U.S. Senators Collection Descriptions

Papers of United States Senators from Missouri. This topic is a subcategory of the Government category. Additional subcategories under the Government category include United States Representatives and Missouri Governors.

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Atchison, David Rice (1807-1886), Biographical Sketch, (C2107)
1 folder(s)
Manuscript submitted to MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW. A short biography of Atchison, emphasizing his family background, education, law and political career in Kentucky, and service as a U.S. Senator from Missouri. Author unknown.

Atchison, David Rice (1807-1886), Papers, 1837-1953, (C0071)
MICROFILM
0.4 linear feet
5 volume(s)
Correspondence and diaries of U.S. Senator David Rice Atchison. Correspondents include A.E. Hannegan, C.F. Jackson, James H. Birch, Jefferson Davis, Stephen W. Kearney, and J.W. Denver. Politics, including the slavery issue and Thomas Hart Benton; personal and family correspondence. Diaries concerning weather and farming are on microfilm.

Baldwin, Abraham (1754-1807), Papers, 1805-1807, (C1842)
1 folder(s)
Handwritten copies of letters from Obadiah Crawford, Jared Mansfield (1759-1830), and Samuel Hammond (1757-1842) to Abraham Baldwin, U.S. Senator from Georgia. Letters discuss situation in Louisiana Purchase territory. Originals in possession of University of Georgia. Copies made by Dorothy B. Dorsey.

Barclay, Thomas S., Papers, (SUNP2613)
2 linear feet
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and research notes pertaining to the career of Champ Clark of Missouri.

Barton, David (1783-1837), Letter, 1837, (C2211)
1 folder(s)
Barton writes that he is unable to "go to Fayette, St. Louis or Kaskaskia" since he wishes "to visit in a S.W. direction." He also writes that he is "willing to resume [Alcorn] or Hickman," at Hayden's option. Barton was one of the first U.S. senators from Missouri, serving from 1821 to 1831.

Benton, Thomas Hart (1782-1858), Letter, (C2701)
1 folder(s)
Concerns Samuel Watson's pension application.

Brantley, Mary E., John S. Phelps and the Public Domain, (C1055)
3 volume(s)
John S. Phelps (1814-1886) served in the Missouri state legislature, 1840-1841, in Congress, 1845-1863, and as governor of Missouri, 1877-1881. Collection contains two boxes of notes and typescript volume (74 pp.).

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

Bushmann, Eugene, Papers, (SUNP6177)
1 linear feet
Papers of a former Missouri Assistant Attorney General and campaign worker for Thomas F. Eagleton. Includes materials from Eagleton's 1964 campaign for Missouri Lieutenant Governor, and 1968 and 1974 campaigns for United States Senator.

Carnahan, Jean (1933- ), Papers, 2001-2002, (C4015)
4 linear feet
Senatorial papers of Jean Carnahan from 2001-2002. The papers consist of legislative memos, hearing journals, briefings, guestbooks, miscellaneous senatorial correspondence, photographs, and video cassettes of Congressional issues during her time in office.

Chamier, Richard J. (1910-1984), Papers, (WUNP5786)
2 linear feet
Papers of an attorney and Missouri state senator, including correspondence, campaign materials, legislative materials, photographs, and military papers, 1940s-1960s.

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.

Clark, Champ (1850-1921), Letter, 1912, (C1991)
1 folder(s)
To Richard H. Edwards, Baltimore, MD, from Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 1912. Predicts phenomenal growth of the South.

Danforth, John C. (1936- ), Papers (CA5455)
RESTRICTED
303.5 cubic feet, audiovisual materials, oversize items
Papers and office files created and collected by John C. Danforth, Attorney General of Missouri, 1969-1976; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1976-1995; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2004-2005. Includes staff files, correspondence, reports, slides, computer discs and audiovisual materials, circa 1960s-2000s.

Donnell, Forrest C. (1884-1980), Senatorial Papers, 1945-1950, (C0796)
100 linear feet
Papers of a Republican senator from Missouri, 79th through 81st Congresses. Contains correspondence and notes about such post-World War II subjects as economic adjustments, displaced persons, labor, civil rights, atomic energy, and the spread of communism.

Eagleton, Thomas F., Papers, (C0674)
RESTRICTED
Papers of circuit attorney for the City of St. Louis, 1956-1960; attorney general of Missouri, 1960-1964; lieutenant governor of Missouri, 1964-1968; and U.S. senator from Missouri, 1969-1986. Includes correspondence, photographs, speeches and press releases, audiovisual materials, microfilm and newspaper clippings.

Espy, James C., "Interviewed Editor McCullagh," 1933, (C2097)
1 folder(s)
Manuscript submitted to the MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW. Interview with Colonel Joseph Burbridge McCullagh, editor of the ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, on November 12, 1895, about his rumored senatorial candidacy. Interview was published in the ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC, November 13, 1895.

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

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

Long, Edward V. (1908-1972), Papers, 1951-1969, (C1268)
RESTRICTED
308.75 linear feet
The papers of Edward V. Long, a Democratic senator from Missouri, consist of correspondence, memos, and other material relating to Long's career in the U.S. Senate.

Missouri. General Assembly, Senate, Letterhead, n.d., (C1679)
1 folder(s)
Senate stationery with representations of the state seal and state capitol as a letterhead.

Shields Monument Association, Record Book, 1880-1881, (C1254)
1 volume(s)
Association formed to raise $10,000 for monument at grave in Mount St. Mary's Cemetery, Carrolton, MO, of General James Shields, U.S. Senator from Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri. Also some loose papers.

Stephenson, Malvina (1911-1996), Papers, 1863-1996, (C4038)
8.75 linear feet, 2 video cassettes, 1 audio disc
The papers of Malvina Stephenson contain the professional papers of a journalist who spent most of her career covering politics in Washington, D.C. The collection includes story and subject files, scrapbooks of articles and columns, research for a biography on Senator Robert S. Kerr, scripts for radio news reports, and other personal and professional material.

Stone, William Joel (1848-1918), Papers, 1859-1935, (C0930)
1.6 linear feet
1 volume(s)
Papers of a Missouri congressman (1885-1891), governor (1893-1897), and U.S. senator (1903-1918). Includes information on Stone's early career in Nevada, MO; the 1908 senatorial election; his senatorial career; and his death.

Symington, W. Stuart (1901-1988), Papers, 1918-1995, (C3874)
RESTRICTED
316.25 linear feet
The senatorial collection of William Stuart Symington, U.S. Senator for Missouri from 1953 through 1976, includes constituent correspondence, family and personal correspondence, limited genealogical and family materials, appointment books and calendars, audio and video recordings, campaign materials, editorial cartoons, select invitations and itineraries, limited pre-senatorial materials, photographs, photographic negatives and slides, press files, scrapbooks, select Congressional testimonies, speeches, staff memoranda, voting records, and miscellaneous ephemera.

Symington, Stuart (1901-1988), Scrapbooks, 1945-1976, (C3637)
MICROFILM
1 folder
37 volume(s)
6 rolls microfilm
Primarily newspaper clippings documenting Symington’s years as a Democratic senator from Missouri, 1953-1976. Early volumes cover his activities while heading the Surplus Property Board, the Air Force, the National Security Resources Board, and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.