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

Folklore Collection Descriptions

	Collection with primary source materials related to folklore and culture held by the State Historical Society of Missouri-Columbia at the University of Missouri. Also of interest are the Culture and Art & Artists categories.
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Agnew, John, Collection, (WUNP4999)
3 volume(s)
INVENTORY. Audio cassettes of folk music of Missouri, Arkansas, and Kentucky. Features the fiddle along with other string instruments. Also includes sheet music of American and Irish folk music.

Allen, James Lane (1849-1925), Papers, 1886, (C2696)
1 folder(s)
Manuscript describing Mrs. Stowe's "Uncle Tom" at home in Kentucky. Letter to R.W. Gilder, editor of CENTURY MAGAZINE, concerning the manuscript. Copy of the CENTURY MAGAZINE, October 1887, containing the article, is included.

American Dialect Society, Proverb Collection, (WUNP5248)
100 linear feet
INVENTORY. Field research materials for a Dictionary of American Proverbs compiled under the directorship of Margaret Bryant. Includes materials from most of the United States and several Canadian provinces.

Applegate, Lisbon (1803-1875), Collection, 1819-1903, (C0996)
2 linear feet
18 volume(s)
Correspondence and business papers of Lisbon and Lewis M. Applegate of Keytesville, MO. Letters from George W. Applegate in California, 1848-1873, describing prospects for ranching, gold mining, and wine-making ventures; politics; and impact of Civil War and abolitionists. Civil War in Missouri; politics in Missouri and Chariton County; economic conditions and opportunities in Chariton County.

Bass Family, Papers, 1864-1932, (C2367)
3 folder(s)
Notebook and miscellaneous papers concerning music, recipes, home remedies, medical care, school reports, accounts and business of Sallie F. Ellis [Mrs. Lawrence Derby Bass, Sr.], L. Derby Bass, Jr., and Ella Read Bass of Boone County, MO.

Bass-Ellis Family, Papers, 1867-1902, (C2241)
8 folder(s)
Correspondence and business papers of Lawrence Derby Bass and Abraham E. Ellis of Boone County, MO.

Bayless, Raymond, Observation of the 'Missouri Spook Light', 1963, (C2134)
1 folder(s)
Description of an unidentified light in southwest Missouri which residents call the "Missouri Spook Light."

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

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

Bingham, John and Jacob, Papers, 1822-1884, (C2715)
4 folder(s)
Mostly correspondence of Bingham family of Virginia and Missouri; scant mention of contemporary news. A few miscellaneous papers connected with estates, wills, and property.

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.

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

Boyer, Pierre, Collection, (WUNP5333)
3 linear feet
INVENTORY. Collected papers of a Missouri storyteller. Includes publicity, performance information, biographical materials, research files, story manuscripts, photographs, published materials, clippings, and recorded interview with Boyer.

Bryant, E.E., Early Times, 1961, (C2719)
2 folder(s)
A personal reminiscence and historical anecdotes collected by author since 1895, dealing with Mississippi County and Charleston, MO.

Burnham, Ralph Warren, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Hooked Rug Patterns, (C3759)
1 folder(s)
Undated illustrated booklet of patterns for making hooked rugs.

Cansler, Loman D. (1924-1992) and Laura M. (1931-2007), Collection, 1820-2005, (C4018)
10.5 linear feet, 203 audio tapes, 41 audio cassettes, 2 video casettes, 35 audio discs
The Loman and Laura Cansler Collection consists primarily of Cansler's collection of folk songs and other folklore genres on both paper and sound recordings. The collection includes also slides and prints of Laura Cansler's abstract expressionist artwork.

Carney, B.B. ( -1937), Papers, 1933-1937 (C0240)
1 folder
Composition, "The Ozark Fiddler," and two promissory notes.

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.

Christeson, Robert P. (1911-1992), Collection, 1808-1995, (C3971)
36 linear feet, 1387 audio discs, 133 audio tapes, 152 audio cassettes, 112 wire recordings, 3 film reels
The Christeson Collection comprises sheet music, song books, and other publications related to square dancing and folk dances, publications on the history of violins and fiddles, catalogs of instruments and musical recordings, correspondence, photographs and family papers, fiddle organization newsletters, fiddle contest flyers and folk festival information, and the working papers of volumes I and II of "The Old-Time Fiddler's Repertory." In addition, this collection contains Christeson's original wire recordings, audio tapes, and audio discs of fiddle tunes, jam sessions, fiddle contests, and other folk genres.

Christopher, Adrienne Tinker, The Story of Daniel Yoacham, (C2927)
1 folder(s)
Traces the Yoacham family of Westport, Missouri, through three generations, and discusses fur trading in Missouri. Includes anecdotes and legends of fur traders of the 1820s and 1830s.

Clark, Champ (1850-1921) and Bennett Champ (1890-1954), Papers, 1853-1973, (C0666)
25 linear feet
4 volume(s)
Political and personal papers of a Democratic U.S. congressman from Missouri, 1893-1895, and 1897-1921, and his son, a Democratic U.S. senator from Missouri, 1933-1945. Also includes materials of other family members. Collection contains correspondence, financial and legal documents, journals, photographs, speeches and writings, and clippings and scrapbooks.

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

Colman-Hayter Family, Papers, 1839-1900, (C0084)
0.2 linear feet
Correspondence and miscellaneous material of a northwest Missouri family. Includes letters from family members while in the Mexican War, in Oregon, traveling down the Mississippi River, and serving in the Confederate Army.

Concordia Project, Records, (WUNP6099)
0.25 linear feet
INVENTORY Color photographs and negatives of textiles produced by Missouri artisans for the Concordia Project. Includes crochet and tatting, cut work and embroidery, quilts and quilting, rag rugs, and weaving. Also includes miscellaneous files and audio cassette interviews.

Conley-Miller Family, Papers, 1792-1967, (C3693)
5.2 linear feet
3 volume(s)
Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, account books, ledgers, financial and personal records, genealogical materials, photographs, and miscellaneous items of the Conleys and Millers, prominent Boone County, MO, families.

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

Corder-Thomas Family, Papers, 1867-1961, (C3697)
MICROFILM
Diaries of Leslie Walker Corder, a Waverly, MO, farmer and civic leader; his wife Nellie Perry Buck Corder; and her aunt Susan Buck Cooper Thomas. Family letters, news clippings, and miscellaneous items. Routine entries about life in Waverly; weather statistics; farm and rental accounts; expense records; genealogies; and comments on building roads and railroads.

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.

Culp, Henry C. (1844- ), Diary, 1874-1879, (C3736)
4 folder(s)
Diary of a West Virginia man who came to Missouri with his family in the 1870s and settled in Webster and then Pettis Counties. Primarily an account of Culp's travels from West Virginia to Missouri and Kansas, with some record of daily events over a span of five years. Also included are financial accounts, prices for food and supplies, family history, some home remedies, and three hand-drawn maps of a small section of Webster County.

Dearing, Julia Ann, Letter, 1839, (C0494)
1 folder(s)
To James Jones, High Hill, MO, from Ste. Genevieve, MO, Sept. 19, 1839. Letter to her father describing river travel on a wedding trip on the Mississippi. Original in the possession of Mrs. J.D. Ebert.

Deatherage, Charles P., "The Rambles of a School Boy in Saint Louis--1865", (C1712)
1 folder(s)
Reminiscences of life in St. Louis in the 1860s. Deatherage wrote about the families on Madison Street, children's pastimes during summer vacations, and the construction of the Eads Bridge.

Dierssen, Anna (1884-1969), Papers, 1907-1965, (C3399)
6 folder(s)
Diaries of student days at the University of Missouri, 1907-1908, and as a member of the Wednesday Club, Cape Girardeau, MO, 1911-1918; journal of a trip to a family reunion in West Virginia, 1961; two collections of poetry; and novelette about life in Illinois and Missouri in the 19th century.

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.

Draper-McClurg Family, Papers, 1838-2009, (C3069)
MICROFILM
3.9 linear feet
Correspondence, Civil War information, and stories from the Philander Draper and Joseph W. McClurg families. Correspondence, Civil War information, and stories from the Philander Draper and Joseph W. McClurg families. Information on Missouri politics; California gold rush; lead and iron works; orchards; farming; education; the Dakota Territory; housekeeping in a soddy; clothing; and economic conditions, work, and travel in the American West is also included in this collection. Photographs of farm life, vacationing, school, and of family are also included in this collection as well as various playbills for the Elk Minstrels.

Erickson, Bill, Collection, (WUNP5140)
INVENTORY. Recordings of fiddle music.

Evans, Wilson, Collection, (WUNP5904)
Audio recordings of banjo renditions of American folk and popular music by a Sikeston, MO, musician, 1990s.

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.

Faries, Clyde, Collection, (WUNP5659)
Addition of two cassettes containing folk music recorded by the Faries family.

Faries, Clyde, Collection, (WUNP5645)
0.1 linear feet
Lyrics of folk songs performed by the Faries family, and recordings of folk songs performed in memory of Charles Faries.

Faries, Clyde, Papers, (WUNP5702)
Addition. One copy of "A Bunch of Time: Heritage Songs in Honor of Charles Faries," performed by Clyde Faries and others.

Fike, Ellie (1861- ), Diaries, 1879-1892, (C2216)
0.1 linear feet
3 volume(s)
Diaries written by Miss Fike while a student at the State Normal School at Warrensburg, MO, and during her post-graduate life at home and at work.

Fike, Henry C. (1832-1919), Diaries, 1851-1919, (C2215)
0.1 linear feet
43 volume(s)
Diaries written by Fike while a student in McKendree College, IL; while a soldier in the Civil War; and about his migration to and life in Warrensburg, MO, and his work in Kansas City, MO, and various cities in the West.

Froman, C.V., "The James Boys," 1954, (C0694)
1 folder(s)
Stories about Jesse and Frank James and other Missouri outlaws.

Gaddis, Merrill E., ( -1958), Collection, 1941-1955, (C3961)
1.8 linear feet
Term papers about historical houses in Missouri, written by students of Gaddis for his course, History of the South, at Central Methodist College in Fayette, MO.

Galbraith, Art, Papers, 1977-1993, (C1213)
0.1 linear feet
Papers of Arthur Galbraith (1909-1993), fiddler from southwestern Missouri who specialized in Ozark folk music. Includes publicity, concert programs, obituaries, correspondence, awards, and recordings of his music.

German Club Papers, 1903-1965 (C3360)
1.4 linear feet
The papers of the German Club contain correspondence and minutes written in both English and German. The papers are partially translated and include programs, menus, elections, degree requirements, clippings, visitors, songs, photographs, and five woodcuts for German Christmas cards.

Gigous Family, Papers, 1875-1877, (C0325)
1 folder(s)
Letters written to George and Mary Gigous by M.E. Wagner, sister of Mary; Amos Castle, friend of George; and Daniel Stull, cousin of George. The letters describe farming, agricultural prices, immigration, rural education, and rural life in Otter Creek, IA, and Maryville, MO. Includes typed notes on the family.

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.

Hager, Archibald Little (c. 1814-c.1887), Diary, 1844-1887, (C0896)
0.4 linear feet
Diary kept by a farmer in a rural community in Perry County, MO. Diary records daily events such as births, marriages, and deaths, the weather, social occasions, and agricultural tasks. Gaps may exist in diary.

Harry S Truman Reservoir Architectural Survey, Records, 1975-1976, (C3758)
4.4 linear feet
Maps, site survey sheets, and photographs of vernacular architecture in Benton, Henry, Hickory, and St. Clair Counties. Images include barns, bridges, cabins, chicken coops, churches, corncribs, garages, granaries, houses, outhouses, post offices, root cellars, schools, sheds, silos, stores, wells, and windmills.

Heckman, William L., Jr., "Missouri River Stories," 1954, (C1117)
1 volume(s)
Stories concerning the Missouri River written by William L. "Steamboat Bill" Heckman.

Heckman, William L., Jr., (1869-1957) Scrapbooks, 1912-1946, (C1404)
5 volume(s)
Scrapbooks compiled by a steamboat pilot from Hermann, MO. Included in the volumes are clippings about steamboats, pilots, life on the river, family members, and local history; poems; a few letters and greeting cards; and photographs of family members, friends, and steamboats.

Hickman-Bryan Papers, 1796-1920, (C0045)
2.8 linear feet
Papers of two families named Hickman, one of Boone County, MO, the other of Alexandria, LA. Related by marriage, the families had business dealings in slaves, agriculture, and livestock. Papers of the Bryan family, related to the Boone County Hickmans by marriage are also in this collection.

Holbrook, Arthur E., "Seeing the Light," 1950, (C2135)
1 folder(s)
Account of photographing "The Light at Hornet," an unidentified light in Newton County, MO, August 11, 1950.

Horak, Ella Lilly, Collection, n.d., (C3183)
1 folder(s)
Copies of "Wash Day," a receipt for washing clothes given a young bride in Tennessee ca. 1780; and of a sale bill from Kentucky.

Howard, Guy, “Walkin´ Preacher of the Ozark Mountains,” 1940 (C0120)
0.2 linear feet
Original draft of autobiography of a rural preacher and teacher of southern Missouri. Describes family and social life of the hill people, rural churches and communities, and a transient camp near Branson, Missouri.

Hughes, Lena, Papers, (WUNP5121)
0.7 linear feet
INVENTORY. Diaries and materials relating to fiddling. Includes some papers of Jake Hughes and four recordings of fiddle music.

Hunter, Max F., Collection, 1953-1976, (C2518)
3.4 linear feet
Audio tapes of Ozark folklore collected by Hunter, including fiddle tunes, jokes, sayings, songs, visits, and miscellaneous material. Also includes lists, transcripts of songs, synopses, and indexes to the tapes.

Hunter, Max F., Papers, (WUNP5414)
1 linear foot
Twelve notebooks containing original indexes and handwritten transcriptions of collected folk songs and ballads. Indexed by performer and song title. See also collection 2518.

Hunter, Max F., Papers, (WUNP5089)
2 folder(s)
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, articles, and photographs relating to folklorists Ernie Deane and Joan O'Bryant.

Hunter, Max, Papers, (WUNP5499)
1.1 linear feet
Addition of letters, photographs and other materials received by Max Hunter. Most of the letters are from Adolf and Rebecca Schroeder. Correspondence, clippings, and other material concerning the Ozark Folk Festival and Fiddle Contest, 1976-1989.

Hurt, Cora Kinney, "Steamboat Days on the Missouri, 1856-1882," n.d., (C1127)
1 folder(s)
Anecdotes.

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.

Jayne, Mitchell F., Papers, (WUNP5637)
Audio recordings of author and musician, including OLD FISH HAWK and STORIES FROM HOME, volumes I and II. Also includes manuscript of "Hiram" and clippings about Jayne.

Jones, William F. (1823- ), Papers, 1819-1928, (C0831)
10 folder(s)
Letters written primarily by William F. Jones from his home in Bloomingburg, OH, to cousins living in Montgomery County, MO. Jones describes the national political scene, election results, his family, local weather and crops, his Civil War experiences, and the Spanish-American War. Also includes the account book (1844-1928), of Wilson P.H. Jones. See also collection 995.626. See information folder for brief genealogy of the Jones family.

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.

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.

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

Konnyu, Leslie (1914-1992), Papers, (WUNP5235)
17.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Papers of a St. Louis literary and Hungarian leader. Includes correspondence, manuscripts and collected materials.

Konnyu, Leslie, Papers, (WUNP5293)
0.2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of obituaries, articles, condolence letters, photographs, Konnyu's M.A. thesis--John Xantus, Hungarian Geographer in America, and miscellaneous materials.

Konnyu, Leslie, Papers, (WUNP5269)
2.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a Hungarian-American scholar and author. Includes articles and publications, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs and other materials.

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

Lance, Donald M. (1931-2002), Papers, 1938-2002, (C3992)
11.3 linear feet
The professional papers of an MU linguist and English professor contain his professional writings, presentations, and research on the dialects of Missouri, pronunciation of "Missouri," Missouri folklore, discourse, academic courses taught at MU, memorabilia from Texas A & M University, and records of the Missouri Folklore Society, American Name Society, American Dialect Society, and other organizations in the field of toponymy and dialectology.

Lawless, Elaine, Folklore Collection, (WUNP4858)
RESTRICTED
2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition. Student papers, research materials and audio tapes pertaining to folklore research at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Lawless, Elaine, Folklore Collection, (WUNP5363)
RESTRICTED
0.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of student papers in Folklore and Women's Studies Departments from 1992 and 1993.

Lawless, Elaine, Folklore Collection, (WUNP4755)
RESTRICTED
3 linear feet
Student papers and related materials received by a University of Missouri-Columbia folklore professor.

Lawless, Elaine, Folklore Collection, (WUNP5219)
RESTRICTED
1.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of class papers relating to folklore and women studies.

Lawless, Elaine, Folklore Collection, (WUNP5022)
RESTRICTED
5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to student papers, research materials, and audio tapes pertaining to folklore research at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Machir, John, Papers, 1791-1899, (C2893)
0.6 linear feet
Papers of a Missouri businessman and landowner. Includes legal documents belonging to his father, Henry Machir, a Kentucky lawyer, business correspondence, surveys, insurance policies, receipts, deeds, tax bills, slave bills of sale, account books, and personal correspondence.

Marshall, Howard W., Collection, (WUNP5701)
1 folder(s)
Addition. Materials regarding Missouri fiddler, Pete McMahan. Includes music and interview excerpts which aired on KBIA radio, and an article by Marshall about McMahan, which appeared in NATIONAL OLD TIME FIDDLER.

Marshall, Howard W., Collection, (WUNP5594)
0.1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of sheet music of three Moberly, MO, musicians; Laura Bush Rucker, Thomas S. Fleming, and Elizabeth Hulen Owen.

Marshall, Howard W., Collection, (WUNP5721)
RESTRICTED
INVENTORY. RESTRICTION. Addition of folk and bluegrass music recordings, primarily 1960s and 1970s.

Marshall, Howard W., Collection, (WUNP5161)
INVENTORY. Recordings of folk music from Missouri and the Ozark region. Includes original reel to reel recordings and audio cassette copies.

Marshall, Howard Wight, Collection, (WUNP5524)
RESTRICTED
7.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Collection of student papers and course materials in fields of folk life, material culture, architecture and historic preservation. Includes photographs and one audio cassette.

Marshall, Howard, Collection, (WUNP5256)
1 folder(s)
Addition. Recording of KOPN radio show of 11 January 1993 in memory of fiddler Art Galbraith; Galbraith obituaries.

Martin, Maude Williams (1879-1953), Papers, 1896-1989, (C3909)
3 linear feet
The papers of Maude Williams Martin, a collector of Missouri folk songs and ballads, and a writer of short stories and poetry; include correspondence, school lecture notes and papers, poems, short stories, essays, and travel material. Also included is material regarding the Missouri Folk-Lore Society, and published book of Martin's poems entitled, SELECTED POEMS.

McDonald, Archibald J., Papers, 1878-1894, (C0376)
1 folder(s)
Letter of recommendation, teaching certificate, recipe for pickled pork, and commission as probate judge.

McMahan, Pete, Collection, (WUNP5026)
RESTRICTED
Four long-play recordings of folk music and fiddle music entitled MISSOURI FIDDLIN', nos. 1-4.

McRoberts Family, Papers, 1851-1892, (C0377)
6 folder(s)
Correspondence from Kansas City to Monticello, MO, concerning the state legislature. Account book, 1851-1874, Lewis County, MO, Board of Education record book, 1866-1870. Book of sermons and home medicines. U.S. INFANTRY & RIFLE TACTICS BOOK, 1861.

Missouri Folk Arts Program, Records (WUNP6045)
19 linear feet; 193 a.c.; 42 v.t.; 144 a.t.; 1 r.
INVENTORY. Photographs, slides, audio and video tapes, exhibits, and supporting material for the program which documents traditional folk arts and heritage in Missouri.

Missouri Folk-Lore Society Papers, 1906-1923, (C2045)
2 folder(s)
Papers of the society including constitutions; membership material including member lists, 1906-1917; program and minutes of annual meetings, 1908-1920; financial statements, 1914-1921; society publications such as lists of songs and collecting hints; and miscellaneous forms.

Missouri Origins Project Collection, (WUNP4688)
Addition. Oral interviews done by John M. Foley. Tapes are in Croatian.

Missouri Origins Project Collection, 1980-1985, n.d., (C3852)
RESTRICTED
0.2 linear feet
Audiovisual material on Missouri folk music. The project was supported by grants from the Missouri Arts Council and the University of Missouri Development Fund. The video cassettes were produced by the Academic Support Center in cooperation with the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies.

Missouri Place Name Survey Papers, (WUNP4267)
1 linear feet
Correspondence and printed material of a group researching the origin of place names, 1974-1979.

Missouri Place Names Study Papers, 1927-1928, (C3459)
0.6 linear feet
Correspondence, term papers, and information collected by graduate students at the University of Missouri during a study of the origin and history of place names in forty-two Missouri counties.

Missouri River Folk History Project, Records, (SUNP6109)
0.25 linear feet
Oral history interviews of Missourians who have lived and worked along the Missouri River. Meredith Ludwig conducted the interviews.

Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association Collection, 1827-, (C3715)
0.4 linear feet
Records of the Association including field, commercial and private label recordings, audio and video cassettes, interviews, newsletters, and other publications, brochures, broadsides, festival guides, published and unpublished sheet music and limited correspondence.

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.

Now That's a Good Tune: Masters of Traditional Missouri Fiddling, 1989, (C3810)
Two recordings of traditional fiddle tunes played by thirteen musicians from Missouri. Accompanying illustrated booklet includes introduction to traditional violin playing in Missouri, biographies of the musicians, annotations of the tunes, bibliography, and discography. The project was produced by the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Pigott, H.H., Scrapbooks, n.d., (C2476)
2 volume(s)
Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings from the 1880s: poems, jokes, stories, and truisms. Vol. 1 is a ledger from a Boonville general store, of which about 25 pages are free of clippings. Vol. 2 seems to be a lawyer's notes on land transferals in the 1860s, mostly without clippings.

Pompey, Sherman Lee, "New Versions & Variations of the Ballad of Barbara Allen Discovered 1959-1961", (WUNP5318)
0.1 linear feet
A typescript copy of the ballad versions and introductory notes compiled by Pompey.

Pompey, Sherman Lee, Papers, n.d., (C3493)
4 folder(s)
Articles by Pompey on Ozark people, their religions and folk music. Lines and verses of songs are included.

Ramsay Place Names File, 1928-1945, (C2366)
12 linear feet
Card file of origins of Missouri place names, compiled by students of Robert L. Ramsay, University of Missouri professor of English.

Ramsay, Robert L. (1880-1953), Papers, 1918-1953, (C3230)
2.5 linear feet
Correspondence, notes, rough drafts, revisions, and proof sheets for place names series with emphasis upon Missouri place names. Newspaper clippings about Ramsay and the place name articles. Small volumes of notes and prints pertaining to his academic classes, and sample student themes and bibliographies.

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

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

Reppy-Frissell-Drake Family, Papers, 1860-1930 (C0155)
0.1 linear feet
Personal correspondence of a DeSoto, Missouri, family concerning the Civil War, relatives in the East, and family news. Additional family papers are available at the Missouri Historical Museum in St. Louis.

Roberts, John W., Folklore Collection, (WUNP4756)
RESTRICTED
11 linear feet
Student papers and related materials received by a former University of Missouri-Columbia folklore professor.

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 E. and Rebecca, Collection, (WUNP4979)
0.3 linear feet
Addition. Correspondence with Charles van Ravenswaay, 1973-1990.

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, (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. and Rebecca, Collection, (WUNP5610)
0.8 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of manuscripts, photographs, correspondence, publicity files, and other documents relating to the Missouri Heritage Readers Series, edited by Rebecca Schroeder.

Schroeder, Adolf E. and Rebecca, Collection, (WUNP5063)
Addition of two videocassettes entitled "Treehouse; an Ozark Story," and "Lennis Leonard Broadfoot, an Ozark Artist."

Schroeder, Adolf E. and Rebecca, Collection, (WUNP5033)
0.4 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to folklore collection including one reel-to-reel tape and three video cassettes.

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

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

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, (WUNP4798)
RESTRICTED
0.8 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers which include materials on the Missouri Committee for the Humanities and various historical projects.

Schroeder, Adolf E., Papers, (WUNP4795)
RESTRICTED
1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition to papers of a former chairman of the UMC Department of Germanic and Slavic studies.

Schweighauser, Art A. (1908-1990), Collection, 1713-1945 (C3762)
0.25 cubic feet
The collection contains items from the Bezold family of Montgomery and Gasconade counties in Missouri. There are many school-related items from 1879-1917. Also included are sermons in German by Reverend Niedhammer and a family history of John Jacob Meunzenmayer, who lived in Franklin County.

Scott, Elvira Ascenith Weir (1821-1910), Diary, 1860-1887, (C1053)
0.2 linear feet
Diary of a Miami, MO, woman including descriptive observations on the themes of home, family, and religion, as well as the impact of the Civil War on life in her own community and region.

Sheppard Family, Papers, 1844-1877, (C0429)
MICROFILM
6 folder(s)
Miscellaneous letters from Philadelphia; Tennessee; Cincinnati; Springfield and St. Louis, MO; and England. A letter from Paris, TN, describes local preaching techniques. Originals on microfilm; typed copies in folders.

Sinclair, Belle C., Letter, 1890, (C0563)
1 folder(s)
To Allie Minter, LaBelle, MO, from Avinston, Ont., Feb. 5, 1890. Gives an account of a Scotch wedding.

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.

St. Gem, Gustavus, Papers, 1901-1904, (C1642)
1 folder(s)
Speeches, essays, and songs about the St. Gem family, Ste. Genevieve, MO, and the Louisiana Territory. Settlement of Missouri, Kaskaskia, IL, Louisiana Purchase, pioneer conditions, and holiday celebrations.

State Historical Society of Missouri, Audio Cassette Collection, 1976-2000, (C3963)
0.3 linear feet
The State Historical Society of Missouri Oral History Project is a collection of miscellaneous interviews, lectures, and speeches collected over the years.

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.

Steichen, Clara Smith, "An Ozark Childhood," n.d., (C3819)
1 folder(s)
Autobiographical writings covering author's childhood in the Ozark region of Missouri. The work delves into the Civil War, family life, and the regions idiosyncrasies such as "feuding."

Stevens Family, Papers, (SUNP6114)
0.25 linear feet
Collection contains 5 audio disc recordings (78 rpm) of songs, stories, and poems compiled by storyteller Benjamin Stevens of Russellville, Missouri. Also includes photographs and a Masters thesis based on Stevens' work written by his daughter Marilewan Mahan in 1946 at Louisiana State University.

Stevens, Walter Barlow (1848-1939), Scrapbooks, n.d., (C1424)
35 volume(s)
Newspaper clippings collected by Walter B. Stevens, ST. LOUIS GLOBE DEMOCRAT reporter and Washington correspondent. Articles include the Washington letters written by Stevens; reports from throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Cuba; and articles on journalism and the Civil War.

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

Sutter, Rosa Schaefer (1850-1920), Diaries, 1875-1920, (C0843)
8 folder(s)
A series of diaries written by a housewife near Billings, MO, about home activities and family affairs; notes kept on correspondence from 1885 to 1920; and recipe book giving recipes for cakes and pies, and remedies for illnesses and rheumatism.

Swain, Warren, Papers, 1820-1842 (C0173)
6 folders
Diary mentions weather, plantation, sugar, corn, Negroes; high Mississippi River, 1821; Andrew Jackson's arrival in New Orleans on April 24, 1821; the 33-day sail from New Orleans to Boston; sickness of 1825. Two letters by Freegrace Raynolds discussing religious feelings; questions about Clarksville, Missouri; comments on slavery, 1837; and loss of bank money, 1842.

Swigert, Al, Collection, (WUNP5135)
INVENTORY. Fiddle music and folk tunes played and recorded by Swigert.

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

Teague, Howe, Collection, (WUNP5113)
INVENTORY. Recordings of fiddle music by Teague.

Thaxton, Harry E., Letter, 1961, (C0962)
1 folder(s)
To Lewis Atherton, Columbia, MO. Recollections of lumbering activities in the Doniphan, MO, area.

Thorp, James T. (1888-1956), Scrapbooks, 1840-1955, (C1429)
1.9 linear feet
Materials collected and organized by Thorp as histories of the Missouri River, steamboats, and Miami, MO. Includes photographs, newspaper clippings, bills, receipts, excerpts from the MIAMI WEEKLY NEWS, and miscellaneous items.

Trent, Fred, Collection, (WUNP5060)
1 folder(s)
INVENTORY. Recordings of Missouri area fiddlers. Includes programs, promotional materials, newspaper clippings, and articles.

Trent, Fred, Collection, (WUNP5083)
INVENTORY. Addition of recordings of Missouri area fiddlers.

Trent, Fred, Collection, (WUNP5381)
A recording of fiddle and guitar music performed by Lorenzo and David Copeland of Ottumwa, IA.

Turnbo, S.C. (1884-1925), Clippings, 1899-1907, (C0821)
5 folder(s)
Clippings of articles written by S.C. Turnbo of southern Missouri. They give accounts of hunting wild animals, such as panthers, bears, and wolves, in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas, also a bit about pioneer life.

U.S. Work Projects Administration, Historical Records Survey, Missouri, 1935-1942, (C3551)
MICROFILM
302 linear feet
Correspondence, records, and working files. Originally designed to survey and inventory all county government records, the survey finally included inventories of church records, manuscript collections, vital statistics, American imprints, and federal archives. Incorporates records of the Federal Writers Project for Missouri.

University of Missouri, Department of Agricultural Economics, Records, 1906-1966, (C0010)
26 linear feet
Papers of departments of farm management (1910-1919), rural life (1919-1926), and agricultural economics (1926-1966), chaired by D. Howard Doane and O.R. Johnson. See also collection 3483, O.R. Johnson Papers, 1910-1959.

University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri Cultural Heritage Center, Records, 1978-1992, (C4053)
12 linear feet
40 audio cassettes
3 video cassettes
The records contain the correspondence, grants, working files, and research materials supporting projects and publications of the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center.

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

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.

Vanarsdale, Susan D. (1824-1856), Diary, 1847-1855, (C1283)
1 volume(s)
Written in Mexico, MO, and various locations in Illinois and Indiana about family and personal affairs; local people; religious activities; and her own writing efforts, some of which she sold to newspapers. No information is available about the location of the original of the diary.

Wampler, Homer Jr., Collection, (WUNP5494)
2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Copies of folk music and ballads collected by Max Hunter and lyric transcriptions by Wampler.

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.

Woods-Holman Family, Papers, 1805-1906, (C0191)
0.25 linear feet
Letters, documents, notebooks, accounts, and receipts of two southeast Missouri families. Papers concern family news, business, farming, livestock, religion, teaching, Indians, fur trade, economics, politics, Gold Rush and Civil War and descriptions of California, Iowa, Kansas, and Texas.