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Adair County Historical Society (Mo.)

 Organization

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Adair County Historical Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS A5
Scope and Contents

Focused on Adair County, Missouri, including Kirksville and surrounding areas, this collection encompasses a wide variety of materials from businesses, churches, and organizations. It includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, maps, and more.

Dates: 1832-1998

E. M. Violette Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS V1
Scope and Contents

Eugene M. Violette's papers, approximately 8 linear feet plus 18 volumes, include draft versions of his books and articles; professional papers, primarily from his years in Kirksville, Missouri, 1900-1923; and personal and family papers including diaries, scrapbooks and photos from childhood to shortly before his death.

Dates: 1875-1940

Hubert Gordon Collett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C8
Scope and Contents Correspondence, photographs, real estate records, financial records, sheet music, and event programs relating to Hubert Gordon Collett and the Collett Family of Adair County, Missouri.Record Group 1 contains approximately 760 documents pertaining to the family history of the Collett family, and the personal life of Gordon Collett, in the Kirksville, Missouri area. The collection ranges in date from 1874-1973, and consists of a wide variety of document types, including photographs...
Dates: 1773-2012

Ruth Warner Towne Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS T1
Scope and Contents

Ruth Towne's papers consist of both her home and campus office files and include family records dating from as early as the 1820s, her own personal and professional papers and correspondence, and some of the research for her dissertation on Congressman William Joel Stone, as well as books and articles she wrote over her long teaching career.

Dates: approximately 1800-1999

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Adair County (Mo.) 3
Kirksville (Mo.) 3
Adair County (Mo.) -- History 2
Business and Industry 2
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