Collection Number: R1442 Southern and Central Missouri Collection (R1442) Collection Title: Southern and Central Missouri Collection Dates: 1856-2015 Creator: The State Historical Society of Missouri Abstract: The Southern and Central Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining acquisitions related to individuals, places, organizations, and events. The Southern and Central Missouri Collection continues to have material added. New additions are added at the end of the collection. Collection Size: 4.5 cubic feet (194 folders, 1 VHS, 6 CDs, 1 45 record, 1 cassette) Language: Collection materials are in English. Repository: The State Historical Society of Missouri Restrictions on Access: Collection is open for research and available at The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center Rolla. Parts of the collection are stored offsite. Please provide us at least two days advanced notice if you would like to research this collection. If you would like more information, please contact us at rolla@shsmo.org. Collections may be viewed at any research center. Restrictions on Use: Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Rights & Reproductions on the Society s website for more information about reproductions and permission to publish. Preferred Citation: [Specific item; box number; folder number] Southern and Central Missouri Collection (R1442); The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Rolla [after first mention may be abbreviated to SHSMO-Rolla]. Donor Information: See the collection information folder for donor information. Accruals: Further accruals are expected. Related Materials:
(R1442) Southern and Central Missouri Collection Page 2 The Missouri Collection (C3982) The Western Missouri Collection (K1050) The Eastern Missouri Collection (S1135) The Southeast Missouri Collection (CG0001) Processed by: Processed by Kathleen Seale, May 31, 2018 Historical Note: See the collection information folder for the historical note. Arrangement: The collection has been arranged by accession into the following 5 series: Local History Business History Personal Papers Photographs Postcards Scope and Content Note: Local History This series contains materials related to the history of the people and places of southern and central Missouri. These materials include church and school records, maps, directories, genealogical materials, and articles. Folder 43 contains a 45 record of a song recorded by the band Sinkin Creek. The folders in the oversize sub series are stored separately from collection for preservation purposes. Business Records This series consists of materials pertaining to various businesses located in southern and central Missouri. This includes stock certificates and promotional materials. The materials are organized by accession and are kept in their original order. Personal Papers This series contains the personal papers of various families and individuals from southern and central Missouri. These materials include correspondence, family histories, genealogical records, personal research, photographs, oral histories, local history, and family business records. The materials are organized by accession and are kept in their original order. Photographs This series contains photographs with images of people, places, and events from southern and central Missouri. The materials are organized by accession and are kept in their original order.
(R1442) Southern and Central Missouri Collection Page 3 Postcards This series consists of postcards depicting images of individuals, places, and events mainly from southern and central Missouri. The folders are organized by subject and then alphabetically by county. These postcards include notable images of county courthouse, area attractions, Route 66, trains, aerial views, and historic homes, including the homes of President Harry S. Truman, Jesse James, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Mark Twain. Container List: f. 1-66 Local History Box 001 f. 1 History Day at Lake Spring, Missouri film, 2005 f. 2 Lake Spring oral history, 2005 f. 3 Steelville Emergency Disaster preparedness plan booklet, 1968 f. 4 Steelville High School graduation announcement, 1911 f. 5 Rosati, Missouri, funeral cards, 1927-1993 f. 6 Official travel guide of the Ozark Playground Association, 1956 f. 7-8 Lake Spring school record book, 1902-1912 f. 9-10 Rolla-Hi Yearbook, 1924-1925 f. 11 Rolla High School graduation, 1923-1927 f. 12 Rolla Lutheran Church, 1926 f. 13 Theodosia Vacation Land brochure, circa 1953 f. 14 Doniphan Business and Professional Women s Club yearbook, 1961-1963 f. 15 History of Sligo Methodist Church, 1880-2009 f. 16 History of Dent County f. 17 Map of Salem, Missouri, no date f. 18 A Brief History of the People who Have Held the Land Presently Occupied by the John Hyer Bowles Family at Lake Spring, Missouri, 1960 f. 19 Phelps County marriage licenses, 1901-1914 f. 20 Map of Missouri, 1914 f. 21 Game law of Missouri booklet, 1915 f. 22 Mount Vernon, Missouri promotional maps, 1995-1998 f. 23 A History of Luckey Chapel Methodist Church and Cemetery, 1986 f. 24 Meramec River dam papers, 1972-1974 f. 25 River and forest conservation papers, no date f. 26 The Gasconade River, A Summary of the Federal and State Study Team Findings, 1973 f. 27 Meramec Park Lake land use study, 1972 f. 28 Civilian Conservation Corps (Duke, Missouri) records, 1948 f. 29 The Alhambran (St. Louis, Missouri), 1931 f. 30 Alexander Orchard s land records, 1907 f. 31 Standard Milling Company, Kansas City, Missouri flour sack, no date f. 32 Summerville Milling blueprints, 1913 f. 33 Cassville Presbyterian Church Sunday school class list, 1907
(R1442) Southern and Central Missouri Collection Page 4 f. 34 Salute to President Eisenhower dinner program, Aurora, Missouri, 1956 f. 35 W.S. Goff political campaign card, Miller County, no date f. 36 Telephone directory, Rolla, Salem, Belle, Newburg, Waynesville, and St. Robert, 1965 f. 37 Telephone directory, Conway, no date f. 38 Ozark Short Line brochure, no date f. 39 Iron County History, 1857-1957 f. 40 Leasburg, Missouri Centennial booklet, 1959 f. 41 May Be a Lost Atlantis of the Hills, Bagnell Dam, 1929 f. 42 Joplin, Missouri, no date f. 43 The Good Life is Here in Rolla, Missouri, Sinkin Creek song, 1985 f. 44 Laclede County redemption certificate, 1869 f. 45 Missourians in the California Gold Rush, 1996 f. 46 Specifications of ford and bank protection of Gasconade River between Richland and Waynesville, 1926 f. 47-58 Oversize f. 47 Ford and Gasconade Rivers between Richland and Waynesville, Missouri map, 1926 f. 48 Sectional map of Pulaski County, Missouri, circa 1910 f. 49 Sectional map of Camden County, Missouri, no date [partial] f. 50 Blueprints of bridge over Gasconade River between Richland and Waynesville, no date f. 51 Lawrence Brune USGS retirement certificate, 1980 f. 52 Socialist candidate presidential campaign poster, 1916 f. 53 Washington County land grants, 1856, 1861-1862 f. 54-57 Howell County news clippings, 1976-1980 f. 58 Louise Tarlton DAR certificate, 1931 f. 59 St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad historical development map, 1859-1935 f. 60-66 Southern Cherokee f. 60 Petition for federal re-acknowledgement of the Southern Cherokee Indian Tribe, 2015 f. 61 Cultural center, no date f. 62 Legal fraud allegations, 2008-2014 f. 63 Research tribal history, no date f. 64 Court challenge to 1866 treaty f. 65 Stand Waite research, no date f. 66 Cultural Center Board of Directors meeting minutes, 2013-2014 f. 67-70 Business Records f. 67 Missouri State Poultry Experimental Station bulletin, Swat the Rooster, 1915 f. 68 Brashers Poultry Farm booklet, 1926 f. 69 St. James Preserving and Pickling Co. stock certificate, 1906 f. 70 Minute Maid grape labels, no date f. 71 Branson brochures, no date f. 72- Personal Papers f. 72 Pumphrey family history, no date
(R1442) Southern and Central Missouri Collection Page 5 Box 002 f. 73 Brinkeroff and Pumphrey family photographs, no date f. 74-75 Letters from W.E. Brinkerhoff to Anna Brinkerhoff and Harry Miller, 1903-1917 f. 76 Krafczik family history, no date f. 77 Krafczik family photographs, no date f. 78 Ruth Dessie Badgley diary, 1912-1913 f. 79 Lora Lee Nance recipe book, 1937 f. 80 Dorothy and Jiggs Miler oral history, 2006 f. 81 Clara Schmidt letter, 1928 f.82 J. Donald Forrester research photographs, circa 1950s f. 83 J. Donald Forrester coal and hydrocarbon research, 1953-1954 f. 84-88 Albert Ferson Carr Papers f. 84 Kansas City and Caledonia, Missouri business advertisements, no date f. 85 Missouri Ruralist articles, 1916 f. 86 Pension testimony, 1918 f. 87 Family correspondence, 1915-1916 f. 88 Business records, 1926-1927 f. 89 Charles Britton, Fort Leonard Wood letter, 1942 f. 90 Long family papers, 1871-1910 f. 91 Rolla Telephone Company, 1904-1905 f. 92 National Bank of Rolla, no date f. 93 Phelps County land sales records, 1845-1909 f. 94 Alonzo Brown papers, 1903-1908 f. 95 Otto Brown papers, 1913-1918 f. 96 Correspondence, James Doerr, 1990 f. 97-105 Photographs f. 97 Salem, Winona, Southern Railroad Baldwin locomotive, no date f. 98 St. James, Missouri May Day celebration, 1933 f. 99 Newburg, Missouri, circa 1880s-1900 f. 100 Howell County, 1900-1920 f. 101 West Plains promotional brochure, 1923 f. 102 Missouri snapshots, no date f. 103 Cassville and Exeter Railway Company line trains, 1946-1950 f. 104 James Jamison family, no date f. 105 Saint Francois County gun club, no date f. 106-194 Postcards f. 106 Usery Café, Rolla, Missouri, no date f. 107 Drury College, Springfield, Missouri, no date f. 108 Southern Missouri, no date f. 109 General Missouri, no date f. 110 Adair County, no date f. 111 Audrain County, no date f. 112 Barry County, no date f. 113 Barton County, no date f. 114 Benton County, no date f. 115 Bollinger County, no date f. 116 Boone County, no date f. 117 Buchanan County, no date f. 118 Butler County, no date
(R1442) Southern and Central Missouri Collection Page 6 f. 119 Callaway County, no date f. 120 Camden County, no date f. 121 Cape Girardeau County, no date f. 122 Carter County, no date f. 123 Cedar County, no date Box 003 f. 124 Chariton County, no date f. 125 Christian County, no date f. 126 Clay County, no date f. 127 Cole County, no date f. 128 Cooper County, no date f. 129 Crawford County, no date f. 130 Daviess County, no date f. 131 Dent County, no date f. 132 Dunklin County, no date f. 133 Franklin County, no date f. 134 Gasconade County, no date f. 135 Greene County, no date f. 136 Henry County, no date f. 137 Hickory County, no date f. 138 Howard County, no date f. 139 Howell County, no date f. 140 Iron County, no date f. 141 Jackson County, no date f. 142 Jasper County, no date f. 143 Jefferson County, no date f. 144 Johnson County, no date f. 145 Laclede County, no date f. 146 Lafayette County, no date f. 147 Lawrence County, no date f. 148 Linn County, no date f. 149 Madison County, no date f. 150 Marion County, no date f. 151 McDonald County, no date f. 152 Miller County, no date f. 153 Mississippi County, no date f. 154 Monroe County, no date f. 155 Montgomery County, no date f. 156 Morgan County, no date f. 157 New Madrid County, no date f. 158 Newton County, no date f. 159 Nodaway County, no date f. 160 Oregon County, no date f. 161 Osage County, no date f. 162 Ozark County, no date f. 163 Pemiscot County, no date f. 164 Perry County, no date f. 165 Pettis County, no date f. 166 Phelps County, no date f. 167 Platte County, no date f. 168 Polk County, no date
(R1442) Southern and Central Missouri Collection Page 7 f. 169 Pulaski County, no date f. 170 Randolph County, no date f. 171 Ray County, no date f. 172 Reynolds County, no date f. 173 Ripley County, no date f. 174 St. Charles County, no date f. 175 St. Francois County, no date f. 176 St. Louis city, no date f. 177 St. Louis County, no date f. 178 Ste. Genevieve County, no date f. 179 Saline County, no date f. 180 Scott County, no date f. 181 Shannon County, no date Box 004 f. 182 Stoddard County, no date f. 183 Stone County, no date f. 184 Taney County, no date f. 185 Taney County, Branson, no date f. 186 Taney County, Lake Taneycomo, no date f. 187 Taney County, Shepard of the Hills, no date f. 188 Taney County, Silver Dollar City, no date f. 189 Texas County, no date f. 190 Vernon County, no date f. 191 Washington County, no date f. 192 Wayne County, no date f. 193 Webster County, no date f. 194 Wright County, no date Index: Index Term Folder Image Barry County (Mo.) 33, 112 Camden County (Mo.) 49, 102, 108, 120 Cape Girardeau (Mo.) 102, 121 Carter County (Mo.) 108, 122 Churches--Missouri 12, 15, 23, 33, 72, 102, 111, 114, 119-120, 125-126, 130- Yes 131, 135-136, 139, 141, 150, 152, 166, 169, 178-180, 189 Conservation 24-27, 46 Courthouses--Missouri 120, 110, 114, 121, 127, 129, 132, 136, 139-140, 142, 144, Yes 147, 156,-159, 163-165, 175-176, 178-180, 182, 184 Crawford County (Mo.) 3-4, 27, 40, 129 Dams--Missouri 6, 102, 118, 152, 172 Yes Dent County (Mo.) 1-2, 7-8, 15-18, 27, 36, 81, 131 Gasconade County (Mo.) 27, 134 Greene County (Mo.) 85, 107, 135 Hotels--Missouri 6, 108, 116-118, 123, 127, 129, 131-132, 135-136, 141, 147, 149, 153, 157, 166, 171, 175, 178, 182, 192, 193 Yes
(R1442) Southern and Central Missouri Collection Page 8 Index Term Folder Image Howell County (Mo.) 100-101, 139, 54-57 Hubbell, S.K. 93 Iron County (Mo.) 39, 108, 140 Jasper County (Mo.) 6, 42, 73-75, 108, 142 Jefferson City (Mo.) 102, 127 Kinnaird, William 93 Laclede County (Mo.) 44, 144 Lawrence County (Mo.) 22, 90, 147 Madison County (Mo.) 78, 149 Mills and mill-work 32, 108, 129, 139-140, 147, 160-162, 164, 172, 178, 181, Yes 184, 191 Phelps County (Mo.) 9-12, 19, 21, 23, 27-28, 36, 38, 43, 51, 60-66, 69, 76-77, 90-95, 98-99, 106, 108, 166 Pulaski County (Mo.) 36, 46-48, 50, 80, 89, 169 Railroads--Missouri 38, 59, 72, 90, 97, 103, 121, 166, 174, 176-177, 188, 194 Yes Recreation--Missouri 13, 24, 26, 29, 41, 135, 139-140, 142, 145, 152, 158, 172, Yes 181, 192 Schools--Missouri 78, 116, 119, 121, 125, 128, 135-136, 142, 159, 164, 166, Yes 168, 184, 189 Shannon County (Mo.) 32, 78, 181 Springs 108, 160, 162, 181 Yes St. Francois County (Mo.) 105, 175 Taney County (Mo.) 71, 108, 184-188 Texas County (Mo.) 30, 32, 189 Tourism--Missouri 6, 13, 22, 41, 112, 116-117, 120-123, 126-127, 129, 131-135, 140-141, 143-145, 147-151, 174-179, 182, 185-188 Yes Transportation--Missouri 6, 106, 176-177 Yes United States Highway 66 106, 109, 129, 133, 135, 142, 166, 169 Yes Washington County (Mo.) 27, 53, 84, 86-88, 191