, rationing, and mail service. She also describes the volunteer groups, sponsored agencies, and military units assisting soldiers and civilians.
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Robert Blackstone Letter, 1860 (C1463)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Description of a Christmas visit to Christian College, Columbia, MO. The students at Christian, except seniors, were permitted to have guests only during the holidays. Stationery letterhead has a photograph of the University of Missouri.
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John A. Blackwell Papers, 1852-1940 (C3732)
2.3 cubic feet (59 folders)
Contains the correspondence, diaries, writings, Civil War papers, and medical practice records of a doctor from Bedford, Indiana, who later lived in Foristell and Wellsville, Missouri. Also included are family letters, Woman’s Christian Temperance Union records, and a history of the Clover family.
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Mary Kay Blakely Papers, 1970s-1990s (CA6145)
5 cubic feet
Personal papers of the author, journalist, and professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Includes correspondence, research materials, published magazine and newspaper articles.
Mary Johnson Bland Papers, 1821-1964 (K0139)
3 c.f.
Photocopy of, Bits and Pieces from the Mary Johnson Bland Files on The Cox, Harris and Johnson Families of St. Clair County, Missouri, 1700-1925. Also included is research on the Bland family and a Mrs. Bland's journal kept while in England and France with the Red Cross in 1944. Other materials concerning her work with the Red Cross and other organizations.
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Bertha Bless Papers, 1894-1985 (C1740)
4.3 cubic feet (273 folders)
The papers of Bertha Bless consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, convention materials, and other miscellaneous materials related to her participation in various press organizations, including the Missouri Press Women and the National Federation of Press Women. Bless, along with her husband, B.J. Bless, Jr., published the Weston Chronicle, Weston, Missouri.
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Louise Marie Bliss Papers, 1894-1971 (S0008)
2 cubic feet, 7 folders, 33 diaries
The papers of Louis Marie Bliss contain diaries, correspondence, and manuscripts regarding her life as an author and pacifist. Bliss was a member of the Fellowship for Reconciliation and worked for the Civil Liberties Committee. The materials in this collection date from 1894 to 1971.
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Susan Block Papers, 1970-2005 (S0853)
17 cubic feet
The papers of Susan Block contain correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and legal materials chronicling Block's career as a St. Louis County Circuit Judge and advocacy for children.
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Blue Star Mothers of America (Sturgeon, Mo.) Scrapbook, 1943-1945 (C1383)
0.11 cubic feet (1 volume)
Letters and cards of thanks for gift boxes and letters to the Blue Star Mothers of Sturgeon, MO, from men of that area serving in World War II. Scrapbook contains notations identifying the soldier and noting whether he was wounded or killed or imprisoned. Includes rosters of servicemen.
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Thelma Blumberg Photograph Collection, 1940-1980 (S0402)
1 cubic foot, 43 folders, 5850 photographs
This collection contains photographs taken by Thelma Blumberg, a freelance photojournalist, who created a large volume of photographs in the late 1950s and 1960s in a location that came to be known as Gaslight Square. Her photographs documented the neighborhood near the intersection of Olive and Boyle at a time when that area changed from a quiet antique row into one of the country’s most popular entertainment districts. In the 1960s, Blumberg ‘s journalistic photography often appeared in the Sunday Magazine section of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, in the St. Louis Scene Magazine, and St. Louis Magazine.
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Marie Daerr Boehringer Papers, 1930-1997 (C1221)
4.0 cubic feet (126 folders)
Diaries; correspondence; newspaper clippings; article; poem and story manuscripts; publications; and miscellaneous papers of a Cleveland, Ohio, journalist and poet.
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Anita Lyons Bond Papers, 1964-1995 (S0656)
0.2 cubic foot, 4 folders
The Anita Lyons Bond papers document her life and career as a civil rights activist, her involvement in Missouri politics, and her presidential appointment to the Missouri Citizens Advisory Committee to the United States Civil Rights Commission. The collection contains correspondence writings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets.
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Book Lovers Club Program, 1978-1979 (S0354)
0.01 cubic foot
Booklovers Club. Literary Club for Black women. 1978-1979 program guide.
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Boonville Women's Club Oral History Project Collection, 2007-2008 (CA6351)
0.1 cubic feet, 20 audio cassettes, 20 CDs
The collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Meredith Ludwig for the Boonville Women's Club, including audio and transcripts. Ludwig compiled many of the interviews into a 2008 readers' theatre production, "Women's Words: Memories of Boonslick," and supporting material relating to the stage production is also included.
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Louise Bradford Collection, 1919-1985 (R0468)
28 folders
This collection includes correspondence, printed material, and ephemera collected by Louise
Bradford (1898-1986), and Eva Ann Bradford (1900-1966), during their careers as teachers in
Missouri schools. Included are letters from former pupils, and printed materials from education and
teachers associations, schools in Berkeley, Rolla, St. James, Salem, and Sullivan, Missouri, and
women's clubs and service organizations in Dent and Phelps counties.
Doris Crump Bradshaw Papers, 1930-1962 (C3303)
3.0 cubic feet (162 folders, 2 volumes)
The civic, professional, and social organization papers of Doris Crump Bradshaw include material pertaining to the League of Women Voters, Missouri Library Association, Fortnightly Club, Columbia Garden Club, and Daughters of the American Revolution. Active in the American Association of University Women, Bradshaw served as state legislative chairman, 1945-1949, and state social studies chairman, 1950-1951.
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Lizzie E. Brannock Letter, 1864 (C0224)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To brother Edwin from Chapel Hill, MO, Jan. 13, 1864. Desolate conditions of Missouri during the Civil War, her husband's imprisonment in St. Louis by the Union army, and her attempts to support her family.
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Margaret M. Brashear Papers, 1868-1962 (C3393)
6.3 cubic feet (350 folders, 1 volume, 1 card file)
The papers of Margaret M. Brashear contain correspondence, manuscripts, notes, clippings, student papers, and articles of Margaret M. Brashear, who was a professor of English at the University of Missouri. She taught classes on Mark Twain and Missouri literature and wrote several books and articles.
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Mary Dwight Eaman Bright Papers, 1912-1913 (C0960)
0.75 cubic feet
At age 24, Mary Dwight Eaman spent a year traveling around the world with her cousin, Mary A. Eaman. Traveling westward, they made stops in Hawaii, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, and New York City. The journal, correspondence, photographs, and postcards in the collection relate specifically to this trip.
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Dorothy Bristow Memory Book, 1925 (S1179)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains a hardcover book titled "A Girl's Graduation Days," owned by Dorothy Bristow. Bristow filled in the information and attached various invitations and mementos in connection with her experiences at Grover Cleveland High School in St. Louis, Missouri. Dated June 1925, the book contains writings by classmates, descriptions, and mementos of school programs, activities, sports, and social events, photographs of classmates, and names of teachers and courses Bristow took while attending Grover Cleveland High School.
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Dorothy Brockhoff Papers, 1901-1998 (S1221)
0.25 cubic foot
The Dorothy Brockhoff Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, magazine and newspaper articles, and photographs, pertaining to Brockhoff’s career in journalism and public relations in the St. Louis area from 1948 to the 1990s. Known affectionately among her colleagues as “Scoop” for her enterprising reporting, Brockhoff wrote for a variety of publications, including the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, the Washington University Magazine, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Brockhoff’s articles for the Washington University Magazine garnered national attention, resulting in the National Women’s Press Association awarding her first prize for best interview story in 1974. Other materials of interest include speeches Brockhoff ghostwrote for Monsanto Chemical Company executives, as well as photographs of Brockhoff and her relatives. The papers date from 1901 to 1996.
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Brooks Family Papers, 1866-2011 (C4476)
9.4 cubic feet (196 folders), 2 audio cassettes, 1 audio tape, 12 oversize items
Diaries, travel journals, genealogical material, correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous material from the family of Iris J. Trump and Robert F. Brooks, including their four daughters and grandchildren as well as their extended family.
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Elizabeth "Betsey" Bruce Papers, 1975-2014 (S1224)
15 cubic feet
The Elizabeth "Betsey" Bruce papers contain television scripts, photographs, newspaper clippings, and reports, documenting her 46-year career as a television broadcaster at KMOV-TV and KTVI-TV, in St. Louis, Missouri. Subjects of interest include Bruce's reporting on school desegregation in St. Louis; Missouri Governor’s races, including the death of Governor Mel Carnahan in 2000; the St. Louis County Special School District; and prominent women in Missouri politics, including State Senator Harriet Woods. The papers date from 1971 to 2016.
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Christy C. Bulkeley Papers, 1884-2009 (C4082)
8.1 cubic feet (214 folders), 1 oversize volume, 4 video cassettes, 33.9 MB of digital files
The papers of Christy C. Bulkeley, one of the first women publishers for a Gannett newspaper, contain correspondence, news clippings, speeches, writings, subject files, photographs, and a variety of miscellaneous professional and personal material.
Peggy Bull Papers, 1922-1943 (S1110)
0.25 cubic foot
Post cards, a note from the Pevely deliveryman, a Post-Dispatch rotogravure section n from 1922, the 1943 menu from the USS Von Steuben, a photograph from the September 1927 tornado
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Burgoyne Family Papers, 1940s-2000s (CA6186)
18 cubic feet, 1 CD, 3 video cassettes, 29 audio discs, 9 oversize items
Papers of Leon Burgoyne and his daughter, Suzanne. Leon was a Navy aviator during World War II and coached boys' basketball in Berrien, Michigan. Suzanne was a professor of Theatre Arts at Creighton University and the University of Missouri. The papers include correspondence from World War II and the Vietnam War, in which Suzanne's ex-husband served, and materials documenting Suzanne's teaching career.
Maggie Burnside Letter, 1863 (C0560)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter from Maggie Burnside to Matilda Girdner of Alexandria, Ohio, March 21, 1863. The letter describes sugar making and raising money and provisions for Union soldiers with a "Soldier's Supper." Also describes resistance to the conscription bill.
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Business and Professional Women's Club (Clinton, Mo.) Scrapbook, 1929-1933 (CA6646)
1 oversize volume
Scrapbook of the organization includes clippings, programs, photographs, ephemera, and hand-drawn color illustrations by Mary Shoe and C.W. Kimball.
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Business and Professional Women's Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1941-1966 (C2538)
5.73 cubic feet (209 folders, 5 volumes, 1 oversize item, 2 audio cassettes, 1 DVD, 1 video cassette)
The records of the Columbia Business and Professional Women's Club contain presidents' and secretaries' files, minutes, histories, yearbooks, committee records, photographs, memorabilia, and scrapbooks of the Columbia Business and Professional Women's Club; as well as some scattered materials from regional, state, and national instances of the Business and Professional Women's Club.
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Business and Professional Women, St. Louis League Records , 1936-1988 (S0231)
3 cubic feet
The records of the Business and Professional Women, St. Louis League Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and scrapbooks relating to the league's mission to promote the interests of women in business.
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Mary Margaret Cairns Papers, 1901-2004 (C3996)
1.4 cubic feet (48 folders)
Papers relating to a Kansas City area woman, who was a lifelong employee of Sears Department Store and enjoyed travelling across North America and Europe. The collection consists mainly of photographs and slides from her travels, as well as travel notes, postcards, and brochures. The collection also contains materials concerning the family burial plots at the Huntsville Cemetery in Huntsville, Missouri and materials from her retirement party.
DeVerne Calloway Papers, 1929-1986 (S0012)
18.2 cubic feet, 430 folders, 604 photographs, 5 volumes, 4 items
The DeVerne Calloway Papers contain correspondence, meeting meetings, newspaper clippings, photographs, posters, and scrapbooks chronicling her personal life and career as the first African American woman elected to the Missouri legislature. As the Missouri State Representative from the 70th District (1962-1981), Calloway focused on assisting welfare recipients and prisoners, which is reflected in her correspondence.