Guitar, Sarah (1892-1963), Papers, 1931-1944 (C3563)

1.2 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

Correspondence and miscellaneous information on Missouri compiled by Miss Guitar during her employment, under the direction of Floyd C. Shoemaker, as Reference Librarian for the State Historical Society of Missouri.

One card box of reference notes.

DONOR INFORMATION

The State Historical Society of Missouri transferred materials to the Manuscript Collection on 17 October 1973 (Accession 1040) and 14 December 1973 (Accession 1056).

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

With few exceptions, the topics covered in the letters and data pertain to Missouri and Missourians and reflect extensive research on the part of Miss Guitar, who was required to answer queries sent to the State Historical Society of Missouri. They are arranged alphabetically.

The card box consists of notes pertaining to topics frequently used by patrons of the State Historical Society. They are filed alphabetically, however letters A-D are missing.

FOLDER LIST

Correspondence, Historical Data Series

f. 1-4Artists, writers, including painters, poets, musicians and sculptors.
f. 5Border disputes, boundaries, bridges.
f. 6Caves, churches, currency.
f. 7-8Civil War.
f. 9-11Constitutional conventions.
f. 12-13Counties.
f. 14Daniel Boone.
f. 15Dred Scott case.
f. 16-18Education.
f. 19Elections.
f. 20Ethnic settlements.
f. 21Forts.
f. 22Fur trade.
f. 23Genealogy.
f. 24Government.
f. 25Governors.
f. 26-27Historic sites.
f. 28-29Indians.
f. 30-31Industry.
f. 32Jesse James.
f. 33Thomas Jefferson.
f. 34Medicine.
f. 35Mills.
f. 36Mining.
f. 37MFA (Missouri Farmers' Association).
f. 38-40Missouri Facts.
f. 41Monuments.
f. 42Mormons.
f. 43Natural resources.
f. 44Negroes.
f. 45Newspapers.
f. 46Ozarks.
f. 47Penitentiary.
f. 48Place names.
f. 49Platte Purchase.
f. 50-56Prominent Missourians.
f. 57Railroads.
f. 58Revolutionary War.
f. 59Rivers.
f. 60Senate and House of Representatives.
f. 61Soils ans lands.
f. 62State Auditors.
f. 63State Fair.
f. 64State Historical Society.
f. 65Steamboats.
f. 66Telephone and telegraph
f. 67Territorial material.
f. 68-72Towns.
f. 73-74Travel and exploration.
f. 75Mark Twain.
f. 76United States history.
f. 77United States Senators and Representatives.
f. 78-79University of Missouri.
f. 80Vital Statistics.
f. 81War of 1812.
f. 82Westward Movement.
f. 83Women.
f. 84World War I.
f. 85-87Miscellaneous.
Card box Frequent topics used by patrons of the State Historical Society of Missouri.

INDEX TERMS

These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at The State Historical Society of Missouri-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.