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Missouri

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Comstock family papers

 Collection
Identifier: L236
Scope and Contents This collection includes deeds and other legal papers; family histories, photographs; greeting cards; notebooks and letters from Comstock, Beers and Hartwell family members in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri ranging from circa 1840 to 1961 regarding legal and family business.
Dates: circa 1840-1961

Eva Faucett papers

 Collection — Folder S454
Identifier: S0454
Scope and Contents This collection includes autographed, signed letters and postcard from George Schrader in Missouri, Guam and Manila ranging from 1942 to 1945 regarding military service, friend and life back home.
Dates: 1942-1945

Frank E. Brownell papers

 Collection — Folder S182
Identifier: S0182
Scope and Contents This collection includes letters and diary entries from Elmer Ellsworth in Illinois in 1859 regarding life and newspaper clippings, transcripts of newspaper clippings, headlines and speeches from Francis E. Brownell and others in New York and elsewhere ranging from 1861 to 1901 regarding the death of Col. Elmer Ellsworth in 1861.
Dates: 1859-1901

Gary Public Library oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: OH023
Scope and Contents The collection contains transcripts of interviews and audio recordings from the Gary Public Library about the early days of Gary, Indiana ranging from 1955 to 1970. Eight of the folders contain items that were part of a series titled "Gary Public Library presents Living Voices of the Pinoeers," many of which were broadcast on the radio for the Gary "Golden Jubliee" in 1956. There is also a recording from a Lion Club of Gary banquet in honor of Al Greene.
Dates: 1955-1970, undated

George H. Proffit collection

 Collection — Folder S1087
Identifier: S1087
Scope and Contents This collection contains a photostat as well as a xeroxed copy of handwritten daily journal entries by George H. Proffit, from August 20 until October 27, 1837. These entries document the removal of the Potawatomi Indians from a camp on Crooked Creek on August 20 until the last entry made in Harmony, Missouri on October 27. Mr. Proffit calls his entries "Journal of Emigration." He gives number of miles traveled, rations issued, and facts about the trip.On September 22, he wrote:...
Dates: 1837

Hide family papers

 Collection — Folder S653
Identifier: S0653
Scope and Contents This collection includes letters, memoirs, and genealogical information from John Hide and the Hide family in Missouri, Illinois, and Tennessee ranging from 1854 to 1909.
Dates: circa 1854-1909

Ignatius Brown papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1960
Scope and Contents This collection includes autographed poems and writings, pencil drawings and official documents from Ignatius Brown and others in Indiana, New Orleans, Louisiana; Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee ranging from 1856 to 1861 and regarding life, Civil War battles, and a vessel clearance from port.There is also an oversize folder containing editions of newspapers including the Weekly Indiana Citizen, the Central Normal News,...
Dates: 1856-1861, undated

Joseph Beeler collection

 Collection
Identifier: L014
Scope and Contents The collection consists of family letters of the Beeler family ranging from 1823 to 1850. The letters relate to family activities, description of Illinois legislature, and general correspondence. The collection also contains two letters from a World War I soldier. Also included in the collection are several volumes: diaries of George M. Beeler (Joseph's son), Joseph Beeler's account book (1836–1849), Fielding Beeler's account books (1847–1879), records of the Northport and Mars Hill Gravel Road...
Dates: 1778-1890s

Martha C. Bishop papers

 Collection — Folder S121
Identifier: S0121
Scope and Contents This collection includes a memoir from Martha C. Bishop in Indiana from circa 1880-1946 regarding her life.
Dates: circa 1880-1946

Mary Elizabeth Moody collection

 Collection
Identifier: L713
Scope and Contents This collection includes 6 photograph albums and 3 scrapbooks, containing photographs, papers, pamphlets, postcards, souvenirs, currency, and ephemera, created by Betty Goodale Moody in Indiana, Florida, around the United States, Jordan, Israel, and Egypt, ranging from circa 1936 to 2015, regarding her personal and family life, friends, and travels within the United States and the Middle East. There are also miscellaneous photographs whose subjects were identified by Moody and her...
Dates: circa 1936-2015