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Company M, 4th Missouri Infantry, Missouri State Guard, 1942-1943 Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS M5
Scope and Contents
"Till the Boys Come Home: Chronicles of the Activities of the Missouri State Guard at Kirksville During World War II, October 1940-February 1947" was compiled by Sgt. Paul O. Selby. A two-volume scrapbook/photo album of the unit's 1942-1943 activities; includes Volume 1 (1942 December-1943 October) of the Battalion's newsletter 3rd Battalion Review. Although the creator P.O. Selby included the full life of Company M in the album title, all photos are from 1942-1943; there are only a few...
Dates:
approximately 1940-1947.
Jim Rouse Scrapbook
Collection — Book: 1
Identifier: MS R2
Scope and Contents
Clippings and photographs, primarily of the First District Normal School's football and baseball teams, collected by Jim Rouse during his years as a student and member of the faculty. Rouse was an "All-Missouri" star athlete who joined the faculty as Associate Professor of Agriculture after graduation.The Book of Jim Rouse includes a biography; a memorial sketch; and items concerning his career at Kirksville which were saved by him and furnished by his wife, Myrtie Van Deusen Rouse. The book...
Dates:
1904-1963
Kirksville Kiwanis Club Records
Collection
Identifier: MS K4
Scope and Contents
Documents and publications from the Kirksville [Missouri] Kiwanis Club's founding in 1920 through 2012. It is composed of two collections, an early one compiled and donated by charter member Paul O. Selby and the Club's own accumulation of records.
Dates:
1920-2012
Paul Owen Selby Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS S1
Abstract
Personal papers, research notes and writings of Paul Owen Selby, consisting of the files and records he gave during his lifetime as well as those cleared from his campus office after his death. Many are concerned with Kirksville and Adair County history, genealogies of Adair County families, and Mark Twain. Also includes his personal scrapbooks from 1890-1979.
Dates:
1890-approximately 1995
W. C. Handy Autograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS H1
Scope and Contents
Signed photographs and sheet music, as well as miscellaneous items from the Handy Brothers Music Co.
Dates:
1948-1958
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
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