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Manuscript Collection
Travel & Description Collection Descriptions
Letters, diaries, and memoirs describing people, cultures, geography, and other aspects of domestic and foreign travel.
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American Field Service, Columbia, Missouri Chapter, Records, 1975-2004, (C3990)
1.8 linear feet
These records contain local, regional, and national newsletters, financial records, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, correspondence, administrative information, publicity, and photographs of the student exchange program.
Arrot, James, Letter, 1840, (C2614)
1 folder(s)
Letter to a colleague describing St. Louis.
Ayres, Nellie F., Collection, 1860, 1948, (C2752)
1 folder
The Nellie F. Ayres collection consists of a typescript done by Ayres of a diary of Lavinia Priest, written while on a visit to Kentucky in 1860; and a letter to "LOML" from Ayres describing a bus trip to Idaho and Yellowstone Park in June 1948.
B
Baldwin, Clara (1908- ), Papers, 1947-1993, (C3953)
0.2 linear feet
Papers of Clara Baldwin, a trade reporter and published author of poetry and children’s books. The papers consist of personal correspondence, biographical materials, published trade journal articles and poetry, and photographs.
Baldwin, Evelyn B. (1862-1933), Scrapbooks, 1898-1929, (C1381)
1 volume(s)
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, letters, and telegrams relating to Baldwin's Arctic explorations with the Wellman polar expedition, 1898-1899, and the Baldwin-Ziegler polar expeditions of 1901-1902. Two copies.
Bedell, Ralph C., Papers, (WUNP5047)
0.2 linear feet
Addition to papers of educator and psychologist. Includes materials about the South Pacific Commission of 1953 and correspondence and documents relating to the gift of the Bedell papers in 1986.
Bedell, Ralph C., Papers, (WUNP5084)
16 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of papers relating to the South Pacific Commission, the National Defense Education Act, U.S. Naval Flight Preparatory Schools, the University of Missouri, and other topics. Includes photos and slides.
Berry, J. Calvin, Letter, 1842, (C1461)
1 folder(s)
Berry, immigrant to Missouri from Illinois, wrote his brother about a tour of Missouri and compared opportunities in Missouri and Illinois. Countryside, markets, Southern market route to Europe, fertility of soil, Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, administration of land in Missouri, and business affairs in Illinois.
Bingham, Henry Vest ( -1823), Diary, 1818, (C0999)
1 volume
Diary kept by Henry Vest Bingham during his trip from Virginia to Missouri. Descriptions of St. Louis and St. Charles, MO, and the country through which he traveled. Published in MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW, Vol. 40.
Brandt, Raymond P. (1896-1974), Papers, 1917-1974, (C0850)
2 linear feet, 5 audio cassettes
The papers of Raymond Brandt contain correspondence, newspaper articles, interviews, notes, financial accounts, audio cassettes and photographs of a Sedalia, Missouri, man who was a Washington, D.C. correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1923 to 1967. Brandt wrote on politics, economics, and the Soviet Union, which he visited five times.
Bright, Mary Dwight Eaman (1888-1981), Papers, 1912-1913, (C0960)
0.75 linear feet
At age 24, Mary Dwight Eaman spent a year traveling around the world with her cousin, Mary A. Eaman. Traveling westward, they made stops in Hawaii, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, and New York City. The journal, correspondence, photographs, and postcards in the collection relate specifically to this trip.
Brower, Jacob Vandenberg (1844-1905), Letters, (WUNP6108)
0.1 linear feet
Includes a 1904 letter written by Julius Chambers of New York to Missouri River explorer Brower. Also includes a letter written in 1901 by J.V. Brower to a Professor Kingery in Crawfordsville [Minnesota?]
Bush Family, Papers, 1819-1923, (C3887)
MICROFILM
0.2 linear feet on 1 roll of microfilm
Journals, farm records, and correspondence of a Boone County, Kentucky, family who settled in southeastern Arkansas. The papers detail 1819-1820 steamboat trips up the Missouri River to Council Bluffs and 1850s farm operations.
C
Cairns, Mary Margaret (1915-2003), Papers, 1901-2004, (C3996)
1.4 linear feet
The Mary Margaret Cairns Papers document the life of a Kansas City area woman who worked at Sears Department Store and traveled across North America and Europe. The papers consist mostly of photographs and slides relating to her travels, as well as travel notes, postcards, and brochures from places she visited. The collection also contains materials concerning the family burial plots at the Huntsville Cemetery in Huntsville, Missouri and relating to her retirement party from Sears.
Chandler, Sarah Ann (1804-1865), Papers, 1832-1938, (C0840)
1 folder
The papers contain a diary of family's trip from Louisa County, Virginia, to Cooper County, Missouri. Account of a similar trip in 1938 by Charles Quarles Chandler, II. Ralph Dickinson's comments on the 1836 diary. Photographs and miscellany.
Clark, William (1770-1838), and Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), Memorandum Book, 1809 (C1076)
MICROFILM
1 volume
Journal of a trip from St. Louis, Missouri, to Washington, D.C. It contains the list of debts due by Clark; the trip expenses from St. Louis, Missouri, and Louisville, Kentucky; a memorandum of instruction by Meriwether Lewis with a list of private debts; and memoranda of drafts and transactions with Indian agencies. Microfilm copy available for loan.
Clark, William (1770-1838), Notebook, 1798-1801 (C1075)
MICROFILM
1 volume
Notes on Clark’s second journey to New Orleans from a starting point in Ohio, 9 March to 16 June 1798, thence from New Orleans to Kentucky, arriving 24 December 1798. Notebook also includes memorandum of distances and expenses on a journey from Kentucky to Philadelphia and back, 1801, and a map of the Mississippi River. Microfilm copy available for loan.
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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.
Denslow, William R., (1916- ), Collection, 1841-1929, (C0822)
0.4 linear feet
The collection contains materials collected by William R. Denslow, including his father's memoirs, articles on local history, letters (1859-1861), written by a young boy working on a whaling ship, and a typescript copy of an 1898 diary describing the Yukon gold fields.
Dent, Lester B. (1904-1959), Collection, 1924-1984, (C3071)
RESTRICTED
MICROFILM
36.2 linear feet, 1 video cassette; also available on 64 rolls of microfilm
The Lester B. Dent Collection contains the manuscripts, publications, correspondence, personal papers, research notes, scrapbooks, and photographs of a native Missouri fiction writer, explorer, aerial photographer, and dairy farmer. Lester Dent is perhaps best remembered as the principal author of the Doc Savage adventure stories of the 1930s and 1940s. This collection is also available on microfilm, with the exception of the printed and miscellaneous materials.
Doniphan, Alexander W. (1808-1887), Letters, 1880, (C2917)
1 folder(s)
Two letters to Jennie Hockaday, Plattsburg, MO, describing the landscape and population of Denver and Manitou Springs, CO.
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European Tourist Company Letter, 1900, (C2347)
1 folder(s)
To L.H. Jocelyn, Albany, NY, from New York, NY, Mar. 12, 1900.
Letter confirming Jocelyn's reservation for Professor Hailes's tour to the Paris Exposition.
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Field, Gabriel, Journal, 1819, (C1891)
1 folder(s)
Journal of a trip from Camp Missouri to Chariton kept by Gabriel Field from October 31 to November 27, 1819, for Colonel H. Atkinson. Journal includes detailed directions and observations of the area. Two maps of route.
Fletcher, Alma Olivia (1879-1979), Papers, 1841-1968, (C3623)
0.2 linear feet
Papers of the Fletcher family of Arcadia, MO. Included are two Civil War muster rolls; Missouri will and land deed; scrapbook of Alma's European tour, 1910; and detailed daily birdwatching charts, 1960-1968.
Forman, Ferris, Letter, 1836, (C0833)
1 folder
To Clark Hyatt, from St. Louis, Mar. 8, 1836. Reprint of letter describing St. Louis and Potosi.
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Gallaher, William Houston, (1840- ), Journal, 1865, (C3924)
1 volume
The 1865 journal of William H. Gallaher, kept during his journey from St. Charles, Missouri, up the Missouri River to Montana Territory, and while living in southwest Montana.
Gauldin, Martin A., Diary, 1845, (C0696)
1 folder
Trip to Austin, TX, from Marshall, MO, November and December 1845. Remarks on campsites, towns and settlements, fertility of soil, and variety and condition of timber seen enroute.
Geiger, Louis G. (1913-2002), Papers, 1803-2002, (C4058)
17.5 linear feet
The papers of a history professor who specialized in the subjects of higher education and local history. Geiger was a Fulbright lecturer to India, Finland, and the former Soviet Union. He corresponded with family and friends, and traveled extensively after his retirement.
Griffen, Mrs. Walter, Scrapbooks, n.d., (C1402)
4 volume(s)
Newspaper and magazine clippings of pictures and articles of Missouri scenes, the Ozarks, and Hannibal. Volume 4 contains souvenir postcards.
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Hadley Family, Letters, 1838-1869, (C1997)
1 folder(s)
Letters written to Moses and Susan Hadley by Elizabeth Hadley Wyman and her husband Edward, who were teachers. Description of trip from Boston to Illinois in 1839.
Hawley, J.E., Letter, 1855, (C1548)
1 folder(s)
To his wife from Columbia, MO, June 10-12, 1855.
Hawley, a Massachusetts physician, traveled to Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas to select a town in which to establish a practice. Trip from St. Louis to Columbia, state university, slavery, medicine in Missouri, cost of living, land prices, climate, weather, business matters, and family and friends.
How, Russell A. (1906-1996) and Bernadine M. (1910-2001), Collection, 1927-1989, (C4023)
5 linear feet, 4 card files
The Russell and Bernadine How collection contains photographs, maps, printed materials, and notes on grist mills in the Ozarks region of Missouri and Arkansas. The collection also includes materials related to Missouri tourism.
Hutchison, Gregory L. and Mary Folse, Collection (CA5861)
8.4 cubic feet, 2 oversize volumes
Papers of two University of Missouri-Columbia alumni, United States veterans, and federal employees. Mrs. Hutchison was in the first class of WAVES officers at the start of World War II, and later a CIA staff officer for twenty-five years. Includes a scrapbook related to theater and other activities at the University of Missouri in the 1930s, correspondence, diaries, photographs, travel materials, writings, and miscellaneous items.
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Kees, Beverly (1941-2004), Papers, 1941-2004, (C4025)
27.75 linear feet, 2 volumes, 1 video cassette, 1 computer disc
The papers of Beverly Kees, a journalist, editor, and journalism instructor in Minneapolis, North Dakota, Indiana, and California; the first female executive editor at a Knight-Ridder newspaper; and editor and programs director for the Freedom Forum Pacific Coast Center. The collection contains both personal and professional material, including office files, clippings, editorials, correspondence, photographs, reports, resources, and handbooks.
Kenny, Thomas Henry, Papers, (WUNP5238)
0.3 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of journal, photographs, postcards and other materials for trip around the world; steamboat research files; correspondence.
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Leake, Harold H. (1891-1978) and Dorothy V. (1893-1990), Papers, 1841-1990, (C4011)
40.25 linear feet, 4 card files, 9 audio discs, 8 video cassettes
The papers of Harold H. Leake, music teacher, radio broadcaster, and Episcopal priest, and Dorothy V. Leake, educator and biologist, consist of correspondence, radio scripts, manuscripts, diaries, subject files, and other materials relating to the personal and professional lives of the Leakes and their family.
Lewis, Meriwether (1774-1809), Astronomy Notebook [1805] (C1074)
MICROFILM
1 volume
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.
Leyden, John (1775-1811), Papers, 1800, (C0893)
3 folders
Biography of the life of John Leyden, including short accounts of incidents and short letters of Leyden's describing his work; and journal of a trip through Scotland, describing the country, people, and institutions. The journal covers July to October, 1800. Original journal and typed copy is in the collection.
Lobenstine, William C. (1831- ), Diary, 1852-1858, (C0525)
2 folder(s)
Photocopy of privately printed edition of diary kept while traveling to California to mine gold in 1852. Includes scattered entries for years Lobenstine was in Volcano and Camp Secco, CA, as a miner and, later, a merchant. Entries from 20 April to 1 July 1858 describe his return to the East via the Isthmus of Panama and his intent to settle in Leavenworth, KS.
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Mahin, Milton Fletcher (1849-1934), Memoirs, 1933, (C0701)
4 folders
Reminiscences of the son of a Methodist minister. The family moved from Indiana to Nebraska, and to Kansas before the Civil War. Mahin recalls the antebellum period, various important events in his life, and his travels to all sections of the United States.
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, travel material; and her husband Charles F. Martin's school lecture notes and papers. Also included is material regarding the Missouri Folk-Lore Society; an article by Susan L. Pentlin about Mrs. Martin; a published book of Martin's poems entitled, Selected Poems; other publications associated with poetry; and works by her father James Williams, her son Frank E. Martin, and her husband.
McConn, Mrs. Charles A., Scrapbooks, 1875-1950, (C1412)
2 volume(s)
McConn family memorabilia; newspaper clippings of travel articles by Charles A. McConn.
McDaniel Family, Diaries, 1836-1843, (C2628)
1 folder(s)
Reuben E. McDaniel diary of a trip from Virginia to St. Louis, MO, 1836. Delia Richerson McDaniel diary of a trip from Caroline County, VA, to Boonville, MO, 1841. Also her diary of a trip from Boonville to Virginia in 1843.
McDearmon, James R., Letters, 1830-1831, (C0490)
1 folder
Letters to wife Martha in Buckingham County, VA, from St. Louis County, MO, describing trip west and conditions in the area.
Meeter, William, Letter, 1827, (C2200)
1 folder(s)
To John McClure, Greenville, Augusta C[oun]ty, VA, from Callaway County, MO, Dec. 20, 1827.
"A Virginia Youth's Impressions of Missouri." Description of trip from Virginia to Missouri, appearance of the country, people, water, industry, prices, and marriageable women.
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.
Miller, Merritt F. (1875-1965), Collection, 1906-1927, (C3921)
682 photographs and 14 negatives (.4 linear feet)
Photographs, negatives, and caption notebook of a University of Missouri professor of soils, 1904-1938, and dean of the College of Agriculture, 1938-1945, depicting scenes of the Ozarks, European landmarks and agriculture, a North American tour of the International Society of Soil Science, and various Missouri, Columbia, and University of Missouri scenes.
Mississippi River Map, 1750, (C0953)
1 folder
"A New Map of the River Mississippi from the Sea to Bayagoulas," c. 1750.
Missouri Pacific Railway Company, Summer & Winter Health & Pleasure Resorts, 1888, (R1001)
1 folder, photocopies
This is an illustrated promotional booklet published by the passenger department of the Missouri Pacific Railway. It concerns resorts along the rail lines in the western and southwestern states, especially those in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Texas.
Missouri, Boone County, Reception Program, 1917, (C2958)
1 folder(s)
"To Our Boys From the Mexican Border," program for reception by the citizens of Boone County, MO, at Union Building, 6 March 1917.
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.
Mitchell, Frances Pearle (c. 1864- ), Papers, 1858-1919, (C1703)
0.3 linear feet
The papers of a Rocheport, Missouri woman consist of appointments, certificates, correspondence, invitations, programs, and dance cards. Mitchell, a graduate of Stephens College, was involved in many civic and women’s organizations, including the Missouri Women Farmers’ Club.
Morgan, T. Clifford, Collection, (SUNP2684)
0.25 linear feet
A Summary Of Advantages Offered To Emigrants And Capitalists, By Northwest Missouri, Including The Celebrated Platte Purchase, 1880; Scrapbook containing Kaucher and Bruner family clippings from Oregon, MO; Bonnell's Improved System Of Flouring, 1853; membership book late 19th century, I.O.O.F., Oregon, MO, Lodge; transcription of Mary Kaucher's trip diary, 1894.
Morgan, Wick, Journal, 1854, (C3817)
1 folder(s)
Journal of Wick Morgan describing his trip to California from Dade County, MO, with a wagon train. The notes detail the availability of food, the conditions of the roads, and the mileage traveled daily by the group.
Morrow, Lynn, Collection, 1982-ca. 2010, (R1000)
296 folders, 7 cubic feet
These are the correspondence and research files of a Missouri historian. Topics include history, personages, architecture, culture, and folklore, particularly of the Ozarks region of Missouri, but also areas in the central and northern parts of the state. The papers include wide-ranging correspondence concerning research into and publication of the 19th century historical writings of Theodore P. Russell of Iron County and Silas C. Turnbo of southwest Missouri. The collection also includes a large selection of promotional publications and ephemera associated with late 20th century tourism in Missouri and Arkansas.
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.
Mumpower, Daniel L. (1882-1969) and Edith B. (1889-1977), Papers, 1913-1964, (C3900)
0.8 linear feet
Correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous papers of Methodist missionaries to the Belgian Congo. The Mumpower family along with two other couples were the first white missionaries to the Otetela village of Wembo-Nyama in the central region of the Belgian Congo, now Zaire.
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Philpott, Charles H., ed., "Letters of a Missourian Who Died in the Gold Rush," n.d., (C0387)
1 folder
Synopsis of letters written between 1848 and 1850 by Alexander M. Philpott, the editor's uncle. A.M. Philpott was a medical student in Jefferson City when he left for the gold fields. He died in Sacramento, 1850. Also genealogical information.
Poehlman, Rose Kentner, Papers, (WUNP5683)
3.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Correspondence, travel materials, and other papers. Includes papers of University of Missouri agronomist John Milton Poehlman. Mostly correspondence with family and friends.
Pogson, P.W., Down The Mississippi, (SUNP2958)
0.2 linear feet
Account of a trip down the Mississippi River in a small boat, from Davenport, IA to Cairo, IL in the summer of 1895.
Purdy, Thomas D., Diary, 1870 (C0457)
1 folder, typed copy
Notes of a trip from Sullivan County, Missouri, to Colorado, May 14-July 4, 1870.
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Quirk, Patrick J. (1845-1921), Diary, 1865, (C3943)
1 folder
The diary of Patrick J. Quirk relates the details of a trip made in 1865 by railroad and steam-boat from Springfield, Massachusetts, to Yankton, South Dakota, on the way to the Montana Territory.
R
Reick, Addie Henry, Diary, 1910, (C0556)
1 folder
Diary, kept 1 May-30 June 1910, of a trip from Seattle, WA, to Ophir, AK. Mrs. Reick wrote the journal for relatives and friends in Missouri. A map showing the route is filed with the diary.
Ritchie, Letitia, Diary, 1878, (C1216)
2 volumes
The diary, written between May and August 1878, describes Ritchie’s travels from London to Chicago and back. The volumes include daily entries, ship log readings, photographs, postcards, and newspaper clippings. The ocean voyage was made aboard the Steamer Alsatia.
Rogers, Margaret, Diary, 1909-1910, (C3588)
1 folder(s)
Diary kept by a Denver, CO, student of music on tour of Russia during the winter of 1909-1910. The group was guided by one doctor Babcock and his assistant, Dr. Seal, "of Philadelphia and Leipsig." Includes casual descriptions of people, churches, museums, social events, a funeral and a Christmas celebration attended.
Roland, Laura Effa, Diary, 1883-1889, (SUNP2395)
6 folder(s)
Original diary and typescript.
Rottmann, Larry, Collection, (CA5858)
RESTRICTED
Compilation of correspondence, subject files, manuscripts, publications, newspaper clippings, teaching material, production material, organizational records, and audio and video recordings related to Vietnam, the Vietnam War and anti-war activity, veterans, and conflict literature; 1960s-2000s.
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Salisbury Diary, 1887 (C0458)
1 folder
An eight weeks’ diary kept by a sixteen-year-old boy named Salisbury on a train trip from the East to Topeka, KS. He spent most of the time visiting relatives in Salisbury, Kansas City, Glasgow, Keytesville, and St. Louis.
Shake Rag Cemetery, Macon County, Missouri, Records, 1985, (C0557)
1 folder
The records of the Shake Rag Cemetery contain the names and birth and death dates from tombstones located in Shake Rag, also known as Pleasant Hill, Cemetery, in Macon County, Missouri.
Shibley, Henry (1815- ), Diary, 1880-1881 (C0286)
1 folder
Diary of a man from Arkansas who spent two months visiting friends and family in Adair and Ralls Counties, Missouri. He had lived in Adair County for twenty years, then moved to Van Buren, Arkansas. Diary includes short family histories of various relatives, descriptions of farms, crops, and livestock, and descriptions of travel by railroad and steamboat. Original in the possession of William Bullard, Independence, Missouri.
Smith, Thomas Adams (1858-1919), Papers, 1852-1919, (C0166)
MICROFILM
0.2 linear feet,1 oversize volume
The papers of a Saline County, Missouri, doctor and landowner include family corre-spondence, clippings, miscellaneous bills and papers, and a copy of a slave record book provid-ing the births, death, and sales of slaves belonging to the estate of Thomas Adams Smith and Crawford Early Smith.
State Historical Society of Missouri, Typescript Collection, (C0995)
RESTRICTED
MICROFILM
774 items on 14 rolls of microfilm
The State Historical Society of Missouri Typescript Collection consists of typescripts of articles and manuscripts donated over the years to the Historical Society.
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.
Stephens, Ruth, Collection, (WUNP5399)
1 linear foot
INVENTORY. Addition of photograph albums, scrapbooks, memoirs, travel materials and genealogy of the Parks family of Missouri. Primarily the family of R.R. Parks.
Stewart, George Earle and Louise, Letters, (WUNP5479)
0.1 linear feet
INVENTORY. Primarily letters from the Stewarts and their son, Robert, to George Earle's parents, Daniel B. and Sarah, and his sister, Anie Fern Stewart, of Columbia, MO. Most of the letters refer to their travels around the world in the 1930s.
Stoddard, L.T., Journal, 1832, (C1923)
1 folder(s)
Journal of a voyage from New York to Liverpool, 16 April-14 May 1832, aboard the packet ship New York.
Stoddard, L.T., Travel Diary, 1830, (C1855)
1 folder(s)
Handwritten diary entitled "Memorandum of a Tour--Spring 1830." Diary describes a two-month trip from Boston to New York, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. Comments on city layouts, decay of Monticello, slavery, southern hospitality and the temperance movement in the South.
Switzler, William Franklin (1819-1906), Papers, 1836-1905, (C0461)
MICROFILM (folders 7-60 only)
1 linear foot
Papers of Gottlieb A. Hoehn, a journalist and labor organization supporter from St. Louis, Missouri. The papers consist of printed minutes, anniversary booklets, and programs pertaining to labor organizations. They also include articles written by Hoehn and some miscellaneous materials.
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The Missouri Collection, (C3982)
The Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous small acquisitions related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events.
Todd, Thomas M. (1917-1987), Papers, 1938-1950, (C3790)
46 folders
Papers of Thomas McCutcheon Todd, a World War II soldier from Nevada, Missouri, comprised primarily of letters written to Todd's family. Many of the letters were written while Todd was in military training and during his enlistment in the U.S. Army; they detail issues of work, family, war, and death during the 1940s.
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University of Missouri, Lantern Slide Collection, n.d., (C3776)
1 folder and 209 lantern slides
This collection of late nineteenth century and early twentieth century glass lantern slides depicts buildings, people, and street scenes in China and Palestine; the culture and manufacture of silk in Japan and the U.S. by the Corticelli Silk Mills in Massachusetts; and the history of education and elementary schools.
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Vanmeter Family, Papers, 1836-1948 (C0414)
3 folders
Business papers, tax receipts, real estate documents, and World War I letters of a Saline County, Missouri, family. Farm record books kept by A.J. Vanmeter, 1859-1871; bank checkbook; and travel diary of a motor trip from Missouri to California and back in 1922.
Votaw, Maurice E. (1899-1981), Papers, 1909-1978, (C3672)
55 folders
The papers of a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism primarily pertain to his years as professor of journalism at St. John's University, Shanghai, China, and ad-viser to the Nationalist Chinese Ministry of Information. Included are transcripts of oral inter-views, correspondence, literary productions, minutes, printed materials, maps, lists, photographs, and books. Contained is information on Votaw's life; writers, missionaries, political and military leaders, and events in China (1922-1977); U.S. China policy; Chinese and American journalism and newspapers; Shanghai Short Story Club; and St. John's University and University of Mis-souri School of Journalism.
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White, Robert M., II (1915- ), China Journey, 1973 (C3410)
1 folder
Report of 1972 tour by American newspaper editors of People’s Republic of China, written by editor of Missouri’s Mexico Ledger. Topics covered include trips to Great Wall, Peking and Shanghai; meetings with Chou En-lai; and social, economic and political conditions of life in China.
Williams, Walter, (1864-1935), Scrapbooks, 1901-1902, c. 1910, 1930-1931, (C3985)
0.8 linear feet
Walter Williams’ scrapbooks are four volumes of photographs from trips that he took to Europe, the Holy Land, and South America, and a scrapbook of photographs of students, faculty, and the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia. Williams was the dean of the School of Journalism and president of the University of Missouri.
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Zahn, Edward, Papers, 1899-1900, (C3936)
0.1 linear feet, photocopies
Papers of Edward Zahn, a resident of Canton, Missouri, and Arenzville, Illinois, who undertook a tour of the United States, and countries of the Pacific region, Asia, North Africa, and Europe in 1899 and 1900. The papers consist of a one volume travel journal, passport, travel schedules, a certificate of initiation from Zahn’s Masonic lodge, and miscellaneous items.