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E. M. Violette Collection of World War I Soldiers' Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MUSDP V1
Scope and Contents Letters, written from the field in Europe, relating living and battle conditions; many in response to a campaign by the Normal School and Kirksville Rotary Club to see that Adair County soldiers received mail, some donated by the soldiers' families; nearly all were printed in the Kirksville Daily Express or Normal School Index.These letters were collected by Professor E. M. Violette, head of the History Department at the First District State Normal School (now Truman State University), for...
Dates: 1917-1919

E. M. Violette Museum Documents of Unknown Origin

 Collection
Identifier: MUSDP U2
Scope and Contents

Letters, military records, receipts, slave and land sales, political memorabilia and other documents received as individual pieces or in small groups into the E. M. Violette Museum collection.

Dates: 1807-1965

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

E. Sanborn Smith House Architectural Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS S9
Scope and Contents

Original architectural plans and specifications for this brick and stucco Colonial Revival style residence in Kirksville, Missouri, designed and built 1924-1925. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009, the nomination includes a detailed description of the structure and history of the house, its owners and architect.

Dates: 1924-1925, 2008

Effie Kribs Class Materials

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Identifier: MS K8
Scope and Contents

Class notes from architecture and art classes, as well as related illustrations from classes taken by Effie Kribs, a former student of Kirksville State Normal School (now Truman State University), from her time of attendance.

Dates: 1916-1917

Elisha Cotton Winchell Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS W3
Scope and Contents The core of this collection consists of 64 letters from Elisha Cotton Winchell to his parents and siblings in Missouri. Winchell moved to California from Missouri during the "Gold Rush" to establish his law practice while others were seeking riches in the gold fields. The first was written to his mother as he was making preparations to leave Missouri and the final one was to his sister shortly before his death, over 60 years later. Over half of the letters were written during his first few...
Dates: 1849-1912

Ella Skipwith Harrison Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS H10
Scope and Contents

A photograph scrapbook of Ella (Skippy) Skipwith Harrison’s time as a Kirksville State Teacher’s College (now Truman State University) student from 1937–1939.

Dates: 1936–1940

Emma Funk Rieger Photo Album

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Identifier: MUSDP R1
Scope and Contents

A 32-page photo album with a carved ivory cover which contains 58 photos, most of which are unidentified. The album was originally owned and filled by Emma Funk in the late 1890s, before she was married in 1902.

Dates: 1890s

Fine Arts Programs

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Identifier: UA-D-FA1
Scope and Contents

Programs from concerts, recitals, plays, exhibitions and more presented by the Fine Arts Division at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University), bound by academic year. Also includes composers' presentation scores.

Dates: 1964-1990, 2000-2011.

Flossie (Florence) Tinsman Diary

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Identifier: MS T3
Scope and Contents

Diary written by Flossie (Florence) Tinsman during the years of 1893 to 1894. In the diary, Tinsman gives accounts of her day-to-day life. Tinsman shares details ranging from short accounts of what she did on a given day to longer stories detailing the interpersonal drama and relationships happening in her friend group. The diary provides a snapshot of what life was like for teenagers living in Kirksville during the 1890s.

Dates: 1893-1894

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Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts 114
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Adair County Historical Society (Mo.) 6
Selby, P. O. (Paul Owen), 1890-1982 6
Truman State University 5
Daughters of the American Revolution, Ann Haynes Chapter (Kirksville, Mo.) 3
Violette, E. M. (Eugene Morrow), 1873-1940 3
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Gaber, Ron 2
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
Kirk, John Robert, 1851-1937 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
Alpha Kappa Alpha 1
Alpha Phi Alpha, Iota Xi Chapter 1
Anton, Karl, 1887-1956 1
Arnold, Samuel Washington, 1879-1961 1
Association of Black Collegians 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
Coalition of African American Women 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
Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Zeta Chapter 1
Dunbar, Irwin, 1888-1975 1
Eichor, Matt 1
Family Sciences, Division of 1
Fine Arts, Division of 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
Kirk family 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
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