The Missouri Collection (C3982)
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The Missouri Collection (C3982) Collection Number: C3982 Collection Title: The Missouri Collection Dates: 1771-2021 Creator: State Historical Society of Missouri, collector Abstract: The Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous small acquisitions related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events. Collection Size: 18.2 cubic feet, 26 oversize items, 9 audio cassettes, 7 audio discs, 9 CDs, 1 computer disc, 1 film, 6 film strips, 5 DVDs, 2 video cassettes (821 folders, 816 photographs) Language: Collection materials are mostly in English. Some documents written in German are included. Repository: The State Historical Society of Missouri Restrictions on Access: Collection is open for research. This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Columbia. If you would like more information, please contact us at [email protected]. Collections may be viewed at any research center. Restrictions on Use: Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Rights & Reproductions on the Society’s website for more information about reproductions and permission to publish. Preferred Citation: [Specific item; box number; folder number] The Missouri Collection (C3982); The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Columbia [after first mention may be abbreviated to SHSMO-Columbia]. Donor Information: The collection was donated by numerous donors over the years. Consult the reference staff for donor information for particular folders or items. Accruals: The Missouri Collection continues to grow as small collections are acquired by the State Historical Society of Missouri. New materials are placed at the end. (C3982) The Missouri Collection Page 2 Processed by: Processed by Kathleen Conway in 2002. Revised by multiple staff members over the years, including Jennifer Lukomski, Laura Jolley, and Elizabeth Engel. Revised most recently by Elizabeth Engel on August 24, 2021. Historical Note: The collection covers many regions of Missouri from pre-statehood to the present. Arrangement: The collection has largely been arranged in the order in which it was received. Audiovisual and oversize materials are listed after the folder list. Scope and Content Note: Researchers should browse the index and folder list to locate pertinent material. Folder List: f. 1 Sikeston Civic Club, 1955 (fashion show publicity material) f. 2 Hardin Junior College, Mexico, 1926 (graduation scrapbook of Glovie Mabel Partee) f. 3 Franklin County, Photographs (School classes—Sweet School, Villa Ridge, 1914; Pacific High School, 1925; Altamont High School, reunions, 1941, 1953. Disharoon Bros. General Merchandise, Villa Ridge, 1909; Charles William Swain, postmaster, Villa Ridge post office, 1913; Russell Disharoon, postmaster, Villa Ridge post office, 1953) f. 4 Hannibal promotional brochure, 1941 f. 5 Church Records (Knox City Christian Church, 100th Anniversary program, 1989; Goldsberry Union Church, constitution and bylaws; Auxvasse Church, Men of the Auxvasse Church Who Lived and Died Between 1861 and 1911) f. 6 World War II ration book, Ray E. Lewis, Joplin, Missouri f. 7 Poster, Boone County Physicians Deceased Prior to November 1, 1921 f. 8 Poll books, Shelby County, 1960-1964 f. 9 Poll book, Randolph County, 1902 f. 10 The Missourian, USS Missouri newsletter, 10/27/45 f. 11 Williams Gas Machine Advertisement, DeMuth-Williams Manufacturing Co., St. Joseph f. 12 Pearson, O.B., Auctioneer’s License, 1853 f. 13 Wood, Herr, Papers, 1863-1904 (miscellaneous papers of Dr. Herr Wood of Granby, including several Civil War documents pertaining to his neutral status as a British citizen and later as a Union medical officer at the Granby post) f. 14 Jones, Edwin, Civil War Diary, 1863-1865 (handwritten copy) f. 15 McPheeters Family, Papers, 1830s-1880s (typescript) f. 16 Hoover, Spillman A., Land Deed, St. Clair County, 1870 Go to top (C3982) The Missouri Collection Page 3 f. 17 Holman, James, Land Deed, Randolph County, 1850 f. 18 Filley, Chauncey I., Letter, 1916 f. 19 Ellis Family, Papers 1832-1909 f. 20 Carpenter, Dan, Collection, 1845-1910 f. 21 Buford, Anthony A., Papers, 1911 f. 22 Missouri, Callaway County, Shamrock, Precinct #5, Poll Book, 1890 (photocopy) f. 23 McQuitty Bible, Records, 1771-1824 (photocopy) f. 24 Thurman, Joshua, Land Deeds, 1854, 1857 f. 25 Saunders, Eliza Harvey, Legal Papers, 1863 f. 26 Bergman, Emanuel and Maria, Deed, 1878 f. 27 Long, James, Land Deed, 1872 f. 28 Rodhouse, Henry, Papers, 1862-1910 (estate and pension papers) f. 29 Beal, Moses, Papers, 1848-1871 f. 30 Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1860-1888 (broadside, 1888 presidential election Republican pamphlet) f. 31 Elmore, J. Pitts, Collection, 1898, 1912, 1976 f. 32 Taylor Family Papers, 1862-1925 f. 33 Gardner, Frederick D., Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, 1917 f. 34 Quigley, Uncas I., Pension Papers, 1870-1892 f. 35 “Taking Pride in Mid-Missouri,” KOMU-TV 8, Columbia, promotional record album, 1991 (2 copies) f. 36-37 Rogers, Hubert E., Memoirs, 1975 f. 38-39 Missouri, Stone County, West Williams Special Road District, Record Book, 1925-1961 (photocopies) f. 40 Slave Emancipation and Fugitive Slave Legal Papers, 1836-1854 (photocopies) f. 41 Harmon, Robert V., Collection, 1930s-1958 (William Volker Memorial, Kansas City) f. 42 Pape, Edwin A., Concordia, Missouri, Films, 1940s-1950s f. 43 Burch, Edna M., Papers f. 44 Van Horn/Drake Letters f. 45 Hall Family History f. 46 Concert Programs, 1910s f. 47 Shamrock Lodge, No. 585, A.F. & A.M., Shamrock, Records f. 48 Johnson County Historical Society, Warrensburg, 50th Anniversary, Program, 1970 f. 49 Deed, Wayne County, 1903 (John and Amanda Wakefield to Coldwater Methodist Episcopal Church, South) f. 50 Coldwater Methodist Cemetery Trust, Wayne County, 1981 f. 51 Account of William Price Marriage, Arrow Rock, 1867 f. 52 Niangua Fish and Game Preserve, Camden County, Agreement, 1917 (photocopy) f. 53 Dugger Family, Taney County, Papers, 1920s f. 54 Wilkinson, Frank, Commission, 1917 f. 55 Farm Land Values, 1969-1979 Go to top (C3982) The Missouri Collection Page 4 f. 56 Missouri, Malden, Photographs, 1940s f. 57 Penn, Walter, World War II Memoirs f. 58-59 Kirksville Schools, Records f. 60 Graham, James H., Lexington, Ledger, 1848-1959 f. 61 Winter-Weber Family, Photographs, 1940s-1960s f. 62 Yarber, John N., Clerk of Butler County Court Appointments, 1840s- 1850s f. 63 Sabbath Home Church, Brashear, History f. 64 Saverton, Missouri, History f. 65 Powers, Edward M., Papers, 1860s-1890s f. 66 Valles Mines Church, Pledge Book, 1902 f. 67 Deeds f. 68 Emancipation of Slave, Albert, 1854 f. 69 James Gang Letter, 1916 f. 70 Newnam, Thomas G., Letters, 1870s (photocopies) f. 71 Comer, John B., Papers, 1840s-1860s f. 72 Bradley-Pool Family, Papers f. 73-80 Missouri State Association Rural Letter Carriers, 1918-1943 (minutes of annual conventions) f. 81 Calvary Baptist Church, Fulton, Financial Rally, 5 February 1921 f. 82 Brown, B. Gratz Papers, 1855 (indictment for “exciting” a duel) f. 83 Hardy, Minnie B., Attendance Book, 1866-1870 f. 84 Bucklin Centennial Pageant, Program, 1954 f. 85 Missouri State Park Board, “Condition Report and Restoration Estimate, The Valle-Rozier House, Ste. Genevieve,” 1969 f. 86 Audrain County Justice of the Peace, Docket and Record Book, 1856 f. 87 Singers of Huntsville, Concert Program, 1879 f. 88 Provost Marshal General, Department of Missouri, Letter, 1865 (suggesting setting up a reward for bringing in the body of Samuel Hildebrand, a Confederate guerilla) f. 89 Schowengerdt and Son, Warrenton, Account Book, 1869 f. 90 Cole, George W., Diary, 1899-1900 (brief, sporadic entries regarding Cole’s service in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and his return home to Missouri—photocopies) f. 91 Girl Scouts of America, Columbia, Missouri, Papers, 1930s, 1950s- 1960s (photocopies) f. 92 Missouri Anti-Saloon League, Papers, 1914-1922, n.d. (brochures, broadsides, and miscellaneous material pertaining to the temperance movement in Columbia) f. 93 Walker, Pleasant, Letters, 1850, 1867 (two letters to Walker, one from his cousin Phillip Walker, Doniphan, 1850, describing the trip from Tennessee to Missouri; the other from Samuel Leoftis giving news of Phillip Walker’s children, 1867—photocopies) f. 94 Crowdus, William W., “The Role of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Association in Espousing the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial,” 1969 Go to top (C3982) The Missouri Collection Page 5 f. 95 Kimberling, Anna, History of Missouri, c.1910 (a brief essay written while a student at Central School in Jefferson City, primarily discusses natural history) f. 96 See, T.J.J., Letter, 1915 (letter from See, Mare Island, California to C.B. Rollins, Columbia, discussing See’s work on the cause of gravity) f. 97 Xenia College, Xenia, Ohio, Autograph Book, 1883-1884 (possibly belonged to Harry H. Lacey, Sedalia) f. 98 Covington, Charles, Letters, 1866-1904 (correspondence to Covington in St. Louis from acquaintances in Leaksville, North Carolina, also land deed from John M.S. and Caddy D. Smith of Callaway County— photocopies) f. 99 Shamrock and Wellsville Telephone Company, Minute Book, 1906- 1954 (located in rural Callaway and Montgomery counties— photocopies) f. 100 Graham, R.E., Notebooks, 1892 (two notebooks and grade cards of a student at the University of Missouri Department of Medicine and later head of the pathology department of the university) f. 101 Steamboat W.H. Beard, Salvage Contract, 1873 (article of agreement for the purpose of relieving the cargo of a boat lying in the river below Waverly—photocopy) f. 102 Crawford, E.A., Letters, 1861-1862 (from Crawford to his sister from Camp Rolla, Lebanon and 18 miles south of Corinth, Mississippi— photocopies) f. 103 Missouri. Infantry, 29th Regiment, Volunteers, Co. B, Arrears and Pay of Bounty Certificate, 1864 (for Private Robert N. McLard, deceased) f. 104 Campaign material, 1856, 1860, 1872 f. 105 Free Press, Columbia, Missouri, Papers, 1966-1968 f. 106 Logan, Martha C., Memoirs, 1902 (written by a daughter of a plantation overseer in Virginia who moved to Missouri with her parents in 1836, tells of their journey to Cooper County) f.