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Manuscript Collection
Architecture Collection Descriptions
Drawing of a stock barn. From collection C0189
folder 5.
Records, including designs and plans, of architects and architectural firms, and records of construction companies. Records of engineers and engineering companies directly related to the construction of buildings. Records of architectural organizations and architectural preservation groups.
Researchers may also want to consider the architectural holdings of the State Historical Society of Missouri-Kansas City.
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Abt, Ludwig, Collection, (WUNP5916)
INVENTORY. Architectural drawings, blue prints, sketches, surveys and site plans and related material of Moberly, Missouri, architect Ludwig Abt and successor firms Abt & Cleavinger, and J. Kay Cleavinger & Associates. Includes plans for schools, post offices, and other public buildings, churches, businesses, and residences in mid-Missouri counties.
Alley, H.J., Short Horn Cattle Sale Catalog, 1902, (C0782)
1 folder(s)
Dispersal sale of Alley's herd at Princeton, MO.
Anderson House, Lexington, Missouri, Architectural Drawings, n.d., (C0818)
1 folder
Map showing location, plot plan, and portion of Civil War Battle of Lexington State Park; basement and floor plans; interior and exterior details; north, south, east, and west elevations; sections; and profiles. Documentation was undertaken as part of Historic American Buildings Survey under direction of U.S. National Park Service, Branch of Plans and Design, with Kenneth E. Coombs, architect.
Architecture Collection, (SA1051)
1 box
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
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Batschelett, Anna and Dehn, House, La Due, Missouri, Architectural Drawings, 1976, (C0828)
1 folder
The collection contains the line drawings for the Batschelett House in La Due, Missouri, including: Location map; partial site plan; foundation and floor plans; a general section; north, south, east, and west elevations; door and window elevations; and profiles of details. Documentation was undertaken as part of Historic American Buildings Survey through the U.S. National Park Service Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, John A. Huffman, architect. Drawings by Tony Apostolaros.
Bell, Charles C. (1848-1931), Residence, Boonville, Missouri, Architectural Drawings, (C2397)
1 folder(s)
Plans, elevations, and sections. Architects: C.W. Keiser and Llew Epperson.
Bell, Morris Frederick (1849-1929), Architectural Drawings, 1883-1895, (C3632)
0.2 linear feet
Elevations, plans, and details for the buildings of the University of Missouri Francis Quadrangle, the Missouri Industrial Home for Girls at Chillicothe, churches, private and public schools, and domestic architecture in Missouri.
Bray, Robert Taylor, Collection, (WUNP5284)
0.2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Papers of a UMC anthropologist/archaeologist relating to a study of the Conley House in Columbia, MO. Includes blue-line drawings, project correspondence, photographs, published articles and 1897 University Academy grade book found during the project.
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.
Brown, P.A., Stud Horse Advertisement, 1871, (C0720)
1 folder(s)
Poster advertising a thoroughbred stallion named Winfield as being available for stud service at the farm of P.A. Brown at Miami, Saline County, MO. Prices are listed for various types of service. Description of the horse and of its pedigree are also given.
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Cass County Democrat-Missourian, 1957, (C0827)
1 folder
The collection contains articles on the old Civil War mansion of John R. William and a detailed statement of receipts and disbursements of Cass County, Missouri, 1957.
Chinn, Eugene, Account Book, 1845-1882, (C0862)
1 folder
Scattered personal accounts, 1845-1847 and 1878-1882, probably kept by a Howard County, MO, farmer.
Clark, Dave P., Architectural Records, (CA5560)
3.4 cubic feet, 1897 oversize sheets
Drawings, tracings, blueprints, and artwork of Columbia, MO, architect, Dave P. Clark. Includes materials of architects and architectural firms Berry McAlester, Harry Satterlee Bill, and [Robert B.] Deering and Clark. Primarily records of Columbia residences and buildings, and fraternity/sorority chapter houses in many states, 1920s-1980s.
Clark, Dave P., Architectural Records, (CA5565)
7 cubic feet, 75 oversize sheets
Addition to records of a Columbia, MO, architect. Includes office calendars and expense ledgers, reference files, architectural monographs and serial publications, photographs, drawings, sketches, specifications, correspondence, lists of contractors, resource catalogs, and miscellaneous papers.
Cochran Construction Company, Boonville, Missouri, Records, (WUNP4344)
48 linear feet
12 volume(s)
Correspondence, project files, financial records and blueprints of construction firm.
Cochran Construction Company, Boonville, Missouri, Records, (WUNP5108)
2 volume(s)
An addition of oral histories by Jesse Cochran. Includes information about the company, Boonville, and various buildings. Addition of day book, 1870s-1880s, and financial notebook, 1880s-1890s.
Coombs, Kenneth E., Papers, (WUNP5865)
INVENTORY. Project files of a Kansas City architect related to historic restoration projects in Missouri, includes correspondence, photographs, survey material, planning documents, financial records, and architectural drawings; 1960s-1970s.
Cragin, William Joseph (1928-2008), Papers (CA6275)
19 cubic feet, oversize
Papers of a Columbia architect who worked in private practice and for the Farmers Home Administration, 1960s-2000s. Includes files of Dave P. Clark, c. 1930s-1960s. Job locations are in Missouri unless otherwise noted.
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East Campus Neighborhood Survey, Columbia, Missouri, Records, (SUNP5868)
Correspondence, proposals and other grant application material, resident contact information and other background material, and oral history recordings, notes and logs related to a University of Missouri, Department of Art History and Archaeology sponsored architectural / historic survey, 1992-1993.
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Gaddis, Merrill E. ( -1958), Collection, 1941-1955, (C3961)
1.8 linear feet
The Merrill E. Gaddis Collection consists of term papers about historical houses in Missouri, written by students of Gaddis for his course, History of the South, at Central Methodist College in Fayette, Missouri.
Goebel, K. Bruce, Papers, (CA6267)
43.3 c.f., oversize
INVENTORY
Professional papers of a central Missouri architect, 1980s-2000s. Includes oversize drawings and corresponding job files.
Graf, Hugo (1888-1953), Papers, 1924-1994, (S0776)
158 Folders, 8 Boxes
This collection contains papers, photographs, and images from the Architect Hugo K. Graf and the architectural firm "Kramer and Harms." The Hugo Graf photos are generally of completed businesses and residences. The images are generally drawings of buildings, residences, and one drawing of a streamlined automobile from Lawncraft Incorporated. Also included are a copy of the "Missouri Ordnance News" that includes information wartime activities in Louisiana Missouri and several issues of the "Architectural Concrete" journal. The earliest document in this collection is a Graf paper that dates from 1924.
Graham-Frost House ("Hazelwood"), Hazelwood, Missouri, Architectural Drawings, n.d., (C2702)
1 folder(s)
Elevations and floor plans of a nineteenth-century house in St. Louis County, MO. Main part of house was constructed c. 1807.
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Hall, Charles F.--House, Benton County, Missouri, Architectural Drawings, 1977, (C2852)
1 folder(s)
Measured drawings by the Historic American Buildings Survey including plans, profiles, details, elevations, and sections. House was probably built c. 1860 by Calloway G. Heath.
Harry S Truman Reservoir Architectural Survey, Records, 1975-1976, (C3758)
4.4 linear feet
Maps, site survey sheets, and photographs of vernacular architecture in Benton, Henry, Hickory and St. Clair counties. The images include barns, bridges, cabins, chicken coops, churches, corncribs, garages, granaries, houses, outhouses, post offices, root cellars, schools, sheds, silos, stores, wells, and windmills.
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John, Hurst (1911-1979), Papers, 1946-1979, (C3850)
16.8 linear feet and oversize
Papers of a Columbia, Missouri architect who established the architectural firm of Hurst John and Associates. The papers include client files, correspondence, architectural drawings, blueprints, photographs, and miscellaneous material.
John, Hurst, Papers, (WUNP5933)
Addition of documents concerning the referendum on construction of parking structures in downtown Columbia, Missouri in 1957.
Jones, Paul C. (1901-1981), Papers, 1943-1969, (C3604)
60.6 linear feet
Constituent and legislative correspondence from Jones's terms as a Democratic congressman from Missouri's 10th district, 1948-1969. Jones's major committee assignments included the Agriculture and the House Administration Committees.
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Kramer And Harms Architecture Firm, Records, 1949-1980, (S0781)
MICROFILM
31 Folders, 14 Microfilm Rolls
Gerhardt Kramer and Joe G. Harms formed the Kramer and Harms Architecture firm in St. Louis in 1956. Gerhardt Kramer was born in New Orleans on October 26, 1909. He received a Bachelors of Architecture from Tulane University in 1930 and his Masters of Architecture from Cornell University in 1932. He spent his early years working on several historical preservation projects in the French Quarter of New Orleans. He restored a number of historic homes and buildings before he joined the U.S. Navy in April 1942. He served in the Pacific during World War II and moved to St. Louis upon his return from active duty. He designed and built a home for him and his wife on 243 East Jefferson St. Upon moving to St. Louis, he joined the architecture firm of Hugo K. Graf, and took over the practice when Graf died in 1953. Kramer ran the firm for the next three years as Gerhardt Kramer Associates until incorporating with Joe Harms in 1956.
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Lowic, Lawrence, Papers, (SA0925)
9 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
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McCue, George (1910-2003), Addenda, 1902-2002, (S0718)
583 Folders, 10,918 Photographs
The Addenda contains the research files compiled by George McCue over the years as well as manuscripts and related documents for the books and articles he authored. The Addenda also contains 10,918 photographs taken by McCue to document the buildings, people and art he was writing about. The addenda also contains an equal number of images of other cities which because of time will not be processed at this time.
McCue, George, Photographs, (SA1043)
2 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation, Records, (WUNP5973)
INVENTORY. Organizational records documenting efforts to preserve and restore historical buildings and sites throughout Missouri.
Missouri Extension Homemakers Association, Inc., Sacred Stones & Stained Glass Windows, Project, (C3723)
7.1 linear feet
Statewide documentation of local churches by county. Includes cultural arts reports, church histories, floor plans, architectural details, clippings, slides, photographs, and miscellany.
Missouri Rural Area Development Committee, Records, 1957-1967, (C2583)
1.8 linear feet
The Missouri Rural Area Development Committee, directed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was designed to coordinate efforts to revitalize agricultural and natural resources in the rural areas. The papers are organized into four sections: organization, policy, projects, and progress reports.
Missouri, Boone County. Courthouse, Columbia, Architectural Drawings, 1962, (C2359)
1 folder(s)
Design plans for the 1962 expansion of the courthouse, drawn by Marshall and Brown of Kansas City.
>Missouri, Clay County. Courthouse, Liberty, Architectural Drawings, 1983, (C0887)
1 folder
Floor plans for Clay County courthouse by Abend Singleton Associates, Kansas City, MO.
Missouri, Howard County. Courthouse Bandstand, Fayette, Architectural Drawings, 1969, (C3158)
1 folder(s)
Plans, elevations, sections, details, and construction materials.
Missouri, Lincoln County. Courthouse, Troy, Architectural Drawings, 1974, (C0830)
1 folder
The collection contains a site plan, floor plans, and south, east, and west elevations of proposed addition to Lincoln County Courthouse. Drawings by Henze and Kuda Associates, architects.
Missouri, St. Joseph, Urban Renewal Project, (SUNP2624)
0.6 linear feet
Correspondence, maps, clippings, architectural drawings, and economic data concerning urban renewal in St. Joseph, MO.
Missouri. Capitol, Jefferson City, Architectural Drawings, n.d., (C0808)
1 folder
Plans for north and south elevations of the Capitol, by Tracy and Swartwout, Architects, New York City.
Missouri. Capitol, Photographs, 1913-1927, (C3757)
43 lantern slides
The lantern slides consist of images of elevations, plans, perspective drawings, and photographs of the new Capitol in Jefferson City, built to replace the one destroyed by fire in 1911. The slides also include images of the murals, tapestries, and sculpture commissioned to decorate the building.
Missouri. Capitol, St. Charles, Reconstruction Architectural Drawing, 1962, (C0798)
1 folder
The collection contains a floor plan for the second floor and roof plan of proposed reconstruction of first Missouri State Capitol in St. Charles. Drawing by Kenneth E. Coombs, Architect, Kansas City, for Missouri State Park Board.
Missouri. Training Center for Men, Moberly, Architectural Drawings, 1958, (C3180)
1 folder(s)
Plans, elevations, and sections of the administration and education buildings, chapel, auditorium-gymnasium, dining hall, kitchen, warehouse, vocational training and industry buildings, fire house, garage, and maintenance shop.
Mitzel and Associates Architects, Incorporated, Columbia, Missouri, Records (SUNP6150)
150 linear feet
Business records of Mitzel and Associates, an architectural firm in Columbia, Missouri. Includes architectural drawings, blueprints, correspondence and other supporting materials.
Muenks House, Loose Creek, Missouri, Architectural Drawings, 1961, (C2951)
1 folder(s)
Elevations and floor plans of a house built c. 1849, drawn by R. Elgin, 6 April 1961.
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O'Dell, Charles, Collection, ca. 1850-1890, (SUNP2064)
3 folder(s)
Xerox copies of two St. Joseph, MO, items: specifications for construction of a residence on 6th and Faraon Streets for a Mr. Leonard; cash book for a general store.
Ohman, Marian, Papers, (CA5134)
3.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Primarily research files for Ohman's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MISSOURI COURTHOUSES. Includes correspondence, photographs, notes, and occasional histories of county seats and local architecture. Also contains church histories.
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Parks, Pliny, Farm Account Book, 1800-1823, (C0867)
1 folder
The collection contains farm, purchase, milling and general household accounts kept by Pliny Parks. Early entries are listed in English pounds. The book was probably kept while the owner lived in New England.
Patrick, Bennett J., Papers, n.d., (C3746)
1 folder(s)
Oversize mechanical drawings and literature for the Patrick Four-Wheel-Drive Roadster, the Auto Farm Wagon, and the Patrick Truck, as well as architectural drawings for church, domestic, and other architecture.
Payne, Judith "History of Christian College 'Old Main' Building, 1851-1967," 1967, (C2527)
1 folder(s)
An architectural history of the original building of Christian Female College (later Christian College, then Columbia College, Columbia, MO.
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Smithville and Longview Dam and Reservoir, Missouri, Projects Records, 1978-1979, (C2519)
0.4 linear feet
National Architectural and Engineering Record/Historic American Buildings Survey photographs, field records, historical and descriptive data, maps, and drawings of historic architectural structures at the Smithville and Longview Lakes, MO. Includes Longview Farm, Rockford School, James Poff and Sophia Rollins residences, Reuben Ross barn, and Waddell "A" truss bridge.
State Historical Society of Missouri, Audio Cassette Collection, 1976-2000, (C3963)
0.3 linear feet, 34 audio cassettes
The State Historical Society of Missouri Audio Cassette Collection is a collection of miscellaneous interviews, lectures, and speeches collected over the years.
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Taille de Noyer (Mullanphy House), St. Louis County, Missouri, Architectural Drawings, 1961, (C3216)
1 folder(s)
Measured drawings by the Historic American Buildings Survey including plans, elevations, and details. Original portion of house was built c. 1780. After 1790 the house was owned by John Mullanphy and his descendants.
Thespian Hall, Boonville, Missouri, Blueprints, 1976, (C3683)
1 folder(s)
Blueprints done of Thespian Hall for the Historic American Buildings Survey by John A. Huffman, restoration architect. First floor, second floor and balcony plans and longitudinal sections are included.
Thias, Edward J. (1924- ) Papers, 1954-2002, (S0742)
11 Folders
The Thias Papers (1954-2002) contain books written and/or illustrated by Thias, including works about his participation is World War II, Missouri architecture, Thias family genealogy, and collected pencil sketches. In addition, this collection contains many unbound, original pencil sketches of various St. Louis and Missouri landmarks and attractions.
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U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Papers, 1849-1858, (C0588)
5 folder(s)
The papers contain letters to the U.S. Commissioner of Patents about various agricultural subjects in Missouri. Most of the letters were written by Henry Ancrum in 1849. Also includes article on grape culture in Missouri by George C. Swallow, 1857.
University Club Inc., Columbia, Missouri, Architectural Drawings, (WUNP4896)
1 folder(s)
INVENTORY. Two sets of floor plans for proposed club house for University of Missouri-Columbia faculty.
van Ravenswaay, Charles (1911-1990), Papers, 1841-1990, (C3873)
RESTRICTED
21.8 linear feet, 1 audio cassette
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, Massachusetts; and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and Gardens, Wilmington, Delaware.
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Watkins Mill State Park, Clay County, Missouri, Architectural Drawings, n.d., (C3369)
1 folder(s)
Measured drawings (blueprints) by the Historic American Buildings Survey of Franklin School and Mount Vernon Church including plans, elevations, sections, and details.