Environment, Conservation & Wildlife Collection Descriptions

MLMC Mill at Grandin, MO, 1907. From collection C3875 folder 1 - p. 34. For information about using or obtaining copies of images contact shsofmo@umsystem.edu.

Papers and records of individuals and organizations active in studying or protecting the environment, and such topics as energy sources, recreation, wilderness areas, pollution, and recycling, and material from those seeking to develop the environment for business purposes and conventional and nuclear power. Researchers may also want to consider the environment related holdings of the Western Historical Manuscript Collections in Kansas City, Rolla, and St. Louis.

MLMC Mill at Grandin, MO, 1907. From collection C3875 folder 1 - p. 34.Back to the Subject Guide

A.E. Jones and Company, Green City, Missouri, Records, 1895-1903, (C0346)
MICROFILM
8 volume(s)
Daybooks and ledger for a lumber and building supply business. The accounts show the sale of lumber, windows, shingles, line, hair, cement, plaster, paint, and numerous other items. Quantities purchased, prices, amount and type of payment, and disbursements are shown. Disbursements also indicate freight charges and employees' salaries.

Account Books, 1857-1883 (C0287)
3 folders
Accounts of a store, apparently dealing in lumber, grain and general merchandise in or near Caledonia, Missouri, and accounts of a Caledonia mill for sales of bran, wheat and flour.

Audubon Society of Missouri, Records, (WUNP5369)
0.1 linear feet
Addition. Correspondence of David A. Easterla, president of the Society, from 1967-1970.

Audubon Society of Missouri, Records, 1934-1984, (C3800)
0.2 linear feet
Records of the Audubon Society of Missouri, an educational organization promoting ornithology and environmental awareness. Includes correspondence of society officers, minutes and programs of annual meetings, membership lists, and related material concerning activities of the society.

Bell, C. Jasper (1885-1978), Papers, 1934-1948, (C2306)
102.4 linear feet
Correspondence and other papers of a Missouri Democratic congressman. Material on Townsend Plan, legislation, and political campaigns.

Bennett, Marion Tinsley (1914-2000), Papers, 1941-1948, (C1043)
14 linear feet
Congressional papers and correspondence of Philip Allen Bennett (1881-1942) and his son and successor, Marion T. Bennett. M.T. Bennett served from 1943 to 1948. His committees were Census, Territories, Veterans, and Foreign and Interstate Commerce.

Bradshaw, James Daniels, Papers, 1904-1946, (C3225)
1 linear foot
Ledgers, daybooks and inventory lists from the Bradshaw and Proctor Company, Barnett, MO, and the Leeton Lumber and Hardware Company, Leeton, MO. James Bradshaw was a partner in both firms. Other items are deposit slips, freight bills, and miscellaneous correspondence.

Briggs, Frank P. (1894-1992), Papers, 1900-1992, (C3950)
6 linear feet
Papers of a Democratic Missouri state senator, U.S. senator, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife, Freemason, and newspaper publisher, consisting of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, speeches, campaign materials, and miscellaneous papers.

Callison, Charles H. (1913-1993), Papers, 1927-1995, (C4029)
11.5 linear feet, 3 audio cassettes
The papers of an environmentalist, editor of the Missouri Conservationist, conservation director of the National Wildlife Federation, chairman of the Natural Resources Council of America, and executive vice president of the National Audubon Society. The papers contain correspondence, newsletters, meeting minutes, photographs, and other materials documenting Callison’s work as a conservationist.

Cannon, Clarence (1879-1964), Papers, 1893-1964, (C0892)
2.3 linear feet
Papers of Cannon, Democratic congressman from Missouri's 9th district, 1923-1964, and of Champ Clark (1850-1921), Democratic congressman from Missouri's 9th district, 1893-1895 and 1897-1921, and Speaker of the House. Papers include correspondence of Cannon and Clark, speeches by Clark, newspaper columns written by Cannon, a constituent card file kept by Cannon, and miscellaneous material.

Carnahan, A.S.J. (1897-1968), Papers, 1944-1960, (C2539)
55.8 linear feet
Papers of a Democratic congressman from Missouri's 8th District. Correspondence dealing with agriculture, army, civil defense, district problems, election campaigns, foreign affairs, legislation, and the United Nations.

Christisen, Donald M. (1920-2005), Papers, 1870-2003, (C4054)
18.1 linear feet, 2 audio tapes, 27 audio cassettes
The papers of a wildlife field biologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation. They include correspondence, field diaries, maps, reports, studies, publications, and photographs. Christisen specialized in the study of native prairie ecosystems, prairie chickens, squirrels, and mast (forage nuts). The papers also include railroad time tables, accident reports, photographs, worker's logs, publications, maps, and blueprints documenting his interest in railroads.

Citizens Committee for Soil, Water, and State Parks, Records, 1983-1989, (C3916)
0.8 linear feet
Records of a committee that campaigned for passage of a sales tax to provide funds for soil conservation and Missouri's state park system. Records include bank statements, campaign reports, lists of contributors and contributions, ledger sheets, publicity releases and clippings, treasurer's reports, correspondence, contracts, and miscellaneous material of the committee.

Cole, William C. (1897-1965), Papers, 1942-1947, (C0013)
8 linear feet
Correspondence of a Republican congressman from Missouri's 3rd District dealing with topics as varied as World War II, agriculture, legislation on labor and the atom bomb, education, foreign relations, immigration, flood control, labor, housing, socialized medicine, politics and the postal service.

Curtis, Thomas B. (1911- 1993), Papers, 1950-1969 (C3300)
MICROFILM
906 rolls of microfilm
The Thomas B. Curtis Papers contain constituent correspondence and congressional committee material during Curtis’ terms as a Republican U.S. representative from Missouri. The bulk of committee material pertains to Ways and Means and Joint Economic Committees. The papers are filed chronologically by topic within each year. Originals discarded.

Davis, James Adam (1905-1988), Papers, 1937-1975, (C3666)
23.5 linear feet
Papers of a state labor leader. State CIO Industrial Union Council, State Labor Council, Political Action Committee, Missouri Valley Authority, Governor's Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation, United Labor Committee of Missouri, State Environmental Improvement Authority and Executive Review Committee materials. Personal records.

Drew-Stiff Lumber Company Order List, 1890, (C0730)
1 folder(s)
List of stock and prices for a lumber company of Willow Springs, MO.

Dulany, George W., Papers, 1900-1949 (C0310)
1 folder(s)
Copies of family biographies and letters concerning history of Dulany family and lumber industry in Hannibal and Middle West.

Dunlap, Frederick (1881-1968), Papers, 1891-1937, (C2602)
8 linear feet
Papers of a Missouri state forester and professor of forestry at the Universities of Wisconsin and Missouri, who served with the U.S. Forest Service as an industrial examiner in forest products during World War I. Includes his pamphlet library on forest preservation.

Eastman, Roger D., Collection, (WUNP5477)
8 linear feet
INVENTORY. Materials relating to Eastman's work with Missouri Opinion Analysis which conducted a variety of public opinion polls and surveys. Also contains a variety of Missouri maps, several photographs, and materials relating to development on the Meramec River.

Forest History Foundation Papers, 1956-1958, (C0640)
1 folder(s)
Oral interview with George W. Dulany, Jr., of LaJolla, CA, concerning lumbering in Missouri. Copies of "Forest History Newsletter" and a letter to W. Francis English of the University of Missouri.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5563)
RESTRICTED
1.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a forest ranger from Payette, ID.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5522)
RESTRICTED
2.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a forest ranger. Includes primarily leadership and training materials and records relating to the Payette National Forest.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5527)
RESTRICTED
2.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a forest ranger. Includes primarily leadership and training materials, and the Payette National Forest.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5449)
RESTRICTED
8 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a forest ranger. Primarily concerns Payette National Forest. Includes earlier materials re: Bedford, IN.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5439)
RESTRICTED
5.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to professional papers of a forest ranger. Primarily concerns the management of Payette National Forest.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5426)
RESTRICTED
1.25 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to administrative files of a forest ranger. Concerns Payette National Forest in Idaho.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5146)
RESTRICTED
4.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to the professional papers of a U.S. Forest Ranger.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5201)
RESTRICTED
1 linear foot
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a U.S. Forest Ranger.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5383)
RESTRICTED
4.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to records and papers of a National Park Service forest ranger. Most materials concern the Payette National Forest in Idaho.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5278)
RESTRICTED
2.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of professional papers relating to Payette National Forest.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5550)
RESTRICTED
2.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a forest ranger. Includes reports, correspondence, activity and event files, and videocassettes.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5188)
RESTRICTED
1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a U.S. Forest Ranger. Includes planning documents and related materials.

Greer, Jerry D., Papers, (WUNP5608)
RESTRICTED
14.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a forest ranger. Includes correspondence, training files, meeting and event files, and other records, 1994-1995. (2nd card). Addition of information, event and activity files, and other papers concerning the administration of the Payette National Forest, 1995-1997.

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.

Grindstone Development Corporation, Columbia, Missouri, Records, 1963-1975, (C2730)
0.2 linear feet
Organizational records of the Grindstone Valley Development Corporation include by-laws, meeting minutes, financial records, stockholders' agreements, research reports, and business correspondence. These records document the corporation's real estate investments, sale of stocks, sale of bonds, organization, potential development of the area now encompassed by Grindstone Valley Nature Area, and the sale of that area to the City of Columbia in 1975.

Haim, Mark, Collection, (WUNP5796)
MICROFILM
11 linear feet
INVENTORY. Papers of a Missouri environmental and political activist include correspondence, financial and membership records, promotional material, newspaper clippings, background and research material, and other records of Missourians For Safe Energy. Citizens for a Radioactive Waste Policy, Missouri Energy Action and other similar state organizations; 1976-1984.

Hennings, Thomas C., Jr. (1903-1960), Papers, 1901-1960 (C3000)
MICROFILM
190.5 linear feet, 6 audio tapes, 5 films, 5 rolls of microfilm, 25 records, 1 oversize volume
Personal and political papers of a Democratic congressman, 1934-1940; St. Louis circuit attorney, 1940-1941; naval officer, 1941-1944; lawyer, 1944-1950; and U.S. senator, 1950-1960. Collection focuses on senatorial years, the bulk consisting of constituent correspondence, and is arranged topically.

Hyde, Arthur Mastick (1877-1947), Papers, 1913-1954, (C0007)
20.8 linear feet
Papers of a Republican governor of Missouri, 1921-1925 and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-1933, consisting of correspondence, clippings, printed material, photographs, and personal items. Major topics include agriculture, conservation, roads, Republican politics, labor disputes, law enforcement, prohibition, and Missouri state institutions and politics.

Keefe, James F. (1923-1999), Papers, 1915-1998, (C3834)
17.4 linear feet, 62 audio cassettes
Writings, speeches, correspondence, and photographs of James F. Keefe, a conservationist with the Missouri Conservation Commission. Keefe was also an editor, sportsman, and black powder gun enthusiast.

Kelleter, Paul Delmar (1881-1950), Speeches, 1935-1940, (C2249)
6 folder(s)
Speeches and miscellaneous reports by Kelleter, forest supervisor of Clark National Forest, MO, concerning the U.S. Forest Service in Missouri, with emphasis on the Clark National Forest and rehabilitation of the Ozark region.

Kem, James Preston (1890-1965), Papers, 1946-1952, (C2700)
MICROFILM
2 audio discs
Papers from Kem's term as Republican U.S. senator from Missouri. Bulk of material is constituent correspondence.

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.

Leopold, Aldo (1886-1948), Report, 1930, (C3220)
3 folder(s)
Report on a game survey of Missouri, submitted to the game restoration committee, Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute.

Louisiana Central Lumber Company, Clarks, Louisiana, Records, 1901-1956, (C3660)
72 linear feet
268 volume(s)
Records of the Louisiana Central Lumber Company and associated companies. Include correspondence, 1901-1945, financial records, company reports, maps, photographs, and other materials related to the southern lumber industry.

Lumber Company Price Lists, 1869-1894, (C0590)
1 folder(s)
Price lists of G.C. Hixon & Company, Hannibal, MO, 1869 and 1879; Judson Lyon, St. Joseph, MO, 1881; and I.M. Howell & Company, Atchison, KS, 1881. Statement of lumber shipments in 1894 and logging costs to various towns on the Mississippi River.

Missouri Archaeological Society, Records, 1934-1983, (C0780)
10.7 linear feet
Records of an organization of amateur and professional archaeologists headquartered in Columbia, MO. Includes extensive members' correspondence, executive committee correspondence, membership and financial records, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting members' interests and the organization's efforts to preserve Missouri's archaeological resources.

Missouri Environment Oral History Project, Records, 1998-, (C3966)
0.4 linear feet
Interviews with Missouri land use and natural resource protection professionals. The records include audio cassettes and transcripts.

Missouri Lumber and Mining Company Records, 1853-1945, (C2557)
MICROFILM
82.3 linear feet
110 volume(s)
Records of a Grandin, MO, land and lumber company, which operated in Butler, Carter, Reynolds, Ripley and Wayne Counties. Correspondence, minutes of board of directors' meetings, and financial and operating records.

Missouri Lumber and Mining Company, Photographs, 1906-1916, (C3875)
2 folder(s)
Photographs of various Missouri Lumber and Mining Company operations in and around the Ozark town of Grandin, MO. Taken and collected by Harry M. Griffith, a company physician.

Missouri National Forests Association Books, 1933-1935, (C1175)
2 volume(s)
History and records of national forest movement in Missouri compiled by Robert Good, president of the association. V. 1 Newspaper clippings, 1933-1935. V. 2 Minutes and correspondence, 1933-1934.

Missouri Parks and Recreation Association, Records, 1938-1976, (C3649)
6.5 linear feet
Origin, history and meetings of an organization whose members seek to promote the general welfare of the people through a recreation program. Minutes of the executive boards, committee work, conference and treasurers’ reports and correspondence are included. The last section of the collection is comprised of papers relating to supervised recreation in Columbia, MO, 1940-1960.

Missouri Prairie Foundation, Records, (SUNP2948)
One-half hour organization produced program: REFLECTIONS OF TALL GRASS PRAIRIE.

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 Society of American Foresters, Records, (WUNP4687)
1 folder(s)
History of the organization.

Missouri Society of American Foresters, Records, (WUNP4780)
2 linear feet
Addition. Papers and records of the Society from the 1960s-1980s.

Missouri Society of American Foresters, Records, (WUNP4866)
0.2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Photographs taken at meetings of organization. Addition.

Missouri Society of American Foresters, Records, (WUNP5049)
1.7 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of newsletters, photographs and slides, miscellaneous publications, and Society of American Foresters Council Meeting materials.

Missouri. Council of Defense, Records, 1940-1945, (C0011)
42 linear feet
Papers dealing with the organization, and with participation of individual citizens in the organization. Bulletins, letters, budgets, plans, applications, forms, maps, insignias, mailing lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, and other material showing how the Council operated.

Morris Family, Papers, 1880-1946, (C0369)
1 linear foot
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.

Nagel, Werner O. (1905-1974), Papers, 1931-1988, (C2544)
3.7 linear feet
Papers of a University of Missouri pioneer wildlife student, zoologist, noted conservationist, technical writer for the Missouri Conservation Commission, and philosopher/poet. Material on conservation, pollution, land management, wild game cookery, and technical writing.

Northwest Missouri State Park Committee, Developmental Proposal, 1925, (SUNP2525)
1 volume(s)
Promotional booklet of text and photographs presenting the merits of Lanowa Park in Buchanan and Andrew counties in order to establish it as a Missouri State Park.

Ozark Land and Lumber Company, Records, 1887-1933, (C0037)
8 linear feet
100 volume(s)
Business papers and record books of a Shannon County, MO, lumber company. Correspondence, financial records, minutes of directors' and stockholders' meetings, store records, cutting and other lumber records, land records, and survey maps.

Park, Guy Brasfield (1872-1946), Papers, 1932-1937, (C0008)
24.2 linear feet
Official and personal correspondence and papers of Guy B. Park, Democratic governor of Missouri from 1933 to 1937.

Prairie Grouse Technical Council, Records, (WUNP5460)
0.2 linear feet
Addition of correspondence and records of the Council from September 1991-January 1994. Consists of records compiled by chairman Kenneth M. Giesen.

Prairie Grouse Technical Council, Records, (WUNP5398)
1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Correspondence, newsletters, conference files, abstracts, and other records of the organization, ca. 1954-1991.

Prairie Grouse Technical Council, Records, (WUNP5582)
0.2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of correspondence, newsletters, and miscellaneous from 1993-1995; and 1995 annual meeting agenda and proceedings.

River Power and Transport Association, Corporate Records, 1927-1933, (C1232)
1 volume(s)
Corporate records of the River Power and Transport Association, Wilmington, DE, 1927. Appended to these records are the minutes of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis River Front Improvement Corporation, 1933.

Runge, G. Andy (1930-1991), Papers, 1970-1991, (C3923)
17 linear feet
The papers of a Mexico, MO, attorney who served on the Missouri Conservation Commission, was active in state and national environmental organizations, and a Curator of the University of Missouri. The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, financial records, minutes of meetings, publications, and other records of the various organizations in which he was active during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

Slusher, H.E. (1893-1982), Papers, 1936-1980, (C3077)
17 linear feet
Papers of H.E. Slusher during the period he served as president of Missouri Farm Bureau Federation. Also includes some materials from period following his retirement in 1958.

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, George A. (1906-1997), Papers, 1948-1960, (C0969)
9 linear feet
1 volume(s)
Letters, reports, and legislative papers of a Democratic state representative from Boone County, 1949-1952, and state senator, 19th district, 1953-1960. In the 1960 Democratic primaries Spencer was an unsuccessful candidate for the attorney general nomination.

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.

Stephens, E. Sydney, Scrapbooks, (WUNP4741)
0.4 linear feet
Scrapbooks compiled upon Stephen's retirement from Missouri Conservation Commission and other testimonials.

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.

The Missouri Prairie Foundation, Records, (SUNP2944)
0.2 linear feet
Addition of correspondence, issues of the MISSOURI PRAIRIE NEWS, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous records, 1966-1968.

The Missouri Prairie Foundation, Records, (SUNP2924)
1 linear feet
Addition of membership records of the organization, 1970s and 1980s. Records consist of membership card files, correspondence, and promotional materials.

The Missouri Prairie Foundation, Records, (SUNP5791)
0.5 linear feet
Addition of issues of the MISSOURI PRAIRIE JOURNAL, 1980s-1990s.

The Missouri Prairie Foundation, Records, (SUNP3148)
0.2 linear feet
Addition of organization correspondence, 1970s-1980s.

The Missouri Prairie Foundation, Records, (SUNP2908)
4.5 linear feet
Records of an organization founded in 1966 to acquire and preserve native prairie lands in Missouri. Records consist of correspondence, subject and project files, brochures and other promotional materials, membership lists, and financial records.

Twin Lakes Duck Hunting Camp, Chariton County, Missouri, Records, 1945-1989, (C3968)
MICROFILM
Hunting logs, photographs, and related materials of a private hunting camp in north central Missouri.

University of Missouri, Department of Botany, Records, 1894-1956, (C3453)
28.8 linear feet
Materials related to departmental courses, university committees, job placement, and research, as well as to cooperative efforts among university state and federal agencies to control plant and crop diseases, establish conservation groups, and expand agricultural facilities and programs in Missouri.

University of Missouri, Department of Forestry, Records, 1904-1921 (C3349)
0.6 linear feet
The records of the Department of Forestry contain correspondence, leases, maps, and miscellaneous material regarding the sale and leasing of land owned by the Department of Forestry at the time the department was part of the College of Agriculture.

University of Missouri, Fisheries and Wildlife, Photographs, (WUNP5009)
2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Photographs and negatives of early Missouri forestry and wildlife conservation projects, ca. 1930s-1940s. Includes some views from other states.

University of Missouri, School of Forestry, Records, 1936-1968 (C3359)
4.4 linear feet
The records of the School of Forestry contain correspondence from the Westveld and Duncan administrations and are retained in the original filing system of six major sections: Extension, Forestry School Administration, Personnel, Research, Teaching, and University Administration for the years 1936-1968.

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.

Widmann, Otto (1841-1933), Collection, 1898-1965, (C4001)
0.2 linear feet
Correspondence, notes, publications, and miscellaneous material compiled by Daniel McKinley for a biography of Otto Widmann, noted ornithologist from St. Louis, Missouri.