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Seven original typed essays about varying topics which Byron Cosby wrote while at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University) where he was teaching faculty and later an administrator. These have been collected in a binder. One essay is in draft form with handwritten corrections; only two of the essays are dated.

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Two small research notebooks on fish studies Dr. Black made while a biologist with the Wisconsin Conservation Department in the 1940s; and a scrapbook of Dr. Black's contributions to the field and information regarding the Pre-Osteopathic Club at Truman State University, of which Dr. Black was an advisor.

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Primarily photographs and diplomas belonging to the children of John R. and Rebecca (Burns) Kirk, which supplements the personal photos and documents of the Kirk Presidential Papers in the University Archives.

Scope and Contents Late 19th and early 20th century illustrated letterheads and business forms for Missouri firms, and 1913-1915 display ads clipped from The Kirksville Journal. The bulk of the collection dates from 1868 to 1926. The focus of the collection is on the printed form itself, with emphasis on the illustrations. However, information about the transaction completed or the subject of the letter is provided for those who might have interest in the people involved or in the economic or other historical...

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Documents, correspondence and articles covering Marie Turner Harvey's work at Porter Rural School in Adair County, Missouri. Porter School was an internationally recognized "model" of the best in rural education. The collection also includes records from the Porter School.

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Paper ephemera and memorabilia related to John F. Kennedy's presidency and family collected by Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) alumna and professor Martha Spath.

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No-Yong Park's personal legal and educational documents, some of his published books, as well as the manuscript "If America Topples," which was unfinished at the time of his death, and sound recordings.

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A collection of folk songs, Civil War era music, musical studies, selections from various operas, and much more, this 19th-20th century sheet music collection was accumulated by Dr. Pauline Dingle Knobbs, professor emeritus of social science and alumna from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University).

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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.

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Correspondence, clippings and photographs relating to Sherod Collins' appearance in the original Broadway production of "Dark of the Moon."