African-American Collection Descriptions

Barbara Warren & Avril Harris. From collection C2415 folder 12. For information about obtaining copies of images contact shsofmo@umsystem.edu.

Material by or about African-Americans, including personal papers, records of black organizations and churches, collections with significant information on African-Americans, civil rights, slavery, and daily life. Also see a listing of holdings related to African-American Music and African-American Education.

Researchers may also want to consider African American history collections at our branch in St. Louis.

Barbara Warren & Avril Harris. From collection C2415 folder 12.Back to the Subject Guide

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.

Allison, James, The Historical Background of Harriet Beecher Stowe's UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, 1881, (C2796)
1 folder(s)
Article by James Allison for Evansville, IN, JOURNAL discussing the historical background of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN in Kennedy plantation, Garrard County, KY. Interview with former mistress of Lewis George Clark (George Harris).

Allison, Young Ewing (1853-1932), Cradle of Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1881, (C2795)
1 folder(s)
Discusses the Thomas Kennedy plantation in Kentucky and its inhabitants as the factual basis for Harriet Beecher Stowe's UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. Background on writing of book and history of Lewis Clarke, a former slave on the Kennedy plantation who told the stories of his experiences there to H.B. Stowe. Appeared in LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, May 16, 1881.

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.

Barker, John T. (1877-1958), Letter, 1951, (C1589)
1 folder(s)
John Barker's letter to William E. Kemp, Democratic Mayor of Kansas City, MO, gives Kemp advice on what he would need to do if he ran for U.S. Senator from Missouri and who else might run for the seat.

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.

Basye Family (1812-1960), Papers, 1812-1960, (C2505)
3.9 linear feet
Correspondence, legal documents, clippings, account books, scrapbooks, photographs, Bible records, and papers collected to establish the Basye family genealogy. Included are Bowling Green Methodist Episcopal Church and Cumberland Presbyterian Church registers, and early letters describing activities and family life in Missouri and other states, notably California and Wisconsin. Mining, the California gold rush, and the Civil War are also described. Numerous correspondents are women.

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 negatives

Blair, Henry William (1834-1920), Papers, 1876-1894, (C2224)
0.5 linear feet
Correspondence and other papers of a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. Arranged chronologically.

Blind Boone Memorial Foundation, Inc., Papers, 1886-1976, (C3664)
0.4 linear feet
Included in this collection are some of the compositions of John William "Blind" Boone, a musician and composer of classical and ragtime music. Also included are orchestrations and choral arrangements of Boone's music, correspondence, programs, and posters from a memorial concert in 1961. Correspondence concerning recovery of Boone's piano and posters and tickets from some Boone concerts are also part of the collection.

Boon, William C., Letter, 1841, (C2209)
1 folder(s)
To William Carson, from Fayette, MO, Aug. 12, 1841. Informs Carson that Claiborne Fox Jackson wants to hire Ben for two months at $12.50 per month, and Jackson will provide clothes.

Boone County, Missouri, Black Archives, Collection, (C4057)
0.6 linear feet, 1 video cassette
The Boone County Black Archives Collection is an artificial collection documenting the lives of Blacks living in Boone County, Missouri. The materials include photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, news clippings, booklets, and other ephemera.

Boone, John William Blind and Wesley, Papers, (C2883)
1 folder(s)
Publicity poster announcing the appearance of Blind Boone in Columbia, MO. Program of piano concert of Little Blind Wesley, nephew of Blind Boone.

Boone, John William "Blind" (1864-1927), Piano Roll, (WUNP5843)
Performance by Blind Boone of "Nearer My God to Thee," published by the QRS Company, c. 1920.

Bootheel Project, Records, 1993-1997, (C3928)
RESTRICTED
3.2 linear feet
Records of the Bootheel Project, which documents the art, culture, and heritage of the Missouri Bootheel. The records include photographs, color slides, audio cassettes, transcripts, and video cassettes of interviews with Bootheel residents. Sound recordings, planning documents, field workers' notes and miscellaneous items collected throughout the project are also included.

Botts-Lewis Family, Letters, 1837-1877 (C0213)
3 folders
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.

Bradley, T.T., Letters, 1859, (C2388)
1 folder(s)
Letter to the parents of a Negro slave on behalf of their son; letter to the parents about their son; and letter to Bradley's cousins describing his return trip from Missouri to Texas after purchasing slaves.

Bradshaw, Doris Crump, Papers, 1930-1962 (C3303)
3 linear feet
The civic, professional, and social organization papers of Doris Crump Bradshaw include: League of Women Voters, Missouri Library Association, Fortnightly Club, Columbia Garden Club, and Daughters of the American Revolution. Active in American Association of University Women, Mrs. Bradshaw served as state legislative chairman, 1945-1949, and state social studies chairman, 1950-1951.

Breckenridge, William Clark, Papers, 1752-1927, (C1036)
MICROFILM
1.6 linear feet
21 volume(s)
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of W.C. Breckenridge, St. Louis businessman, writer and historian. Two copies of EARLY PRINTING IN MISSOURI, 1808-1849. Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and illustrations, engravings, letters, and miscellaneous printed materials.

Brookfield, Dutton (1917-1979), Papers, 1844-1979, (C2732)
72.4 linear feet
Business, political and personal papers and photographs of Kansas City, MO, community leader. President of Unitog Company (1953-1979), mayoral candidates (1963, 1971), and on boards of numerous corporations and educational and civic organizations. Family papers include letters from the Civil War, World War I and II, and Vietnam.

Brown, James, Papers, 1856-1866 (C0231)
MICROFILM
1 folder
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.

Burckhartt, George H., Letter, 1886, (C1516)
1 folder(s)
Letter enclosing petition to Governor Marmaduke from citizens of Columbia recommending the pardon of George Davis, colored, who was convicted of grand larceny and imprisoned in 1885. Davis' character "as good as the average colored man in this state."

Burt, Franklin (1809-1873), Papers, 1843-1905 (C0228)
5 folders
3 volumes
Land records, miscellaneous papers, tax assessment book, and diary of Callaway County, Missouri, farmer. Diary (1859-1872) includes brief daily entries on weather, wind direction, farming and family activities, and visitors.

Buse, John J., Jr. (1864-1933), Collection, 1860-1931, (C3884)
MICROFILM
4 linear feet
Photographs, scrapbooks, historical notes, correspondence, and personal reminiscences of a St. Charles, MO, historian and collector. Includes photos by St. Charles photographers Rudolph Goebel, John Gossler, and A. Ruth.

Callahan, Dennis, Bill of Sale, 1819, (C1841)
1 folder(s)
Record of the sale of Isaac, a mulatto slave boy, to William Callahan by Dennis Callahan for $600 in Bath County, VA.

Campbell, Sanford Brunson, Papers, 1947, (C3204)
1 folder(s)
Letters to Floyd C. Shoemaker, Columbia, MO, from Venice, CA, about jazz musician Scott Joplin. Includes some printed brochures regarding ragtime, jazz, and Scott Joplin.

Carvill, George W., Letters, 1834-1868, (C2697)
8 folder(s)
Sixty-four letters written by Carvill, his wife and daughter to relatives in London from various places in the South, describing family and economic matters, Mexican War, Civil War, Oregon and Maine boundary disputes, and slavery.

Clark, Thomas D., "The Slavery Background of Foster's My Old Kentucky Home," 1936, (C2792)
1 folder(s)
Reprint from THE FILSON CLUB History Quarterly, 10 (January 1936).

Clarke, Giles T., Broadside, 1855, (C2716)
1 folder(s)
Advertisement for sale of real estate and slaves from the estate of Hiram L. Sloan, Cape Girardeau, MO.

Coggswell, Gladys, Papers, (WUNP6083)
2.3 linear feet
52 audio cassettes
21 video cassettes
1 compact disc
Papers of storyteller, educator, folklorist, and singer Gladys Coggswell of Frankford, Missouri. Includes correspondence, miscellaneous papers, newspaper clippings, photographs, folklore stories and other materials, audio and videocassettes of Coggswell performances.

Collier, Samuel B., Receipt, 1851, (C1552)
1 folder(s)
Receipt for $63.50 to Thomas Boles for the purchase of a sixty-year-old female slave from the Thomas W. Collier estate.

Columbia Council on Religion and Race, Columbia, Missouri, Records, 1963-1970, (C3841)
0.4 linear feet
Minutes, committee reports, correspondence, conference materials and housing surveys. The major emphasis of the records is racial discrimination in housing in Columbia, but also includes information on the entire state.

Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.), Columbia, Missouri, Papers, 1959-1964, (C2508)
0.5 linear feet
Collections contain constitutions of national and local C.O.R.E., minutes, membership lists, clippings, and correspondence. Includes information on integration in Columbia, the arrest of John D. Schopp, and projects sponsored by the national organization.

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.

Conyers, Thomas W. (1795-1879), Papers, 1817-1903, (C0755)
0.2 linear feet
1 volume(s)
Papers of a Monroe County, MO, landowner, merchant, soldier, and politician. Included are diaries, an account book, genealogical materials on the Conyers family, and miscellany regarding the daily activities of the Conyers family and their slaves. Particular emphasis is given to everyday farming operations and accounts.

Cook, Fannie, "Mothers," 1946 (C0249)
1 folder
Manuscript of a short story about two mothers, one white and one Negro, with sons in the army.

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.

Cresswell, George, Letters, 1823-1860, (C3269)
1 folder(s)
Letters from England to George Cresswell of Pennsylvania and Washington County, MO, regarding economic conditions in England and slavery.

Crighton, John C., Collection, (SUNP2812)
18 linear feet
INVENTORY. Papers of a Stephens College professor consisting primarily of research notes, with other research materials, for historical publications on Columbia and Boone County, MO, Stephens College, and health services in Missouri.

Dunbar, Hugh, Deed of Emancipation, 1846, (C0513)
1 folder(s)
Statement freeing his Negro slave Charlotte for the sum of one dollar.

Edwards, James, Civil War Discharge, 1865, (C3375)
1 folder(s)
Civil War discharge of a Negro private in the 3rd Regiment of the U.S. Colored Artillery.

Edwards, John Cummins (1806-1888), Papers, 1844-1846, (C1769)
1 folder(s)
Petitions and letters requesting pardons for George Thompson, Alanson Work, and James E. Burr, convicted of kidnapping slaves.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Clippings, 1967, (SUNP1044)
8 folder(s)
Eight folders of mounted clippings regarding the negro movement in 1967.

Erwin, John, Papers, 1870, (C0934)
1 folder(s)
Appointment to voter registration board of the 9th Senatorial District of Missouri and instructions to law officers on procedure to follow in registering white and colored voters in 1870, with emphasis on allowing colored persons to register if qualified.

Estes, Amanda, Scrapbooks, (SUNP1005)
7 volume(s)
Seven large scrapbooks, three with Christmas cards, the rest with magazine and newspaper clippings. One concerns black history in the 1960s.

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, Chauncey Ives (1829-1923), Letter, 1915, (C1881)
1 folder(s)
To Krekel Dillon Wilbanks, Mt. Vernon, IL, from St. Louis, MO, Jan. 13, 1915. Letter about an article in the ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC on Filley's reminiscences of emancipation in Missouri. Article contained several errors of fact on the Missouri Convention of 1861-1863, which Wilbanks had pointed out.

Forrest and Maples Bill of Sale, 1855, (C2017)
1 folder(s)
Bill of sale for slave.

Foster, Emory S., Letter, 1864, (C3192)
1 folder(s)
To Gov. Fletcher, from St. Louis, MO, Jan. 12, 1864. Extract of a letter concerning movement to allow colored suffrage. Penciled note on back of letter relating to the Dyer resolution concerning a change in the basis of representation.

Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, St. Louis, Missouri, Depositers' Signatures, 1869, (C2984)
MICROFILM
Signatures and personal identification data about depositors in the St. Louis branch of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. Includes accounts 223-366, dated 6 April-8 October 1869.

Freedmen's Aid Society, Methodist Episcopal Church, Illiteracy Chart, 1880, (C2838)
1 folder(s)
Chart showing illiteracy, public school expenses, school property, and taxable property in the United States, compiled from the census of 1880 by George W. Gray and published by the Freedman's Aid Society.

Gaffee Family, Papers, 1857-1923 (C0202)
MICROFILM
Slave bill of sale; will of Mary Ann Dupuy, Shelby County, Kentucky; Hackney family genealogy; and reminiscences of plantation life in Gossyppia, Louisiana.

Gaines, James A., Papers, 1842-1876, (C0425)
MICROFILM
3 folder(s)
Letters to Lou Bell and Jennie Bell Gaines from relatives and Confederate prisoner at Johnson's Island, OH, describing St. Louis, freed Negroes, and cholera epidemic; U.S. ARMY ARGUS-EXTRA with Price-Fremont letters on exchange of prisoners and protection of civilians; biography of Mortimer Gaines. Film has over 300 receipts of Dr. Gaines, 1850s and 1860s.

Garfield School, Mexico, Missouri, Records, 1910-1975, (C3925)
MICROFILM
Student attendance records of a black elementary and high school in Mexico, MO.

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.

Goode, Malvin R. (1908-1995), Papers, 1911-2001, (C1706)
8 linear feet
Malvin Russell Goode, Sr. was the first African American broadcast journalist at ABC News. The collection consists of letters, speeches, photographs, audio cassettes, reel-to-reel tapes, awards, and other miscellaneous items documenting his life, career, and African-American culture.

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.

Groom, William B., Papers, 1843-1872, (C0321)
1 folder(s)
Papers of a California, MO, resident. Two notices of the sale of Negro children; promissory notes.

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.

Hamilton, Frederick A., Papers, 1837-1844, (C2026)
1 folder(s)
Declaration of trust given by Hamilton to B.F. Sharp and Beston Callahan, pledging three slaves as security for notes. Bill of sale for slaves.

Harris Family, Photographs, c. 1880s-1960s, (C2415)
1 linear feet
Photographs of family, friends, employers, church, and schools collected by Julia Warren Harris. Two folders contain postcards, a few letters, and announcements. The collection is a vivid portrait of black family and social life in Boone County, MO.

Harris, Althea M., Papers, (WUNP5252)
0.25 linear feet
Scrapbook kept by a University of Missouri-Columbia student during the 1960s and 1970s. Photographs, histories, correspondence, and memorabilia, primarily relating to the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Harvey Family, Papers, 1834-1873, (C0338)
2 folder(s)
Correspondence and estate papers of the Thomas H. Harvey family of Saline County, MO. Letters describe the area, give prices for land, slaves, and products, and mention family news. Estate records include a will and an estate inventory, 1852. Collect ion is arranged chronologically.

Herndon, Archelaus, Record Book, 1830-1859, (C0876)
1 folder(s)
Records of the Baptist Missionary Society of Goochland, VA. Genealogy of Archie Perkins family, beginning in 1760. List of Negroes belonging to James Herndon. Archelaus Herndon lived in Carrollton, MO.

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.

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 mercanti le establishment and bring his family home. Relates hazards, sectional animosity, loss of property, Reconstruction politics, friends and neighbors.

Holman, John H. ( -1883), Papers, 1861-1876, (C0334)
2 folder(s)
Holman, a colonel during the Civil War, was one of the first men to command colored troops. Papers include correspondence regarding his command, a map of the "seat of war," two U.S. Grant letters, one John C. Fremont letter, official documents, and personal letters.

Hopkins, John and Phoebe, Bill of Sale, 1862, (C1768)
1 folder(s)
Copy of bill of sale for slave.

Hudson, John G., Papers, 1850-1867, (C3553)
MICROFILM
0.6 linear feet
Correspondence, official reports, and personal papers of a Civil War officer stationed in Arkansas with the 60th U.S. Colored Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 7th A.C.

Hunter, David and Nancy, Papers, 1832-1842, (C1962)
1 folder(s)
Two deeds of sale of Negro slaves to David Hunter, 1832. Will deeding slaves to Nancy Hunter from her mother, Elizabeth Phillips, 1842.

Jackson, Claiborne Fox (1806-1862), Letter, 1861, (C1786)
1 folder(s)
To David Walker, from Jefferson City, MO, Apr. 9, 1861. Discusses his position on slavery and secession.

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, Lucy Wortham, Collection, 1801-1895, (C0001)
MICROFILM
23 linear feet
234 volume(s)
Records of the Maramec Iron Works in St. James, Missouri, and papers of the James family. Correspondence discusses hiring of slaves, prices, banking and financial conditions, transportation costs and railroads, political conditions, immigration, and the Civil War. Volumes have been microfilmed; originals are in storage.

Kiefner, John, Collection, 1819-1912, (C0352)
5 folder(s)
A miscellany of Perry County documents; legal papers concerning real estate; training and apprehension of slaves, taxes, Civil War, loyalty of public officials; politics, 1850, 1896-1912; Missouri military orders during the Civil War.

King, George, Family, Papers, 1778-1924, n.d. (C0125)
5 folder(s)
The papers of a Boone County, Missouri family contain genealogy, correspondence, legal papers, and a newspaper, The Connecticut Courant, from 1778.

King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968), Memorial March Instructions, 1968, (C2552)
1 folder(s)
Instruction sheet distributed to participants in memorial march for Dr. King in Columbia, MO.

Kingsbury, Lilburn A. (1884-1983), Collection, 1816-1983, (C3724)
14.5 linear feet
The personal papers and collected materials of Lilburn A. Kingsbury of Howard County, MO. Kingsbury was an insurance agent, farmer, orchardist, bank clerk, local historian, writer, genealogist, musician, and antique collector.

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.

Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, Columbia, Missouri, Papers, 1860s-1962, (C3877)
0.4 linear feet
Minutes, resolutions, maps, reports, and legal documents concerning the urban redevelopment project in Columbia, MO, for the area known as Flat Branch and/or the Douglass School Urban Renewal Area.

Lanos, Chyrel, Papers, (WUNP5160)
0.1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Papers relating to the Big Eight Conference on Black Student Government and the University of Missouri Legion of Black Collegians, 1977-1978.

Lawrence, Josephine R. (1929-1992), Collection, 1844-1986, (C3792)
0.4 linear feet
Papers of Jackson and Lawrence families of Pennytown and Marshall, MO. Newspapers clippings and unpublished manuscripts on the history of Pennytown, a black community near Marshall. Also funeral cards, copies of legal documents, church and school records, and photographs of Pennytown and residents.

Leonard, Abiel (1797-1863), Papers, 1782-1932, 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.

Leonard, George, Draft Notice, 1864, (C1928)
1 folder(s)
Order to George Leonard, "colored," to report for military service.

Lyman, Abel, Letter, 1843, (C1859)
1 folder(s)
To L.S. Goodno, Braintree, VT, from Rocheport, MO, Nov. 12, 1843. Letter describing his activities in Missouri and discussing the slavery question.

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, a nd personal correspondence.

Magic Show Announcement, n.d., (C2835)
1 folder(s)
Broadside announcing the appearance of S. Watts; ventriloquist; E.D. Greer, magician; puppet show; and Negro concert.

Marshall Family, Papers, 1852-1909 (C0204)
MICROFILM
5 folder(s)
Land deeds and family letters of the Joseph Marshall family and Lynch family, Saline County, Missouri, 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.

McCanse, William A., Papers, 1856, 1868, (C1290)
1 folder(s)
The William A. McCanse papers consist of two items: an agreement for the "valuation and division of negroes," 1856, and a letter from Jeremiah McKanse, a former slave, of Olathe, KS, to William McCanse, 1868.

McCormack, Mason, Bill of Sale, 1842, (C1588)
1 folder(s)
Bill of sale for a Negro slave, sold to John M[arshall] Yates, [Randolph County, MO], May 24, 1842. Witnessed by C.F. Burckhartt and R.G. Gilman. Also a biographical sketch of John Marshall Yates (1795-1872).

Missouri Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Records, 1932-1986, (C3801)
0.6 linear feet
Records of state organization and member clubs of association to improve the status of black women in the home and community. Includes correspondence, financial records, conference files and programs, and information on the history of the organization and member clubs.

Missouri, Cass County, Documents, 1836-1884, (C0936)
5 folder(s)
Bills of sale for property, cattle and slaves, tax receipts, court proceedings, bonds, and court testimony.

Missouri, Cedar County. Assessment Lists, 1861-1864, (C1070)
3 volume(s)
Lists consist of property, slaves, cash, and notes held by those assessed.

Missouri, Clay County, Freed Negroes Register, 1836-1856, (C1079)
1 volume(s)
List of Clay County, MO, Negroes freed during the period 8 February 1836 to 7 January 1856.

Missouri, Columbia, Social and Economic Census of the Colored Population, 1901, (C1082)
MICROFILM
Family reports listing name, age, occupation, weekly earnings and color of husband, wife, children, married children at home, and others living with the family. Reverse side lists date and/or age at marriage, deaths within the year, property owned, a mount owed, housing and sanitary conditions, education, family expenditures, and previous residence. Most questions were answered in full. Arranged alphabetically by family name.

Missouri, Columbia. Black Community Photographs, c. 1958-1963, (C3902)
2 folder(s)
Photocopies of photographs picturing black businesses and residential communities in Columbia, MO, c. 1958-1963.

Missouri, Greene County. Consolidated School District Number 2, Records, 1907-1935, (C0056)
2.7 linear feet
Records of rural schools in a 34 square-mile area around Strafford. Information pertains to Lamb, Potter, Flint Hill, Strafford, Danforth, and a black school (primary grades) and Strafford High School. Includes school board minutes, financial reco rds, voter lists, election tallies, correspondence, teacher applications and contracts, and pupil records.

Missouri, Howard County, Freed Negroes Register, 1836-1861, (C1123)
1 volume(s)
Lists Negroes set free during the period 26 January 1836-1 April 1861 in Howard County, MO.

Missouri, Marion County. Tax Lists, 1827-1828, (C3018)
3 volume(s)
Resident tax lists listing taxable property and valuation.

Mumpower, Daniel L. (1882-1969) and Edith B. (1889-1977), Papers, 1913-1964, (C3900)
0.8 linear feet
Correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous papers of Methodist missionaries to the Belgian Congo. The Mumpower family along with two other couples were the first white missionaries to the Otetela village of Wembo-Nyama in the central region of th e Belgian Congo, now Zaire.

Napton, W.B., Letter, 1857, (C1879)
1 folder(s)
To C.F. Jackson, Oct. 3, 1857. Letter discussing at length the necessity of salaries to attract good Missouri Supreme Court judges; combating the growing discussion of emancipation of the slaves; Missouri politics; and the completion of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad.

National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People re: Craton Liddell, et al., v. the......, (WUNP5263)
66 linear feet
INVENTORY. Records associated with the educational desegregation case from the 1970s and 1980s.

Negro Celebration, Poster and Program, 1895, (C2844)
1 folder(s)
Poster and program of a celebration by the colored population of Clinton, MO, 3 August 1895.

Nelson, Earl J., Research Notes, 1934, (SUNP2193)
18 folder(s)
Note cards relating to the history of slavery in Missouri, and related subjects, compiled while Nelson was working on Master's and Doctor's degrees in history.

O'Bryan, Jordan, Letter, 1854, (C3286)
1 folder(s)
To John G. Miller from Boonville, MO, Feb. 6, 1854. Regarding the position of slavery in Missouri and Miller's political strength in Boonville.

O'Dell, Charles, Collection, (WUNP5532)
1.4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of O'Dell family genealogical information, correspondence, miscellaneous genealogical research, photographs, journals, and materials on African-Americans in Columbia and Boone County, MO.

O'Dell, Charles, Research Materials, (WUNP4293)
2 folder(s)
Research materials on Homer Croy. Some correspondence with Mrs. Croy.

Oglesby, Richard James (1824-1899), Letter, 1858, (C2774)
1 folder(s)
Letter to a friend describing opposition to Judge Douglas; candidacy and loss in Missouri 7th district congressional race, 1858; slavery; and mutual acquaintances.

Parberry, Henry E., Papers, 1829-1865, (C3147)
1 folder(s)
Receipt for sale of Negro slave and child to James Parberry, 1829; Civil War letters concerning conditions in prison camps in New York and Maryland; and other miscellaneous letters and letter fragments.

Pawley, Thomas D. III, Papers, (WUNP5546)
RESTRICTED
22 linear feet
INVENTORY. Papers of a professor of speech and theater at Lincoln University, poet, and playwright; member of Missouri Arts Council, Missouri Humanities Council, Mid-America Arts Alliance, and other organizations. Includes manuscripts, correspondence, organizational records, teaching materials and miscellaneous.

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 fam ily letters and revealing correspondence from the Civil War and from the Reconstruction era. Also present are miscellaneous papers of the Oliver C. Roby family.

Peter Tamony Memorial Lecture, Collection, 1986-2003, (C3944)
0.3 linear feet
Audio cassettes and transcripts of speeches, photographs, and advertisements documenting the Peter Tamony Memorial Lecture series at the University of Missouri.

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.

Poultry Production Notes, 1903, (C0938)
1 folder(s)
Notes on poultry production, probably from an agriculture course.

Powers Museum, Carthage, Missouri, Collection, 1836-1916, (C3052)
MICROFILM
Collected papers of the Powers Museum. Principally Wright family genealogical research done by Curtis Wright of Carthage and Wright family correspondence. Also includes Captain George W. Roby, U.S. Army Commissary of Subsistence documents, 1864-1865; and manumission documents from St. Louis, MO, 1836-1854.

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.

Randolph, Vance (1892-1980), OZARK FOLKSONGS Collection, 1919-1957, (C3774)
RESTRICTED
3.1 linear feet
Original copy of the four volumes published by SHS, 1946-1950. Includes photographs used in the publication and a typescript of Chapter XIV, "Unprintable Songs," left out of the printed version. In addition there are two volumes entitled "Unprintable ' Songs From the Ozarks" which were sold to the Society in 1956, but without publication rights.

Randolph, Vance, Letter, 1934, (C2049)
1 folder(s)
To Warren Douglas Meng, Jefferson City, MO, from Pittsburgh, KS, Oct. 16, 1934. Answer to letter from Meng concerning crime songs sung by Negroes in a Missouri penitentiary.

Rehkop, Leonard D. and Marie H., Collection of Algert T. Peterson Glass Plate Negatives, 1860-1939, (C3888)
MICROFILM
The collection consists of studio portraits of groups, families and individuals; and scenes of the Higginsville and Concordia areas in western Missouri.

Rollins, James H. (1940- ), Papers, 1961-1980, (C3056)
0.8 linear feet
Papers of James Henry (Jimmy) Rollins, a black civil rights activist and University of Missouri law student convicted of dispensing marijuana in 1968, who jumped bail to avoid prosecution, and was subsequently imprisoned in 1974 for that and other crimes. Papers consist of correspondence from the imprisoned Rollins, notes, news clippings and printed material relating to his case and political and racial conditions in Columbia and at the University of Missouri, 1960s-1970s.

Rutter, Edmond (1811- ), Papers, 1853-1855, (C0394)
1 folder(s)
Bill of sale for Negro by Betsey Rutter to her husband. Notice in regard to stray horse in Knox County, MO. Letter from General Land Office, Shelby County, MO.

Schrader, William Henry (1844-1921), Reminiscences, n.d., (C1519)
1 folder(s)
Slavery in Missouri: treatment of slaves, punishment, education, desire for freedom, fugitives; character sketches of individual slaves. Kansas-Missouri border conflicts, Civil War in Missouri, bushwhackers, Claiborne Fox Jackson. 1856 and 1860 pres idential campaigns, German immigrants, Missouri Republicans, and Linneus and Brunswick, MO.

Schroeder, Adolf E. and Rebecca, Folk Song and Folklore Collection, 1957-1987, (C3826)
0.2 linear feet
Recordings and related material of Missouri and Ozark folk musicians and folklorists; primarily Max Hunter, Loman Cansler, and R.P. Christeson. The recordings include songs and discussions on many aspects of folksong collecting and folklore.

Scott, James T. Memorial, Collection, 2010-2011 (C4072)
0.1 linear feet, 5 CDs, 3 DVDs, 1 computer disc
The collection contains audio, video, and images related to the James T. Scott Monument Committee in Columbia, Missouri. The committee was created to raise funds to purchase a new headstone for lynching victim James T. Scott's burial site in Columbia Cemetery.

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.

Shaw, Milton, Papers, 1824-1921, (C0428)
MICROFILM
5 folder(s)
Letters from Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri discussing slaves; farm crops, implements, and stock; property indentures; church membership; trade; schools; and teaching. Genealogical materials on the Denton family. Originals on microfilm; typed copies in folders.

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.

Slave Bill of Sale, 1808, (C1567)
1 folder(s)
Bill of sale for three Negro slaves sold to Daniel Munro, Sr., Warren County, KY, November 10, 1808, by Benjamin Ray. Witnessed by John Ray, William Ray, and Daniel Munro, Jr.

Slave Bill of Sale, 1824 (C0298)
1 folder
Bill of sale for a woman and child sold for $400 by George Day of Randolph County, Illinois, to James A. James.

Smith, Mrs. Phillip M., "A Page from the Past," n.d., (C0690)
1 folder(s)
Reminiscences of Mrs. Smith about a slave book belonging to the estate of General Thomas A. Smith. See collection 166, volume 1.

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-Cotton Family, Papers, 1834-1929, (C0399)
7 folder(s)
Papers of George R. Smith, a Missouri pioneer lawyer and politician, and his daughters, Sarah E. Cotton, and Mrs. M.E. Smith. Some letters about the George R. Smith College for Negroes. Smith was the founder of Sedalia, MO.

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. Letter s from relatives in the southern states. Originals on film; typed copies in folder.

Spengler Family, Papers, 1850-1870, (C4034)
0.25 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.

Spradlin, William, Slave Records, 1849, (C2641)
1 folder(s)
Valuation of slaves and their disposition to various heirs.

Starr, Frederick, Jr. (1826-1867), Papers, 1850-1863, (C2073)
20 folder(s)
Starr was a colonizationist, free soiler, and Presbyterian clergyman in Weston, MO, 1852-1855. Correspondence, broadsides, pamphlets, and clippings on settlement of the Kansas-Nebraska Territories, border conflicts, abolitionism vs. slavery, local politics, Indian affairs, public land sales, claims, and prices, popular sovereignty, squatters' rights, and religion on the frontier.

State Historical Society of Missouri, Typescript Collection, (C0995)
RESTRICTED
MICROFILM
The State Historical Society of Missouri Typescript Collection consists of typescripts of articles and manuscripts donated over the years to the Historical Society.

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Archives, 1756-1930, (C3636)
MICROFILM
French colonial, and territorial records of the District of Ste. Genevieve. Ste. Genevieve County records and court records. A third of the documents are dated 1756-1804; the remainder date from 1805 to 1930. An inventory accompanies the microfilm. Original documents are in the possession of the Ste. Genevieve County Court.

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.

Stratton, Pauline H. (1814-1887), Papers, 1841, 1846-1870, (C0842)
7 folder(s)
Diary of Mrs. Stratton's life in Virginia and Missouri. Also a letter, 1841, written by her to her husband before their marriage.

Strickland, Arvarh E., Papers, (WUNP4995)
31.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Personal and professional papers of historian, educator, and University of Missouri administrator.

Tamony, Peter (1902-1985), Collection, 1890-1985, (C3939)
877.6 linear feet
Correspondence, articles, research files, personal papers, audio tapes, and word files of a noted etymologist and neologist of San Francisco. The collection primarily relates to the study of American colloquial language and neologisms but also includes rare jazz journals and materials on sports.

Tebbetts, Jonas M., Emancipation Deed, 1863, (C1527)
1 folder(s)
Emancipation deed freeing William Harris, a Negro slave, September 29, 1863.

The Guardians, Inc., Columbia, Missouri, Records, 1971-1985, (C3878)
0.4 linear feet
By-laws, corporation records, correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes and notices, photographs and miscellaneous records of a black men's social and service organization, founded in Columbia, MO, in 1971.

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.

Townsell, Frank, "Blind Boone's Piano Music," 1998, (WUNP5761)
Audio recording of music composed by African-American John W. "Blind" Boone, performed by Frank Townsell.

U.S. Census, Cooper County, Missouri, 1850, (C1281)
2 volume(s)
Vol. 1 (Schedule 1) enumeration of free inhabitants giving age, sex, and place of birth. Vol. 2 (Schedule 2-6) slave inhabitants, including age and sex; deaths in previous year, including age, place of birth, cause of death; agricultural production; industries; and social statistics, including schools, churches, libraries, value of real and personal property.

United Confederate Veterans, Committee on History, Record Book, 1897, (C1277)
1 folder(s)
Proceedings of a committee formed for "the preparation and publication of a correct history of the part borne by Missourians in the Confederate Army." Also contains copies of two stories, one attempted in black dialect.

University of Missouri, Admission of Blacks, Papers, 1952-1954, (C0977)
3 folder(s)
Correspondence concerning the applications of blacks for admission to the University of Missouri during the years of transition from a segregated to an integrated institution.

University of Missouri, Black Theatre Workshop, Records, 1981-1993, (WUNP5301)
0.25 linear feet
INVENTORY. Programs, posters, clippings, photographs, correspondence, evaluations and other materials relating to workshop performances.

University of Missouri, Legion of Black Collegians , Records, (WUNP5382)
0.2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Miscellaneous publications and records of a student's organization at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

University of Missouri, Legion of Black Collegians, Ephemera, (WUNP5329)
1 folder(s)
Miscellaneous flyers and announcements of campus activities sponsored by the Legion of Black Collegians during the 1980s. Also includes a copy of PERSPECTIVES IN BLACK: GETTING TO KNOW UMC for 1984-1985.

University of Missouri, Legion of Black Collegians, Records, (WUNP5391)
0.2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of Big Eight Conference on Black Student Government annual meeting materials; LBC Silver Anniversary commemoration guides; brochures; and 1993 Kwanzaa Celebration poster.

University of Missouri, Reports to U.S. Bureau of Education, 1892-1900 (C3329)
1 folder(s)
These records include three types of reports: 1) reports listing expenditures, number of faculty and students, value of property/equipment, and library holdings; 2) scholastic reports giving breakdown of students into various fields, kinds of degrees offered, and University’s income; and 3) supplementary statistical reports.

University of Missouri-Columbia, Black Studies Program, Papers, (WUNP5239)
4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of program's correspondence, administrative records, and project files.

University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri Cultural Heritage Center, Records, (WUNP5312)
0.2 linear feet
Letters received by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist, Elaine Viets, in 1984 in response to the pronunciation of Missouri. Also a list of court suggestions prepared by the Center and issue no. 9, Spring 1993 of TRADITION.

Upton, Lucile Morris (1898-1986), Papers, 1823-1986, (C3869)
MICROFILM
1 linear feet
Newspaper clippings, correspondence, notes, manuscripts, pamphlets, photographs, and scrapbooks consisting of the personal and professional papers of a Springfield, MO, journalist and writer. The papers are especially strong in the history of Springf ield and the Ozarks and in Ozark folklore.

Van Ravenswaay, Charles (1911-1990), Papers, 1841-1990, (C3873)
RESTRICTED
21.4 linear feet
Correspondence, research notes, photographs, and literary manuscripts of historian and author Charles Van Ravenswaay, former director of the Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis; Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA; and the Henry F. duPont Winte rthur Museum and Gardens, Wilmington, DE.

Vest, G[eorge] G[raham] (1830-1904), Letters, 1874, 1896, (C1666)
1 folder(s)
Letters to Joseph Pulitzer, giving information about a colored couple, Si and Susan Williams, 1874, and his decision to begin a senatorial campaign at the old homestead, 1896.

Westveld, Ruthford H. (1900- ), Papers, 1956-1965, (C2416)
2.9 linear feet
Papers relating to the background, passage and enforcement of the McIntire-Stennis Act for Cooperative Forestry Research. Correspondence of state forestry officials, representatives and senators, U.S. Department of Agriculture and other concerned people and agencies. Westveld was a leading advocate of forestry research.

Williamson, Gingeree, Scrapbooks, (WUNP5267)
2 volume(s)
Clippings and newsletters relating to the Legion of Black Collegians at the University of Missouri, and newspaper articles written by Williamson.

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.

World War I, Collection, 1917-1921, (C3223)
1.4 linear feet
Clippings largely from Kansas City and St. Louis, MO, newspapers regarding World War I soldiers from Missouri; the 35th, 89th, and Rainbow Divisions; and the Red Cross and hospital work. Also includes political cartoons, war statistics, and county casualty lists.

Yancey, Charles S. ( -1857), Letters, 1839-1865 (C0192)
8 folder(s)
Letters of a circuit court judge from Greene County, Missouri, largely written to his wife in Springfield. Tell of the court; discusses Benton; Clay Compromise; and the slavery question. Other family letters. Originals in possession of donor.