Family and Personal Papers Collection Descriptions
General family or personal papers that do not pertain to a specific subject category or location; may include records of several generations of one family. Material might include correspondence, legal documents, photographs, memorabilia, and miscellaneous papers. Researchers may also want to consider the family history related holdings of the Western Historical Manuscript Collections in Kansas City, Rolla, and St. Louis. Genealogists should also visit our online exhibit for Family History Research.
Benecke family. From collection C3825 folder 7562. Back to the Subject Guide
Acock, Robert E., Papers, 1854-1866, (SUNP2166)
0.2 linear feet
Letters, legal papers, plats, photos pertaining to Acock and Robinson families of Polk County, MO.Adamson Family, Papers, (WUNP5555)
0.2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Family correspondence, business records, birth records and other information, ca. 1848 to ca. 1942, of a family from Dade and Lawrence counties in Missouri. Bulk of materials are 19th century.Allbritain, Caddie Bolton, Reminiscences, (C2090)
1 folder(s)
Article about the William Bolton family of Jefferson City, MO, submitted to MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW for publication.Allen-Derbius Papers, 1877-1888, (C0197)
1 folder(s)
Material from Monticello, IA. Two letters; 1885 farmer's diary; two promissory notes; receipts; two compositions; poem; and miscellaneous items.Alley-Brewer Family, Letters, 1857-1866, (C0196)
8 folder(s)
Letters to Margaret E. Brewer Alley and her husband, Hadley Alley, Mercer County, MO, from her brother James L. Brewer, a Civil War soldier with the 28th Illinois Volunteer Infantry; from George W. and John W. Deen who address her as sister; and from other brothers and sisters. Comments on army matters and family business.Anderson, Ernest Gustav, Papers, (WUNP4423)
1 folder(s)
Milislav Demerec to E.G. Anderson, 19 May 1928.Anderson, Hattie M., Papers, (SUNP0959)
3 linear feet
Miscellaneous research notes compiled by Anderson for her Ph.D. dissertation ("A Study in Frontier Democracy; the Social and Economic Bases of the Rise of the Jackson Group in Missouri, 1815-1828")Anderson, Joseph, Family, Letters, 1873-1908, (C0199)
6 folder(s)
Letters in Swedish to an immigrant who settled in Buffalo, MO, with his brother. The letters are from relatives in Sweden and from a brother in Hermitage, Missouri, Illinois, and Michigan, giving early wages, positions, settlements, prices of voyages, crops, and farm animals. Also included is a Lutheran catechism and biblical reference sheet.Appleby, John (1814-1852), Letter, 1848, (C0498)
1 folder(s)
To his parents, Berlin, TN, from Dade County, MO, January 2, 1848. Local prices of land, Negroes, stock, and grain; national and local politics. Sketch of Appleby by his great-nephew, A.B. Appleby. Typed from a copy in the possession of L. Grimes.Armil, Vera Edith, Papers, (C3244)
1 folder(s)
Miscellaneous notes of Mrs. Armil taken from various records concerning the history of sales of her house at 305 Hitt Street, Columbia, MO. Accompanied by a photograph of the house.Attebery, James D., Collection, 1844-1966, (C2398)
6 folder(s)
St. Clair County, MO, papers relating to the Civil War Citizens Guards Company; Cole family, particularly Abraham Cole; warranty deed, homestead certificates, title bonds, land certificates and other papers involving land transactions. Also included are minute books of literary and social clubs, 1911-1914.Atwater, James D., Papers, (WUNP5691)
1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Papers of journalism educator and dean of School of Journalism at the University of Missouri. Includes correspondence, talks, subject files, and other materials.Aull Family, Business Papers, 1841-1843, (C0592)
1 folder(s)
List of merchandise bought from James Aull by Woodson Manion, 1837-1842. Article of agreement on the sale of land signed by Robert Aull, Samuel Owens, I.S. Allen, Wm. H. Russell, S.W. Waddell and Alexander M. Ramsey. I.O.U. blanks. A deed of Robert Aull, 1841.Avery, James H., Letter, 1915, (C2054)
1 folder(s)
Enclosing picture of their grandfather's house.Bacon, Robert B., Papers, 1850-1883, (C1903)
3 folder(s)
Tax receipts, notes, bills, miscellaneous receipts, and other business papers, mainly of Robert B. Bacon but also of George E. and Edward G. Chambers and others.Bailey, Alfred K. (1835- ), Autobiography, (C0222)
1 folder(s)
Life of Alfred K. Bailey up to the Civil War. Tells of trek to Illinois from Tennessee. He joined the Union Army. Also material about Joseph A. Howe and his joining the Confederate Army in 1861. His sons held the James boys' horses for five cents worth of candy.Baltzell-Chambers Family, Papers, 1857-1981, (C3995)
0.4 linear feet
Papers relating to the Baltzell-Chambers family of Deer Ridge, Missouri. The papers consist of correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, and a genealogy, as well as graduation memorabilia, land deeds, and military discharge papers from the Civil War.Bankert, Zetta E. (1905-1979), Collection, (WUNP5895)
Manuscript, photographs, correspondence, and other research material related to abandoned farm homes in northern Missouri, 1940s-1970s.Barnds, William Fletcher (1840-1926), Papers, 1900-1920, (C3444)
0.2 linear feet
The Barnds papers consist of an undated memoir and a scrapbook of a farmer who lived in St. Charles and Saline counties, MO. Barnds writes about early Methodism, his family before and after marriage, and the hardships of farm life.Barnes, Charles Merlin (1873-1966), Papers, 1892-1965, (C2802)
8 linear feet
The Barnes Papers consist of the diaries, correspondence, photographs, financial records, and miscellaneous material of a Marston, Missouri, businessman and University of Missouri graduate. The Barnes family owned and operated a series of successful business enterprises in southeastern Missouri during the early twentieth century.Barrett, J.W., Certificate, 1862, (C1522)
1 folder(s)
Document certifying that J.W. Barrett paid $20 and was an honorary member of the Douglas Monument Association, Chicago, June 1862. Signed by Walter B. Scotes, president, and Leonard W. Voley, secretary.Baskett, James Newton (1859-1925), Letters, 1900-1901, (C1451)
1 folder(s)
To J. Christian Bay, Ashland College, Grant, MI, from Mexico, MO. Baskett, an ornithologist, novelist, and popular scientific writer, thanks Bay for compliments on his writings. Discussion of their work, Baskett's writings and teaching. Interview with William Dean Howells. Comments on H.H. Boyeson and Bjorneson.Bass-Ellis Family, Papers, 1867-1902, (C2241)
8 folder(s)
Correspondence and business papers of Lawrence Derby Bass and Abraham E. Ellis of Boone County, MO.Bauer, Royal D.M. (1889-1983), Family, Papers, 1840-1943, (C2263)
4 folder(s)
Miscellaneous legal and personal papers relating to the Royal D.M. Bauer, Edward Clark Bauer, and S. John Anderson families.Bay, J. Christian, Collection, Scrapbook, (SUNP2034)
1 volume(s)
One bound album of photos, clippings, letters, concerning the acquisition of the J. Christian Bay library by the State Historical Society of Missouri, 1942.Becker, William Henry, Papers, (WUNP5654)
34 linear feet
Papers of a lawyer, judge, and political advisor. Includes personal and professional files: correspondence, case files, photographs, financial records, writings, and miscellaneous.Bedell, Ralph C., Papers, (WUNP5047)
0.2 linear feet
Addition to papers of educator and psychologist. Includes materials about the South Pacific Commission of 1953 and correspondence and documents relating to the gift of the Bedell papers in 1986.Bedell, Ralph C., Papers, (WUNP5084)
16 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of papers relating to the South Pacific Commission, the National Defense Education Act, U.S. Naval Flight Preparatory Schools, the University of Missouri, and other topics. Includes photos and slides.Bedell, Ralph C., Papers, (WUNP5056)
0.3 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of educator and psychologist. Includes biographical materials on Wilson C. Morris and records of Sigma Tau Gamma, Project PITCH.Bell Family, Papers, 1868-1891, (C2389)
1 folder(s)
Memorabilia of the J.W. Bell family of Boonville, MO, during the 1800s.Bell Family, Papers, 1875-1969, (C3045)
MICROFILM
Papers of a Boonville, MO, family containing genealogical material, correspondence, memoirs, clippings, photographs, and Marie Bell McCoy's manuscripts.Bell, John W., Record Book, 1820-1870, (C0232)
MICROFILM
List of books, including prayer book, Bible, theological works, grammars, foreign language dictionaries, Greek and Hebrew lexicons, the classics, and poetry; prices of books, clothing, and goods in the 1820s; tuition payments; allowances to children for furniture and sundries; and cash, 1832-1847.Benecke Family, Papers, (WUNP5893)
Miscellaneous papers of Louis Benecke related to the Civil War, G.A.R., Federal Soldiers Home of Missouri, miscellaneous Benecke family papers, and German language publications.Benecke Family, Papers, 1816-1989, (C3825)
90.8 linear feet
18 volume(s)
Correspondence, business and law firm records, civic, political, legislative, and personal papers of a German American family of Brunswick, MO. Civil War and military claim agents' records. Records of military and veterans' organizations; the State Federal Soldiers' Home; immigration; the Constitutional Convention, 1943-1944; the Constitutional Convention Association; and U.S. Commissioners. Church and cemetery records. Maps, photographs and glass plate negativesBenecke, Louis, Photographs, 1873, (WUNP5315)
RESTRICTED
1 folder(s)
Fourteen photographs taken by Benecke of Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway bridges, depots, roundhouses in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Includes views of Parsons and Ft. Scott, Kansas and Denison, TX.Bennitt, Rudolf, Papers, (WUNP5483)
0.75 linear feet
INVENTORY. Student files and correspondence kept by a professor of wildlife research. Most of these files contain correspondence from former students who were serving in World War II. See also collection 210.Bentley Family Collection, 1818-1890, (SUNP2968)
0.4 linear feet
Addition of financial and legal papers of Reverend Thomas Fristoe of Chariton County, MO.Bentley Family, Collection, (WUNP5291)
1 volume(s)
Addition of scrapbook kept by Jordan R. Bentley while a student at William Jewell College, in Liberty, MO, 1910s. Includes photographs, programs, and memorabilia.Berry-Thomson-Walker Family, Papers, 1830-1893, (C0074)
0.2 linear feet
Biography of David Thomson, founder of Georgetown and Sedalia, MO; correspondence of his son, Milton T. Thomson, in Pettis County and California gold fields; James T. Walker and Charles W.C. Walker in Boonville, KY, and North Carolina; William and Thomas Berry's California gold mining expense accounts; and miscellaneous papers.Birch, J.N., Letter, 1878, (C2053)
1 folder(s)
To R.F.C. Schroeder, St. Louis, MO, from St. Louis, MO, June 12, 1878. Granting Schroeder a leave of absence. Endorsed by Charles A. Fisk.Bird Family, Papers, 1829-1841, (C1802)
1 folder(s)
Data on the Bird family and their property in Hannibal, MO.Bode Family Account Book, 1846-1962, (C2461)
MICROFILM
Account book of Bode family, containing genealogical data, court records of family land in Osage and Cole counties, description of farm, inventory and expense records, William Bode's description of drowning of two sons, certificate of service in Enrolled Missouri Militia, permit to leave Germany issued to J.H. Lutkewinklemann. Entries in German and English.Bode Family, Papers, 1754-2004, (C3999)
7 linear feet
The collection contains the personal and professional papers of four generations of the Bode family, many of whom were ministers in the Evangelical Church Society of the West, now the United Church of Christ. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, sermons, publications, and publicity clippings.Bolling, George Melville (1871-1963), Papers, 1925-1970, (C1330)
1.4 linear feet
Papers of George Melville Bolling, professor emeritus of Greek and Sanskrit at Ohio State University. The papers include correspondence with colleagues and family, manuscript drafts, and miscellaneous material.Boone County Black Archives, (WUNP5945)
Memoir, photograph scans, and family information of Columbia, Missouri resident.Boone County Home Mutual Insurance Company Policy, 1859, (C0797)
1 folder(s)
Policy issued to Mary L. Parker, Columbia, MO. Includes charter and by-laws of company.Boone, Daniel (1734-1820), Ephemera, (C1475)
1 folder(s)
Facsimile of a page from Daniel Boone's family Bible with birth dates of Daniel Boone, his wife Rebeccah and their children. Sketch map of Daniel Boone's birthplace. Sketch of Daniel Boone at 86. Photograph of George Boone's saw mill. Affidavit signed by Benjamin and John Logan.Boone-Tate Family Records, (SUNP2083)
0.8 linear feet
Genealogical materials pertaining to the Boone and Tate families of Montgomery and Callaway Counties, MO, both related to Daniel Boone.Botts-Lewis Family, Letters, 1837-1877, (C0213)
3 folder(s)
Letters from the Botts and Lewis families in Virginia to the Peyton and James Botts families in Missouri. Farm crops, operations, land conditions, prayer meetings, collection of debts, slave prices, family matters, and other miscellaneous topics.Bower Brothers Store, Bethel, Missouri, Records, 1890-1924, (C2988)
MICROFILM
Journals of the general store in Bethel, MO, owned by Theodore L. Bower, 1890-1902, and records of Walter C. Bower and the Bower family, 1895-1909 and 1919-1924. Accounts, names of customers and purchases are listed in the store records. The family records include those of the George Bower estate, collections of promissory notes and family expenses.Boyle, Robert, Papers, 1862, (C1988)
1 folder(s)
Protest of note given by Israel Landis and G.W. Cargill to John Curd.Bradley, Charles E., Diary, (SUNP2593)
0.2 linear feet
Transcription and photocopyBradshaw, Doris Crump, Papers, (WUNP4379)
Research on George Caleb Bingham and correspondence pertaining to Friends of Arrow Rock.Bradshaw, Doris Crump, Papers, (WUNP4777)
1 folder(s)
Addition. Genealogical correspondence and clippings, and photographs.Bradshaw, Doris Crump, Papers, (WUNP4255)
1 folder(s)
Frances C. Cooper obituary and OZARK VISITORBradshaw, Doris Crump, Papers, (WUNP4239)
1 folder(s)
Correspondence re Florentine Lopossa.Bradshaw, William L., Papers, (WUNP4259)
0.4 linear feet
Students' papers and correspondence.Bradshaw, William L., Papers, (WUNP4252)
5 folder(s)
Professional and family correspondence.Bradshaw, William L., Papers, (WUNP4241)
Professional correspondence from 1930-1933.Brady, Durward Belmont, Papers, 1909-1932, (C0076)
0.1 linear feet
2 volume(s)
Family letters, letters from Thomas A. Brady and Joseph A. Serena, prohibition campaign expense lists and political propaganda, Richmond and Ray County civic and political materials, and Durward B. Brady & Son Real Estate, Insurance and Loan Company records.Breitenbaugh, Samuel, Family, Papers, 1851-1919, (C0078)
0.3 linear feet
Correspondence and business papers. Bills at general store in Lee's Summit; expenses of a house built in 1898; family news from sister in St. Louis and lawsuit by wife for regaining title to estate after his death; receipts for taxes, merchant's licenses, life insurance, steamboat freight bill, and notes due Breitenbaugh or payable by him.Bremer, Frederika (1801-1865), Letter, 1852, (C2758)
1 folder(s)
To Mrs. Stetson, Cincinnati, OH, from Stockholm, Sweden, July 14, 1852. Letter (and typewritten copy) from Frederika Bremer to Mrs. Stetson sending salutations to friends.Brenneman Family, Letters, 1849-1888, (C0220)
2 folder(s)
Letters written by members of a Mennonite family. Family news, trip from Rocking County, VA, to Jasper County, MO, news of the community and rules for church converts.Brink, John Quincy, Family Papers, 1868-1890, 1927-1933, 1963, (C2885)
0.1 linear feet
Papers of the Brink family including John Quincy Brink, his son John Robert Brink, their children and grandchildren. The Brink family lived in Holt and Nodaway counties in northwest Missouri. Includes family letters and receipts from various businesses in and around Maryville, Missouri, in addition to reminiscences and genealogical information on the family.Broadhead, James Overton, Letter, 1891, (C2046)
1 folder(s)
To Garland [Broadhead] from St. Louis, Dec. 24, 1891. Concerns Missouri-Arkansas border.Bronaugh-Bushnell Family, Papers, 1852-1930, (C0079)
1.2 linear feet
Personal and business correspondence of the Bronaugh and Bushnell families, landowners and business operators near Clinton, Henry County, Missouri.Brooks Family, Papers, (WUNP5313)
0.1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to family papers which pertain to house construction and expenses in Monteverde, 1976 and 1977.Brooks Family, Papers, (WUNP4466)
3.8 linear feet
Correspondence, some accounts, genealogical information and miscellaneous material of a Columbia family active in various movements and organizations during the mid 20th century.Brooks Family, Papers, (WUNP5729)
INVENTORY. Addition of correspondence, photographs, legal and business records, and miscellaneous. Includes materials of record for Iris Brook's death.Brooks Family, Papers, (WUNP5737)
0.3 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of family letters, photographs, diaries and other materials.Brooks Family, Papers, (WUNP5031)
1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and 1937 diary.Brooks Family, Papers, (WUNP4932)
0.45 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of family correspondence including letters and greeting cards.Brooks Family, Papers, (WUNP4657)
0.4 linear feet
Addition. Primarily letters from Susan Brooks Warshauer.Brooks Family, Papers, (WUNP4970)
0.1 linear feet
Addition. Brooks family holiday letters.Brooks Family, Papers, (WUNP5192)
2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of family and personal correspondence. Also includes early family photographs.Brooks Family, Papers, (WUNP4723)
0.4 linear feet
Addition. Letters primarily from Susan and Ellen.Brooks Family, Papers, (WUNP5591)
1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of family correspondence, diaries, photographs, and miscellaneous.Brown, B. Gratz (1826-1885), Letter, 1850, (C2202)
1 folder(s)
To [Orlando Brown], from St. Louis, MO, Mar. 10, 1850. Brown informs his uncle of the death of Weissinger and discusses his own success in the law profession, his personal goals, and friends. Also typed copy.Brown, Charles R., Papers, (WUNP5287)
1 folder(s)
Four photographs and negatives of a UM student and football player in the 1960s and his family. Also includes a sketch by Joe McCarty.Brown, George I. (1815-1883), Diaries, 1861-1869, (C1058)
2 volume(s)
Vol. 1 Dutchess County, NY, 1861. Vol. 2 Calhoun County, MI, 1868-1869. Brown moved to Hamilton, Caldwell County, MO, in 1873.Brown, Henry J. (1847- ), Diaries, 1871-1873, (C1059)
3 volume(s)
Henry J. Brown, son of George I. Brown, was a farmer near Hamilton, Caldwell County, MO. Vol. 1 Battle Creek, MI, 1871. Vol. 2 Battle Creek, MI, and Caldwell County, MO, 1873. Vol. 3 Battle Creek, MI, 1874.Brown, Henry J., Family, Papers, 1838-1892, (C0230)
10 folder(s)
Expense accounts of Brown's trip from Cumberland County, VA, to Saline County, MO, 1838; expense accounts, Saline County, to 1864; family register; obituary of Andrew Jackson; compositions of Peyton A. Brown and letters from his relatives; and letters to Robert P. Porter, Superintendent of Census, Washington, D.C. Microfilm copy also available.Brown, James, Papers, 1856-1866, (C0231)
1 folder(s)
Letter from H.C.N. Brown, Front Royal, 1856, concerning the hire of Henry and his wife Catherine, probably slaves. Poem. Death of Virginius Brown in the Civil War. Political conditions, 1866, money, crops, and desertion of slaves.Brown, Shirley Bowden, Papers, (WUNP5288)
0.2 linear feet
A scrapbook and memorabilia for Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and childhood and family photographs.Brown, Tyree, Papers, (SUNP5912)
Letters to his mother and family in Barnett, MO, of Tyree Brown while working and prospecting for gold in Alaska, 1916-1919.Brownlee, John, Letters, 1828-1848, (C0264)
1 folder(s)
Written to his wife while on business trips to Louisville, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.Brunson, Alfred (1793-1882), Deed, 1852, (C2759)
1 folder(s)
Deed of land, lot 11, block 14, Mineral Point, of Alfred Brunson to John Hutchison, acting as guardian of Mary B. Burnett and Thomas B. Burnett, minor heirs of Thomas P. Burnett, October 14, 1852.Bryan Family, Papers, (SUNP6165)
3 folder(s)
Deeds, surveys, sale bills, will of Lewis Bryan, and miscellaneous papers of the Bryan Family of Marion County, MO.Bunker, S.J., Abstract of Title, 1929, (C0531)
2 folder(s)
Abstract to land in Dent County, MO.Burge, Oscar F., Papers, 1853-1900, (C0211)
7 folder(s)
Correspondence, cancelled checks, legal papers, tax receipts and miscellaneous papers belonging to O.F. Burge of Bates and Cooper Counties.Burgoyne Family, Papers, (SUNP6186)
14.25 linear feet
Papers of Leon Burgoyne and her 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.Burks, Isham, Pension Claim, 1829, (C1482)
1 folder(s)
Revolutionary War pension claim of Isham Burke. Itemized list of Burke's property, personal possessions, and dependents in 1818 and 1829.Burnett, Peter Hardeman (1807-1895), Letters, 1890-1891, (C1483)
1 folder(s)
To David W. May, Columbia, MO, from San Francisco, CA. Burnett, May's great-uncle, discusses his retirement from the Pacific Bank in 1880, his financial investments and his family, and inquires about Missouri relatives.Burt, Franklin (1809-1873), Papers, 1843-1905, (C0228)
MICROFILM
5 folder(s)
3 volume(s)
Land records, miscellaneous papers, tax assessment book, and diary of Callaway County, MO, farmer. Diary (1859-1872) includes brief daily entries on weather, wind direction, farming and family activities, and visitors.Burt, Richard W. (1823-1911), Papers, 1817-1911, (C0226)
6 folder(s)
Description of every day life in Ohio during the 1840s. Letters on army life during the Mexican War and the Civil War. Letters include descriptions of battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg. Scrapbook contains clippings from Burt's PROGRESSIVE AGE, Coshocton, OH, clippings of his letters re the Mexican and Civil Wars, and other miscellaneous clippings.Butler, George M. ( -1846), Papers, 1829-1846, (C3949)
0.2 linear feet
Papers of George M. Butler, a surveyor, owner of the Lexington, MO, TELEGRAPH, and officer in the 1st Regiment, Missouri Volunteers. The papers consist of surveyor's notes, correspondence, military commission certificates, and financial records.Cairns, Mary Margaret (1915-2003), Papers, 1901-2004, (C3996)
1.4 linear feet
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.Caldwell Family, Papers, 1834-1893, (C0261)
4 folder(s)
Papers of a Greene County, MO, family; tax and other receipts; estate inventory, 1860; farm book and patent medicine advertisement.Caldwell-Steele Family, Letters, 1823-1841, (C0243)
1 folder(s)
Three letters and one bill of sale for property. Letters concern the Caldwell family of Green County, KY, and their relatives, the Steele family of Callaway County, MO. Letters discuss education, politics, religion and local and personal news. Originals in the possession of Miss Dillard.Callaghan Family, Papers, 1821-1859, (C1821)
1 folder(s)
Envelopes sent to various members of the Callaghan family; receipts.Campbell, Alexander (1788-1866), Letter, 1853, (C0547)
1 folder(s)
"To all whom these presents may come," from Bethany, VA, Oct. 15, 1853. A recommendation of Miss Rebecca E. Jones as a teacher.Campbell, Arthur, Letter, 1808, (C0562)
1 folder(s)
To Francis Walker, Edinburgh, from London, England, Apr. 29, 1808. Thank you for renewal of a bill. Mentions visit to Bath and return to London for meeting of Parliament.Carpenter Family, Papers, 1796-1851, (C0237)
1 folder(s)
Israel Grant's will, 1796; Davis Burton's will, 1815; deed for Missouri land, 1830; and trustees' report to Boone County, MO, school board, 1851.Carpenter, Sam, Letters, 1834-1842, (C0235)
1 folder(s)
Written from Alleghany County, VA, discussing politics and local and family affairs.Carr, Dabney (1773-1837), Papers, 1837, (C1487)
1 folder(s)
Funeral notice of Dabney Carr, judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals, 1824-1837, and resolutions of the judges, members of the bar, and officers of the Virginia Court of Appeals and the members and officers of the Virginia House of Delegates.Carr, Will C., Letter, 1807, (C1843)
1 folder(s)
To Thomas Carr, from St. Louis, MO, Oct. 23, 1807. Copy of a letter to his uncle discussing political difficulties in Louisiana Territory, family news, and his engagement to the daughter of Dr. Aron Elliott of Ste. Genevieve, MO. Original in possession of the University of Georgia.Carson, William (1815-1863), Papers, 1815-1907, (C0238)
4 folder(s)
Personal papers of a pioneer farmer and Santa Fe trader of Howard County, MO. Material on early medicine. Letters, accounts, receipts, three pictures of Kit Carson's home in Colorado, and miscellaneous papers. Originals in the possession of Mr. Kingsbury.Cave Family, Papers, (WUNP5929)
INVENTORY. Papers of Cave family, including genealogical information, family members' childhood experiences, photographs, and correspondence.Cave, Michael, Papers, 1944-1997, (C2157)
RESTRICTED
7.6 linear feet
The Michael Cave Papers consist of personal and professional correspondence, business records, audiovisual material, and the compositions of Cave, a pianist and composer born in Missouri.Challis-Dysart Family, Papers, (SUNP2251)
0.4 linear feet
Challis scrapbooks pertaining to Columbia, MO, and other national topics; diaries of T.N. and L.H. Dysart, 1925. One cardboard box.Chandler, Anne Elizabeth (1838-1904), IN MEMORIAM, 1904, (C0741)
1 folder(s)
Eulogies and obituaries of Anne Elizabeth Chandler.Chick, Washington Henry, Papers, 1965, (C2577)
1 folder(s)
Pamphlet about the life of Washington Henry Chick in western Missouri and Kansas. Program of dedication of William M. Chick post office.Chitwood, Seth, Papers, 1798-1846, (C0259)
3 folder(s)
Legal papers pertaining to acquisition of land; death of his father, Richard Chitwood; and grant from U.S. government. Wills of Richard and Seth Chitwood. Papers dealing with disposal of property of Richard and Seth Chitwood to settle their estate.Chouteau, Auguste A. and Constance, Deed, 1818, (C1491)
1 folder(s)
Deed to Fenton F. Goss for a lot in Florissant, MO.Clark, Bennett Champ (1890-1954), Letter, 1937, (C0532)
1 folder(s)
To Frederick A. Middlebush, Columbia, MO, from Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 1937. Letter contained an enclosure, a letter of James Shannon to Henry A. Wise.Clark, Carrie Rogers (1868-1946), Papers, 1897-1935, (C0251)
1 folder(s)
Papers relating to application of William B. Rogers for Trenton postmastership, biographical sketch of Carrie Rogers Clark and brief description of Trenton, MO.Clark, J.J., Letter, 1864, (C2196)
1 folder(s)
To M.L. Riddle, Feb. 22, 1864 Love letter.Clarkson Family, Papers, 1810-1870, (C1705)
0.2 linear feet
This collection contains Clarkson family correspondence primarily between Colonel Charles S. Clarkson, his wife, Charlotte, and their children, originating from Ohio, Kentucky, St. Louis, and other locations, concerning family news and business matters. Correspondence from friends and extended family members is also included.Clemons Family, Papers, 1922-1967, (C0488)
0.2 linear feet
Papers of Clemons family of Harviell, Butler County, MO. Includes correspondence to Suzanna and Charles Clemons of Minneapolis, MN, from their relatives in Harviell. The letters describe farming and family life in the region. The papers also include a postcard, five photographs, and a menu and roster from Jefferson Barracks, MO, Army camp.Cleveland-Gillaspy Papers, 1849-1939, (C0105)
0.4 linear feet
Correspondence, legal papers, tax receipts, photographs, and miscellany of James C. Gillaspy and James Longstreet Cleveland of Boone County, MO. Includes minute book and constitution of Providence Speas (Spiritual, Physical, Educational and Social) Club, Providence, MO, an organization active during the 1930s.Cockrell, Francis Marion (1834-1915), Letter, 1853, (C1945)
1 folder(s)
To Mrs. Stapp, from Chapel Hill [College, Lafayette County, MO], June 7, 1853. Requesting permission to marry her daughter Arthusa.Coleman, O.T. (1891-1965), Papers, 1917-1960, (C0976)
0.4 linear feet
The papers of O.T. Coleman contain his World War I correspondence from Camp Funston, KS; England; France; and Germany. The collection also includes clippings and pictorial images regarding World War I and Coleman's diaries as a soil extension agent at the University of Missouri.Collins, Charles, Papers, 1836-1954, (C3209)
8 folder(s)
Miscellaneous letters and clippings regarding the Royall, Switzler, Price, and Henderson families; article about John Price by Eva Grant Maloney; typescript copies of "A Trip to the South," and "My Second Tour in the South," by William F. Switzler in 1836; Mary Jane Royall Switzler's album of memories filled with prose and poetry.Colman-Hayter Family, Papers, 1839-1900, (C0084)
0.2 linear feet
Correspondence and miscellaneous material of a northwest Missouri family. Includes letters from family members while in the Mexican War, in Oregon, traveling down the Mississippi River, and serving in the Confederate Army.Columbia Cemetery Association Deed, 1859, (C2620)
1 folder(s)
Deed of lot number 66 to Ann Gentry.Conley-Miller Family, Papers, (WUNP5461)
0.4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to family papers of a Columbia, Boone County, MO family. Includes correspondence, business and legal papers, travel materials and miscellaneous. Mostly relates to George Conley and Elizabeth Nye Miller.Conley-Miller Family, Papers, 1792-1967, (C3693)
5.2 linear feet
3 volume(s)
Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, account books, ledgers, financial and personal records, genealogical materials, photographs, and miscellaneous items of the Conleys and Millers, prominent Boone County, MO, families.Connelly, John, Papers, 1810-1888, (C0257)
7 folder(s)
Patent issued under act of Congress providing relief for losses in the New Madrid earthquake; certificates of title and transfer of land originally belonging to Wilson Cummings; oath of allegiance, 1865; report of losses to a raiding band; tax receipts.Connor, R.F., Letter, 1861, (C2018)
1 folder(s)
To James Shambaugh, from Clarinda, IA, Sept. 2, 1861. Requests ten sacks of flour.Connor, Thomas ( -1907), Papers, 1893-1909, (C0244)
1 folder(s)
1 volume(s)
Connor's will and other papers connected with his estate. Lead and zinc ore register, 1893-1909, from Joplin, MO.Cook, David G., Papers, (SUNP0936)
Two gray boxes filled with books for Spring Valley School in Boone County, MO, also some deeds, agreements, and other papers of the Cook family.Cooley, Polly, Letter, 1851, (C0838)
1 folder(s)
Letter to her husband, N.G. Cooley, who was in Idaho prospecting for gold. Reprinted in CARROLLTON DEMOCRAT, 1935.Cooper, Benjamin C., Account Book, 1856-1860, (C2975)
MICROFILM
Miscellaneous accounts for purchases and boarding; a few diary-like entries. Cooper was apparently living in Fredericktown, Madison County, MO.Coppage Family, Papers, 1880-1976, (C2384)
2 folder(s)
Letter, 1880, written in Carterville, MO, from a young bride to her mother. Correspondence between several members of the Coppage family living in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, from 1910 to 1914. Miscellaneous items from the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1935-1936, and World War II, 1942.Corby Family, Papers, 1804-1905, (C0086)
0.8 linear feet
Papers of a pioneer St. Joseph, MO, family: deeds, bills of sale for slaves, tax receipts, legal papers, stock certificates, Pony Express bills; and material on early St. Louis area. Record book of the Mercantile Company, 1856; bank book, 1861-1869; volume of clippings concerning St. Joseph, 1881-1903.Corder-Thomas Family, Papers, 1867-1961, (C3697)
MICROFILM
Diaries of Leslie Walker Corder, a Waverly, MO, farmer and civic leader; his wife Nellie Perry Buck Corder; and her aunt Susan Buck Cooper Thomas. Family letters, news clippings, and miscellaneous items. Routine entries about life in Waverly; weather statistics; farm and rental accounts; expense records; genealogies; and comments on building roads and railroads.Cornett Family, Papers, (WUNP5919)
Correspondence, financial records, photographs, Linn County, MO, school records; and miscellaneous Cornett family papers, 1920s-1970s.Cornett Family, Papers, 1847-1981, (C3808)
5.1 linear feet
Papers of the Cornett family of rural Linn County, MO, including William and Martha; their children, Bracy, Winifred, Jo Lee; and Carl; and Martha's family, the Moores and Roots. The family correspondence, farm records, photographs, and records of the Moore School document the social, cultural, and agricultural life of a northern Missouri family and the teaching careers of two of their daughters.Cortelyou Family, Papers, 1826-1964, (C2463)
1 linear feet
Real estate leases, New Jersey, 1826-1846, and records of estates administered by James and Peter Cortelyou, New Jersey, 1842-1882. Personal correspondence received by Kansas banker Luther M. Cortelyou, Jr., 1895-1964; his high school papers and memorabilia; and diaries kept by him and his father, 1869-1900.Corum, Robert W., Papers, 1878-1892, (C1767)
1 folder(s)
Bills, receipts, and correspondence pertaining to fatal illness and burial of Sam Henderson.Cox, Walter Lilley and Agatha Daniel, Papers, 1901-1951, (C3791)
9 folder(s)
Papers of the Cox and Daniel families of Osceola, MO, including yearbooks and minutes of the Twentieth Century Club, minutes and accounts for the Works Progress Administration County Relief and Reemployment Committee for St. Clair County, and miscellany. This a companion collection to C792, Daniel Family Papers.Craig, Tolliver, Papers, (WUNP5125)
0.1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Papers of an early settler of Callaway County. Includes one letter of 1829, an autobiography, and miscellaneous notes. Also includes a transcription and commentary.Crain, Ada (1904-2003), Papers, c. 1860-2003, (C3067)
1.3 linear feet
Correspondence, genealogical material, photographs, 1878 diary, yearbooks, and a manuscript detailing the first half of Crain's life and teaching career in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Michigan.Crede Family, Papers, 1818-1939, (C3065)
MICROFILM
2 linear feet
2 volume(s)
Personal correspondence, genealogical records, and business records of a German-American family living in Osage County, MO. The bulk of the collection concerns Hermann Crede; other papers pertain to his brothers, Wilhelm and Carl; all three immigrated in the 1850s. Much of the correspondence is in German; the business records are in English.Creighton, J.H., Letters, 1884-1888, (C0255)
1 folder(s)
Letters from J.F. and G.A. Gross in North Carolina to Eliza Money. Receipt for a coffin and suit of clothes.Crittenden, Thomas Theodore (1832-1909), Letter, (C1514)
1 folder(s)
To Ben Perley Poore. List of the counties which compose the 7th Congressional District of Missouri. Autobiographical sketch of Crittenden.Crockett-Richardson Family Papers, (WUNP6097)
0.25 linear feet
Picture post card collection compiled by Bates County (MO) native Jessie Marie Sturgeon Wirt and her daughter Lois Marie Wirt, Lompoc, California. Includes photo cards of family members, holiday greetings, jokes, landscapes, and historic sites and buildings both in the U.S. and in Europe.Crosman, S.H., Letter, 1838, (C2436)
1 folder(s)
To J.R. Campbell, St. Francisville, MO, from Keokuk, [IA], May 26, 1838. Concerning land deeds he is bringing with him to St. Louis, business, and estate of Isaac Antaga.Crum, George W., Memorial Service, 1971, (C3418)
1 folder(s)
Summary of memorial service for a Kansas City businessman and brother-in-law of William Bradshaw of Columbia, MO.Curd, Isaac (1783-1850), Papers, 1827-1862, (C0241)
1 folder(s)
Letters and papers of a Fulton, MO, doctor, politician and member of the General Assembly in 1838. Originals in the possession of I.T. Curd.Current, W.H., Post Card, 1911, (C1560)
1 folder(s)
To F.A. Sampson, Columbia, MO, from St. Louis, MO, Oct. 3, 1911. Post card sent by first air mail west of New York. Details about a box of books and periodicals that Current will send to Sampson.Dalton, Richard (1845-1925), Papers, 1859-1922, (C0088)
1 linear feet
Letters, receipts, speeches, newspapers, and pamphlets of a Ralls County politician. Included are business papers pertaining to the Ralls County branch of the St. Louis and Keokuk Railroad.Dalton, Walter William, Papers, (SUNP2432)
3 folder(s)
Correspondence, miscellaneous papers and newspaper clippings regarding Dalton, an attorney and brother of a Missouri governor.Daniel Family, Papers, 1870-1966, (C0792)
5 folder(s)
Papers of the Daniel family of Osceola, MO, consisting of letters, diaries, newspaper clippings of family events, and photographs of family members. See information folder for brief genealogy of Daniel and Cox families.Daniel, Henry Clay (1842-1925), Papers, 1853-1932, (C0301)
3 folder(s)
Biographical material, speech, notes, letters, scrapbook, and photograph. Daniel, born in Kentucky, was a lawyer and spent much of his life in Cass County, MO. See also collection 1002.Daniels, Agnes Powell (1827-1894), Letters, 1876-1899, (C0302)
1 folder(s)
Letters from relatives in Wales, New Zealand, and the U.S. to Daniels, who was living in Morgan County, MO. Daniels was first married to Richard Williams, who died shortly after they emigrated from Wales. She next married Francis Jones, who died in 1855. Letters primarily discuss family news.Davidson, Arretta, Papers, 1862-1867, (C2653)
1 folder(s)
Five letters to Mrs. Davidson from her family. Four Civil War letters containing mostly family news; one letter concerning the death of Stout B. Davidson.Davidson, James Franklin, Papers, 1868-1917, (C0089)
0.4 linear feet
Diaries, newspaper clippings, and papers of a lawyer and farmer of Chicago and Hannibal, MO. Papers concern court cases, politics, recreation, opera, the theater, and actors. Includes records of farming and animal breeding in Missouri and North Dakota.Davidson, William Lusk (1919-2007), Papers, (SUNP6141)
3.5 linear feet
PRELIMINARY INVENTORY Family papers of William Lusk Davidson of Jefferson City. Includes primarily cabinet and panel cards and other photographic images of family members and vacations. Also contains miscellaneous papers: awards and certificates, correspondence, genealogical materials, financial records, railroad memoranda, Kemper Military School, and University of Missouri memorabilia from 1904-1908.Davidson-Mills Family, Papers, (SUNP6203)
1.4 linear feet
Autograph book, cartes de visites, photographs, greeting cards, postcards, and miscellaneous papers of a Grant City, Missouri family, circa 1880s-1930s.Davis Family, Papers, 1828-1894, (C0308)
3 folder(s)
Collection of miscellaneous papers, mostly bills and accounts of wheat and tobacco sales. Included is a manuscript history of Pike County, MO, written by Mrs. Ada Reid White; letters; newspaper clippings; pictures of St. John's Episcopal Church; and typed copies of three magazine articles written in 1894 concerning Meriwether Lewis and correspondence pertaining to them.Davis Family, Scrapbook, 1865-1905, (C2472)
1 volume(s)
Newspaper clippings of poems, editorials, feature articles, wedding and anniversary announcements, and obituaries, concentrating on Davis family members. Many of the clippings are taken from a Marshall, MO, newspaper. Some family photographs are included; others are in the State Historical Society Editorial Office photograph files. See also collection 834.Davis, Albert G., Papers, 1841-1877, (C3207)
1 folder(s)
Miscellaneous land grants, land warrants, correspondence, receipts and deeds.Davis, Amanda, Papers, 1895-1917, (C0090)
0.3 linear feet
Family letters, Cottey College material, contracts, certificates for school teaching, tax receipts, and sales bulletins.Davis, Ernest A. (1896-1990), Papers, 1846-1990, (C2606)
0.3 linear feet
Personal papers of Davis consisting of letters sent by Davis to his mother Gertrude while he was in the army during World War I. Photographs depict him and his family, and group photographs of Davis's army units. Two volumes of church records document the Providence Baptist Church in Johnson County, Missouri. Other records document the genealogy of Davis's family through newspaper clippings and a photocopy of family records.Davis, John, and William O. Colburn, Papers, 1838-1890, (C0091)
9 folder(s)
Accounts, legal papers, promissory notes, and receipts, of John Davis of Pleasant Hill and Warrensburg, MO, and William O. Colburn of Miller County and California, MO.Davis-Hughes Family, Papers, 1842-1963, (C0834)
3 folder(s)
Papers of two Missouri families represented by William Thompson Davis and his brother-in-law, Joseph Taylor Juan Hughes. Collection consists mainly of Davis' letters, his diploma, and a program from the Davis Institute. Also includes genealogical material.Davison, Alexander Caldwell, Account Book, 1870-1887, (C1097)
1 volume(s)
Record of personal expenses and business transactions of a Jefferson City, MO, doctor, 1870-1879. Also letters to his brother Willie, 1881-1887.Davis-Vandiver Family, Letters, 1864-1872, (C0299)
1 folder(s)
Letters from Clay and Ray Counties, MO, discussing family affairs, trouble with bushwhackers, and politics in 1872.Denny, James H., Papers, 1891-1931, (C0094)
0.2 linear feet
Correspondence, receipts, bills, and miscellaneous papers of James H. Denny, a lawyer in Glasgow, MO, who was prosecuting attorney of Howard County and treasurer of Pritchett College, and was at one time in legal partnership with Thomas Shackelford. Also a few letters of his son, Thomas S. Denny.Dent, Lester B., Collection, (WUNP5413)
INVENTORY. Additional footage of home movies transferred to videocassette. Includes family, travel scenery, treasure hunting in the Caribbean, New York, Paris, Havana, and many small towns in central Missouri.Dent, Lester B., Collection, (WUNP5485)
Addition of original films taken by Lester Dent of family, travels, local communities, etc. See accession 5413 for videocassette copies and inventory.Deskin, Enoch, Papers, 1870-1912, (C1990)
1 folder(s)
Deeds, membership cards, and other miscellaneous items.Dillon Family Deed, 1919, (C3285)
1 folder(s)
Deed for land and town lot in Randall County, TX.Doane, D. Howard, Papers, (WUNP4592)
1 linear feet
Addition to papers of a pioneer in farm management.Doane, D. Howard, Papers, (WUNP4561)
0.4 linear feet
Addition. Correspondence, photographs, and newsclippings pertaining to a prominent agriculture leader.Doane, D. Howard, Papers, (WUNP4593)
12 linear feet
Addition to papers of a pioneer in farm management.Doane, D. Howard, Papers, (WUNP4427)
1 volume(s)
Photo album.Dobbs, Ella Victoria, Papers, (WUNP5445)
0.2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of correspondence, biographical materials, photographs, clippings, Pi Lambda Theta materials, art appreciation syllabus, and miscellaneous.Doble-Lucas Family, Letters, 1856-1865, (C0305)
MICROFILM
Letters from locations in New York, Ohio, Indiana, and California.Dodd, Maria, Papers, 1863-1866, (C1900)
1 folder(s)
Two internal revenue licenses permitting Maria Dodd to operate a hotel in Ralls County; account sheet.Dodge-Melick, Papers, 1838-1922, (C0096)
9 folder(s)
Papers of Leonard Dodge (1804-1864), of Bates County, MO, primarily pertaining to land. Copies of his will. Also papers of Wesley Melick (1831- ), of Horton, MO, a son-in-law of Dodge who was an army surgeon during the Civil War.Doniphan, Alexander W. (1808-1887), Letter, 1878, (C1927)
1 folder(s)
To "Caroline," from Denver, CO, Aug. 3, 1878. To his sister concerning his health.Dorsey, Lloyd, Letter, 1855, (C2015)
1 folder(s)
To John Robb, Washington, D.C., from Plantersburgh, Feb. 3, 1855. Letter of introduction for Darius Heald.Dorsey-Fuqua Family Collection, 1851-1939, (C3830)
4 folder(s)
1 volume(s)
Correspondence and legal papers concerning Jerre S. Dorsey during the Civil War. Miscellaneous papers related to Columbia, MO, the University of Missouri, and a souvenir of Mark Twain's 70th birthday at Delmonico's in 1905. Volume is an illustrated atlas of Boone County, MO, from 1876, with handwritten notations.Douglass Family, Collection, 1838-1990, (C3978)
1.4 linear feet
The Douglass Family Collection contains oral histories, volumes, photographs, and correspondence dealing with farm life and agriculture in McBaine, MO. There are also a family tree, and documentation of a flour mill owned by Northcutt & Brothers in Mexico, MO.Drace Family, Papers, (SUNP2750)
2 volume(s)
A Carl Drace physical geology notebook, Drace Milling Company ledger, 1880s, recipes, clippings, of Billings, MO.Drake, Joseph, Letter, 1844, (C1525)
1 folder(s)
To Margaret P. Jackman, Rocheport, MO, from Monticello, MO, May 19, 1844. Drake wrote his niece about health and fortune of family, condition of crops, weather, hard times. Hoped Henry Clay's election would improve crop and stock prices.Dresser, Nathan, Letters, 1837-1841, (C2066)
1 folder(s)
Letters to Dresser's parents in Vermont and his sister in New Hampshire, written from St. Louis. Concern family members.Dryden, John G. (1835-1890), Diary, 1875-1883, (SUNP2973)
0.2 linear feet
3 volume(s)
Diary of a farmer, Justice of the Peace, and teacher who lives near Metz in Vernon County, MO.Duncan-Lowman Family, Papers, 1847-1952, (C0487)
0.4 linear feet
Papers of Levin O. Duncan, blacksmith and farmer, and William O. Lowman, tanner and farmer, of Shelby County, MO, and families; correspondence from family and friends in Maryland, Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, and Illinois; ledgers; miscellaneous business receipts; and scrapbook of Shelby County happenings, 1902-1952. Kept by Ida Lowman.Dunklin, Daniel (1790-1844), Papers, 1815-1877, (C0097)
0.6 linear feet
The correspondence, financial, and miscellaneous papers of the fifth governor of Missouri and a leading Missouri Democrat. The correspondence is especially rich in discussion of Missouri elections and of the leading political issues in Missouri and in the United States from 1829 to 1835.Dunlap Family, Papers, 1780-2002, (C4004)
1.9 linear feet
The papers of the Dunlap family include genealogical records, a Civil War journal, photographs, maps and land surveys, and other research materials compiled to produce histories of the Dunlap and Kofahl families of Licking, Missouri.Early, Jubal A. (1816-1894), Letter, 1893, (C3751)
1 folder(s)
Letter written from Lynchburg, VA, to niece, Alice Early, mentioning his health, a recent smallpox scare, and a marriage of mutual acquaintances.Edwards, John Cummins (1806-1888), Letter, 1884, (C1526)
1 folder(s)
To Ben 'w. Austin, Sioux City, IA, from Grayson, CA, Mar. 28, 1884. Answer to Austin's request for autograph. Comments on Edwards' health.Eldredge, Phineas (1755-1826), Papers, 1791-1826, (C0314)
2 folder(s)
The papers of Phineas Eldredge, a ship captain from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consist of a letterbook and a c. 1795 bulletin entitled, "An Act for Incorporation the Society, Formed for the Relief of Poor, Aged, and Infirmed Masters of Ships, Their Widows and Children."Ellis, Elmer, Papers, (WUNP4987)
2.75 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of personal and professional correspondence; particularly with University of Missouri administrators. Also includes photographs, travel diaries, and University reports.Ellis, Elmer, Papers, (WUNP5086)
6 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of professional and personal correspondence, teaching and research materials, manuscripts, and related documents.Ellsworth-Kilmer Family, Papers, 1825-1884, (C3371)
1 folder(s)
Deeds, letters, and receipts of two Stoddard County, MO, families.Ely, Joshua S., Papers, 1812-1846, (C1004)
3 folder(s)
Correspondence, receipts, estate papers of Benjamin Ely, and military papers of Joshua S. Ely of Ralls County, MO.Emmons, Benjamin, Account, [1814], (C1529)
1 folder(s)
Account due Benjamin Emmons from the estate of Abraham Keathley for the board and schooling of Abraham and Sally Keathley and for aiding the settlement of the Keathley estate.Espy Family, Papers, 1800-1900, (C0099)
0.3 linear feet
Papers primarily of Thomas Espy, an attorney who moved from Franklin, PA, to Fort Madison, IA, and finally to St. Louis, MO.Estes, Joseph, Papers, 1816-1880, (SUNP2860)
0.4 linear feet
Papers of Joseph Estes of Boone County, MO, include receipts, deeds, indentures, land surveys, statements of accounts, an 1830 legal handbook, and miscellaneous legal and financial documents.Eversman Family, Papers, (SUNP3112)
1 folder(s)
Addition of correspondence from Germany, land surveys, and legal and financial documents of Lewis (Ludwig) Eversman of Warren County, MO, 1840s-1850s; and postcards and miscellaneous papers of Mary Pearson of Saline County, MO, 1920s-1930s.Ewing Family, Papers, (SUNP3079)
1 linear feet
Diaries of Missourian Ruth Ewing, 1936-1990, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous papers. See C3815.Fairchild, Arthur Henry Rolph, Papers, 1900-1963, (C3526)
8 folder(s)
Papers of a professor of English at the University of Missouri from 1904 to 1946. Diplomas, writings, and speeches, and bills and receipts relating to the building of his house in Columbia, MO.Faris Family Books, 1850-1925, (C1102)
7 volume(s)
Personal account books kept by James Madison Faris (1823-1904) and James William Faris (1852-1928), of Carrollton, MO; also records of marriages, births, and deaths and muster rolls of Captain D. Hoover's company of Carroll County Provisional Militia, 1864-1865.Farris, Robert, Land Grant, 1845, (C3379)
1 folder(s)
Grant for 40 acres of land in Pulaski County, MO.Feaster Family, Papers, 1840-1852, (C2139)
1 folder(s)
Two letters to William H. Feaster, Palmyra, Marion County, MO, from his brothers, Daniel F. and Jonathan and sister Ann L., Jefferson, Frederick County, MD. The letter from 1852 announces the death of sister Martha in childbirth. Both letters contain news of family members, weather, and crop prices in Maryland.Fike, Henry C. (1832-1919), Diaries, 1851-1919, (C2215)
0.1 linear feet
43 volume(s)
Diaries written by Fike while a student in McKendree College, IL; while a soldier in the Civil War; and about his migration to and life in Warrensburg, MO, and his work in Kansas City, MO, and various cities in the West.Filley, Augustus and Samuel R., Papers, 1817-1879, (C3468)
3 folder(s)
Land sale indentures, correspondence, and unsigned Civil War forms.Finley, G.W., Letters, 1826-1836, (C1979)
1 folder(s)
Letters to his brothers about crops, friends, and relatives.Fitzgerald, William P., Papers, 1843-1894, (C1919)
1 folder(s)
Papers pertaining to Franklin County land. Land grant to Thomas Maupin; warranty deed and quit claim deed between the heirs of Washington Fitzgerald and William P. Fitzgerald.Fitzhugh, William and Hannah, Wills, 1789-1798, (C3442)
1 folder(s)
Wills of a Virginia planter and his widow, who lived at Marmion, King George County, VA. Originals in Virginia State Library.Fletcher, Alma Olivia (1879-1979), Papers, 1841-1968, (C3623)
0.2 linear feet
Papers of the Fletcher family of Arcadia, MO. Included are two Civil War muster rolls; Missouri will and land deed; scrapbook of Alma's European tour, 1910; and detailed daily birdwatching charts, 1960-1968.Ford Family, Papers, 1838-2006, (C4007)
1 linear feet
The papers of the Ford, English, Cunningham and related families include family correspondence, photographs and postcards, genealogical, school, and miscellaneous material. The correspondence contains references to World War I.France, Charles B., (1835-1895), Papers, 1856-1890, (C1012)
9 folder(s)
Correspondence, diaries, and papers of Charles B. France, a St. Joseph, MO, banker, and his family. Includes references to the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Gold Rush, and travel to the West and East Coast. Contains letterbook of Overland Stage Lines.France, Martha M. and Sara M., Papers, 1878-1905, (C0874)
15 folder(s)
Diary of Martha M. France, wife of St. Joseph, MO, banker, Charles B. France, Jr. Diary, mementos, and photos of her daughter, Sara M. France, a student at Ogontz School near Philadelphia, PA, from 1889-1892.Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790), Letter, 1789, (C0415)
1 folder(s)
To George Washington, New York, NY, from Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 16, 1789. Letter to Washington congratulating him on his recovery of health and on his administration. Comments on Franklin's own poor health and his esteem for Washington.Franklin, John Eddy, Papers, 1946-1954, (C0319)
1 folder(s)
Recollections of life in southeast Missouri and Franklin's part in bank, land, and railroad development during the 1880s and 1890s. Poem and article by Alice Franklin Bryant; THE LAND OF CORN, about Franklin's southeast Missouri plantation, by J.E. Wood; 2 letters; and newspaper clippings.Fresh, James, Letters, 1833, (C0491)
1 folder(s)
Letters from Fresh, Baltimore County, Maryland, to L. Shepherd, Palmyra, MO, about purchasing land in Lewis County, and to Urel Wright, Palmyra, MO, about a mill seat on the Bafias to be condemned.Freshour Family, Papers, 1843-1911, (C0102)
5 folder(s)
A group of bills and checks [1880]; maps of Missouri and Mexico [1904]; letters of John Freshour to his father from school; letter from Thomas E. Freshour to his wife, and list of things taken by federal soldiers in 1861; autograph book of Mary Letts, 1879; copy book of John Freshour; account book; and justice of the peace marriage record from Centertown, Cole County, MO, 1840s.Fretwell, Shela S., Genealogical Collection, (WUNP5886)
Correspondence and other material related to the Fretwell family genealogical research.Frewen, Moreton (1853-1922), Papers, 1823-1922, (C0879)
MICROFILM
Papers concerning Frewen's personal life, money-making ventures, and interest in bimetallism and silver. Frewen was a member of Parliament for Northeast Cork and long interested in Irish problems. Originals in the Library of Congress.Fristoe Family, Papers, 1812-1867, (C0317)
3 folder(s)
Letters of the Fristoe family, who came to Missouri from Stafford County, VA. Two were written by a soldier to his sister during the War of 1812. Notes were made by the donor.Fristoe, Thomas (1796-1872), Papers, 1827-1903, (C1006)
5 folder(s)
Correspondence, family papers, miscellaneous legal papers, accounts, and record books of Thomas Fristoe, a Baptist clergyman in Chariton, MO. Tax receipts of Jordan Bentley, 1848-1871. Record book of marriages performed by Thomas Fristoe, 1827-1871.Funk, John L. Genealogical Papers, (WUNP5695)
INVENTORY. Correspondence, charts, census materials, and other genealogical materials related to the Funk and collateral families, principally the Blue family.Gaffee Family, Papers, 1857-1923, (C0202)
MICROFILM
Slave bill of sale; will of Mary Ann Dupuy, Shelby County, KY; Hackney family genealogy; and reminiscences of plantation life in Gossyppia, LA.Gano, John Allen, Family, Papers, 1794-1948, (C0065)
MICROFILM
1.2 linear feet
Correspondence of Elder John Gano of Bourbon County, KY, an evangelist in the early Disciples of Christ Church. The papers also include accounts and bills, advertisements, circulars, publications, and a diary describing his conversion, baptism, and life as a preacher.Garnett, James Mercer (1770-1843), Papers, 1806-1832, (C2526)
MICROFILM
Letters between Garnett and John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833), concerning politics, government, agriculture, and family affairs. 519 frames. Originals in Alderman Library, University of Virginia.Garnett, Richard and Virginia, Papers, (WUNP5845)
Typescript copies of correspondence of Richard and Virginia Garnett of Lewis County, MO, and other family members, 1830-1899, and genealogical research material.Garr, Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Slusher (1844-1927) and Alice (1866-1957), Papers, 1875-1896, 1991, (C3987)
0.2 linear feet
The Mollie and Alice Garr Papers consist mostly of letters written from 1875 to 1896 by a mother and daughter from Lafayette County, Missouri, to relatives in Virginia -- primarily to William Benjamin Plunkett of Greene County. Also included are photocopies of various explanatory materials, such as obituaries, death certificates, printed articles, and genealogical lists of the Garr and Slusher families, compiled by the donor of the papers in 1991.Garriott, John W., Letters, 1861-1864, (C2652)
4 folder(s)
Garriott was a member of Company G, 18th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry; was in the Army of the Tennessee; and was with General Sherman on his march to the sea. Some details of the march through Georgia. 55 letters.Gentry Family, Papers, 1828-1977, (C4026)
4 linear feet, 1 volume
Papers of the Gentry family of St. Louis and central Missouri. The papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, genealogical and historical documents, poetry, and miscellaneous materials of the Gentry, Denny, Estes, and Althouse families.Gentry, Mary E., Scrapbook, 1852, (C2153)
1 volume(s)
Newspaper clippings, short stories, poetry, travel accounts, letters, and news items. Most are undated.Gentry, North Todd (1866-1944), Papers, 1837-1947, (C0049)
4.2 linear feet
Papers of a Columbia, MO, lawyer, and amateur local historian. Anecdotes, articles, speeches, and biographical sketches about events, people, and places in Columbia, Boone County, and Missouri. Family papers and correspondence and some legal and business material.Gentry, William R., "Robert Levi Todd," n.d., (C0697)
1 folder(s)
The major events in the lives of the family of Robert Levi Todd from the family's settlement in Missouri in 1816 to the death of Robert Levi Todd, Jr., in 1891.Givens, H.K., Letter, 1894, (C0524)
1 folder(s)
To Mrs. Pearson, from Fayette, MO, Nov. 29, 1894. Short note referring to some material Mrs. Pearson sent him. Probably Mrs. Isaac Pearson, of Fayette, MO.Givens, Spencer H., Collection, 1816-1911, (C0106)
0.2 linear feet
This collection consists of documents collected by Spencer H. Givens: the Levin Cropper Papers and historical documents. The Cropper papers contain business and personal correspondence with his brother in New York, his children in Illinois, and other family members in Louisiana and Mississippi. The historical documents include miscellaneous land grants and indentures, estate documents, business correspondence, naturalization and emigration documents, handbills, newspapers and advertisements.Gladish, Cora S., Papers, (WUNP5818)
INVENTORY. Sheet music of compositions written and published by Cora Gladish of Higginsville, MO, related correspondence, and watercolors, 1930s.Glascock, Stephen (1779-1855), Letter, 1823, (C2088)
1 folder(s)
To French Glascock, Upperville, Loudoun County, VA, from New London, Ralls County, MO, August 10, 1823. The letter mentions the duel fought between Thomas C. Rector, brother of William V. Rector, and Joshua Barton, brother of David Barton, U.S. senator from Missouri. Letter also describes an epidemic of typhus that occurred in New London that summer.Glasgow, Nathan, Papers, 1820-1871, (C3430)
9 folder(s)
Correspondence, receipts, promissory notes, receipts for sale of slaves, land surveys, deeds, indentures, and a book of mathematic examples of John A. and Nathan Glasgow of Columbia and Millersburg, MO.Glenn Family, Papers, 1845-1930, (C0107)
3.8 linear feet
6 volume(s)
The personal and business papers of John H. Glenn and his sons Addison N. Glenn and Robert C. Glenn include account books of the Mound City, Missouri, general merchandise, furniture, and drug stores run by John and Robert Glenn and the farm implement store managed by Addison Glenn for the McKeeson & Rinker Company in Falls City, Nebraska. The collection also includes correspondence between family members, wedding invitations, the Glenns' lending library circulation records, and a minute book for the Mound City G.A.R. post.Goebel, Gert, "The Development of Missouri," 1879, (C1109)
1 volume(s)
English translation of "Langer als ein Menschenleben in Missouri," with some changes from the work published in 1877.Graham, Elam O., and Louisa Reck, Letters, (WUNP5251)
0.2 linear feet
Personal and business correspondence of Elam O. Graham, a traveling shoe salesman for Hoge-Montgomery and Company of Frankfort, KY, and his wife, Louisa Reck Graham. Includes love letters from Louisa at home in Kansas City, MO, before they were married. Undated, 1906, 1907 and 1915.Graves, David William (1837-1918), Autobiography, 1916, (C0158)
3 folder(s)
Autobiography of a Montgomery County, MO, farmer, schoolteacher, and Baptist missionary and minister. Donor-compiled index included.Gray, Mrs. Benjamin F., Jr., Papers, 1908-1921, (C1931)
1 folder(s)
Two letters to Mrs. Gray, one pertaining to William Henry Ashley. Also April 1908 issue of THE AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE containing an article about Ashley.Green, F.B., Collection, 1832-1897, (C0430)
MICROFILM
2 volume(s)
Account books of L.A. Snider and Company, Pike Creek, MO. Census record of Carter Township, Carter County, MO, 1860. Interspersed through account books are tax registers, notes on the weather, marriage records, estate records, medical accounts, and a personal diary.Greene, J.P., Letter, 1928, (C1978)
1 folder(s)
To Howard Stephens, from Santa Ana, CA, Nov. 12, 1928. Personal letter.Greene, Lorenzo and Thomasina Talley, Papers, (WUNP5520)
RESTRICTED
40 linear feet
INVENTORY. Research files, personal papers, and family materials of a prominent, black historian and his family.Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5032)
RESTRICTED
41 linear feet
INVENTORY. Personal and professional papers of a U.S. Forest Ranger. Includes papers while a student at the University of Missouri-Columbia and family papers.Gregg, Josiah (1806-1850), Letter, 1829, (C1546)
1 folder(s)
To G.E. Boswell, S. Martin, A. Pearson, W. Pruntry, E.D. Sappington, and B.E. Cooper, Jonesborough, [MO], from Mount Prairie, [MO], June 25, 1829. Gregg, author and adventurer who made numerous trips to the southwest, accepted an invitation to speak at the Jonesborough Independence Day celebration only if they could not obtain another speaker.Grosvenor, Gilbert [Hovey] (1875-1966), Letter, 1931, (C2285)
1 folder(s)
To Walter Williams, Washington, D.C., from Washington, D.C., Apr. 27, 1931. Regrets not being able to see Williams. Acknowledges his note and sends copy of National Geographic's book on Washington. Reference to future "more complete" issue on Washington. No enclosures are now with the letter.Guitar, Odon (1825-1908), Collection, 1836-1906, (C1007)
0.4 linear feet
13 volume(s)
The Guitar collection comprises correspondence, military papers, account books and ledgers, and a scrapbook generated by Union Army General Odon Guitar.Guthrie, Charles Claude, Sr., Papers, (WUNP4253)
RESTRICTED
5 linear feet
Personal, financial, and some professional correspondence.Hackett Family, Papers, (WUNP5189)
0.4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Primarily family and personal correspondence from the 1970s and 1980s to Dave Hackett and Ellen Brooks. Letters from Hackett family members and friends.Hackett Family, Papers, (WUNP5592)
0.2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of personal and family correspondence and photographs.Hager, Archibald Little (c. 1814-c.1887), Diary, 1844-1887, (C0896)
0.4 linear feet
Diary kept by a farmer in a rural community in Perry County, MO. Diary records daily events such as births, marriages, and deaths, the weather, social occasions, and agricultural tasks. Gaps may exist in diary.Hagerman-Hayden Papers, 1852-1893, (C0110)
0.6 linear feet
Letters and papers of an Alexandria, MO, lawyer; a Keokuk, IA, student at Academy of Visitation, St. Louis, MO; and a music student in Oberlin, OH.Hall, John H., Account Book, 1800-1837, (C0270)
MICROFILM
Business and personal records of a resident of Harper's Ferry, VA. Included are records of indentured servants and general methods of solving equations.Hamilton, Henry W., Papers, (SUNP2646)
0.8 linear feet
Addition. Correspondence.Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Henry W., Collection, c. 1830s-1910s, (SUNP2044)
2 folder(s)
Miscellaneous items including letters, account books, firm and family daybooks; materials concerning the Aull, Bullard, Neff and other families in Lafayette and Saline Counties.Hamilton, Mrs. Henry W., Collection, (SUNP2801)
0.1 linear feet
Papers of Hamilton and Murrell families of Saline County, MO. Includes a campground subscription list of 1848, photocopies of stock records and stud fee books of the 1850s, and materials on musical instruction.Hamilton, T. M., Papers, (WUNP5615)
3.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of correspondence, research materials, photographs, writings, and miscellaneous.Harrington Family Scrapbook, 1897-1907, (SUNP2652)
1 volume(s)
Clippings, recipes, greeting cards, programs, photographs, and miscellany pertaining to Kirksville and Lewis County, MO, as well as Versailles, KY. Brief outline of items is in the accession folder.Harris, James (1798-1882), Papers, 1806-1918, (C2669)
0.2 linear feet
Papers of James Harris, farmer and justice of the peace, Clay County, MO, and family. Contains personal correspondence from friends and family and miscellaneous financial and legal documents such as receipts, contracts, court orders, inventories, land deeds, and wills.Harshbarger Family, Papers, (SUNP6178)
61 linear feet
4 volume(s)
Correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, diaries, U.S. Naval records, farm records, real estate records, clippings, songbooks, sheet music, and audio recordings of a Boone County, Missouri, family. Includes genealogical materials on the Aydelotte, McVicker, Mossholder, and Tourtillott families.Hart, John A., Letter, 1889, (C3198)
1 folder(s)
To R.H. Ewart, from Williamsport, PA, Apr. 21, 1889.Haslag Family, Letter, 1848, (C1780)
1 folder(s)
A letter, in German, to members of the Haslag family in Osage County, Missouri. Part of the German Heritage Archives.Hatch, Henry, Letters, 1902-1937, (C3426)
6 folder(s)
Autobiographical letters from [Henry] Hatch to his grandson, Henry Green. Letters contain information about William Henry Hatch, father of the writer, who lived in Maine in the early 1800s, and the business career of the writer in Missouri, Boston, California, Peru, and Australia.Hearn, Clarinda and J.G., Papers, 1869-1872, (C0327)
1 folder(s)
Concerning payment of taxes on Dolle estate in Gasconade County, MO.Heckman, William L., Jr., (1869-1957) Scrapbooks, 1912-1946, (C1404)
5 volume(s)
Scrapbooks compiled by a steamboat pilot from Hermann, MO. Included in the volumes are clippings about steamboats, pilots, life on the river, family members, and local history; poems; a few letters and greeting cards; and photographs of family members, friends, and steamboats.Heinkel, Dorothy Hart Riley, Papers, (WUNP5534)
0.4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Student notebooks, class papers, and materials relating to music education; clippings; correspondence from family and friends; and funeral materials relating to Cora Hart.Heinkel, Fred V., Papers, 1950s-1980s, (WUNP4947)
5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to personal and business papers of president of MFA.Helm, Bettie (1849- ), Letter, 1913, (C2199)
1 folder(s)
To Colie, Charlie, and children, from Moorehead, Sept. 2, 1913. Family inquiries, weather, garden.Helm, John B. (1797-1872), Papers, 1818-1868, (C0589)
0.5 linear feet
Papers of a merchant, lawyer, judge, and builder in Kentucky and Hannibal, MO. Consists of correspondence relating mainly to business interests; financial and legal documents such as receipts, promissory notes, contracts and legal briefs; and account books. See also collection C3434.Helm-Davidson Family, Papers, (SUNP5869)
Photographs of Robards and Bozarth families, 1900s-1920s.Helm-Davidson Family, Papers, 1824-1970, (C3434)
1.2 linear feet
Diaries, correspondence, account books, genealogical records, and personal and business papers of Mary Aileen Davidson and her ancestors. John B. Helm letters and diaries, Ben N. Crump letters, and J. Frank Davidson papers show social and economic life in Kentucky and Missouri.Henderson, William B., Letters, 1900-1912, (C1765)
1 folder(s)
Correspondence, bills and papers of Judge William B. Henderson, Cooper County and Columbia, MO.Henslee, M.C., Letter, 1901, (C0555)
1 folder(s)
To John Power, Moena, MO, from Vancouver, WA, Apr. 4, 1901. Family news and fruit crop conditions.Hicklin, Young and John Ryland, Papers, 1876-1929, (C0115)
0.7 linear feet
Accounts, receipts, and correspondence of members of the Hicklin family, Lexington, MO, pioneers.Hickman Family, Papers, 1827-1890, (C1009)
0.3 linear feet
Business accounts and receipts, tax receipts, correspondence, legal papers, deeds, and church repair pledge lists.Hickman-Bryan Papers, 1796-1920, (C0045)
2.8 linear feet
Papers of two families named Hickman, one of Boone County, MO, the other of Alexandria, LA. Related by marriage, the families had business dealings in slaves, agriculture, and livestock. Papers of the Bryan family, related to the Boone County Hickmans by marriage are also in this collection.Hieatt, Frederick, Papers, 1813, (C3139)
1 folder(s)
Affidavit recommending Hieatt as worthy of all confidence, signed by several citizens of his area; and a photo of Hieatt with his fifth wife, Elizabeth Breckenridge.Highley, Lyndell Thomasson (1919-1958), Papers, 1941-1944, 1978, (C3654)
0.1 linear feet
Letters from Highley to his family in Elvins, MO, while serving with the 375th Squadron of the 308th Heavy Bomb Group, Army Air Corps, in China and India during World War II. The papers also include an edited version of his letters by his son J. Scott Highley.Hill Family, Papers, 1819-1863, (C0320)
1 folder(s)
Deed, 1819, notice of public sale, 1845, and letter of James Hill to his daughter-in-law, 1863.Hill, Claibourne, Papers, 1840-1881, (C3082)
2 folder(s)
Land grants, deeds, and tax receipts belonging to Claibourne Hill of Saline County, MO.Hill, William E. and Bettie Redding, Letters, 1851, 1865-1866, (C3831)
0.2 linear feet
Correspondence between husband and wife concerning Civil War ravages of home and property in Keytesville, Chariton County, MO. Hill, a Southern sympathizer, returned to Keytesville to locate and rescue his property, but decided to reopen his mercantile establishment and bring his family home. Relates hazards, sectional animosity, loss of property, Reconstruction politics, friends and neighbors.Hiller Family, Papers, 1785-1993, (C3856)
7.2 linear feet
2 volume(s)
Papers of a family of lawyers, farmers, bankers, doctors and business people of Kahoka, Clark County, MO. Includes correspondence, photographs, genealogical records, estate records, diaries, personal account books, deeds, military records, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, manuscripts and miscellaneous material.Hinde Family, Papers, 1844-1865, (C3668)
2 folder(s)
Letters received by Rodney Martin Hinde and his wife, Catherine Scholl Hinde, of Moorefield, Nicholas County, KY, and Independence, Jackson County, MO, from Hinde and Scholl relatives in Missouri, Tennessee, Indiana, and Kentucky. Letters discuss farming and family matters.Hite, Jennie, Letter, 1863, (C2442)
1 folder(s)
To her brother, from Cave Spring, Sept. 13, 1863. Concerning his lack of writing, family, health, crops, and a fair.Hockaday, John A. (1837-1903), Scrapbook, 1903, (C1406)
1 volume(s)
Newspaper tributes to the memory of John A. Hockaday, judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, 1890-1903.Hoester Family Papers, (SUNP6154)
1 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts, and other family materials pertaining to Robert G. J. Hoester and family of Kirkwood. Collection includes publications, articles and maps about Route 66 (St. Louis area), manuscripts, correspondence, and photographs.Hogan, Percy A., ( -1981), Papers, n.d., 1915-1917, (C0824)
6 folder(s)
Correspondence of Percy A. Hogan, law librarian at the University of Missouri. Deed. Receipts. Account book.Holler, Hiram, Papers, 1878-1892, (C3293)
1 folder(s)
Land grant, deeds, and abstract title, entered in Taney County, MO.Hollis, Fred G., Scrapbook, 1884, (C2670)
3 folder(s)
News clippings, poems, articles of interest and personal memorabilia.Holt, Ivan Lee (1886-1967), Papers, 1835-1966, (C2553)
RESTRICTED
8 linear feet
Papers of Ivan Lee Holt, Methodist bishop and a leader of the ecumenical movement. The papers contain correspondence, speeches and sermons, church records, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs, and audio recordings of addresses by Holt. Also included are the papers of Eugene Russell Hendrix, a Methodist bishop from Missouri.Howard, A.W., Letter, 1872, (C0551)
1 folder(s)
To James A. McQuitty, [MO], from Childress Store, Montgomery County, VA, Mar. 13, 1872. Description of economic conditions in Virginia.Howard, William G., Letterbook, 1865-1866, (C2497)
1 volume(s)
Letterbook of a California, MO, man, dealing with family, business, and political matters.Hubble Family, Papers, 1833-1937, (C0121)
0.35 linear feet
Letters and documents collected by Janie Hubble while compiling the family history. Family names include Morehead, Jones, Turner, Massey, and Hubble.Hudson, Virgil Olville (1909-1980), Papers, 1943-1945, (C4035)
RESTRICTED
.8 linear feet
The papers of Virgil Hudson, a World War II veteran from Jefferson City, contain personal correspondence from the war as well as photographs, pamphlets, and army documents.Hughes Family, Papers, 1824-1873, (SUNP2931)
0.2 linear feet
Correspondence of the Hughes family consisting primarily of letters to Daniel Hughes of Liberty, Clay County, MO, from family and friends in Bourbon County, KY.Huiskamp Family, Papers, 1858-1990, (C3009)
1.6 linear feet
Correspondence of Gerard L. Huiskamp, his future wife, Lillian M. Barr, and various other family members and friends. Also included are letters written by Henrik Huiskamp, while on a trip to Europe in the late 1800s, genealogical information and photographs of the Werth family, patents for an airplane wing, and various writings by Gerard L. Huiskamp, including an unpublished text about government, labor, and communism.Hunt Family, Papers, (SUNP2384)
7 folder(s)
Genealogical materials pertaining to the family and ancestry of Sanford Conley Hunt.Hunt Family, Papers, (SUNP2388)
8 folder(s)
Correspondence, genealogical materials and probate documents pertaining to the Hunt, Bright, Conley and related families.Hunt Family, Papers, 1886-1929, (SUNP2403)
3 folder(s)
Miscellaneous certificates and correspondence involving Sanford Conley Hunt and Margaret Bright Hunt; material concerning the Civil War in Central Missouri.Hunt, Sanford Conley (1867-1931), Papers, 1856-1962, (C3629)
3.8 linear feet
Papers of a Columbia, MO, banker and his heirs. His other interests included farming and acquiring business and residential property in Columbia. Mrs. Hunt's genealogical notes are also contained in the collection.Hunziker, John (1894- ), Diaries, 1938-1973, (C1126)
8 volume(s)
A native of Cole County, MO, Hunziker received his M.A. from the University of Missouri in 1925 and his Ph.D. from the University of California in 1933, and engaged in school work all of his life. The diaries record major national events for a 35-year period.Hutchinson, Marvin, Collection, 1857-1904, (C1791)
1 folder(s)
Letters, poetry, Civil War documents, and other papers pertaining to the Hagen and Sasse families of Chariton County, Missouri. Part of the German Heritage ArchivesHutchison Family, Papers, 1831-1890, (C3713)
9 folder(s)
Personal correspondence of Benjamin F. Hutchison, steamboat captain residing in Pittsburgh, PA; his wife, Eliza J.; and their son, William B. The letters describe daily life, behavior at school, relatives, and friends, including illnesses and deaths. Also tax records, primarily from St. Louis County, MO, and legal documents, including land grants, deeds, and notes.Irwin, John W., Papers, (SUNP0980)
3 folder(s)
Letters, receipts, documents, of John W. Irwin, 1850s-1890s.Isaacs, Richard T. (1849- ), "The Life of Richard T. Isaacs," 1878, (C0743)
1 folder(s)
Autobiography of Richard T. Isaacs and account of his murder of Henderson B. Clark. Includes letters received by Isaacs after his conviction for murder.Jackson, S.S., Papers, 1894-1932, (SUNP0966)
5 folder(s)
Miscellaneous correspondence, deeds, receipts of the Jackson, Pennel, Lamb, and Calton families of Missouri.Jackson, Sarah Belle (1928-1999), Papers, (WUNP5864)
Papers of a Columbia, MO, community activist. Includes documents relating to the police shooting of a young woman, records of various civic groups she was involved with, including St. Luke Methodist Church and their gospel choir; 1970s-1980s. Also included are scans of family photographs.Jacobs, George Rodney, (1802-1877), Account Book, 1853-1877, (C2218)
1 volume(s)
Accounts due, personal notes, inventories of land held in Boone and contiguous counties, rents received for slaves hired out, salaries paid out, lists of production of tobacco of slaves for two years, and personal letters to family and friends.James, Frank (1844-1915), Letter, 1897, (C2032)
1 folder(s)
To Mrs. M.P. (Paralee Hudspeth Beall) Wood, from St. Louis, MO, Jan. 8, 1897. Letter of sympathy on the death of her nephew.Jamieson, A.J., Letter, 1851, (C2707)
1 folder(s)
To William P. Hubbard, Somerville, Two Mile Prairie, Boone County, MO, from Bolivar, MO, May 8, 1851. Discusses his religious philosophy, family, and personal affairs.Jesse, Richard Henry, Papers, (WUNP5233)
0.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of correspondence, photographs, certificates, diplomas, family materials and miscellaneous.Johnson, James Belton (1845-1872), Ledger, ca. 1877, (C2642)
1 folder(s)
Personal account book.Jones Family, Papers, 1839-1923, (C2523)
10 folder(s)
Military papers of Charles A. Adams, a Civil War officer in the Vermont Cavalry Volunteers and father of state representative Charles F. Adams and Carrie Adams Jones. Family land deeds and business transactions.Jones, Alfred B., Collection, 1825-1860, (C1921)
1 folder(s)
Miscellaneous receipts and papers, including notice to Thomas Linville from George Sniders, 1851, forbidding Linville "from getting water from my spring."Jones, John A., Papers, 1876-1905, (C3748)
1 folder(s)
Rental agreement for land in Indiana; trust deed for land in Chariton County, MO, and order of publication for settlement of Jone's estate.Jones, William F. (1823- ), Papers, 1819-1928, (C0831)
10 folder(s)
Letters written primarily by William F. Jones from his home in Bloomingburg, OH, to cousins living in Montgomery County, MO. Jones describes the national political scene, election results, his family, local weather and crops, his Civil War experiences, and the Spanish-American War. Also includes the account book (1844-1928), of Wilson P.H. Jones. See also collection 995.626. See information folder for brief genealogy of the Jones family.Jopling Family, Papers, 1810-1991, (C3927)
0.5 linear feet
1 folder(s)
Papers of the Jopling family from Pettis County, MO. The papers consist of personal and business records and correspondence, including genealogical information, financial and legal papers, cattle records, patent records, and medical recipes.Jorden, Link E., Scrapbook, 1904-1953, (C1407)
1 volume(s)
Miscellaneous clippings, letters, and cards.Kaiser-Pilgrim Family, Papers, 1880s-1930s, (SUNP2706)
0.2 linear feet
Photographs, clippings, obituaries, programs.Kaufman-Logsdon Family, Papers, (WUNP4943)
20 linear feet
INVENTORY. Correspondence, diaries, photographs, audio tapes, and miscellaneous papers of Kaufman and Logsdon families. Principally concerns news from Missouri and Mississippi families in the 20th century.Keith, Clayton, "Judge Thos. J.C. Fagg," 1905, (C0682)
1 folder(s)
Biographical sketch of a Pike County pioneer.Kennan, W.H., Papers, 1901-1907, (C0350)
1 folder(s)
Letter, speech, and journal of a Mexico, MO, lawyer who was the son-in-law of Charles H. Hardin.Kennedy, John, Will, 1781, (C2443)
1 folder(s)
John Kennedy's will, made February 22, 1781, in Bedford County, VA, particularly concerning lands in Virginia and Kentucky. This is a copy made April 20, 1815.Kenny, Thomas Henry, Papers, (WUNP5368)
0.1 linear feet
Addition. Miscellaneous correspondence, military service records, articles about historic events and sites, and clippings.Kenny, Thomas Henry, Papers, (WUNP5129)
0.3 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of personal and business records.Kenny, Thomas Henry, Papers, (WUNP5148)
0.4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of correspondence, research materials, business and legal records, art materials and personal papers.Kenny, Thomas Henry, Papers, (WUNP5238)
0.3 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of journal, photographs, postcards and other materials for trip around the world; steamboat research files; correspondence.Kenny, Thomas Henry, Papers, (WUNP5100)
0.8 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of correspondence, military records, articles, and business records.King, George, Papers, 1778-1924, (C0125)
5 folder(s)
A copy book containing family records; family correspondence concerning slaves, religion, and family genealogy; legal papers; history of Suggett Family of Virginia; newspaper, 1778; and other miscellaneous items.Kingsbury Family, Papers, (SUNP2718)
1 linear feet
Letters written by Lilburn A. Kingsbury from 1913 to 1930 to family members, a 1928 Muleboat diary, and photographs.Kingsbury Family, Papers, (SUNP2719)
0.2 linear feet
Addition. Letters written by Lilburn A. Kingsbury from 1932-1935 to family members.Kingsbury Family, Papers, (SUNP3064)
1 folder(s)
Addition of several letters of Lilburn Kingsbury, 1981-1982, regarding Howard County and family history.Kingsbury Family, Papers, (SUNP2727)
0.2 linear feet
Addition. Correspondence, 1931, 1936-1938.Kingsbury Family, Papers, (SUNP2741)
0.2 linear feet
Addition. Correspondence, 1939-1942.Kingsbury Family, Papers, (SUNP2745)
0.4 linear feet
Addition. Correspondence, 1943-1983.Kingsbury Family, Papers, (SUNP3028)
0.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. THE CHANGING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL LIFE IN BOONSLICK COUNTRY AS REPORTED IN LETTERS, TALKS AND ARTICLES BY HISTORIAN LILBURN A. KINGSBURY (1884-1983), compiled and edited by Warren T. Kingsbury.Kinley, James, Letter, n.d., (C2250)
1 folder(s)
To his children from Stanford, Lincoln County, KY, n.d. Concerning his health, family news, and death of family friend. Reports that Wendford Kinley had returned from a trip to Missouri, no details of trip. Awaits letter.Kitchens, Nelle, Papers, 1929-1933, (C3316)
1 folder(s)
Tax receipt, post card, letter, and photographs.Knight, Andrew J., Papers, 1866-1896, (C2264)
10 folder(s)
Miscellaneous legal papers concerning the purchase and transfer of land in Kirksville, Adair County, MO, and Lawrence County, Dakota Territory. Also poems and essays.Konnyu, Leslie, Papers, (WUNP5269)
2.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a Hungarian-American scholar and author. Includes articles and publications, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs and other materials.Konnyu, Leslie, Papers, (WUNP5293)
0.2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of obituaries, articles, condolence letters, photographs, Konnyu's M.A. thesis--John Xantus, Hungarian Geographer in America, and miscellaneous materials.Koonce, Nellie Edith, Diaries, (SUNP6151)
0.25 linear feet
Diary compiled by Nellie Edith Koonce in Bloodland, Missouri during the Great Depression in 1931.Kremer, Gary R. (1948- ), Papers, (SUNP6143)
RESTRICTED
0.4 linear feet
Papers of the Director of the State Historical Society of Missouri. Contains primarily correspondence.Krohn, Peter, Collection, 1847-1869, (SUNP2357)
1 folder(s)
1 volume(s)
Journal of trigonometry problems, accounts, tax receipt, affidavit as postmaster and Internal Revenue license for retail dealer in Osage County, MO.Kuemmel Family Books, 1859-1927, (C1135)
19 volume(s)
Account books, cash books, and letter books of the family of George F. Kuemmel.Kuemmel, George Frederick, (1833-1914), Papers, 1876-1910, (C1138)
1 volume(s)
Miscellaneous papers including accounts, invoices, statements, concert programs, and letters of George F. Kuemmel and members of his family.Lackland, James R., Papers, 1840-1896, (C2643)
10 folder(s)
Miscellaneous correspondence and family papers, and accounts to 1874.Lail, Elijah, Papers, 1854-1857, (C0357)
1 folder(s)
Letter to Lail from Adniram Allen, Bourbon County, KY; deposition of John Wells; and bill of sale to Lail from Decatur H. Harris for a Negro girl.Lamme, Harvey, Papers, 1840-1888, (C0361)
3 folder(s)
Personal financial records.Lamotte, J.H., Papers, 1852-1865, (C1565)
1 folder(s)
Death of Lamotte's daughter Kate, family affairs, health, business, friends, army life in Texas, weather, timber, cotton prices, land prices, and decisions and legal fees in Cutter vs. Waddingham.Land, John Braxton (1860-1949), Papers, 1918-1939, (C0359)
1 folder(s)
Papers of a Slater, MO, druggist. Slater Methodist Church directory, 1918; newspaper clippings, mostly about Cambridge, MO; Chautauqua programs, 1921-1922; and correspondence with Edward E. Wall.Lane, George S. (1902-1981), Papers, (WUNP6126)
0.2 linear feet
Personal papers of linguist and University of North Carolina professor George S. Lane. Includes correspondence, material pertaining to an unpublished dictionary of languages, and limited early Linguistic Society of America papers.Lankford, John, Papers, (WUNP4622)
0.4 linear feet
Correspondence, financial records, and viewing records on Cilly-Davis Observatory. Addition.Lankford, John, Papers, (WUNP5175)
3.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a history professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Includes correspondence, publications, research and teaching materials, biographical information, photographs, poetry and miscellaneous, ca. 1961-1992.Larwill Family, Papers, 1794-1947, (C0129)
MICROFILM
0.4 linear feet
Political, business, and private correspondence, account books, family history, and essays of an early Ohio family active in Ohio River commercial ventures, land transactions, and Jacksonian politics and bank reforms. Folders contain typed copies of items on microfilm plus some originals not on film.Lawton, J.F., Diary, 1877-1879, (C1149)
1 volume(s)
Diary of a mill owner in Carrollton, Carroll County, MO. Also a photograph of Wild Moss Mills.Leake, Harold H. (1891-1978) and Dorothy V. (1893-1990), Papers, 1841-1990, (C4011)
40.25 linear feet, 4 card files, 9 audio discs, 8 video cassettes
The papers of Harold H. Leake, music teacher, radio broadcaster, and Episcopal priest, and Dorothy V. Leake, educator and biologist, consist of correspondence, radio scripts, manuscripts, diaries, subject files, and other materials relating to the personal and professional lives of the Leakes and their family.Lenoir, Thomas (1730-1861), Letters, 1839-1843, (C0355)
1 folder(s)
Letters from Lenoir in Fort Defiance, NC, to his brother Walter in Columbia, MO, concerning the death of their father and settlement of his estate.Lenoir-Nifong Family, Papers, 1797-1964, (C3835)
0.2 linear feet
Papers of a Boone County, MO, family with roots in North Carolina. Includes school notebooks, genealogical material, photographs, and personal account books of the Lenoirs and Frank G. Nifong, a physician who married Lavinia Bradford Lenoir.Lenoir-Nifong Family, Papers, 1813-1955, (C3656)
1.6 linear feet
Papers of a Boone County, MO, family with roots in North Carolina. Includes correspondence, genealogical information, and daybooks of a physician, Frank G. Nifong, who married Lavinia Bradford Lenoir.Leonard, Abiel (1797-1863), Papers, 1782-1910, 1932, n.d., (C1013)
16.4 linear feet
Personal and business papers of the Leonard family of Fayette, MO, including correspondence, deeds, legal cases, bills, accounts, receipts, and Missouri Militia correspondence. Leonard was a lawyer, farmer, landowner and prominent Whig, who served on the Missouri Supreme Court.Leopold, Charles John Joseph (1810- ), Papers, 1836-1884, (C1016)
3 folder(s)
Correspondence (several letters in German with translations) business and legal papers; and receipts.Lesieur Family, Papers, 1795-1866, (C3449)
1 volume(s)
Promissory notes, receipts, accounts, letters, indentures, and miscellaneous papers concerned primarily with Godfrey Lesieur, but also with other members of the family. They migrated to the New Madrid District from Canada in 1785.Lester, Adison P., Papers, 1879-1880, (C2117)
1 folder(s)
Lester's petition for divorce from Mary J. Lester, and summons for her to appear before Moberly Court of Common Pleas.Lester, George E., Letter, 1879, (C0553)
1 folder(s)
To Phillip Lucas, Lester, MO, from Montgomery County, VA, Jan. 12, 1879. Discusses settling their father's estate.Letter Fragment, 1891, (C2024)
1 folder(s)
To "Aunt Hannah," from Irondale, MO, Dec. 7, 1891. Sends sympathy on death of uncle and family news.Lien, Arnold J. (1896-1963), Papers, 1908-1963, (C3464)
0.6 linear feet
Correspondence, pamphlets, photographs, diplomas, a master's thesis, published and unpublished writings, newspaper clippings, and original poetry of a professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis.Lincoln, Phillip, Papers, 1859-1878, (C0362)
1 folder(s)
Wm. W. Woodward letter from Tallahassee, 1859; statement of citizenship of Stephen Lincoln, 1861; petitions signed by some citizens of Massachusetts in Boston, 1878.Lindsay, Robert L., Papers, 1799-1909, (C2801)
0.4 linear feet
Correspondence, stock certificates, abstracts, and deeds.Loeb, Isidor, Passport, 1899, (C1584)
1 folder(s)
Passport issued to Loeb, by the State Department.Long, Fannie Blair, Papers, 1834-1944, (C2222)
0.5 linear feet
Miscellaneous correspondence, legal papers, photographs, genealogy, mementos, accounts, books, and diary of Fannie Blair Long and family. Includes settlement of Isaac Long estate, Keswick, VA.Long, Isaac (1831-1915), Papers, 1859-1871, (C2294)
1 folder(s)
Family papers of a resident of Albemarle County, VA. Three letters and two receipts concerning accounts, hiring employees, and local and family news.Lonsdale, Meron G. Mayhew, Papers, 1847-1927, (C0130)
0.2 linear feet
Family letters; bills; Boone County tax receipts for the Civil War period; Missouri University commencement programs, 1880-1881; Christian College catalogue; and newspaper clippings pertaining to family.Lowe, Blanche Beal, Papers, 1858-1933, (C3083)
1 folder(s)
Personal letters between the Marr and Lowe families, originals and typed copies. Genealogies of Absalom Smith family and of William Fletcher Lowe family. Newspaper clipping with typed addenda about Mrs. Samuel Perry.Luckett Family, Scrapbook, 1854-1936, (C0872)
1 folder(s)
Items collected by Marie Rees (Mrs. Luther James Luckett), Pettis County, MO, and daughter, Susan Magaffin Luckett (Mrs. Rufus E. Logan): pictures, clippings, greeting cards, letters, and other miscellaneous items.Lucky, Joseph, Letter, 1806, (C1587)
1 folder(s)
From Ste. Genevieve, Jun. 24, 1806. Lucky, a Revolutionary War veteran, angered at rude treatment he received.Lynch Family, Papers, (WUNP5917)
Papers of the Lynch family of Howard County, MO, comprised of correspondence, photographs, land records and other legal papers, financial documents, genealogical data, and Civil War service papers; 1765-1920s.Macfarlane Family, Letters, 1828-1844, (C3127)
2 folder(s)
Originals and typed copies of letters of the Macfarlane family of Stewarton, Scotland, to George Macfarlane in Callaway County, MO. Letters tell of family and local news, reform movement and changes in Stewarton.Machir, John, Papers, 1791-1899, (C2893)
0.6 linear feet
Papers of a Missouri businessman and landowner. Includes legal documents belonging to his father, Henry Machir, a Kentucky lawyer, business correspondence, surveys, insurance policies, receipts, deeds, tax bills, slave bills of sale, account books, and personal correspondence.Mahin, Milton Fletcher (1849-1934), Memoirs, 1933, (C0701)
4 folder(s)
Reminiscences of the son of a Methodist minister. The family moved from Indiana to Nebraska, and to Kansas before the Civil War. Mahin recalls the antebellum period, various important events in his life, and his travels to all sections of the United States.Marmaduke, Mary C., Clippings, n.d., (C0791)
1 folder(s)
Newspaper clippings on Marmaduke and Sappington families and Arrow Rock Tavern.Marmaduke, Meredith Miles (1791-1864), Papers, 1823-1886, (C1021)
MICROFILM
0.6 linear feet
Correspondence and miscellaneous personal and business papers of a Saline County, Missouri, farmer, businessman, lieutenant governor, and governor of Missouri.Marshall Family, Papers, 1852-1909, (C0204)
5 folder(s)
Land deeds and family letters of the Joseph Marshall family and Lynch family, Saline County, MO, from Fayette, Fulton, Glasgow, Pettis County, Howard County, and Blue Lick, and from Lynch sisters at Oxford Female College, Cooper Female Seminary, and Minnesota with mention of family members, schools, slaves, California, and crops.Martos, Amadeo, Letter, 1911, (C0564)
1 folder(s)
To F.M. Hutchinson, Missouri City, Clay County, MO, from Spain, Dec. 3, 1911. Written by a political prisoner from a castle fort in Aliccante, Spain, requesting Hutchinson to become guardian for his daughter.Mason, E.B., Appointment, 1861, (C0549)
1 folder(s)
Appointment as deputy postmaster at LaSalle, IL, by Abraham Lincoln.Matthews Family, Papers, 1862-1863, (C3816)
2 folder(s)
Papers of the Matthews family of Columbia, MO. Includes a reminiscence written by Mary Matthews Maupin in memory of her father, James L. Matthews, and two letters written during the Civil War by James L. Matthews.Maybray, Orran, Land Grant, 1819, (C3783)
1 folder(s)
Military land grant for land in the Missouri Territory given to Maybray for his service in the War of 1812. Maybray served in Lane's Company, 39th Regiment, Infantry.McAlester, Andrew W. (1841-1922), 80th Birthday Dinner Program, 1921, (C0751)
1 folder(s)
Program of dinner tendered Dr. McAlester in celebration of his eightieth birthday by the Boone County Medical Society and the citizens of Columbia, MO.McBride, Mary Margaret (1899-1976), Postal Card, 1964, (C3294)
1 folder(s)
To Mrs. Tom Botts, Columbia, MO, from New York, Apr. 13, 1964. Photo of the view from her window in the Catskill Mountains, with note thanking Mrs. Botts for her letter.McConn, Mrs. Charles A., Scrapbooks, 1875-1950, (C1412)
2 volume(s)
McConn family memorabilia; newspaper clippings of travel articles by Charles A. McConn.McCoy Family, Papers, 1855-1896, (C1017)
7 folder(s)
Family letters and business correspondence concerning real estate in Utica, MO; memoranda; personal accounts; and legal papers of Willard J., John C., and Lucius McCoy.McCoy, Joseph, Papers, 1815-1908, (C2144)
2 folder(s)
Eight land deeds (3 to land in St. Louis, 1815-1820; 5 to land in Clark County, 1856-1866). Three letters (1861, 1864, 1871), about the Civil War, army life, radicals, business matters in Utica and Versailles, MO. Power of attorney and land purchase receipt, 1844. Daybook of McCoy's business transactions in Waterloo, MO, 1841-1842.McCraw-Turner Family, Papers, 1837-1919, (C0145)
0.1 linear feet
Letters, deeds, land surveys, tax receipts, and several miscellaneous items of the McCraw and Turner families of Tennessee and Greene County, MO.McDearmon, James R., Letters, 1830-1831, (C0490)
1 folder(s)
Letters to wife Martha in Buckingham County, VA, from St. Louis County, MO, describing trip west and conditions in the area.McGee Family, Papers, (WUNP5967)
Papers of the McGee, Bunge, and Czeschin families of eastern and central Missouri. Includes photographs, newspaper clippings, legal documents, and correspondence from the 1870s through 2000s. The bulk of the papers pertain to the McGee family.McGready, William E., Papers, 1817-1875, (C1018)
4 folder(s)
Correspondence, legal papers, bills, receipts, and other miscellaneous items of the McGready Family of Potosi, MO.McGuire, John Philip, Papers, 1808-1838, (C1019)
2 folder(s)
Receipts, legal papers, business and personal correspondence of J.P. McGuire.McKay, Ann Bryan Mariano (1932-2009), Papers, c. 1892-2009, (C4009)
MICROFILM
16.25 linear feet
The papers of Ann Bryan Mariano McKay, a journalist and Vietnam War correspondent, consist primarily of material relating to her work on the independent newspaper, Overseas Weekly, and include newspapers, newspaper copy, photographs, correspondence, and legal materials regarding a lawsuit over distribution of the newspaper in Vietnam. Other materials in the collection document her work with Vietnamese orphanages, as well as various aspects of both her personal and professional life, including a return trip to Vietnam in 1995 with her adopted daughter.McKee Family, Papers, 1860-1916, (C3411)
3 folder(s)
Letters, deeds, contracts, and wills of McKee family of Oxford, MS. Frequent reference to William McKee, sheriff of Lafayette County, and Frank McKee, owner of local hardware store. One miscellaneous newspaper page from Green Forest, AR.McKown, John D., Papers, 1851-1897, (C2335)
11 folder(s)
Personal correspondence, business papers, Civil War military papers, and documents concerning construction of Saline County, MO, courthouse.McLoad Family, Papers, 1862-1888, (C3125)
1 folder(s)
Letters written from Ohio and Kentucky telling whereabouts and livelihoods of relatives, family deaths, prices, crops, sickness, and Daniel Boone history.McLoed, James S. (1811-1889), Papers, 1813-1903, (C3667)
0.2 linear feet
Papers of James S. McLeod, his father, William, and family. McLeod was a farmer, carpenter, county clerk, justice of the peace, road commissioner, and school trustee in Calumet Township, Pike County, MO.McMahan, Robert F., Papers, (SUNP2987)
0.2 linear feet
Addition of correspondence, military documents, Civil War era newspapers, diplomas and certificates and miscellaneous college papers of Robert McMahan; and birth and death records, photographs, and miscellaneous papers of the McMahan family and Katherine McMahan.McMahon Family, Letters, 1810-1827, (C0947)
1 folder(s)
Four letters from relatives of Nancy McMahon, from Maury County, TN, and Henderson County, KY. Letters concern family matters.McMullin, Leonard (1890-1948), Papers, 1927, 1947-1968, (C2095)
1 folder(s)
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.McReynolds, Allen (1877-1960), Papers, 1842-1970, (C3605)
5.8 linear feet
Papers of a Carthage, MO, lawyer, state senator, Democratic candidate for governor, president of the State Historical Society of Missouri, member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators and numerous other affiliations. Correspondence concerns civic, legal, political and business interests, family and friends.McRoberts Family, Papers, 1851-1892, (C0377)
6 folder(s)
Correspondence from Kansas City to Monticello, MO, concerning the state legislature. Account book, 1851-1874, Lewis County, MO, Board of Education record book, 1866-1870. Book of sermons and home medicines. U.S. INFANTRY & RIFLE TACTICS BOOK, 1861.Mead, William O., Papers, 1870s, (C3383)
1 folder(s)
Appointment as honorary member of the Board of Centennial Managers, 1875, by Governor Hardin of Missouri. Notice of package received from St. Louis to William O. Mead, with charges of 30 cents due Adams Express Company.Mendenhall, Willard H.(1832- ), Diaries, 1853-1864, (C3866)
5 folder(s)
The diaries of Willard H. Mendenhall record his life on a farm near Lexington, MO, during the Civil War.Miller-Stephens Family, Papers, 1811-1960, (C3229)
0.3 linear feet
Correspondence between members of the P.T. Miller family and the E.W. Stephens family, as well as Personal, business, and civic letters of Hugh Stephens. Several letters from 1811 to 1814, one 1839 letter, then resumes with a few Civil War letters. Traces the courtship of Nick E. Miller and Sallie "Birdie" Fisher until their marriage in 1874. Also includes the 1902 foreign travel letters of James H. Moss, a relative of the Stephens family.Missouri, Callaway County, Cote Sans Dessein Township. Justice of the Peace, Docket Book, 1816-1827, (C0966)
1 folder(s)
Record of court proceedings, marriages, and stray livestock. Cases concern settlement of debts, loan repayments, estates, land ownership, and assault and battery. Volume was begun by William H. Dunnica, the first justice of the peace (1821-1823), as a mercantile accounts record.Missouri, St. Charles. Leases, 1831-1835, (C1688)
1 folder(s)
Leases to lots in the city commons to Sarah Ann Cole, 1831, and John Lilly, Jr., 1835.Mitchell, Frances Pearle (c. 1864- ), Papers, 1858-1919, (C1703)
0.3 linear feet
The papers of a Rocheport, Missouri woman consist of appointments, certificates, correspondence, invitations, programs, and dance cards. Mitchell, a graduate of Stephens College, was involved in many civic and women's organizations, including the Missouri Women Farmers' Club.Moffett Family, Papers, c. 1880s-1985, (C3846)
5 folder(s)
Papers of the Moffett family of Linn County, MO, farmers and merchants who migrated from Kentucky and Illinois around 1840. The papers consist of some correspondence relating to family genealogy, family photographs, wedding invitations, and a typescript family genealogy written in 1985.Moore, David and William M., Papers, 1876-1930, (C0140)
6 folder(s)
Letters to William M. and David Moore, farmers near Pattonsburg, MO, about family affairs; public road near Pattonsburg; Hope Drainage District bonds; diaries for 1907-1908; eight small books with accounts and diary entries for 1879-1884 and 1905; and leaves from General store account book for 1917-1920.Moore, Joseph C., Papers, 1818, 1858, (C3688)
1 folder(s)
Two items: honorable discharge from service with O'Fallon's Regiment of Riflemen, U.S. Army; and commission from Governor Robert M. Stewart to position as justice of the county court of Linn County, MO.Moore, Lafayette, Papers, (SUNP2610)
1 linear feet
Addition. Correspondence, clippings, printed material, and miscellany.Moore, Lafayette, Papers, (SUNP2607)
17 linear feet
Correspondence, clippings, printed material, photographs, and miscellany primarily concerned with Moore's role in establishing the General John J. Pershing Memorial State Park in Laclede, MO.Morgan, Speer (1946- ), Papers, (WUNP6122)
3 linear feet
Personal papers of the University of Missouri English professor. Dr. Morgan has published numerous fiction works and short stories and has edited the Missouri Review for 23 years. Includes correspondence, personal writing and manuscript files, book reviews, speeches, miscellaneous papers, publishing materials (correspondence, royalty statements etcetera), and newspapers clippings.Morgan, T. Clifford, Collection, (SUNP2684)
0.25 linear feet
A SUMMARY OF ADVANTAGES OFFERED TO EMIGRANTS AND CAPITALISTS, BY NORTHWEST MISSOURI, INCLUDING THE CELEBRATED PLATTE PURCHASE, 1880; Scrapbook containing Kaucher and Bruner family clippings from Oregon, MO; BONNELL'S IMPROVED SYSTEM OF FLOURING, 1853; membership book late 19th century, I.O.O.F., Oregon, MO, Lodge; transcription of Mary Kaucher's trip diary, 1894.Morley, Christopher (1890-1957), Letter, 1939, (C0774)
1 folder(s)
To Mr. Sabel, from New York City, NY, 13 Jan. 1939. Letter to autograph seeker declining to sign name to item written by Don (Marquis); this letter to serve as his autograph instead.Morris Family, Papers, 1880-1946, (C0369)
1 linear feet
Financial records, correspondence, notary public records, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items of Byron V. Morris and Frank B. Morris, Rockbridge, Ozark County, MO. Account books from B.V. Morris' businesses.Morris, Joseph, Family Letters, 1840-1908, (C0426)
MICROFILM
1 folder(s)
Letters from Joseph Morris and daughter, Sara Morris Mottram, from England to relatives in Tennessee. Political affairs in England, and general family news.Morris, Ralph L., Papers, (WUNP5655)
0.4 linear feet
Photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, family records, and miscellaneous materials relating to life and career of owner of Ever Eat Café in Columbia.Murphy, Augustus, Papers, 1813-1859, (C0366)
3 folder(s)
Papers of a tobacco plantation owner who moved from near Louisville, KY, to Callaway County, MO, about 1828. Family affairs and farming are discussed.Myers, Anna Louise, Papers, (SUNP2890)
7.5 linear feet
Correspondence, diaries, and related materials of Anna Louise Sanford Myers and the Sanford and Myers families.Myers, Anna Louise, Papers, (SUNP2954)
3 linear feet
Addition of correspondence, photographs and slides, genealogical materials, artwork, diaries, and assorted personal and family papers.Myers, Anna Louise, Papers, (SUNP3011)
1.25 linear feet
Addition of family correspondence, photographs, and assorted papers and records.Nahm-Mueller Family, Photographs, 1880s-1920s, (C1798)
Photocopies and 35mm negatives of fifteen photographs of a Hermann, Missouri, family. Part of the German Heritage Archives.Nash, William, Diary and Account Book, 1821-1849, (C0841)
1 folder(s)
Record of daily activities and personal accounts kept by a Callaway County, MO, farmer. A few diary entries, 1848-1849, were made by someone other than William Nash.Nelson, Earl F. (1884-1945), Papers, 1862-1945, (C0148)
0.2 linear feet
Two Civil War letters; World War II letters; miscellaneous correspondence of Nelson family; speeches by Nelson on U.S. Constitution, history of Sullivan County, and proposal of new Missouri constitution; University of Missouri Law School Foundation bulletin; notes; and other miscellaneous material.Nelson, Earl F. (1884-1945), Papers, 1904-1967, (C2511)
3 linear feet
Personal, political, and business correspondence, insurance data, tax records, ledgers, and journals, including correspondence, reports, and financial statements dealing with work as a member of the board of curators. Also papers of Edna Nelson dealing with estate.Nestle, Eberhard (1851-1913), and Lejay, Paul A.A. (1861-1920), Papers, 1895, (C3760)
1 folder(s)
Letter from Eberhard Nestle in Ulm, Germany, to Paul A.A. Lejay on 5 February 1895 thanking Lejay for sending Nestle an article on Virgil and other material. Notes on the reverse of the letter and on odd scraps were made by Lejay.Newton Family, Papers, (SUNP2453)
1 folder(s)
1 volume(s)
Cash book, miscellaneous receipts, and an 1835 article of vendue of H.B. Newton, an early 19th century merchant in Friendship, NY; and 1824 letter regarding the deaths of two Stewart family members; and an 1829 almanac.Nickell Family, Papers, (SUNP2614)
0.4 linear feet
Photographs of Nickell family members and a 1927 DEPRECIATION SUMMARY REPORT of the ice plant in Columbia, MO.Nightingale Family Papers, (SUNP6127)
0.25 linear feet
Daybooks kept by William D. and Jennie B. Nightingale detailing household expenses for 57 years. Also includes two photographs of the Pennville, Missouri area.Nortoni Family, Letters, 1887-1920, (C2648)
1 folder(s)
Miscellaneous letters and letter fragments; one letter from Spasskae, Siberia.Obear, Bryan (1855- ), Collection, 1911-1918, (C1387)
0.4 linear feet
Biographical sketches, reminiscences, and photographs of the Obear, Bryan and McIlvaine families compiled by Bryan Obear. Also includes brief biographies and photographs of Sloman Browne and Charles G. McHatton.O'Dell, Charles, Collection, (WUNP5707)
1.4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of genealogical correspondence and research files; and personal and professional papers.O'Fallon Family, Papers, (SUNP2984)
0.2 linear feet
Papers consisting primarily of personal and professional correspondence of Benjamin O'Fallon, U.S. Agent for Indian Affairs in Missouri, 1816-1830s; and 19th century legal papers and financial documents of the related families of Smith, Madden, and Horine.Oliver, Robert Burett (1850-1934), Papers, 1882-1884, (C0379)
2 folder(s)
Accounts and receipts of a Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, MO, resident for taxes, groceries and produce, household goods, and labor.Page Family, Papers, 1854-1887, (C0427)
MICROFILM
1 folder(s)
Letters from the Thomas D. Page family and descendants, who moved from Kentucky to St. Joseph and Windsor, MO. Discuss churches, growth of St. Joseph, trades, schools, and family matters. Originals on microfilm; typed copies in folder.Palmer-McCauley Family, Papers, 1858-1915, (C3952)
0.2 linear feet
Papers of the Palmer-McCauley family of Missouri. The papers consist of Civil War correspondence, a daguerreotype, and miscellaneous tax, financial, and other family documents.Parry, Duke Needham, Papers,, (WUNP5457)
2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of photographs, articles, clippings, correspondence, student materials, scrapbook, American Expeditionary Forces materials, memorabilia, and miscellaneous personal and professional materials.Patchin, A.D., Letter, 1841, (C0538)
1 folder(s)
To P.H. Winchester, Carlinville, IL, from Albany, NY, Nov. 15, 1841. Concerning the payment of a pension.Patee, John, Lease, 1864, (C1983)
1 folder(s)
Lease to Ed Russell for land in St. Joseph, MO.Patton, John F., Collection, (SUNP2484)
3 folder(s)
D.A.R. correspondence, diplomas, and miscellany.Paxton, Grace Price, Collection, (SUNP2875)
1 folder(s)
Addition. Correspondence, diplomas, and legal documents concerning the Price and Holliday families.Paxton, Grace Price, Collection, (SUNP2794)
0.2 linear feet
Personal memorabilia of Paxton, including programs from Christian College, school certificates, and portraits.Paxton, Grace Price, Collection, (SUNP2915)
1 folder(s)
Addition of assorted family papers including 1872 land deeds for and in Caldwell County, MO, sold by the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, and World War II ration books.Paxton, William McClung (1819-1916), Papers, 1760-1915, (C1025)
1 linear feet
Business and personal correspondence, miscellaneous papers and genealogical material.Paxton, William McClung (1819-1916), Papers, 1839-1892, (C2584)
0.4 linear feet
Letters concerning the Paxton and Marshall families. Letters to George Forman of New Orleans, Paxton's brother-in-law, and to Paxton from members of the Marshall family containing genealogical information for his book, THE MARSHALL FAMILY (1885).Payne-Broadwell Family, Papers, 1803-1903, (C0983)
4.8 linear feet
11 volume(s)
The Payne-Broadwell Family papers contain the business, personal, and legal papers of Moses U. Payne and his nephew Moses M. Broadwell. Moses U. Payne resided in Boone County, MO, from 1823 to 1895. Moses M. Broadwell's papers contain significant family letters and revealing correspondence from the Civil War and from the Reconstruction era. Also present are miscellaneous papers of the Oliver C. Roby family.Peak, Bettie, Scrapbooks, 1857-1912, (SUNP2189)
2 folder(s)
Two books of newspaper clippings, poems, autographs compiled by a young lady who lived in Palmyra, MO.Pearman, Floyd, Papers, 1936-1942, (SUNP2214)
2 folder(s)
Records and correspondence of Floyd Pearman who was State Farm Debt Adjustment and Tenure Supervisor of the Farm Security Administration from 1936-1942.Pearson Family, Papers, 1822-1941, (C0297)
11 folder(s)
Papers of Isaac Pearson (1810-1895), of the mercantile firm of Boon, Pearson, and Smith of Fayette, MO, and miscellaneous writings of his grandson, Ben S. Pearson of St. Louis.Peck, Jacob, Papers, 1825-1836, (C1623)
1 folder(s)
Letters from James S. Peck and David Barton. James H. Peck's health, medical, remedies, death of James H. Peck, and funeral and estate arrangements.Peck, James H. (1790-1836), Papers, 1834-1841, (C1911)
1 folder(s)
Papers pertaining to the settlement of Peck's estate. Bills, inventory of estate, and list of books.Phelps, John S. (1814-1886), Scrapbook, 1876-1937, (C3058)
1 volume(s)
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and biographical information about Phelps, governor of Missouri, and his family. Includes some correspondence and photographs of family residences.Phillips Family, Papers, 1853-1942, (C4008)
0.3 linear feet
The papers of the Bryan and Phillips families of New Madrid, Missouri. The papers include various wills, deeds, accounts, genealogy, miscellaneous material, and photographs.Phillips, John, Letter, 1793, (C0534)
1 folder(s)
To Samuel Gray, Windham, from Boston, Nov. 28, 1793. Letter concerns a deed for land purchased by Jeremiah Clark, Jr.Philpott, Charles H., ed., "Letters of a Missourian Who Died in the Gold Rush," n.d., (C0387)
1 folder(s)
Synopsis of letters written between 1848 and 1850 by Alexander M. Philpott, the editor's uncle. A.M. Philpott was a medical student in Jefferson City when he left for the gold fields. He died in Sacramento, 1850. Also genealogical information.Poehlman Family, Photographs, (WUNP5486)
0.1 linear feet
Portrait views of various members of the Poehlman family of Adair County and related members of the Grueger family, ca. 1890-1930. Also a group view of the Oakwood Community Band, ca. 1900.Pommer Family, Papers, 1831-1874, (C1852)
1 folder(s)
Genealogical information, documents in German, deed for lot in Hermann, MO, and estate papers. Material pertains primarily to Frederick William Pommer and William Henry Pommer. The latter taught music at the University of Missouri, 1907-1922.Pommer, William Henry (1851-1937), Scrapbook, 1907-1939, (C1418)
1 volume(s)
Newspaper clippings relating to the life and musical career of Pommer, director of music at Christian College, 1883-188, and professor of music at the University of Missouri, 1907-1922.Post, Eliza G. ( -1876), Papers, 1815, 1826-1830, (C0540)
1 folder(s)
Itemized expenses for move to St. Louis, MO, from New York, 1815. Diary, 1826-1830, enumerating visitors and overnight guests while family lived in Bonhomme, St. Louis County, MO. Copies of daguerreotypes of Justus and Eliza G. Post.Powell, James, Account Book, 1874, (C3168)
1 folder(s)
Personal account book of James Powell of Atlanta, MO.Powell, Mrs. Earl, Collection, n.d., (C1845)
2 folder(s)
Letters, receipts, army passes from the Civil War, and miscellaneous material, 1853-1896, of the Gregory, Wood, and Haley families of Sullivan County, MO. Letters from California, obituary of Elijah M. Gregory, pictures and history of Boonville, description of Locust Street in Boonville about 1840; and undated genealogies of Wood, Gregory, and Haley families.Preston, William P., Papers, 1834-1852, (C2447)
1 folder(s)
Correspondence of a Baltimore, MD, lawyer concerning a kidnapping, business, and family news.Price-Sebree-Jackson Letters, 1779-1910, (C0381)
1 folder(s)
Letters which appeared in THE SUNNY SOUTH. Cover such subjects as the Revolution, Episcopal Church, politics, and Sebree family genealogy. Also personal letters.Pritchett Family, Papers, 1753-1984, (C4013)
0.6 linear feet
Papers of Carr W. Pritchett, Henry S. Pritchett and Ida Pritchett. The papers consist of correspondence, volumes, memos and miscellaneous material from three generations of the Pritchett family originally of Glasgow, Missouri.Ralls, John (1807-1882), Papers, 1837-1848, (C2156)
1 folder(s)
Correspondence between John Ralls and his immediate family: wife, daughter Mary, brothers William and Nathaniel. One letter written from Santa Fe about the Mexican War. Also Ralls genealogical data.Rankin Family, Papers, 1834-1868, (C0393)
1 folder(s)
Letters and papers of a Boonville, MO, family concerned with the McFarland estate, Rankin estate, and the firm of William and Smith Rankin.Ransdell, Edward Chinn, Letters, 1824-1890, (C2649)
1 folder(s)
Twenty-one letters containing only family news.Raut, Irwin, Papers, 1871-1927, (C2410)
9 folder(s)
Miscellaneous material, including price lists for trunks (1874-1879), railway schedules, information on Sedalia and St. Louis, and scrapbook of poetry.Repass Family, Papers, 1869-1870, (C1999)
1 folder(s)
Letters from Reuben Fleming Repass and Ellen Missouri Brown Repass, Rose, Hill, MO, to Reuben's family in Rural Retreat, VA, discussing family matters, climate, prices, and crops.Reppy-Frissell-Drake Family, Papers, 1860-1930, (C0155)
0.1 linear feet
Personal correspondence of a DeSoto, MO, family concerning the Civil War, relatives in the East, and family news. Additional family papers are available at the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis.Rhodes, A. Stacy (1881- ), Collection, 1834-1940, (C3780)
1 folder(s)
This collection includes miscellaneous letters between Rhodes family members and genealogical notes on the Rhodes family. A. Stacy Rhodes was a resident of St. Louis, MO.Rice, Edwin Stanton, Papers, 1851-1947, (C0397)
1 folder(s)
John Dubois' membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, April 7, 1851; Little Miami and Columbus and Xenia Railroad Company, freight ticket, 1863; letter, 1900, concerning Springfield, MO, freight office; and letter to a Springfield daily newspaper from Rice, 1947, with early Missouri historical notes.Richards, John Edward, Papers, 1861-1938, (C2163)
6 folder(s)
Two account books relating primarily to personal, household, and farm expenditures and to the wages and maintenance of manual labor, 1888-1929. Miscellaneous legal papers, including deeds, personal bills, and canceled checks.Richardson, Mary Robards, Inventory Book, 1913-1917, (C1217)
1 volume(s)
Includes account of real and personal property belonging to Mary Robards Richardson of Louisville, KY.Rieger Family, Papers, (SUNP2477)
0.2 linear feet
Correspondence, photographs, miscellany, and military service records of General Wray M. Rieger of Kirksville, MO.Rieger Family, Papers, (SUNP2476)
0.2 linear feet
Recognition letters submitted in honor of Dr. Wray Rieger, Professor Emeritus, Northeast Missouri State College, May, 1972.Riordan, John J., Papers, (SUNP6152)
2 linear feet
PRELIMINARY INVENTORY Personal and business papers of Tarkio (MO) veterinarian John Joseph Riordan. Riordan served with the American Expeditionary Force in Europe from 1917 to 1920. The records of the Missouri Valley Silver Fox Corporation, operated in St. Joseph by Riordan during the early 1930s, comprise half the collection. Also includes records pertaining to Riordan's veterinarian practices in Fillmore and Tarkio. The remainder of the collection contains correspondence written to his family from Camp Lee (VA), Camp Sheridan (AL), and Europe.RoBards, John Lewis (1838-1925), Scrapbooks, n.d., (C1437)
3 volume(s)
Materials collected primarily by RoBards on family members, his childhood friend Mark Twain, and Hannibal, MO. Includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, articles, programs, speeches, and miscellaneous items. See also Collection 3609.Roberts, James H., Diary, 1867, (C1218)
1 volume(s)
Diary includes a memorandum by James H. Roberts setting down his reasons for leaving Barton County, MO.Roberts, John M., Diaries, (SUNP2709)
0.4 linear feet
Typescript. "An Ohio Teacher in Henry County, MO: the Diaries of John M. Roberts (1878, 1879-1881)," edited by J. Merton England, 1988.Robertson, George A.S., Papers, (SUNP2469)
1 folder(s)
Typed document concerning Robertson's performance while in the 141st Aero Squadron.Robertson, George A.S., Papers, (SUNP2672)
1 folder(s)
Addition. Information on John F. Franzen.Robidoux Family, Papers, 1858-1873, (C2627)
1 folder(s)
The Robidoux family papers consist of a journal and notes of Julius C. Robidoux; biographical sketches of Joseph Robidoux, III, the founder of St. Joseph, MO; family letters, a translation of a French Creole song; and Buchanan County marriage records.Robidoux, Joseph, Deed, 1851, (C1986)
1 folder(s)
Deed for land in St, Joseph, MO.Robinson, Harry B., Collection, 1921-1955, (SUNP1090)
0.4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Diaries, church records, account books, Gallatin, MO DEMOCRAT, Davies County Centennial Edition, October 28, 1937.Rockwood, Rhoderick R., Diary and Record Book, 1864-1914, (C2658)
1 volume(s)
Diary of service with the Missouri Infantry, 18th Regiment (Morgan's Rangers), during the Civil War, 24 August 1864-1 June 1865. Financial records of the United Moderns, 1902-1903. Records of J.E. Rockwood, referee in bankruptcy for the District of Montana, 1907-1914. Farm accounts, 1868, 1870.Rogers Family, Letters, 1865-1897, (C2618)
1 folder(s)
Three miscellaneous letters relating only to family matters.Rogers, Joseph Kirtley (1828-1882), Journal, 1858-1882, (C1223)
1 volume(s)
Personal journal containing remarks about weather, marriages and funerals performed by Rogers, and list of students enrolled in a Bible class. Rogers was president of Christian College, Columbia, MO, 1858-1877.Rogers, Noble Harvey (1836-1918), Papers, 1904-1918, (C1954)
1 folder(s)
Obituary; photograph of Rogers; affidavit from official records compiled by the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society about Rogers' Civil War service; biographical sketch.Rogers-Banks Family, Papers, 1820-1878, (C2339)
3 folder(s)
Papers of the Banks and Rogers families of Marion County, MO. Record book of Dr. Lynn Stanton Banks, physician and surgeon. Collection includes business and legal papers, church minutes, and physician records.Rogers-Hagar Family Deeds, 1875-1912, (C3256)
1 folder(s)
Four deeds, all entered in Randolph County, MO. Some holders are George Rogers, William Rogers, James T. Halliburton, and George Hagar.Roland, Laura Effa, Diary, 1883-1889, (SUNP2395)
6 folder(s)
Original diary and typescript.Rollins, James S[idney] (1812-1888), Record Book, 1834-1868, (C2150)
1 volume(s)
Rollins, a Boone County, MO, lawyer, businessman, and politician, was influential in securing the location of the University of Missouri at Columbia. Record book contains personal and business accounts.Ross Family, Letters, 1869-1885, (C3143)
4 folder(s)
Letters written to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Ross and F. Gail Ross in Pennsylvania from relatives in Nebraska.Ross Family, Papers, 1844-1888, (C0392)
1 folder(s)
Documents concerning land transactions in Missouri. Four deeds, five checks, and two memorial poetry cards.Rozier, Firmin A. (1820-1897), Letter, 1883, (C2782)
1 folder(s)
From Ste. Genevieve, MO, Aug. 22, 1883. Letter mentioning business partnership of his father, Ferdinand Rozier, and John James Audubon; dissolution of the partnership; and Audubon's move to Kentucky.Rufi, John, Papers, (WUNP4611)
2 volume(s)
Addition. Photo albums.Rufi, John, Papers, (WUNP4706)
Addition. Slides taken at dinner honoring Rufi.Rustemeyer Family, Papers, 1884-1953, (C4017)
0.3 linear feet
The Rustemeyer Family papers contain correspondence written to Bernard Rustemeyer by friends and family in Germany after his immigration to America in 1882. The collection also includes newspaper clippings and photographs of the Rustemeyer, Alteköster, Stöckbrand, and Giese families, and Rustemeyer's hometown, Körbecke, Germany.Salisbury Diary, 1887, (C0458)
1 folder(s)
An eight weeks' diary kept by a sixteen-year-old boy named Salisbury on a train trip from the East to Topeka, KS. He spent most of the time visiting relatives in Salisbury, Kansas City, Glasgow, Keytesville, and St. Louis.Sappington Family, Papers, (WUNP4954)
0.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Correspondence, financial and medicinal records of the Sappington family of Saline County, MO. Principally concerns Dr. John Sappington, his sons William B. and Erasmus D., and William's wife, Mary.Sappington Family, Papers, (WUNP5354)
1 folder(s)
INVENTORY. Addition of photocopies of business papers and correspondence of the Sappington family of Saline County, MO.Sappington Family, Papers, 1819-1895, (C0159)
0.8 linear feet
Papers of Dr. John Sappington of Arrow Rock, MO, and his family. Business letters about Sappington's pills and book for the treatment of malaria. Letters and papers from family and friends; supplies; notes. Legal case of Coffee & Blacke vs. Sappington & Sons. Miscellaneous personal record and account book.Sappington Family, Papers, 1831-1939, (C2889)
0.2 linear feet
Copies of miscellaneous papers of Dr. John Sappington of Arrow Rock, MO, and his family. A few personal papers, household accounts, and records of his pill business, but mostly material about the financial provisions Sappington made for the children of his daughter Eliza and Alonzo Pearson.Sappington, John (1776-1856), Papers, 1803-1887, (C1027)
1.8 linear feet
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, largely concentrating on Sappington's anti-fever medicine business. Also correspondence and papers of William B. Sappington, Erasmus D. Sappington, and Claiborne Fox Jackson.Sappington, William B. (1811-1888), Papers, 1830-1874, (C1421)
4 folder(s)
Correspondence between members of a Saline County, MO, family, in addition to letters from friends and other relatives. Also included are essays and compositions by Sappington, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous family papers.Saunders, Eva Pearl, Papers, (WUNP5881)
Photographs, correspondence, and miscellany of Saunders and Danner families of Cass County, MO.Saville Family Books, 1853, 1886, (C2661)
2 volume(s)
Engineers and mechanics pocketbook, 1853, and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, 1886.Schermerhorn, John Freeman (1787-1859), Papers, 1809-1909, (C0160)
0.4 linear feet
Letters and papers of Schermerhorn and his heirs, located in New York (1809-1840), Indiana (1840-1858), and Missouri (1858-1909). Schermerhorn was a frontier preacher, peacemaker with the Indians, and landowner.Schofield, Marion Kaylor, Papers, 1915-1918, (C3753)
1 folder(s)
High school diploma from LaBelle, MO, and commission as first lieutenant in Home Guard.Schrader, Heinrich, Papers, (WUNP5903)
Letters from family members in Germany, to Schrader of Rich Fountain, Osage County, MO, 1883-1894. Includes summary translations.Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP4795)
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1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a former chairman of the UMC Department of Germanic and Slavic studies.Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP4798)
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0.8 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers which include materials on the Missouri Committee for the Humanities and various historical projects.Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP4926)
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1.45 linear feet
INVENTORY. Photographs used in assembling the exhibit "Where the Sun of Freedom Shines: The German Heritage in Missouri."Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP5536)
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10 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a University of Missouri professor of German. Includes correspondence, research materials, files relating to grant projects, conferences, and exhibits, and miscellaneous.Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP4850)
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2 volume(s)
Addition. Two volumes of handwritten poetry in German.Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP4918)
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1.6 linear feet
INVENTORY. Correspondence, newsletters, and other organizational files of the Rotary Club. Schroeder was president of the Columbia Rotary Club, 1977-1978. Addition. Materials about Germans in the Dakotas, ethnic needlework, evaluation of Central High School in St. Joseph, MO, and files of correspondence, conferences, and articles by Schroeder.Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP5349)
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6.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to professional papers of a UMC Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies chairman. Contains correspondence, teaching materials, departmental papers, oral histories of German-Americans in Missouri, and student materials.Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP5039)
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1 folder(s)
Addition of three booklets entitled: The Musical Life of Bethel German Colony; Bethel German Colony, Religious Beliefs and Practices; and Ein Zeppelin-Maschinist erzahlt Meine Fahrten 1931-1938.Schubert Family, Papers, 1834-1996, (C3005)
0.6 linear feet
The Schubert Family Papers contain diaries, drawings, prints, and account books related to the immigration and livelihood of family members. There are also genealogical notebooks for families of Atchison County, MO, and documents dealing with the Sociality.Scott Family, Papers, 1841-1936, (C3033)
0.3 linear feet
Correspondence, photographs and miscellaneous documents relating to the Lindsey-Kemp-Reeder family of Ohio and the Scott family of Columbia, Missouri, including Civil War correspondence of William L. Kemp and World War I correspondence of future University of Missouri professor D.R. Scott.Sears, Ernest R., Papers, (WUNP5428)
0.4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of correspondence, photographs and biographical materials. Primarily relates to his 40th anniversary at the University of Missouri and retirement.Sears, Lotti M. (1916-1995), Papers, 1936-1991, (C4021)
2.5 linear feet
The papers contain correspondence, papers, photos, research, and miscellaneous material of a University of Missouri geneticist involved with cytogenetics, a branch of genetics which is concerned with the study of chromosomes and cell division.Sebastian, Dovey H., Letter, 1893, (C2023)
1 folder(s)
To her mother and sister about family matters.Seifert, Elizabeth, Papers, (SUNP2735)
0.25 linear feet
Scrapbook contains clippings, cards, correspondence, photographs, and miscellany pertaining to the career of Missouri author Elizabeth Seifert.Seiler, Robert E., Papers, (WUNP4393)
3 linear feet
Personal papers of a Supreme Court Judge. Inventory of papers prepared by his office to be found in accession folder.Selleck, Letter, 1849, (C3531)
1 folder(s)
To Emeline E. Selleck, Oregon, MO, from New Orleans, LA, July 23, 1849. Written to his wife after her departure from New Orleans on the steamboat IOWAY. They apparently had moved out of a house prior to her trip to Missouri.Sellmeyer Family, Collection, (WUNP5526)
1 folder(s)
Addition of Sellmeyer family genealogical materials, including materials in German. Correspondence, census records, family tree, photographs, map, and miscellaneous.Sellmeyer Family, Collection, 1839-1990, (C3062)
MICROFILM
Deeds, wills, family trees and photographs of three 19th-century immigrant families who settled in Missouri. The Velten and Ebeling families emigrated from Germany and settled in Warren County, while the Swedish Bentleys came to settle in Howard County. Also includes probate and census records, and a "Velten Family Record" narrative.Settoon Family, Papers, 1838-1896, (C0980)
3 folder(s)
Letters to and from the Settoon family of the Louisiana delta country concerning family and financial matters. The documents relate to property matters, including slaves.Shackelford, Thomas (1822-1908), Papers, 1820-1908, (C0163)
0.6 linear feet
Personal and business letters, documents and memoirs of a lawyer and politician of Glasgow, MO. He was a member of the Missouri Convention of 1861 and of the Constitutional Convention of 1875. Includes family letters and letters relating to his legal practice and politics, a few of them pertaining to the Constitutional Convention of 1875.Shannon, James (1799-1859), Papers, 1832-1857, (C0402)
4 folder(s)
Store accounts, correspondence and church papers of James Shannon, president of the University of Missouri. Also a letter to Henry A. Wise requesting him to print Shannon's address on slavery.Shelton, Charles G., Papers, (SUNP2106)
0.4 linear feet
Personal and family correspondence, mostly, and some farm records, of a farmer who lived near Paris, MO, from 1918 to the 1960s.Shepard, John A. and Samuel, Papers, 1844-1845, (C2297)
1 folder(s)
Two letters between Samuel Shepard of Selma, AL, and his brother, John A., of Norfolk, CT. They concern business, family, friends, health and the life of a Yankee peddler in Alabama. Negative photostats. Bill of lading issued to Samuel Shepard by Saxton & Webb, New York, for a shipment of clocks.Sheppard Family, Papers, 1844-1877, (C0429)
MICROFILM
6 folder(s)
Miscellaneous letters from Philadelphia; Tennessee; Cincinnati; Springfield and St. Louis, MO; and England. A letter from Paris, TN, describes local preaching techniques. Originals on microfilm; typed copies in folders.Shoemaker, Floyd Calvin, Papers, (SUNP2419)
1 folder(s)
Papers relating to Missouriana library gift to Bucklin public schools, Academy of Missouri Squires certificate, Missouri Senate resolution honoring Shoemaker and large photograph of Shoemaker by Cliff Edom.Shoemaker, Ralph J., Papers, (WUNP4500)
0.2 linear feet
Addition. Miscellaneous collected material and some writings.Shoemaker, Ralph J., Papers, (WUNP4298)
6 linear feet
1 volume(s)
Postcard collections, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous writings. Shoemaker was a former newspaper librarian.Shrader, Dorothy Heckmann, Papers, (WUNP5925)
Papers of Hermann, MO, writer and descendant of steamboat captain, Bill Heckmann. Includes newspaper clippings of happenings along Missouri's waterways dating from the late 1800s to mid-1900s. Also includes genealogical information on Hermann, maps of Missouri's rivers, and a few photographs of steamboats and river scenes.Simpson, Paulina, Papers, 1894, (C2022)
1 folder(s)
Letter from "Etta" on the health of her mother; urges Paulina to visit.Slaughter, Elijah Franklin (1825-1902), Journals, 1875-1904, (C3055)
MICROFILM
Papers of Elijah Slaughter, a Jackson County, MO, farmer. Includes accounts of daily life, notes on bartering of farm goods, and a book of dates.Slusher Family, Papers, 1890s-1970s, (SUNP3107)
2.5 linear feet
Correspondence of the Slusher family of Lexington, MO, primarily of Victoria Alberta "Bird" Slusher and her children Elizabeth L. Smith and James A. Slusher.Smiley Family, Papers, 1804-1951, (C3671)
0.4 linear feet
Correspondence, deeds, appointments, legal documents regarding suits and estates, receipts and business papers concerning Samuel W. Smiley, early settler and property owner in Lincoln County, MO. Similar material regarding his wife, children, relatives and descendants is also included. The bulk of this collection dates from the 1820s to the 1840s.Smith, Ada Brydon Bruce (1901-1959), Scrapbook, 1919-1936, (C1423)
1 volume(s)
Obituaries and other newspaper clippings concerning friends and relatives of Ada Smith, Stoddard County, MO.Smith, George R. (1804-1879), Papers, 1835-1899, (C1028)
0.2 linear feet
Correspondence, miscellaneous personal and business papers, and speeches of a Sedalia, MO, lawyer and businessman. Smith was influential in the establishment of the Missouri Pacific Railway.Smith, Henry Ackerman (1837-1907), Papers, 1861-1907, (C0431)
MICROFILM
Papers of a teacher and Methodist minister who lived in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana, and Missouri. Includes letters written to his wife, 1861-1862, while in the Union army; autobiography, genealogical information; record of marriages performed, 1884-1905; diary, 1882-1907; a newspaper article; and photographs.Smith, Jabez, Papers, 1847-1855, (C2729)
6 folder(s)
Letters to Smith, Independence, MO, from various people acting as his agents in California and Virginia. Also miscellaneous items and photographs.Smith, Nathan Lipscomb, Letters, 1838-1869, (C3823)
1 folder(s)
Photocopies of personal letters from Franklin County, MO, farmer Nathan L. Smith to his brother William D. Smith in Todd County, KY. Includes Smith family genealogy to 1858, a list of census and church references to Nathan Smith, and one letter fr om John and Mary Frances (Smith) Fox to William D. Smith and his sister Caroline.Smith, Seymour, Papers, (WUNP5597)
2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of correspondence, publications, biographical materials, records relating to academic reunions, papers of various professional and civic organizations, and materials concerning Stephens College.Smith, Thomas Adams (1858-1919), Papers, 1852-1919, (C0166)
0.2 linear feet
1 volume(s)
The papers of a Saline County, Missouri, doctor and landowner include family correspondence, clippings, miscellaneous bills and papers, and a copy of a slave record book providing the births, deaths, and sales of slaves belonging to the Smith Family.Smith, Thomas Hardeman, Papers, 1945, (C1996)
1 folder(s)
Letters to Smith from his father, mother, and sister, Liberty, MO.Snider, Lewis and John W., Papers, 1858-1890, (C3337)
1 folder(s)
Miscellaneous papers, including post office receipts, estate administration deed, bills, numerical computations, a song, and recipe for ink.Snoddy, Daniel F., Family, Papers, 1817-1861, (C0434)
MICROFILM
8 folder(s)
Bills of sale; county, state, and asylum tax receipts; school tuition receipts; bill of sale for slaves; notice of public sale after death of Daniel F. Snoddy. Letter from Snoddy giving brief description of towns, crops, and trade in Missouri. Letters from relatives in the southern states. Originals on film; typed copies in folder.Soule, George (1834-1926), Memorial, 1926, (C1563)
1 folder(s)
Soule, author and lecturer, was founder and president of Soule Commercial College and Literary Institute, New Orleans, LA. Memorial, adopted by the Louisiana Historical Society, February 23, 1926, was written by J. Mitchell Pilcher, chairman, Soule Memorial Committee, and recording secretary of the Society.Spalding, Douglas P., Diary, 1864, (C3428)
1 folder(s)
Diary gives day to day temperature reading, January 30-December 31, in Ralls County, MO, and one line telling how he spent each day, at school, home, or attending to farm chores.Sparks, John Nathan (1876- ), Papers, 1901-1947, (C2798)
3.1 linear feet
The John Nathan Sparks Papers consist of the business and personal correspondence of an employee of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company of Grandin, MO.Spencer, John C. (1788-1855), Papers, 1835-1843, (C2301)
2 folder(s)
Letters of J.C. Spencer to John V.S. Pruyn, lawyer in New York, concerning land, costs, and the release of Mrs. James's dower. Also a letter written by Spencer while secretary of the treasury concerning a deposit with a pension agent in Albany, NY.Spengler Family, Papers, 1850-1870, (C4034)
.25 linear feet
Correspondence to Daniel H. Spengler, of Bentonsville, Virginia, from his brothers Philip and Samuel and other relatives and friends living in Missouri and Virginia, covering the period 1856 to 1860 and 1865 to 1870. Also included are a map of New York City, a photocopy of the Warren County, Virginia census of 1850, a railroad advertisement, two train tickets, and accounts of travel expenses.St. Clair, Lawrence L. (1885-1965), Papers, 1930-1954, (C3847)
0.7 linear feet
Papers of Lawrence L. St. Clair an educator who spent over forty years working in various primary, secondary, and higher education positions in Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas. Collection consists largely of personal correspondence; also includes occasional fliers and bulletins.Stadler, Lewis John, Papers, (WUNP4969)
0.1 linear feet
Addition. Correspondence of agricultural geneticist.Stadler, Lewis John, Papers, (WUNP4769)
0.4 linear feet
Addition. Field notes, personal memoranda and grade book, ca. 1921-1939.Stanwood, Mrs. Joseph, Papers, 1830, (C1827)
1 folder(s)
Letter to Mrs. Stanwood in Hopkinton, NH, from her cousin Hamilton P. in St. Charles, MO, describes fashion and society in St. Charles and discusses family and friends.State Historical Society of Missouri, Typescript Collection, (C0995)
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MICROFILM
The State Historical Society of Missouri Typescript Collection consists of typescripts of articles and manuscripts donated over the years to the Historical Society.Steel Family, Papers, 1840-1892, (C0205)
MICROFILM
1 folder(s)
Alexander Steel family genealogy. Naturalization papers, 1840. Letters from Portland, OR: 1880, discussing change in collectors of customs, general political affairs, OREGONIAN and editor H. Scott, and 1892, mentioning Metropolitan Railway Company ( electric street railroad).Steele, Cora Ellis, "Mother's White Carnation," n.d., (C2170)
1 folder(s)
A poetic tribute to mother.Steinbach Family, Papers, (WUNP6120)
0.1 linear feet
OVERSIZE plat maps of Bethel, Missouri. Also includes recorder of deeds supporting materials.Stephens, Edwin W., 70th Birthday Dinner Program, 1919, (C0753)
1 folder(s)
Program of birthday dinner given for Edwin W. Stephens by the citizens of Columbia, MO, June 28, 1919.Stephens, Margaret Nelson (1862-1929), Diary, 1876-1927, (C0311)
0.8 linear feet
The diaries of Margaret Nelson Stephens, the wife of Missouri Governor Lon V. Stephens, 1897-1901, document her daily life from 1876 to 1927. Genealogy notes describe Margaret's ancestry and other documents cover a wide range of topics pertaining to relatives through her sister Nadine's marriage to Charles E. Leonard. Most deal with Charles E. Leonard himself, and his brothers Leverett and Abiel. Two Missouri Militia muster rolls, 1862-1863, and a bill of sale for slaves, 1849, are most notable.Stephens, Ruth, Collection, (WUNP5399)
1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of photograph albums, scrapbooks, memoirs, travel materials and genealogy of the Parks family of Missouri. Primarily the family of R.R. Parks.Stephens, Ruth, Collection, (WUNP5304)
0.4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Collection of 19th century family letters, business papers and miscellaneous for Griffin and Stephens families in Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and Nebraska; genealogical materials for Griffin, Stephens, Douglass, Shannon, and Ellis families.Stevens, Walter Barlow (1848-1939), Papers, 1866-1933, (C3548)
6 folder(s)
Letters to Stevens, author of Missouri histories, from contemporaries in the newspaper profession; from Floyd Shoemaker, secretary of the State Historical Society of Missouri; and from relatives and friends.Stever Family, Papers, 1848-1871, (SUNP2374)
3 folder(s)
Correspondence and some receipts involving the Stever family from Missouri and Illinois. Photocopies of other correspondence are also included.Stewart, George Earle and Louise, Letters, (WUNP5479)
0.1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Primarily letters from the Stewarts and their son, Robert, to George Earle's parents, Daniel B. and Sarah, and his sister, Anie Fern Stewart, of Columbia, MO. Most of the letters refer to their travels around the world in the 1930s.Stewart, Townsend (1814-1860) and Sarah Carter (1820-1902), Family, Papers, 1836-1875, (C3930)
0.2 linear feet
Papers of the Stewart family consist of a small group of genealogical documents prepared by twentieth century family members, and a larger, incomplete body of correspondence of family members, family friends, and a small number of businessmen.Strickland, Maria A., Papers, 1864-1926, (C3099)
1 folder(s)
Letters, programs, and pension papers of Maria A. Strickland; copy of a Civil War song; and photo of Clara Bannon's school at Marshfield, MO.Stigliani Family, Papers, c. 1900-2003, (C4037)
2.2 linear feet
Correspondence, photographs, legal documents, journals, newspaper clippings, World War II materials, and various other papers belonging to the members of Stigliani, D'Andrea, and Vincitorio families, created during the period c. 1900-2003.Sublett, S.P., Letter, 1883, (C2255)
1 folder(s)
To Abraham and Elizabeth Sublett, from Todd County, MN, 22 May 1883. Letter to aunt and uncle re going to spend the summer trading with the Indians in Canada.Sutherland Family, Letters, 1858-1879, (C2685)
1 folder(s)
Letters to Samuel H. Sutherland, a Missouri University student, from his parents, reporting local news in St. Clair County. A letter from Samuel from Shreveport, LA, in 1865, tells his post-Civil War plans.Sutherland, Samuel H., Papers, 1858-1861, (C0400)
1 folder(s)
Letters to Samuel H. Sutherland, a student at the University of Missouri, from his parents in St. Clair County.Swain, Warren, Papers, 1820-1842, (C0173)
6 folder(s)
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.Switzler, Lewis M. (1841-1925), Papers, 1834-1936, (C3420)
MICROFILM
1 folder(s)
News clippings, photographs, and correspondence on the Civil War, Boone County, Missouri history, and national events; poetry; anecdotes; and family announcements.Switzler, William Franklin (1819-1906), Papers, 1896-1902, (C0642)
1 folder(s)
Miscellaneous papers found in Day Book, Collection 1270. Letters from Stanley B. Simpson, Augustus W. Simpson, and Joseph Simpson, S.W. McCall, and J.N. Whitney. Two bills to Missouri DEMOCRAT.Symington, W. Stuart (1901-1988), Papers, 1918-1995, (C3874)
RESTRICTED
316.25 linear feet
The senatorial collection of William Stuart Symington, U.S. Senator for Missouri from 1953 through 1976, includes 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, select Congressional testimonies, speeches, staff memoranda, voting records, and miscellaneous ephemera.Taggart Family, Papers, 1825-1913, (WUNP5909)
Collection of letters written between members of the Taggart family in Michigan and Linn County, MO, discussing family matters. Also includes a military drill manual from 1825 and family photographs.Taube Family, Papers, 1838-1906, (C3022)
MICROFILM
Papers of a German American family in Westphalia, MO. Written mostly in German, this collection contains traditional New Year's cards and letters from the 1870s, 1880s, and 1900s, from Mathias, Ferdinand, and Heinrich Eichholz and others. A notebook begun in 1838 by Anna Margaretha (Temmen) Eicholz includes school exercises, financial account entries for 1856-1861, and a list of family births from 1852-1897.Tayloe Family, Papers, 1879-1942, (C2510)
4 linear feet
Personal letters and business papers of the John R. Tayloe family of Bem and Owensville, MO. Correspondence to John R. Tayloe, his sons John L. and William L. Tayloe, and his wife Lizzie Miller Tayloe from relatives and friends concerning family affairs, farming, and teaching. Some business papers are also included.Terry, George F. and Ursula, Letters, 1841-1843, (C1918)
1 folder(s)
Written to Reuben and Elizabeth Terry, Millersburgh, KY, from Callaway County, MO. Crops, hard times, and family news.The Missouri Collection, (C3982)
12 linear feet
The Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous small acquisitions related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events.Theilman Family, Papers, 1881-1928, (C0410)
6 folder(s)
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.Thomas, David E. (1878-1935) and Horace E. (1910-2001), Papers, 1904-1985, n.d., (C4002)
2 linear feet
Papers of David E. Thomas, Congregational minister and professor of religion, and his son, Horace E. Thomas, Columbia, MO surgeon who served in military hospitals in the South Pacific in WWII. Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, class notes, research notes, photographs, printed articles and pamphlets, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous materials related to their careers. See also two oral history interviews with Dr. H.E. Thomas in C3963 SHS Audio Cassette Collection, a.c. 19-20.Thompson, Elbert and Mollie, Papers, 1888-1914, (SUNP3096)
0.4 linear feet
Ledgers and other financial records concerning the operation of the Thompson farm in Mississippi County, MO.Thompson, Ian M., Papers, (WUNP4196)
2 linear feet
Correspondence.Thompson, John, Papers, 1882-1889, (C3567)
1 folder(s)
Two handwritten letters addressed to John Thompson, Irondale, MO, one from Ella T. Hughes of South St. Louis, MO, and one from F. Conzelman.Thompson, Robert C., Papers, 1838-1843, (C3282)
1 folder(s)
Deed for land in Clay County, MO, 1838, and land grant registered at Lexington, 1843.Tibbe-Cuthbertson Family, Papers, (SUNP2962)
0.2 linear feet
Addition of photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and personal documents, primarily of Anton Tibbe, Jr., 1910s-1950s.Tibbe-Cuthbertson Family, Papers, (SUNP2705)
0.08 linear feet
Addition. Autograph book (in German) of Auguste Roehm Cuthbertson, c. 1851, photographs, ephemera, Louis Mullgardt art work, and an oversize photograph of Arno Tibbe.Todd, Thomas M., Papers, (SUNP2795)
1.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of memoirs and family histories. Primarily the Britt, McCutcheon, and Todd families of Boone and Cooper Counties.Todd, Thomas, Estate Notice, 1869, (C0527)
1 folder(s)
Notice of public auction of miscellaneous property by Thomas Todd, signed by Samuel C. Major.Tofle, Ruth Brent, Papers, (SUNP2673)
0.4 linear feet
Correspondence and miscellany concerning the A.R. Trowell and W.C. Belcher families of Columbia, MO.Toll-German-Kemper Family, Papers, (SUNP2558)
2 linear feet
Correspondence, genealogical material, photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, and miscellany.Tolson, Fannie Marie (1911-2005), Papers, 1890s-2005, (C1704)
2.3 linear feet
Fannie Marie Tolson was the first African-American educator to teach in the desegregated schools of Fayette, Missouri. Her papers include family correspondence and photographs, memorabilia from Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri, teaching aids, documents concerning St. Paul's Methodist Church in Fayette, and recordings of two interviews conducted with Tolson.Torrey Family, Papers, 1863-1913, (C4036)
.3 linear feet
The papers of H.R. Torrey and his second wife, Martha Hard Torrey, include bills and receipts, correspondence, postcards, photographs, and cemetery records. The collection also contains material from other family members, including Martha Torrey’s brother, William H. Hard.Trefts, Charles, Papers, (SUNP2766)
Twenty-four 16 mm movies from the estate of Charles Trefts.Trefts, Charles, Papers, (SUNP2642)
0.2 linear feet
Addition. Correspondence concerning Charles Trefts' photographic equipment. Four cassette tapes of an interview with Anna T. Tibbe, daughter of Charles Trefts. Photocopies of Trefts' photographs from a 1986 exhibit at the State Historical Society of Missouri.Trefts, Charles, Papers, (SUNP2647)
1 folder(s)
Addition. List of Trefts' photographic equipment.Trigg, William H. (1808-1895), Collection, 1776, 1835-1899, (C0281)
5 volume(s)
Book from the collection of William H. Trigg, Boonville, MO. Accounts of the Banking House of William H. Trigg and Co. and a scrapbook containing miscellaneous material, mostly news clippings from the 1860s and some paper money from the 1700s and 1800s.Ustick, Thomas Watt, Papers, 1849-1866, (C0183)
0.3 linear feet
Correspondence, bills, receipts and licenses of a St. Louis printer. Summonses and other papers pertaining to a law suit in LaCrosse, WI. Indentures, contracts and miscellaneous papers, and family history.Van Frank, Philip R., Papers, 1847-1868, (C1031)
1 folder(s)
Correspondence and legal papers of Philip R. Van Frank, a resident of Murphysboro, IL.Van Ravenswaay, Charles (1911-1990), Collection, 1820-1971, (C2668)
1.2 linear feet
Material relating to the Trigg family of Boonville, MO; the papers of Harvey Bunce, Cooper County civic leader and vice-president of the Tebo and Neosho Railroad; and Charles Van Ravenswaay's correspondence and research notes on various families, institutions, historic sites and events in Cooper and Howard Counties, and miscellaneous material related primarily to Boonville, MO.Viles-Hosmer Family, Papers, 1814-1948, (C3709)
6.1 linear feet
This collection contains autograph albums, account books, diaries, and personal and business correspondence of the Viles and Hosmer families. Included are Jonas Viles' professional papers while professor of history at the University of Missouri from 1902 to 1942.Wadsworth, Henry, Papers, 1849-1864, (C1916)
1 folder(s)
Letters from relatives in Maryland and Illinois regarding collection of debts, scarcity of money, politics and war.Walker Family, Papers, 1782-1883, (C0423)
5 folder(s)
Wills, tax receipts, letters of character, 1782 bond for service, letters and portraits of a family from North Carolina who moved to Tennessee, then to New Madrid County, MO, and later to the Boone's Lick Country. Also an address given by Nannie Jane Walker Lenoir at Christian College, 1883.Walker, Alexander Warfield, "Memories of My Life," 1914, (C3163)
9 folder(s)
Autograph and typed manuscripts of autobiography, and revision.Wallace, Maude Orita (c.1872-c.1965), Papers, (WUNP6119)
0.4 linear feet
Papers of Maude Orita Wallace (c.1872-c.1965), 1906-1949. Ms. Wallace attended the University of Missouri in 1917 and taught school in Mexico, Missouri. Includes a photograph, 1936 Missouri Writer's Guild award plaque, and select plays and music for children written and published by Ms. Wallace, primarily during World War I. Also includes limited sheet music.Ward, James Alexander (1826- ), Memoir, 1908, (C3890)
1 folder(s)
Typescript of the AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF J.A. WARD, M.D. written by a 19th century, Lincoln County, MO, doctor.Watkins, Ralph K., Papers, (WUNP4326)
3.75 linear feet
Course outlines, correspondence, speeches, and genealogical material compiled by a former professor of education at the University of Missouri-Columbia.Watson-Westlake Papers, 1813-1947, (C0186)
0.2 linear feet
3 volume(s)
Correspondence, receipts, legal documents, and miscellaneous items of the Watson family of Boone County. Memoir by Thomas W. Westlake of his Civil War and post-Civil War experiences.Watts Family, Papers, (SUNP6121)
1 linear feet
INVENTORY Papers of a family from Putnam County, Missouri. Includes an autograph book, travel scrapbook and family photograph albums compiled by Bertha and Christine Watts, and 24 diaries composed by the Rev. Samuel S. McWilliams.Weathers Family, Papers, 1868-1991, (C4014)
3 linear feet
Papers regarding the Weathers Family of Howard County, including correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, and photographs. Also includes records for Weathers Lumber and Hardware in Fayette, Missouri, and the Missouri Polled Hereford Breeders Association Records.Webb, Mrs. William Henry, Papers, n.d., (C2946)
1 folder(s)
Account of the life of William Henry Webb, including his adventures traveling around the country working at various jobs, and of his life in Ironton, MO. Also includes a record of births and deaths in the Cureton family.Weber Family, Papers, 1899-1966, (C3113)
0.5 linear feet
Miscellaneous papers of the Weber family of Farmington, MO, including copy book of Frank S. Weber, obituary of Kossuth W. Weber, and correspondence and newspaper clippings of Nan Gardiner Weber. Genealogy and family photographs.Wells, Robert W. (1795-1864), Papers, 1826-1863, (C1998)
2 folder(s)
Primarily letters written by Wells to his daughter containing family news and description of conditions in Missouri prior to and during the Civil War.West, Mrs. R.L., Papers, 1877-1904, (C0439)
2 folder(s)
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, calendar school examination certificate, and commencement announcement.Westover, John G., Collection, 1910-1946, (C3733)
1.1 linear feet
Correspondence between members of a Missouri family, including three sons in the service, during World War II. The letters deal largely with family matters, but also include descriptions of military bases, a soldier's daily routine and training, and people, cities, and countries in Africa and Europe. Also included are letters from an uncle who was in the service during World War I and in the 1920s.Westover-Whelen Family, Papers, 1854-1914, (C3414)
2 folder(s)
Court records concerning Westover and Whelen family estates in St. Francois County, MO.Wharton, Walter William (1908-1985), Papers, c. 1912-1985, (C3772)
2.5 linear feet
Papers of a Missouri poet and writer, trade magazine editor, book reviewer, and lecturer. Includes correspondence, books, newspaper clippings, poetry, sketches, and plays.Wheeler, Barbary A., Deed, 1888, (C3197)
1 folder(s)
Mortgage deed from Barbary A. Wheeler to J.M. McLemore, Greenfield, MO, 12 December 1888.Wheeler, James H., Diaries, 1874-1916, (C3861)
0.3 linear feet
Diaries of James Henry Wheeler containing his writings on social, business and church events in Hannibal and Kansas City, MO. There is one folder of miscellaneous letters, programs, receipts, and newspaper clippings.Wheeler, Lula, Scrapbook, 1918, (C3865)
1 folder(s)
A scrapbook given to Lula Wheeler by her friend Lucy to commemorate her four years at Sweet Springs High School, Saline County, MO, 1914-1918. The scrapbook includes pictures, newspaper clippings, autographs and lists of classmates.Whiteacre, Ida Tinsley (1860- ), Diaries, 1935-1937, (C3030)
0.2 linear feet
Fifteen diaries, written from 1935-1937 by Ida Tinsley Whiteacre, detailing her thoughts about living in the home of her daughter and son-in-law in St. Joseph, Missouri, during the Great Depression. Family conflicts, Depression-era prices and chores, and discussions about "physical culture" exercises and procedures are some of the topics covered.Wilcoxson Family, Papers, 1819-1883, (C3047)
MICROFILM
Correspondence, deeds, financial records, and miscellaneous items of the Wilcoxson family of Fayette and Carrollton, MO.Wilkinson, James L., Papers, 1877-1913, (C0187)
12 folder(s)
Papers of a Franklin County, MO, area teacher. Includes personal account books, 1884-1911; Grange Mutual Aid Society account book, 1877-1885; Missouri teaching certificates, 1878-1905; a "Manual of Ironton Public Schools;" a pamphlet entitled "Silver Nuggets" by Lon V. Sephens; and miscellaneous pamphlets and essays.Willett Family, Papers, (SUNP2658)
1.4 linear feet
10 volume(s)
Family history, correspondence, printed material, photographs, miscellany and the financial records of Willett Funeral Home, Columbia, MO.Williams-Shaw Papers, 1796-1904, (C0189)
6 folder(s)
Papers of a Virginia family who moved to Rutherford County, TN, in the 1830s and to Cass County, MO, in the 1860s. Includes tax receipts, legal documents re land purchases, accounts, and plans and lists of materials for building a barn, 1867.Wilson, Frank LaFayette, Papers, 1868-1884, (C1035)
2 folder(s)
Correspondence and business papers of a Bowling Green, MO, school teacher, county official, postmaster, and civil engineer.Wilson, J.W. (1864- ), Papers, 1947, (C0778)
1 folder(s)
Incidents in Wilson's life, his achievements as superintendent of Atchison County, KS, high school, and as county highway engineer. Also incidents in the lives of his ancestors.Winfrey Family, Papers, (SUNP6111)
0.25 linear feet
Correspondence between the Winfrey family of Carroll County, Missouri to relatives in Grant County, Wisconsin from immediately preceding the Civil War to 1868. Alson includes limited genealogical material for the Winfrey, Kirkpatrick, and Gagnebin families.Wingrath-Reistorff Family, Record Book, 1754-1855, (C1800)
1 folder(s)
Photocopy of a receipt book used by Jacobus Reistorff and Christian Wingrath, German immigrants to Loose Creek, Missouri. Interspersed throughout the book are letters. Included is a partial transcription. Part of the German Heritage Archives.Winston Family, Papers, 1805-1886, (C0190)
3 folder(s)
Letters to and from various members of a North Carolina family concerning settlement of estate, governmental positions, sums of money, and family information. Bill of sale for two slaves. Letter from Francis Marion Cockrell to John H. Winston, Clay County, MO, concerning possibilities of renomination for the U.S. Senate.Winterbower-Wooldridge Family, Papers, 1836-1926, (C3046)
MICROFILM
Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and miscellaneous items of the Winterbowers and Wooldridges, prominent Cooper County, MO, families.Withers, Mollie E., Papers, 1856-1872, (C3081)
1 folder(s)
Two promissory notes from Mollie E. to Jennings Withers, 1869, 1872. Letter of recommendation for E.T. Withers by George H. Matthews, professor of ancient languages, University of Missouri, 1856.Wold, Grace E., Papers, (C3767)
1 folder(s)
Quitclaim deed and warranty deed for land in Barry County, MO.Wood, Jenny R., Papers, (WUNP6132)
0.25 linear feet
Camp Rainbow for Exceptional Children was started in Chillicothe, Missouri in 1963 by the parents of a mentally challenged daughter so that she and others like her could attend summer camp. Collection includes a camp history [written by the donor], camp buttons and a counselor's handbook, photographs and clippings, program schedules, and official incorporation and camp business records.Woods, Robert and Margie, Collection, (SUNP5749)
RESTRICTED
51 linear feet
2 volume(s)
Addition of personal correspondence and photographs.Woods-Holman Family, Papers, 1805-1906, (C0191)
0.25 linear feet
Letters, documents, notebooks, accounts, and receipts of two southeast Missouri families. Papers concern family news, business, farming, livestock, religion, teaching, Indians, fur trade, economics, politics, Gold Rush and Civil War and descriptions of California, Iowa, Kansas, and Texas.Wood-Smith Family, Papers, 1864-1987, (C3857)
5.2 linear feet
Correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper articles, photographs and films of two Missouri families with roots in Jasper and Pike counties. Guy M. Wood was First Associate City Counsellor for the City of St. Louis in the early 1930s. Roy G. Smith served nearly fifty years with the Young Men's Christian Association in the Philippines, Peru, and the United States.Wrench Family, Papers, 1974-1976, (SUNP2140)
1 folder(s)
Vital statistics on Jesse Erwin Wrench, his wife, Jane Sheurter Wrench and their daughter, Ayesha Wrench Heller of Columbia, MO; letters and newspaper clippings.Wright Family Record Book, 1834-1854, (C1807)
1 folder(s)
Record book of the Wright family, including stud records, coal sales, and the register for a Columbia, Missouri tavern operated by Peter Wright.Yeagle Family, Papers, (WUNP5020)
2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Diaries, correspondence, legal documents, financial records and miscellaneous materials of a Marshall, Saline County, family.Yeagle Family, Papers, (WUNP5057)
1.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a Saline County family. Includes correspondence, legal and business documents, programs and publications, newspaper clippings, and photographs of Yeagle and related families.Young, Ardath Cary (1923- ), Papers, 1910s-1976, (C4030)
0.25 linear feet
The papers of Ardath Anita Cary Young consist of correspondence, postcards, photographs, and miscellaneous family papers documenting the Cary, Young, and McMillen families from Edina, Knox County, Missouri.Young, Frank, compiler, Family Genealogy, (SUNP0483)
0.2 linear feet
Genealogical data concerning Young's ancestors primarily the Shoemaker family of Pennsylvania; also the Francis, Young, and Sheafer families.Young, Raymond A., Papers, (WUNP4510)
15 linear feet
INVENTORY. Personal and professional papers of an officer of the Missouri Farmers Association.Younger, Charles, Will, 1852, (C0503)
1 folder(s)
Last will made out 26 February 1852 in Jackson County, MO.Younger, Cole (1844-1916) and James (1848-1902), Papers, 1885-1897, (C0443)
1 folder(s)
Letters from Cole Younger in the Stillwater, MN, prison to his aunt and to W.C. Bronaugh. Letters from Missouri officials, 1897, and a petition signed by members of the 39th General Assembly to the Minnesota Board of Pardons asking for the Youngers' release.Zaring, John B., Papers, 1963-1964, (C1581)
1 folder(s)
Telegram to Mrs. John F. Kennedy from the presiding judge of Boone County Court, Columbia, MO, conveying condolences of Boone County officials on the death of President Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy's printed card to Judge Zaring, February 19, 1964, expressing appreciation for sympathy and thoughtfulness.Zevely Family, Papers, 1858-1922, (SUNP2274)
3 folder(s)
Papers of an Osage County, MO, family dealing with politics and public issues.Zumwalt Family, Papers, 1862-1992, (C4048)
0.5 linear feet
The Zumwalt family papers consist of genealogical materials, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, local church histories, and miscellaneous articles relating to a family that settled in Boone and Callaway Counties around 1800.Zumwalt, Henry, Papers, 1804, (C1671)
1 folder(s)
Bill of sale, inventory and settlement of the Henry Zumwalt, Sr., estate St. Charles, MO, March-August 1804.Zwick Family, Papers, (WUNP5968)
Correspondence, legal papers, photographs, and miscellaneous personal papers of Galius and Helen Zwick of St. Joseph, Missouri, former members of the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
