Government and Politics
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Boone County, Missouri, Recorder of Deeds Records, 1820-1929 (C3306)
2 cubic feet
Land grants, deeds, wills, and mortgages recorded in Boone County. Arranged chronologically by decade, alphabetically by seller within each decade.
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Boone County, Missouri, Citizens' Petition, 1846 (C1777)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains photostats of a petition to Governor Austin A. King requesting that William Rowland and several others indicted for kidnapping slaves be discharged from further prosecution.
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Boone County, Missouri, Courthouse Architectural Drawings, 1962 (C2359)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains design plans for the 1962 expansion of the courthouse, drawn by Marshall and Brown of Kansas City.
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Boone County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1890-1964 (P0787)
An artificial collection of photographs of Boone County, Missouri.
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Boone County, Missouri, Sheriff's Sale Notice, 1861 (C2846)
1 oversize item
Notice of sale of real estate by auction as directed by the Boone County circuit court, May term, 1861.
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Boone County, Missouri, Tax Book, 1866 (C1051)
0.12 cubic feet (1 volume)
Submitted and transcribed by Gard Lathrop, 21 July 1866, for John F. Baker, sheriff, Boone County, MO.
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Boonville, Missouri, Mayor's Court Records, 1840-1848 (C2980)
1 roll of microfilm
The records of the Boonville Mayor's Court contain civil cases tried before the mayor and brought to court by the city or the council. Cases involve assault and battery, disturbing the peace, slaughter house operations, market practices, food quality, street improvements, slave offenses, and general safety. The record shows the defendant, the charge, case disposition, sentence, and court costs.
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Boonville, Missouri, Scrip, 1842 (C1479)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection consists of blank scrip issued by the city. One sheet containing two one-dollar certificates, one two-dollar certificate, and one three-dollar certificate.
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Minnie Hahn Boyce Photograph Collection, 1889-1911 (P0524)
2 photographs
Photos of the Missouri State Capitol, 1917 and ca. 1889-1911.
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Semphronius Hamilton Boyd Letter, 1865 (C1481)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection consists of a letter in which Boyd, emancipationist representative from Missouri, condemned secession as "a spiritual malady" and opposed recognition or admission into the Union of the seceded states.
William L. Bradshaw Papers, 1912-1973 (C2556)
11.2 cubic feet (724 folders, 2 volumes)
The papers of William L. Bradshaw contain business and personal papers of Bradshaw, political scientist and dean of the University of Missouri Business School, 1946-1961. Included are papers as a delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention, 1943-1944, member of the State Reorganization Commission, 1953-1955, and involvement in other state, local, and professional organizations.
Raymond P. Brandt Papers, 1818-1899; 1917-1981 (C0850)
3.0 cubic feet (124 folders, 1 oversize volume, 5 audio cassettes, 9 oversize items)
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.
Frank E. Brennan Papers, 1967-1971 (K0516)
8 c.f.
Personal papers of Brennan, a civic leader and former City Council member of Kansas City, MO.
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Bradford Brett Papers, 1960-1964 (C3319)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copies of eight letters from Clarence Cannon to Mr. And Mrs. Bradford Brett regarding political views as well as attempting to secure Bradford Brett a job with Yellowstone Park Company; letter to M.R. Holloran about political career. Letter to W.H. Thompson from J. Edgar Hoover.
Basil Brewer Papers, 1911-1965 (C3132)
10 cubic feet, 77 volumes
Correspondence, editorials, news clippings, pamphlets, photographs, and scrapbooks dealing with Brewer's activities as publisher of the NEW BEDFORD STANDARD-TIMES, his philanthropic work, and his political interests.
Briggs Family Papers, 1896-1991 (C4374)
2.75 cubic feet (9 folders, 5 volumes)
The collection contains the papers of the Briggs family of Macon, Missouri, and includes scrapbooks, photograph albums, and newspaper clippings. Members of the family include U.S. Senator Frank P. Briggs and journalist Ruth Briggs Bratek, a graduate of the University of Missouri.
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Frank P. Briggs Papers, 1900-1992 (C3950)
6 cubic feet, 3 audio cassettes, 2 films, 9 audio discs
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.
"Bringing Government to the People: The Jerry Litton Dialogues" Documentary Film, 2010 (CA6490)
3 DVDs
Documentary film produced by the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia featuring footage from the television program, "Dialogue With Litton." Collection includes the final product as well as raw footage from interviews conducted for the project.
Jim Brizendine Photographs, 1984 (P0525)
10 photographs
Photos of the Missouri Supreme Court building, 1984
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James Overton Broadhead Letter, 1896 (C2047)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a letter to Garland [Broadhead] from James Broadhead, St. Louis, Jan. 4, 1896. The letter refers to GLOBE DEMOCRAT'S charge of James's bolting the Democratic ticket in 1874; as well as writing a paper on the Treaty of 1803 and the territory which the Louisiana Purchase embraced.
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Broadsides, 1860-1886 (C3252)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains miscellaneous broadsides regarding sales of farms, announcements of meetings, reward for Jesse and Frank James, the Ku Klux Klan, candidates for office, and poultry.
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Dutton Brookfield Papers, 1844-1979 (C2732)
72.4 cubic feet (5702 folders, 5 audio cassettes, 2 volumes, 1 microfilm reel)
The papers of Dutton Brookfield contain the business, political and personal papers and photographs of a Kansas City, MO, community leader. Brookfield was President of Unitog Company (1953-1979), a mayoral candidate (1963, 1971), and on boards of numerous corporations and educational and civic organizations. Family papers include letters from the Civil War, World War I and II, and Vietnam.
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B. Gratz Brown Letter, 1872 (C1480)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection consists of a letter to Elliott Danforth, Middleburg, NY, from Jefferson City, MO, May 13, 1872. Brown, Republican Governor of Missouri and vice-presidential nominee on the 1872 Liberal Republican ticket, wrote that the West and Southwest favored endorsement of the regular party ticket. Brown feared a third party attempt.
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Dwight H. Brown Letters, 1937-1940 (C0080)
0.3 cubic feet
Correspondence, official and personal, of a Missouri secretary of state, regarding politics at all governmental levels, routine affairs of his office, events around his hometown of Poplar Bluff, MO, and religious activities. Collection is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. See also collection C2529.
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Dwight H. Brown Papers, 1928-1944 (C2529)
9.8 cubic feet
The collection contains the papers of Dwight H. Brown, Missouri secretary of state, 1932-1944. The papers are arranged alphabetically by topics.
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Dwight H. Brown Papers, 1938-1940 (C3117)
1.9 cubic feet
Miscellaneous campaign materials, newspaper clippings and county returns pertaining to the Missouri Democratic primary election in August 1940, and the state election of November 1940, in which Brown carried every county in the state and over 99 per cent of the voting precincts to be reelected secretary of state.
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James Raymond Browne Papers, 1919-1966 (C3479)
0.7 cubic feet (21 folders)
Manuscript by an American lawyer who lived in Asia. Correspondence pertaining to Browne's estate. Articles written by Browne's brother-in-law, Henry Kinyon.
Jacob Bruner Bond, 1834 (C1477)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
$1200 bond of Jacob Bruner as coroner of Boone County, MO, September 9, 1834, with Adam C. Reyburne and Edward Champlin as securities. Bond acknowledged September 9, 1834, before Roger N[orth] Todd, clerk, and recorded December 20, 1834.
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Brunswick, Missouri, Fire Department Records, 1894-1939 (C3061)
1 roll of microfilm
The records of the Brunswick Fire Department contain meeting minutes, election of officers, lists of members, financial records, and lists of fires, dating from organization in November 1894, through January 1939.
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Eugene Buder Papers, 1902-1992 (S0854)
0.8 cubic foot, 27 folders
The Eugene Buder Papers contain subject files, newspaper clippings, and publications documenting Buder's involvement in St. Louis-area civic affairs, including his interests in police reform, the unification of St. Louis City and County, and the development of the St. Louis County parks department. Buder's papers also chronicle his efforts as an attorney to defend individuals against charges of supporting communism.
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Thomas Brockway Bullene Papers, 1874-1894 (K0288)
0.3 c.f.
Diaries of a prominent business and civic leader and mayor of Kansas City, MO. Contain personal notes and writings, poetry, family history, some clippings, a few photographs, and financial records.
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Burchard Family Commissions, 1825-1875 (C1488)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection consists of commissions to Samuel Burchard as sheriff of Gasconade County, MO; postmaster at Delphi, MO; and justice of the Gasconade County court; as well as a commission to P.W. Burchard as notary public for Gasconade County.
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John Burgard Papers, 1990-2005 (S0855)
11 cubic feet
The papers of John Burgard contain meeting minutes, agendas, and a handbook documenting St. Louis area political campaigns and the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.
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Bill D. Burlison Papers, 1969-1981 (CA4318)
124 cubic feet
Papers from Burlison's terms as a Democratic representative from Missouri's 10th District.
Eugene G. Bushmann Papers, c. 1961-1974 (C4076)
1 cubic foot (29 folders)
The Eugene Bushmann Papers document the political campaigns of Thomas F. Eagleton in 1964, 1968, and 1974 in Missouri. The papers consist primarily of correspondence, speech materials, publicity materials, directories, clippings, and newsletters. The collection also contains newspaper clippings regarding Eagleton's political opponents True Davis and Edward Long in the 1968 U.S. Senate election.
Ed Bushmeyer Papers, 1972-2020 (S0596)
8 cubic feet
The Ed Bushmeyer Papers contain correspondence, press releases, campaign literature, legislation, legal materials, notes, and newspaper clippings documenting Bushmeyer's career in St. Louis City politics, including his service in Mayor Vince Schoemehl's administration.
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Benjamin Benson Cahoon Papers, 1868-1923 (R0142)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders, 1 photograph)
The Benjamin Benson Cahoon Papers contain photocopies of Benjamin B. Cahoon, an attorney and land agent in Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri. The papers concern the land business, litigation in progress, and state politics. There are several letters from Missouri governors and officials, and Cahoon’s biographical sketch of Judge William Carter. There is also an original photograph of Cahoon from 1878.
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Caldwell Township Democratic Convention Minutes, 1886 (C2261)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains minutes concerning the election of delegates to the Callaway County convention and of candidates for township offices.
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Callaway County Nuclear Power Plant Collection, 1970s-1990s (CA6184)
13.2 cubic feet
Collection concerning the application, licensing, approval, safety, and operation of the nuclear power plant located in Callaway County, Missouri. Includes indices and information on how to use government documents.
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Callaway County, Missouri Assessor's Records, 1830 (C0343)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Tax list for residents and nonresidents of Callaway County, James Baker, assessor. The list is divided into resident and nonresident sections. These sections are arranged alphabetically by individual and list value and location of land and includes other property such as the number of livestock and enslaved individuals.
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DeVerne Calloway Papers, 1929-1986 (S0012)
18.2 cubic feet, 430 folders, 604 photographs, 5 volumes, 4 items
The DeVerne Calloway Papers contain correspondence, meeting meetings, newspaper clippings, photographs, posters, and scrapbooks chronicling her personal life and career as the first African American woman elected to the Missouri legislature. As the Missouri State Representative from the 70th District (1962-1981), Calloway focused on assisting welfare recipients and prisoners, which is reflected in her correspondence.
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Ernest Calloway Papers, 1932-1989 (S0011)
18.6 cubic feet, 712 photographs, 1 volume, 8 reel-to-reel tapes
The Ernest Calloway Papers contain correspondence, speeches, public statements, reports, campaign materials, newspapers, and photographs documenting Calloway's activities as president of the St. Louis NAACP, political analyst for Teamsters' Local 688, political activist in St. Louis, and lecturer on urban affairs for St. Louis University.
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Campaign Materials, 1992 (CA6005)
1 folder, oversize
Campaign posters and bumper stickers from 1992 Presidential Election.
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Campaign Posters, 1875-1920 (C3871)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder, 13 oversize items)
Posters, handbills, and newspaper advertisements for Democratic and Republican candidates running for various state offices.
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Campaign Posters, 1896 (C2840)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Two campaign posters from 1896 elections: "What Bryan Said and McKinley Did: An Object Lesson in Tin Plate Industry" and announcement of a grand Republican rally at Portland, Saturday, October 24, 1896.
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Campaign Posters, 1904-1924 (C2867)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Miscellaneous campaign posters for Missouri state elections. Elliott W. Major, Harry B. Hawes, Sid G. Roach, Charles U. Becker, Frank E. Atwood, James A. Houchin, Sam A. Baker, Walter S. Dickey, Jno. P. Gordon, and Cornelius Roach were candidates. OVERSIZE.
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THE CAMPBELL CITIZEN (Campbell, Neb.), 1916 (C0793)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains the election issue of the paper for November 2, 1916, containing campaign ads and including a sample ballot.
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Isaac R. Campbell Papers, 1821-1887 (C1001)
0.4 cubic feet (21 folders)
Business correspondence, miscellaneous accounts, receipts and legal papers of a businessman and merchant of St. Francisville, MO. Material concerning local elections and poll books. Names of electors and how they voted in the national election in 1864.
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Clarence Cannon Papers, 1896-1964 (C2342)
50.8 cubic feet (3300 folders, 124 volumes)
Public and private papers of a Democratic congressman from Missouri's 9th District, 1923-1964. The collection is arranged alphabetically by topics and contains correspondence and other material relating to his life and congressional career.
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Clarence Cannon Papers, 1893-1964 (C0892)
2.3 cubic feet (44 folders, 1 volume, 5 card files)
Papers of Cannon, Democratic congressman from Missouri's 9th district, 1923-1964, and of Champ Clark (1850-1921), Democratic congressman from Missouri's 9th district, 1893-1895 and 1897-1921, and Speaker of the House. Papers include correspondence of Cannon and Clark, speeches by Clark, newspaper columns written by Cannon, a constituent card file kept by Cannon, and miscellaneous material.