Government and Politics
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John R. Gibson Papers, 1970 (K0008)
3 c.f.
Correspondence, reports, research materials, drafts, news articles and other data related to the writing, passage by public vote, and planned implementation of the 1970 Jackson County Charter, with particular emphasis upon the involvement of John R. Gibson, a principal contributor.
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William R. Gillaspie Papers, 1851-1886 (C0679)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter from James C. Hamilton of Fulton, MO, to his brother William in Washington City, IA. He talks of the weather, crops, the prosperity of the country, a revival meeting and their need of a preacher. Brief biography of Ben Butler, legislator, governor, Union general, senator, and presidential candidate, who ran as a Republican, Democrat, and Greenback.
Rosemary Lucas Ginn Papers, 1950-1985 (C3964)
6.8 cubic feet
Papers of Rosemary Lucas Ginn, Republican Committeewoman, President of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, Ambassador to Luxembourg. Includes correspondence, photos, memoranda, newspaper clippings, and publications relating to her work with the Republican National Committee, Missouri Republican Party, and UNESCO.
Glenwood, Missouri, Bonds, 1874 (C1709)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Three unsigned $100 bonds issued by the board of education.
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Ed Golterman Papers, 2001-2003 (S0911)
0.25 cubic foot
The Ed Golterman Papers contain "Assaults on the Kiel," a work on two diskettes concerning the history of the Kiel Opera House. Included in this accession is a 58-page booklet called, "Saving Kiel," by Ed Golterman.
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Malvin R. Goode Papers, 1911-2001 (C1706)
8 cubic feet, 275 audio cassettes, 88 audio tapes, 11 video cassettes, 6 film reels
Malvin Russell Goode, Sr. was the first African American broadcast journalist at ABC News. The collection consists of letters, speeches, photographs, audio cassettes, reel-to-reel tapes, awards, and other miscellaneous items documenting his life, career, and African-American culture.
Wayne Goode Papers, 1963-2004 (S0891)
4 cubic feet, 126 folders, 14 VHS tapes
The papers of Wayne Goode contain correspondence, newsletters, legislative reports, and VHS tapes pertaining to Goode's career in the Missouri House of Representatives and Senate. Wayne Goode won election to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1962 and was instrumental in orchestrating a land transfer to allow the growth of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
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Thomas D. Graham Speech, 1965 (C2231)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Remarks of the Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives at the opening session of the 73rd General Assembly, Jefferson City, January 6, 1965.
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Granby, Missouri Poll Book Records, 1895-1904 (R0316)
0.01 cubic foot (1 volume)
The Granby, Missouri Poll Book is a photocopy of a poll book of voters of the First Ward in Granby, Newton County, Missouri. Included are lists of voters, oaths of the judges of election, and certified returns of municipal and county races.
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Grand Jury Proceedings, Wright County, Missouri, Circuit Court, 1954 (SP0077)
.2 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Grand Jury Proceedings, Wright County, Missouri, Circuit Court collection contains two bound transcripts of a grand jury trial held in Hartville, Missouri, in 1954. The trial was a result of alleged illegal conduct by four Wright County residents during a 1952 Republican primary county election.
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David M. Grant Papers, 1917-1986 (S0552)
0.8 cubic feet, 18 folders, 7 photographs
The David M. Grant Papers document David M. Grant's career in St. Louis as a civil rights activist and lawyer. Beginning in 1931, Grant organized protests and demonstrations against racial discrimination. He was also active in the local Democratic Party, Labor unions, and a founder of St. Louis’ March on Washington Movement chapter. Grant also served on the U.S. Presidential Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. The papers include speeches, correspondence, photographs, political fliers, and newspaper clippings.
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Great Seal of Missouri Papers, 1933-1936 (C2112)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Articles, editorials, and letters to the editor concerning the Great Seal of Missouri and the designer, George Frederick Burckhartt.
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Greater Kansas City Women's Political Caucus Records, 1974-1983 (K1243)
2.5 c.f.
Organizational records including general and working files, newsletters, financial records, subject files (including ERA), and printed/published materials, many concerned with the Equal Rights Amendment.
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John James Green Scrapbook, 1901 (K0496)
0.3 c.f.
Clippings concerning Green, the Republican nominee for Kansas City mayor opposing James A. Reed.
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Robert S. Green Papers, 1943-1944 (C3213)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Letters to A.P. Green about his subscription to the Missouri Public Expenditure Survey, Missouri Constitution, Constitutional Convention Bulletin, and minutes of the organizational meeting of Missouri War Chest, 1943.
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Greene County Democratic Central Committee, Jackson Day Banquet Collection, 1958-1969 (R0696)
(1 folder)
These are programs for the 35th, 37th, and 46th annual Jackson Day Banquets, held in 1958, 1960, and 1969 at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield, Missouri. The sponsors were the Greene County Democratic Central Committee, the Roosevelt Women's Democratic Club, and the Young Democratic Club of Greene County.
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Anna Lee Grossman Papers, 1944-1989 (R1509)
0.2 cubic foot (2 folders, 14 photographs)
The Anna Lee Grossman Papers contain correspondence written to Anna Grossman in response to letters she sent to politicians and world leaders regarding current events. The letters date from 1959 to 1989.
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Louis J. Gualdoni Papers, 1924-1998 (S0603)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
This collection contains newspaper clippings and correspondence of Louis J. "Jean" Gualdoni, an influential Democratic politician in St. Louis in the 1940s.
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Lawrence B. Guillot Papers, 1978-1980 (K0798)
2 c.f.
Materials related to the international ombudsman movement, and in particular, the International Ombudsman institute and the Jackson County, MO Ombudsman office.
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Eilert F. Gummels Papers, 1931-1937 (S0778)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
Eilert F. Gummels was elected to the Board of Aldermen for the Eleventh Ward of Missouri on April 4, 1933. This collection includes correspondence, and certificates of election, as well as an advertising booklet for the All Day Basket Picnic of the Eleventh Ward Democratic Club, and a photograph of the Board of Aldermen taken March 16, 1934, with members identified.
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Francis Arthur Guy Papers, 1938-1955 (K0184)
0.4 c.f.
Legal correspondence, client files, and personal files of Guy, an attorney and officer of the J.C. Nichols Company. In addition to legal work for the Company but also carried on his private practice from his office, as well as served on a number boards, and as a councilman for Westwood Hills, KS.
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Herbert Spencer Hadley Papers, 1830-1943 (C0006)
15.2 cubic feet (1,062 folders), 35 oversize volumes; also available on 60 rolls of microfilm
The papers of a Missouri Republican lawyer, politician, educator, and author. Attorney general, 1905-1909; governor, 1909-1913; professor of law, University of Colorado, 1917-1923; and Washington University chancellor, 1923-1927. Includes letterbooks, scrapbooks, manuscripts, photographs, cartoons, and miscellaneous material. Originals in storage.
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Sallie Hailey Papers, 1860-1989 (C4358)
1.8 cubic feet (36 folders), 17 oversize items
Photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, publications, and political convention material of the former director of the Department of Business and Administration for the State of Missouri and Democratic National Committeewoman of Missouri.
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Mark Haim Collection, 1976-1989, 2010 (CA5796)
8 cubic feet, 1 CD, 27 oversize items
Papers of a Missouri environmental and political activist include correspondence, financial and membership records, promotional material, newspaper clippings, background and research material, and other records of Missourians For Safe Energy. Citizens for a Radioactive Waste Policy, Missouri Energy Action and other similar state organizations. Also included is an oral history interview with Mark Haim conducted by the State Historical Society of Missouri in 2010.
Durward G. "Doc" Hall Papers, 1946-1973 (C3389)
2.4 cubic feet, 705 rolls of microfilm
Personal and political papers of a surgeon and Republican representative from the 7th Congressional District of Missouri, 1960-1972. Primarily constituent correspondence.
Original papers are at Drury College, Springfield, MO.
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Durward G. Hall Oral Interview, 1979 (C1426)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
An interview with a former Republican Congressman who served Missouri's Seventh District from 1961 to 1973 and was a member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Wesley Halliburton Letters, 1875 (C1974)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains photocopies of two letters written by a member of the 1875 Missouri Constitutional Convention to his wife. The letters include comments on the work of the convention and the constitution it drafted.
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Mrs. Henry W. Hamilton Collection, 1838-1924 (C1840)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Checks, deeds, promissory notes, and invoices, primarily of residents of Lafayette County, MO. Lafayette County election returns, 1844 and 1860.
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Hammond & Irwin Photographs, no date (P0897)
4 photographs
Photos by Hammond & Irwin studio, Jefferson City. Portraits of Governor Phil M. Donnelly.
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Hammond Studio Photographs, no date (P0955)
2 photographs
Images by Hammond Studio of Jefferson City notables and politicians
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Charles Hammond Papers, 1801-1840 (C2460)
1 roll of microfilm
Correspondence of a lawyer, member of Ohio House of Representatives, and editor of the Cincinnati GAZETTE, concerning national and Ohio politics, presidential campaigns of 1824 and 1828, Henry Clay, Jacksonianism, Second Bank of the U.S., tariff, law court reforms, MC CULLOCH VS. MARYLAND, and personal news and business.
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Frank Hamsher Papers, 1981-1994 (S1231)
5.8 cubic feet
The Frank Hamsher papers contain correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and newspapers, pertaining to Hamsher’s duties as the head of St. Louis City’s Community Development Agency (1981-1982) and counsel to Mayor Vincent Schoemehl (1982-1990). The bulk of the materials in this collection pertain to the St. Louis City-County Board of Freeholders, a nineteen-member panel first established by the Missouri Constitution of 1875, and later revived in 1987 by St. Louis County Executive, Gene McNary. The Board of Freeholders’ mission was to draft a plan for reorganizing St. Louis County municipalities, as well as consider the reunification of St. Louis City and County. Materials of interest include correspondence between Hamsher and Schoemehl, in which Hamsher provides him with advice and analysis on selecting candidates to the Board of Freeholders and public opinion regarding the Board of Freeholder’s plans.
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Hannibal, Missouri, Minute Book, 1839-1845 (C1115)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)
Contains an act to incorporate the town of Hannibal, index of ordinances, minutes of board of trustees, and minutes of the city council.
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Charles Henry Hardin Letter, 1851 (C2079)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a form letter to the Boone County Court, Columbia, Missouri, from Hardin, Fulton, Missouri, July 16, 1851, requesting a list of the county's impoverished mentally ill residents, known at the time as the "insane poor". Hardin was secretary of the board of managers of the State Lunatic Asylum.
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Charles Henry Hardin Papers, 1842-1892 (C0111)
0.1 cubic feet (10 folders)
Hardin was a lawyer, governor of Missouri, 1874-1876, and founder of Hardin College in Mexico, Missouri. Collection includes correspondence with wife and friends, essays, speeches, unofficial reports, law notebook, legal cases in Boone, Callaway, Macon, and Randolph Counties, and diary of Mary Hardin, 1854-1856 and 1859.
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Isaac Hardister Surety Bond, 1896 (C1912)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
$500 surety bond of Isaac Hardister, street commissioner of Huntsville, MO.
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Hardy Family Papers, 1849-1987 (S0380)
0.8 cubic feet, 164 photographs
The Hardy Family Papers contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and research papers of the Hardy family, who founded a salt packing and distribution business in St. Louis in 1914. The collection primarily chronicles the life of Jane Tillman Hardy, Thomas Walter Hardy Jr., and the family’s involvement with Hardy Salt.
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David R. Hardy Papers, 1965-1976 (K0319)
1 c.f.
Hardy served as chairman of the Mayor's Commission on Civil Disorder, appointed by Mayor Ilus Davis to study the city's disturbances of 1968. includes correspondence, reports, interviews and statements, clippings, and printed and published materials, the final report and recommendations.
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Ralph Roger Harkins Collection, 1930-1974 (R1407)
0.75 cubic foot (13 folders, 66 photographs)
The Ralph Roger Harkins Collection contains the papers of journalist R. Roger Harkins, dealing with his research into the oil shale industry and the United States government’s management of those lands and resources. Much of the research and writings of Harkins focuses on Ralph S. Kelley.
Moses Harman Papers, 1858-1984 (C3802)
0.1 cubic feet (13 folders), 1 roll of microfilm
Papers of Moses Harman, founder and publisher of Lucifer, the Light-Bearer, later the American Journal of Eugenics. He was a proponent of women’s rights and the eugenics movement during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The papers include typescript copies of speech and articles by Harman, a photograph, articles about Harman, and issues of Lucifer, the Light-Bearer, 1896-1907.
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Frank G. Harris Papers, 1915-1945 (C4195)
0.4 cubic feet (13 folders), 4 oversize items, 1 oversize volume
Scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, correspondence and miscellaneous material pertaining to former Lt. Governor Frank G. Harris of Missouri.
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Morran D. Harris Papers, 1960s-1970s (CA6421)
1.75 cubic feet
Papers of a lawyer and state representative from Osceola, Missouri, largely consist of material concerning Harris's time in the state legislature in the 1960s.
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William H. Hatch Papers, 1870-1887 (C0113)
0.2 cubic feet
Letters to Hatch, a congressman from Hannibal, MO, about political matters. Hatch was responsible for the establishment of the agricultural experiment station at the University of Missouri in 1887.
Also a few letters to his brother George, a lawyer in Hannibal.
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Charles Martin Hay Papers, 1919-1933 (C0039)
7 cubic feet (453 folders), 1 oversize volume
Correspondence, legal cases, speeches, clippings, and political material of a St. Louis attorney, politician, prohibitionist, and leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Several cases concern prohibition enforcement or lead companies in southeastern Missouri. Hay was three times an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator.
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Alden F. Hays Photographs, 1946 (P0211)
5 photographs
Snapshots of the parade for Winston Churchill and Harry S. Truman's visit to Fulton, MO.
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Betty Cooper Hearnes Speech, 1971 (C3274)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Address at dedication of new bandstand in Fayette, MO, at Central Methodist College.
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Warren E. Hearnes Papers, 1964-1972 (C3585)
127 rolls of microfilm
Papers of a Democratic governor of Missouri, on 127 rolls of 16 mm. microfilm. Originals at Missouri State Archives.
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Warren E. Hearnes Papers, 1950-1972 (C3522)
9.0 cubic feet (686 folders), 9 rolls of microfilm (17 volumes)
Materials determined by Hearnes, governor of Missouri, 1965-1973, to be his personal papers. Bulk of collection is correspondence regarding campaigns, legislation, and Democratic Party. Material on gubernatorial succession amendment, 1965. Arranged by topic, then chronologically within topic. Scrapbooks are on microfilm.
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Heibel Brothers Papers, 1910 (C1908)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Forms of U.S. Internal Revenue Service pertaining to gauging and taxing of distilled spirits.
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Fred V. Heinkel Papers, 1914-1988 (C4105)
28.4 cubic feet (1,442 folders)
The papers of Fred V. Heinkel contain materials documenting the political and business activities of a former long-time president of the Missouri Farmers Association (MFA). A small amount of personal material is also included.