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Elizabeth McReynolds Rozier Papers, 1906-1995 (C4348)
0.6 cubic feet (10 folders), 1 volume
The papers contain materials collected throughout Elizabeth McReynolds Rozier's lifetime. This includes correspondence and research related to programming for the Tuesday Club in Jefferson City, Missouri. The papers also contain published materials relating to historical preservation in Carthage, Missouri. Finally, the papers contain photographs and a scrapbook featuring images and memorabilia from Rozier's youth.
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Ruth B. Schowalter Papers, 1944-2006 (R1488)
0.25 cubic foot (6 folders)
The papers of Ruth B. Schowalter contain the personal papers of Norma Ruth Baxter Schowalter and genealogical materials related to the Schowalter, Bickey, and Bradford families.
Shakespeare Club (Clinton, Mo.) Minutes, 1892-1911 (C2477)
0.14 cubic feet (3 volumes)
The collection contains minutes of the meetings of a ladies' cultural improvement club. Members are listed and the lesson for each meeting described.
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Merna Singer Siegler and Sylvan Siegler Papers, 1940-2012 (K1261)
0.5 c.f.
Personal papers of active members of the Jewish Community, including National Council of Jewish Women and Beth Shalom Sisterhood notebooks, and World War II photograph/postcard album.
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Sigma Alpha Iota, St. Louis Alumnae Chapter Records, 1943-2022 (S0399)
3.75 cubic feet
The collection contains meeting minutes, yearbooks, photographs, and scrapbooks documenting Sigma Alpha Iota, St. Louis Chapter's mission as a fraternal organization to develop music appreciation and talent in the United States and the globe through education and philanthropy.
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Aletha Schultz Simon Papers, 1942-2012 (K0865)
4.75 c.f.
Personal papers of a Kansas City native, active in many civic and Jewish communal organizations. Includes board and committee minutes, lesson plans, exhibit notes, forms, programs, flyers, stationary, a calendar, a directory, handbooks, articles, brochures, and newspaper clippings of the Women's League for Conservative Judaism, Beth Shalom Sisterhood, and the Museum Without Walls. Also materials for Beth Shalom, National Council of Jewish Women, the Jewish Community Center, Midwest Center For Holocaust Education, and the Eureka Fishing Club.
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Sarah Kraft Small Papers, 1976-1977 (K0939)
0.06 c.f.
Small served as Beth Shalom Sisterhood president. Includes Sisterhood administrative papers and programs.
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Smithton United Methodist Church (Smithton, Mo.) Records, 1865-1954 (C3704)
2 rolls of microfilm
The records of the Smithton United Methodist Church contain church membership records and minutes for the Ladies Aid Society, the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, and the Woman's Society of Christian Service, of the English and German churches which united in 1924 to form the Smithton United Methodist Church of Smithton, Pettis County, Missouri.
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Soroptimist International of Kansas City Records, 1926-2010 (K0253)
29 c.f.
Organizational records of a local professional and businesswomen's service organization, including correspondence, business and financial papers, obituaries of its members, and newsletters.
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Soroptimist International of Springfield, Missouri, Records, 1942-1983 (C4435)
2.0 cubic feet (50 folders)
This collection contains correspondence, newsletters, meeting minutes, membership records, service projects, and conference materials concerning Soroptimist International of Springfield, Missouri. It also includes magazines, newsletters, and convention materials from regional clubs and the national organization.
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Sorosis Club of Springfield, Missouri Collection, 1951-1984 (R0840)
(1 folder)
These are the yearbooks for 1951-1952, 1980-1981, and 1984-1985 for the Sorosis Club of Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. Included are club calendars, the constitution and bylaws, lists of departments and officers, and membership rolls.
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Joan Sorrels Collection, 2000s (CA6321)
0.2 cubic feet
Collection of yearbooks, directories, and programs largely for women's organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames of America, Continental Society Daughters of Indians Wars, and Daughters of the American Colonists, mostly dated 2000s.
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Sosland Family Papers, 1930-2008 (K1277)
2.5 c.f.
Personal and professional files of the Soslands, including organizations and institutions : Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, B'nai Brith, Beth Shalom, various Jewish organizations. Also papers of extended family: Hershman, Eisemann, and Sosland
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South Joplin Christian Church Woman's Council Collection, circa 1925 (R1132)
(1 folder)
This is "The Household Digest and Directory," a membership directory and recipe book published by the Woman's Council of the South Joplin Christian Church at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. Mrs. William Belford served as president of the Council.
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Ruth A. Spielman Papers, 2000-2010 (K1170)
1.5 c.f.
Spielman was historian for the Greater Kansas City Chapter of Hadassah. Includes scrapbooks kept to document the activities of the Chapter.
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Springfield Ladies Saturday Club Records, 1921-1928 (R0071)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Springfield Ladies Saturday Club Records contains a microfilm copy of a minute book of a women's club in Springfield, Missouri. The volume includes meeting minutes and lists of members.
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Swastika Club, Willow Springs, Missouri Collection, 1921 (R1083)
(1 folder)
This is a pamphlet yearbook for the Swastika Club, a woman's club at Willow Springs in Howell County, Missouri. It covers the meeting year from September 1921 through August 1922. Clara Hollenback Campbell served as president to the club, and Alice Billingsley Hammer was the secretary.
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Tourist Club, Clinton, Missouri Collection, 1924 (R1274)
(1 folder)
This is the annual booklet for 1923-1924 for the Tourist Club, a women's social group in Clinton, Henry County, Missouri. The booklet includes names of officers and members and the program for meetings September 11, 1923 through June 3, 1924.
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Tri-State Rebekah Association Records, 1911-1941 (R0574)
(1 roll of microfilm)
These are the record books of the Tri-State Rebekah Association. The Association, founded in 1904, was composed of lodges of the Daughters of Rebekah in southeastern Kansas, northeastern Oklahoma, and southwestern Missouri. The records include printed programs and minutes of the annual sessions of the Association.
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Tuesday Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1939-2024 (CA6694)
0.6 cubic feet, 7 oversize volumes
Addition of organizational records and scrapbooks. The organizational records include meeting minutes, certificates, proclamations, photographs, yearbooks, and a photo album. The scrapbooks include articles; programs; certificates; newspaper articles concerning speakers and programs at club meetings; and articles dealing with projects sponsored by the club.
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Tuesday Club (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1921-1977 (C2162)
1.5 cubic feet
The records of The Tuesday Club of Columbia, Missouri, contain newspaper articles, minute books, reports and scrapbooks of a women's social club founded in 1899. The records detail the history of the club, including meetings, activities, membership, finances, and projects sponsored.
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Tuesday Literary Club of St. Louis Collection, 1931, 1974-1975 (S0115)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
The collection contains two program books from the Tuesday Literary Club of St. Louis, a women’s club dedicated to providing “mutual culture and fellowship” for its members.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), Dixie Chapter #2188 Records, 1949-1989 (K1226)
3 c.f.
Scrapbooks, bylaws, minutes, reports, publications related to the Dixie Chapter, other Missouri Division Chapters in Kansas City and Clay County, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy national operations.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), Robert E. Lee Chapter Records, 1916-1917, 1935 (K0152)
0.01 c.f. (2 folders)
Annual yearbook of the Chapter includes constitution and by-laws, membership lists, and lists of officers and committee people.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC)-Jefferson Davis Chapter Scrapbook, 1924-1936 (K0020)
1 v
Chapter historian's scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and magazine articles, program announcements, detailing the activities of a UDC chapter in Kansas City, MO.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy and Children of the Confederacy Records, 1921-1954 (C4305)
0.95 cubic feet (3 folders, 7 oversize volumes)
The records contain meeting minutes of the Richmond Greys Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and scrapbooks of the Charlotte Jones Smith Chapter of the Children of the Confederacy.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy, Betty Shelby Chapter Records, 1973-1986 (CA6190)
13 oversize volumes
Scrapbooks of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter #2319, founded in Waverly, Missouri, in 1962.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy, Confederate Dames Chapter Records, 1918-1990s (CA2986)
1.4 cubic feet
Records of a chapter in St. Louis consisting of minutes of chapter and board meetings, 1918-1988; state annual convention programs; by-laws, 1980s; membership lists, 1980s-1990s; HISTORY OF THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY, 1894-1955; and miscellaneous publications concerning the Civil War.
United Daughters of the Confederacy, John S. Marmaduke Chapter Scrapbooks, 1927-1929 (C2996)
2 volumes
The collection contains newspaper articles regarding events of the Civil War and members and activities of the chapter.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy, Missouri Division Collection, 1954 (R1254)
(1 folder)
This booklet contains the minutes of the 57th annual convention of the Missouri Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, held at Black River Lodge near Lesterville in Reynolds County, Missouri, on September 28-30, 1954. Lucile V. Wallace was president.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy, Missouri Division Records , 1898-2019 (CA3031)
2.5 cubic feet
Addition of convention proceedings, minutes, programs, and miscellaneous chapter material.
United Daughters of the Confederacy, Missouri Division Records, no date (C3188)
9.2 cubic feet; also available on 33 rolls of microfilm
Records of Missouri Confederate veterans, compiled for the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Missouri Division, by local chapters. Records include four page record forms of biographical and historical data, arranged alphabetically by veteran's names; copies of rosters and muster rolls; and miscellaneous lists and records.
United Methodist Women of the Missouri United Methodist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1998-2022 (CA6718)
2.7 cubic feet, 1 oversize item
Addition of material from the defunct New Horizons unit of the United Methodist Women, 1998-2022. Items include meeting minutes, financial records, publications, certification documents, correspondence, and miscellaneous material.
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United Methodist Women of the Missouri United Methodist Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1915-1999 (C4327)
3.0 cubic feet (73 folders)
The records of the United Methodist Women of the Missouri United Methodist Church contain minutes, reports, budgets, correspondence, record books, yearbooks, programs, activities, and photographs.
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United Methodist Women, Missouri East Conference Records, 1936-1996 (CA2616)
9.8 cubic feet
The records include minutes, annual reports, yearbooks, by-laws, programs, correspondence, histories, clippings, printed material, brochures, material on missionary work, ephemera, journals, prayer calendars, and miscellaneous material.
United States Army Mothers National Association Records, 1941-1989 (K0260)
13 c.f.
World War II era organization of mothers of men in the U.S. Army established to provide social support for each other and their sons. Scrapbooks, financial ledgers, post reports and minutes, photographs, yearly convention material, newsletters, correspondence, by-laws, roll books, various paraphernalia, and many other items relating to its everyday operation.
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United States Daughters of 1812, Finis Ewing Chapter (Jefferson City, Mo.) Records, 1915-1933, 1937 (C4593)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)
Records of the organization, 1915-1933, 1937, comprised of minutes of meetings, membership and officer lists, reports, and newspaper clippings. The records also contain proceedings of the annual meeting, membership lists, and other materials of the Missouri chapter of the organization.
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United States Daughters of 1812, Missouri Chapter Records, 1784-2008 (C4219)
7 cubic feet (222 folders), 2 oversize volumes, 2 oversize items
The papers consist of the meeting minutes, pamphlets, officer reports, and other business materials pertaining to the operation of the United States Daughters of 1812, Missouri Chapter. Also included in the collection is the correspondence of Mary Miller Smiser, who served briefly as president of the organization.
United States Daughters of 1812, Missouri State Chapter Scrapbooks, 1907-1940 (C2997)
7 volumes
The collection contains lists of officers, newspaper clippings, articles, and programs.
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University of Missouri Fortnightly Club Records, 1975-2024 (CA6677)
1.2 cubic foot
The records include 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 includes organizational agendas, budgets, membership records, minutes, newsletters, and an article written on the history of the Fortnightly Club. Also includes two photo albums, Fortnightly Celebrations, 2022-2023, and Year of Smiles, 2023-2024.
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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
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, Admission of Women Centennial Records, 1963-1970 (C2603)
2.3 cubic feet (82 folders)
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, College of Agriculture, Resident Wives Club Records, 1941-1997 (C4436)
1.0 cubic feet (22 folders), 4 oversize volumes, 2 audio cassettes
The records of the Resident Wives Club (1941-1996) of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture include financial documents, event planning materials, membership lists, meeting minutes and reports, and photographs.
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University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Social Studies Club Records, 1914-1992 (C4166)
0.4 cubic feet (12 folders), 1 oversize volume
History, constitution, by-laws, meeting minutes, photographs, cards, and newspaper articles of a women’s club composed of the wives of University of Missouri, College of Agriculture professors.
University of Missouri, Young Ladies' Philalaethean Society Record Book, 1888-1895 (C1185)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Minutes and membership lists of a literary society.
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Hope Casey Van Brunt Papers, 1830s-1998 (K0252)
2 c.f.
Correspondence, clippings, manuscripts, printed materials, as well as photographs and memorabilia dealing primarily with the National Old Trails movement in the early 20th century and Van Brunt's activities in marking the Santa Fe Trail for the Kansas City Chapter of the Daughter of the American Revolution (DAR) Also Van Brunt's personal correspondence with her children, family, and friends, and other family memorabilia.
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Kathleen Van Buskirk Papers, 1845-2003 (SP0096)
7 cubic feet (294 folders, 1 video cassette, 21 audio cassettes, 2,271 photographs, 2,607 negatives, 327 slides)
The Kathleen Van Buskirk Papers contain manuscripts, correspondence, research, genealogy, cemetery records, publications, and photographs from Kathleen Van Buskirk, a journalist and regional historian who spent most of her career writing about the people, culture, and history of the Ozarks and White River Valley.
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Volker Rememberance Album, 2003 (K0436)
0.16 c.f.
Research notes, planning, and public relations information for the annual show house funding raising event for the Kansas City Symphony.
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Patricia Youmans Wagner Papers, 1959-1962 (K0037)
0.25 cf
A series of working papers Ms. Wagner prepared in the late 1950s and early 1960s regarding voluntary associational life in Kansas City, Missouri, in the period 1870 to the early years of the twentieth century
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Wednesday Study Club (Columbia, Mo.) Minutes, 1908-1935 (C0992)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Minutes of a women's organization.