Adair County Historical Collection
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
- Creation: 1832-1998
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Copyright
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Board of Governors for Truman State University, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Researchers further agree to indemnify and hold harmless Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, and their officers, employees, and agents from and against all suits, claims, actions, and expenses arising out of use of collections held by the library.
Extent
1.3 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is organized into eight series.
- Kirksville Bicentennial Celebration, 1974-1976
- Miscellaneous, 1845-2007
- Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1919
- Businesses, 1832-1976
- Churches, 1894-1994
- Programs and Events, 1884-1974
- Organizations, 1870-1979
- Osteopathy, 1900-1992
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This is a created collection of materials. The majority were transferred from the E.M. Violette Museum Collection, Pickler Memorial Library; other items are from other sources and have been added over the years.
Subject
- Daughters of the American Revolution, Ann Haynes Chapter (Kirksville, Mo.) (Organization)
- Still, Andrew Taylor (A.T.), 1828-1917 (Person)
- Adair County Historical Society (Mo.) (Organization)
- Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM) (Organization)
- Red Barn Arts League (Organization)
- Title
- Adair County Historical Collection
- Author
- Initial finding aid prepared by Kelly Keener.
- Date
- 2015
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository