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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

Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Adair County Infirmary Records

Collection

Identifier: MS A2

Scope and Contents Infirmary records from the Adair County Infirmary including transcripts and photocopies of the County Home Record Residents Roster, 1881-1934; two Adair County Infirmary Patient Registers, 1881-1942; and a partial Adair County Infirmary Grave Register, 1920s. County Home Record, 1881-1934: a ledger listing residents, date admitted, place of birth, parents; names and place of birth, marital...

Dates: 1881-1942

Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Adair County Public School District Documents

Collection

Identifier: MS A1

Scope and Contents

Ledgers of sub-districts of the Adair County School District for 1866-1881, as well as a compilation of district attendance statistics for 1880-1976 (incomplete).

Dates: 1866-1976

Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Adair County Women's Committee National Council of Defense Volunteer Registrations

Collection

Identifier: MUSDP W1

Scope and Contents More than 325 registration cards from women volunteering for the Adair County (Missouri) Women's National Council of Defense. These registration forms of Adair County women "who desire to help win the war" provided the Council of Defense with a roster of those willing to help in the war effort if a need arose. Data on the registration card includes: name; address, telephone, age, marital status, race, dependents, country of birth, citizenship status, current occupation and level of education...

Dates: 1917

Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Agnes Slemons Travel Diary

Collection

Identifier: MS S2

Scope and Contents

A travel diary written by Agnes Slemons on a trip to Europe with Nan Wade in 1962, giving daily accounts of activities in a "Travels Abroad" diary provided by Cunard Lines. Subsequent entries note dates and locations of later trips.

Dates: 1962-1966

Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Albert P. Miller Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS M1

Scope and Contents

Albert P. Miller, a merchant from Winchester, Augusta County, Virginia, was in partnership with Newton Andrew Baylor in Kirksville for about one year from mid-1881 to mid-1882. The collection includes miscellaneous personal documents from prior to his move and letters from Naylor urging him to come to Kirksville, as well as some publicity for the dry goods store in Kirksville.

Dates: 1869-1881

Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Alice Shea Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS S11

Scope and Contents

A small collection comprised of a cabinet card with a photograph of Alice Shea and four Shea Family letters, including correspondence from Alice Shea to her siblings D. Emmett, Martha, and Frances.

Dates: 1882-1888

Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Amelia and Anna Burk Autograph Album

Collection

Identifier: MS B2

Scope and Contents

Autograph album with signatures from friends and cousins of Amelia and Anna Burk.

Dates: 1887-1901

Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Archie L. Musick Diaries

Collection

Identifier: MS M11

Scope and Contents Kirksville native and artist Archie Musick's 1925 diary, kept while he was attending Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University) with daily entries from 1925 March 5-1925 September 7. Includes brief details of classes and schoolwork for each day, who he spent his days with, and mentions the weather and state of each day. Class information such as class names and grades are included. He also mentions his frequent travels to Colorado and other places such as...

Dates: 1921; 1925

Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Arthur Burdette Warner Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS W1

Scope and Contents

Three of Arthur Burdette Warner's speeches along with some newspaper clippings. Warner was a lifelong educator who both graduated from and taught at Missouri State Normal School (now Truman State University). He later became involved in local politics in Kirksville, Missouri.

Dates: 1894-1936

Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

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Adair County Historical Collection

Adair County Infirmary Records

Adair County Public School District Documents

Adair County Women's Committee National Council of Defense Volunteer Registrations

Agnes Slemons Travel Diary

Albert P. Miller Papers

Alice Shea Collection

Amelia and Anna Burk Autograph Album

Archie L. Musick Diaries

Arthur Burdette Warner Papers

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