The State Historical Society of Missouri--Ethnic--COLLECTION DESCRIPTIONS

Ethnic Collection Descriptions

Immigrants and the immigrant experience, and racial and cultural minorities exclusive of African-Americans. Includes papers and records of both individuals and organizations. See also the German Heritage Archives and collections related to Native Americans. Researchers may also want to consider the ethnic related holdings of the Western Historical Manuscript Collections in Kansas City, Rolla, and St. Louis.

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Allendorf, Adam, Collection, (C2546)
3 folder(s)
Songs and plays in German.

Almstedt, Hermann B. (1872-1954), Papers, 1887-1954, (C2408)
1.5 linear feet
Correspondence with colleagues and students, articles, speeches, poems, programs, report cards and diplomas of Hermann B. Almstedt, professor of Germanic Languages at the University of Missouri.

Anderson, Joseph, Family, Letters, 1873-1908 (C0199)
6 folders
Letters in Swedish to an immigrant who settled in Buffalo, Missouri, with his brother. The letters are from relatives in Sweden and from a brother in Hermitage, Missouri, Illinois, and Michigan, giving early wages, positions, settlements, prices of voyages, crops, and farm animals. Also included is a Lutheran catechism and biblical reference sheet.

Armstrong, Orland Kay (1893-1987), Papers, (WUNP4881)
RESTRICTED
194.75 linear feet
INVENTORY. PUBLICATION RESTRICTION. Correspondence, political and research files, and manuscripts of Missouri writer and politician; member of editorial staff of Reader's Digest; author of works on Baptist church, military history, slavery, religion, and communism; member of Missouri legislature, 1932-1936, 1942-1944, and U.S. Congress, 1951-1952.

Ayer, Edward Everett (1841-1927), Reminiscences, 1924, (C2694)
1 folder(s)
Reminiscences of first trip away from home, itinerary across the plains to California, people met, work in the mines, enlistment in the army and subsequent service, and return home in 1864.

Baldwin, Royal, Account Book, 1858-1877 (C0225)
1 folder
Record of a general merchandise firm in Kennekuk, Kansas. Baldwin was manager of the Kickapoo Indian Agency in 1858. Cancelled checks, letters, and miscellaneous papers.

Bartlett, William W., Lumbering in Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin, in Pioneer Times, 1930, (C2695)
1 folder(s)
Early lumbering events beginning with the Treaty of Prairie du Chien in 1825, Indian troubles, early successes and failures, description of logging camp and operations, persons involved, and the Beef Slough feud and Chippewa Dam fight.

Bean, William E., (1833-1883), Papers, 1864-1881 (C0207)
1 folder
Letters to Bean from family while in Union army. One on election of 1864. Two from Nashville hospital complaining of illness; two from Evansville, Indiana, hospital, and two from Camp Dennison, Ohio. Discharge paper, teacher report, Masonic Lodge receipt; and biographical sketch by daughter, Mary E. Maxwell.

Bek, W.F., Notebook, (C1456)
1 folder(s)
Synopsis of a geography written in German and used by Bek in the early 1860s when he taught in St. Charles, MO.

Bek, W.F., Papers, (C1457)
1 folder(s)
A substitute for arithmetic texts, made by Bek for use in his classes at St. Charles, MO.

Bek, William G., 'Der Geist des Deutschtums' in the State of Missouri, (C1047)
1 volume(s)
A history of Germans in the state of Missouri. Also included are miscellaneous letters and programs.

Bek, William G., Notebook, 1866, (C1460)
1 folder(s)
A list of legal forms in German used by an immigrant to acquaint himself with American legal documents. Receipts, vouchers, articles of agreement, notes, and mortgages.

Benecke Family, Papers, (WUNP5893)
Miscellaneous papers of Louis Benecke related to the Civil War, G.A.R., Federal Soldiers Home of Missouri, miscellaneous Benecke family papers, and German language publications.

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

Bennitt, Rudolf, Letters, 1942-1946, (C0210)
9 folder(s)
Newsletters sent by Missouri Cooperative Wild Life Research Unit to former members from the University of Missouri who were in the armed services. Contain excerpts from letters received pertaining to all phases of training, general news of the University, Wild Life Commission, Research Unit assignments, resumes of state and national meetings, and discussion of post-war curriculum.

Bethel Community, Shelby County, Missouri, Song Books, (C3876)
MICROFILM
Three song books containing only the words of German songs, including folk songs and hymns.

Blumhardt, The Reverend, Notebook, 1844, (C1455)
1 folder(s)
Account, in German, of the illness of Gottliebin Ditus, dictated to the Reverend W.F. Bek by Blumhardt, a noted faith-cure advocate.

Bock, Alice, Collection, (WUNP5834)
Glass plate negatives, scanned prints, and descriptions of scenes and residents of Hermann, MO, 1906-1913, photographed by Alice Bock.

Bode Family Account Book, 1846-1962, (C2461)
MICROFILM
Account book of Bode family, containing genealogical data, court records of family land in Osage and Cole counties, description of farm, inventory and expense records, William Bode's description of drowning of two sons, certificate of service in Enrolled Missouri Militia, permit to leave Germany issued to J.H. Lutkewinklemann. Entries in German and English.

Bode Family, Papers, 1754-2010, (C3999)
7 linear feet
The collection contains the personal and professional papers of four generations of the Bode family, many of whom were ministers in the Evangelical Church Society of the West, now the United Church of Christ. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, sermons, publications, and publicity clippings.

Bohm, Louis Frederick, Papers, 1866, (C2591)
1 folder(s)
Letter from Bohm in Warrenton, MO, to his parents in Illinois, and a copy of a catalogue of Western Educational Institute, Warrenton.

Boonville Turn and Gesang Verein Papers, 1852-1925, (C0880)
12 folder(s)
Constitution and by-laws, deed, rules for use of meeting hall, reports of secretary, receipts for dues, and application for membership of a German social organization in Boonville, MO. Minutes, roster of members, and account books. Written in German until 1902.

Bornstein, Heinrich (1805- ), "Seventy-five Years in the Old and New World," 1884, (C1054)
2 volume(s)
Translated by William G. Bek from the second edition, Leipzig, 1884. Heinrich Bornstein resided in Germany and Austria, where he was a theatre director and European correspondent for American newspapers. His memoirs were written in 1879-1880, and first appeared in serial form in the Sunday supplement of ILLINOIS STAATSZEITUNG, Chicago, IL.

Bower Family, Papers, c. 1865-1974, (C4055)
0.7 linear feet
Papers of the Bower family of Bethel, Missouri. The Bower family, of German ancestry, settled in Bethel as early as 1850. The papers include correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, certificates, school materials, and other miscellaneous items.

Brandt, Henry F. (1799-1871), Account Book, 1859-1860 (C0266)
1 folder(s)
Account book apparently of Henry F. Brandt, physician in Warren County, MO. Lists sales of medications with patients' names; also sold medicine for animals. Brandt was born in Germany and was one of the pioneer settlers of Warren County. Many of his patients were also apparently German immigrants.

Breckenridge, Thomas E. (1825- ), Memoirs, 1894, (C0691)
5 folder(s)
Breckenridge was with the Topographical Corps led by J.C. Fremont in 1845; participated in the Mexican War in California; returned in 1847 to St. Louis on an official mission for Fremont; was on the 1848 Fremont expedition, survived, and went to Los Angeles with the remainder of the party. Petition for pension, 1894. Family notes. "The Breckenridge Memoirs" by John Mitchell, 1950.

Brewers, Maltsters and General Labor Departments, Local Union No. 6, Minutes, 1898-1940, (C0584)
MICROFILM
Roll 1 contains vol. 1, March 14, 1898-July 14, 1918, in German. Roll 2 contains vol. 2, July 28, 1918-January 1, 1940, in English. Labor-management relations, beer production prohibition, participation in politics, international union policy and relations with other trade unions; World War I, American Socialist Party, Eugene V. Debs, Tom Mooney.

Brons, Niels, THE LIFE WORK OF A PLAIN MAN, 1938, (C2753)
1 folder(s)
Autobiography, written in Danish.

Bryan, Columbus and Bennet, Letters, 1862-1863 (C0209)
1 folder
From two brothers, who were Union soldiers in southern Missouri and Arkansas, to their family in Caledonia, Missouri. Troop movement, camp life, and general topics. Originals in the possession of R.H. Wilcox.

Buegel, John T., Civil War Diary, 1861-1864, (C1844)
3 folder(s)
Diary, in German, with translation by William G. Bek, 1945. Buegel's career as a soldier in Company F, 3rd Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Battles of Camp Jackson, Wilson's Creek and Springfield, and Sherman's march to the sea.

Bullard, James (1848-1925), Diary, 1876-1878 (C0219)
2 folders
Kept by Bullard on a trip from the Dakotas to Mexico. Prospecting, weather, game, Indians, ranches, and Mexicans.

Cannon, B.B., Journal, 1837, (C1946)
1 folder(s)
A day-by-day account of the journey of a band of Cherokee Indians being removed to the West by the U.S. government, written by the conductor of the party, October 13-December 30, 1837.

Catholic Union of Missouri, 17th State Convention, HISTORICAL SOUVENIR, 1909, (C2137)
1 folder(s)
Ralph Gregory's translation from German of excerpts from the HISTORICAL SOUVENIR of the 17th State Convention of the Catholic Union of Missouri. Arrival and names of the first German Catholics in Washington, MO, 1833. The church, mission and school of St. Francis Borgia Parish.

Central Slavic Conference, Records, (WUNP5041)
1 volume(s)
Addition of 1983 Kansas City Convention materials. Includes correspondence and visitors information.

Central Slavic Conference, Records, 1991-1992, (WUNP5612)
0.2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of 1991-1992 records. Includes financial records, program, correspondence, publicity, and teacher workshop files for 1992 conference meeting and mailing list.

Champion City United Methodist Church, Champion City, Missouri, Diamond Jubilee Papers, 1970, (C3186)
1 folder(s)
Includes historical compendium of the church published for its Diamond Jubilee celebration on 31 May 1970, a bulletin for the Jubilee Service of Song and Sermon, and the Covenant Service. A short history of the church, its pastors, long-time members, and building improvements.

Chapman, John A.J., Records, 1845-1863, (C2987)
MICROFILM
Account book and ledger for mining and smelting operations at Rose Camp and for mercantile operations at Independence, Wayne City, and St. Joseph, MO. Memoranda of personal accounts, medical remedies and farming; surveys; plats; and maps. Notes about the Civil War and jayhawking on the Missouri-Kansas border.

Clapp, Moses E. (1851-1929), Letters, 1907-1918 (C0256)
2 folders
Replies of prominent men to Clapp about invitation received or favor requested from them. Letter from a group of Crow Indians explaining problem on reservation lands; from Theodore Roosevelt about future of Progressive Party; from Roosevelt about shipping bill which President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan proposed to Congress.

Clark, William (1770-1838), and Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), Memorandum Book, 1809, (C1076)
1 volume(s)
Journal of a trip from St. Louis, MO, to Washington, D.C. It contains the list of debts due by Clark; the trip expenses from St. Louis, MO, and Louisville, KY; a memorandum of instruction by Meriwether Lewis with a list of private debts; and memorand a of drafts and transactions with Indian agencies. Microfilm copy available for loan.

Clark, William (1770-1838), Letter, 1818, (C1545)
1 folder(s)
To William Christy, Jr., St. Charles from St. Louis, Oct. 6, 1818. Clark authorized Christy, clerk of the St. Charles Circuit Court, to issue a license to Jacob Leiphart & Company for trade with Sac, Fox and other Indians below the Des Moines River. Microfilm copy available for loan.

Clark, William (1770-1838), Memorandum Book, 1819-1825, (C1077)
1 volume(s)
A public account book of William Clark's, April 1819-1 March 1825, used while he was governor of Missouri Territory and U.S. Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Microfilm copy available for loan.

Clark, William (1770-1838), Memorandum Book, 1826-1831, (C1078)
1 folder(s)
This book contains rules for Indian agents and lists of 134 drafts drawn between 5 April 1826 and 6 June 1831. Microfilm copy available for loan.

Collier, John B., Letter, 1858, (C0508)
1 folder(s)
To his family in Virginia from northern Missouri, Feb. 28, 1858. Comments on Indian problems, educational facilities in Missouri, and family matters, and mention of the "Mormon or Utah war."

Concordia Baptist Church, Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, Records, 1861-1922, (C3906)
MICROFILM
The records of the Concordia Baptist Church consist of minute books of the congregation and the sister society, and the constitution of the church. The records are in German. A translation of the records is included in the collection.

Crede Family, Papers, 1818-1939, (C3065)
MICROFILM
2 linear feet
2 volume(s)
Personal correspondence, genealogical records, and business records of a German-American family living in Osage County, MO. The bulk of the collection concerns Hermann Crede; other papers pertain to his brothers, Wilhelm and Carl; all three immigrated in the 1850s. Much of the correspondence is in German; the business records are in English.

Cunningham, Norma Steines, "THE LETTERS OF FREDERICK STEINES (1802-1890), 1834-1840," 1999, (C2364)
RESTRICTED
1 folder(s)
THE LETTERS OF FREDERICK STEINES by Norma Steines Cunningham is a translation of correspondence, poetry, and songs written by a Missouri immigrant who was the first German schoolmaster west of the Mississippi River.

Cutler, William P., Papers, 1912, (C3245)
2 folder(s)
Letters from German and Swiss girls to Missouri state food and drug commissioner about an article he published in German and Swiss newspapers and magazines asking for wives for American servicemen stationed in the Philippines ca. 1912. Typed translation of newspaper article, letters in German.

Delta Phi Alpha, Eta Beta Chapter, Records, (WUNP4370)
0.4 linear feet
Records of German honorary society at UMC.

Dempsey, L. Walter, Stenographer's Notes, 1917, (C3016)
1 folder(s)
Shorthand notes taken during the investigation of the Lead Belt Riots in St. Francois County, MO, in 1917.

DeSmet, Pierre-Jean (1801-1873), Papers, (C1521)
1 folder(s)
Fragment of article written by Father DeSmet about the early inhabitants of the Mississippi Valley and Indian civilization. Population, agriculture, pottery, use of metals. Refutation of Timothy Flint.

DeVilliers, Marc, La Decouverte du Missouri et L'Histoire du Fort D'Orleans (1673-1728), 1925, (C0886)
1 folder(s)
Printed copy written in French. Early history of Missouri and the founding of Fort D'Orleans. Also partial translation.

Die Gartenlaube, 1893-1904, (WUNP5835)
Issues of the German language periodical, 1893-1904.

Dingeldein, Otto, Papers, (SUNP2768)
1.4 linear feet
Photographs, transparencies, and catalogs of Dingeldein's silverwork; including jewelry and sanctuary art designs.

Dougherty, John (1791-1860), Letter Book, 1826-1829, (C2292)
MICROFILM
1 volume(s)
Letters from Dougherty, fur trader, interpreter, and Upper Missouri Indian agent, to William Clark, superintendent of Indian affairs at St. Louis, various U.S. Army officers, Indian agents, interpreters and fur traders, U.S. War and Treasury Department officials, Missouri politicians, and private citizens.

Duden, Gottfried (1785-1855), "REPORT ON A JOURNEY TO THE WESTERN STATES OF NORTH AMERICA", (C2600)
RESTRICTED
0.4 linear feet
Elsa Nagel's English translation of Duden's work for the State Historical Society of Missouri

Eggen, Jacob, Papers, 1833-1875, (C2698)
1 folder(s)
Notes and reminiscences of the history of Highland, IL. Also contains notes of an artillery soldier. Manuscripts written in German script.

Emmons, Francis Marion (1837-1905), Civil War Letters, 1862-1864, (C2375)
1 folder(s)
Written by a member of Company I, 7th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, in southern Missouri and Arkansas to his parents and sister Cassie at LaPlata. Mentions his brother Riley, supplies, prices, morale, Indian regiments and rebel forces, burning of steamboats and gun boat, and duel of General Marmaduke and Colonel Walker.

Eulenhorst Society, St. Louis, Missouri, Records, (WUNP4846)
1 volume(s)
Meeting records, historical sketches, music, poetry, memorials and other records of the Society; the "literary branch" of a St. Louis Turner Society from ca. 1907 to ca. 1961. The Society included a women's auxiliary and kept their records in German.

Evangelical Bethel Congregation, Concordia, Missouri, Records, 1872-1947, (C1292)
MICROFILM
3 folder(s)
The records of the Evangelical Bethel Congregation consist of minutes of congregational meetings, church constitutions, membership lists, and other church records. Recorded primarily in German, an English translation of the records is included in the collection. These records are part of the German Heritage Archives.

Eversman Family, Papers, (SUNP3112)
1 folder(s)
Addition of correspondence from Germany, land surveys, and legal and financial documents of Lewis (Ludwig) Eversman of Warren County, MO, 1840s-1850s; and postcards and miscellaneous papers of Mary Pearson of Saline County, MO, 1920s-1930s.

Eversmann Family, Papers, 1810-1982, (C3743)
RESTRICTED
0.2 linear feet
Family history and genealogy of the Eversmann family in Germany. Biographical sketches of Alexander, Ludwig, and Julius Eversmann. Correspondence, financial and legal records of Ludwig Eversmann and Gottfried Duden of Warren County, MO. Also poems, home remedies, and other miscellaneous items. Mostly in German with some English translations.

Feldmann, John, Account Book, 1863-1871 (C0268)
1 folder(s)
Accounts of a physician of Hermann, Missouri, partly in German. Lists medical services such as extractions, lancing of abscesses, vaccinations, etc. Bills were paid in such commodities as cigars, wine, sugar, and potatoes.

Filley, Chauncey Ives (1829-1923), Letter, 1880, (C1824)
1 folder(s)
To D.K. Abeel, Kansas City, MO, from St. Louis, MO, Feb. 20, 1880. Political maneuvering in Missouri for General Grant's presidential candidacy in 1880. Organization and influence of St. Louis German vote, the WESTLICHE POST, Emil Preetorius. State politics, particularly party positions. Also typed copy.

Franke, Fred E., Papers, n.d., (C3505)
2 folder(s)
English translation by William Wilke of Franke's "Ein Verfehltes Leben." News story on Franke's death copied from the Washington, MO, CITIZEN.

French Heritage Oral History Project, Records, (SUNP5821)
INVENTORY. Audio and video recordings of interviews and performances, transcripts, correspondence, field notes, slides, and miscellaneous material related to French settlement and culture in Missouri and the Mississippi valley; 1989-1999.

Friedens United Church of Christ, Warrenton, Missouri, Record Books, 1868-1967, (C3631)
MICROFILM
Record books of the Friedens Evangelical Church, Warrenton, MO, and the Bethany Evangelical Church, Pendleton, MO. The two merged to become the Friedens Evangelical and Reformed Church, later renamed the Friedens United Church of Christ. The Friedens Church was organized in 1877, but the record book has entries dating from 1868. The earliest record in the Bethany book is for 1910.

Gallaher, William Houston (1840- ), Journal, 1865, (C3924)
1 folder(s)
The 1865 journal of William H. Gallaher, kept during his journey from St. Charles, MO, up the Missouri River to Montana Territory, and while living in southeast Montana.

German English Evangelical Friedens Church, Hamburg, Missouri, Records, 1920-1940, (C0748)
2 folder(s)
Records of the German English Evangelical Friedens Church, Hamburg, MO, consisting of an undated church history and record books from the years 1920 to 1940. The record books contain the church constitution, membership records, cash receipt accounts, expenditure and collection records, minutes of directors meetings and annual meetings, and the cemetery fund records.

German Order of Harugari, Glasgow Lodge No. 499, Record Book, 1884-1887, (C1108)
1 folder(s)
Membership questionnaires.

German Savings Institution, St. Louis, Missouri, Minute Book, 1853-1868, (C2329)
1 volume(s)
Act of incorporation, list of subscribers, election of directors, periodic examination of assets and other transactions involving purchase of bonds, stocks and notes. Correspondence and papers in book pocket relate to stockholders' meeting, tax exemption of bank, and by-laws. M. Robert Barth was president.

German Stewartsville Branch, RLDS, Stewartsville, Missouri, Records, 1877-1908, (C3054)
MICROFILM
Record book of church in DeKalb County organized on April 25, 1877. Contains records of membership, ordinations, children blessed, and marriages. Protocols or minutes of business meetings are in German. Includes English transcripts of the protocols.

Gildehaus, Charles (1856-1909), Scrapbooks, 1831-1909, (C3107)
0.4 linear feet
Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and letters regarding the wholesale grocery business, philosophical lectures, theater programs, and other matters.

Godsey, Roy, "Southwestern Missouri Indians," n.d., (C2089)
1 folder(s)
Manuscript submitted to MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW about Southwestern Missouri's Indian population, especially the Osage Indians.

Goebel, David, Astronomy Notebooks, 1840-1844, (C1110)
1 volume(s)
Astronomical observations, records of barometric pressure and thermometer readings. Written in German

Goebel, Gert (1816-1896), LANGER ALS EIN MENSCHENLEBEN IN MISSOURI, 1877, (C1815)
0.4 linear feet
English translation of Gert Goebel's LONGER THAN A LIFETIME IN MISSOURI completed by Martin W. Heinrichsmeyer in 1956.

Goebel, Gert (1816-1896), LONGER THAN A LIFETIME IN MISSOURI, (C1854)
RESTRICTED
0.8 linear feet
Elsa Nagel's 1971 English translation of Gert Goebel's LANGER ALS EIN MENSCHENLEBEN IN MISSOURI for the State Historical Society of Missouri.

Goebel, Gert, "The Development of Missouri," 1879, (C1109)
1 volume(s)
English translation of "Langer als ein Menschenleben in Missouri," with some changes from the work published in 1877.

Goebel, Gert, LANGER ALS EIN MENCHENLEBEN IN MISSOURI, 1877, (SUNP0456)
0.2 linear feet
LONGER THAN A LIFETIME IN MISSOURI, a description of the first Germans in Missouri, translated by Martin William Heinrishmeyer; also a copy of translation by Anna Hesse.

Goebel, Gert, LONGER THAN A LIFETIME IN MISSOURI, (SUNP2460)
RESTRICTED
0.8 linear feet
Translation of LANGER ALS EIN MENCHENLEBEN IN MISSOURI by Elsa Nagel including 1 handwritten copy, 1 typescript, and 2 carbon copies of typescript.

Gourgas Family, Papers, 1815-1843, (C2699)
10 folder(s)
Letters of Adele Gourgas, daughter of a Swiss immigrant, to her brother John Mark Gourgas relating her impressions of and experiences in the Millersburg-Lexington, KY, region and Cincinnati, OH, where she moved with her husband John Dubois in 1819. Letters from Jacob Gourgas to his brother John Mark and other papers of family interest. Letters are in French.

Graves, David William (1837-1918), Autobiography, 1916, (C0158)
3 folder(s)
Autobiography of a Montgomery County, MO, farmer, schoolteacher, and Baptist missionary and minister. Donor-compiled index included.

Haller, Emanuel Carl, Papers, 1881-1943, (C3250)
4 folder(s)
Letters, documents, and photos concerning church matters and the funeral of Emanuel Haller. Most of the letters are in German.

Hambright, Robert, Letter, 1845, (C3238)
1 folder(s)
To John Hambright, Fort Osage, MO, from Fayetteville, AR, May 23, 1845. Concerns the emigration of Choctaw Indians from Mississippi to Arkansas. Newspaper clipping announces sale of slaves by Commissioner John Hambright, brother of Robert Hambright.

Hamilton, T. M., Papers, (WUNP5615)
3.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of correspondence, research materials, photographs, writings, and miscellaneous.

Hamilton, T.M. Ted (1905- ), Papers, 1922-1984, (C3073)
MICROFILM
Papers of a Saline County, MO, farmer and expert on historic and prehistoric weaponry. Correspondence on archaeological and historical topics, as well as personal, business, and local civic affairs. Also includes photographs, notes, organizational materials, publications and manuscripts on Hamilton's archaeological interests.

Hannibal, Peter M., Papers, 1935-1939, (C2766)
1 folder(s)
Two letters in Danish to J.C. Bay from Hannibal in Dannebrog, NE, and typed translations. Also a Danish newspaper clipping.

Harmony Church, Warren County, Missouri, Records, 1843-1919, (C3072)
MICROFILM
Record book of a German Lutheran Evangelical Church established in 1842. Includes transcriptions from other records, 1843-1881; and original records, 1881-1919. Includes birth, christening, confirmation, marriage, and death records.

Harmony Mission Annual Reports, 1825-1827, (C1731)
1 folder(s)
Annual reports to Secretary of War James Barbour from Nathaniel B. Dodge, superintendent, on the Indian School at Harmony Mission, Great Osage Nation. Reports on teachers and other personnel, number of students, amount of Missouri property, expenses, receipts, progress of students, health, and Indian relations.

Hashbarger, Ruth, Papers, (WUNP4851)
1 folder(s)
11 volume(s)
INVENTORY. Correspondence, photographs, miscellaneous documents, and children's and other books in the German language.

Haslag Family, Letter, 1848, (C1780)
1 folder(s)
A letter, in German, to members of the Haslag family in Osage County, Missouri. Part of the German Heritage Archives.

Heinrich, C., pub. "The Experiences....of the Stephanites who emigrated from Saxony, 1839," n.d., (C2085)
1 folder(s)
Journey of the Stephanites from Saxony to St. Louis, 1838, and settlement in Perry County, 1839. Difficulties of ocean voyage to New Orleans and riverboat travel to St. Louis. Economic conditions, prices, religious beliefs, organization of colony, and impressions of Martin Stephan.

Hermann, LaDonna, "Many Happy Memories and Anecdotes Told by Franceska Lutz Hennerich?", 1989, (C1790)
1 folder(s)
Reminiscences and anecdotes of a German American family from St. Louis. Includes information about immigration, business, family life, and other topics. Photocopies of family photographs included. Part of the German Heritage Archives.

Hinrichs, Charles F. (1828-1902), Papers, 1862-1902, (C0335)
MICROFILM
Papers and records of a German American who lived in Cape Girardeau and Butler Counties in Missouri. Records concern Hinrich's Civil War service in Company L, 10th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry. Other papers document his agricultural interests, the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and his efforts to establish a German colony at Carola, Butler County, MO.

Howell, Elijah Preston, Diary, 1849, (C1675)
MICROFILM
1 folder(s)
Diary, May 6-September 24, 1849, of a journey across the plains from Athens, Gentry County, MO, to the Sacramento Valley during the California gold rush. Members of company, description of wagon trains, countryside, wild game, vegetation, provisions, Indians, cholera, travel guides, landmarks, defense, wagon train problems, Mormons.

Huiskamp Family, Papers, 1858-1990, (C3009)
1.6 linear feet
Correspondence of Gerard L. Huiskamp, his future wife, Lillian M. Barr, and various other family members and friends. Also included are letters written by Henrik Huiskamp, while on a trip to Europe in the late 1800s, genealogical information and photographs of the Werth family, patents for an airplane wing, and various writings by Gerard L. Huiskamp, including an unpublished text about government, labor, and communism.

Hutchinson, Marvin, Collection, 1857-1904, (C1791)
1 folder(s)
Letters, poetry, Civil War documents, and other papers pertaining to the Hagen and Sasse families of Chariton County, Missouri. Part of the German Heritage Archives

Huynh, Quang Nhuong (1936-2001), Papers, 1956-2000, (C3997)
4.4 linear feet
The papers of Huynh Quang Nhuong, a Vietnamese author who lived in Columbia, Missouri, consist mainly of Huynh's writings and include drafts of plays, novels, short stories, poetry, and screenplays. The collection also includes photographs, newspaper clippings, book reviews, and correspondence with publishers, as well as fan letters from children regarding his book, The Land I Lost.

Indian Census, Missouri Territory, 1817, (C1628)
1 folder(s)
Names of tribes, number of adults and children, towns, roving bands, where situated, type of homes, occupation, diet, and degree of civilization.

Jefferson City, Missouri, Saengerbund Papers, (WUNP6131)
0.25 linear feet
CD copies of German songbooks collected by members of the Jefferson City German singing society. MU professor Walter A. Schroeder retains the originals. Also includes society's constitution, annual reports, annual activities, membership, and photograph.

Jorgensen, Jorgen, LIVSERINDRINGER, 1938, (C2754)
1 folder(s)
Copy written in Danish, and letter of Jorgensen to J. Christian Bay from Reserve, MT.

Kargau, E.D., "St Louis in Former Years," 1893, (C1130)
1 volume(s)
History of the St. Louis German community. Translated by William G. Bek.

Kemper, Edward, Collection, (WUNP4633)
Glass plate negatives and prints of family and area around Hermann, MO.

Kemper, Edward, Collection, (WUNP4816)
0.6 linear feet
1 folder(s)
Addition. Certificates of award presented to Hermann Grape Nurseries. Ledger and brochure of Kemper's Ford agency; labels, price lists, and ribbons from Hermann Grape Nurseries and Kemper Orchards; volumes in German including Gert Gobel's account of immigrant life in Missouri.

Kendrick, M. Slade (1894- ), Papers, 1951-1973, (C0628)
9 folder(s)
Letters written to a professor of agricultural economics at Cornell University by his friend, the poet John G. Neihardt (1884-1973), and related items.

Keyes, Willard (1792-1861), Journal, 1817-1855, (C2748)
3 folder(s)
Travel to Wisconsin and Illinois from Newfane, Windham County, VT, 1817-1820; occupations and experiences on frontier; description of Indians, wilderness, logging operations on Mississippi and Black Rivers; travel from Quincy, IL, to New England by stage, boat, and train with itemized account of expenses, 1852.

Killian, Joseph C. (1825-1895) and Charles A. (1852-1936), Papers, 1821-1935 (C0124)
0.4 linear feet
Legal papers and letters of J.C. Killian and his son, Perry County, Missouri, lawyers. Diary of J.C. Killian describes people of Perryville. Also material on early German immigration.

Kittlaus, Louis, Jr., Collection, 1893-1982, (C3908)
0.75 linear feet
Booklets, pamphlets, books, and photographs concerning Turnverein history, activities, competitions in St. Louis, MO, the United States, and as part of the 1928 Turnfest and Olympic games. The majority of the material belonged to Louis Kittlaus, Sr. or Louis Kittlaus, Jr. The ephemera includes a 50 year membership card for Louis Kittlaus, Sr., and attendance medals.

Klinge, Henry, Papers, (SUNP2560)
0.2 linear feet
Civil War diary and translation, pension papers, passport.

Kloeckner, Louis O., Papers, 1864-1937, 1964-1965, (C1797)
1 folder(s)
Photographs and awards regarding Kloeckner's career as a pharmacist. Also Civil War military service and pension records of his father, who had the same name. Part of the German Heritage Archives.

Koerner, Gustav, "The Germans in Missouri, [1818- 1848]," 1880, (C1132)
1 volume(s)
One section of a larger work on the German element in the U.S.

Kramer, Herbert G., "Sister Jerome, Hospital Sister from Osage County," n.d., (C2940)
1 folder(s)
Brief account of the life of Elizabeth Kramer (1852-1922), who became Sister Jerome, a nun in the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis, including her obituary and eulogies of her.

Kramer, Herbert George (1906- ), Papers, n.d., 1962-1969, (C1951)
1 folder(s)
History and clergy of Mary Help Catholic Church, Osage County, MO; history of Bonnot's Mill area; and remembrance of his mother, Veronica Franken Kramer.

Krohn, Peter, Collection, 1847-1869, (SUNP2357)
1 folder(s)
1 volume(s)
Journal of trigonometry problems, accounts, tax receipt, affidavit as postmaster and Internal Revenue license for retail dealer in Osage County, MO.

Kuemmel Family Books, 1859-1927, (C1135)
19 volume(s)
Account books, cash books, and letter books of the family of George F. Kuemmel.

Kuemmel, George F[rederick] (1833-1914), Record Book, 1872-1881, (C1137)
1 volume(s)
A few pages contain garden and miscellaneous accounts, and remainder of book consists of paragraphs about murders and suicides written in German.

Kuemmel, George Frederick (1833-1914), Dictionary, 1855, (C1134)
1 volume(s)
Brief German-English dictionary compiled by German-born music teacher in Glasgow, MO.

Kuemmel, George Frederick (1833-1914), Geometry Notebook, 1849, (C1136)
1 volume(s)
Geometry exercises.

Kuemmel, George Frederick (1833-1914), Record Book, 1873-1875, (C1139)
1 volume(s)
Contains weather records, garden and egg accounts, and expenses for chickens.

Kuemmel, George Frederick, (1833-1914), Papers, 1876-1910, (C1138)
1 volume(s)
Miscellaneous papers including accounts, invoices, statements, concert programs, and letters of George F. Kuemmel and members of his family.

Kuemmel, Natalie Wagner (1840-1922), Notebook, 1861-1869, (C1140)
1 volume(s)
Jokes, daybook for 1861 and letter record book, 1863-1869.

Kuemmel, William (1842- ), Daybook, 1856-1860, (C1141)
1 volume(s)
Owner of a general merchandise firm in St. Louis, Kuemmel emigrated to the U.S. from Germany.

Lackey, Walter E., Letters, 1805, 1827, (C3145)
1 folder(s)
Letter from John B. Treat to Henry Dearborn, 1805, describing Arkansas, the fur trade, Indian trouble, climate, population, and industry of the area. Inspection report written by C. Groghan from Jefferson Barracks, September 1827.

Lake Creek United Methodist Church, Pettis County, Missouri, Records, 1844-1976, (C3698)
MICROFILM
Records of the Versailles Mission; Florence District; later Lake Creek District; and the Lake Creek Church, Pettis County, of the Methodist Episcopal, later United Methodist, Church, founded in 1843. The material includes histories, minutes and membership, baptism, marriage, and funeral lists. Volumes 1 and 2 are in German and volume 3 partially in German.

Lanius, Jacob (1814-1851), Diaries, 1833-1842, (C1147)
0.4 linear feet
Diaries of an itinerant pastor for the Missouri Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church. Concerns church locations, members, revivals, meetings, ministers, and living conditions. Includes an edited transcription, with background information, by Theodore H. Wolff.

Latimer, Oliver, Papers, (SUNP0710)
3 folder(s)
Letters from Germany and New Orleans to members of the Bauerrichter and Hinricks families in Lewis and Shelby counties comprise the bulk of the collection. In German. 1850s-1900s.

Leazenby, Grant, "A Story of an Emigrant People,", (C0747)
1 folder(s)
Reminiscences of the author's boyhood in Cainsville, Harrison County, MO. Recounts the lives of prominent Czechoslovakian immigrants in the community, describing their history as a people, their country, and the area they finally settled in.

Leimkuehler, Ricka, Papers, 1850-1858, (C2127)
10 folder(s)
The Leimkuehler Papers consist of the records of the Pin Oak Creek Baptist Church, Mount Sterling, MO, 1850-1858, typescripts of those records, and articles by Leimkuehler about early German Baptists in Missouri.

Leopold, Charles John Joseph (1810- ), Papers, 1836-1884, (C1016)
3 folder(s)
Correspondence (several letters in German with translations) business and legal papers; and receipts.

Lewis, Ethelbert Wallis (1815-1855), Letters, 1837-1851, (C1674)
1 folder(s)
To his brother, William W[alker] Lewis, Culpepper County, VA, from Missouri. Lewis emigrated from Virginia in 1836. Howard County; 1837 Missouri legislature; comparison of Missouri and Virginia; and Missouri life in general.

Lewis, Meriwether (1774-1809), Astronomy Notebook [1805], (C1074)
1 volume(s)
Set of formulae prepared by Robert Patterson of Philadelphia for Lewis to use in determining geographical locations by astronomical observation. Also includes a "sketch given us by Yallept, the principal chief of the Wollah-wollah nation," and a drawing, probably by Lewis, Microfilm copy available for loan.

Lexington Turner Society, Lexington, Missouri, Records, 1859-1867, 1882-1965, (C3070)
MICROFILM
Minutes and accounts for German-American athletic and social club founded in 1859 as Turn Verein. Records to 1906 are in German. Includes translation by Turner member Nicholas Haerle. Subjects include memberships, balls, music groups, building construction and maintenance, and German-American relations.

Lingenfelder, Julius, Papers, (WUNP4888)
RESTRICTED
0.9 linear feet
INVENTORY. Medical diploma; book, DER ARTZ ALS FUHRER DER NEUZEIT; scrapbook of correspondence and news clippings, 1915-1920; in German and English. Typescript copy of THE PHYSICIAN AS LEADER OF THE NEW ERA; family correspondence and school certificates in German and English.

Lippstadt Evangelical Church, Warren County, Missouri, Records, 1849-1933, (C3643)
MICROFILM
The marriage, baptismal, confirmation and funeral records of a German evangelical church located near Warrenton, Warren County, MO. Volume three also contains the rules of the congregation and list of its members. The records are written almost entirely in German script.

Lock Brothers Milling Company Papers, 1861-1935, (C3630)
MICROFILM
Daybooks, ledgers, and payroll records of a family-owned milling company in Loose Creek, Osage County, MO. Operations included a sawmill, winery and flour mill. Most of the mill's business was done with local German immigrant farmers and their descendants. Early records are in German shorthand script and there are some gaps.

LOGAN, Passenger List, 1833, (C1850)
1 folder(s)
Passenger list of ship LOGAN, arriving in New York 20 June 1833, John Atkins, master; list gives names, ages, sex, profession, and nationality of passengers. Many Germans listed Missouri as area of intended settlement.

Lorimier, Louis, Will, 1808, (C2124)
1 folder(s)
Will of Lorimier of the District and Town of Cape Girardeau, Louisiana Territory. Lorimier named as his executor and heir the Shawnee woman with whom he lived, Pemanpich. Will lists names and ages of their six children.

Lotz, Philipp, Papers, 1872-1955, (C3741)
2 folder(s)
Pages from the family Bible listing births and deaths of children of Philipp and Christina Lotz; obituary of Christian Lotz; miscellaneous receipts and clippings; and religious cards and literature. Most of the material is in German. The Lotz family lived in and near California and McGirk in Moniteau County, MO, and Kansas City.

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.

Louisiana Territory, District of St. Charles. Tax Book, 1805, (C1225)
1 volume(s)
List of taxable property within the District of St. Charles for assessment purposes.

Lyon, Nathaniel (1818-1861), Letter, 1850, (C0541)
1 folder(s)
To A. Fisdale, Lockets Harbor, from Monterey, CA, Apr. 30, 1850. Letter tells of a prospective trip to northern California and Oregon to settle Indian troubles. Mentions the slavery question and local amusements.

Marsh, Elias Joseph, Diary, 1859, (C2599)
3 folder(s)
Account of a journey to the northern reaches of the Missouri River. Describes the departure, route, passengers, river currents, fur trappers, Indians, prairie country, Mormon camp, Sioux City, the wilderness, Fort Pierre Chouteau, hunting and wildlife, Fort Berthold, Fort Union, and Yellowstone River.

Mathematics Notebooks, n.d., (C0667)
2 folder(s)
Mathematical notebooks, written in German. Surveyor's notebook and one of sample problems.

Meinershagen Family Papers, (WUNP6124)
1.5 linear feet
INVENTORY Family papers and genealogical research materials compiled by Fred H. Meinershagen of Columbia, Missouri for a published family history entitled "The Prosperous and Diligent Blacksmith from Wersen." [Meinershagen, Begemann, Hackmann, Neiweg, Brinkmann families ] Includes correspondence, research, family reunion notes and other materials, newspaper clippings, obituaries, photographs, color slides, negatives, and genealogical charts.

Memorial Methodist Church, St. Louis, Missouri, Records, 1844-1981, (C1071)
1.25 linear feet
Records of the church from its beginning as the South St. Louis Mission (German Methodist) in 1844 to 1981. Includes quarterly conference reports and minutes; membership, baptism, and marriage records; church board and organization meeting minutes; Sunday School records; some financial records; and photographs.

Merrill, Julius Caesar (c. 1843- ), Diary, 1864, (C0371)
3 folder(s)
Gives account of trip from Milwaukee to Boise City, ID, in 1864. Describes the journey over the old Oregon Trail, storms, severity of weather, shortage of food and water for their livestock, scarcity of firewood and wild game food for themselves, difficulties in fording rivers, fear of Indian attack, encounters with Indians wanting to trade, and other problems of wagon train life.

Meyer, Karl Friedrich (1801-1870), Diary, 1833, (C1713)
1 folder(s)
Diary of a voyage on the WESER from Tundern, Germany, to New Orleans, 11 August-16 October 1833 or 1834. Translated by Helen Evers, Lindenwood College, St. Charles, MO. Meyer recorded accounts, a list of the passengers, the crew, appearance of the coasts of Santo Domingo and Cuba.

Missouri, Franklin County, Tutor's Notes, 1882, (C1105)
1 folder(s)
Collection of historical and geographical facts used by a private tutor in Casco, Franklin County, MO. The sheets were mounted on cloth and placed in a frame which hung on the wall.

Missouri, Hermann, Clippings, 1945, (C0836)
1 folder(s)
Clipping reprinting section of journal of the Reverend William A. Helffrich of the early Reformed Church, describing river trip from Pennsylvania to Hermann, MO, in 1848, and the social life among pioneer settlers. From THE ADVERTISER COURIER, Hermann, MO, 27 April 1945.

Missouri, Hermann. Board of Trustees, Records, 1799, 1837-1877, (C2992)
MICROFILM
Records, in German, of the German Settlement Society of Philadelphia, which founded Hermann. Include land records with maps, bylaws, lists of stockholders, incorporation records, trustees' minutes for 1852-1877, collector and treasurer records, and an architectural drawing of the Town School, 1855.

Missouri, Perry County, Immigration List, 1839, (C1837)
1 folder(s)
List of Lutheran emigrants who came to Perry County, MO, by way of New Orleans in 1839. Original in the possession of the donor.

Missouri, Perry County, Immigration List, 1839, (C1836)
1 folder(s)
List of Lutheran emigrants who left New York and arrived in the village of Wittenburg, Perry County, MO, in 1839. Original in the possession of the donor.

Missouri, Perry County, Stephan Emigration List, 1852-1853, (C1839)
1 folder(s)
List of workers and contributions in number of days of work, October and November 1852, and August 1853, of members of the Martin Stephan emigration of German Lutherans to Perry County, MO.

Missouri. Constitution, 1865, (C2866)
1 folder(s)
German edition, published by WESTLICHE POST, 1865.

Missouri. Council of Defense, Papers, 1917-1919, (C2797)
13.6 linear feet
Correspondence, bulletins, circulars, and posters.

Missouri. Infantry, 17th Regiment, Volunteers, Company G, Muster-Out Roll, 1864, (C2869)
1 folder(s)
Muster-out roll of Company G, Missouri 17th Volunteer Infantry, or Western Turner Rifle Regiment; mustered 25 September 1861 and discharged 27 September 1864.

Moll, Justus R., Collection, (WUNP4803)
3.4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Correspondence and genealogical materials for the Moll family and related families.

Moll, Justus R., Maps, 1870, 1915, (C3211)
1 folder(s)
Negative photostat of a map of Greene County, MO, showing roads, Indian trails, villages and mounds, and narrative regarding Indians in Greene County, 1915. Also a copy of a map of the battlefield at Lexington, MO, September 1861, as drawn during court of inquiry in the 1870s.

Morrow, W.I.I. (1802-1876), Papers, 1839, 1852, (C2051)
1 folder(s)
Positive photostat copy of a day by day account of the journey of Morrow, attending physician to a party of emigrating Cherokee Indians, c. 20 February-24 March 1839. Two typescript copies of a diary also included. Copy of 1852 letter from Morrow regarding use of liquor among Seneca Indians near Enterprise, MO.

Muehl, Siegmar, Collection, (SUNP2930)
0.4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Collection of genealogical research materials concerning the Strehly family of Hermann, MO, includes biographies of Joseph Carl Strehly and Marie R. (Strehly) Wolff, correspondence, photographs, genealogical charts, and family papers.

Muehl, Siegmar, FRIEDRICH MUENCH: MAN OF LETTERS ON THE MO FRONTIER, Reader and Source Book, 1990s, (C0952)
0.2 linear feet
Siegmar Muehl translated and edited the writings of Muench, who immigrated to the U.S. with the Giessen Emigration Society in 1834, and was a liberal thinker. He settled in Missouri, farmed, and wrote extensively. These papers contain translations as well as photocopies of Muench's work and are part of the German Heritage Archives.

Muench, Friedrich (1799-1881), Obituary, 1881, (C2902)
1 folder(s)
Obituary translated by Ralph Gregory from the WESTLICHE POST of 16 December 1881. Includes a biography and eulogy of Muench.

Muench, Friedrich, THE STATE OF MISSOURI: AN ACCOUNT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCES TO IMMIGRATION, (SUNP2462)
RESTRICTED
0.6 linear feet
Translation from the German by Elsa Nagel includes one handwritten copy, one typescript, and two carbon copies.

Muhl, Eduard (1800-1854), Letters, 1842-1848, (C3744)
3 folder(s)
Letters of a Hermann, MO, newspaperman to his wife as he traveled to St. Louis, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York selling subscriptions to his papers. Also included is a biographical sketch of Muhl and a translation of the letters from German to English, done by the donor.

Nahm-Mueller Family, Photographs, 1880s-1920s, (C1798)
Photocopies and 35mm negatives of fifteen photographs of a Hermann, Missouri, family. Part of the German Heritage Archives.

Neihardt, John G. (1881-1973), Papers, 1908-1974, (C3778)
RESTRICTED
1.4 linear feet
Correspondence and miscellaneous material of poet. Neihardt was most famous for his epic A CYCLE OF THE WEST, and BLACK ELK SPEAKS. He was poet laureate of Nebraska, literary editor of the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 1929-1938, and an instructor at the University of Missouri, 1949-1965.

Neihardt, John G. (1881-1973), Papers, c. 1858-1974, (C3716)
RESTRICTED
9.4 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, news clippings, audio and video cassettes, and miscellaneous material of poet. Neihardt was most famous for his epic, A CYCLE OF THE WEST, and BLACK ELK SPEAKS. He was poet laureate of Nebraska, literary editor of the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 1926-1938, and instructor at the University of Missouri, 1949-1965.

Neihardt, John G., Ephemera, 1957-1987, (C1267)
MICROFILM
0.3 linear feet
Correspondence, clippings, and obituaries of poet and educator John G. Neihardt. Additional materials pertaining to the Neihardt Foundation, Black Elk/Neihardt Park, Blair, Nebraska, and a stage performance of Black Elk Speaks. Enid Fink Neihardt childhood memoir and additional clippings about her and Hilda Neihardt's efforts to continue their father's and Black Elk's legacies.

O'Fallon Family, Papers, (SUNP2984)
0.2 linear feet
Papers consisting primarily of personal and professional correspondence of Benjamin O'Fallon, U.S. Agent for Indian Affairs in Missouri, 1816-1830s; and 19th century legal papers and financial documents of the related families of Smith, Madden, and Horine.

OSAGE FACTOR Accounts, 1813, (C1558)
1 folder(s)
Accounts of the U.S. Barge OSAGE FACTOR, ascending the Missouri, October 5, 1813, and at Arrow Rock, MO, November 4, 1813. Indian affairs and trade.

Partridge, Edward, Letter, 1837, (C1622)
1 folder(s)
To Emily and James H. Partridge, Pittsfield, MA, from Far West, MO, Oct. 12, 1837. Disowned by his family for his Mormon beliefs, he wrote his sister Emily about his ostracism and outlined his faith. Also mentions civil and military officers, crops, wages, prices, need for lawyers, and Indian wars.

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.

Plassmeyer Family Papers, (WUNP6090)
0.1 linear feet
INVENTORY Papers of Henry Plassmeyer, a Franciscan priest born in Westphalia (MO) of German immigrant parents. He lived and worked in Teutopolis, Illinois and documented the experiences of German Americans during World War I. Includes various issues of Social Justice Review, 1949-1952.

Pollock, Thomas (1805-1879), Letters, 1862-1863, (C2570)
1 folder(s)
Letters from the first wagonmaster of the 18th Missouri Infantry, to the members of his family. Letters deal with the Civil War in the South.

Pommer Family, Papers, 1831-1874, (C1852)
1 folder(s)
Genealogical information, documents in German, deed for lot in Hermann, MO, and estate papers. Material pertains primarily to Frederick William Pommer and William Henry Pommer. The latter taught music at the University of Missouri, 1907-1922.

Puchta, Randolph E. (1928- ), Interview, 1998, (C2521)
1 folder(s)
Interview with Puchta, a resident of Hermann, MO. Puchta discusses his early life, German ancestry, wine making, local customs and leisure activities, and transportation. Of note are his descriptions of photographs from the Edward Kemper Collection at The State Historical Society of Missouri (Accession No. 4633).

Quirk, Patrick J. (1845-1921), Diary, 1865, (C3943)
1 folder(s)
The diary of Patrick J. Quirk, relates the details of a trip made in 1865 by railroad and steamboat from Springfield, MA, to Yankton, SD, on the way to the Montana Territory.

Redeker, Fredric D., Collection, (SUNP2594)
0.4 linear feet
Peoples Bank of Chamois, Chamois, MO, Records, minutes of Board of Directors, 1921-1935; Renneke-Evers Family Papers, correspondence (in German) and miscellany; Georg Fikenscher Papers, manuscript in German, 1863; Blair Family Papers, photocopies of genealogical information from James T. Blair, Sr., family Bible.

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.

Ritter, Friedrich Wilhelm (1815-1891), Papers, 1839-1929, 1962, (C1779)
1 folder(s)
The Friedrich Wilhelm Ritter Papers contain photocopies of the papers of a German immigrant and the Ritter family of Shelby County, Missouri. The papers include obituaries, poetry, recipes, accounts, correspondence, naturalization documents, Ritter's will, and other papers. The collection is in German and English and is part of the German Heritage Archives.

Rustemeyer Family, Papers, 1884-1953, (C4017)
0.3 linear feet
The Rustemeyer Family papers contain correspondence written to Bernard Rustemeyer by friends and family in Germany after his immigration to America in 1882. The collection also includes newspaper clippings and photographs of the Rustemeyer, Altek�ster, St�ckbrand, and Giese families, and Rustemeyer's hometown, K�rbecke, Germany.

Sachs, Oscar, Papers, (WUNP5355)
0.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Scrapbooks about Oscar Sachs, a German-American of Kansas City; photocopies of the scrapbooks; and a Historical Sketch of the German Hospital in Kansas City.

Schermerhorn, John Freeman (1787-1859), Papers, 1809-1909 (C0160)
0.4 linear feet
Letters and papers of Schermerhorn and his heirs, located in New York (1809-1840), Indiana (1840-1858), and Missouri (1858-1909). Schermerhorn was a frontier preacher, peacemaker with the Indians, and landowner.

Schrader, Heinrich, Papers, (WUNP5903)
Letters from family members in Germany, to Schrader of Rich Fountain, Osage County, MO, 1883-1894. Includes summary translations.

Schrader-Holtschneider Papers, 1868-1959, (C3773)
0.8 linear feet
Papers of Schrader and Holtschneider families of Rich Fountain, Osage County, MO. They were farmers, merchants, postmasters, and county judges. Papers include correspondence, business and legal papers, post office records, and school district records.

Schroeder, Adolf and Rebecca, Collection, (WUNP5648)
0.1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of recorded folk music and conferences including commercial and non-commercial; accompanying booklets; and slides. Addition of recordings of American and European folk music.

Schroeder, Adolf E. and Rebecca, Collection, (WUNP4925)
RESTRICTED
1.25 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of material on folklore, includes records, video recordings, brochures, booklets, books, and correspondence.

Schroeder, Adolf E. and Rebecca, Collection, (WUNP5227)
INVENTORY. Addition of audio and visual materials relating to folklore, folk music and ethnic groups in Missouri.

Schroeder, Adolf E. and Rebecca, Collection, (WUNP5410)
0.1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of oral interviews, musical recordings, interview transcriptions, and interview notes relating to Old Mines and the French in Missouri.

Schroeder, Adolf E. and Rebecca, Collection, (WUNP5490)
0.3 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of materials primarily relating to author Ward Dorrance, educator Rosemary Thomas, and the subject of French-Americans in Missouri. Includes correspondence, photographs and research materials.

Schroeder, Adolf E. and Rebecca, Collection, (WUNP5183)
MICROFILM
2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of various folklore and folk music newsletters, materials about the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center and the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. Includes documents in German about Johann Wilhelm Bock, a German-American immigrant.

Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP5039)
RESTRICTED
1 folder(s)
Addition of three booklets entitled: The Musical Life of Bethel German Colony; Bethel German Colony, Religious Beliefs and Practices; and Ein Zeppelin-Maschinist erzahlt Meine Fahrten 1931-1938.

Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP4926)
RESTRICTED
1.45 linear feet
INVENTORY. Photographs used in assembling the exhibit "Where the Sun of Freedom Shines: The German Heritage in Missouri."

Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP5349)
RESTRICTED
6.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to professional papers of a UMC Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies chairman. Contains correspondence, teaching materials, departmental papers, oral histories of German-Americans in Missouri, and student materials.

Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP4918)
RESTRICTED
1.6 linear feet
INVENTORY. Correspondence, newsletters, and other organizational files of the Rotary Club. Schroeder was president of the Columbia Rotary Club, 1977-1978. Addition. Materials about Germans in the Dakotas, ethnic needlework, evaluation of Central High School in St. Joseph, MO, and files of correspondence, conferences, and articles by Schroeder.

Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP4850)
RESTRICTED
2 volume(s)
Addition. Two volumes of handwritten poetry in German.

Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP5472)
RESTRICTED
1.3 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of various foreign language association newsletters, correspondence and other records relating to foreign language associations, materials relating to ethnic group research near Cape Girardeau, and materials relating to Otto Dingeldein, a silversmith.

Schroeder, Adolf, E., Papers, (WUNP5509)
RESTRICTED
1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of student papers, materials relating to various German conferences, and materials relating to various grants and exhibits.

Schubert Family, Papers, 1834-1996, (C3005)
0.6 linear feet
The Schubert Family Papers contain diaries, drawings, prints, and account books related to the immigration and livelihood of family members. There are also genealogical notebooks for families of Atchison County, MO, and documents dealing with the Sociality.

Schwarzer, Franz (1828-1904), Papers, 1840-1951, (C3484)
0.8 linear feet
Correspondence of the Schwarzer family; factory records, catalogs, and photographs of zithers and other stringed instruments manufactured at the zither factory in Washington, MO, founded by Schwarzer in 1869.

Schweighauser, Art A., Collection, (WUNP4819)
0.25 linear feet
INVENTORY. Items collected by historian and resident of Hermann, MO.

Schweighauser, Art A., Collection, 1713-1941, (C3762)
1 folder(s)
This collection from Hermann, MO, contains a book of folk remedies in German, 1713; drawings of furniture by G. Adam Bezold from the 1820s; two booklets of sermons in German by the Reverend Niedhammer, 1869-1905; obituary/family history of John Jacob Muenzenmayer (1832-1918); and a history of Loutre Island Methodist Episcopal Church, Warren County, MO, 1941.

Seibert, Donald A., Collection, (SUNP2566)
0.2 linear feet
Papers of a German immigrant from Srnsberg in the 1830s who became a merchant in Missouri. Miscellaneous documents and account book.

Sellmeyer Family, Collection, (WUNP5526)
1 folder(s)
Addition of Sellmeyer family genealogical materials, including materials in German. Correspondence, census records, family tree, photographs, map, and miscellaneous.

Sellmeyer Family, Collection, 1839-1990, (C3062)
MICROFILM
Deeds, wills, family trees and photographs of three 19th-century immigrant families who settled in Missouri. The Velten and Ebeling families emigrated from Germany and settled in Warren County, while the Swedish Bentleys came to settle in Howard County. Also includes probate and census records, and a "Velten Family Record" narrative.

Seyffert, Wilhelm and Augustus, Papers, 1854-1905, (C2888)
2 folder(s)
Vol. 1 Copy book of poems in German. Vol. 2 Missouri State Militia, Company E, 13th Cavalry, history, and account book of Augustus Seyffert, 1869-1889.

Smith Family, Papers, 1813-1848, (C2572)
2 folder(s)
German baptismal records and other German documents from 1813 for Conrad Andrew Smith, Warren County, MO; affidavit of intent to become a U.S. citizen, 1838; and oath of citizenship, 1840. Five letters in German by Conrad Andrew Smith, George Smith, and Adam Binzer. Some translations provided by the donor. Smith family genealogical information in accession folder.

Smith, Stanley C. (1928-1999), Papers, 1951-1971, (C3607)
0.4 linear feet
Papers of a close friend of poet John G. Neihardt. Smith was a newspaper editor, tavern manager and teacher. He also served as business agent for one of Neihardt's public speaking tours. The papers consist primarily of letters from Neihardt to Smith but also include business records, schedules, programs, manuscripts, contracts, clippings, newsletters, photographs and a thesis.

Smith, Thomas Adams (1781-1844), Papers, 1798-1864, (C1029)
MICROFILM
Correspondence, letterbooks, and official papers of a professional soldier, who served in Florida and on the Canadian front and later was commander of the 9th Military Department at Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, MO. From 1818 to 1829 Smith was receiver of public monies at the land office in Franklin, MO.

Smithton United Methodist Church, Smithton, Missouri, Records, 1865-1954, (C3704)
MICROFILM
Records of the English and German churches which united in 1924 to form the Smithton United Methodist Church of Smithton, Pettis County, MO. Included are membership records and minutes for the Ladies Aid Society, the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, and the Woman's Society of Christian Service.

St. John's United Church of Christ, Concordia, Missouri, Records, (C3905)
MICROFILM
The records of St. John's United Church of Christ include the constitution, minutes, and annual reports of the church. The records are in German. A translation of the records is included in the collection.

St. John's United Church of Christ, Pinckney, Missouri, Records, (C3615)
MICROFILM
Church records, including births, confirmations, marriages, deaths, communions, family register, collections, and love offerings. The church was established in 1870 with fourteen families included in its membership.

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.

Stein, George, Travel Report, 1881, (C3287)
1 folder(s)
Account of George Stein family migration to America in the fall of 1881 aboard the SS NECKER and settlement in Clark County, MO.

Sterett, Smith A. ( -1887), Papers, 1861-1899, (C2074)
5 folder(s)
Sterett was a Montana Territory prospector, Helena, MT, merchant, and Nevada, MO, hardware merchant. Collection includes letters from business associates, friends, and family; business papers; Sterett's Confederate Army discharge; and an elementary spelling book.

Stone Hill Wine Company, Hermann, Missouri, Records, 1896-1919, (C0345)
7 volume(s)
Ledgers, sale books, harvest book, bank draft register, warehouse receipt book, and price list for winery and brandy distillery owned and operated by George Stark and his sons, Ottmar G. and Louis J. The company included a bottling plant in St. Louis and a whiskey distillery in Bardstown, KY.

Stuart, J.E.B., Letter, 1860, (C0476)
1 folder(s)
To [William Fitzhugh] Lee, from camp 10 miles above Bent's Fort, July 16, 1860. Account of raid on small band of Indians in which warriors were killed and a number of squaws, children and pack animals were captured and several soldiers were wounded with arrows. Rumors of other army skirmishes with the Kiowas and Comanches. Cheyennes and Arapahoes very friendly.

Taube Family, Papers, 1838-1906, (C3022)
MICROFILM
Papers of a German American family in Westphalia, MO. Written mostly in German, this collection contains traditional New Year's cards and letters from the 1870s, 1880s, and 1900s, from Mathias, Ferdinand, and Heinrich Eichholz and others. A notebook begun in 1838 by Anna Margaretha (Temmen) Eicholz includes school exercises, financial account entries for 1856-1861, and a list of family births from 1852-1897.

The Missouri Collection, (C3982)
The Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous small acquisitions related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events.

Thurmond, Nic[holas], Letter, 1865, (C2143)
1 folder(s)
Description of Sterling Price's engagement at Boonville, MO, October 6-7, 1864. Price's retreat from Missouri, Oct. 1864. Army camps in Arkansas, the Federals, horror and grandeur of war, news of friends. Thurmond's wounds and his position teaching school on a Choctaw Indian reservation since November 28, 1864.

Tibbe-Cuthbertson Family, Papers, (SUNP2591)
0.4 linear feet
Addition. Photographs, genealogical materials, correspondence, clippings, ephemera, and miscellany.

Tibbe-Cuthbertson Family, Papers, 1849-1975, (C3711)
0.5 linear feet
Papers of a Washington, MO, family whose patriarch, Henry Tibbe, and his son Anton, founded the Missouri Meerschaum Company. Materials include family and business correspondence, genealogy, property deeds, early history of Missouri Meerschaum Company, patent infringement dispute, pipe catalogs, clippings, and photographs.

Townsend, G.S., Letter, 1838, (C2516)
1 folder(s)
To C.A. Harris, Bureau of Indian Affairs, from Cherokee Agency East, Jan. 25, 1838. Townsend's description of his journey as attending physician to a band of emigrant Cherokees from Cherokee Agency East to Cherokee Nation West, a distance of 800 miles.

Trinity Lutheran Church, Altenberg, Missouri, Centennial Celebration Papers, 1967, (C2598)
1 folder(s)
Materials concerning centennial celebration of church.

Turner Society Pamphlets, 1912-1945, (C0676)
4 folder(s)
Pamphlets and publications of St. Louis area Turner groups. Also a history of the American Turnerbund, 1924; an annual report of the national executive committee of American Turners, 1941; and copies of TURNER TOPICS, publication of American Turners.

U.S. Superintendency of Indian Affairs, St. Louis, Records, 1807-1855, (C2969)
RESTRICTED
MICROFILM
Correspondence, account books and treaties with various Indian tribes. Much of the material is to and from Indian agents at the area agencies. The bulk of the material is from the period when William Clark was superintendent. Also included are records of the Missouri Fur Company, 1812-1817. Originals at Kansas State Historical Society.

U.S. Superintendency of Indian Affairs, St. Louis, Records, 1824-1851, (C2970)
RESTRICTED
MICROFILM
Papers pertain to surveying of Indian lands, expenses of agencies, establishment of trading posts for the Indians, policy for emigrating Indians west of the Mississippi, depredations by Indians and estimates of costs accrued, negotiations and expenses involved with treaties, transcriptions of various chiefs' speeches and reports on the conflicts between various tribal groups.

Van Ravenswaay, Charles (1911-1990), Collection, 1820-1971, (C2668)
1.2 linear feet
Material relating to the Trigg family of Boonville, MO; the papers of Harvey Bunce, Cooper County civic leader and vice-president of the Tebo and Neosho Railroad; and Charles Van Ravenswaay's correspondence and research notes on various families, institutions, historic sites and events in Cooper and Howard Counties, and miscellaneous material related primarily to Boonville, MO.

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 Winterthur Museum and Gardens, Wilmington, DE.

Voelkner, Henry, Letters, 1861-1862, (C0436)
2 folder(s)
Letters written in German by a Union soldier fighting in Missouri during the Civil War, including description of the battle of Sugar Creek. Also typed translations.

Warren County Schuetzen Company No. 1, Warren County, Missouri, Records, 1893-1950, (C3647)
MICROFILM
Minutes, treasurer's reports and account books of a German social club established in Warren County in 1856. Books contain membership lists and records of the Schuetzenfest sponsored annually since the club was founded.

Washington Savings and Loan Association, Washington, Missouri, Records, 1871-1925, (C3663)
1 folder(s)
3 volume(s)
Records of a German savings and loan association organized in 1871 and rechartered twice before it received a permanent charter and took its present name in 1908. Includes charter, bylaws, minutes of board meetings, and lists of stockholders. Minutes were kept in German until September 4, 1918.

Waye, William, Papers, 1852-1894, (C0440)
1 folder(s)
Letters of a German family in both Germany and the U.S.

Werly, Stephen (1823- ), Diary, 1862-1864, (C1949)
1 folder(s)
Civil War diary of the movements of the 21st Regiment of Missouri Volunteers, Company K. The original was written in German.

Wilke, William, "Remembrances of a Franklin County Farmer," 1935, (C1293)
1 volume(s)
Memoirs of boyhood spent in vicinity of Washington, MO.

Wingrath-Reistorff Family, Record Book, 1754-1855, (C1800)
1 folder(s)
Photocopy of a receipt book used by Jacobus Reistorff and Christian Wingrath, German immigrants to Loose Creek, Missouri. Interspersed throughout the book are letters. Included is a partial transcription. Part of the German Heritage Archives.

Wolff, Theodore H. (1905-1999), Papers, 1865-1979, (C3057)
0.8 linear feet
Manuscripts, correspondence, and research materials used by Reverend Theodore Wolff in his writings. Also information on the Methodist movement in Missouri and other religious sectors.

Zook, Helen Follenius (1859- ), Letter, 1924, (C1468)
1 folder(s)
To William G. Bek, Grand Forks, ND, from Fort Scott, KS, Apr. 3, 1924. Mrs. Zook, daughter of William Follenius and granddaughter of Paul Follenius, wrote a short biography of Paul Follenius (1799-1844), a biographical sketch of William Follenius (1829-1902) and a brief genealogy of Follenius and Zook families.