Guide to the Patty Mulkey Collection Circa 1857-1996, [1940-1996] 27.0 linear feet 2007.001 Abstract Materials collected by Patty Mulkey relating to her interests and hobbies, especially her interest in history and her work with the River Heritage Museum, during her time in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; materials include sheet music, news clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, ledgers, and correspondence relating to Southeast Missouri. Processed by: Joshua Doll and Stephanie Baedke, March 2010 Special Collections and Archives Kent Library One University Plaza, MS 4600 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 Phone: (573) 651-2245; Fax: (573) 651-2666; Email: [email protected] Descriptive Overview Provenance: Donated by Patty Mulkey in 1997. Citation: Patty Mulkey Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Southeast Missouri State University. Restrictions: Some of the original newspapers from Series XI are in fragile condition; however, they are microfilmed copies available for viewing in Special Collections and Archives. Separated Materials: The following materials can be located using the library’s online catalog. The Little River Drainage District of Southeast Missouri: 1907-present. Cape Girardeau, MO: Little River Drainage District of Southeast Missouri, 1989? Stacy, Jane Cooper. Louis Lorimier. Cape Girardeau, MO: Caxton, 1978. The following publication and parts of publications were removed: Kochtitzky, Otto. Otto Kochtitzky; the story of a busy life. Cape Girardeau, MO: Ramfre Press, 1957. pages: 38-139, & 145-147 Shoemaker, Floyd C. "Kennett: Center of a Land Reborn in Missouri’s Valley of the Nile." Missouri Historical Review, Vol. 52, No. 2, 1958 Jan: 106-107. History of Southeast Missouri. Embracing an Historical Account of the Counties of Ste. Genevieve, St. François, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Butler, Wayne, and Iron, an. Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1888. pages: 334, 349-350, & 561 Microfilmed copies of the Cape Girardeau Eagle were placed with other microfilm copies of the Cape Girardeau Eagle in boxes 2567, MF036, and MF037. Biographical Note Patty Mulkey was born in New Madrid County, Missouri, on her family’s farm: LaPlante Farms. Mulkey studied Education with a minor in History at Southeast Missouri State University, St. Louis University, and the University of Missouri. She began her teaching career near New Madrid County, and transferred to the Jackson, Missouri, R-2 School District in 1965. Mulkey taught grades 1-9 and used her personal collection, which included historical materials, music boxes, photographs, books, dishes, and dolls to facilitate learning in her classroom. In 1982, Mulkey retired after thirty years of teaching and focused on her love of history by getting involved in regional volunteer work, including curating the Cape River Heritage Museum, giving tours of points of interests in and around Cape Girardeau, and working with other preservation associations. Scope and Content Note Page 2 of 68 Materials cover a wide variety of topics, including Southeast Missouri regional history, the history of the Cape Girardeau area, including its people, businesses, groups and organizations, tourism, the Cape River Heritage Museum, the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Cape Girardeau Bicentennial Celebration Commission. Types of material also vary widely, including newspapers and clippings, music books and sheet music, pictures, and postcards. The content of the collection is divided into series by subject. Materials within the series are arranged alphabetically. Archivists Note: Due to the size of the collection, arrangement and description was accomplished by multiple people. Joshua Doll completed arrangement and description for Series I and II, while Stephanie Baedke completed arrangement and description for Series III-XI. Deseray Helton completed final revisions to the finding aid.” Rules or Conventions: Finding Aid prepared using DACS Page 3 of 68 Series Descriptions Series I: Newspaper Clippings Articles are divided into subseries by subject and listed alphabetically. The files within each subseries are arranged alphabetically. Subseries 1: Bollinger County, Missouri Subseries 2: Cape Girardeau, Missouri (City of) Subseries 3: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Subseries 4: Cape River Heritage Museum Subseries 5: Cochran Articles, K.J.H. Articles written by Katherine Jane Hinchey Cochran for the Southeast Missourian and Tipoff magazine. Articles cover the history, locations, people, and events in and around Southeast Missouri. Cochran was an artist, writer, and historian. Subseries 6: Illinois Subseries 7: Jackson, Missouri Subseries 8: Mississippi River Subseries 9: Missouri Subseries 10: New Madrid County Subseries 11: People of Interest Subseries contains clippings about various individuals of both local and national interest arranged alphabetically by last name. Subseries 12: Perry County, Missouri Subseries 13: Scott County, Missouri Subseries 14: Southeast Missouri Region Subseries 15: Southeast Missouri State University Subseries 16: Missouri Miscellaneous Series II: Music Both subseries are arranged alphabetically by title. Subseries 1: Music Books Subseries 2: Sheet Music Series III: Cape Girardeau Area People Information on an assortment of individuals in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, arranged alphabetically by the last name of the individual. Series IV: Cape Girardeau Area Businesses Records from various businesses around Cape Girardeau Missouri., arranged alphabetically by business name. Series V: Cape Girardeau Area Groups & Organizations Scrapbooks, ledgers, histories, programs, and similar materials relating to various Cape Girardeau civic, religious, historical and military groups and organizations. Series is divided into subseries by organization name or type. Subseries 1: Cape Bicentennial Celebration Commission Records from the committee that planned Cape Girardeau’s Bicentennial, dated 1991-1993. Subseries 2: Cape River Heritage Museum Includes research and other documents concerning past exhibits of the Cape River Heritage Museum. Dated 1978-1990. Page 4 of 68 Subseries 3: Churches & Cemeteries Includes materials on several area churches and cemeteries. Subseries is arranged alphabetically by location name. Dated 1944. Subseries 4: Societies Includes materials on several organizations in the Cape Girardeau area and contains a list of Cape Girardeau social organizations. Subseries are arranged alphabetically by organization. Dated 1907-1993. Subseries 5: Miscellaneous Materials about groups not represented in other subseries, including Cape Girardeau Police Department, Jackson Homecomers Celebration, New Madrid Historical Museum, and the Otahki Girl Scout Council. Dated 1908-1989. Subseries 6: Southeast Missouri Museum, Inc. Includes minutes and board information from 1976-1981, arranged chronologically Subseries 7: Veterans Groups Primarily includes materials on United Spanish War Veterans, Cape Girardeau Camp #34, but also includes a Civil War register for Appleton, Missouri. Dated 1864-1966. Series VI: Cape Girardeau Area History Includes magazines, programs, brochures, and manuscripts concerning various events and places in and around Cape Girardeau, arranged alphabetically. Series VII: Cape Girardeau Tourism & Maps Includes brochures, maps, other tourism publications, and itineraries that cover Cape Girardeau and Jackson, Missouri, and other Mississippi River Valley areas. Series VIII: Juden Family Papers Various records pertaining to the Juden family. Contains records on C. G. Juden’s business, and information on personal endeavors of C. G. Juden, W.W. Juden, and Louis K. Juden. Series is arranged by individual. Series IX: Photographs and Postcards Subseries 1: Steamboats Subseries 2: Views of the Mississippi River Subseries 3: Cape Girardeau Floods Subseries 4: Street Views of Cape Girardeau Subseries 5: Cape Girardeau Buildings and Businesses Subseries 6: People and Events in Cape Girardeau Subseries 7: Postcards Postcards of Southeast Missouri area, including some original and reproduction Curt Teich Color postcards. Series X: Newspapers Includes issues of the Cape Girardeau Eagle and Southern Democrat newspapers from 1851 to 1861, and other newspapers from the Cape Girardeau area, such as the Southeast Missourian and Heritage Review, dating between 1969 to 1996. Page 5 of 68 Series XI: Oversized Materials Records of the Army Corp of Engineers Real Estate Cape Girardeau Flood Protection Project, 1950- 1955. Page 6 of 68 Table of Contents Series I .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Subseries 1 ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Subseries 2 ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Subseries 3 ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Subseries 4 ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Subseries 5 ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Subseries 6 ....................................................................................................................................