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Willard Family Diary, Scrapbooks and Photo Album

 Collection
Identifier: MS W6
Scope and Contents Civil War diary of Lewis A. Willard, who settled in Kirksville, Missouri, and scrapbooks about his son Arthur Lee Willard, a Vice Admiral in the U.S. Navy. Lewis' daughter and Arthur's half sister, Louise Willard, was married to P.O. Selby, who curated six scrapbooks with ephemera from Vice Admiral Willard's life, including his graduation certificates, articles about his military success, and letters between him and his father, along with other family and friends. Lewis A. Willard fought...
Dates: 1861-1935

William E. Connelley Interviews

 Collection
Identifier: MS C4
Scope and Contents Copies of William E. Connelley's interviews with five persons who knew William Quantrill or who survived his August 21, 1863 raid on Lawrence, Kansas. Each of the persons interviewed had a different perspective of Quantrill or of the raid; two also mention John Brown and his activities of 1856; none are cited in Quantrill and the Border Wars. The three 1909 reports, all in Connelley's handwriting, are accompanied by typed transcripts of the written documents; both versions are signed by...
Dates: 1906-1909

William Torrey Harris Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS H8
Scope and Contents

Papers, speeches, and publications written by William Torrey Harris on the topics of education and philosophy, as well as correspondence to Harris from educator James Mickelborough Greenwood; Joseph Baldwin, whom he was influential in getting to come to Kirksville to set up the teachers college; Ira Divoll, former state superintendent of schools and city superintendent of schools in St. Louis; and O.P. Davis.

Dates: 1871-1909

Willis J. Bray Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS B5
Scope and Contents

A collection of 60 articles, addresses and essays, by Willis J. Bray (1884-1961). The collection contains a mix of rough drafts, finished typescripts, and published versions of Dr. Bray's works. Topics covered include general education, chemistry, Masonry, religion, family and patriotism.

Dates: 1915-1961

World War I Miscellany Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MUSDP W4
Scope and Contents

Training manuals and lectures, military administrative forms, transportation documents, propaganda, pamphlets, and more. This collection contains information pertaining to the training of American soldiers, battle plans and reports, activities of Americans fighting in Europe and organizing on behalf of the war effort in the United States, and the world disarmament movement of the interwar period.

Dates: 1916-1934; bulk 1917-1920; 1930-1934

World War II Miscellany Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MUSDP W2
Scope and Contents

This collection contains items pertaining to World War II (1939-1945), including printed material, maps, and writings. Of particular interest is a log kept by Orville Bowers about bombing missions in Europe. The printed material includes newspapers and pamphlets printed during the war, both internationally and on the American homefront.

Dates: 1939-1945

Zeigler Family Civil War Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS Z1
Scope and Contents

Letters written by Samuel Clark Zeigler during military service in Missouri and Arkansas with the 7th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry of the Union Army in the Civil War. Also included is a letter to John Zeigler from a friend (or possibly a relative) serving in North Carolina. It also contains added background information and photos from Zeigler family members.

Dates: 1862-1865, with some later additions

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Kirksville (Mo.) 58
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Scrapbooks 16
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Northeast Missouri State Teachers College -- Alumni and alumnae 14
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World War, 1914-1918 12
Photograph albums 11
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Churches 9
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First District Normal School (Kirksville, Mo.) 6
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Captain Harris House (Kirksville, Mo.) 1
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Kirksville Mercantile College 1
Kirksville, Battle of (Mo.), 1862 1
Linn County 1
Llewellyn Cemetery 1
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) -- Faculty 1
Loyalty oaths 1
Mexico, Missouri 1
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Language
German 8
French 3
Spanish; Castilian 2
Czech 1
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Adair County Historical Society (Mo.) 6
Selby, P. O. (Paul Owen), 1890-1982 6
Daughters of the American Revolution, Ann Haynes Chapter (Kirksville, Mo.) 3
Violette, E. M. (Eugene Morrow), 1873-1940 3
Gaber, Ron 2
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Grand Army of the Republic, Corporal Dix Post Number 22 (Kirksville, Mo.) 2
Grim family 2
Harris, William Torrey, 1835-1909 2
Journal Printing Company (Kirksville, MO) 2
Kiwanis Club of Kirksville (Mo.) 2
Knobbs, Pauline Dingle, 1903-1987 2
Abt, Ludwig, 1882-1967 1
Adair County Infirmary (Mo.) 1
Adair County Public School District (Mo.) 1
Allen, Ross C., 1921-2003 1
Anton, Karl, 1887-1956 1
Arnold, Samuel Washington, 1879-1961 1
Baiotto, Bill 1
Baylor, Newton Andrew, 1846 -1891 1
Beggs, Berenice, 1887-1978 1
Belle Porter Memorial Presbyterian Church (Sullivan County, Mo.) 1
Bergstrand, Kent 1
Billy Creek Coal Mine 1
Biswell family 1
Biswell, Jonathan Huff, 1830-1903 1
Biswell, Norville B. 1
Biven, Goldie E. Pitney, 1902-1999 1
Black, John D. (John David), 1908-1996 1
Blacksmith Coal Mine 1
Bray, Willis Joseph, 1884-1961 1
Broadbooks, John A. 1
Burk, Amelia 1
Burk, Anna 1
Cain family 1
Caldwell, Dola, 1875-1952 1
Callan, Chinn, -2005 1
Cassity family 1
Cassity, Frank 1
Central Wesleyan College (Warrenton, Mo.) 1
Chandler family 1
Clark, Susie Lee, 1887-1948 1
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1
Cole, Helen Rosemary, 1906-1964 1
Collett family 1
Collett, Hubert Gordon, 1928-2007 1
Collins, Sherod, 1900-1981 1
Connelley, William E. 1
Corrigan Coal Mine 1
Cosby, Byron, 1878-1961 1
Cotton, W. Philip Jr., 1932-2009 1
Crittenden family 1
Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Kirksville Mo.) 1
Darrow, Edwin, 1829-1887 1
Darrow, Joseph, 1775-1856 1
Davis, Darold Keith, 1925-2009 1
Davis, John M., 1835-1927 1
DeWitt family 1
Delta Kappa Gamma Society 1
Dunbar, Irwin, 1888-1975 1
Eichor, Matt 1
First United Methodist Church (Kirksville, Mo.) 1
Forest Cemetery Association 1
Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery (Kirksville, Mo.) 1
Frank family 1
Frank, Glenn, 1887-1940 1
Frank, Mary Smith, 1884-1975 1
Gebhart, John Frederick, 1831-1907 1
Greenwood, James M. (James Mickleborough), 1836-1914 1
Grim-Smith Hospital 1
Halliburton, Juliet Owen, 1838-1914 1
Handy Brothers Music Company 1
Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1884-1961 1
Hanley, Mark 1
Harris, Thomas C., 1824-1888 1
Harrison, Ella Skipwith, 1915–1987 1
Harvey, Marie Turner, 1869-1952 1
Hatch, Julia M., 1850-1916 1
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 1
Hazel Creek Concerned Citizens Committee (Kirksville, Mo.) 1
Hedrick, Clyde Lewis 1
Henry, Clifford Elmore, 1873-1959 1
Highway 63 Transportation Corporation 1
Hoffman, Margaret Lee, 1893-1967 1
Jorgenson, Dale A., 1926-2021 1
K.C. Midland Coal & Mining Company 1
Karel, Leon C. 1
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963 1
King, William Boyd (1914-1990) 1
Kirk family 1
Kirk, John Robert, 1851-1937 1
Kirksville Boy Scouts of America. Central Missouri Council 653 1
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM) 1
Kirksville Retail Merchants' Association (Kirksville, Mo.) 1
Kirksville Rotary Club (Kirksville, MO) 1
Kribs, Effie, 1891-1974 1
Laughlin, Harry H., 1880-1943 1
Laughlin, Viola Elizabeth, 1921-2007 1
Lay family 1
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 1
Linder, Christa Ude, 1939-1981 1
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