Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Collections: 1 - 3 of 3

Darrow Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MUSDP D1
Scope and Contents

Joseph Darrow's 1812-1825 account book and 1847 court summons, as well as an 1864 Civil War diary, militia accounts book and post war County Collector's ledger maintained by his grandson, Lt. Edwin Darrow. Typed transcripts of Joseph's account book and Edwin's diary accompany the originals, but it is unknown who completed them or when they were added to the collection.

Dates: 1812-1825; 1864-1879.

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

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